Popular Tech and Social Media site Mashable.com dished out some major props to SaveFans! today, featuring our ticketing platform as part of their Spark Of Genius Series. The contest, presented by Microsoft BizSpark, “showcases a promising new software company, and finds the unique feature that separates it from the competition.”

From Mashable via their post titled:

SaveFans! Takes the Bite Out of Event Tickets

Quick Pitch: SaveFans! is an offer based ticket platform that allows users to negotiate the price paid for live event tickets.

Genius Idea: SaveFans! brings some sanity back to buying tickets. Sellers can list tickets for free and buyers can negotiate prices for tickets for sporting events, concerts and theatre shows.

I think that most concert goers or sports fans would agree that the live event industry is catered towards the promoters/ticket agencies (soon to be ruled by one company) and not the fans themselves.  View the full story:

Needless to say, we here at SaveFans! are quite appreciative of this very high honor and are excited about continuing to give you, the fans, The Power To Negotiate!

As a follow up to yesterday’s story it was announced today that the entire Guitar Hero: Aerosmith presents Aerosmith tour with special guests ZZ top has been canceled.  Aeroforceone.com is reporting online:

“Due to injuries STEVEN TYLER sustained last week when he fell from the stage during a concert in Sturgis, SD, doctors have advised the lead singer to take the time to properly recuperate from the accident that resulted in a broken shoulder and stitches to his head.  In his current condition, TYLER is unable to tour and the band wants to give him time to get healthy.”

If you purchased Aerosmith tickets at SaveFans.com you are protected by our 100% guarantee and will receive an email on how to go about getting your refund. If you need further assistance please contact us at customerservice@savefans.com and one of our representatives will take care of you. If you purchased tickets at Ticketmaster.com, Livenation.com, or via Aeroforceone.com they will have updated information shortly on how to obtain your refund.

Everyone at SaveFans! wishes Steven Tyler a quick recovery and hopes to see Aerosmith on stage again very soon!

Last week we shocked the world with our exclusive post letting everyone know Ticketmaster the “Hypocrite Master” is scalping tickets directly on Ticketmaster.com and Ticketmaster.ca through a program called Ticketexchange. Our readers asked for proof and as usual SaveFans! delivers.

Well wouldn’t you know Ticketmaster is scalping tickets for the pop princess herself, Britney Spears! We crunched the numbers and here are the results. A total of 15 shows are currently on sale on Ticketmaster.com and Ticketmaster.ca for Britney’s Circus tour. As of Saturday, June 20th at 5pm pst,  Ticketexchange was offering a total of 5690 tickets for a whopping $1,478,550.64 (Ticketmaster is also holding high bid wins auctions and VIP seats which makes this number even higher). Here is a breakdown per show:

As if this isn’t disgusting enough, Ticketmaster is actually retailing a pair of tickets to the Las Vegas show at Mandalay Bay Resort on September 6th for $2,698.44 per ticket!!!!!!

So how do we know that Ticketmaster is responsible for these seats? Well we were lucky enough to catch a glitch on Ticketmaster’s part that placed the Ticketexchange seats on sale BEFORE the show even went on sale to the public! And since you need to register a bank account and input the bar codes from the tickets to list tickets for sale on Ticketexchange it is literally impossible that these seats could have come from anyone but a Ticketmaster insider. Here is a screen shot taken on June 19th at 3am (the show wasn’t on sale until 10am).

SaveFans! is here to “save fans” from this corporate B.S. We will continue to let you, the ticket buying public, know whats really going on out there and we will always let you pay what you want at SaveFans.com!

As I’m sure many of you know the recent Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band shows at the Izod Center caused quite a big ticket controversy. At the center of this controversy was Ticketmaster’s handling of these sold out shows, redirecting unknowing buyers to Ticketsnow where they could purchase tickets for over face value (I guess this is better than them secretly selling tickets on TicketExchange – but that’s a whole different blog post).

Well a recent report based on data from the Open Public Records Act shows an even more compelling story. Apparently The Boss himself is responsible for a large quantity of tickets that were held back from the ticket buying public. According to this data 2262 tickets were withheld from fans with 1018 out of 1126 best tickets (the four closest sections to the stage) not being available during the public sale.).

Where did these tickets go? You got it… Bruce’s band, agent, family, record label, and New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority! And guess what? This is ILLEGAL. NJ state law allows for an artist to withhold a maximum 5% of an arena for family, record labels, fan clubs etc. Bruce’s camp scooped up a whopping 12% of the building. And to top it off not one of these tickets were located in the upper deck, only the very best for Springsteen and his posse.).

So it appears as if Bruce Springsteen doesn’t want his real fans anywhere near the stage. And obviously Ticketmaster wants them to buy tickets for the maximum possible price on Ticketsnow and TicketExchange. The solution? Just go to SaveFans! and pay what YOU want for tickets!

