GA or Reserved Seat?

PP193448

I had Ga for Phoenix, got there at 7a, waited all day, was on rail between Ed and Mike.
Had reserved for Vancouver, was 3 rows back from back of GA barricade.
Had GA for Seattle, got there at 6-6:30p, was about 10-12 rows back on Mike's side.
My number 34xxxx joined in 2005.
I'm going to try for GA again, as I think it was better being closer. If you have number prior to 2004 or so, chances are you would be in lower bowl on flanks of stage, with awesome seats.
If you joined in 1992-1994 then you're prob backstage with the band.

Leezestarr313

Joe118 said:

mikelittl said:

I really do not want to get shut out for tickets for my hometown show at Joe Louis Arena. Would prefer GA, but given the odds am I better off listing reserved as my first choice and GA second?

This is my first lottery. Only going to one show. St Louis. My sixth time seeing the band but I have never been close. I don't have a great member #. If I pick GA as my first priority and reserved as my second, is there a chance I get shut out for both? The above post confused me. It seems like I would be almost gauranteed somethig if I chose both correct? What's the benefit of making reserved your #1 priority?

You could definitely get shut out for both, it depends on the demand. All scenarios are possible. Last year, people got GA tickets that they listed as their 8th or even more priority. It all depends on the demandand the allotment that tenclub has. I like the lottery cause it gives me more time to think things through, but the downside is that there is no guarantee at all, no matter what plan you choose to follow.
We had GA for Philly last year and it was spectacular. We were not lining up all day, just got there from the preparty and went in. We were like six rows back on night one and a little closer on night two. I didn't catch sweat pearls from Ed or wine, but it felt like you were seeing them in a small club. It was really cool. However, we also had reserved seats for Pittsburgh, and they were on Mike's side right next to the stage, on the second tier. These were pretty cool seats. My member number is in the 460's.
In GA, you will have to stand the whole show, no sitting in between encore breaks. It is not getting super rough, but it can. What is cool is that if there are people who are annoying you, you can just go to another spot. Which is not possible in Reserved.

Detroit is our hometown show, so we put in GA first. Reserved second, as the backup. If you want GA, choose it as first prio.

dayday

shortstack said:

dayday said:

252XXX number here. trying for joe louis arena. don't see any reason to prioritize reserved over g.a. when the best reserved seats are on the flat floor behind g.a. if reserved seats were side stage i may entertain prioritizing reserved first.

i thought reserved seats were side stage too. ??

FoxyRedLa said:

Fall 2013 side stage = low member #'s

Seemed a lot of reserved in Pitts behind GA on the floor was 400xxx and beyond.

hmmm so maybe with a 252xxx i could land on the side in the first couple rows, elevated a bit. i just don't want to be behind the pit in reserved on the flat floor.

bethwalker1987

Im 514XXX........poo, are the reserved behind pit cool seats most of the time..? \m/

chicagoJam

Wish they would get rid of the GA....those bozos with their GA lists drive me crazy.....who the hell do those people think they are...

ponytd

My # is like 420xxx and for Philly 1 we were about 10 rows up on the side right about in line with the start of floor seats. For night 2, I sat with my buddy whose # is about 200xxx I think and we were on the floor about 7-8 rows back of GA.
For Charlotte, both us went and sat in our seats and I was on the side again and he was on the floor, but we were about in perfect line with each other. For all those shows, our seats were awesome. but even if they were far back, we weren't going to complain much because we were lucky enough to get GA to Wrigley and were about 3 people off the rail

CreedFeed

Yea I have the same questions as others here.... I'm going for the Milwaukee show. The seating chart on TM is this:

http://media.ticketmaster.com/tm/en-us/tmimages/venue/maps/ch5/55249s_a.gif

So half the floor is GA and the other half is reserved seats. I'm going for reserved, but am concerned about where the reserved would be. By TM standards, the best-available reserved usually is center of the building (section 200 or 214 in that link). Does the 10 Club use that same scenario or are they different? I bought Muse tickets for both Milwaukee and Chicago shows through a Muse presale and they gave you the dead center sections in both cities (basically the red line for a hockey game). While those seats are good, I'd think a section or two over, closer to the stage would be better?

So for the 10Club lottery, would they consider the sides of the bowl greater than the floor reserved? I don't remember my member # off hand, but I signed up when they announced the PJ20 show @ Alpine Valley in 2011. So I have no idea where that would put me :( Ugh, decisions, decisions... #FirstWorldProblems

Leezestarr313

Of course everybody wants to be as close as possible... But on the other hand just be happy if you get in and are able to enjoy a fun night with the soundtrack provided by your fave band. If you are with fun people, you can even have a great time in the shittiest seats in the house. The music is loud enough to transport throughout the whole arena and they have monitors above the stage now, so you can even see them in close-up now.

Bruins24

If you knew that you had the best member number at a show, would you choose GA or reserved?

Off He Goes... In Chicago

Bruins24 said:

If you knew that you had the best member number at a show, would you choose GA or reserved?

Considering the best number really only applies to reserved seating, I'd go reserved. Anyone can/will win GA, no matter their 10Club #

jdopj

Bruins24 said:

If you knew that you had the best member number at a show, would you choose GA or reserved?

Mine is a pretty great number as well.
There are more reserved seats to be had, and you would have the best ones so guarantee your attendance and pick Res.

I am 93xxx. I had 3 rows off the floor in SD the first section next to the change.

Bruins24

jdopj said:

Bruins24 said:

If you knew that you had the best member number at a show, would you choose GA or reserved?

Mine is a pretty great number as well.
There are more reserved seats to be had, and you would have the best ones so guarantee your attendance and pick Res.

I am 93xxx. I had 3 rows off the floor in SD the first section next to the change.

jdopj- How was it sitting off to the side of the stage after being used to sitting in front of the stage? I'm 28xxx so I'm used to being in front as well. That's why I'm leaning toward going for GA so that I can still be in front of stage. But I'm curious what your experience was in SD being to the side for the first time.

-Buru-

GA is my first choice, always!

jfconnorjr

Bruins24 said:

If you knew that you had the best member number at a show, would you choose GA or reserved?

Choose Reserved and trade for GA...

cifrancgx

I was at the Pittsburgh show last year and got Reserved. I have a 105xxx. I was in the lower level (section 114) 11 rows up (row K).



Here is a shot of the stage from my seat...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ao625sxo7cugw15/1147.JPG

Bruins24

cifrancgx said:

I was at the Pittsburgh show last year and got Reserved. I have a 105xxx. I was in the lower level (section 114) 11 rows up (row K).



Here is a shot of the stage from my seat...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ao625sxo7cugw15/1147.JPG

Thanks, that's very helpful.

pearlgirl52

Everyone please humor me...since GA is 10c only, is winning the lottery the only way to get GA seats? Someone experienced? I'm terrified that I will get shutout again! Thanks!

tribejammer05

chicagoJam said:

Wish they would get rid of the GA....those bozos with their GA lists drive me crazy.....who the hell do those people think they are...

Agree with you on the list. This has potential to boil over.

Noload

pearlgirl52 said:

Everyone please humor me...since GA is 10c only, is winning the lottery the only way to get GA seats? Someone experienced? I'm terrified that I will get shutout again! Thanks!

I think I remember GA is club only

dougfloyd

pearlgirl52 said:

Everyone please humor me...since GA is 10c only, is winning the lottery the only way to get GA seats? Someone experienced? I'm terrified that I will get shutout again! Thanks!

If you don't win the lottery you can look for somebody with an extra ticket on here. But you're correct, no GA tickets will be sold on Ticketmaster.