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orig_long redorig_long red Posts: 2,029
edited May 2009 in All Encompassing Trip
How in the hell do these tickets sell out so damn fast? Bought tickets for Green Day in MSG this morning, ended up with kinda nosebleeds ... which is fine ... but damn, by about 5 after 10 the tix were sold out. And now there's some on stub hub. Something smells rotten.
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  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    long red wrote:
    Something smells rotten.


    It's been rotten for years.

    BTW - I used to work at msg, and other arenas. Tickets WILL be released the day of the show for sale at the box office. Happens at pretty much 100% of arena shows. Good tickets too. Something to think about. :)
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  • tvismyfriendtvismyfriend Posts: 2,118
    They didn't sell very fast here in Vancouver. I managed to get a pair for my mom the day after they went on sale.
  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,209
    long red wrote:
    How in the hell do these tickets sell out so damn fast? Bought tickets for Green Day in MSG this morning, ended up with kinda nosebleeds ... which is fine ... but damn, by about 5 after 10 the tix were sold out. And now there's some on stub hub. Something smells rotten.

    The simple answer is the the shows aren't all sold out. The venue holds many seats for VIP's and for staging changes etc. I know this because at the Verizon Center here in DC for GD/Springsteen on Monday the VP of operations always has tickets available to ANY shows at VC and of course I have access to them through him. I haven't gotten my Green Day tickets yet but I have plenty of time.

    So it's not always Ticketgangster it's also the venue too.

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  • stuckinlinestuckinline Posts: 3,384
    long red wrote:
    How in the hell do these tickets sell out so damn fast? Bought tickets for Green Day in MSG this morning, ended up with kinda nosebleeds ... which is fine ... but damn, by about 5 after 10 the tix were sold out. And now there's some on stub hub. Something smells rotten.
    for ed's solo tour last year, the tickets were sold out instantly on ticketbastard.
  • PatrickBatemanPatrickBateman Posts: 2,243
    I got (4) in the middle of the arena row J on the lower section on the side @10:20 in hartford at first they were shitty nosebleeds, three tries later I got some pretty decent seats fir GD in hartford
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  • libragirllibragirl Posts: 4,632
    I was at work trying to get them..yeah I didn't think i was gonna get anything. I guess i lucked out if they sold out 5 after 10. I didn't get the greatest seats but they aren't bad. Can't really go wrong at MSG.
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  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Worst is when you try buy online and the site crashes due to the influx of users.
    And being on hold on the phone for 15 mins when booking.
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  • JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    long red wrote:
    How in the hell do these tickets sell out so damn fast? Bought tickets for Green Day in MSG this morning, ended up with kinda nosebleeds ... which is fine ... but damn, by about 5 after 10 the tix were sold out. And now there's some on stub hub. Something smells rotten.

    You are only figuring this out now? Ticketmaster has been a den of corruption for eons.
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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,687
    g under p wrote:

    So it's not always Ticketgangster it's also the venue too.

    The venue.....owned by Ticketbastard. :cry:
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  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,209
    imalive wrote:
    g under p wrote:

    So it's not always Ticketgangster it's also the venue too.

    The venue.....owned by Ticketbastard. :cry:

    Huh, Verizon Center in DC is owned by Abe Polin as far as I know.

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