Wanted to throw my scenario in the mix and get feedback if possible. I plan on going to Safeco 2 and Wrigley 2. For Safeco, I just want to be in the building. For Wrigley 2, would love GA but, again, still want to be in attendance. So, with that, I plan on the following:
I think I'm set with this order...but would hate to miss out on Wrigley 2 altogether since reserved is my 3rd choice. Just trying to cover all of my bases, so to speak.
I know they said they anticipate accommodating most if not all requests. Even if they are able to cover 90% of the demand, there is still 10% of the people will not get tickets. I know the odds might be better thank 50/50 based on amount of tickets this tour, but still if they cannot fill all the demand, some will be shut out.
I'm curious buck502000 how you figure flanosmasseur will get shut out
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My two cents . . .this is a charity show . . PJ is aware of their fanbase . . .that is why they said they believe they can fulfill all/most fanclub tickets. They have taken steps to increase fanclub tixs for these shows. Stadium shows are not designed to be a personal, up close experience with the band. I'm sure they have evaluated the seats/views, etc and selected what they believe are the best sections for club members, factoring in the demand. I've been to many PJ shows, I have a decent member number, and have fared well at arena shows. But ball park shows are different, I would MUCH rather be in ANY section filled with 10club members than pay way over price on secondary sites and be surrounded by people talking through songs, talking on their phones . . .you get my point. Part of the PJ experience is being a part of this community and sharing it together. TRUST me on this, if you win lottery, stop there. Go and enjoy what I've enjoyed for the last 18 years, a show where you don't need to know the person next to you to grab their arm in excitement, share a look at something Ed has said.
Do you think there is any hope to get GA for Seattle 1 and 2?
My best guess would be no. But obviously it’s just a guess. Only 7 total shows and it seems like more people are putting in for GA which is already hard to get, based on the email from 10 club alluding that most people will get their desired tickets. I think people are putting in GA first choice this time around assuming they are almost guaranteed reserved seats with later picks. In the past, people wouldn’t risk it and would just put reserve first.
My two cents . . .this is a charity show . . PJ is aware of their fanbase . . .that is why they said they believe they can fulfill all/most fanclub tickets. They have taken steps to increase fanclub tixs for these shows. Stadium shows are not designed to be a personal, up close experience with the band. I'm sure they have evaluated the seats/views, etc and selected what they believe are the best sections for club members, factoring in the demand. I've been to many PJ shows, I have a decent member number, and have fared well at arena shows. But ball park shows are different, I would MUCH rather be in ANY section filled with 10club members than pay way over price on secondary sites and be surrounded by people talking through songs, talking on their phones . . .you get my point. Part of the PJ experience is being a part of this community and sharing it together. TRUST me on this, if you win lottery, stop there. Go and enjoy what I've enjoyed for the last 18 years, a show where you don't need to know the person next to you to grab their arm in excitement, share a look at something Ed has said.
Just my two cents . . .
Agree 100%. Anywhere in the 10 club section is an amazing experience regardless of seat location
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My two cents . . .this is a charity show . . PJ is aware of their fanbase . . .that is why they said they believe they can fulfill all/most fanclub tickets. They have taken steps to increase fanclub tixs for these shows. Stadium shows are not designed to be a personal, up close experience with the band. I'm sure they have evaluated the seats/views, etc and selected what they believe are the best sections for club members, factoring in the demand. I've been to many PJ shows, I have a decent member number, and have fared well at arena shows. But ball park shows are different, I would MUCH rather be in ANY section filled with 10club members than pay way over price on secondary sites and be surrounded by people talking through songs, talking on their phones . . .you get my point. Part of the PJ experience is being a part of this community and sharing it together. TRUST me on this, if you win lottery, stop there. Go and enjoy what I've enjoyed for the last 18 years, a show where you don't need to know the person next to you to grab their arm in excitement, share a look at something Ed has said.
Just my two cents . . .
Agree 100%. Anywhere in the 10 club section is an amazing experience regardless of seat location
Absolutely the shows will be amazing, but they'll be even more amazing from the front
My honest personal assessment is that concerts are more fun towards the front in the thick of it. They can be pretty fund from far away, but up front, it adds another layer to the experience.
Wanted to throw my scenario in the mix and get feedback if possible. I plan on going to Safeco 2 and Wrigley 2. For Safeco, I just want to be in the building. For Wrigley 2, would love GA but, again, still want to be in attendance. So, with that, I plan on the following:
I think I'm set with this order...but would hate to miss out on Wrigley 2 altogether since reserved is my 3rd choice. Just trying to cover all of my bases, so to speak.
