That's the Ticket!

For example, in early September, Lionel Richie offered a three-week pre-sale of tickets for his 16-city fall tour on Tickets-for-Charity.com to exclusively benefit the United Way. The pre-sale included premium seats and VIP packages at different price levels. For the Nov. 11 show at the Boston Opera House, Richie fans wanting to take advantage of the pre-sale could visit the site and purchase a Platinum VIP Charity Package for $664.88, which included a ticket, a backstage pass to a pre-show reception and a meet-and-greet with Richie himself, with a package cost of $339.88 and a donation amount of $325; a Gold VIP Charity Package for $529.88, including a ticket and pre-show reception for $329.88 and a donation of $200; or a premium seat for $224.88, which broke down to $99.88 for the ticket’s face value and a $125 donation.