by Mack » Thu Aug 04, 2011 10:26 pm
No the booking fee does not apply when tickets are bought locally - everything is sold at face value. Ticketweb provides a service and, like all agencies worldwide their business is in the admininistration and distribution of tickets by way of charging a booking fee. The festival gains absolutely nothing financially from the booking fee; however, the service allows local residents, UK-wide enthusiasts and worldwide travellers, to have access to the tickets and consequently creates a wider circulation. This is a prerequisite for encouraging people to visit Campbeltown, something necessary in meeting the grant criterea that helps fund the event in the first instance. The festival in its present form could not exist without sponsorship and grant - the venues are simply not big enough.
People who use Ticketweb have first call on the main concert events and, the remaining tickets, if available, are sold locally without the additional fee. We feel this is the fairest way for all concerned.