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Post by doso on May 17, 2017 13:26:32 GMT -6
(in cranky old man voice) i remember back in the day when we had to wait in line overnight at an outlet and just hope they had good seats and that some other outlet across town had the junk ones. it was so random and unless you knew someone that worked there and could tell you the night before what they had, you were just rolling the dice... Oh man, THAT is old school. By the time I started camping out for concert tickets in the mid-'80s, all the outlets were computerized and pulling from a central database. Probably the best I ever did in that game was fourth row for Peter Gabriel on the So tour ($20 tickets) and eighth row for Dylan/Petty ($17.50). |
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Post by borracho on May 17, 2017 13:27:48 GMT -6
(in cranky old man voice) i remember back in the day when we had to wait in line overnight at an outlet and just hope they had good seats and that some other outlet across town had the junk ones. it was so random and unless you knew someone that worked there and could tell you the night before what they had, you were just rolling the dice... I do not miss this whatsoever. Also, trying to call TM right at 10am on Saturday morning and constantly getting the busy signal until you finally get through at 10:37 and the event is sold out. haha. yeah, me either. at that stage in my young life, though, i was just happy to get in to shows. but at least there was usually someone at the outlet that had a list and you knew if you were getting tix or not by how many people in front of you and how many they were getting. |
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Post by doso on May 17, 2017 13:28:00 GMT -6
(in cranky old man voice) i remember back in the day when we had to wait in line overnight at an outlet and just hope they had good seats and that some other outlet across town had the junk ones. it was so random and unless you knew someone that worked there and could tell you the night before what they had, you were just rolling the dice... I do not miss this whatsoever. Also, trying to call TM right at 10am on Saturday morning and constantly getting the busy signal until you finally get through at 10:37 and the event is sold out. Trying to get tickets on the phone was the worst. That was truly last resort. |
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Post by venom on May 17, 2017 13:35:00 GMT -6
I do not miss this whatsoever. Also, trying to call TM right at 10am on Saturday morning and constantly getting the busy signal until you finally get through at 10:37 and the event is sold out. Trying to get tickets on the phone was the worst. That was truly last resort. the best strategy for tickets over the phone was to call a different area's ticketmaster at 9:57 a.m., keep them on the line asking about random shows ("u2 got any upcoming shows? no? oh... ok...") and then right at 10am ask for tickets to the show you wanted. |
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Post by Pale Hose on May 17, 2017 13:36:25 GMT -6
Trying to get tickets on the phone was the worst. That was truly last resort. the best strategy for tickets over the phone was to call a different area's ticketmaster at 9:57 a.m., keep them on the line asking about random acts and then right at 10am ask for tickets to the show you wanted. This is brilliant. I am so mad at my 12 year old self for not figuring this out. |
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Post by ultravisitor on May 17, 2017 13:55:43 GMT -6
Trying to get tickets on the phone was the worst. That was truly last resort. the best strategy for tickets over the phone was to call a different area's ticketmaster at 9:57 a.m., keep them on the line asking about random shows ("u2 got any upcoming shows? no? oh... ok...") and then right at 10am ask for tickets to the show you wanted. EXACTLY. I managed to score great seats for shows doing that. My friends and I were 7th row center for Lollapalooza '94, while everyone else I knew was stuck in the lawn. Man, now you guys have me reminiscing about the olden days, like the time Pearl Jam came to Kansas for VS and tickets were $18.50 with a $1.00 service fee. I knew some people who were pissed off at having to wait all night, so they got out of line a few hours before the tickets were on sale despite the fact that they were close enough to have definitely scored tickets. They were definitely sorry later. |
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Post by mookie on May 17, 2017 14:03:30 GMT -6
I remember when Dominicks used to have Ticketmaster at almost all of their locations... You just went a few minutes before the sale, and they would do a lottery drawing to see who got tickets first. I ended up being the only one who got tickets at the location I was at for Radiohead at the Rosemont Theater, my favorite show ever, that way.
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Post by mookie on May 18, 2017 7:56:09 GMT -6
Everyone ready to buy Katy Perry tickets in 5 minutes??
Hello? Anyone?
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Post by doso on May 18, 2017 8:12:38 GMT -6
I got a verified fan presale code for Brooklyn and pulled some tickets just to see what came up for shits and giggles. Mixed bag including side stage balcony, lower bowl towards the rear and mezzanine about halfway back. $200/$150/$90/$50 pricing. Some of the $90 seats were halfway decent. Couldn't pull any $50 options. No one in our family is ga-ga over Katy Perry, so we're sitting this one out.
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Post by doso on May 18, 2017 8:18:05 GMT -6
Bash & Pop tonight at the Bell House with Jason Loewenstein Band and Bird of Youth opening. Surprisingly solid openers - I might actually have to show up before 10:30pm.
