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Tickets the day of show

shawndyershawndyer Posts: 270
edited April 2010 in The Porch
Is it just right timing to try to get tickets the day of a show, or is there a method to it?
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  • philthehipphilthehip Posts: 2,084
    You will get a ticket to most shows on the day from fellow 10c'ers but I dont like to take the risk. Thats in Europe anyway. I dont know wether anyone would for say MSG
  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    In arenas, groups of tickets are not put on sale on either side of the stage until the tour's lighting and sound are put up that day. Any tickets in the area held that is not badly obsurred by equipment are put on sale the day of the show, usually sometime after 1pm. In addition, band tickets that they don't need for their guests are also put on sale in the afternoon. It can happen hours later than 1pm, but that's a relatively safe time to start asking at the box office.

    In amphitheaters no sections are held, since they know all the seats there are good. So the only tickets that should pop up there are band releases.
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  • rhcpjam1029rhcpjam1029 Posts: 1,968
    CJMST3K wrote:
    In arenas, groups of tickets are not put on sale on either side of the stage until the tour's lighting and sound are put up that day. Any tickets in the area held that is not badly obsurred by equipment are put on sale the day of the show, usually sometime after 1pm. In addition, band tickets that they don't need for their guests are also put on sale in the afternoon. It can happen hours later than 1pm, but that's a relatively safe time to start asking at the box office.

    In amphitheaters no sections are held, since they know all the seats there are good. So the only tickets that should pop up there are band releases.

    is this for all bands or just pearl jam? thanks in advance.
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  • ActionJackActionJack Posts: 137
    Would you have to go to the box office only or could you get them online?

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  • PoncierPoncier Posts: 16,694
    All bands pretty much.
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  • JonhenryJonhenry Posts: 228
    I got tickets in the 2ND row of the pit the day of the show online. This was for PJ in Camden NJ.
  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    rhcpjam1029 wrote:
    CJMST3K wrote:
    In arenas, groups of tickets are not put on sale on either side of the stage until the tour's lighting and sound are put up that day. Any tickets in the area held that is not badly obsurred by equipment are put on sale the day of the show, usually sometime after 1pm. In addition, band tickets that they don't need for their guests are also put on sale in the afternoon. It can happen hours later than 1pm, but that's a relatively safe time to start asking at the box office.

    In amphitheaters no sections are held, since they know all the seats there are good. So the only tickets that should pop up there are band releases.

    is this for all bands or just pearl jam? thanks in advance.


    pretty much all events. scalpers may be aware of this so you may need to check frequently.

    i think box offices may try to put them for sale to people at the box offices first though.

    call the box office and ask "do tech releases go on sale at the box office first?" and they should give you a straight answer.
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  • JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    I don't know of any method, but the one time I did this, I wanted to see U2 in Montreal, and couldn't get tickets. On the day of, tried, and tried and tried, and finally around 3pm a decent ticket popped up. I grabbed it, and was in the car by 3:30 on my way. I think you just have to keep trying as much as you have time for.
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