** Vic Theatre Private Show on Aug. 2nd! ** updated

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  • Flagg
    Flagg Posts: 5,856
    Flagg's Updated To-Do List:

    1) Check on change fee for airline - Check (free since these are reward tickets)
    2) Reschedule class I am teaching from 8/2 to 8/1 - Check (they were very understanding)
    3) Ask for day off on 8/2 - Check
    4) Score tickets - CHECK!!!!
    5) Change flight - check
    6) Get hotel - check
    7) Party -

    Threre now. I can go home for the day.
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    MTL-9/15/05, OTT-9/16/05
    PHL-5/27/06,5/28/06,10/30/09,10/31/09
    CHI-8/2/07,8/5/07,8/23/09,8/24/09
    HTFD-6/27/08
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  • Kushikushun
    Kushikushun Posts: 1,263
    Me and my three friends are all going to lolla, arriving in chicago on the second. I was able to get through and buy a pair, but my other friend was not. Now we have two tickets, and four people who wanna go. This is a shitty position to be in.

    Marker ar what time did you get them...?

    So to the ppl that got them...did you keep pushing f5 or just clicked the ticket link the whole time?
    Why not be mediocre and be the best at it that you can be?
  • Garden Dogg
    Garden Dogg Posts: 226
    BetterMike wrote:
    I refuse to believe that 3 minutes in they are listed as temporarily whatever, and then 30 minutes later someone is buying a pair of tickets. shenanigans.

    believe it...thats the way it has gone since they started selling tickets online. their website has never been able to handle the demand even after the upgrade.
    "let's hug it out, bitch."

    "and onward goes this thing of ours."
  • pjnutt
    pjnutt Posts: 28
    I got em. I waited for my browser to load, clicked add to cart, both times ie blanked on me. BUT, when I went to my cart, it was there and I checked out!

    See you all in Chicago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Pumped,
    PjNutt

    ************
    Too many shows to list
    Including Vegas 06' on my bday!
    9/29/96 NY 8/18/98 EL,MI 8/23/98 Palace,MI 9/8/98 E.Ruth,NJ 9/10&9/11 MSG,NY 8/20/00 Cin,OH 8/21/00 Cbus,OH 10/7/00 Aub Hills,MI 4/25/03 Clev,OH 4/26/03 Piits,PA 6/18/03 Chic,IL 6/21/03 E.Troy,WI 6/25/03&6/26 Clarks,MI 10/2/04 Toledo,OH 10/3/04 GR,MI 9/12/05 London,ON 5/19/06 GR,MI 5/22/06 Palace,MI
  • Garden Dogg
    Garden Dogg Posts: 226
    Marker ar what time did you get them...?

    So to the ppl that got them...did you keep pushing f5 or just clicked the ticket link the whole time?

    for future reference, keep clicking the ticket link. refreshing has been known to log you out.
    "let's hug it out, bitch."

    "and onward goes this thing of ours."
  • Marker ar what time did you get them...?

    So to the ppl that got them...did you keep pushing f5 or just clicked the ticket link the whole time?

    I was logged in before 2, and as soon as the clock hit two i refreshed the site and hit tickets. I kept on having to refresh because it would say "server is busy, check internet connection). finally i got to the part when it said "buy" and i clicked it, and had to refresh even more. The "buy" page came up again and i clicked it, and it said "only one pair per customer" or something, so i realized i already had a pair in my cart. Went to the check out, put in my card number, and got the conformation page.
    makes much more sense to live in the present tense

    9/28/05 Pittsburgh
    6/23/06 Pittsburgh
    8/2/07 Vic
    8/5/07 Lolla
    6/16/08 Columbia
    8/17/08 DC (EV Solo)
  • Mrs.Vedder78
    Mrs.Vedder78 Posts: 4,585
    Flagg wrote:
    Flagg's Updated To-Do List:

    1) Check on change fee for airline - Check (free since these are reward tickets)
    2) Reschedule class I am teaching from 8/2 to 8/1 - Check (they were very understanding)
    3) Ask for day off on 8/2 - Check
    4) Score tickets - CHECK!!!!
    5) Change flight - check
    6) Get hotel - check
    7) Party -

    Threre now. I can go home for the day.

    RIGHT ON B!

    I'm so glad to hear you scored tix, this is going to be amazing! Is Toni going with you. I was a wee from trying but held myself together and realized I gotta get school supplies and uniforms for the kids this coming month - LOL

    Congrats my friend :)
    Urs,
    "Without the album covers, where do you clean your pot?" - EV
  • spinDrAtl
    spinDrAtl Posts: 109
    Marker ar what time did you get them...?

