Hartford ticket debacle? What happened.. who was part of it?
Jeremys Spoken
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And did anyone miss songs? What caused the problem I forgot?
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The problem was that there were 4,800 10C tickets - MUCH MORE than most shows. Most people showed up to pick up their tickets after 6:00 and there wasn't enough time for the 10C to hand out that many tickets in that short of a time frame. It cause massive lineups at the ticket windows that they couldn't handle. Many people missed as much as half of the first set from what I heard.1996: Toronto 1998: Barrie 2000: Saratoga Springs 2003: Buffalo, Toronto 2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto 2006: Toronto x2, Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Gorge #1 2007: London, Dusseldorf, Vic, Lolla 2008: WPB, Tampa, DC, MSG x2, Hartford, Boston x2, Beacon 2009: Toronto, Chicago x2, Seattle x2, LA #3&4, San Diego, Philly x4 2010: Cleveland, Buffalo, Hartford 2011: Montreal, Toronto x2, Hamilton 2012: Missoula 2013: London, Wrigley, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Hartford, Dallas, OKC0
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If people missed the show then they got there way too late. I got there around 7 and still had time to get my tix, have a beer and get to my seat, then decide i need to pee so I ran to the bathroom, waited in line, did my business and got back to my seat before Pearl Jam took the stage.
Bottom line, show up before the show starts to get your tickets!0 -
Isn't that the whole reason why they open the box office early? I don't think it's 10c's fault.BeerBaron wrote:The problem was that there were 4,800 10C tickets - MUCH MORE than most shows. Most people showed up to pick up their tickets after 6:00 and there wasn't enough time for the 10C to hand out that many tickets in that short of a time frame. It cause massive lineups at the ticket windows that they couldn't handle. Many people missed as much as half of the first set from what I heard.2008 - MSG 6/24-6/25
2010 - Newark 5/18 MSG 5/21
2011 - PJ20 9/3-9/4
2012 - MIA Festival 9/2
2013 - Wrigley Field 7/19 Brooklyn 10/18-10/19 Philly 10/22
2015 - Colbert show - 9/23 Global Citizens Festival 9/26
2016 - Philly 4/28-4/29 MSG 5/1-5/20 -
Really? Well if you don't show up until after 7 you are asking for it...Bravejamriot wrote:If people missed the show then they got there way too late. I got there around 7 and still had time to get my tix, have a beer and get to my seat, then decide i need to pee so I ran to the bathroom, waited in line, did my business and got back to my seat before Pearl Jam took the stage.1996: Toronto 1998: Barrie 2000: Saratoga Springs 2003: Buffalo, Toronto 2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto 2006: Toronto x2, Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Gorge #1 2007: London, Dusseldorf, Vic, Lolla 2008: WPB, Tampa, DC, MSG x2, Hartford, Boston x2, Beacon 2009: Toronto, Chicago x2, Seattle x2, LA #3&4, San Diego, Philly x4 2010: Cleveland, Buffalo, Hartford 2011: Montreal, Toronto x2, Hamilton 2012: Missoula 2013: London, Wrigley, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Hartford, Dallas, OKC0 -
BeerBaron wrote:
Really? Well if you don't show up until after 7 you are asking for it...Bravejamriot wrote:If people missed the show then they got there way too late. I got there around 7 and still had time to get my tix, have a beer and get to my seat, then decide i need to pee so I ran to the bathroom, waited in line, did my business and got back to my seat before Pearl Jam took the stage.
Exactly. I got out of work at 430 and drove 2 hours. I was really worried about missing the show, but I had no choice of when I got there. The line was long but they did move it decently quick. Like I said I got my tickets and had plenty of time to get inside.
Spend less time pregaming in the parking lot folks, or get your tix then walk back to the car.0 -
Yeah definitely not 10c fault. Good for them for getting more 10c seats. I have number 415xxx and was only 10 rows in front of the lawn.... but at least I was in the building!!! Mansfield 2 must have had less 10c tickets available because for that show I was a good 50 yards closer to the stage. Anyone who got into the concert late waited until the last minute to pick up tickets. I got mine no problem at about 7 15. Pearl Jam even waited an extra 10-15 minutes later to go on stage then they were supposed to because they were aware of the long 10c line. Great Show!PJ: Hartford 6/27/08 Mansfield 6/30/08 Philly 3 Oct. 30 2009
Philly 4 Oct. 31 2009 Hartford May 2010 Boston May 2010 MSG 1 May 2010
EV: Albany 1 and 2 June 2009 Providence June 15 2011 Hartford June 18 20110 -
I never suggested that it was.Jeremys Spoken wrote:Isn't that the whole reason why they open the box office early? I don't think it's 10c's fault.
Similar thing happened at the first Gorge show in 06. They delayed the start of the show because of it and a lot of people still missed the first 3-4 songs. What was crazy about that show is that a large number of people were camping there and could have just walked over and picked up their tickets any time during the day. But of course, they all waited until 7:30
1996: Toronto 1998: Barrie 2000: Saratoga Springs 2003: Buffalo, Toronto 2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto 2006: Toronto x2, Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Gorge #1 2007: London, Dusseldorf, Vic, Lolla 2008: WPB, Tampa, DC, MSG x2, Hartford, Boston x2, Beacon 2009: Toronto, Chicago x2, Seattle x2, LA #3&4, San Diego, Philly x4 2010: Cleveland, Buffalo, Hartford 2011: Montreal, Toronto x2, Hamilton 2012: Missoula 2013: London, Wrigley, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Hartford, Dallas, OKC0 -
I'm not gonna argue why it happened.... I was in the line... I may have gotten there later then some, but no later then I usually arrive to shows and have no problem with getting tickets and making it to my seat early. I missed 5 songs."I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"0
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I wasn't saying you said it. Lot of people blamed 10c.BeerBaron wrote:
I never suggested that it was.Jeremys Spoken wrote:Isn't that the whole reason why they open the box office early? I don't think it's 10c's fault.
