2018 Tour Rumour Thread

Sarava

DEGBTI said:

Sarava said:

I'd love to go to Safeco. But it sounds like they might be part of the same lottery, in which case I'll have to prioritize the hometown Wrigley shows.

isnt each show treated as its own lottery? I thought the priority was what your seating options are for one particular show? So if I wanted to go to fenway, wrigley and safeco I would have to put down which show I want first? I thought it is basically a lock to get seats at all shows, just not necessarily you first priority of seats?

Last year, the 2 Fenway shows and 2 Wrigley shows were part of the same lottery. And the entire southeast/east coast tour before that was one big lottery. So you have to pick your poison at some point.

We'll see when they do this, but it's hard to imagine these 3 ballparks won't share the same lottery. And from there - it seems unlikely we could score tickets on 3rd or 4th choices.

Sarava

DEGBTI said:

Sarava said:

I'd love to go to Safeco. But it sounds like they might be part of the same lottery, in which case I'll have to prioritize the hometown Wrigley shows.

isnt each show treated as its own lottery? I thought the priority was what your seating options are for one particular show? So if I wanted to go to fenway, wrigley and safeco I would have to put down which show I want first? I thought it is basically a lock to get seats at all shows, just not necessarily you first priority of seats?

To further clarify, no it is not a lock to get seats at all. Some people score tickets to 3 or 4 shows, some get shut out of everything. It's part needing good luck and it's also part using your choices wisely.

In all cases (assuming things stay the same as previous) - they will have GA and reserved selections for each show. In all cases, they divy up those particular sections to people who used their first choice on that selection. If there are still tickets remaining after the first choice people have all been taken care of, then they will start to give those out to people who used their 2nd choice on that selection. And so on if tickets are still available after the 2nd choice people have been taken care of.

Just a warning - in most cases in the USA shows, you only have a chance at GA in the first choice because more people will put in for GA than tickets are available. Picking GA with your first choice is a bit of a gamble, especially in high demand shows. Your chances might be way less than 50%, and if you do lose, that's a possible path to getting totally shut out. If you want the best chance to get seats, use your first choice for reserved tickets. That will rarely lose. and yes, if you get reserved tickets, they then give out the best seats to the low ten club number members, with the newest members getting the worst seats.

So assuming you are trying for multiple shows, and that they use the same GA/Reserved system as in the recent past...it's usually a good idea to use your 2nd, 3rd and 4th choices on Reserved selections. Picking Safeco GA with your 2nd choice is likely going to be a wasted 2nd choice, because the GA will likely be sold out to the people who used a first choice on Safeco GA.

bootlegger10

DEGBTI said:

Sarava said:

I'd love to go to Safeco. But it sounds like they might be part of the same lottery, in which case I'll have to prioritize the hometown Wrigley shows.

isnt each show treated as its own lottery? I thought the priority was what your seating options are for one particular show? So if I wanted to go to fenway, wrigley and safeco I would have to put down which show I want first? I thought it is basically a lock to get seats at all shows, just not necessarily you first priority of seats?

No, you have to prioritize each show and seat type.  Definitely not a lock to get seats at all shows in the US.  For example, if you put your order as this:

1. Safeco - GA

2. Safeco - Seating

3. Wrigley - GA

4. Wrigley - Seating

5. Boston - GA

You will be unlikely to win Boston GA tickets as there would be four rounds of ticket drawings ahead of the 5th round draw that you would be in.

derbydave

I think the Fenway shows only had reserved seats...
don't remember a GA option at all.

Sarava

derbydave said:

I think the Fenway shows only had reserved seats...
don't remember a GA option at all.

Good point. That show was the exception

Sarava

bootlegger10 said:

DEGBTI said:

Sarava said:

I'd love to go to Safeco. But it sounds like they might be part of the same lottery, in which case I'll have to prioritize the hometown Wrigley shows.

isnt each show treated as its own lottery? I thought the priority was what your seating options are for one particular show? So if I wanted to go to fenway, wrigley and safeco I would have to put down which show I want first? I thought it is basically a lock to get seats at all shows, just not necessarily you first priority of seats?

No, you have to prioritize each show and seat type.  Definitely not a lock to get seats at all shows in the US.  For example, if you put your order as this:

1. Safeco - GA

2. Safeco - Seating

3. Wrigley - GA

4. Wrigley - Seating

5. Boston - GA

You will be unlikely to win Boston GA tickets as there would be four rounds of ticket drawings ahead of the 5th round draw that you would be in.

Getting back to my example earlier. If the above choices were the choices someone wanted to put in for shows, it would be a good idea to swap #3 and #4. It's virtually impossible to get GA with a #3 pick, so you may as well put reserved there where there might be a snowball's chance in hell of winning.

dconner50

Really hoping they do put the stadiums and any possible arena shows on separate lotteries. In which case I'll put in top priority to Wrigley GA on the stadiums and just hope I get it and then on the arenas I can can hopefully get GA for whichever show I want with the top priority pick. If I get both, I'll go to both, but not gonna be super bummed about Wrigley unless they don't do any arena shows next year, which at this point looks unlikely.

JojoRice

I hope they do Stadium & arena shows in separate lotteries again like in 2016. If not, I’ll adjust accordingly to the tour schedule.

disilluzion

CopperTom said:

Wow, the hotel nutjobs are out even earlier than usual this time.

Why the hell am I a nutjob? To try and save some money? Even if they don't play that weekend and I still decide to take my family, it's a week-long vacation then for a decent price. I'm not going to Seattle just for a PJ show, but I'm not calling those that are nutjobs. 