    So to the ppl that got them...did you keep pushing f5 or just clicked the ticket link the whole time?

    Here is basically what happened for me:

    Clicked all around about 5 minutes prior to 2 pm.
    Right at 2 pm, website slowed tremendously.
    F5'd and clicked tickets a couple times back and forth,waiting on hourglass each time.
    About 1-2 mins of doing this, Chicago tix showed under 'Tickets'
    Clicked icon and about 15 secs later 'Buy' Button showed.
    Frantically clicked it and after about another 30-45 secs where status message was reading 'website contacted.....', my order with total charges showed, but the graphics on that page were all messed up. I did have a 'Checkout' button.
    Pressed that and after another delay, my shipping address came up for confirmation (I managed to somehow get a tshirt into my cart as well).
    Confirmed that screen and got my long order confirmation number. It was probably about 2:08 at that point.
    So this is what it's like to be an adult.

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  • Nikki682
    Nikki682 Posts: 4
    I thought I did everything right - I've purchased tickets on here 7 + times. Never saw a ticket link until almost 30 minutes in. I'm incredibly disappointed...
    6-26-98 East Troy, 10-9-00 Chicago, 4-23-03 Champaign, 6-18-03 6-21-03, Chicago, 10-2-04 Toledo, 10-3-04 Grand Rapids, 10-5-04 St. Louis, 5-16-06, 5-17-06 Chicago, 5-19-06 Grand Rapids, 5-20-06 Cleveland, 5-22-06 Detroit, 8-5-07 Chicago (Lolla), 8-23-09 Chicago, 8-24-09 Chicago, 5-7-10 Indianapolis
  • nuzzer1
    nuzzer1 New Jersey Posts: 1,437
    pjnutt wrote:
    I got em. I waited for my browser to load, clicked add to cart, both times ie blanked on me. BUT, when I went to my cart, it was there and I checked out!

    See you all in Chicago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Pumped,
    PjNutt

    ************
    Too many shows to list
    Including Vegas 06' on my bday!


    I had the same thing happen - I got in right away, and it froze well over 2 dozen times, I thought that was it but they were in my cart in the end.

    Does anyone know what time the show starts? My flight gets into Midway at 8, but I am going to go standby on the one that arrives much earlier. This same thing happened to the Hawaii show - I had my flight set up and then had to move it to accomodate a new show. It keeps me on my toes. You gotta love it.

    Hope this kept scalpers out at least....
  • jentarr
    jentarr Posts: 79
    nuzzer1 wrote:
    I had the same thing happen - I got in right away, and it froze well over 2 dozen times, I thought that was it but they were in my cart in the end.

    Does anyone know what time the show starts? My flight gets into Midway at 8, but I am going to go standby on the one that arrives much earlier. This same thing happened to the Hawaii show - I had my flight set up and then had to move it to accomodate a new show. It keeps me on my toes. You gotta love it.

    Hope this kept scalpers out at least....


    I'm still trying................... it's been almost 2 hours
    PJ fan since 1991 (I was 14); Ten Club member since '95.
  • Ample Jar
    Ample Jar Posts: 244
    spinDrAtl wrote:
    Here is basically what happened for me:

    Clicked all around about 5 minutes prior to 2 pm.
    Right at 2 pm, website slowed tremendously.
    F5'd and clicked tickets a couple times back and forth,waiting on hourglass each time.
    About 1-2 mins of doing this, Chicago tix showed under 'Tickets'
    Clicked icon and about 15 secs later 'Buy' Button showed.
    Frantically clicked it and after about another 30-45 secs where status message was reading 'website contacted.....', my order with total charges showed, but the graphics on that page were all messed up. I did have a 'Checkout' button.
    Pressed that and after another delay, my shipping address came up for confirmation (I managed to somehow get a tshirt into my cart as well).
    Confirmed that screen and got my long order confirmation number. It was probably about 2:08 at that point.
    That's cool for you...but why didn't many of us even see the icon to buy tix until like 11:20 or so???

    Hail Hail the lucky ones...i refere to those who actually scored tix to the vic.
    9/22/96, 8/17/98, 8/18/00, 6/22/03, 9/1/05, 9/2/05, 7/16/06, 7/18/06
  • jenduf
    jenduf Posts: 43
    ticket's didn't show up at my place till 1:14... and im... said Temp. Unav.. so sad... so sad so sad..cry cry cry cry cry
  • heartdesire
    heartdesire Posts: 430
    Congrats to all those who got through!!!!!

