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Question about presale tickets

Am I the only one convinced that the first tickets to pop up during the presale are the shitty tickets that Ticketmaster wants to make sure are 1) sold and 2) sold at a higher price that they worth?

I got bad tickets for Marseille even though I bought them during the first minutes of the pre-sale. Same thing for a couple of previous shows by other artists.

What do you think?

I have no faith in presales. In my experience, the seats/Pits I've wanted "sell out" immediately. This is purely a tactic to get impatient or panicked folks to buy the outrageously priced VP packages, and of course many will end up buying seats they don't really want. For the London shows, Pit "sold out" immediately. I know people who then dropped $1200 for VIP even though they didn't want to. Within a few weeks, Pits started falling like rain. There were a few days when you could pull Pit every time you tried. It was silly. Patience is key.

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Bonnaroo 2019: Could The Rolling Stones headline?

Dave Paulson, Nashville Tennessean Nov. 20, 2018


John Partipilo / The Tennessean

Fans around the country are no doubt thrilled that The Rolling Stones are coming to their town on the 2019 "No Filter" tour. But here in Middle Tennessee, there's reason to be excited about the dates the rock giants haven't booked.

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and company will kick off the tour April 20 in Miami, and for the most part, they'll play a show every four to five days through June 21.

But there's a significant gap between the band's June 13 stop in East Rutherford, New Jersey and the tour-closer at Chicago's Solider Field on June 21. And that's when the 2019 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival takes place (June 13 to 16 in Manchester, Tennessee).

Now, there are several valid reasons why the Stones could headline Bonnaroo — but there are just as many reasons why they wouldn't. We'll start with the negative.

For one thing, every show on this tour is followed by a minimum of three days off for the band. If they were to headline Bonnaroo, and to close out the festival on June 16, that still would only allow for two days off between gigs.

Furthermore, the Stones obsessives at the "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll" fan club believe it's possible the band will add a second date at MetLife Stadium on June 17 — which would makes sense, as it's the largest market of the tour.

But in the "pro" column: There's precedent for Bonnaroo booking a massive, legendary act like the Rolling Stones.

In addition to the festival's affinity for veteran rockers (Paul McCartney, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty), it also shelled out considerable funds to book U2 for their first U.S. festival ever in 2017.

That's the same boat the Stones are in, essentially. In the modern festival era, they've never played a U.S. fest, and it was a very big deal when they played England's Glastonbury Festival for the first time in 2013.

Still, if Bonnaroo does land the Stones, they might not be the first U.S. festival, after all. Fans in New Orleans are buzzing after Jagger mentioned their city's name in a new song listing the tour dates — which would put them in town for Jazz Fest. Unfortunately, Jagger didn't sing anything about Bonnaroo or Tennessee.

And just to make things really interesting: Paul McCartney also has a huge gap in his 2019 "Freshen Up" tour that would put him in Bonnaroo's neck of the woods that week. But he headlined in 2013, and when it comes to its biggest headliners, Bonnaroo, too, likes to keep things fresh — though Radiohead, Eminem and Red Hot Chili Peppers have all returned in recent years.

If tradition holds, we're less than two months away from finding out the truth. Bonnaroo typically reveals its lineup in early January.

[www.tennessean.com]

Should note U2 did play the US Festival in southern CA, early 80's, but they were not headliners as best as I can remember, just another band on the bill.

No not headliners, but definitely a highlight of the third day.
There was "new wave day" (Clash headliner), "heavy metal day" (Van Halen headliner), and finally "rock day" (David Bowie headliner).
U2 were around middle of the bill the third day playing in daylight, and I remember Bono climbing precariously up and around the scaffolding!
While Bowie was great as the grand finale, my memory of his set is a bit blurry after staying up nearly three days straight and hanging by a thread,
Absolute best was The Clash - my third time seeing them, and the last show with Mick Jones in the band.

But I digress....as a "Stones obsessive" (lol) I don't think they will be playing Bonaroo!

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Question about presale tickets

Am I the only one convinced that the first tickets to pop up during the presale are the shitty tickets that Ticketmaster wants to make sure are 1) sold and 2) sold at a higher price that they worth?

I got bad tickets for Marseille even though I bought them during the first minutes of the pre-sale. Same thing for a couple of previous shows by other artists.

What do you think?