DEGBTI

thank you guys, but to make it even more tricky, I would want to do both nights at say safeco and wrigley. Of course I would wish for GA both nights at both locations. So based on what you are telling me, and Safeco is my first choice to go to, I would do this?

1. Safeco night one GA
2. Safeco night two reserved
3. Wrigley night one reserved
4. Wrigley night two reserved
??
thanks

shetellsherself

I love you all bc you make me feel so normal!  Booking hotels and contemplating lottery picks BEFORE (possible WEEKS before) the announcement. We obviously need some tour time 

derbydave

DEGBTI said:

thank you guys, but to make it even more tricky, I would want to do both nights at say safeco and wrigley. Of course I would wish for GA both nights at both locations. So based on what you are telling me, and Safeco is my first choice to go to, I would do this?

1. Safeco night one GA
2. Safeco night two reserved
3. Wrigley night one reserved
4. Wrigley night two reserved
??
thanks

That is your best bet...
but watch the odds and see if Safeco Night 2 has better GA odds than Night 1.
If it's like the past lotteries,
you won't get GA unless it is your first choice.

DEGBTI

derbydave said:

DEGBTI said:

thank you guys, but to make it even more tricky, I would want to do both nights at say safeco and wrigley. Of course I would wish for GA both nights at both locations. So based on what you are telling me, and Safeco is my first choice to go to, I would do this?

1. Safeco night one GA
2. Safeco night two reserved
3. Wrigley night one reserved
4. Wrigley night two reserved
??
thanks

That is your best bet...
but watch the odds and see if Safeco Night 2 has better GA odds than Night 1.
If it's like the past lotteries,
you won't get GA unless it is your first choice.

THANK YOU!

JojoRice

Hope to see everyone on the road next summer/fall!!!

DEGBTI

just booked my free cancellation hotel for Wrigley! Call me a nut job but I can cancel for 100%, actually I don't pay anyway until I show up. Can cancel for free up to only 24 hours in advance.

3days

derbydave said:

DEGBTI said:

thank you guys, but to make it even more tricky, I would want to do both nights at say safeco and wrigley. Of course I would wish for GA both nights at both locations. So based on what you are telling me, and Safeco is my first choice to go to, I would do this?

1. Safeco night one GA
2. Safeco night two reserved
3. Wrigley night one reserved
4. Wrigley night two reserved
??
thanks

That is your best bet...
but watch the odds and see if Safeco Night 2 has better GA odds than Night 1.
If it's like the past lotteries,
you won't get GA unless it is your first choice.

I don't think that this is bad advice, but I would make another suggestion. 

For the Wrigley/Fenway lottery in 2016, a bunch of people won Wrigley GA with both of their first 2 picks. Furthermore, people were still pulling Wrigley reserved seats with their third and fourth picks. Some people won tickets to both Wrigley and both Fenway shows.

Therefore, I would pick GA with AT LEAST your first 2 priority picks (possibly third pick also). I'm suggesting this based on the fact that you want GA. It still gives you a solid crack at reserved tickets with picks 3 through 6. (Especially IF this lottery is for 3 cities and 6 shows).

DEGBTI

do GA lottery picks go to 10C members equally or to the ones who have been members the longest? That too can factor in for guys like me who have only been members for a year or two?

SomethingCreative

thought the euro tour peeps might be interested:

nalyd61 :saw the show tonight.  Grabbed a ticket at the box office an hour before.  Show was very amazing.  And......
Guy next to me worked for live nation/Netherlands.  
Said they still have 2 on the books for Amsterdam.  
did say doesn’t mean they won’t bail on night 2.  But booked at this point.
http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/268303/springsteen-on-broadway-pj-amsterdam#latest

SomethingCreative

DEGBTI said:

do GA lottery picks go to 10C members equally or to the ones who have been members the longest? That too can factor in for guys like me who have only been members for a year or two?

Everything is completely random.  Seniority only applies to seating order in the reserved sections

PJNB

3days said:

derbydave said:

DEGBTI said:

thank you guys, but to make it even more tricky, I would want to do both nights at say safeco and wrigley. Of course I would wish for GA both nights at both locations. So based on what you are telling me, and Safeco is my first choice to go to, I would do this?

1. Safeco night one GA
2. Safeco night two reserved
3. Wrigley night one reserved
4. Wrigley night two reserved
??
thanks

That is your best bet...
but watch the odds and see if Safeco Night 2 has better GA odds than Night 1.
If it's like the past lotteries,
you won't get GA unless it is your first choice.

I don't think that this is bad advice, but I would make another suggestion. 

For the Wrigley/Fenway lottery in 2016, a bunch of people won Wrigley GA with both of their first 2 picks. Furthermore, people were still pulling Wrigley reserved seats with their third and fourth picks. Some people won tickets to both Wrigley and both Fenway shows.

Therefore, I would pick GA with AT LEAST your first 2 priority picks (possibly third pick also). I'm suggesting this based on the fact that you want GA. It still gives you a solid crack at reserved tickets with picks 3 through 6. (Especially IF this lottery is for 3 cities and 6 shows).

I am not saying this did not happen but my memory of the draw (which may be wrong) went like this. If you put Fenway 1 and 2 down as pick one and two you had very good odds of getting one show and very bad odds of getting both. No one got Fenway 1 as their second pick but some people got Fenway 2 as their second pick. Some people lost out on Fenway 1 as a first but still won Fenway 2 as a second and some lost all draws. As for Wrigley I do not think a bunch of people got GA for both nights. I would be surprised if anyone did considering some people put picks 1 and 2 as GA for night 1 and 2 and got zero tickets. It is risky to do this method.