Elite cultural institutions offering hefty ‘Mob Tix’ discounted access to concerts, art galleries and sports events

HighAndDry on 13/09/2023 - 11:13

https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/elite-cultural-ins…

Notably:

No proof of eligibility is required to claim the discount

Not to mention it would be horribly offensive for anyone to ask anyway.

I've had a look and so far seen these discounted tickets on offer from the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and they're incredibly cheap (eg $13 for Birds of Tokyo concert with the SSO) but they are also, understandably and correspondingly, in less attractive locations and very very limited in number.

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  • HighAndDry on 13/09/2023 - 11:20
    +1

    By way of examples:

    https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/mob-tix

    https://www.sydneysymphony.com/concerts-tickets/whats-on/mob…

    https://australianballet.com.au/your-visit/ticket-informatio…

    https://www.brunswickmusicfestival.com.au/event-info/mob-tic…

    https://www.mso.com.au/terms-and-conditions

    Edited to add: in addition to eligibility not being checked (and really impossible to check), all of the sites include wording that this includes "First Nations people of other countries" which surely has to include everyone because everyone is an original inhabitant of some place.

  • Crow K on 13/09/2023 - 11:28
    +12

    this includes "First Nations people of other countries" which surely has to include everyone because everyone is an original inhabitant of some place

    Is this one of those things where you sort of smash the words in your head around a bit and decide you've come up with a definition that matches your circumstances? ("Well here I am about to go to JB Hi-fi to buy a CD and when I am done shopping I will be loading the CD into my car so here I am parking in the loading zone which I am obviously now allowed to")

  • Taro Milk Tea on 13/09/2023 - 11:31
    +4

    welcome back

    • fantombloo on 13/09/2023 - 11:36
      +7

      Yeah it's been a while but I see nothing's changed - HighAndDry is still unhappy about anyone below a certain tax bracket getting a break.

    • HighAndDry on 14/09/2023 - 20:09

      Thanks! Good to be remembered (and missed?)

      Also, I don't get the cynicism - this was a genuine post, I think it's good that there's a cheap way for people to participate in what's generally considered "fancy", because it's useful exposure to another part of society which helps social mobility, and generally just because it's less gatekeeped.

      I'm also obviously myself "below a certain income threshold" since I'm on this site to begin with; I generally just think people should be working for and earning the things they want.

      In any case, if you're interested in these things, curious, or even if you're not, I think you should take the opportunity to check it out and try something new and different. Especially the Opera House thing - it's so iconically Australian that everyone should at least experience it once.

  • TheRealCher on 13/09/2023 - 11:35
    +11

    Better question, if there is one, is why we care? Most important should be life expectancy, health care, rate of incarcerated deaths, education, standard of living etc. Maybe when all of those things are fixed, I can feel upset by someone getting cheap tickets, or strange wording on cheap tickets. But my hope is that we don't lose sight of the bigger picture.

  • donga100 on 13/09/2023 - 11:38
    +3

    How dare those Elite cultural institutions offer discounts! They need to be maximising profits! Arghhhhh!!!!!!

  • Protractor on 13/09/2023 - 11:45
    -4

    Racist thread, trying to further torpedo the Voice referendum.

    Ruperts racist rag still politically fellating the LNP.What a sleazy thread from a sleazier source and with the sleaziest motivations

      • Protractor on 13/09/2023 - 11:56
        -1

        so^ 'not a racist, but…

      • mskeggs on 13/09/2023 - 12:13
        +4

        Both the rich and the homeless are equally forbidden from sleeping under a bridge - a tribute to equality.

  • Protractor on 13/09/2023 - 12:07
    +1

    James Macpherson, is that you?

  • GordonD on 13/09/2023 - 12:11
    +6

    Here we go.

    Saying people shouldn't be divided into races and given different prices will be loudly and self-righteously declared to be "racist" by other posters.

    Doing that, dividing them by race, and having different rules for different races will be declared as not being racist.

    Just for once I like the people who look at people and put them in one box or other according to the race they have assigned to them to give me a definition of "racism" that somehow doesn't include their own way of thinking about other people and behaving towards them.

  • theHMASfriendship on 13/09/2023 - 12:17
    +7

    You’re right maybe we should give them all their land back and have equal ticket prices.

    • franco cozzo on 13/09/2023 - 17:17
      -5

      …their land? didnt they come here from somewhere else too, just like all of us?

      It is generally held that Australian Aboriginal peoples originally came from Asia via insular Southeast Asia (now Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, and the Philippines)

      • Protractor on 13/09/2023 - 17:46
        +3

        Pretty sure no-one here (when First Australians arrived) was raped,poisoned,murdered,dispossessed and in other ways oppressed and targeted by authorities for 240 years since first contact by that first arrival.
        Counter evidence that First Australians were invaders displacing an earlier civilisation would validate your viewpoint

        • Odin on 14/09/2023 - 11:58
          +1

          Counter evidence that First Australians were invaders displacing an earlier civilisation would validate your viewpoint

          That's actually a historical viewpoint. That there were two migration waves and current Aboriginal populations are descended from the second wave of migration which largely killed off and displaced the first wave.

          • Protractor on 14/09/2023 - 12:59

            @Odin: Citation?

              • Protractor on 14/09/2023 - 13:28
                +1

                @Odin: That's just a precursor intro to an abstract.
                Can you link the part where the claim of " 2nd wave displacement took place on this continent", and what that timeline.

