These limits just make what an avid fan will pay that much more. Because there were so many less tickets on the market, the people who did buy for the Smashing Pumpkins show paid hundreds per ticket. The same thing happened to the aftermarket buyers for the Beastie Boys/Sheryl Crow show last month, as well as the Bob Dylan show a few years back.
Limits like this inflate demand. The overage for any of those shows wouldn't have been nearly that if the ticket sales weren't so limited.
wow, way to confuse issues.
the club holds 1200 people. for shows like the smashing pumpkins, beastie boys, prince, etc there are always going to be people shut out. it's unfair to limit a person's chance of getting in b/c they refuse to pay a scalper's ransom fee. having a wad of cash shouldn't allow you to push your way to the front (how un-american of me, i know). ability to scalp a show = more people trying to get tickets (fans + scalpers) = less chance for DC'er to make it in. will-call only = only locals buy tickets = increases YOUR chance of getting in. you do realize that the vast majority of scalpers aren't people on street corners, but online and around the world?
Besides - how many shows are on sale for some time before they sell out? There'd be plenty that were missed that people would complain about.
again, my suggestion of will-call only would be for "big" shows that are certain to sell out instantly. if shows take a while to sell out, that means everyone - fans and scalpers - had a chance to buy tickets. no one was shut out, unless they didn't plan for it.
Really - just take advantage of it when you can. I got my Squeeze tickets from a reseller for $15 each (and that was $45 + service to start with). I did the same for Paul Weller, well... $25 anyway...
yeah, i've landed myself some sweet deals over the years thanks to night-of-show dumping.
More bullshit in an already repressive society! You put all those restrictions in and you may as well call them "No 3rd and 5th Wheels Welcome" shows. You must continue to be ostresized. Stay home! You aren't wanted here. Way to go to promote a business.
dude. because making sure everyone gets a fair chance at tickets is EAXCTLY the same as saying who can and can't enter the club. yup, exactly the same.
actually, scalping defines who can and can't get in: the rich.