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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Hilary Osborne

What's the best way to buy tickets for gigs and shows?

Peter Kay performs in 2006
Tickets for Peter Kay's 2011 tour are already sold out. Photograph: ShowBizIreland/Getty Images

Every week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it's up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in Saturday's paper.

This week's question

I've just booked tickets to see Peter Kay in London ... in April 2011. I'm fed up having to give them money so far ahead – and how do venues justify the booking charges anyway? Are there ways of avoiding the fees? And am I stuck with using the main agencies (Ticketmaster et al)? What are people's experiences of sites like Seatwave?

What are your thoughts?

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