FredK Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 I just checked the 9:30 Club web site and their "This Just In" announcement says: "Wilco pre-sale is now sold out." What pre-sale? I get their e-mails on upcoming shows and pre-sales and heard nothing about this. Did anyone actually get in on this, or, hopefully, it is a mistake. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bböp Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 If you look on the Wilcoworld shows page, it says the Wilcoworld presale doesn't start until Sept. 13. Not sure if 9:30 has its own presale, but I don't remember that being the case for previous Wilco shows there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ILLScholar Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 9:30 Club had their own pre-sale yesterday morning. Apparently the only way you could have the password is if you subscribe to their print newsletter. It wasn't in any emails they sent out. I wouldn't imagine that their pre-sale was more than a couple of hundred tickets at best. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FredK Posted September 7, 2006 Author Share Posted September 7, 2006 I just called the 9:30 Club and there was a Wilco pre-sale already!! What I was told is that in addition to the e-mail notifications of pre-sales, there is also a "snail mail brochure" sent out, and this announced the Wilco pre-sale. The brochure sometimes announces pre-sales that the e-mail announcement does not. I just checked the web site and sure enough, you can request "snail mail" as well as e-mail, but who would think that they would send out different announcements by mail? I assume that the lack of any posts about the pre-sale means that the VC community was caught unawares. There is still the WilcoWorld presale on the 13th, but how many tickets are left? I think the 9:30 Club holds 1,200. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
summertweedy Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 (edited) i missed it as well. i had no idea there was a 9.30 presale and this has happened to me in the past. i can't even find the link to subscribe to their snail mail letter...where is it? that's kinda jerky of them, methinks. nevermind, i found it on the website...i remember registering for that newsletter in the past and never receiving it. let's all keep our fingers crossed for the wilco presale. Edited September 7, 2006 by summertweedy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nobody Girl Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 9:30 Club had their own pre-sale yesterday morning. Apparently the only way you could have the password is if you subscribe to their print newsletter. It wasn't in any emails they sent out.That is 10 kinds of lame. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Tony Margaritatime Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 i missed it as well. i had no idea there was a 9.30 presale and this has happened to me in the past. i can't even find the link to subscribe to their snail mail letter...where is it? that's kinda jerky of them, methinks. nevermind, i found it on the website...i remember registering for that newsletter in the past and never receiving it. let's all keep our fingers crossed for the wilco presale. They did the same crap to me. I signed up for the newsletter and never got it. I hope we have better luck with Wilco Pre-sale Quote Link to post Share on other sites
isavedlatin Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 What I was told is that in addition to the e-mail notifications of pre-sales, there is also a "snail mail brochure" sent out, and this announced the Wilco pre-sale. The brochure sometimes announces pre-sales that the e-mail announcement does not. I just checked the web site and sure enough, you can request "snail mail" as well as e-mail, but who would think that they would send out different announcements by mail? I assume that the lack of any posts about the pre-sale means that the VC community was caught unawares. There is still the WilcoWorld presale on the 13th, but how many tickets are left? I think the 9:30 Club holds 1,200. I've never heard of a snail mail "brochure" and I've been on their email list forever. Sounds fishy, probably only sent out to a select few industry types, I'll bet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
god-shaped hole Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 I've never heard of a snail mail "brochure" and I've been on their email list forever. Sounds fishy, probably only sent out to a select few industry types, I'll bet. The 9:30 Club it top-notch and I can gaurentee that nothing fishy is going on. I am under the impression that the newsletter and/or email announcements of soft-sales is a way of slowing down the scalping of tickets. If you spend some time on the 9:30 Club forums you will see that the whole process is pretty transparent. If you are still not satisfied, post a complaint on the forums. One of the employees, if not the owner, will post a response to your question. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Theobscureart Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 I haven't been to a WILCO show at 9:30 in several years (since they've hit the "big-time") I also have never ordered tix through the presale of their official site... I'm familiar with the venue (small and loud, but awesome) but can anyone give me some clue as to the likelyhood of getting tix for this show? Do I need to be at my computer/phone as soon as the presale opens (or even hours beforehand) to have a chance? Any help would be greatly appreciated... I'm moving to Annapolis next week, so the show is so close both geographically and temporally, and I don't want it to slip away. I REALLY wanna hear some of the new tunes in an intimate setting. Thanks a ton! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
god-shaped hole Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 I haven't been to a WILCO show at 9:30 in several years (since they've hit the "big-time") I also have never ordered tix through the presale of their official site... I'm familiar with the venue (small and loud, but awesome) but can anyone give me some clue as to the likelyhood of getting tix for this show? Do I need to be at my computer/phone as soon as the presale opens (or even hours beforehand) to have a chance? Any help would be greatly appreciated... I'm moving to Annapolis next week, so the show is so close both geographically and temporally, and I don't want it to slip away. I REALLY wanna hear some of the new tunes in an intimate setting. Thanks a ton! If you logon as the Wilco presale or the regular 9:30 sale opens, you should have no problem getting tickets. I would guess the presale will go in about 5 minutes and the 9:30 sale will go in 10 minutes...don't hold me to that, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Theobscureart Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 If you logon as the Wilco presale or the regular 9:30 sale opens, you should have no problem getting tickets. I would guess the presale will go in about 5 minutes and the 9:30 sale will go in 10 minutes...don't hold me to that, though. I'll give it the 'ol college try. Thanks for the info! One more question... I've never done the online ticket thing (save for straight up ordering them online.) Can you give me a quick walk-through as to what to expect and how to maximize my chances when I'm logged on at the presale? I'm getting a little hyper at the prospect of not getting tickets (at least at face value.) Thanks again! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
parisisstale Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 THIS IS FUCKED UP Quote Link to post Share on other sites
parisisstale Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 ANYONE GET TIX????? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LACahill17 Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 How were they SOLD OUT at 10:00??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rusty Shackleford Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 THIS IS FUCKED UP Totally. I also am on the 9:30 email list and didn't get notice. This morning I've been at wilcotickets.com trying to get in since 9:15, and when it finally opened right at 10:00, it says there are no more tickets left. WHAT THE HELL???? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cc_heat Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 The Wilco presale for the 930 club sold out in 15 seconds. I am not exagerrating. It is going to be impossible to get tickets to this biatch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ILLScholar Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 How many tickets did they have? 10? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FredK Posted September 13, 2006 Author Share Posted September 13, 2006 How were they SOLD OUT at 10:00??? No luck at 10:00!!!! What is going on? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
summertweedy Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 who is getting these tickets if we're not?? aren't we the real fans?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kc3305 Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 How were they SOLD OUT at 10:00??? On at exactly 10:00 and sold out. Fucked up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nobody Girl Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 THIS IS FUCKED UP Seriously. I was right there at 10, plus I was trying for only one ticket. And I still got nothing. (Unless you count a headache.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bart Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 Why do they even bother with this charade called pre-sale tickets? Sold out in 15 seconds!?!?! What's the point? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bböp Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 who is getting these tickets if we're not?? aren't we the real fans?? scalpers. i bet some show up on eBay before too long. we've seen this before. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dustbowler Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 Actually I kept trying and just got 2 tickets at about 10:10. Don't give up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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