Remember 1996?

GreenTeaDisease
GreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
edited March 2008 in The Porch
When you had to call that random ticket service to get tickets (non fan club, for some reason I wasn't in it at that time, I don't think I realized the ticket benefit). Anyway, I SOMEHOW managed to get them for Augusta, ME. I didn't think there was chance in hell.
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  • orig_long red
    orig_long red Posts: 2,029
    haha yes i remember that. i was all but 16 at the time. hellish morning ... very much like today actually ... cept i actually got tickets that time.
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  • rholland
    rholland Posts: 9
    GreenTeaDisease wrote:
    When you had to call that random ticket service to get tickets (non fan club, for some reason I wasn't in it at that time, I don't think I realized the ticket benefit). Anyway, I SOMEHOW managed to get them for Augusta, ME. I didn't think there was chance in hell.

    I remember that well. I ended up mailing a check to some place in Allenton, PA and then getting really nervous when my tickets hadn't shown up a week before the show. It all worked out though. Ft. Lauderdale 1996, best...show...ever. Still have those tickets. They were huge.
  • PissBottleMan
    PissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    In '94, if you weren't in the fan club, you had to send your name into The Detroit News to be entered into a lottery for a chance to buy tickets.

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  • DaytimeDilemma
    DaytimeDilemma Posts: 2,008
    In 1932, if you weren't in the fan club, you had to register on a 60 year waiting list for a chance to buy tickets.



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  • McJuicy
    McJuicy Posts: 759
    i definitely had a more difficult time getting tickets in 1996 than in 2008,
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  • dustinpardue
    dustinpardue Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,829
    in 03, I had to buy a fake ticket to get in MSG. Guess I will do the same shit this year.
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  • GreenTeaDisease
    GreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    rholland wrote:
    I remember that well. I ended up mailing a check to some place in Allenton, PA and then getting really nervous when my tickets hadn't shown up a week before the show. It all worked out though. Ft. Lauderdale 1996, best...show...ever. Still have those tickets. They were huge.

    hahahaha oh yeah! I remember mailing the check and waiting and waiting...

    those were pretty cool tickets though...still have mine too.
  • augustwest
    augustwest Posts: 739
    saw em once in 96 and it pretty much changed everything, that i thought i already knew

    back then i got in for free, when the show was SRO. it was a miracle. fate was delivered :)

    thanks to a good friend
  • nowayimfaithfull
    nowayimfaithfull Posts: 2,051
    Remeber It Was Mail In
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    no more shows
  • hrd2imgn
    hrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,947
    ETM sucked but at least they were not charging insane service charges like Ticketbastard

    the current way is way better/more immediate at least you know and can prepare to find alternates

    there are a shit load of shows in the South waiting to be bought ;-)
  • augustwest
    augustwest Posts: 739
    hrd2imgn wrote:
    ETM sucked but at least they were not charging insane service charges like Ticketbastard

    the current way is way better/more immediate at least you know and can prepare to find alternates

    there are a shit load of shows in the South waiting to be bought ;-)

    How about 5 shows at the MSG, instead of just 2? :)

    It's ok to ask for more and besides the population/sq inch is also slightly larger, in the NE's favour ;)

    The bus was almost pointed to FLA
  • nukeboot
    nukeboot Posts: 1,465
    Remember back in '96 when so many of the early fans melted away because Pearl Jam went in a new direction with No Code? They're the ones who don't think the band is any good any more and haven't put out a good album since Vitalogy.

    If they only knew....

    Yeah, I was at Randall's Island in '96. Somehow my giant stub and my poster survived the deluge.

    Good times.
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  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 17,027
    Clinton/Dole....ah those were the days
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024: Philly 2, 2025: Pittsburgh 1

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  • on2legs
    on2legs Posts: 16,338
    I remember trying to get tickets for Randalls Island in 1996. I was on the phone for two hours getting nothing but busy signals. Only to discover that I was calling THE WRONG NUMBER the whole time... doh!