You will end up with no tickets
Gotcha...is it your assumption then to take GA out of the equation? List Wrigley 2 number one and Safeco 2 number two (or vice versa)?
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I know they said they anticipate accommodating most if not all requests. Even if they are able to cover 90% of the demand, there is still 10% of the people will not get tickets. I know the odds might be better thank 50/50 based on amount of tickets this tour, but still if they cannot fill all the demand, some will be shut out.
I'm curious buck502000 how you figure flanosmasseur will get shut out
I’ve been through a few lotteries. I am pretty confident in saying if you miss on GA as your first choice your chances of getting tickets at all are slim to none. The demand for tickets has increased, especially for domestic shows. GA sells out - if you want to go to the show - pick reserved. With all that being said, the Ticketmaster verified option is a good piggy back on the 10C lottery. I am going all in on GA for both Wrigley shows I am picking night 1 as my first and night 2 as my second. My ticket buddy is doing the opposite, night 2 first, night 1 second, respectively. What do you think will happen? We will not end up with 4 sets of GA tickets. We will probably only end up with 1 pair for Monday night. LOL
When will someone start a GA line up strategy thread?
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I know they said they anticipate accommodating most if not all requests. Even if they are able to cover 90% of the demand, there is still 10% of the people will not get tickets. I know the odds might be better thank 50/50 based on amount of tickets this tour, but still if they cannot fill all the demand, some will be shut out.
I'm curious buck502000 how you figure flanosmasseur will get shut out
I’ve been through a few lotteries. I am pretty confident in saying if you miss on GA as your first choice your chances of getting tickets at all are slim to none. The demand for tickets has increased, especially for domestic shows. GA sells out - if you want to go to the show - pick reserved. With all that being said, the Ticketmaster verified option is a good piggy back on the 10C lottery. I am going all in on GA for both Wrigley shows I am picking night 1 as my first and night 2 as my second. My ticket buddy is doing the opposite, night 2 first, night 1 second, respectively. What do you think will happen? We will not end up with 4 sets of GA tickets. We will probably only end up with 1 pair for Monday night. LOL
Keep in mind Ticketmaster Verified Fan are almost all going to be worse than 10C tickets. And just because you signed up for Verified Fan does not mean you'll get picked. They only sign up as many fans as tickets they have available for the presale, I haven't been chosen for concerts that have way less demand than these shows.
I know they said they anticipate accommodating most if not all requests. Even if they are able to cover 90% of the demand, there is still 10% of the people will not get tickets. I know the odds might be better thank 50/50 based on amount of tickets this tour, but still if they cannot fill all the demand, some will be shut out.
I'm curious buck502000 how you figure flanosmasseur will get shut out
I’ve been through a few lotteries. I am pretty confident in saying if you miss on GA as your first choice your chances of getting tickets at all are slim to none. The demand for tickets has increased, especially for domestic shows. GA sells out - if you want to go to the show - pick reserved. With all that being said, the Ticketmaster verified option is a good piggy back on the 10C lottery. I am going all in on GA for both Wrigley shows I am picking night 1 as my first and night 2 as my second. My ticket buddy is doing the opposite, night 2 first, night 1 second, respectively. What do you think will happen? We will not end up with 4 sets of GA tickets. We will probably only end up with 1 pair for Monday night. LOL
Gotta disagree with this for this draw. Wrigley 2016 went to the 3rd and 4th round reserved for night 2 and that was with less tickets then they have now. Also people won 2 GA nights with their first 2 picks in 2016.
We just need to not look at the GA odds. They will go to whatever % they end up. The reserved seats however is the odds to watch if they dip to a level you are not comfortable with then pull your GA.
Saying this is useless until we see the odds though. That and the fact this is all NA is getting this summer who knows what the demand is going to be.
^but that's seven stadium shows, which is likely equivalent to 16 or so arena shows, all in one draw.
So having as many tickets as one leg of an arena TOUR, but fewer shows will actually help odds for landing one pair of tickets.
Let's say, for example, most fans want Seattle. Since there will be a very large allotment and a huge ga there, many fans will win right there and be pulled out of the draw for the other five shows, increasing the odds.
That's why I believe the most, if not all ticket comment was made by 10c. It's my working theory ;-)
thanks for the elaboration. I don't know what will happen. It's a lottery and I have quit trying to "figure it out". I follow the forum, look at the odds, consider my choice shows and make my best guess.
Chicago GA will be past my 2nd pick so it should be interesting to see results.
