RaspberryJam Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 I'm gonna go take a nap now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mooney Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Agreed. I'm glad their doing a presale but this method sucks. They should do what the Grateful Dead did.....go old fashioned mail order. You send them money, and the send you tickets. And very cool looking tickets too! ahhh...i remember those days. I remember doing mailorder for a string of CA shows, getting amazing mail orders (yes, gorgeous tickets)...only to have Garcia fall ill and cancel that tour (jeesh, that would have been '92, right?) ugh. oh well, i give up on this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doug C Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 well, dang. If I'd known you were going to Atlanta, I would've tried for tix. Too late now, as I've decided to go north. Dang. It would have been good to see you again. Why no ATL? The Fox is fantastic plus you'll miss The Grifter and BabyDoll,as Ben and his wife are the reason for 4. I almost told him "NO! Get your own pair. You'll muck up my seats!". I'm too nice of a guy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
u2roolz Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Anyone else get a single Boston ticket like me around 10:30a.m.? I hardly ever go to Orpheum, so I forget where the 200 seats begin. I think I understand the seating chart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maddie Hope Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Today is my lucky day, usually ain't so lucky.. Got PIT BBB for ATL... OMG!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Okkervil_ Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Whoa! (cue surprised Neo) I got one for Boston. Row M seat 206. Now I need to logon to see my seat. Congrats! I'm periodically refreshing for the heck of it, but the website only gets my hopes up when it lists ticket quantities before telling me they're sold out so maybe I'll just give up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The High Heat Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 I've got my Durham tickets! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maggie Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Everybody who has been shut out - keep trying! I scored two tickets at 10:37! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watch me fall Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Today is my lucky day, usually ain't so lucky.. Got PIT BBB for ATL... OMG!!! Very cool! The Fox is such a beautiful theater. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dude Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 FYI, if you do what I did, and stupidly click through the order without reading the screens carefully because you are on the phone attempting to "work" at the same time as order the tickets, and order the wrong pair of tickets (balcony instead of GA), Front Gate will nicely give you a refund if you call them and politely explain the situation. I mention this because the official policy is no cancellations or refunds, but they seem to be willing to make exceptions to this. Anyway, picked up two floor tickets for Miami Beach. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouisvilleGreg Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 I haven't logged in for a very, very long time. Nothing like a presale morning to get everyone all amped up. Looks like I'm in for Durham in row 12, making the triumphant return to RVA for what will be a very initmate show at the National and on to Bethesda row 3. Thanks to Courtney for her fast fingers. They kept me in the waiting room for sometime. They should play the Fugazi hit of the same name while you're in there chilling. See ya'll soon enough. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
u2roolz Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Congrats! I'm periodically refreshing for the heck of it, but the website only gets my hopes up when it lists ticket quantities before telling me they're sold out so maybe I'll just give up. Thanks! On my "curious" search for what was left in Concord, I did 3 searches. And in my box I had 3 tickets for all 3 searches and I was like "WTF"!! $130 buckeroos!So make sure that if you find a ticket that you don't like X it out of your queue before you X out of your web browser. This may be how tickets are stuck in cyberspace? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mekmad Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Unless they're leaked out in about half an hour, I think Boston's cooked. I'm actually kind of PO'ed right now, this has to be the worst ticketing provider in history; I was logged out at least five times merely for clicking "Choose By Section" and/or trying to buy them. Between that and some people being charged $10 for shipping, I never thought I'd say this, but at least Ticketmaster doesn't pull shennanigans this bad. I totally agree.. This is the worst ticketing system I have ever used hands down. Logging you out, putting you in a waiting room, event not available.. Etc.. For those that got tickets, whats the trick to this 3rd rate ticketing system so I know for next time? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
