PIXIES presale/onsale/roll-call/bitchfest

[wml7]

great, just great I looked back at my order and my orch has the asterik too 

ok so looking at the seating chart does it mean my seat is on the right side 4th seat
 ORCH*, row C, seat 7?  I don't see how this section could be obstructed hmm 

[Vas Deferens]

that means you are gonna watch the speakers, not the band.

great, just great I looked back at my order and my orch has the asterik too 

[wml7]

that means you are gonna watch the speakers, not the band.



great, just great

[Vas Deferens]

well your seat is near the end...i sat there during Ryan Adams and fell asleep. They should have at least made that seat $40 cheaper...HAHA!

that means you are gonna watch the speakers, not the band.



great, just great

[bearman🐻]

This was ridiculous...never have I seen it THAT tough to get orchestra seats at DAR during a general sale. I am sure the scalpers had a field day with this one.

[sweetcell]

good thing there is a second show on 12/01.  i don't think demand will be that high for these shows, it's my belief that scalpers will be stuck with a lot of tickets that they won't be able to see at a mark-up.  yeah for below-face day-of tickets!!!

[jb1677]

When might the second show go on sale, next Friday?

[laexpat]

I wasn't even able to pull anything.  Ridiculous.  What's this about a 12/1 show?

[Vas Deferens]

true! people should just buy tickets day of show when it's buyer's market! that's what I"ll do.

good thing there is a second show on 12/01.  i don't think demand will be that high for these shows, it's my belief that scalpers will be stuck with a lot of tickets that they won't be able to see at a mark-up.  yeah for below-face day-of tickets!!!

[bearman🐻]

By my calculations, there are about 290 tickets on stubhub for sale. That doesn't include Craigslist...is that pretty typical for the average DAR show? I can't but help but feel that Ticketbastard released a bunch of these tickets directly to Stubhub. I love how they have tickets for the Aragon already, and there hasn't even been a presale for those shows yet.

[fatskippy]

This is a conspiracy and not that whole silly demand > supply thing!  Oh and that Aragon show is GA.

[sweetcell]

By my calculations, there are about 290 tickets on stubhub for sale. That doesn't include Craigslist...is that pretty typical for the average DAR show? I can't but help but feel that Ticketbastard released a bunch of these tickets directly to Stubhub. I love how they have tickets for the Aragon already, and there hasn't even been a presale for those shows yet.

anyone can post anything for sale on stubhub, whether they actually have the tickets or not.  by posting a ticket for sale that they don't own, the scalper is saying "trust me, i can get this ticket".  often they belong to a network of scalpers so they have lots of people to call on to get the ticket(s).  also, the terms of sale on stubhub and other resellers state that you are guaranteed that ticket or something better.  so if the scalper can't get row F for you, he might send you row E instead.  other things to keep in mind is that the same ticket can be listed twice.  and all-GA shows, like the aragon, are always going to be listed early - getting a GA ticket isn't a problem, all tickets are the same & no need to list a row number.

MORAL OF THE STORY: # tickets on stubhub don't mean a thang.  don't get your shorts in a knot over it because the number is meaningless.

[bearman🐻]

Oh thanks so much...very informative. That being said, I still think it stinks.

And FYI, I didn't think I was being overly negative. My shorts are perfectly fine, thanks.

[sweetcell]

no no, bearman, you were being perfectly reasonable.  sorry, i my short-knotting comment wasn't directed at you, at all.  several times in the past people have pointed to stubhub or CL as "proof" that the ticketing agency, the promoter or the venue is in cahoots with the scalpers.  my point was this isn't proof at all.

and yes, it still stinks.

[RustyOrgan]

Does anyone else remember that people were GIVING AWAY extra tickets outside DAR last time they played??  There were that many extras floating around!  I have a feeling that tickets will be available outside for face if not cheaper..