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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Bags on March 04, 2004, 10:01:00 pm
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No, I'm not talking about the artists on the O.C. mix.
Wondering if there are any of the 'hot buzz' shows coming up that folks think are going to sell out any time soon.
Examples (ie, shows I'm planning on): British Sea Power, Decemberists, Broken Social Scene, Psychedelic Furs.
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BSP should be fine...... I dont think the furs sold out last time, did they?
Its hard to judge the other two. Air should sell out, but I dont have tickets for it yet either.
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The British Sea Power show at the Bowery Ballroom is sold out, and that's a bigger venue than Black cAt.
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bsp has the potential to sell out, everything else will not. in fact, i predict that the psych furs will be a 2 for 1 deal the week of the show so i'm waiting on buy a ticket.
bags, you doing double duty tommorow night? paul kelly and ctc?
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Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
The British Sea Power show at the Bowery Ballroom is sold out, and that's a bigger venue than Black cAt.
The walkmen sold out bowerey ballroom..... didnt sell out 930.
NY is a much bigger concert market than DC, you need to stop making this pointless comparison.
BSP will have played 3 times in 8 months, did they sell out the other two times? I am sure there are people who wont go and see them so soon after they played, especially in such a busy concert month.
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Grandaddy/Saves the day could sell out.
Air will sell out (waiting for night #2)
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Originally posted by lily1:
bags, you doing double duty tommorow night? paul kelly and ctc?
I'm in San Francisco, and I'm catching a band called Sciflyer all the way out in a part of town called The Sunset. Only in Cali.... Sorry to be missing CTC, Kurosawa seems to have quite a crew rounded up.
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Originally posted by mark e smith:
The walkmen sold out bowerey ballroom..... didnt sell out 930.
Are you sure they didn't sell out at the door? If they didn't, it was really close.
I'd recommend buying tickets in advance for all of the shows you list (except maybe the Furs). Better safe than sorry.
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though i'm surprised that air hasn't sold out the first night yet. (which is good seeing how i have yet to pick up a ticket.)
Originally posted by J'Mal:
Grandaddy/Saves the day could sell out.
Air will sell out (waiting for night #2)
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The Furs usually have a good crowd, but its on a Monday so you should have no problem getting tickets closer to the show.
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The only one of those I'm prebuying is Decemberists, but I'm usually a pretty bad judge, hence me missing the Shins. But I called the DCFC show right this time, thank god.
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The Furs are turning into Andrew WK...weren't they only here last week??? ;)
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The Black Cat was at least 3/4 capacity if not more for the last BSP show, so I expect it will sell out. Decemberists sold out the backstage last time, which means there will be breathing room upstairs this time.
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Bottom line is if you really want to see a show, buy the tickets in advance. Why do we even have to have threads like this?
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At first I thought this thread was going to be about bands that would sell out... you know, like Modest Mouse and "Gravity Rides Everything" in that Mazda commercial? Or like the riff from Ted Leo's "Where have all the rude boys gone" being used as an intro to MTV's TRL? That would have been a far better thread.
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Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
Bottom line is if you really want to see a show, buy the tickets in advance. Why do we even have to have threads like this?
I will never buy a ticket in advance for a 930 show again after the Belle & Sebastian fiasco.
With that in mind, this thread makes perfect sense to me.
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Personally, I think the topic of selling out (not tickets) has been beating into the ground. At least discussing which shows could potentially selling out would 1) be useful to some, and 2) interesting, just in the fact that new shows are announced all the time.
Has anything new ever been said about a band selling out (again, not tickets) in the past 10 years?
Originally posted by chimblysweep:
At first I thought this thread was going to be about bands that would sell out... you know, like Modest Mouse and "Gravity Rides Everything" in that Mazda commercial? Or like the riff from Ted Leo's "Where have all the rude boys gone" being used as an intro to MTV's TRL? That would have been a far better thread.
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Originally posted by nkotbie:
Personally, I think the topic of selling out (not tickets) has been beating into the ground. At least discussing which shows could potentially selling out would 1) be useful to some, and 2) interesting, just in the fact that new shows are announced all the time.
Has anything new ever been said about a band selling out (again, not tickets) in the past 10 years?
Originally posted by chimblysweep:
At first I thought this thread was going to be about bands that would sell out... you know, like Modest Mouse and "Gravity Rides Everything" in that Mazda commercial? Or like the riff from Ted Leo's "Where have all the rude boys gone" being used as an intro to MTV's TRL? That would have been a far better thread.
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What about bands that "unsellout". You know cash in, then try to regain their independence and street cred. That is what I find interesting, getting their cake and eating it too.
Can't think of any great examples off hand.
