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Post by Fishing Maniac on Feb 11, 2011 12:51:48 GMT -5
Sadly, it's been like this since the dawn of time. I remember the TM outlets in record stores watching through the window while the clerks printed out sheets of tickets and dropped them in a drawer before unlocking the door to let the buyers in.
cancelling the tickets isn't an option. some people waited out in the cold and others got lucky in the presale. there is no better way to alienate your fanbase than to take away something that they were happy about already having.
while adding another show could compromise the novelty of the april 2nd show i think it would to more good than harm. if they had originally scheduled three shows to end with rather than one, i don't think someone on friday night would be sitting in the stands thinking that this show is going to be so much worse than the sunday one. it also would drive down the ticket prices for the april 2nd show, which would allow the people who have already made travel plans to be able to more easily afford a ticket.
Shows have been canceled and tickets invalidated before. I think they could/should invalidate all the TM tickets and go to the paperless option where you use the credit card you purchased them in a swiper at the door.
Sadly, it's been like this since the dawn of time. I remember the TM outlets in record stores watching through the window while the clerks printed out sheets of tickets and dropped them in a drawer before unlocking the door to let the buyers in.
Ugh.
It's so sad that it is like that.
And what's this about you maybe not coming, brunch wouldn't be the same without you!
cancelling the tickets isn't an option. some people waited out in the cold and others got lucky in the presale. there is no better way to alienate your fanbase than to take away something that they were happy about already having.
while adding another show could compromise the novelty of the april 2nd show i think it would to more good than harm. if they had originally scheduled three shows to end with rather than one, i don't think someone on friday night would be sitting in the stands thinking that this show is going to be so much worse than the sunday one. it also would drive down the ticket prices for the april 2nd show, which would allow the people who have already made travel plans to be able to more easily afford a ticket.
Shows have been canceled and tickets invalidated before. I think they could/should invalidate all the TM tickets and go to the paperless option where you use the credit card you purchased them in a swiper at the door.
I agree that that would be bullshit for anyone who actually got tickets through ticketmaster. I know that the majority seemed to be sold to scalpers, but honest fans DID get tickets through ticketmaster and it would be way unfair to the ones who got at least decent tickets (100-200 level and floor) if their tickets were invalidated and they had to start all over and got worse tickets than they originally had.
I think the most fair course of action would to be to add a friday night show and either sell tickets through the band only, or I guess through TM again. Other than that, there's really nothing they can do. If they added a show sunday, people would feel ripped off for buying tickets to the "last show ever" only to get the SECOND to last show ever.
Shows have been canceled and tickets invalidated before. I think they could/should invalidate all the TM tickets and go to the paperless option where you use the credit card you purchased them in a swiper at the door.
I agree that that would be bullhonkey for anyone who actually got tickets through ticketmaster. I know that the majority seemed to be sold to scalpers, but honest fans DID get tickets through ticketmaster and it would be way unfair to the ones who got at least decent tickets (100-200 level and floor) if their tickets were invalidated and they had to start all over and got worse tickets than they originally had.
I think the most fair course of action would to be to add a friday night show and either sell tickets through the band only, or I guess through TM again. Other than that, there's really nothing they can do. If they added a show sunday, people would feel ripped off for buying tickets to the "last show ever" only to get the SECOND to last show ever.
If they went to paperless all the fans would more than likely get tickets. I do not believe there is a 20k seat demand from the fans I think it is from scalpers.
Maybe I'm an asshole/sellout for this but I found 130 dollar tix on ebay and took the opportunity while it was there. Worse case scenario, they add a friday show and, if I'm able to get floor tickets I'll resell these on ebay for a reasonable price. Theres no way in hell they will cancel the tickets and switch to paperless, it would cause even more of an uproar than there already is, and you can tell that Murphy is already embarrassed as hell over this situation.
James"1 thought: if everyone breathes a sec, maybe it'll calm down, and shitbags will lower the $ on stubhub etc. i think hype is making it worse."
AKA they aren't doing shit and Ticketmaster and StubHub win. They win because no one cares. Already I saw 2 tweets from people who paid for tickets on eBay and StubHub. The one from was $250 a piece. I don't care how low their tickets go, I don't want to buy from greedy, morally corrupt assholes.
Maybe I'm an asshole/sellout for this but I found 130 dollar tix on ebay and took the opportunity while it was there. Worse case scenario, they add a friday show and, if I'm able to get floor tickets I'll resell these on ebay for a reasonable price. Theres no way in hell they will cancel the tickets and switch to paperless, it would cause even more of an uproar than there already is, and you can tell that Murphy is already embarrassed as hell over this situation.
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James"1 thought: if everyone breathes a sec, maybe it'll calm down, and shitbags will lower the $ on stubhub etc. i think hype is making it worse."
AKA they aren't doing Leno and Ticketmaster and StubHub win. They win because no one cares. Already I saw 2 tweets from people who paid for tickets on eBay and StubHub. The one from was $250 a piece. I don't care how low their tickets go, I don't want to buy from greedy, morally corrupt smurfs.
It seems like Murphy genuinely cares. He seems to have dedicated his whole morning to this problem and he probably got in touch with Ticketmaster, who told him, "sorry, all the tickets sold out in regular fashion." So at this point, theres nothing he can do.
Maybe I'm an asshole/sellout for this but I found 130 dollar tix on ebay and took the opportunity while it was there. Worse case scenario, they add a friday show and, if I'm able to get floor tickets I'll resell these on ebay for a reasonable price. Theres no way in hell they will cancel the tickets and switch to paperless, it would cause even more of an uproar than there already is, and you can tell that Murphy is already embarrassed as hell over this situation.
Where are they at?
Where are the seats or where on eBay did I get them?
Either way, they are in section 227 (Row C I think).
Sadly, it's been like this since the dawn of time. I remember the TM outlets in record stores watching through the window while the clerks printed out sheets of tickets and dropped them in a drawer before unlocking the door to let the buyers in.
Ugh.
It's so sad that it is like that.
And what's this about you maybe not coming, brunch wouldn't be the same without you!
Really depends on the lineup. I'm doing Wakarusa the week before. There is a kickass biker rally in Austin the weekend of roo. And two festivals in 2 weeks becomes a money factor. Waka is a shorter drive, has a killer lineup, nicer temps and fishing. Had to do it. We'll see though. Nothing is written in stone. Tuesday will tell.
Yeah, the way I rationlized paying about 140 in the end was that there was no other way to see this show, and I love this band way to much to swallow my pride for the sake of making a statement to scalpers. Still, the situation sucks... hopefully it can be rectified and everyone else can get tickets.
Yeah, the way I rationlized paying about 140 in the end was that there was no other way to see this show, and I love this band way to much to swallow my pride for the sake of making a statement to scalpers. Still, the situation sucks... hopefully it can be rectified and everyone else can get tickets.
I will probably do this as well so don't take it personally, but as long as people feel like you do the situation will not change.