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Nice! I especially love the necessary implication that results from combining the two. Pretty sure that part was lost on you though.

I'm not talking about luck of the draw. I get that. Been on both sides and have no problems with it. Hell, I have done the on-line "mail order" presales for every Phish show within range of me for years and have yet to receive a single ticket through MO. I don't attribute my lack of luck there to anything other than odds and I've never let it keep me from a show. But with Front Gate I am talking about not being able to deliver the service for which they are charging. Front Gate has had problems for many years because its on-line infrastructure is obsolete by decades and it simply doesn't

There is no debate--they both suck. Ticketmaster usually extorts more fees, but their ticketing system is much more advanced and not likely to crash when a few thousand people are trying for tickets at the same time. Front Gate is apparently able to pass on the savings that result from the fact that they haven't invested in upgrades to their system or their customer service.

Ha! You funny guy Timmy. I thought it was CHUNKSOFGUYSLIKEYOUINMYSTOOL.

Here's a list from the Cap website: http://www.thecapitoltheatre.com/where-to-stay/ I can't speak for any of the places, but unless you are driving I would recommend staying somewhere within walking distance of one of the Metro North train stops in between Port Chester and 125th Street (Harlem). The Cap is within a frisbee throw of the Port Chester train stop. The M17 bus stops right next to the 125th Street Metro North train stop and it will take you to LGA. Easy peasy; I've done it several times coming from CT.

Ok, it's been fun jawing with some of you here today. Definitely helped me work through my frustration with Front Gate's suckitude. Gotta run now; the real world calls. I know you're all disappointed. Good luck on Friday to those who got screwed by Front Gate today. Drinks on me at Garcia's for anyone who IDs me as Tweety. Except TP--it will be too easy for him because I will be the one standing right in front of him during the show. @SarahC: Sorry that my smart-assedness annoyed you. I do know it will be all good in the end, but I have little tolerance for businesses that suck as

You think your ears are ringing now...

Awesome! I am flattered that you would waste negative energy on hate for me. Even moreso seeing as you are apparently the collective voice of Via Chicago. Now I remember why I haven't been back here in years. From the looks of it, there are only a handful of people who still post here, so you've got that going for you. I am sorry to disappoint you, "pal," but I won't be shut out. I can guarantee you that. I have never been shut out of a Wilco show in the 20 years I've been seeing them and I'm not about to let this little bump in the road change that. I'll be the guy blocking your view

Thank you. I understood that fully before the first time you posted it, but posting it again was most helpful. And yes, I understand that it doesn't suck because it didn't happen to you. And it sucks much less when you have tickets that you have selected taken from you due to the ticket seller's ineptitude during a fan presale than it would to have the same thing happen during a general sale. Infallible logic there. I look forward to wasting more time on Friday. But at least I will be paying exorbitant fees to a business that actually performs the service for which it charges. Ah

Yes, it always happens for every show. But usually not from fan presales. Ticketmaster makes no pretense about the fact; it resells its own tickets through its own scalping services. Which is why there should be no pretense about Front Gate being any different, except that Front Gate is inept at what it does.

You might try reading for comprehension. I usually helps you understand what the witer is saying. Once again you missed the point. I don't have a crayon but I will try to keep it simple so you can follow: Ticketmaster has a system that only offers you tickets when they are available, but--in a revolutionary technological achievement--it actually allows you to purchase the ticket(s) you have selected. Quite a concept, eh? But wait, it doesn't stop there: Once it offers you a ticket, it tells you how long you have to complete each step before it releases the ticket, and it counts down th

Surprise, surprise: Tickets for Cap night 2 are already up on Stub Hub---for $225 per ticket. Good to see that Front Gate was able to get tickets to true fans. Or not.

I called Front Gate back and got a customer service agent who was as inept at his job as Front Gate is at providing tickets. He was unapologetic and snarky, and basically admitted that it's a flaw in their system because it crashes when it gets too much volume. The only further comment he offered (while chuckling) was that it was even worse for Beck tickets. So...Front Gate is in the business of selling tickets over the internet, but its website cannot perform that function without crashing. How hard is it to have a system that holds a ticket for the one second between the time it offers

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If that is truly a serious question you should seriously read the replies that have already been posted. Seriously. It has nothing to do with supply and demand when the ticket seller's system is so inept that it logs you out "for security reasons" when you do nothing other than press "Add to Order" for the ticket you selected. There is a reason why Ticketmaster is still in business and getting bigger. And there is also a reason why Front Gate will be out of business sooner rather than later. One business actually provides a service; the other has apparently managed to survive because it

I kept trying until all ticket options disappeared. I then called Front Gate to complain about the screw up and the recording said that all Capitol Theatre tickets were sold out. I then e-mailed Front Gate to explain what happened and got a reply that said all Capitol Theatre tickets were sold out. Not amusing. Pathetic.

Yes, Ticketmaster stinks too, but at least they provide a service for the exorbitant fees they charge. As in, you can actually complete an order and get the tickets you ordered. It astounds me that Front Gate can be so inept and still be in business. This exact same thing happened to two other friends of mine this morning...AND the same thing happened to me four years ago, the last time I used Front Gate. Except that time I ended up with too many tickets because they screwed up my order the other way, i.e., they filled one order twice after logging me out for no reason after I put the ticke

How is Front Gate still in business? These people are total clowns. Worst ticketing website I've ever seen, and it hasn't improved a bit in the four years since I last used it. Wilco should be embarrassed that it still uses such an unprofessional and unskilled business to handle its ticketing.

What a joke Front Gate is. I can't believe Wilco is still using such amateurs. I was logged in well beforehand and refreshed the page for Cap night 2 every few seconds so I was in as soon as the tickets came up. Tried for two GA and it said not enough tickets. Tried for one GA and it came up with all the details, fees, etc. I clicked "add to order" and it logged me out "for security purposes." By the time I logged back in tickets were all sold out. I really can't believe that a band as accomplished as Wilco still uses such a joke of a business. Grade school students could design a web