If you want a better view than this try trading tickets with Bruce’s uncle. He is sitting in one of the 1,018 floor seats not released by Ticketmaster.

Source Credits:

Concert Photo by Alex Hempton-Smith

Hey party people – I want to recruit you to join SaveFans.com Facebook Fan Page.

We only have 122 supporters thus far. Will you be the 123rd? If so please click on the link below:

SaveFans Facebook Fan Page

SaveFans.com aims to be bigger than StubHub and TicketsNow. That is our goal plain and simple.

Since we have the 411 on the ticket industry, we wanted to alert you to lower than expected offers for Bruce Springsteen tickets. This can be happening for any number of reasons, but rest assured the shows are NOT selling well. This is bargain basement time as secondary market tickets are currently selling BELOW FACE VALUE.

Don’t say SaveFans.com doesn’t love you. I continue to boost the Springsteen shows and think that you should consider attending these specific performances from the Boss!

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Event Tickets at the Wachovia Spectrum on April 28
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Event Tickets at the Wachovia Spectrum on April 29
Bruce Springsteen and Dave Matthews Event Tickets at Madison Square Garden on May 3
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Event Tickets at Air Canada Centre on May 7

That’s right people. Take advantage of the cheap prices and watch Bruce Springsteen in action! Remember, we are always cheaper than StubHub!

Why should you buy tickets on SaveFans.com when larger older secondary ticket sites like StubHub, TicketsNow, and Razor Gator work fine? I will tell you why because we are cheaper, because we are cheaper, because we will save you cash money.

We started this company to provide ticket buyers and sellers with a better commerce experience. While, some of our features make this vision a reality, you want to know exactly what you are going to get right? So let me tell you.

1) Other sites charge you 10% of the transaction fee for every purchase. We charge you a flat $5. So Ticket Buyers, if you want to get sold out U2 tickets and are going to spend $1,000 to do it buy from us. We will only add a $5 fee, while StubHub, TicketsNow, and Razor Gator would charge you $100. Thats a lot of bread. Basically if your purchase is for $50 or more, use us EVERY TIME.

2) If your a seller, other sites charge you 15% of the transaction fee for every purchase. We charge you 10%. At the end of the day if you can save 33% on fees at our site, why not make us your first choice over StubHub, TicketsNow, and Razor Gator? I know you crazy sellers are going to list everywhere, but you might as well add us to your list (seeing how you only pay if your tickets sell anyways). After all, if someone buys from you at SaveFans.com, you are going to save 33% on fees.

3) Our features are kick ass.  We give you THE POWER TO NEGOTIATE for Live Event Tickets! Screw fixed price listings let’s negotiate brother!

Don’t got time – got ADD like me? Go to the yet to be named Ticket Aggregator product currently called “Buy Now”. Buy Now allows you to select your performer / show / team and let’s you pick the specific performance date. Once you decide the maximum amount of money you are willing to spend per ticket – we pull inventory from all of our broker partners that fit your budget. In the future we will pull tickets from other sites as well.

Got it? Buy from SaveFans.com FIRST if you are going to make a purchase on a secondary ticket that costs more than $50! If you are a Seller list with us and you will save 33% if someone buys your ticket.

That’s its Ladies and Gentlemen – this is why we are hot right now.

We all love Stu Stone here at SaveFans! Whether it is brokering a deal with the top talent agencies in LA or introducing us to a Playboy Model – “Stu the Jew” always delivers. As a tribute to our Super Advisor – we have compiled the Top 3 videos featuring Stu Stone.

#1 – “Mommy, have you ever been in an orgy”?

#2 – Jamie Kennedy and Stu Stone in Rollin with Bob Saget

#3- Stu Stone with Kaz James – Biggest Hit in Australia…EVER

Hey Sports Fans,

As some of you know, acclaimed actor and internet celeb Stu Stone is an active Advisor to Savefans! Some of you know him from Jamie Kennedy’s Blowin Up or even as Ralphie from Magic School Bus.

Stu is working hard and brokering meetings. Until you get the chance to meet him in person catch him every Sunday night at 9:00 P.M. at the Sunday Nite Stu internet radio program.

Rock on.

Hey Party People,

SaveFans! is a Pay What You Want ticket site.  We want to save you money and get you to the best events – period.   Think of us when you want a cheap and convenient ticket discovery solution.

This company was founded by a few friends living and working in the Los Angeles area.  We hate Ticketmaster, Live Nation and the rest of the ticketing sites that charge high prices and have hidden fees.  At SaveFans! we promise to be upfront and we are going to let YOU pay what you want!

The purpose of this blog is to entertain you – we will keep the corporate stuff to a minimum.

We are going to be discussing live events, music, sports, theater, and the trends that impact you.  We will keep this bad boy light and fun and will post links to events you may like.

Enjoy!