Remeber the Good ole days?

Kevin Wilson · March 2010

When you could only get one set of ten club tickets per tour? There wasn't all this complaining you almost always had choice seats. I think all of this aggravation started after the 2006 tour. That was the last tour that was a sizable tour. Now they seem to do these little jaunts every year like 10-12 shows. Therefore since everyone doesn't get their PJ fix it makes getting tickets a little harder. So what do you think? If they are going to do small tours maybe they should go back to the one set per tour days?? Just a thought.
Funny thing is, is I had no problem getting tix for Chicago both nights last year and for DC the year before. I dunno... Any thoughts?

decides2dream · March 2010

my first tour was 2003. right within 2003, they oversold MSG II. i 'had' tickets, but they were asking people to give em up in exchange for 10c tix to holmdel (that didn't get 10c tix initially except for this swap) rather than have to issue refunds.

so yea, my point?
this problems have existed as long as i've been seeing pj live. 2003 did the ole postcard/money order thing, and it still ended up not 'working'....add in now fan club ticket limits, and it's just bound to happen....

pnichols421 · March 2010

Tired for Boston - failed, tried for NY # 1, was able to click "BUY", then "CHECKOUT", then site froze before I could enter card info.....frustrasting....there's gotta be a better way...

Kevin Wilson · March 2010

I've never had any probs with any method yet. Even back when we snail mailed.

BobbyCrayons · March 2010

...and a long time ago they sent you these big blue concert tickets and you have to follow directions to a "T" in order to get your tickets sent to you in the mail.

hrd2imgn · March 2010

I hated mailing in stuff praying they'd get it, and I would get mail back with tickets, though pre-internet days were a hell of a lot less stressful. Now it is a friggin feeding frenzy. At least you can get info in a timely fashion and not rely on ten club mailings.

I remember first come first serve on seats and when you are dealing with US mail that put a lot of people in a great disadvantage.

nothing's perfect, but it is just a pre-sale, there is always the even better ticketmaster

LONG LIVE ETM

Kevin Wilson · March 2010

BobbyCrayons wrote:

...and a long time ago they sent you these big blue concert tickets and you have to follow directions to a "T" in order to get your tickets sent to you in the mail.

Yeah That was crazy!! I had one of those for Knoxville on the yield tour!!!

Man those are good memories!!!

Kevin Wilson · March 2010

anybody else?? It's a better topic than all the others

DS242078 · March 2010

It funny to say- i was in the fan club before the internet was invented. Unfortunatly i let a 7 year gap in my membership

ziggy21 · March 2010

Oh good times indeed! I joined in late '93 or '94 and remember having to get a money order to purchase your tickets. God I feel old!

joebot · March 2010

I think back to what i had to go through to get tix for randalls island on the no code tour (my pre 10 c), like calling a number and then picking them up at yankee stadium and this current method almost doesn't seem as bad. But it is, and I have to think, there has got to be a better way. For the love of christ, there has got to be a better way !

stranger34 · March 2010

remember when the ticket prices weren't crazy too

Kevin Wilson · March 2010

joebot wrote:

I think back to what i had to go through to get tix for randalls island on the no code tour (my pre 10 c), like calling a number and then picking them up at yankee stadium and this current method almost doesn't seem as bad. But it is, and I have to think, there has got to be a better way. For the love of christ, there has got to be a better way !

Yeah I went to the Toledo show and the lines crashed had to hurry and call back it was effing crazy!! I met Mike in 2006 and he was looking at my shirt and was all like yeah No Code tour what a nightmare and I said yeah you should've been trying to get tickets!! Greatest moment of my life I might add!!!

LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun · March 2010

reason number 50 why i like festival shows! no worries about tickets!

teflonsteve · March 2010

One show per tour really does need to make a comeback. Then after the people who prioritized the show have bought their allotment, allow a free for all on the remaining tickets. Sure it's not a perfect system either but it would solve alot of problems, especially with such small tours.

mensane · March 2010

index cards!!!!! :!:

Kevin Wilson · March 2010

teflonsteve wrote:

One show per tour really does need to make a comeback. Then after the people who prioritized the show have bought their allotment, allow a free for all on the remaining tickets. Sure it's not a perfect system either but it would solve alot of problems, especially with such small tours.

I agree

Chrispj09 · March 2010

we pay more for less. Its pointless to be a member now. I paid 20 bucks for nothing. But you have thousands getting tickets to muliple shows, while others cant get one. Great job ten club!

luke.harvey3 · March 2010

all the shows ive attended (apart from Leeds Fest.) have been 10C. And ive never had a problem getting tickets... even sitting for 4.5hrs at my computer to get wembley tickets in 2007, i still got them! NEVER give up!!!!
this year if first year im going none 10C to a PJ headline show in Berlin, but i decided to go after the pre-sale! But still happy to be going there 10C or not! London and Belfast(seats) 10C.

DS242078 · March 2010

hand written evelopes.
no contact info whatsoever.

i hope for olypic platinum ever show!

morgie2 · March 2010

how about the real good ole' days. I remember in '94 running down the streets of Boston to the old Boston Garden ticket office after the announcement of PJ concerts. People sprinting out of office buildings. It was like a run on the bank during the depression.

Remeber the Good ole days?

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