QUICK TAKES - June 2, 2009

By Todd Martens

June 2, 2009 12 AM PT

Concert promotion behemoth Live Nation is scrapping service fees on a number of summer tours, with a few caveats. On Wednesday, the company will forgo its added service charges for 24 hours only. While the deal will be resurrected on Wednesdays throughout the summer, for now it’s good only on lawn seats.

All told, expect to save between $9 and $12 per ticket. The promotion will cover 43 venues around the country, among them a number of shows at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, including Coldplay, No Doubt, Blink-182 and the Fray.

-- Todd Martens

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Todd Martens

Todd Martens is a features columnist at the Los Angeles Times who writes about theme parks and West Coast Experiences, among other topics. Martens joined the Los Angeles Times in 2007 and has covered a mix of interactive entertainment as its game critic and pop music as a reporter and editor. Previously, he reported on the music business for Billboard Magazine. Martens has contributed to numerous books, including “The Big Lebowski: An Illustrated, Annotated History of the Greatest Cult Film of All Time.” He continues to torture himself by rooting for the Chicago Cubs and, while he likes dogs, he is more of a cat person.