Be careful ordering tickets. I’m usually on top of things, but I managed to miss some sort of asinine “opt out” bullshit when purchasing tickets for a recent show at the Roxy–I called Rolling Stone customer service and was told that the subscription was through Clear Channel, and further that the subscription itself was accepted when I purchased tickets. There was apparently some sort of opt-out nonsense on the confirmation page that said I agree to a 26-issue subscription at about $13–and if I wanted to opt out, I had to send them a copy of the confirmation page?

It’s not the $13 that I’m upset about, it’s the deceptive marketing. No surprise, coming from the dim bulbs at Clear Channel. I’m also pissed that I let one get by me. Apparently I have to read all the long-winded nonsense on their pages because of the POSSIBILITY that there might be some sort of implied agreement that I must opt out of, all because I want a pair of tickets. When did this become acceptable?

Ironically, the first link I find on Google when I search for ” ‘clear channel’ ticketing ” is this Rolling Stone piece about how Clear Channel is taking the entertainment out of radio. How appropriate, now they’ve learned to take the just-buying-a-pair-of-tickets out of just buying a pair of tickets.