suites Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 FYI, if you do what I did, and stupidly click through the order without reading the screens carefully because you are on the phone attempting to "work" at the same time as order the tickets, and order the wrong pair of tickets (balcony instead of GA), Front Gate will nicely give you a refund if you call them and politely explain the situation. I mention this because the official policy is no cancellations or refunds, but they seem to be willing to make exceptions to this. Anyway, picked up two floor tickets for Miami Beach. I almost did that but figuered it out just before the order page....I got GA too....lets party Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watch me fall Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Dang. It would have been good to see you again. Why no ATL? The Fox is fantastic plus you'll miss The Grifter and BabyDoll,as Ben and his wife are the reason for 4. I almost told him "NO! Get your own pair. You'll muck up my seats!". I'm too nice of a guy. Oh yeah, I love the Fox. I saw Wilco there in 2004. That Ben is something but I'm sure I don't need to tell you that. I decided on Richmond because I have friends there and they keep inviting me to visit, so this seemed like a good time to go. I usually go to Atlanta for shows, but my friends there just moved to Missouri. I still may go, you never know! I haven't logged in for a very, very long time. Nothing like a presale morning to get everyone all amped up. Looks like I'm in for Durham in row 12, making the triumphant return to RVA for what will be a very initmate show at the National and on to Bethesda row 3. Thanks to Courtney for her fast fingers. They kept me in the waiting room for sometime. They should play the Fugazi hit of the same name while you're in there chilling. See ya'll soon enough. That's cool! Hope to see you guys in Richmond. Are Heather and Russ going? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doug C Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 I still may go, you never know!Do you mean it or did you just say that because it sounds Wilcool? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Okkervil_ Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 I totally agree.. This is the worst ticketing system I have ever used hands down. Logging you out, putting you in a waiting room, event not available.. Etc.. For those that got tickets, whats the trick to this 3rd rate ticketing system so I know for next time? The strange thing is I think this website did their ticketing last summer and I had no problems then. Unless Wilco has gotten 100x bigger in the Boston area over the last six months, I'm not sure what the problem was. I'd like to cut them some slack and say their servers were hammered, but, as everyone's favorite Bluth likes to say, "COME ON!" I wonder how bad my Ticketmaster seats are going to be... If I had a car I'd see them in NH or RI, but alas, that's the fate of a poor college student. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
u2roolz Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Anyone else notice that we got charged the DAY OF price for Concord tickets? I think I saw $35 on the official venue site and via Higher Ground.Hmm. Oh well, but $2 adds up quick when you buy a pair. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 The strange thing is I think this website did their ticketing last summer and I had no problems then. Unless Wilco has gotten 100x bigger in the Boston area over the last six months, I'm not sure what the problem was. I'd like to cut them some slack and say their servers were hammered, but, as everyone's favorite Bluth likes to say, "COME ON!" I wonder how bad my Ticketmaster seats are going to be... If I had a car I'd see them in NH or RI, but alas, that's the fate of a poor college student. i think the demand is high...Wilco hasn't played a proper Boston date (ie, in the city) in a while. wasn't the last one outside @ the Bank of America Pavilion in '06? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dude Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 I almost did that but figuered it out just before the order page....I got GA too....lets party Definitely, have you been to the Fillmore? Looks really nice: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cracked & hooked Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 scroll down to the orch layoutcenter orch section you are 10th row on the right aisleactually you are right behind me Im row E seat 211I got a single (I will be there for business and just decided to grab a ticket)Sweet! How tall are you? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
u2roolz Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 i think the demand is high...Wilco hasn't played a proper Boston date (ie, in the city) in a while. wasn't the last one outside @ the Bank of America Pavilion in '06? Yeah, 2007. I was thinking that this is an appetizer to a proper Boston summer show in that same venue in say July or August or September. The Orpheum is just way too small for all of the Boston fans to fit in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cracked & hooked Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 I'm gonna go take a nap now.It is exhausting/exhilarating. I feel like I need a hug. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Anyone else notice that we got charged the DAY OF price for Concord tickets? I think I saw $35 on the official venue site and via Higher Ground.Hmm. Oh well, but $2 adds up quick when you buy a pair. i didn't notice that...kinda lame but clearly the consumer is in no position to complain... i got row R center section. not bad, about 15 rows back. i tried boston first...i wonder what seats i could have had if i'd tried concord first. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mooney Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 The strange thing is I think this website did their ticketing last summer and I had no problems then. Unless Wilco has gotten 100x bigger in the Boston area over the last six months, I'm not sure what the problem was. I'd like to cut them some slack and say their servers were hammered, but, as everyone's favorite Bluth likes to say, "COME ON!" I wonder how bad my Ticketmaster seats are going to be... If I had a car I'd see them in NH or RI, but alas, that's the fate of a poor college student. so my question is, as a Frontgate/Wilco pre-sale newbie - about how many tickets are made available for pre sales, generally? when general sale happens, do you still have a shot at good seats? my last couple of Boston area Wilco shows i feel like i didn't have this trouble. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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