At Your Service (Fee): The Giant Rip-Off Where You Pay $8 Extra For No Fucking Service At All

When you buy a ticket to see a gig you have to pay a service fee. So your ticket to see a band – or go to the opera, or a show – is, say, $62 or $132 but you have to pay another $8 on top. So what they actually mean is your ticket is $70 or $140.

You are charged this service fee as a one-off payment when you order tickets – so you can order two $50 ticke…