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bv
The Rolling Stones marketing machine works like this:
1. Make the buzz (old age: press conference, these days : billboards)
2. Leave the marketing to journalists and social media (and IORR etc)
3. D-day: The announement (THURSDAY according to the boards, or may be WED if you signed up on justakissaway.rocks)
4. Pre-sales (to serve sponsors and real fans)
5. Public sales (the big fight with millions of "normal" fans)
6. If sales go slow (they won't) then the special deals
Special deals might be a nice warmup act (like Metallica or AC/DC), a great deal (like Lucky Dip), or anything else that they might come up with. It is in the contracts that they do not want to perform in empty stadiums. They will fill up all the venues with real fans, no problem.
The clock is ticking. Make sure you are early in the loop. Use all available channels, including justakissaway.rocks and so on. Make sure your internet is working and have a few extra browsers available. Make a reboot of your PC the day before and check everything is working. Don't do it five minutes before tickets go on sale. Empty your browser cache now, not tomorrow. Keep your cookies, they come handy. All these details I am sure you have taken care of already.
thanks that is a good idea. I just used the Zip codes of the stadiums I would like to go. Never thought of that......Quote
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Grison
justakissaway.rocks says Thursday and you need an US Zip code to get the alerts. So what's correct?
I think that the 1st alerts will come on Wednesday and the official Tour announcement is on Thursday. Regarding the Zip codes for us Europeans: simply use the Zip from Coca Cola for Atlanta, the Zip from Harley-Davidson for Milwaukee or the Zip from the Buffalo Bills in Buffalo and so on ....
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bv
It is in the contracts that they do not want to perform in empty stadiums. They will fill up all the venues with real fans, no problem.
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thisheartisconstant
when it comes to American Express pre-sales, there are two types.
The first is a general presage where no code/password is needed. You simply search for tickets using the "American Express pre-sale" drop down from ticket master and all you need to do is purchase the tickets with an American Express card.
The second is a preferred presale in which you need to purchase the tickets with an American Express gold card or higher, i.e., platinum, centurion.
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thisheartisconstant
when it comes to American Express pre-sales, there are two types.
The first is a general presage where no code/password is needed. You simply search for tickets using the "American Express pre-sale" drop down from ticket master and all you need to do is purchase the tickets with an American Express card.
The second is a preferred presale in which you need to purchase the tickets with an American Express gold card or higher, i.e., platinum, centurion.
Does anyone know if there is a difference in ticket allocation? Are the Gold/Plat. card tickets better than the regular AMEX tickets?
I would think the Gold/Plat. pre-sales would have better seats, but I've always wondered if there's any solid info about this.
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Roscoe
So it will be interesting to see what they wind up doing.
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jomo297
So bummed that Hollywood Bowl show went away. If they do tape a special Los Angeles show before the tour tickets will be impossible to get. They'll go to the agencies and the pit will be filled with beautiful young people who are camera ready.
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James Kirk
WOW! Could they have picked more boring markets to play in?
No New York, Boston, Chicago, L.A, but they are playing Stones strong holds like Milwaukee, Columbus and Raleigh???
I understand that they didn't hit these markets last time around, but I thought for sure they would have thrown in some of the traditional strong Stones markets.
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Roscoe
Here's something I've been wondering about, and I stress that it's JUST curiosity and NOT for stalking purposes. How many of these cities are the Stones going to actually stay in, or right after each show are they going to fly to some centrally-located big city with a four star hotel? Certainly they could stay at the Hotel Del in San Diego, and I'm sure that Dallas and Atlanta have a Four Seasons hotel. But I find it hard to picture the Stones hanging out for two or three days between shows at a Red Roof Inn in places like Columbus and Buffalo and Indianoplace. And Orlando is nothing more than a god-forsaken tourist trap. So it will be interesting to see what they wind up doing.
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Rolling1
Sure hope season ticket holders to these venues get 1st crack at tickets before American Express cards holders do.
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James Kirk
WOW! Could they have picked more boring markets to play in?
No New York, Boston, Chicago, L.A, but they are playing Stones strong holds like Milwaukee, Columbus and Raleigh???
I understand that they didn't hit these markets last time around, but I thought for sure they would have thrown in some of the traditional strong Stones markets.
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James Kirk
WOW! Could they have picked more boring markets to play in?
No New York, Boston, Chicago, L.A, but they are playing Stones strong holds like Milwaukee, Columbus and Raleigh???
I understand that they didn't hit these markets last time around, but I thought for sure they would have thrown in some of the traditional strong Stones markets.
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James Kirk
WOW! Could they have picked more boring markets to play in?
No New York, Boston, Chicago, L.A, but they are playing Stones strong holds like Milwaukee, Columbus and Raleigh???
I understand that they didn't hit these markets last time around, but I thought for sure they would have thrown in some of the traditional strong Stones markets.
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bv
Make a reboot of your PC the day before and check everything is working. Don't do it five minutes before tickets go on sale. Empty your browser cache now, not tomorrow. Keep your cookies, they come handy. All these details I am sure you have taken care of already.
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751st
Is using American Express the only way to purchase the pre sale? I hope not because all I have is my Visa Bank card. What a bummer.