Merriweather seating

[myuman]

How does the seating chart work?  I got the seating chart in front of me, but what is the first row?  Does A come before AA or what? At 10:10, all I could search for is lawn tickets... is that correct?

[allmy$to930]

I think that is correct...at 10:01 all I could get were lawn tickets.

[Santos L. Halper]

I got center section row HH right at 10, I still can't get into the radiohead site to try for Montreal tix.

[myuman]

How in the ... are all the seats taken at 10:01... who is getting these up front tickets?  Certainly not WASTE.... So apparently ticketmaster opens it up to all the brokers, big corp. etc, first.... that can only explain it.

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by myuman:
  How does the seating chart work?  I got the seating chart in front of me, but what is the first row?  Does A come before AA or what? At 10:10, all I could search for is lawn tickets... is that correct?

I am assuming that it goes A-Z and then AA-ZZ or whatever.

[myuman]

That puts me somewhere about downtown Columbia... but at least I'm in the pavillion... Did anyone get a-z in the pavillion?

[lily1]

    . we'll be there with you. i'm just glad i have tickets. now, lets hope a tornado doesn't whip thru columbia that night.
 
 

Originally posted by myuman:
  That puts me somewhere about downtown Columbia... but at least I'm in the pavillion... Did anyone get a-z in the pavillion?

[Joymonster]

Originally posted by myuman:
  How in the ... are all the seats taken at 10:01... who is getting these up front tickets?  Certainly not WASTE.... So apparently ticketmaster opens it up to all the brokers, big corp. etc, first.... that can only explain it.

Maybe. Ticketpalace.com is currently selling Radiohead General Admission tickets for Merriweather at $260.00 apiece.

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by Joy Monster:
   

Originally posted by myuman:
  How in the ... are all the seats taken at 10:01... who is getting these up front tickets?  Certainly not WASTE.... So apparently ticketmaster opens it up to all the brokers, big corp. etc, first.... that can only explain it.

Maybe. Ticketpalace.com is currently selling Radiohead General Admission tickets for Merriweather at $260.00 apiece. [/b]

Who knows, but at 8am there werent even Pit tickets left on WASTE.  but if you ask dtqjr, he got Pit tickets from WASTE and he sells tickets to a bunch of shows on ebay. (cough cough, scalper, cough)

[dtqjr]

Originally posted by myuman:
  How in the ... are all the seats taken at 10:01... who is getting these up front tickets?  Certainly not WASTE.... So apparently ticketmaster opens it up to all the brokers, big corp. etc, first.... that can only explain it.

All those scalpers have connections that work at TM.  That is how they get the tickets.
 
 Anyone can get a job at TM as a phone operator.  You and I get together, I go in and get the shitty desk job for $8 an hour and have access to pull all the tickets I want prior to them going on sale.  Then you work the street side of the scheme.
 
 I used to date a girl who had a friend who worked at TM and he could get me the best tickets all the time because he had the access to the system.

[dtqjr]

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
   

Originally posted by Joy Monster:
   

Originally posted by myuman:
  How in the ... are all the seats taken at 10:01... who is getting these up front tickets?  Certainly not WASTE.... So apparently ticketmaster opens it up to all the brokers, big corp. etc, first.... that can only explain it.

Maybe. Ticketpalace.com is currently selling Radiohead General Admission tickets for Merriweather at $260.00 apiece. [/b]

Who knows, but at 8am there werent even Pit tickets left on WASTE.  but if you ask dtqjr, he got Pit tickets from WASTE and he sells tickets to a bunch of shows on ebay. (cough cough, scalper, cough) [/b]

Oh fuck off.  You're going to bitch because I decided not to attend HFS and then you buy them on Ebay for about 1/2 of what I paid for them?  It sure sounds as if I'm making a killing in my scalping side business.

[eros]

I can't believe a scam like that works.  If so, it's Ticketmaster's fault for letting it happen.  Scalpers/brokers can kiss my ass.

[mankie]

Originally posted by eros:
  I can't believe a scam like that works.  If so, it's Ticketmaster's fault for letting it happen.  Scalpers/brokers can kiss my ass.

I think Eddie Vedder should demand a congressional hearing as to why the scalpers always seem to get the tickets before they go on general sale through tickettwats....I'm serious, you know there's some palms getting crossed with silver somewhere.

[flyingspud]

well, i overslept and had a major stress attack as i literally live across the street from merriweather -- but after 5 tries at 11 am i did score row pp center section -- so i will not complain    - i am under the roof!!

[stu47]

yeah...that was basically my attidute...under the roof,so I wont complain
 
 especially since it will provide cover when the mother of all storms hits 5 minutes before they go on