Francisco 49ers are turning to restrictive paperless tickets next season, a move that will make them the first NFL team to utilize the technology.

In an e-mail last week to prospective season ticket holders, the team said that fans can voluntarily opt into the new system or continue to receive traditional hard copy tickets.

But the team incentivized the move to paperless tickets by offering no-fee ticket transfers and no fees for the recipients to print their tickets at home, except if the transfer occurs on Ticketmaster’s proprietary TicketExchange. Ticketmaster is the provider of the paperless ticket technology.

“Paperless ticketing by Ticketmaster allows you to enter 49ers home games with just the swipe of your credit card,” the team wrote to fans. “The concept is very similar to an electronic plane ticket and is the future of sports ticketing. Paperless ticketing gives you a greater level of convenience, flexibility and security when managing your game tickets.”

Ticketmaster’s restrictive paperless ticketing system, which has been the subject of regulation in New York and proposed regulation in several other states, does not allow for the easy resale or transfer of tickets between fans.

In many cases, restrictive paperless tickets cannot be resold or transferred at all. Because the initial purchase is tied to a specific credit card, for someone to gain entry to the event they have to use that particular credit card — and sometimes also show separate identification.

Such paperless tickets cannot be resold on StubHub, TicketsNow, Razorgator or any number of other third-party secondary ticket marketplaces, Web sites or exchanges.

The 49ers appear to be offering some sort of ticket transfer mechanism, but only if the intended recipient either turns over their own credit card information, or they use Ticketmaster’s proprietary TicketExchange Web site, which typically places caps or price floors on resale.

Caps place an upper limit on what a fan could charge to resell their ticket, while a price floor places a low end limit — usually face value — meaning a fan could not unload their ticket for an amount below that price. Often times, price floors are used to protect season ticket holders, but they can also lead to fans being stuck with tickets that they have to charge a certain amount for.

Bargain-hunting fans routinely find tickets on the secondary market for less than face value, and season ticket holders are often willing to take something for their resold tickets instead of being stuck with them.

A spokesperson for the team did not respond to a request seeking comment. Ticketmaster’s parent company Live Nation, realizing that opposition to restrictive paperless tickets has been mounting, has even tried to coin a new phrase to re-brand the technology, called “Fan Protected Paperless Ticketing.”

“With paperless ticketing, the credit card you carry in your wallet everyday will now be what you scan for entry through the Candlestick Park gates,” the 49ers wrote. “That’s right, just bring your wallet to the game and scan your card to enter. You can even register separate credit cards for each ticket on the account — ideal if you’re sharing season tickets with friends or family members.”

Among the benefits their paperless ticketing system offers includes, “No more lost or stolen paper tickets,” and “The power to transfer tickets easily to anyone with access to the Internet, anytime or anywhere, even at the last minute.” In addition, the team said the system allows fans to manage their season ticket inventory “quickly and easily,” through the team’s Web site.

But don’t be fooled by the team’s claims, says the Fan Freedom Project (FFP), an advocacy group that opposes restrictive paperless tickets. In a statement, Jon Potter, president of the FFP, said the only people who benefit from restrictive paperless tickets are Ticketmaster and the 49ers.

“They want you to believe that paperless tickets are better for fans. The truth is that the only people who benefit are Ticketmaster and the 49ers. With paperless ticketing, fans have no control over what we can do with our own tickets. Instead, Ticketmaster dictates who we can give our tickets to, and how much that transfer will cost,” Potter said. “This is nothing more than an effort by Ticketmaster and the 49ers to restrict your choices and extend their hands even deeper into your pockets.”Tweet

Lewis Black
Pikes Peak Center  Colorado Springs,CO 
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Onsale Wednesday, February 2nd at 10am mt (noon et)
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The Ellie Caulkins Opera House  Denver,CO  
Friday, April 01, 2011
Onsale Wednesday, February 2nd at 10am mt (noon et)
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Hult Center for Performing Arts  Eugene,OR
Thursday, April 07, 2011
Onsale Wednesday, February 2nd at 10am pt (1pm et)
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Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall  Portland,OR  
Friday, April 08, 2011
Onsale Wednesday, February 2nd at 10am pt (1pm et)
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Paramount Theatre  Seattle,WA 
Saturday, April 09, 2011
Onsale Wednesday, February 2nd at 10am pt (1pm et)
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Mount Baker Theatre  Bellingham,WA
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Onsale Wednesday, February 2nd at 10am pt (1pm et)
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UPDATE:

As of 8:49am on Tue Oct 19th this info is nowhere on the internet.