    Luckily my brother got through and gave me a pair for my birthday... night 2 at Randalls Island. It was totally crazy... miss those days.
    1996: Randall's Island 2  1998: East Rutherford | MSG 1 & 2  2000: Cincinnati | Columbus | Jones Beach 1, 2, & 3 | Boston 1 | Camden 1 & 2 2003: Philadelphia | Uniondale | MSG 1 & 2 | Holmdel  2005: Atlantic City 1  2006: Camden 1 | East Rutherford 1 & 2 2008: Camden 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 (#25) | Newark (EV)  2009: Philadelphia 1, 2 & 4  2010: Newark | MSG 1 & 2  2011: Toronto 1  2013: Wrigley Field | Brooklyn 2 | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore  2015: Central Park  2016: Philadelphia 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 | Fenway Park 2 | MSG (TOTD)  2017: Brooklyn (RnR HOF)  2020: MSG | Asbury Park  2021: Asbury Park  2022: MSG | Camden | Nashville  2024: MSG 1 & 2 (#50) | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore  2025: Raleigh 2


  • jsk175
    jsk175 Posts: 70
    Im still pissed I missed the Randell's Island show. I remember calling that stupid number for hours with nothing but a busy signal, eventually I just gave up. it still haunts me that i didnt get to Randalls though.
  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,813
    I still have the gigantic ticket with my name printed across the side. If my buddy still has his gigantic ticket he'll never forget who got it for him!
  • stoneg
    stoneg Posts: 1,941
    I remember all that crap.You had to call to get tickets.But they had your names on it with a cool background.
    Ft. Lauderdale 96'
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  • 100 Pacer
    100 Pacer Toronto, ON Posts: 9,358
    GreenTeaDisease wrote:
    When you had to call that random ticket service to get tickets (non fan club, for some reason I wasn't in it at that time, I don't think I realized the ticket benefit). Anyway, I SOMEHOW managed to get them for Augusta, ME. I didn't think there was chance in hell.

    Thankfully for the Toronto/'96 show a money order via snail mail was accepted. Sold the pair of reserved seats i received from the 10C for face value and used the GA floor tickets i bought from the Ticketmaster outlet - mind you this was back in '96 when Ticketmaster outlets still handed out wristbands in numerical order after a concert announcement was made,...felt cool to have wristband #1 for my 1st PJ show :)
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    1996: Toronto - 1998: Chicago, Montreal, Barrie - 2000: Montreal, Toronto - 2002: Seattle X2 (Key Arena) - 2003: Cleveland, Buffalo, Toronto, Montreal, Seattle (Benaroya Hall) - 2004: Reading, Toledo, Grand Rapids - 2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Quebec City - 2006: Toronto X2, Albany, Hartford, Grand Rapids, Cleveland - 2007: Chicago (Vic Theatre) - 2008: NYC X2, Hartford, Mansfield X2 - 2009: Toronto, Chicago X2, Seattle X2, Philadelphia X4 - 2010: Columbus, Noblesville, Cleveland, Buffalo, Hartford - 2011: Montreal, Toronto X2, Ottawa, Hamilton - 2012: Missoula - 2013: London, Chicago, Buffalo, Hartford - 2014: Detroit, Moline - 2015: NYC (Global Citizen Festival) - 2016: Greenville, Toronto X2, Chicago 1 - 2017: Brooklyn (RRHOF Induction) - 2018: Chicago 1, Boston 1 - 2022: Fresno, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto, NYC, Camden - 2023: St. Paul X2, Austin X2 - 2024: Vancouver X2, Portland, Sacramento, Missoula, Noblesville, Philadelphia X2, Baltimore - 2025: Hollywood X2, Atlanta 2, Nashville X2, Pittsburgh X2
  • UKpearljammer
    UKpearljammer Bath, UK Posts: 910
    If I remember correctly I think we had to write off to the TC for fan club tix for the Wembley shows but I also had to get some friends tickets. Took me 2 hours+ to get through to TM but I eventually got through and got tix. Much worse in those days and just as much of a lottery.
    My PJ shows:
    London 28/10/96, Las Vegas 11/7/98, London 29/5/00, Nurnburg 11/6/00, Prague 14/6/00, Salzburg 18/6/00, Verona 20/6/00, Milan 22/6/00, Zurich 23/6/00, New York 8-9/7/03, Boston 11/7/03, Reading Festival 27/8/06, Shepards Bush 11/8/09, Berlin 15/8/09, Manchester 17/8/09, London 18/8/09, Dublin 22/6/10, Belfast 23/6/10, London (HRC) 25/6/10, Alpine Valley (PJ20) 3-4/9/11, Manchester 20-21/6/12, Leeds 8/7/14, Milton Keynes 11/7/14 To be continued....
  • emperor penguin
    emperor penguin Posts: 197
    i had to pony up 125.00 for a scalped ticket to toronto. We were three rows away from the last row.
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