Similar thing happened at the first Gorge show in 06. They delayed the start of the show because of it and a lot of people still missed the first 3-4 songs. What was crazy about that show is that a large number of people were camping there and could have just walked over and picked up their tickets any time during the day. But of course, they all waited until 7:30
I absolutely despise people waiting till the last minute.. I HATE it. I like having my tix first, having fun then going in.2008 - MSG 6/24-6/25
2010 - Newark 5/18 MSG 5/21
2011 - PJ20 9/3-9/4
2012 - MIA Festival 9/2
2013 - Wrigley Field 7/19 Brooklyn 10/18-10/19 Philly 10/22
2015 - Colbert show - 9/23 Global Citizens Festival 9/26
2016 - Philly 4/28-4/29 MSG 5/1-5/20 -
I remember while I was online a guy a little behind me was on the phone yelling at his friends who were refusing to leave their car to get online at the time.0
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Picked up my tickets at 2:00 and went to the pre-show party. No worries.DAL-7/5/98,10/17/00,6/9/03,11/15/13
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You have to have some compassion for the fans. Traffic in Central and Southern CT is the worst in the country IMO.
I wouldnt expect 10c to really expect that/such a rush either.0 -
Part of the problem was traffic was horrendous that day (at least coming from Philly). I planned on being at 10-C window around 4 and didn't get there until 7:30, when there was a huge line."They said ... timing was everything
made him ... want to be everywhere
there's a ... lot to be said for nowhere."0 -
Damn. Did you miss part of the show?Ryan_WFC wrote:Part of the problem was traffic was horrendous that day (at least coming from Philly). I planned on being at 10-C window around 4 and didn't get there until 7:30, when there was a huge line.1996: Toronto 1998: Barrie 2000: Saratoga Springs 2003: Buffalo, Toronto 2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto 2006: Toronto x2, Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Gorge #1 2007: London, Dusseldorf, Vic, Lolla 2008: WPB, Tampa, DC, MSG x2, Hartford, Boston x2, Beacon 2009: Toronto, Chicago x2, Seattle x2, LA #3&4, San Diego, Philly x4 2010: Cleveland, Buffalo, Hartford 2011: Montreal, Toronto x2, Hamilton 2012: Missoula 2013: London, Wrigley, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Hartford, Dallas, OKC0 -
The off-site lots and the long walk to the cars discourages people from getting tix early.
Man I hate that place. Two guys next to me were cursing EV (and loudly) from the third row as they missed seven songs.
that line was outta hand Ive never seen anything like it-not since sleeping our for dead tickets in the 80s anyway
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BeerBaron wrote:
Damn. Did you miss part of the show?Ryan_WFC wrote:Part of the problem was traffic was horrendous that day (at least coming from Philly). I planned on being at 10-C window around 4 and didn't get there until 7:30, when there was a huge line.
Nah, I got in just in time, but I know people who weren't so lucky."They said ... timing was everything
made him ... want to be everywhere
there's a ... lot to be said for nowhere."0 -
From what i remember, their was like 4 ticket windows open for the 10club and you could stand in any line. Normally it is divided up by your last name with each window having 1/4th of the tickets. But at Hartford I get up to the window and give them my license and they went over to a table that had all the ticket envelopes on it and they start digging thru everything looking for my tix. So while theirs 1 worker looking for my tickets...the 3 other workers from the other 3 windows are standing around waiting to get a turn at the big box of tickets.0
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Good to hear. What made that show was the first 9-10 songs. It would have been tragic to miss half of those.Ryan_WFC wrote:BeerBaron wrote:
Damn. Did you miss part of the show?Ryan_WFC wrote:Part of the problem was traffic was horrendous that day (at least coming from Philly). I planned on being at 10-C window around 4 and didn't get there until 7:30, when there was a huge line.
Nah, I got in just in time, but I know people who weren't so lucky.1996: Toronto 1998: Barrie 2000: Saratoga Springs 2003: Buffalo, Toronto 2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto 2006: Toronto x2, Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Gorge #1 2007: London, Dusseldorf, Vic, Lolla 2008: WPB, Tampa, DC, MSG x2, Hartford, Boston x2, Beacon 2009: Toronto, Chicago x2, Seattle x2, LA #3&4, San Diego, Philly x4 2010: Cleveland, Buffalo, Hartford 2011: Montreal, Toronto x2, Hamilton 2012: Missoula 2013: London, Wrigley, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Hartford, Dallas, OKC0 -
I took a cab from our hotel into the venue, there was no way I was going to drive there b/c I did it in 06 and fucking hated it... and then leaving there was even worse in 06... again, called a cab to bring me back to the hotel and it was sweet... We ended up getting there pretty early like 5 or so and had plenty of time to do what we needed to do before the show started...
on a side note, whoever decided to put that venue in the middle of a city is a fucking moron... it's really hard to get in and out of there... get there early... leave early (during the last song if you gotta)... it's your best bet if you're driving.0 -
Flagg wrote:Picked up my tickets at 2:00 and went to the pre-show party. No worries.
yep did the exact same thing no problem ....jesus greets me looks just like me ....0
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