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Post by teekoh on May 18, 2017 9:13:59 GMT -6
I pulled pit tickets for the National through the Jam presale this morning, but it wouldn't let me buy them cuz I already had two tickets associated with the card.  |
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Post by thebosma on May 18, 2017 9:48:55 GMT -6
Everyone ready to buy Katy Perry tickets in 5 minutes?? Hello? Anyone? It was way too expensive to rationalize Chicago tickets but checking later and even the fan pre-sale has not sold well so I imagine that the full sale isn't gonna be amazing either. Is she really this popular still? I hope I can grab tickets secondary market later. |
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Post by Blue42 on May 18, 2017 10:22:22 GMT -6
wire at metro on riot fest saturday is interesting. but they have just played riot fest one of the last few years, i think. Wire has never played Riot Fest. They did play Pitchfork in 2013. That's an early show too (7:00 doors). Seems like a strange booking considering how much of their fanbase you think would crossover with Riot Fest. |
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Post by mookie on May 18, 2017 10:39:41 GMT -6
Liars – 2017 Tour Dates
Aug 07 Superuho Primosten, Croatia
Aug 10 CONGĂ©S ANNULĂ©S Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Aug 12 HERE I STAY Is Meddas, Italy
Aug 13 HERE I STAY Is Meddas, Italy
Aug 14 HERTE I STAY Is Meddas, Italy
Aug 18 Doune The Rabbit Hole Stirling, United Kingdom
Aug 19 Green Man Festival Brecon, United Kingdom
Aug 24 Pop-Kultur Berlin, Germany
Sep 02 Foro Indie Rocks Cuauhtémoc, Mexico
Sep 15 Douglas Park Chicago, IL
Sep 16 Douglas Park Chicago, IL
Sep 17 Douglas Park Chicago, IL
Sep 21 Warsaw Brooklyn, NY
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Post by ten15 on May 18, 2017 15:40:23 GMT -6
So is anyone going to be at the Vic tonight to see me go HAM and lose my shit at the Midnight Oil show? Anyone? *shakes fist at the clouds*
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2017 15:42:10 GMT -6
**PALE HOSE ((GODDAMNIT)) and audiobully im p sure of
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Post by ten15 on May 18, 2017 15:47:28 GMT -6
**PALE HOSE ((GODDAMNIT)) and audiobully im p sure of thanks. audiobully feeling better? do you know? |
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2017 15:52:01 GMT -6
i assume he and i are on the same page of crawling into a bottle until we forget about this day  |
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Post by Pale Hose on May 18, 2017 15:52:36 GMT -6
**PALE HOSE ((GODDAMNIT)) and audiobully im p sure of thanks. audiobully feeling better? do you know? Yes, he's meeting me by my place I think around 7:30 and then we're gonna head over together. You can meet us in advance if you'd like, or we can just meet at the venue? Whatever is easiest. |
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Post by ten15 on May 18, 2017 15:53:09 GMT -6
Yeah. Fucking brutal for sure.
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Post by Pale Hose on May 18, 2017 15:54:15 GMT -6
**PALE HOSE ((GODDAMNIT)) and audiobully im p sure of You'll get used to the new name eventually, I really appreciate the effort  |
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Post by ten15 on May 18, 2017 15:55:34 GMT -6
thanks. audiobully feeling better? do you know? Yes, he's meeting me by my place I think around 7:30 and then we're gonna head over together. You can meet us in advance if you'd like, or we can just meet at the venue? Whatever is easiest. Cool. Will see you at the venue. Will be with mrs ten15, so not sure where I will end up at the show/how close to the stage we will be. Audiobully has my number and can text me if we wanna try to meet up. |
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Post by claypoolfan on May 19, 2017 5:56:00 GMT -6
Flocka and DJ Whoo Kid are at the Metro on July 15th brb selling my Tribe ticket.
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Post by claypoolfan on May 19, 2017 6:49:33 GMT -6
Huh speaking of Tribe they just cancelled all their European dates following Q-Tip having shoulder surgery.
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Post by mookie on May 19, 2017 6:53:08 GMT -6
Uh oh... when do those dates end?
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Post by claypoolfan on May 19, 2017 7:00:07 GMT -6
They don't really have a good tour date listing for themselves but as far as I can tell the last date was going to be July 1st.
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Post by mookie on May 19, 2017 8:53:31 GMT -6
Only stelles gets to see Washed Out on this tour
07-08 Norfolk, VA - The Norva
07-09 Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle
07-10 Charlotte, NC - The Underground
07-11 Charleston, SC - Music Farm
07-13 Orlando, FL - Plaza Live
07-14 Jacksonville, FL - Mavericks Live
07-15 Tampa, FL - Orpheum
07-17 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
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Post by iasm on May 19, 2017 9:19:32 GMT -6
Not happy with the ticket process for these National shows. They never release anything good right away and then only allow 2 tickets per show.
In the back both nights now.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2017 9:34:15 GMT -6
yeah we tried too. no luck either night.
i can live with what i got tho
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2017 9:40:10 GMT -6
lol jk we just got through and got 2 orchestra pit tix for tuesday
GO GO GO
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