2016 PJ25 Tour Rumors

PJNB said:

How would you revamp it? She has every right to be a member as do you and I. Now if she has zero interest in going to the show and is just bettering the odds for her husband and whoever else is going with him then ya that's not cool but I see no way of fixing it personally.

I felt like the previous system forced fans to jump through some hoops and put in some time and effort, which I liked because I was willing to do it. It took me 8 hours of refreshing to get PJ20 tickets, and it was worth every minute. I had friends who are casual fans who tried for a few minutes, saw it was "sold out" and decided they would just get tickets through TM. These are the people who could go or not go and if they do go they want to hear the hits, have beers, chat with friends during the show and post about it on FB. Now all these people and their wives, brothers, friends, etc. can enter the lottery with the click of a button. Just my opinion.

Hell, even if they went back to the postcard system, half the people wouldnt even bother. "Eh, I'm not gonna go buy stamps and notecards. I'll just get tickets through TM."

I know everyone wants the system that favors them. I'm willing to do anything for tickets, so I want a system that favors loyalty and commitment of time and energy. I just feel like the lottery system has taken away from some of the "die-hardness" in the 10C sections. Actual passion for the music is my biggest annoyance at every show (not just PJ), as people seem to go these days just stare at their phone or talk to their friends during the show.

PJNB said:

Fair enough. I can agree with a lot of that. I think we can also agree that it is impossible to make everyone happy. Sitting in front of a computer for 8 hours with kids/work/life to worry about is not ideal for most though I would admit that I would do it if I had too. That said good luck on the next lottery and I hope it turns out for ya.

The 8 hours was definitely an anomaly due to technical issues and demand. Though it did require time, no other show took that long and the only show I was every shut out of was The Vic (have my own thoughts about that one).

Thanks, you too!

buck502000 said:

How'd the tickets for the Vic get dispersed?

It was the standard online sale at the time (a.k.a. F5).

dmbolp said:

Only to members who didn't have a song title in their user name

SVRDhand13 said:

my2hands said:

lets gather our current intel... might need to double check those hotel reservations w/ adjoining rooms before shit gets real

we have a leaked list of dates... source is unknown... discussed at length
we have sources of sources @ Wells Fargo Philly who conforms a hold
we have our boy SVRDhand13's source @ Barclays who confirms a hold
we have sources of sources @ Tampa who confirms a hold & onsale date of early December
we have seating charts popping up for some of the rumored dates... I forget which ones?
we have radio stations in London, Ontario confirming Toronto... but is that coming from here? lol
we have a report in french from Quebec that confirms that show (brand new venue by the way)
we have a reminder in the 10/10 newsletter
we have a follow up reminder on 10/24, exactly 2 weeks later
Latin American tour runs 11/4-11/28

I think its safe to assume there will be an official countdown/rollout including radio announcements before the announcement

the early December date definitely works with the tour ending on Saturday 11/28... announce the week of 11/30-12/4 or 12/7-12/11... BUT, would they send out tweets and reminders that far in advance? I would tend to think not but perhaps they have found that they see a bump in 10c memberships when tours are imminent so they want to maximize it? would they have a ticket sale while on tour on another continent?

when it all boils down, the only thing I give a shit about is that Friday night Philly date. If i am on life support, wheel me into the venue

And someone else on the board confirmed a hold for MSG. Which means the band booked both and had yet to decide as of a few weeks ago. Maybe the NBA/NHL playoffs have something to do with it? From my understanding, MSG has a large fee (something like 25% of ticket sales) that needs to be paid to the venue but Barclays does not (they just have a reserve amount).

Yes, I have a legit source that says pj has msg on hold for 5/1 and 5/2.

RE4790 said:

We've all been over this before, but the best idea I have heard so far is to mimic what NIN did a few years ago and only give the fan club tickets to the lotto winners once they have passed security and entered the venue. So you can't walk out with unscanned tickets. This way there is none of this "spouse account ticket flipping" or locals entering the lotto only to flip. It wouldn't eliminate improper resale, but it would reduce it massively.

This seems like a no-brainer. With the emphasis PJ has had on scalping from the beginning, it makes no sense that they haven't done this with 10C tickets. Every time I've mentioned it in the past (every tour) people get up in arms about wanting the ticket stub, which they'll still get, they just have to be inside to get it (immediate entry).