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I have already posted on a coupla other threads about this, but I thought I'd present my possible dilemma to a greater audience, since you guys are all so helpful! ;D
My dad works for XM Radio and one of the perks is he can usually get tickets to pretty much any concert. Since I am a poor college student, I asked him to fanagle me some Bonnaroo tickets. He made a phone call and they confirmed to him that, yes, they are going to "have a presence" at Bonnaroo, which I guess means they have some tickets available. They put him in contact with the person who can get him the tickets, but there's some red tape and its still not certain.
As tickets continue to sell at a healthy pace, and my Inforoo addiction is become unhealthy , I am become concerned about what will happen if this whole thing falls through. I have gotten so excited I know at this point I will do what I gotta do to get to Roo...but my question is, after all that ado, when tickets are at the third stage do you suggest buying them at that kind of painful price? And what happens if they sell out before I get mine? I have heard that closer to Roo there are some good prices on Ebay, and I've also heard some stuff about scalpers...but I am really not wanting to take the risk of driving to Manchester the day of without any tickets.
Has anyone gotten tickets not through the Bonnaroo website? What kind of price did you get? Please reassure me! Thanks!
It's honestly hard to say, as it looks like this year will sell out. Once it sells out, I think prices on ebay will go UP, not down. I bought a ticket for a friend off craigslist last year, but I had to do it through a Washington DC craigslist, and I had a friend in that area make the money/ticket exchange. I've always been a bit leary of buying a ticket from a stranger, especially because the tickets don't arrive until a couple of weeks before the festival.
It's a hard call, in my opinion. Luckily, you're very close-by, so I think that will make things much easier.
Post by paranoidbot on Feb 28, 2007 23:56:08 GMT -5
Don't worry. Worst case scenario you end paying MAYBE $50 more TOPS and that is if we sell out now.
I doubt that though.
With 80,000 tickets sold there are always hundreds of tickets available in late May on ebay, craigslists, Phantasy Tour, Panic freaks, and every band board out there.
and every year there are hundreds of extras being sold by in the traffic line by people who had frinds drop out at the last second.
Your inforoo addiction, however, is a much tougher nut to crack.
Post by oatmealschnappz on Mar 1, 2007 1:22:42 GMT -5
Even at the 3rd level, the tickets really are a bargain. If you only see 10 bands at Roo, you're still only paying less than $25 a show. When you consider the variety of music, the caliber of talent, the atmosphere and the overall experience....It's definitely worth the price of admission! If your dad can get you free tickets then that's great but, if not, that shouldn't stop you. I haven't got my tickets yet, so I understand your concern about them selling-out quickly. My advice to you is to go ahead and buy your tickets now and then, if you do get the freebies (lucky bastard), you can always sell them later. It's better to play it safe now than to miss-out in June.
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Even at the 3rd level, the tickets really are a bargain. If you only see 10 bands at Roo, you're still only paying less than $25 a show. When you consider the variety of music, the caliber of talent, the atmosphere and the overall experience....It's definitely worth the price of admission! If your dad can get you free tickets then that's great but, if not, that shouldn't stop you. I haven't got my tickets yet, so I understand your concern about them selling-out quickly. My advice to you is to go ahead and buy your tickets now and then, if you do get the freebies (lucky bastard), you can always sell them later. It's better to play it safe now than to miss-out in June.
foreal, i think THE lamest excuse for not going to Bonnaroo is "man, the ticket is expensive as hell".
Thanks guys! Thelowend: Obviously I would give my right arm to get to Roo but when tickets are now costing close to what I make in a month at my part-time job, I am paying for college, and I don't want to abuse my "emergency-only" credit card, giving my right arm is sadly more feasible than coming up with the cash anytime real soon... especially if I know that its likely my dad could have me the tickets within the week. Thankfully, I think things are working out. See ya'll there!
if i truly couldnt afford to go to roo id hitch and sneak in. you only have to get into centeroo once. you can live there. this bonnaroo will only happen once in your life!!!!
Post by oatmealschnappz on Mar 2, 2007 2:05:00 GMT -5
dudewhersmyinforoo said:
if i truly couldnt afford to go to roo id hitch and sneak in. you only have to get into centeroo once. you can live there. this bonnaroo will only happen once in your life!!!!
maybe you could look into volunteering? heard they were comping the tix for people willing to work for a day or two. and even working at the 'roo would be better than not going at all.
there has got to be a portion of people selling tickets right before you come in, with 80k people coming someone is going to drop out at the last second. I think that if you can't get them before they officially sell out, this is the best way to get it at the same price. People are just going to want to get rid of them than make money off them (i.e. ebay)
I saw on another thread people discussing volunteering. That seems like the way to go. Work afew shifts a day, and get to see who you want for FREE! Of course, I saw where some require you to stay a day or so after the festival or before, which can be problematic when you have a job to get back to.
Post by oatmealschnappz on Mar 2, 2007 15:56:03 GMT -5
There are always MANY people selling tickets on the way in. I've heard of people getting really good deals, prices sometimes even lower than face value. Some scalpers even accept "trade" ....or so i've heard.
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