The first PRINCE dates have been leaked to getpresales.

Prince; Welcome 2 America Tour
December 14, 15 & 17 Izod Center East Rutherford NJ
December 18 & 29 Madison Square Garden New York NY

There will be a presale this Friday Oct 29th and getpresales.com has the password. Check back to see if there will be a presale before friday.

Oringinal Story:
Prince announced at a press conference held this week at the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem that he will return to the road in December 2010. The tour is dubbed “Welcome 2 America.”

Ticket onsale dates, presale dates and Cities have NOT been announced, but keep checking GETPRESALES.COM for all updates.

Prince will perform and serve as the master of ceremonies on the tour, which will include that petite sensation Janelle Monae and jazz songstress Cassandra Wilson, as well as Mint Condition and Esperanza Spalding.

“Bring your friends, bring your children,” Prince told the audience, according to Billboard. “And bring foot spray, because it’s going to be funky.” 

“Come early, come often. I have a lot of hits… no two shows will be the same,” he teased. Squeal! Gasp! Prince has too many hits and I want to hear them all, from “Raspberry Beret” to “Kiss” to “Let’s Go Crazy to “Seven.”

According to Robert Larsen in his book, History of Rock and Roll, Prince is “one of the most talented and commercially successful pop musicians of the last 20 years”, producing ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career.

This discography excludes compilations of previously-released material. Prince has sold about 100 million records worldwide in his career.

• For You (1978)
• Prince (1979)
• Dirty Mind (1980)
• Controversy (1981)
• 1999 (1982)
• Purple Rain (1984)
• Around the World in a Day (1985)
• Parade (1986)
• Sign o’ the Times (1987)
• Lovesexy (1988)
• Batman (1989)
• Graffiti Bridge (1990)
• Diamonds and Pearls (1991)
• O(+> ^[134] (1992)
• Come (1994)
• The Black Album (1994)
• The Gold Experience (1995)
• Chaos and Disorder (1996)
• Emancipation (1996)
• Crystal Ball (1998)
• The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale (1999)
• Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic (1999)
• Rave In2 the Joy Fantastic (2000)
• The Rainbow Children (2001)
• One Nite Alone… (2002)
• Xpectation (2003)
• C-Note (2003)
• N.E.W.S (2003)
• Musicology (2004)
• The Chocolate Invasion (2004)
• The Slaughterhouse (2004)
• 3121 (2006)
• Planet Earth (2007)
• Lotusflow3r / MPLSound (2009)
• 20Ten (2010)

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Rock icon Rod Stewart TICKETS announced today that he will play eight performances at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace November 6-21. (There will be a presale on Thursday Sept 30th. Getpresales.com has this password. Subscribe by clicking DAILY ACCESS above to access this password NOW.)

“For some years now, AEG Live has been wanting me to do a residency show in Vegas. I decided it was time to give it a try but I thought ‘first, let’s try 2 weeks instead of 2 years though’,” said Rod Stewart. “Who knows what this could lead to? I know that my band, background singers, and I are going to enjoy performing in such an intimate setting and having the chance for the fans to be in close proximity while hearing all the hits.”

Tickets go on-sale Saturday, October 2 at 10 a.m.

Rod Stewart
The Colosseum At Caesars Palace Las Vegas, NV
Shows Beginning: Sat, 11/06/10
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Leonard Cohen
Neal S Blaisdell Concert Hall Honolulu, HI
Sat, Dec 4, 2010 08:00 PM
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Adam Lambert
Neal S Blaisdell Concert Hall Honolulu, HI
Tue, Oct 26, 2010
presale starts: Wed Aug 4th
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Adam Lambert
Neal S Blaisdell Concert Hall Honolulu, HI
Tue, Oct 26, 2010
presale starts: Thur Aug 5th
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