there are 2,000 people in front of you.......

SmallestOceans · January 2020

Has anybody gotten tickets to any show in the public on-sale today?

Abe Froman · January 2020

Bottom line is the demand is higher than the supply. It seems 10c got more tickets in fan club members than ever before. I feel bad for those that were shut out but it happens every tour. And the people thinking they "deserve" GA just because they have been a huge fan longer than others...well I dont even know what to say. Tons of us want GA that have never had it.

blackhawks · January 2020

I get tired of the entitled I have it so hard whining. I really do. The band owes us nothing (except two singles I hear lol). I missed Bruce a couple times because I couldn't get tickets back in the River days in 80 I think. NIN a year or two ago when they played the whole EP in PHX and I had a work trip. And others as well. Life goes on and I don't even think of those misses. It is not like it is the end of days. I just don't get the high level of butthurt over PJ tickets. They aren't in their prime so there is no going back to the 'old' days. We had it good then. I love seeing them and I 'collect' songs kind of (first PJ live song was Wash in Oct 91....lucky me!). But I enjoy going to live shows of many bands so if I miss one there is always another.

mpedone · January 2020

SmallestOceans said:

Has anybody gotten tickets to any show in the public on-sale today?

Yes. Not me, but other 10C members did. I'm guessing a lot of people in the general public did, too.

madkins7 · January 2020

Third time was a charm for me and I got tickets for LA.... that said I'm unlikely to go. Looks like today on sale were all behind the stage with a few in the upper back as well. I felt an obligation to buy them and push them to another fan.

BennyLaRue · January 2020

madkins7 said:

Third time was a charm for me and I got tickets for LA.... that said I'm unlikely to go. Looks like today on sale were all behind the stage with a few in the upper back as well. I felt an obligation to buy them and push them to another fan.

So, you got them so another fan waiting in line behind you...couldn't? You actually made it more difficult for them, you know?

GlowGirl · January 2020

Habit4me said:

So like does anyone get lucky when they are taken to the waiting room to see "5 people ahead of you". Seems like no matter what, ITS ALWAYS 2000+ in front of me!

For other shows I have. Yesterday for the VF sale, my sister and I did it together. We both had codes for Baltimore. I was on my laptop, she was on her phone. I got in at 2000+, and she got in at 639 (or something). She got us tickets before I even moved out of the 2000+ status. She also wasn't using the wifi because I was afraid that if we were both on the same wifi it would flag it somehow (even though we were on different TM accounts - I was being overly cautious). I wonder if using the phone without wifi made any difference in terms of where they put us in the queue. I'm probably over analyzing. At least we got our 300 level Baltimore seats.

BS44325 · January 2020

BennyLaRue said:

Remember bread lines?

I would rather starve than eat your bread

BennyLaRue · January 2020

BS44325 said:

BennyLaRue said:

Remember bread lines?

I would rather starve than eat your bread

It's always yeasty. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

(True story, not joking)

brianwilson · January 2020

mace1229 said:

I actually remember tickets being very easy to get until about 10 years ago. Through the 2000s, living in LA and San Diego, there wasn't that big of demand. I would talk friends into going to the show with me just days before the concert sometimes and there'd be tickets. ANd when they had a 1 show limit, I don't remember having to go to StubHub for the extra shows, there wasn't any problem getting them through TM.
But they just weren't as popular then as they are now.
The only valid complaint is lack of communication from 10c about the lottery fiasco. I was expecting some communication, at least that they were aware of some problems/glitches and will fix them before the next drawing. That would be enough.

Bingo. I'd prefer to go back to snail mail: the early-mid 90s to 2000... that was money. I complain about people going to shows all across the continental US regularly on here, half-joking, of course, but for some reason it upsets people. Oh well. But the whole deal is that all of us (not me, unfortunately) in our 40s have too much dough to spend on tix.

The only time I've done this was in 2006, seeing them in SD and LA. I felt kinda dumb afterwards, cuz sure they play different songs and all, but it's still the same band and, relatively speaking, the same show. And the touring superfans in the 10c complain cuz the setlist in back to back was kinda similar. I ised to say we're spoiled but that's no longer the case: in 2019 I paid $40 for a live bootleg download. No more auto-renewal for me

wobbler_kitty · January 2020

Abe Froman said:

Vedd Hedd said:

Abe Froman said:

B4idiejets said:

.....i miss the good old days when waiting out in line the night before tickets went on sale. Who knew that would seem so organized......ughhh

I used to have to work these at Streetside Records in STL. As much of a pain in the ass as it was it was always kind of fun. Fans hyped about a band/show. Obviously I love just sitting at home and entering the 10c lottery with almost zero stress (other than waiting to see if we win) but fans gathering all night before a big ticket sale was kind of cool.

Yeah, its kinda cool to see that....but we get that now with GA lines and Merch lines too

I would prefer NOT to camp out for tickets in january.

Oh no doubt. There is plenty of opportunities to get in a line and mingle with other fans and I hated the stress of trying to get tickets for shows back then. It was just sometimes kind of fun seeing so many passionate fans gather at a record store for a chance at tickets. Again, of course so much easier and better now.

Haha, ask NIN fans how that method went for their last tour. Thousands of people waiting outside since the night before only to wait literally all day in line because the venues weren’t prepared for that volume of in person sales. Not enough ticket windows open, computers and CC machines getting bogged down and unable to keep up. Saturday box office hours scheduled and them having to find people willing to stay late well into the evening because of the turnout and slow systems. I read about one box office that just started turning people away who waited in line all day because they didn’t anticipate the volume and weren’t willing to sell tix any longer.

I think that nostalgia wore off real fast. Don’t see anyone attempting that again anytime soon.