Yeah Yeah Yeahs

[Bombay Chutney]

Originally posted by granita:
  i tried to buy tickets at 10:04. It said that tickets were still available, but not in to quantity I wanted. Okay.
 I check back in thirty minutes and it's sold out.
 

You checked once at 10:04 and once at 10:34?  You have to try harder than that if you want tickets to a popular show.  You need to start at 9:59 and don't give up until the "sold out" message appears.

[granita]

Originally posted by plasmashark:
   

Originally posted by granita:
  Again, people shouldn't have to read a message board or a mailing list to be able to buy tickets to a show.

You did not have to be on the mailing list. Guess how I found out tickets went on sale last Saturday?? Give up? When I found out tix were going on sale I kept checking the 930 page on tickets.com. Unless you have to be on a mailing list to log in there now... [/b]

Okay. I checked the page last week and it said tickets were to be ON SALE on March 2. That's today. I can keep going if you can.

[chokeychicken]

that's bullshit, granita.  i had 6 tickets in my cart last saturday afternoon.  if you checked the 930's tickets.com page, like most normal people who want to see a popular artist do, you would have had no problem getting tickets.  
 
 maybe it's not everybody else's fault you didnt get tickets.  maybe its your own for not knowing how to read and keep yourself up to date on when stuff goes on sale.

[granita]

Originally posted by chokeychicken:
  granita, get over yourself.  seriously.  you're not the only fucking person in the world who likes indie bands.  this show has been advertised for weeks, and this thread began at least a week ago; tickets were on sale for over a week before it was announced on the 930 page. you had plenty of time to get tickets.  instead, you chose to think that you're the only person who likes the yeah's, and therefore, missed out.  
 
 it's not rolling stone's fault they make good music.  its yours for simply not buying tickets when you had the chance.  
 
 you say that you shouldn't have to read an email newsletter or a message board to buy tickets to a show.  but if really watned to go that bad, any of the above wouldn't really be that big of a deal, now would it?
 
 i'm fucking sick of people bitching about not getting tickets because they don't want to take the time to read stuff about when they go on sale, or other stuff along the same lines.  then people wnat to go blame scalpers; when in reality, all scalpers are doing is exactly what you're not.  their homework.

1. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs aren't indie.
 2. No, my dear, it's not my fault. When curious about what shows are coming to the 9:30 club, surprise surprise, I check the 9:30 club website!
 3. I do read "stuff." Apparently not the right "stuff."

[chokeychicken]

well, if you're not reading the right stuff, that sounds like a personal problem.  because nobody else on here seems to have had a problem getting tickets.  
 
 quit bitching and do your homework next time.

[granita]

Originally posted by chokeychicken:
  that's bullshit, granita.  i had 6 tickets in my cart last saturday afternoon.  if you checked the 930's tickets.com page, like most normal people who want to see a popular artist do, you would have had no problem getting tickets.  
 
 maybe it's not everybody else's fault you didnt get tickets.  maybe its your own for not knowing how to read and keep yourself up to date on when stuff goes on sale.

Douchebag, I'm not blaming the fans. I've already said that 9:30's ticketing system in itself is one of favoritism.
 
 Not knowing how to read. Good one!

[ggw]

I don't think this was a pre-sale or a soft sale; I think someone (Tickets.com?) screwed up and put the tickets on sale too early, then stopped selling them after a few days, and then started again on the correct date.

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Originally posted by granita:
 Douchebag, I'm not blaming the fans. I've already said that 9:30's ticketing system in itself is one of favoritism.

It used to be worse, when we had the predjudice ticketing system. It wouldn't sell to African Americans. Now it just hates you.

[Guiny]

Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
 It used to be worse, when we had the predjudice ticketing system. It wouldn't sell to African Americans. Now it just hates you. [/QB]

Way to break up the tension around here.

[vansmack]

I think what folks are trying to say is that there are folks that come here to get connected to what's going on in the DC concert scene.
 
 And there are folks that come here to bitch that those that are connected have better success with the system.  Frankly, I don't get that.  
 
 And those that are connected are tired of the folks that aren't connected simply bitching all the time.
 
 It's 2006.  Get connected or get left behind.

[kosmo vinyl]

so what your saying is i need to start a blog like of them new yorkers? of course it would be a bit hypocritical on part  

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
   

Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
 It used to be worse, when we had the predjudice ticketing system. It wouldn't sell to African Americans. Now it just hates you. [/b]

Way to break up the tension around here. [/QB]

No problem, glad to contribute.

[Bags]

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
  I don't think this was a pre-sale or a soft sale; I think someone (Tickets.com?) screwed up and put the tickets on sale too early, then stopped selling them after a few days, and then started again on the correct date.

But I got my tickets at the box office last Saturday....wouldn't the box office know if they weren't supposed to be on sale?

[Bombay Chutney]

Originally posted by Bags:
  But I got my tickets at the box office last Saturday....wouldn't the box office know if they weren't supposed to be on sale?

I wouldn't count on it.  They just sell whatever comes up on the computer.  
 
 YYYs tickets were on sale way too long for this to be an accident.

[kdbp13]

Karen O. texted my T-mobile sidekick and said that they are playing a Sunday night show also, so save your gruff for your mamma and get those tickets.