sean.bonner Wrote:carebread Wrote:Face value tickets for all Toronto, Hamilton and Ottawa. Premium for Kingston.
How did you even? lol
I tried for all Ontario dates, and got nothing.
Bought singles. Toronto happened at like 10:40.
I debated, but made the decision to focus on Ottawa, not Kingston, for the fan club pre-sale and pulled 2nd row floors. Struck out everywhere else.
Understandably, we can't vote more than once but I got goose eggs for London, Hamilton, and all three Toronto shows. After I finished puking at the thought, I grabbed one middle floor seat in Hamilton from StubHub. Too much money but not as much as others might have paid.
And I'll still show up day of show at all four to try and score something at the box office, but I had to get at least one guaranteed seat somewhere.
I really do think this will be the last timer I attend any show that's only available through LN/TM. Ever.
Got two separate pairs for Winnipeg during the presale. One about half an hour in and then another pair around noon (extra pair has been sold at face value to a friend).
Likely would have tried for Kingston however I was already committed to Pearl Jam at Wrigley Field that weekend (flight, hotel, non-transferable tickets). My friend got a pair of row 11 on the floor for Kingston at face value on Monday about 20 minutes into the presale.
I did play around just for fun during the presale and public on sale and was not able to pull anything up. I think the scalping, although it obviously occurred, may be a bit over-stated. Most Hip fans are not members of this forum, a lot of Hip fans do not post on the facebook groups. I think there are more people than we realize trying for tickets today that are fans but do not necessarily have an online presence.
I got 2000 tickets for each show using a bot program....yeah I know not funny...
By a total fluke I decided to try to get tickets to the other toronto/hamilton shows when the 3rd Toronto show went on presale and managed to get 2 for Friday, Sunday and 2 for Hamilton - none are great but I sure feel grateful for just being able to get into the building - and the nice thing is my date for Hamilton is Martin Tielli who you may have seen the video I posted of Bobcaygeon which he recorded years ago and then made an impromptu video when I asked him if I could post the song for everyone to hear in January.
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I think I'm done with any Ticketmaster purchase for the rest of my life. I'm old now (36, old? Ha!) and my favourite band is likely no longer going to tour. THere's just nothing I'd ever want to see that bad for me to contribute another cent to this company.
...god I hope by the time my kids are in to the next Justin Bieber that there's a new popular ticket broker that isn't a horrible bloodsucking parasite on society.
Rye Wrote:I think the scalping, although it obviously occurred, may be a bit over-stated.
It's looking that way. Still I don't fault people for being mad at the mass number of tickets that showed up so quickly on stubhub and for such inflated prices. I think everyone, artists and consumers, are in favour of making inflated reselling illegal. But I'm still encouraged that 75% of basers will see the band at least one last time.
andrew sharpe Wrote:But I'm still encouraged that 75% of basers will see the band at least one last time.
I am the 25%.
sean.bonner Wrote:andrew sharpe Wrote:But I'm still encouraged that 75% of basers will see the band at least one last time.
I am the 25%.
That'll make for a cool shirt.
Sorry you got shutout though. Whats your plan, aftermarket?
sean.bonner Wrote:andrew sharpe Wrote:But I'm still encouraged that 75% of basers will see the band at least one last time.
I am the 25%.
We know...you've mentioned it in every thread
That's what you get for leaving the Maritimes! If it were up to me there would have been a pre-sale for hipbase mods or anyone with a post count over 5000
And whoever runs
http://hipmuseum.com would have a front row seat and a backstage pass to every show.
Keep looking on StubHub closer to the show. The prices may drop...if they don't double
I'm pulling for you.
Lizard King Wrote:[
Sorry you got shutout though. Whats your plan, aftermarket?
Maybe. I'm no Donald Drumpf though, not sure I can afford one.
We will see.
I got one pair for Ottawa show face value, and then one pair platinum for Kingston -- luckily in the first set of platinum sales before prices really rocketed up. I've seen 50-60 or so shows, so if I amortize the price of all my tickets through the past three decades the platinum price is more palatable.
I tried today for a buddy in Ottawa GA and did not even get past the home page. I took a look at Stub Hub, for Ottawa there were less seats that I expected but a crapload listed on Kijiji -- one listing had over 200 tickets. I did a quick count and got to about 200 on Stub Hub as well. I'm betting some of those are the same seats. In my circle of friends, heard one person got 4, and that's it.
andrew sharpe Wrote:Wow. It's pretty encouraging to me that 75% of basers got tickets at face value. Nobody likes scalpers, but maybe this whole situation is getting a bit overblown? If these poll numbers continue, I hope someone shows this to the band. All this negative media must be really bumming them out at the worst possible time.
I voted yes, because technically I have a pair at face value (for calgary #1).
I, myself did not get any tickets, my brother and I were working in tandem to get tickets. He was lucky and got them for me. Myself and him, were also trying for Kingston but didnt get any.