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Originally posted by nkotbie:
Personally, I think the topic of selling out (not tickets) has been beating into the ground. At least discussing which shows could potentially selling out would 1) be useful to some, and 2) interesting, just in the fact that new shows are announced all the time.
Has anything new ever been said about a band selling out (again, not tickets) in the past 10 years?
Originally posted by chimblysweep:
At first I thought this thread was going to be about bands that would sell out... you know, like Modest Mouse and "Gravity Rides Everything" in that Mazda commercial? Or like the riff from Ted Leo's "Where have all the rude boys gone" being used as an intro to MTV's TRL? That would have been a far better thread.
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What about bands that "unsellout". You know cash in, then try to regain their independence and street cred. That is what I find interesting, getting their cake and eating it too.
Can't think of any great examples off hand.
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That is a little more interesting, to see how a band can get back any lost cred (which, as I can't state enough, I find to be ridiculous). I'd say, if you're a hard ass and considering going to a major label as selling out, then the Dismemberment Plan are a one example. True, their signing to Interscope only produced one EP before they were booted back to DeSoto.
Originally posted by Sir HC:
What about bands that "unsellout". You know cash in, then try to regain their independence and street cred. That is what I find interesting, getting their cake and eating it too.
Can't think of any great examples off hand.
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There seems to be an echo in here!
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Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
Bottom line is if you really want to see a show, buy the tickets in advance. Why do we even have to have threads like this?
well, i live in Baltimore and its not very convenient for me to get tickets, w/o paying a large service charge. I will be in DC on Saturday, now, if i wanted to go see DCFC, and i waited til then, i would be too late, but if i knew it was close to selling out, than i may make a special trip or buy em online or something.
are you aware that other people are on this board, its not just for you.
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Originally posted by chimblysweep:
At first I thought this thread was going to be about bands that would sell out... you know, like Modest Mouse and "Gravity Rides Everything" in that Mazda commercial? Or like the riff from Ted Leo's "Where have all the rude boys gone" being used as an intro to MTV's TRL? That would have been a far better thread.
Death Cab for Cutie is next on the sell out list. The hipsters will hate them by 2005. :)
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Well how the fuck does anybody know what is going to sell out and what is not? It's all just opinion, unless someone from the clubs gets on here and gives an answer.
Would anybody have predicted DCFC would sell out the 9:30 Club a month in advance after selling out the Cat only a FEW days in advance?
Originally posted by sonickteam2:
Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
Bottom line is if you really want to see a show, buy the tickets in advance. Why do we even have to have threads like this?
well, i live in Baltimore and its not very convenient for me to get tickets, w/o paying a large service charge. I will be in DC on Saturday, now, if i wanted to go see DCFC, and i waited til then, i would be too late, but if i knew it was close to selling out, than i may make a special trip or buy em online or something.
are you aware that other people are on this board, its not just for you. [/b]
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Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
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Would anybody have predicted DCFC would sell out the 9:30 Club a month in advance after selling out the Cat only a FEW days in advance?
Originally posted by sonickteam2:
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That would have been easy to predict. 930 has better publicity. More people look to it for shows. More people buy tickets in advance for 930 than blackcat, as people have higher expectations for a 930 show selling out.
It is pretty easy to make informed guesses as to a show selling out, or not.
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Would you have guessed the Old 97's would have sold out well in advance of the show, based on the fact that they had never sold out the 9:30 Club in any previous appearance, didn't have an album out, had been dropped from their label,Rhett Millers' solo album being a sales disappointment, and (i think), not selling out the Black Cat in two solo appearances?
Originally posted by mark e smith:
Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
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Would anybody have predicted DCFC would sell out the 9:30 Club a month in advance after selling out the Cat only a FEW days in advance?
Originally posted by sonickteam2:
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That would have been easy to predict. 930 has better publicity. More people look to it for shows. More people buy tickets in advance for 930 than blackcat, as people have higher expectations for a 930 show selling out.
It is pretty easy to make informed guesses as to a show selling out, or not. [/b]
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All I can say is this...
If you really want to see a show, no matter how popular the band may or may not be, just buy the tickets in advance. That way you'll never regret anything.
Guessing how popular a band is, how together their fans are, whether people are willing to pay that much to see them, etc. is irrelevant-- it's a game you'll never win.
The other plus is that you don't have to come early, wait in line, and hope. You can show up at 10pm and know you're in.
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fuck. dcfc did sell out this early? should anyone have an extra ticket, i'll gladly buy it from you. i knew i should have stopped at the club earlier this week. my fault.
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Get ready for Sonick to slam you for daying the exact same thing I did...
Originally posted by chimblysweep:
All I can say is this...
If you really want to see a show, no matter how popular the band may or may not be, just buy the tickets in advance. That way you'll never regret anything.