    I hit buy, it was spinning, i was so blissed out and then i got knocked out! 1:02 exactly ... can't believe it! And, they weren't in my cart!

    Hopefully a miracle will ensue and another show will be added!

    Rock out hard all you who are going and please rock a bit harder and louder
    for those of us WISHIN we were there with ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    "i'm a dedicated insomniac" ~ ev nyc beacon 6/22
  • mattcozea
    mattcozea Posts: 377
    Is there any point in still trying? Has anyone got tickets in the last hour?

    I'll probably walk over to the Vic and see if anyone there has an extra on the day of the show, that'll be my last resort.

    This really sucks. :(
    6-27-98 Alpine Valley
    10-8-00 Alpine Valley
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    5-16-06 United Center, Chicago
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  • pjnutt
    pjnutt Posts: 28
    Oh yeah, forgot to add I never saw any of the buttons. I just moved the mouse around until I saw the link ref on the lower corner of ie, tricks of the trade from a software developer...........
    9/29/96 NY 8/18/98 EL,MI 8/23/98 Palace,MI 9/8/98 E.Ruth,NJ 9/10&9/11 MSG,NY 8/20/00 Cin,OH 8/21/00 Cbus,OH 10/7/00 Aub Hills,MI 4/25/03 Clev,OH 4/26/03 Piits,PA 6/18/03 Chic,IL 6/21/03 E.Troy,WI 6/25/03&6/26 Clarks,MI 10/2/04 Toledo,OH 10/3/04 GR,MI 9/12/05 London,ON 5/19/06 GR,MI 5/22/06 Palace,MI
  • Shows at the Vic tend to start around 9:30 - With no delays, you should be ok..
    nuzzer1 wrote:
    I had the same thing happen - I got in right away, and it froze well over 2 dozen times, I thought that was it but they were in my cart in the end.

    Does anyone know what time the show starts? My flight gets into Midway at 8, but I am going to go standby on the one that arrives much earlier. This same thing happened to the Hawaii show - I had my flight set up and then had to move it to accomodate a new show. It keeps me on my toes. You gotta love it.

    Hope this kept scalpers out at least....
  • Yellow Bedwetter
    Yellow Bedwetter NYC Posts: 2,832
    Ample Jar wrote:
    That's cool for you...but why didn't many of us even see the icon to buy tix until like 11:20 or so???

    Hail Hail the lucky ones...i refere to those who actually scored tix to the vic.

    ya that happened to me too and i was in the secure site...ticket tab didnt appear until 2:05 then when i pressed "BUY" i would then press "yes" and then it said "temp unavailable"
    it did this twice
    2005: Borgata 2, Philly
    2006: Camden 1&2, East Ruth 1&2
    2008: BONNAROO, MSG1, MSG2, Hartford
    2009: Philly 1, 2, 4
    2010: Hartford, MSG1, MSG2
    2012: Made in America
    2013: BK1, BK2, Hartford
    2015: Global Citizens
    2016: MSG 2 (ISO MSG1)
    EV Solo: NJPAC 2008; Tower Theatre, PA 2009; Hartford 2011
  • Rhyno
    Rhyno Posts: 304
    Congrats to all those who got through!!!!!

    I hit buy, it was spinning, i was so blissed out and then i got knocked out! 1:02 exactly ... can't believe it! And, they weren't in my cart!

    Hopefully a miracle will ensue and another show will be added!

    Rock out hard all you who are going and please rock a bit harder and louder
    for those of us WISHIN we were there with ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Agree...congrats to all who got tickets. It will be a very memorable show!
    Cheers!
    Rhyno

    11/30/1991 ~ 3/25/92 ~ 8/28/92 ~ 6/30/98 ~ 10/8/2000 ~ 6/18/2003 ~ 6/21/2003 ~ 6/26/2006 ~ 6/27/2006 ~ 7/7/2006 ~ 8/5/2007 ~ 6/24/2008 ~ ALPINE VALLEY in '09 ;-)
  • BetterMike
    BetterMike Posts: 16
    Shows at the Vic tend to start around 9:30 - With no delays, you should be ok..


    Vic website says 8:00

    http://www.jamusa.com/vic/venload.aspx
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