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My two cents . . .this is a charity show . . PJ is aware of their fanbase . . .that is why they said they believe they can fulfill all/most fanclub tickets. They have taken steps to increase fanclub tixs for these shows. Stadium shows are not designed to be a personal, up close experience with the band. I'm sure they have evaluated the seats/views, etc and selected what they believe are the best sections for club members, factoring in the demand. I've been to many PJ shows, I have a decent member number, and have fared well at arena shows. But ball park shows are different, I would MUCH rather be in ANY section filled with 10club members than pay way over price on secondary sites and be surrounded by people talking through songs, talking on their phones . . .you get my point. Part of the PJ experience is being a part of this community and sharing it together. TRUST me on this, if you win lottery, stop there. Go and enjoy what I've enjoyed for the last 18 years, a show where you don't need to know the person next to you to grab their arm in excitement, share a look at something Ed has said.
Just my two cents . . .
Finally someone who gets it. Thanks for the reality check Pure&Easy, we needed some levity on a Friday. All the best to all of you for the lotto next week. Chris.
I disagree with the people saying not to try for more than 1 GA for the following reasons.
1) The GA pit in Seattle looks HUGE based on the seating chart. It looks bigger than the Wrigley pit in 2016. I haven't seen a Wrigley '18 chart, so it's possible that this year's Wrigley pit has grown in size. Montana has a big GA pit also. Larger GA = better odds.
2) 10c believes that it will be able to fulfill most if not all ticket requests due to a larger ticket allotment. That means it probably won't matter much if fallback reserved tickets are your first or eighth prioritized picks, 10c says you should still get fanclub tickets into the show.
3) The 2016 stadium lottery only had 4 shows to pick from, while this year has 7. This will thin the herd somewhat, and give better odds for GA tickets.
4) In 2016, with only 4 shows in the stadium lottery, and less tickets available, people were still pulling Wrigley reserved with their 3rd and 4th prioritied picks.
5) In 2016, with only 2 GA shows in the stadium lottery, some people won GA with both of their first 2 picks.
6) Plenty of people will not pick GA at all due to preference, height concerns, physical limitations, etc. This also increases your GA odds.
My two cents . . .this is a charity show . . PJ is aware of their fanbase . . .that is why they said they believe they can fulfill all/most fanclub tickets. They have taken steps to increase fanclub tixs for these shows. Stadium shows are not designed to be a personal, up close experience with the band. I'm sure they have evaluated the seats/views, etc and selected what they believe are the best sections for club members, factoring in the demand. I've been to many PJ shows, I have a decent member number, and have fared well at arena shows. But ball park shows are different, I would MUCH rather be in ANY section filled with 10club members than pay way over price on secondary sites and be surrounded by people talking through songs, talking on their phones . . .you get my point. Part of the PJ experience is being a part of this community and sharing it together. TRUST me on this, if you win lottery, stop there. Go and enjoy what I've enjoyed for the last 18 years, a show where you don't need to know the person next to you to grab their arm in excitement, share a look at something Ed has said.
Just my two cents . . .
I don't want to get off on a tangent, but seriously WTF is with people talking during concerts? I can think of 5 shows I have been to in the last few years where I actively had to seek out places where grown adults were not talking for 2 hours straight. And they need to talk louder to be heard over the band. I notice there are a lot of people at shows who are just there to be there, not there because they actually like the band (or comedian).
I disagree with the people saying not to try for more than 1 GA for the following reasons.
1) The GA pit in Seattle looks HUGE based on the seating chart. It looks bigger than the Wrigley pit in 2016. I haven't seen a Wrigley '18 chart, so it's possible that this year's Wrigley pit has grown in size. Montana has a big GA pit also. Larger GA = better odds.
2) 10c believes that it will be able to fulfill most if not all ticket requests due to a larger ticket allotment. That means it probably won't matter much if fallback reserved tickets are your first or eighth prioritized picks, 10c says you should still get fanclub tickets into the show.
3) The 2016 stadium lottery only had 4 shows to pick from, while this year has 7. This will thin the herd somewhat, and give better odds for GA tickets.
4) In 2016, with only 4 shows in the stadium lottery, and less tickets available, people were still pulling Wrigley reserved with their 3rd and 4th prioritied picks.
5) In 2016, with only 2 GA shows in the stadium lottery, some people won GA with both of their first 2 picks.
6) Plenty of people will not pick GA at all due to preference, height concerns, physical limitations, etc. This also increases your GA odds.
Some valid points here. No one will really know until the odds come out. There are also a lot of people out there with super low #s that would prefer a seat knowing that it will be good and the chance of getting reserved seats are much higher this year than last.