                ( Notwithstanding you won't find 240 years of focused genocidal policies as per the treatment we are generationally denying )

                • Odin on 14/09/2023 - 15:12

                  @Protractor: Can't find the precise one, but this is along the same lines: https://www.unsw.edu.au/news/2018/08/opinion--when-did-abori…

                  • Protractor on 14/09/2023 - 15:19

                    @Odin: It's an opinion piece, and I'm specifically looking for your 'historical' claim one wave wiped out another existing populous.

                    • Odin on 14/09/2023 - 15:29

                      @Protractor: Yese: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1521066113

                      Another, related but not as big an implication but still relevant: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/genomes-show-indi…

                      • Protractor on 14/09/2023 - 15:42

                        @Odin: 1st one claims 'genetic mingling' hardly the same as the current 240 YO model here.
                        2nd one just talks about confirming ex African DNA and how earlier tests from ancient DNA had used methods not as reliable as modern mtDNA testing. And reports how those findings inform the 'reality' of a migration here >45,000 years. In fact I read that it calls out the 'multiple waves' theory.

                        You need to find peer reviewed content that not only 'speculates' but proves the multiple waves stuff rather than keep adding links. Cut and paste something with the link to its' origins, lest there be more mythology = science , via web based discussions.

        • HighAndDry on 14/09/2023 - 20:15
          +1

          Not going to get into the argument you want, but I'm pretty sure lots of people here are from Asia, including places colonised by European countries, and/or occupied by the Imperial Japanese during WWII. It's pithy to say that it's not a competition, but it's really not. There are precious few peoples who haven't faced oppression and persecution sometime during human history.

          • Protractor on 14/09/2023 - 20:19

            @HighAndDry: And yet your HEAVILY invested in a colonial version of history in First Australians HOME country.
            You're arguing in the is bogus thread about missing out on something, and you have one group in your sights.
            The R word mate
            And I strongly suspect that you have a direct connection to the article you linked

            • HighAndDry on 14/09/2023 - 20:21

              @Protractor:

              1. I specifically mentioned that eligibility isn't checked so no one is missing out.

              2. This is the only thread I've posted so I don't know what I'm supposed to be invested in.

              Look, you can be bitter about whatever you want but leave me out of it thanks.

              • Protractor on 14/09/2023 - 20:22

                @HighAndDry: says " no one is missing out." and yet is outraged. Go figure

                • HighAndDry on 14/09/2023 - 20:23

                  @Protractor: Where's my outrage? I'm out, I've got better things to do with my Thursday night.

                  • Protractor on 14/09/2023 - 20:24
                    -1

                    @HighAndDry: So if your not outraged, and yet posted this narrowly focused thread, you can only have a single motive.

  • Crow K on 13/09/2023 - 12:17
    +3

    Institutions have policies in place to offer discounted tickets for their own reasons (predominantly based on the logic that the people eligible for the ticket don't have the same resources that everyone else does)

    Maybe it's time to make a stand against this unfair and arbitrary treatment though.

    Why should seniors and students get these sorts of "concessions"? They don't work anywhere near as hard as I do (and may I add I pay my taxes that are used to pay their benefits).

    • Protractor on 13/09/2023 - 12:24
      +1

      I can hear the chardy induced screams from the AFL corporate boxes agreeing, as they touch base, ( via the latest iPhone) with theirmulti million dollar trust fund status at half time.
      This faux outrage is all about not wanting to (1) lift or (2) share the space with that 'other kind'.Read racism

  • SBOB on 13/09/2023 - 12:29
    +7

    The Venn Diagram of those offended by such a ticket offer, and those that attend the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, is two non-overlapping circles anyway.

    its just an excuse for rage bait for the sake of rage bait. Pretty easy News.com.au and Daily Mail audience engagement material

    • mskeggs on 13/09/2023 - 15:37
      +4

      Dunno about that. Some freaks come out for Wagner.

  • GG57 on 13/09/2023 - 13:33
    +3

    The full T&C's is self-explanatory; I can't see any problem with it:

    Mob Tix
    1. Mob Tix pricing is available to people who identify as being either Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, Māori, Pasifika or First Nations. This price type has been made available to certain performances and events at The Australian Ballet to support our commitment to equity and access.​

    1. Mob Tix pricing is subject to availability and may not be available for all price reserves and performances. ​

    2. No proof of eligibility is required and selection of this price type is at the discretion of the purchaser. By not selecting Mob Tix if you are not eligible you are supporting The Australian Ballet to continue offering accessible options to our community. ​

    3. By selecting the Mob Tix price type, this may indicate your race or ethnic origin. The Australian Ballet understands that this is sensitive information and will only be used to provide discounted pricing. For more information on how we protect your data, please read our Privacy Policy. ​

    • SBOB on 13/09/2023 - 13:54
      +12

      The programs been running since March.
      There's a pretty obvious reason why its click bait rage material within certain media agencies and its readership now but wasn't 6 months ago.

      But hey, critical independent thinkers and all. No way they'd be so easily manipulated by such obvious editorial decisions.

  • franco cozzo on 13/09/2023 - 17:20
    +4

    heres an idea….'poor tix'
    you know for all of us poor bastards out here doing it rough irrespective of 'heritage'…?

    • jrvb42 on 14/09/2023 - 09:02

      Was going to respond that Ozb is for such people, but I often mistake Ozb as a place for people of limited means, and of course it's not.
      It's about all those who love a bargain, colloquially known as tightarzes.
      Would a collective noun be a pucker of ozbargainers? :)

  • Speckled Jim on 14/09/2023 - 14:13
    +2

    Back from the crypt with NewsCorpse.

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