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[Fico]

So the best seats in the house will be the General Admission ones??

[MaLo]

well
 
 according to the news on a U2 list i read, the presale was pretty much a bust..and only 1 person got GA seats
 
 teh rest of the seats were in the back of the arena for $165
 
 glad i saved my bucks

[vansmack]

As is becoming more and more customary, you're dealing with idiots on message boards.
 
 The $160 seats are the seats on the floor.
 
 The $40 GA seats are for standing on the floor in the circle.
 
 The prices for seats around the arena (not on the floor) vary, but they do peak at $160.

[kosmo vinyl]

so the whole floor isn't GA like the elevation tour?  and about how many of the $40 dollar tickets are they selling.  sounds to me like the whole best seats are only $40 bucks is a bit of uberhype to me. seeing as those will be selling on ebay for five times that....

[vansmack]

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
  so the whole floor isn't GA like the elevation tour?  

I don't think so, but I'm not sure yet (ask me in 10 minutes).  As I understood it, they were going back to the JT and Zoo TV Indoor model, front section no seats, back section seats.  But of course, I could be wrong.

[MaLo]

Originally posted by vansmack:
   

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
  so the whole floor isn't GA like the elevation tour?  

I don't think so, but I'm not sure yet (ask me in 10 minutes).  As I understood it, they were going back to the JT and Zoo TV Indoor model, front section no seats, back section seats.  But of course, I could be wrong. [/b]

well, good luck to you

[MaLo]

and ticket prices in anaheim go up to $165

[vansmack]

I was able to get 2 floor seats ($49.50) for San Jose.
 
 My sister was not able to get floor seats, but has 2 Lower Level Reserve for $95 for San Jose (opting NOT to go with best available and paying $160).
 
 It was a pain in th ass compared to the previous lottery system they used for Elevation, Popmart, Zoo, etc.  It took like a half hour, but I was never concerned that I wasn't going to get any tickets, it was just about where I was going to be. I think the difference is that previously, they spread it out over the 4-5 shows that they would be playing in town (from the lottery, you were pretty sure that you would get floor seats for a show, you just didn't know which show).  Because they used TM, Fan Club members only had access to one show.  I can see why it would be frustrating to many, especially the long term fans.    
 
 I did see that TM Euro has apologised to U2 fans for F'ing it up in a big way.   I think I will be avoiding the U2 message boards for a few days.

[MaLo]

Originally posted by vansmack:
  I was able to get 2 floor seats ($49.50) for San Jose.
 
 My sister was not able to get floor seats, but has 2 Lower Level Reserve for $95 for San Jose (opting NOT to go with best available and paying $160).
 
 It was a pain in th ass compared to the previous lottery system they used for Elevation, Popmart, Zoo, etc.  It took like a half hour, but I was never concerned that I wasn't going to get any tickets, it was just about where I was going to be. I think the difference is that previously, they spread it out over the 4-5 shows that they would be playing in town (from the lottery, you were pretty sure that you would get floor seats for a show, you just didn't know which show).  Because they used TM, Fan Club members only had access to one show.  I can see why it would be frustrating to many, especially the long term fans.    
 
 I did see that TM Euro has apologised to U2 fans for F'ing it up in a big way.   I think I will be avoiding the U2 message boards for a few days.

awesome!
 
 sorry i was so negative earlier

[walkonby]

go check out ebay.
 
 people are stupid, so why should it be . . . that am i so impressed with what others do with their money.

[eros]

I tried and tried to get floor tickets for Chicago, but no luck.  All I could find were nosebleeds.
 
 Hope my $40 goes towards buying Bono another mansion.    :mad:

[vansmack]

Originally posted by MaLo:
 
 sorry i was so negative earlier

You (and others who didn't get floor tickets) have every right to be.  I too feel that they could have handled this better (like announce all the shows and spread it out for the fan club so that there is a true benefit for forking out the $40).  There's no doubt they are going to add shows - that's why the schedule is so spread out.
 
 So why not let everbody who forked out the money to be in your fan club have a shot at floor seats for one of the many shows you will play, not just the one that's on sale today?
 
 And I also believe that you were correct in your assessment that the entire floor will be GA.  So why the few tickets to fan club members?  I feel very fortunate to have gotten floor seats, but I think others should be glad that their $40 got them seats - if you thought it was tough to get tix today, try again this weekend.  That's going to be unbelievable.  I do hope that U2 offers other goodies for the membership fee, although I'm sure many people signed up just for the tix, and are left disappointed today.

[eros]

Originally posted by walkonby:
  go check out ebay.
 

Gee, I thought my super-secret U2 password would only buy me 2 tickets, and here are these tools with dozens of them.
 
 I wish 60 Minutes or Dateline or somebody would do a story on collusion between Ticketmonster and these dickhead brokers.

[lily1]

well if the presale bombed this badly, its only going to make this saturday when all the seats go on sale even more ugly. are they going on sale at 10 am est or the local time of the venue they are playing at? ie, san jose would be 1pm my time, but 10 am smackie's time?

[vansmack]

Originally posted by lily1:
  well if the presale bombed this badly, its only going to make this saturday when all the seats go on sale even more ugly. are they going on sale at 10 am est or the local time of the venue they are playing at? ie, san jose would be 1pm my time, but 10 am smackie's time?

Local Time of the Venue.  So yes, 10 AM Smackie Time for SD, OC, LA, and SJ.