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is there likely to be a pssword for the XRT/Jam pre-sale at noon... anyone know?

 

Jam Mail says the password for the single show presale is the same as the one for the 5-day pass presale

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I wouldnt mind Wilco having their concert tickets so the person who bought them has to use along them with guests, like airline tickets where they ID. I think they have the fans for shows like this to pull it off. Its more work but worth keeping scalpers out.

The Dead used to do a mail order for their shows (like a pre-sale before they went to ticket master/box office/whatever) and that usually worked pretty well. They "simply" printed their own tickets through their own ticket agency that they created.

 

Everyone got a fair shake as the postmark had to be on/by a certain, iirc. I don't recall ever not getting tix to shows through that system. I believe Ratdog (Bob Weir's band) and Phil Lesh & Friends still do the mail-order, as it's run by their own ticket agency. In fact, bands like SCI have done this, too.

 

I know my point is different than yours, but I wanted to show that their can be alternatives. Then again, with wilco playing relatively small venues I'm not sure it would be financially reasonable to expect them to go this route. The bottom line is, there're only so many seats/tix and people will always get shut out in crap shoots like this. especially when the doors are open to scalpers.

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i think its time to just go back to putting tickets on sale at the box office only and having to buy in person.

Heh, I remember one morning standing in line for Grateful Dead tickets at the Ticketbastard in Carson's downtown. We all got numbers, and then the starting number was picked "randomly" and... it was totally rigged. The first 20 people in line were homeless bums being herded by a guy in a suit while he yapped on his cell phone (in the days when few people had them).

 

The scalpers will get them no matter what. :ohwell

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The Dead used to do a mail order for their shows (like a pre-sale before they went to ticket master/box office/whatever) and that usually worked pretty well. They "simply" printed their own tickets through their own ticket agency that they created.

 

Everyone got a fair shake as the postmark had to be on/by a certain, iirc. I don't recall ever not getting tix to shows through that system. I believe Ratdog (Bob Weir's band) and Phil Lesh & Friends still do the mail-order, as it's run by their own ticket agency. In fact, bands like SCI have done this, too.

 

I know my point is different than yours, but I wanted to show that their can be alternatives. Then again, with wilco playing relatively small venues I'm not sure it would be financially reasonable to expect them to go this route. The bottom line is, there're only so many seats/tix and people will always get shut out in crap shoots like this. especially when the doors are open to scalpers.

 

I was reminded of teh same thing. Used to be able to get NYE tix for the Dead this way. The fans came first. I am pretty sure that the guys in the Dead office, filed away the 3x5 cards and chucked known scalpers... it was a great thing for the fans, but probably too expensive for Wilco more downhome approach..

 

it was funny too that it all worked by phone and mail instead of internet sales... different time

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My wife and I are going Monday FEB 18 one day .. we are leaving L.A. to CHI. on the 17th leaving evening of the 19th.. what should I expect...i.e. weather, travel, where to stay (close)

 

Also one day with WILCO on this format .. what do you think?? AM, Summerteeth, Being There, YHF, GIB, SBS. is what to expect or what (uncle tupelo (tweedy) golden smog (tweedy) oh well.. just excited ...and scared to fly... :no

 

maybe jay farrar will join WILCO on stage .. :cheekkiss

 

screw scalpers man.. (in dude lebowski speech)

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