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My two cents . . .this is a charity show . . PJ is aware of their fanbase . . .that is why they said they believe they can fulfill all/most fanclub tickets. They have taken steps to increase fanclub tixs for these shows. Stadium shows are not designed to be a personal, up close experience with the band. I'm sure they have evaluated the seats/views, etc and selected what they believe are the best sections for club members, factoring in the demand. I've been to many PJ shows, I have a decent member number, and have fared well at arena shows. But ball park shows are different, I would MUCH rather be in ANY section filled with 10club members than pay way over price on secondary sites and be surrounded by people talking through songs, talking on their phones . . .you get my point. Part of the PJ experience is being a part of this community and sharing it together. TRUST me on this, if you win lottery, stop there. Go and enjoy what I've enjoyed for the last 18 years, a show where you don't need to know the person next to you to grab their arm in excitement, share a look at something Ed has said.
Just my two cents . . .
I don't want to get off on a tangent, but seriously WTF is with people talking during concerts? I can think of 5 shows I have been to in the last few years where I actively had to seek out places where grown adults were not talking for 2 hours straight. And they need to talk louder to be heard over the band. I notice there are a lot of people at shows who are just there to be there, not there because they actually like the band (or comedian).
THIS is actually the reason I stress about bad seats. Almost got pummelled 15 years ago begging a macho fan to try to hit on his companion in the concourse or just keep it down because he was shouting over the band song after song. And it was an arena show with decent seats.
I don't need to see Mike play his guitar up close. Truth alert, I do!
I think most fans will enjoy these stadium shows as a chance to celebrate the music we love, but it's fun to speculate how to get the best or most seats possible.
THIS is actually the reason I stress about bad seats. Almost got pummelled 15 years ago begging a macho fan to try to hit on his companion in the concourse or just keep it down because he was shouting over the band song after song. And it was an arena show with decent seats.
I don't need to see Mike play his guitar up close. Truth alert, I do!
I think most fans will enjoy these stadium shows as a chance to celebrate the music we love, but it's fun to speculate how to get the best or most seats possible.
I had to listen to a guy explain to his girlfriend what The River was about while Springsteen sang The River.
I disagree with the people saying not to try for more than 1 GA for the following reasons.
1) The GA pit in Seattle looks HUGE based on the seating chart. It looks bigger than the Wrigley pit in 2016. I haven't seen a Wrigley '18 chart, so it's possible that this year's Wrigley pit has grown in size. Montana has a big GA pit also. Larger GA = better odds.
2) 10c believes that it will be able to fulfill most if not all ticket requests due to a larger ticket allotment. That means it probably won't matter much if fallback reserved tickets are your first or eighth prioritized picks, 10c says you should still get fanclub tickets into the show.
3) The 2016 stadium lottery only had 4 shows to pick from, while this year has 7. This will thin the herd somewhat, and give better odds for GA tickets.
4) In 2016, with only 4 shows in the stadium lottery, and less tickets available, people were still pulling Wrigley reserved with their 3rd and 4th prioritied picks.
5) In 2016, with only 2 GA shows in the stadium lottery, some people won GA with both of their first 2 picks.
6) Plenty of people will not pick GA at all due to preference, height concerns, physical limitations, etc. This also increases your GA odds.
Some valid points here. No one will really know until the odds come out. There are also a lot of people out there with super low #s that would prefer a seat knowing that it will be good and the chance of getting reserved seats are much higher this year than last.
The only odds to really pay attention to are the reserved odds, and those aren't even accurate. They aren't accurate because lots of people put in for GA and reserved for the same show. Once you win one, you can't win the other. Therefore, reserved odds go up dramatically, due to the all the scrubbed names who already won the show via GA tickets.
The way to use reserved odds is just to gauge general interest in a show. For example, Seattle 2 could have lower odds than Seattle 1. So, Seattle 2 would be more popular, and should be prioritized before Seattle 1 when making picks.
How about this one: Good chance I'll be attending Seattle shows solo (going on west coast family vacation this summer...wife is fine if I sneak out for those two evenings). Anyway, I was thinking I'd go Reserved to up the odds of getting in. However, will it be as fun in assigned seating?
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I'm curious buck502000 how you figure flanosmasseur will get shut out
New Orleans LA 7/4/95 reschedule 9/17/95
Chicago IL 1998, 10/9/00, 06/18/03, 05/16/06, 05/17/06
08/23/09, 08/24/09, Lolla 08/05/07
Champaign IL 4/23/03
Grand Rapids MI VFC 10/03/04
Grand Rapids MI 19May06
Noblesville IN 05/07/10 Cleveland OH 05/09/10
PJ 20 2011
Baltimore MD, Charlottesville VA, Seattle WA 2013
St. Louis MO, Milwaukee WI 2014
Tampa FL, Chicago IL, Lexington KY 2016
Missoula MT 2018
Just my two cents . . .
