Chicago seat reassignment

artforbw

Well, this looks bad for me. I had really good seats.

"Unfortunately incorrect seat assignments were issued to Ten Club members for shows in St. Paul, Chicago and Indianapolis. We confirm you have reserved tickets to this show but to ensure all Ten Club members get the proper reserved seat location based on their seniority, seats are being reissued."

DKedzie

I got the same thing. I know we're supposed to be happy to "just get in the room", but to be told you have great seats and be excited all day about it, and then be told you'll likely get further back seats... doesn't sit well.
Like, "Hooray! You got seats in the 100 sections... Oops, sorry... Now you're in the 300 section.

Travels With

Is it possible the seats will be better and not worse? 

RatherStarved

Travels With said:

Is it possible the seats will be better and not worse? 

For people with low numbers who got shitty seats, yes.

For people with high numbers who got good seats, no.  

artforbw

I have a high-ish number and got, what I consider, good seats.
If I was told off the bat, "Hey, you got Sec 302." I'd be like, "Ok, cool."
But to be told you got Sec 102, and then later be told they're being taken away, and you'll get 302 instead.
That would not be cool.

DKedzie

artforbw said:

I have a high-ish number and got, what I consider, good seats.
If I was told off the bat, "Hey, you got Sec 302." I'd be like, "Ok, cool."
But to be told you got Sec 102, and then later be told they're being taken away, and you'll get 302 instead.
That would not be cool.

Agreed. That would not be cool.
It would never happen, but TM should give some partial refunds, as an apology/good will gesture, to those who were told they got confirmed good seats, and then were taken back and given worse seats. TM made the mistake, so should pay for their mistake.
But of course would never happen.

TheKricket

I wonder how this will all play out.  My number is 115xxx and I got what I consider okay/not the best seats (on the floor behind the pit), but they are probably considered "Excellent" seats according to the Ticketmaster algorithm because they are "on the floor reserved" seats.

I'm worried I'll end up on the floor but even further back.  With the pit being so huge at the UC this go around, I'm already looking at staring at the screens the whole night.  I bet some of the behind the stage tickets will have a better view.  Definitely much closer to the stage.

JB56195

DKedzie said:

artforbw said:

I have a high-ish number and got, what I consider, good seats.
If I was told off the bat, "Hey, you got Sec 302." I'd be like, "Ok, cool."
But to be told you got Sec 102, and then later be told they're being taken away, and you'll get 302 instead.
That would not be cool.

Agreed. That would not be cool.
It would never happen, but TM should give some partial refunds, as an apology/good will gesture, to those who were told they got confirmed good seats, and then were taken back and given worse seats. TM made the mistake, so should pay for their mistake.
But of course would never happen.

I really can't agree with that take.  They were never supposed to be the above posters tickets.  A high 10C number should just get you in the door. Expectations shouldn't be higher than that.  I think this thing is screwed three ways to Sunday and a lot of people with higher priority numbers got zero tickets.

Doug87

JB56195 said:

DKedzie said:

artforbw said:

I have a high-ish number and got, what I consider, good seats.
If I was told off the bat, "Hey, you got Sec 302." I'd be like, "Ok, cool."
But to be told you got Sec 102, and then later be told they're being taken away, and you'll get 302 instead.
That would not be cool.

Agreed. That would not be cool.
It would never happen, but TM should give some partial refunds, as an apology/good will gesture, to those who were told they got confirmed good seats, and then were taken back and given worse seats. TM made the mistake, so should pay for their mistake.
But of course would never happen.

I really can't agree with that take.  They were never supposed to be the above posters tickets.  A high 10C number should just get you in the door. Expectations shouldn't be higher than that.  I think this thing is screwed three ways to Sunday and a lot of people with higher priority numbers got zero tickets.

Yes, as a person with a 10C number, I’m hoping to potentially get farthest back of club level if lucky.

hoping for anything more would be unrealistic.

Travels With

RatherStarved said:

Travels With said:

Is it possible the seats will be better and not worse? 

For people with low numbers who got shitty seats, yes.

For people with high numbers who got good seats, no.  

well that makes sense.

Olea111

artforbw said:

Well, this looks bad for me. I had really good seats.

"Unfortunately incorrect seat assignments were issued to Ten Club members for shows in St. Paul, Chicago and Indianapolis. We confirm you have reserved tickets to this show but to ensure all Ten Club members get the proper reserved seat location based on their seniority, seats are being reissued."

