Doug C

Some of you people are serious koolaid drinkers. I have been into Tweedy since No Depression came out. I would venture to say that his music means as much to me as to anyone on this board. This was a bad move. "Be happy for the exposure they'll get", "What else could they do?". Laughable. Anyone giving any grief to anyone upset about missing this show is misguided. A true illness or a family emergency, of course cancel the show, oh excuse me certain vc Jonestown residents, reshedule the date. But a week's notice to be on SNL? No way. Try to be objective for a moment. Let's say that the band m

Some of you people are serious koolaid drinkers. I have been into Tweedy since No Depression came out. I would venture to say that his music means as much to me as to anyone on this board. This was a bad move. "Be happy for the exposure they'll get", "What else could they do?". Laughable. Anyone giving any grief to anyone upset about missing this show is misguided. A true illness or a family emergency, of course cancel the show, oh excuse me certain vc Jonestown residents, reshedule the date. But a week's notice to be on SNL? No way. Try to be objective for a moment. Let's say that the band m

I have a copy of the Pageant show from March 2006. It rocks. I'd have loved to have been there.

My sentiments exactly.

An Open Letter To Jeff Tweedy Mon Dec 17, 2007 at 06:22:03 AM Riverfront Times- St. Louis Dear Jeff, Hi! What's up? This is the city of St. Louis. You might not remember me, but we used to be really tight back in the day. In fact, I think you used to have a band -- Uncle Tupelo? Is that its name? Well, okay, before that you started in Belleville, playing as the Primitives. Remember this? Halloween 1985? You were wearing a dress: Anyway, you gained quite a reputation after the band changed its name to Uncle Tupelo. Y'all played old Cicero's basement, Mississippi Nights, Off Broadw

The presale isn't for 2 weeks and I could have bought tickets from a broker!!

Yes, I also put this in the 9:30 thread, so ban me: Okay, clearly something needs to be changed. Several broker sites have numerous tickets for the 9:30 Club shows for sale. One site is asking $140 a piece! WTF? The presale isn't for a couple of weeks!!

Okay, clearly something needs to be changed. Several broker sites have numerous tickets for the 9:30 Club shows for sale. One site is asking $140 a piece! WTF? The presale isn't for a couple of weeks!!

Yeah, the 97s are one of my favorites. Saw 'em at Red Rocks on Aug. 3rd. Rhett's plane was late so the first half was without Rhett. All of a sudden he bounded on stage.The stopped the song and immediately ripped into Time Bomb. One of my happiest concert moments. (Sorry. I didn't mean to threadjack...)

It is all great. The wife and I love Jill Sobule. Jill Sobule, Happy Town, Pink Pearl excellent. I'd start with one of these before I got the Lloyd Cole or the newset one. They are both good also though.

Thanks for the laughs from the hilarious quotes. And thanks for another reason for me to love Rhett Miller.

But that is a big reason. I check everyday and hundreds of tickets are available on the broker sites. That said, I agree that Wilco deserve a rabid fanbase and more money. Except the brokers stand to make a hell of a lot of the money. The good thing is that thus far, the broker tickets aren't selling much. Hang in there, ya'll and prices'll drop like the broker I decked in a dream last night.

I think that folks would just like you to admit that it bothers you.

The MSG NYE show because my wife and I were there and the Ft. Worth otology poster because I bought it for my wife's office. She is a nurse. I think the recent Denver shows poster will be a fav because I HOPE that my wife got it for me for Xmas 'cause I and an Evergreen pal went to the shows.

It obviously bothers you or you would let it go, just like you want others to let the "scalping", for lack of a better term, issue go. I and others have admitted that it bothers us. What posts were made without facts? You aren't to blunt, you just don't make any sense. This is a legitimate issue to be discussed and a legitimate forum to discuss it on. Why do you have such a problem with the discussion?

chris H 2, simple math. If you remove the ticket brokers and their software, more fans would have tickets for the price that Wilco wanted them to pay. Yes, some would still be shut out but obviously more would have face-value tickets. It is a simple conclusion. Why anyone is against serious fans talking on a fan board about being upset/frustrated/angered/saddened etc. over missing out on a Residency show when hundreds - or more - tickets are in broker's hands is beyond me. Strange.

jc4prez, you are hilarious. I did not say a word about a rigged pre-sale. Please do not link me with that idea. Also the amount of posts I have is irrelevant. How often I post on this site has absolutely nothing to do with my level of love and respect for Wilco. Not that it matters, but Jeff Tweedy has been my guy since No Depression came out and Screen Door moved me. That you complain about a thread on a board is a riot. You know what the thread is about, so don't read the threads that you find pointless. Do you watch pointless Tv shows and read pointless books?

You have to joking, right? As was said, complaining about how Wilco tickets were distributed and anything else Wilco-related should be done on a Wilco board. All of the gripes are legitimate. No one is making points that are not valid or is just being an ass. Also the irony is that you are "flooding the board with whiny ass bullshit" by posting a complaint about it. To a serious Wilco fan, not getting tickets to or paying more than the band intended for these special fan-oriented shows due to making it easy for scalpers is real problem for true fans. If I didn't get tickets because the Residen

Will call only. "It's Just that simple". (And yes, I've said this several times )

Willcall only sales with ID would immediately end ticketbrokers and scalping. It is a simple solution but never happens. Sure, for a Springsteen or U2 type of show, the logistics of ticket pick up would be nightmarish but to use the old saying, if we can put a man on the moon, we can figure out distibution for tens of thousands of tickets. There is NO excuse for will call only sales not happening for Wilco-level bands. Fortunately, I held my FL trip off too. I got the hotel booked but thankfully, I didn't pay for flights.

I see your point but disagree. They have some control. Regardless of Ticketmaster venue contracts, a band/management can still have in their contract that all ticket sales will be willcall only. It has been done before. Ticketmaster would still sell them to you via computer, you'd just have to take the willcall option rather than choose it. I already knew about the 10% for pre-sales, it is on the website, and know that less than 100% of tickets are made available but I think that a band has some weight in determining the amount sold to the GP. We aren't talking about large venues, we are talk

I've been a huge fan since No Depression broke. I am not much of an internet guy but my melancholia at missing tickets for the first 2 residency shows brought me over to read and post. I have to admit that, I too, expected more foresight and "scalper reality" savvy from the best band in the world. I am flabbergasted that tickets were on ebay and other sites before the public onsale even took place. I had our room booked in Chicago and a birthday surprise trip ready for my wife. Thank God that I didn't get the flights yet. Also, they haven't been to FL since March 2006. Why no love for F-L-A? I