Ted Leo tickets

[Herr Professor Doktor Doom]

I have no basis for this, but I wouldn't be surprised if the Black Cat reserves a certain amount of tickets for door sales.

[Random Citizen]

Originally posted by Doctor Doom:
  I have no basis for this, but I wouldn't be surprised if the Black Cat reserves a certain amount of tickets for door sales.

Good point, plus there may be no-shows as well.

[Aphex]

It's the black cat, i would imagine you could work something out.

[ratioci nation]

I also just think ticketmaster has one status in their system for when tickets are not available and they just assume it means it is sold out when actually internet sales have just been stopped for the day of the show.

[joeavrage]

I definitely think it would be worth your while showing up at the door.
 It doesn't say sold out on the black cat website and they updated it today. And I do remember that when the death cab for cutie show there sold out on the day of the show (october of last year), they updated the site saying 'sold out' right away.

[Herr Professor Doktor Doom]

yeah.

[ratioci nation]

not sold out

[Darth Ed]

Good show! I really appreciate artists that work up a sweat after only playing three songs. The show lost a fair amount of momentum in the encore, I thought, but overall very good.
 
 This was my first time seeing Matt Pond PA. They didn't exactly blow me away, but almost any band that incorporates the cello gets bonus points from me.
 
 Vague Angels wasn't particularly good. Chris's lyrics were excellent, but his singing didn't do the lyrics justice. I wasn't impressed by his acoustic guitar playing either.
 
 P.S. I got there around 8:45pm and had no problems at all purchasing a ticket.

[markie]

This was the best Ted Leo show I have seen. And I guess I have seen quite a few now. Did anyone go to both nights? And would they like to comment on their preference.
 
 I thought the encore was great, but then he played my favourite Ted Leo song to start it off. Under your hedge is brilliant.

[thirsty moore]

Was the encore "26 Whores in the store next door (I need some more gore)" by Sisters of Mercy?

[markie]

Originally posted by econo:
  Was the encore "26 Whores in the store next door (I need some more gore)" by Sisters of Mercy?

Err, no. He did the spllit enz cover of 6 months in a leaky boat though. Next time I will be requesting 25 whores.....

[kcjones119]

I went to both nights.  He saved himself at the end of the evening last night by mixing it up with full band of 'Sorrowful Country' and finishing with 'dirty old town'.  Other than that he stayed true to the setlist from Wed. even saying the same things between songs.  I have seen him many many times now and these two shows were pretty great.  Like I said yesterday, the solo show was still the best b/c he played most of his own catalog, a bunch of covers and 'towncrusher' (a chisel song), but 'Me and Mia' was pretty damn great last night and he'll always be worth more than the $10 it costs to go.

[markie]

Originally posted by kcjones119:
  I went to both nights. Other than that he stayed true to the setlist from Wed.  

That is cool to know, thanks. I was not particularly tempted to go to both shows, but its nice to know I didnt miss too much....