I have no faith in presales. In my experience, the seats/Pits I've wanted "sell out" immediately. This is purely a tactic to get impatient or panicked folks to buy the outrageously priced VP packages, and of course many will end up buying seats they don't really want. For the London shows, Pit "sold out" immediately. I know people who then dropped $1200 for VIP even though they didn't want to. Within a few weeks, Pits started falling like rain. There were a few days when you could pull Pit every time you tried. It was silly. Patience is key.

hi gaff! So you want to say that if I enter the presale by ticketmaster and the pit is exhausted, wait a while and check ticketmaster to find the desired ticket in the pit? Or that is given in other alternative webs of ticket sales? greetings from Buenos Aires.

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I just checked Ticketmaster for ticket prices and could not find prices . Does anyone know the cost from the cheapest to the highest cost for tickets please ?

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No pit in New York?

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^ That empty seating chart would be fantastic though - just like the old days...a free for all!

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^ That empty seating chart would be fantastic though - just like the old days...a free for all!

Last time was '81.

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^ That empty seating chart would be fantastic though - just like the old days...a free for all!

Last time was '81.

Yes it was, and imagine the pricing structure of those days...about $15.00 across the board!

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^ That empty seating chart would be fantastic though - just like the old days...a free for all!

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No pit in New York?

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No pit in New York?

And, apparently, no stage!

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I just checked Ticketmaster for ticket prices and could not find prices . Does anyone know the cost from the cheapest to the highest cost for tickets please ?

Ticketmaster no longer posts prices in advance. They don't want to give you time to talk yourself out of going. The good news is people will be carting and throwing back seats once they find out how much they are.

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dumb question...

Ticketmaster currently isn't posting the ticket prices on their website, but has anyone tried calling them and asking?

I've tried a few times but I keep getting pushed to the automated system rather than speaking to a person.

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LA is may 11, Santa Clara may 18. a private show that week? hope so, it brings ticket prices down.

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I was wondering does anyone think it would be too grueling to take an Uber back to San Francisco/Berkeley area right after the Santa Clara show?

I just looked it up on Lyft, which tends to be cheaper in SF, and if I left now, it's $80, but it might be more given surge pricing and the time of night after the show. Also, you may not be able to find anyone open to taking that drive, but I have little experience in that.

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^ That empty seating chart would be fantastic though - just like the old days...a free for all!

Last time was '81.

Yes it was, and imagine the pricing structure of those days...about $15.00 across the board!

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^ That empty seating chart would be fantastic though - just like the old days...a free for all!

Last time was '81.

Yes it was, and imagine the pricing structure of those days...about $15.00 across the board!

So Hairball,you think they will overplay their hand like Vegas 16 or be more reasonable because of the big stadiums?
Vivid seats put a post on Facebook selling outrageously priced tickets and the comments section was just one after another people brutally bashing the Stones.
If they go crazy with the prices and piss too many people off you could see a backlash.
Social media can become a crowd of torch wielding villagers at the drop of a hat and no one is immune to it.
In America these things can snowball so fast and a 75 year old rock band charging $1000 a ticket look really ripe for a takedown, I hope not but as Hairball and I have discussed here before Vegas 16 was something I’ve never seen.
That situation in 13 different cities would not be a pretty picture.

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^ That empty seating chart would be fantastic though - just like the old days...a free for all!

Last time was '81.

Yes it was, and imagine the pricing structure of those days...about $15.00 across the board!

So Hairball,you think they will overplay their hand like Vegas 16 or be more reasonable because of the big stadiums?
Vivid seats put a post on Facebook selling outrageously priced tickets and the comments section was just one after another people brutally bashing the Stones.
If they go crazy with the prices and piss too many people off you could see a backlash.
Social media can become a crowd of torch wielding villagers at the drop of a hat and no one is immune to it.
In America these things can snowball so fast and a 75 year old rock band charging $1000 a ticket look really ripe for a takedown, I hope not but as Hairball and I have discussed here before Vegas 16 was something I’ve never seen.
That situation in 13 different cities would not be a pretty picture.

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People who don't want to pay up can stay home. They aren't enough tickets for everyone who wants to go.

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Guys, the average selling ticket price will be under $200. Once they sell enough premium seats, the rest of the venue gets flexed.

This has happened with every stadium tour since A Bigger Bang. They always make their numbers, the internet has made it easy to move a lot of tickets almost instantly. The premium seats give them their number and the lucky dips fill the building.

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How will the so-called backlash effect anything-the people who don’t want to pay up can stay home.

You’re absolutely sure there are more people that want to go than there are tickets? I’m not saying you’re wrong but nothing is ever a given.
They’ll probably pull the same old bait and switch but ever since I saw Mike Tyson get knocked out cold I’m cynical of the old sure thing.