Guessing how popular a band is, how together their fans are, whether people are willing to pay that much to see them, etc. is irrelevant-- it's a game you'll never win.
The other plus is that you don't have to come early, wait in line, and hope. You can show up at 10pm and know you're in.
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Originally posted by J'Mal:
Grandaddy/Saves the day could sell out.
Air will sell out (waiting for night #2)
How do we know there will be a night 2? and perhaps it hasn't sold out because of the steep price? Any chance for a 2 for 1 deal on this one??
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They are giving away tickets to Air in the contest section of the website. I've noticed they typically don't give away tickets to shows that ended up selling out.
Originally posted by Dandy01:
Originally posted by J'Mal:
Grandaddy/Saves the day could sell out.
Air will sell out (waiting for night #2)
How do we know there will be a night 2? and perhaps it hasn't sold out because of the steep price? Any chance for a 2 for 1 deal on this one?? [/b]
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Well the DCFC show sold out in part due to Ben Kweller being on the bill as well. Kweller had about half the club full at his last show.
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Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
Get ready for Sonick to slam you for daying the exact same thing I did...
chimbly didnt say the same thing you did. He did say the complete obvious (buying tickets in advance ensure getting in, duh) but he wasnt speculating why we are even talking about this.
sure, I'll just swing over to the 930 club on my way home from work. Yeah, the guy who can ride his BIKE to the club is telling people to just swing by and get tickets. sure. I dont think i would ever use you people as a source for knowing how many tickets are left for a show, but i suppose its no more useless than most of the threads on here.
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Ever heard of ticketmaster? Romour has it you can get advance tickets without stopping by the club.
Originally posted by sonickteam2:
Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
Get ready for Sonick to slam you for daying the exact same thing I did...
chimbly didnt say the same thing you did. He did say the complete obvious (buying tickets in advance ensure getting in, duh) but he wasnt speculating why we are even talking about this.
sure, I'll just swing over to the 930 club on my way home from work. Yeah, the guy who can ride his BIKE to the club is telling people to just swing by and get tickets. sure. I dont think i would ever use you people as a source for knowing how many tickets are left for a show, but i suppose its no more useless than most of the threads on here. [/b]
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Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
They are giving away tickets to Air in the contest section of the website. I've noticed they typically don't give away tickets to shows that ended up selling out.
Originally posted by Dandy01:
Originally posted by J'Mal:
Grandaddy/Saves the day could sell out.
Air will sell out (waiting for night #2)
How do we know there will be a night 2? and perhaps it hasn't sold out because of the steep price? Any chance for a 2 for 1 deal on this one?? [/b]
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I was lucky to catch Air at the Brixton Academy in London a couple weeks ago. The place was absolutely sold out (4,000 person venue) It's amazing they haven't sold out 930 yet.
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Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
Bottom line is if you really want to see a show, buy the tickets in advance.
This is true, as it is hard to anticpate who or who not will sell out well before the show date. However, some people don't have the money to purchase tickets at the time they go on sale.
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Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
They are giving away tickets to Air in the contest section of the website. I've noticed they typically don't give away tickets to shows that ended up selling out.
2 sets of eyes are better than 1, thanks.
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Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
Ever heard of ticketmaster? Romour has it you can get advance tickets without stopping by the club.
you cant buy 930 tickets at Ticketmaster
DUMBASS.
you are definitely the dumbest piece of shit on this board. and then some.
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Originally posted by El Tee:
Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
Bottom line is if you really want to see a show, buy the tickets in advance.
This is true, as it is hard to anticpate who or who not will sell out well before the show date. However, some people don't have the money to purchase tickets at the time they go on sale. [/b]
its funny that we discuss which shows may or may not sell out, and some fuckwad says that if we buy tickets before they sell out, we wont have to worry. thanks.
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
Get ready for Sonick to slam you for daying the exact same thing I did...
chimbly didnt say the same thing you did. He did say the complete obvious (buying tickets in advance ensure getting in, duh) but he wasnt speculating why we are even talking about this.
sure, I'll just swing over to the 930 club on my way home from work. Yeah, the guy who can ride his BIKE to the club is telling people to just swing by and get tickets. sure. I dont think i would ever use you people as a source for knowing how many tickets are left for a show, but i suppose its no more useless than most of the threads on here. [/b]
Hey Sonick, let's all us burbanites move into the city within cycling/walking distance to the 930 and watch these city-hipsters move out to the burbs when they have to wait in line for stuff because it's too crowded.
