Post by SheilaIf the concerts don’t go ahead, I hope they cancel rather than reschedule as currently the fan club are refusing to refund any tickets and saying people have to either sell them on themselves or do a chargeback if they paid by credit card. Really not fair.
Sheila
Hi Sheila,
I can't imagine any shows being held for the rest of this year, if not longer.
There are so many hot spots in the country right now and that's not going to settle down any time soon. In New England we are preparing for the possibility of another wave of virus in the fall. So even when the areas of current outbreak level off, it's possible there will be a second or even third wave in prior geographic areas of infection. We all might be on a big old roller coaster of virus outbreaks.
All indications are we're not going to return to life as usual until a vaccine is available. In other words, not within the next 12 months.
As to the shows, People travel to LV from all over and it just seems foolhardy to encourage people to converge in one city. (Even for Barry Manilow)
And as for Mr M himself, he definitely should not be performing in front of crowds, nor meeting-and-greeting the fans.
IMO resuming shows is just a bad idea all around. I think we fans all get that as disappointing as this is, it's just the way it has to be for now.
As to ticket refunds, I don't know how this works -- what percentage of ticket sales go to the venue? Is it up to the venue or Stiletto to refund ? And also, I have to wonder if insurance is involved to cover unforeseen circumstances like this pandemic. Anybody know how any of this works?
Has Stiletto issued any official statements on the refund policy and procedures?
Because I think they should. If only to explain why they can't issue refunds.
I will say it seems lame AF that Stiletto is telling people to resell tickets on their own. I mean, under normal circumstances I get that, but these are far from normal times.
I feel badly for fellow fans who have tickets that are now only big question marks. And a platinum is kind of a big financial commitment. I will probs buy a couple platinums in the future, but not until we are definitely on the downhill side of this pandemic. For people who already have these tickets, I think Stiletto should refund y'all and give you the option to repurchase when and if. Not only for the platinums, either, but all of the ticket sales.
IMO, of course, and as I previously indicated, I have no idea how the financial structure of sales is set up. But platinum tickets are kind of a big financial expenditure and having everything up in the air for the ticketholders must be worrisome.
Annie