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[vansmack]

New Shows, North America.
 
 U2 are hoping to return to North America for more shows this Autumn -
 and rollover dates for the first North American leg are also on the cards.
 
 While the Autumn leg is not confirmed yet, the already announced opening North American leg is likely to include rollover dates - that is additional shows in currently advertised venues. We will be mailing U2.Com subscribers who have not yet been able to buy tickets in the North American presale with early information on how to buy tickets at these additional first leg shows.
 
 There has been a phenomenal demand for the 'Vertigo 2005 Tour' presale
 on both sides of the Atlantic.
 
 In North America - where venues are indoor and have a smaller capacity
 - most fans have succeeded in getting their tickets but some venues , notably the New York Madison Square Garden show, have reached their presale capacity.
 
 Fans may choose a different US venue but Paul McGuuinness, U2's manager,
 has told U2.Com, 'We are sorry that presale tickets for the Madison Square
 Garden show have sold out but it is the band's intention to play more
 shows at Madison Square Garden in the Autumn.'

[helicon1]

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?

Don't worry. Scalpers probably already have most of the allotment of tickets available!

[lily1]

*sigh*
 
 boston-no luck for all 3 dates
 chicago-no luck for all 4 dates
 san jose-no luck for both dates
 philly-tickets for one show, thankfully.
 
 anyone have much success?

[myuman]

Had my brother, a friend, and myself using two computers telling me nothing was available at 10:00:30.  So out of maybe 22,000 tickets for each show, how many would you guess are available for public sale?  Sure $50 for the low price/GA seats... but how many ya got?  If your outfit is selling 90% of those to brokers at $100 bucks a pop before public sale, and they are selling them for, well... you know?  As Bono would say "Where's the glory in that?"  Screw 'em all.  I enjoyed them once, and still enjoy... but there market is clearly the casual music fan yuppie, or overly devoted low pockets.  Either way, I'm out and don't care anymore.  Arcade Fire will be amazing all the while listening to my TV on the Radio on the way to the show.... and both currently kick U2 arse.

[vansmack]

Originally posted by lily1:
  *sigh*
 
 san jose-no luck for both dates
 

Sorry about that Lily.  I was making my weekly trip to Ameoba and missed your PM.

[MaLo]

tried for philly
 recruited a friend to try for boston
 and then i tried for chicago
 
 no luck at all
 
 i'm slightly pissed off..but oh well

[MaLo]

U2.Com has posted a story today acknowledging the ticketing problems
 that have occurred for fans and apologizing for the problems. "U2.Com
 would like to take this opportunity to apologise to those people, both
 U2.Com subscribers and those that attempted to buy tickets when they
 went on general sale, who were unable to obtain a ticket for their
 preferred venue." The story goes on to acknowledge that ticket brokers
 were a prominent problem in the sales and assert they are working with
 authorities to cancel these ticket sales wherever possible. The
 apology continues with "We are sorry that this has happened and we
 would like to offer anyone who has a still unused unique access code
 the opportunity to get their U2.Com subscription money back." Further
 details on how to obtain refunds will be published on Wednesday
 February 2nd, and members availing themselves of this offer will not
 be able to take part in any future U2 ticket presale. The story closes
 with this quote: "We are sorry if we inadvertently gave the impression
 that the $40.00 subscription guaranteed you the tickets of your
 choice." Follow the link to read the entire story.
 
 read story at U2.Com >>
 http://www.u2.com

[walkonby]

i love u2; i got tickets
 
 i hate u2; i didn't get tickets
 
 ha-hah
 
 figure out how the system of ticketmaster works, and maybe you'll know how to get tickets, for any show.
 
 and again . . . ha-hah

[Bags]

Thanks, MaLo, for the U2.com story.  Tooms from the board had several people try to Madison Square Garden tickets this morning during the general sale, and not one was successful.  That's insane -- and trust me, Tooms knows his ticketmaster.

[edbert]

I can't hold back from bragging any longer! Did I mention that when I was a junior at GWU in 1981, one of my classmates (Mark Kates who later became Nirvana's record company guy at Geffen) dragged me a few blocks over to Georgetown where we saw two U2 sets for $3 total?  It was so uncrowded that we walked right up to the stage where Edge accidently knocked over my beer. That wasn't even their first show there, apparently they played the Bayou in Nov 1980 to even fewer people. Later in 1981 I saw them again with Bow Wow Wow ("I Love Candy") at the Ontario in Adams Morgan and haven't seen them since.  I still think U2 is a good band, but I don't get paying tons of dough just for a night out.

[Bags]

Originally posted by edbert:
 ...I don't get paying tons of dough just for a night out.

And to me, that's what I work so hard for....  

[Bombay Chutney]

Originally posted by edbert:
   apparently they played the Bayou in Nov 1980 to even fewer people.

Opening for The Slickee Boys, I hear.

[kosmo vinyl]

I missed U2 playing in a East Lansing bar around the same time due to something called Finals Week, just what was I thinking...

[edbert]

Opening for The Slickee Boys, I hear.

Yeah, my brag used to be that I saw the first DC show but apparently not

[vansmack]

Originally posted by walkonby:
  figure out how the system of ticketmaster works, and maybe you'll know how to get tickets, for any show.

I think the Prince model will be the model for fan club pre-sale in the future.
 
 Sign up, pay your membership fee, sign up for tickets at your venue, pay for them in advance and there will be a ticket waiting for you at Will Call.  Good one's too.  That will cut down on the scalping.
 
 It's the only way this will work and make everybody happy.