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2013.....London, Buffalo
2014.....Detroit
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2018.....Seattle N1, Seattle N2
2022.....San Diego, Los Angeles N1, Los Angeles N2, Phoenix, Oakland N1, Oakland N2, Quebec City, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto
2023.....Fort Worth N1, Fort Worth N2, Austin N1, Austin N2
2024.....????
My honest personal assessment is that concerts are more fun towards the front in the thick of it. They can be pretty fund from far away, but up front, it adds another layer to the experience.
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09/16/2022 - Nashville
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We just need to not look at the GA odds. They will go to whatever % they end up. The reserved seats however is the odds to watch if they dip to a level you are not comfortable with then pull your GA.
Saying this is useless until we see the odds though. That and the fact this is all NA is getting this summer who knows what the demand is going to be.
So having as many tickets as one leg of an arena TOUR, but fewer shows will actually help odds for landing one pair of tickets.
Let's say, for example, most fans want Seattle. Since there will be a very large allotment and a huge ga there, many fans will win right there and be pulled out of the draw for the other five shows, increasing the odds.
That's why I believe the most, if not all ticket comment was made by 10c. It's my working theory ;-)
16 Raleigh16 Wrigley1 16 Wrigley2 18 Missoula 18 Wrigley116 Raleigh16 Wrigley1 16 Wrigley2 18 Missoula 18 Wrigley116 Raleigh16 Wrigley1 16 Wrigley2 18 Missoula 18 Wrigley1Chicago GA will be past my 2nd pick so it should be interesting to see results.
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08/23/09, 08/24/09, Lolla 08/05/07
Champaign IL 4/23/03
Grand Rapids MI VFC 10/03/04
Grand Rapids MI 19May06
Noblesville IN 05/07/10 Cleveland OH 05/09/10
PJ 20 2011
Baltimore MD, Charlottesville VA, Seattle WA 2013
St. Louis MO, Milwaukee WI 2014
Tampa FL, Chicago IL, Lexington KY 2016
Missoula MT 2018
All the best to all of you for the lotto next week.
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1) The GA pit in Seattle looks HUGE based on the seating chart. It looks bigger than the Wrigley pit in 2016. I haven't seen a Wrigley '18 chart, so it's possible that this year's Wrigley pit has grown in size. Montana has a big GA pit also. Larger GA = better odds.
2) 10c believes that it will be able to fulfill most if not all ticket requests due to a larger ticket allotment. That means it probably won't matter much if fallback reserved tickets are your first or eighth prioritized picks, 10c says you should still get fanclub tickets into the show.
3) The 2016 stadium lottery only had 4 shows to pick from, while this year has 7. This will thin the herd somewhat, and give better odds for GA tickets.
4) In 2016, with only 4 shows in the stadium lottery, and less tickets available, people were still pulling Wrigley reserved with their 3rd and 4th prioritied picks.
5) In 2016, with only 2 GA shows in the stadium lottery, some people won GA with both of their first 2 picks.
6) Plenty of people will not pick GA at all due to preference, height concerns, physical limitations, etc. This also increases your GA odds.
2015: EV Solo (Metro Chicago)
2016: Philadelphia PA 1, Philadelphia PA 2, New York City NY- MSG 1, EV Solo (Metro Chicago), Boston MA Fenway 1, Wrigley 1, Wrigley 2
2017: EV Ohana Fest (Dana Point, CA), EV/Pete Townshend Quadrophenia Rosemont, IL
2018: Seattle WA 1, Seattle WA 2, Missoula MT, Wrigley 1, Wrigley 2, Boston MA Fenway 1, Boston MA Fenway 2
2019: EV Tempe, AZ
2020: PPD
2022: EV & Earthlings Chicago 1 & 2, Phoenix AZ, Camden NJ, Nashville TN, St. Louis MO
2023: EV Tempe, AZ, St Paul, MN 2, Chicago 1 & 2
2024: Noblesville, IN, Wrigley 1, Wrigley 2
I don't need to see Mike play his guitar up close. Truth alert, I do!
I think most fans will enjoy these stadium shows as a chance to celebrate the music we love, but it's fun to speculate how to get the best or most seats possible.
The way to use reserved odds is just to gauge general interest in a show. For example, Seattle 2 could have lower odds than Seattle 1. So, Seattle 2 would be more popular, and should be prioritized before Seattle 1 when making picks.