Curious where you saw this information?, as I got nosebleeds...

hrd2imgn

They are ending up way worse....leads me to believe they kept the good seats for uppriced resale with verified fan

Kevinman

hrd2imgn said:

They are ending up way worse....leads me to believe they kept the good seats for uppriced resale with verified fan

Looks like this

artforbw

Olea111 said:

artforbw said:

Well, this looks bad for me. I had really good seats.

"Unfortunately incorrect seat assignments were issued to Ten Club members for shows in St. Paul, Chicago and Indianapolis. We confirm you have reserved tickets to this show but to ensure all Ten Club members get the proper reserved seat location based on their seniority, seats are being reissued."

Curious where you saw this information?, as I got nosebleeds...

Ticketstoday sent an email with that statement last night at around 11pm CST, to those who scored seated tickets yesterday morning/afternoon.

GhostChile

How is the view in section 210 at the Chicago venue?

Doug87

GhostChile said:

How is the view in section 210 at the Chicago venue?

That’ll be great.  Seriously 

anything in 100/200 stage facing is great!

sat in 208 for Radiohead and loved it!

djsmoot

St Paul ... Night One - section 102, Row 3 were my initial seats.  I received a notice that my seats were going to be reassigned (like everyone) ... I have not received the new seats.  What do you think, does that mean I get to keep my seats or that my seats are gone and will not be reassigned.  My friend has tickets for Night 2 in St Paul ... reassigned about 8 rows back from original tickets... same section. 

Soul Glo

I started in 200 level but was bumped up to 300. Hate to complain but I’m not really seeing much value in remaining a member. Granted, I have a low number (407xxx) but this number had me in the 100 level at the same venue in 2009 (section 111 one night and section 112 the other). Not sure how I get worse seats 14 years later. But oh well. I know it will be a great show regardless. 

Doug87

Soul Glo said:

I started in 200 level but was bumped up to 300. Hate to complain but I’m not really seeing much value in remaining a member. Granted, I have a low number (407xxx) but this number had me in the 100 level at the same venue in 2009 (section 111 one night and section 112 the other). Not sure how I get worse seats 14 years later. But oh well. I know it will be a great show regardless. 

It’s the volume of requests.

it’s a lot easier now with F2F being allowed vs having to spend the money with no transfer option (how it should be imo).

if you don’t like the seats you get, just sell em.

Which is why you see people requesting 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 shows.

it’s honestly absurd imo.

monkeyderfen

Soul Glo said:

I started in 200 level but was bumped up to 300. Hate to complain but I’m not really seeing much value in remaining a member. Granted, I have a low number (407xxx) but this number had me in the 100 level at the same venue in 2009 (section 111 one night and section 112 the other). Not sure how I get worse seats 14 years later. But oh well. I know it will be a great show regardless. 

I'm a little baffled. My number is 67XXX and my original seats for Chicago Night 2 were Section 121 row 18, which seemed quite far back to me, they were ALREADY the furthest seats I've ever had from the stage. My reassigned seats are section 112, row 16. A full section further from the stage.

I can understand why you and I had better seats 14 years ago, there were more shows to spread the wealth, and .. I don't know if it was 14 years ago, but at some point, people were *limited* on how many Fan Club seats they could put in for. Also, since then they've put in a whole general admission section which I don't think was the case 14 years ago. So I can PLAUSIBLY see that the demand is that high for this show and why my seats are pushed back. 

BUT!!! It seems that there is NOT A SINGLE PERSON in this forum who has gotten a better seat after this seat reassignment. If a bunch of platinum seats are being sold in front of me at $700 a ticket, I'm kind of pissed.  The idea that this is to "offset" prices so that I'm allowed the "privilege" of paying "only" $162 per ticket -- which is THE MOST I HAVE EVER PAID FOR ANY CONCERT TICKET IN MY FORTY YEARS OF LIVING -- really enrages me. Not to mention if only "10%" of the tickets are platinum, why have people been pushed back an entire section?!?! 

And if anyone wants to say "If you're mad, just sell your ticket on F2F" .. well frankly I am to that point and y'all will be the first to know. I recognize that section 112 is an excellent seat (and I've NEVER been that close at any other United Center show)! This isn't about that. This is about telling us that the issue was with seniority when it appears to be about platinum tickets. Don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining. 

I'll willingly walk all of this back if anyone had a seat that was put closer to the stage in a way that MAKES ANY SENSE AT ALL. 

L1quid

352xxx member here.  My seats went from section 1xx to section 3xx.