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Originally posted by mankie:
Hey Sonick, let's all us burbanites move into the city within cycling/walking distance to the 930 and watch these city-hipsters move out to the burbs when they have to wait in line for stuff because it's too crowded.
lol.
wait. i dont live in the burbs! i live in A city, just not DC :)
but its not hip to live in Baltimore :(
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
Ever heard of ticketmaster? Romour has it you can get advance tickets without stopping by the club.
you cant buy 930 tickets at Ticketmaster
DUMBASS.
you are definitely the dumbest piece of shit on this board. and then some. [/b]
and by the time you've found a tickets.scam outlet you may have well gone to the 930 box office and saved the service charges.
I know, I know, online...but what about those who don't use credit cards?
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
Originally posted by mankie:
Hey Sonick, let's all us burbanites move into the city within cycling/walking distance to the 930 and watch these city-hipsters move out to the burbs when they have to wait in line for stuff because it's too crowded.
lol.
wait. i dont live in the burbs! i live in A city, just not DC :)
but its not hip to live in Baltimore :( [/b]
Baltimore is much cooler than DC. (I'm in for it if Jag sees this) but it is though.
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Originally posted by mankie:
I know, I know, online...but what about those who don't use credit cards?
huh? they need to get marked with the mark of the beast like all good western capitalists...
freaks!
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Originally posted by Harriet Balls:
Originally posted by mankie:
I know, I know, online...but what about those who don't use credit cards?
huh? they need to get marked with the mark of the beast like all good western capitalists...
freaks! [/b]
So were are you going to mark me Celeste?
(mmmmm, this could be fun mankie thinks)
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Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
Bottom line is if you really want to see a show, buy the tickets in advance. Why do we even have to have threads like this?
Because, there are about 20 shows on my "to see" list, I obviously won't get to them all, so I want to prioritize those that might sell out.
If it's a possible sell out, I either get a ticket or decide I don't care -- but I make that decision sooner, so I don't lose out just because I didn't act. [I always get tickets to show I really care almost as soon as they go on sale.] For shows that aren't MUST SEE for me, I wonder how quickly I should get to the BC or 9:30 to get tix -- should I just get them at the next show I see, or make a special trip.
If you think it's a dumb thread, don't read it. There are numerous threads I don't read, so hence I don't complain about them.
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Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
Well how the fuck does anybody know what is going to sell out and what is not? It's all just opinion, unless someone from the clubs gets on here and gives an answer.
Would anybody have predicted DCFC would sell out the 9:30 Club a month in advance after selling out the Cat only a FEW days in advance?
Originally posted by sonickteam2:
Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
Bottom line is if you really want to see a show, buy the tickets in advance. Why do we even have to have threads like this?
well, i live in Baltimore and its not very convenient for me to get tickets, w/o paying a large service charge. I will be in DC on Saturday, now, if i wanted to go see DCFC, and i waited til then, i would be too late, but if i knew it was close to selling out, than i may make a special trip or buy em online or something.
are you aware that other people are on this board, its not just for you. [/b]
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YES, I would have predicted the DCFC, and I got tickets much sooner than I usually do. And I win.
God, Rhett, just go pester folks in another thread! We actually end up getting some good feedback in these threads, and you keep bringing up the same goddamn "how does anyone *really* know it will sell out" crap.
How does anyone *really* know the band will show up at all?!? How does anyone *really* know there won't be a natural disaster, forcing the club to close and refund tickets without the service charges?
:mad:
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I've lived in Baltimore, and DC. Baltimore is hipper by a mile.
Originally posted by sonickteam2:
Originally posted by mankie:
Hey Sonick, let's all us burbanites move into the city within cycling/walking distance to the 930 and watch these city-hipsters move out to the burbs when they have to wait in line for stuff because it's too crowded.
lol.
wait. i dont live in the burbs! i live in A city, just not DC :)
but its not hip to live in Baltimore :( [/b]
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20 shows on your "to see" list? Congratulations! You've taken over Pollard's old title as "Board Member wit the Least Discriminating Taste".
QUOTE]Originally posted by Bags:
Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
Bottom line is if you really want to see a show, buy the tickets in advance. Why do we even have to have threads like this?
Because, there are about 20 shows on my "to see" list, I obviously won't get to them all, so I want to prioritize those that might sell out.
If it's a possible sell out, I either get a ticket or decide I don't care -- but I make that decision sooner, so I don't lose out just because I didn't act. [I always get tickets to show I really care almost as soon as they go on sale.] For shows that aren't MUST SEE for me, I wonder how quickly I should get to the BC or 9:30 to get tix -- should I just get them at the next show I see, or make a special trip.
If you think it's a dumb thread, don't read it. There are numerous threads I don't read, so hence I don't complain about them. [/b][/QUOTE]
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Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
20 shows on your "to see" list? Congratulations! You've taken over Pollard's old title as "Board Member wit the Least Discriminating Taste".
Isn't it ironic, the boards two least discriminating people, and neither of them ever liked you.