How to get good tickets

[mdakd]

I'm sure someone has asked this / gone through it before, but what is everyone's strategy to get the best tickets? I would loooooooove to be able to go to my first Stevie Nicks concert (:eek:gasp!) and sit in the front row and see the goddess in all her glory.

So Ledgies, what are your tips and tricks?

[mikephxaz]

Unfortunately StubHub or another ticket agency is the only realistic method (or luck)

[mdakd]

That's disappointing :( but I will do my best to try and get there right at noon when they go and sale and hope for the best, I guess. Thanks!

[mikephxaz]

That's disappointing :( but I will do my best to try and get there right at noon when they go and sale and hope for the best, I guess. Thanks!


Good luck!

[APerfectLie]

Lots of people say to wait until the week of the show. The first time I saw Stevie was last August in The Woodlands and I bought my tickets way ahead of time, however I decided that I would see if I could score front row seats to the show in Dallas and see her twice! However, it didn't happen. This time around I went on the website right when the sale opened the first two sets of tickets they offered me were crap, but they third time I tried I scored second row! So I don't know really when the best time to buy them is, but I do know that if ticket master gives you crappy seats when you chose "best available" always try again. "Best available" does not mean closest to the stage in Ticketmaster's eyes. Ticketmaster sees the "best available" seats as the ones with the highest price. So 1st row and 15th row probably cost the same, ergo they are both "best available" in Ticketmaster's eyes.

[Fireflies]

1. get tickets as close to the stage as possible (just in case they don't allow people to stand.)
2. upon your arrival at the venue, find a security guard and ask them if they're allowing people to stand.
3. if so, plan accordingly. stand around the front of the venue until the show starts, and snake your way up to the stage.

most importantly--"destination unknown" by missing persons is always played immediately before stevie takes the stage. knowing this will help you determine when to get up to the front.

good luck!

[Spacedog2]

Speaking of front-row, I had a question about the stage rush during Edge of Seventeen. I've never done it and want to try this tour. Does Stevie inform the venue ahead of time to allow this? Is it generally only reserved for front-row people? How about if you are in the first few rows - can you climb over the rows in front of you to get closer or is that a no-no?

[Regina]

I've been in the front row (and not paid more than face value) probably 10 times now. PERSISTENCE! That's the key.
It takes time, dedication and luck. And I can be stubborn as a mule when I want something. So, I would check every day, multiple times a day. Once or twice, I got front row (side) immediately. But, that's really rare. Usually, especially for Stevie solo or FM stadium tours, it's been about a week or a few days before the concert. Suddenly, for like a period of five minutes or so...front row appears.
Good luck! (and, the others are right...anything really, in the first 7 rows can get you up front eventually) at most venues.

[sodascouts]

Those of us who are old hands at this should be aware of Ticketmaster's recent changes. With their new "pick your seat on a map" function, I've noticed better seats coming up on the first day - not always first row, but typically second or third if you're on the ball. However, I haven't yet been able to test out the "week of" theory yet and see if it still holds true.

Types of venues also make a difference, as well as the number of/quality of presales.

I agree with the sentiment "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again!" That's what I do.

Good luck!

[StandbackStevie]

best bet is as closer it gets to the show on ticketmaster just keep checking you never know when they will be popping up these awesome seats if they are available or go on ebay or the ticket scalping sites.

[Macfanforever]

I had great luck at the Turningstone casino up in Verona NY.I called the Boxoffice on the first day of the sale and scored front row seats in front of Waddy.The tix were only US$100.00.Got great pix.Handshake.Also had a ball.Try calling the BoxOffice .It may be worth the call.

[mdakd]

I ended up getting 5th row center tickets today online on Ticketmaster.

This is my first concert so I wanted to get the best seats I could without taking any chances, so I'd say it went fairly well.

I called the box office and they were pretty unhelpful so I e-mailed them, hoping that they would be a little more knowledgable.

Thanks for all the advice. Even if front row doesn't work out, I'M STILL GOING TO SEE STEVIE WOOOOO!!!!! :blob2::blob1::blob2::blob1:

[loubird98]

Oftentimes, a few rows back in the center, is better than front row on the side- depending on the venue. Some venues, the side sections are pretty set back and far off from the stage.

[Macfanforever]

Oftentimes, a few rows back in the center, is better than front row on the side- depending on the venue. Some venues, the side sections are pretty set back and far off from the stage.

The PNC Arts Centre in Holmdel NJ is nice .The stage wraps the sides with walks on both sides..Stevie used them last year.

[Macfanforever]

I ended up getting 5th row center tickets today online on Ticketmaster.

This is my first concert so I wanted to get the best seats I could without taking any chances, so I'd say it went fairly well.

I called the box office and they were pretty unhelpful so I e-mailed them, hoping that they would be a little more knowledgable.

Thanks for all the advice. Even if front row doesn't work out, I'M STILL GOING TO SEE STEVIE WOOOOO!!!!! :blob2::blob1::blob2::blob1:

I'm glad you got tickets.Which show.and Enjoy..

[mdakd]

I'm glad you got tickets.Which show.and Enjoy..

The Seneca Niagara Casino show in Niagara Falls, NY.

This is the first time that Stevie has been in the Buffalo area in a reallllllly long time (I think TOSOTM was the last time she was here). I can't wait!

[Macfanforever]

The Seneca Niagara Casino show in Niagara Falls, NY.

This is the first time that Stevie has been in the Buffalo area in a reallllllly long time (I think TOSOTM was the last time she was here). I can't wait!

I've never been there.I hope you have fun. Also check the falls out.

[mdakd]

I've never been there.I hope you have fun. Also check the falls out.

The American side is....lackluster, for lack of a better word. But being on the American side, I don't need my passport, which is always nice. I can't wait (I can't wait)!

[GoldDustGypsy]

I had to break down and go to stubhub for my front row tickets in Boston. Wasn't too happy about the prices.... but hey who can put a price on THAT kind of happiness?!?

I plan on seeing her again in CT and VA but we're going to wait until a couple of weeks before the concert dates to buy tickets. Hopefully someone will be desperate to get rid of some and cut us a deal!

[Macfanforever]

The American side is....lackluster, for lack of a better word. But being on the American side, I don't need my passport, which is always nice. I can't wait (I can't wait)!

Oh ok.. Thats what I love doing these little Stevie tours.I get to see the country.Thats why I call it a Stevie-cation.I probably spend enough money that I could go on a cruise.But I will have more fun seeing Stevie 6 times a year.I'm glad you got good seats.Enjoy.

[Macfanforever]

I had to break down and go to stubhub for my front row tickets in Boston. Wasn't too happy about the prices.... but hey who can put a price on THAT kind of happiness?!?

I plan on seeing her again in CT and VA but we're going to wait until a couple of weeks before the concert dates to buy tickets. Hopefully someone will be desperate to get rid of some and cut us a deal!

Yes .Thats right.Somebody here might have extras or can't go.

[ossipk]

Hello! I read the Ledge religiously and I'm completely obsessed with FM, but I'm not as knowledgeable or experienced as most of you are about concerts. The last (and only) time I saw them in concert was in 1977!

But I want to see them this summer. At Jones Beach. Tell me, please, what is the best way to get good tickets? I want to be in the "orchestra" -- I'm not sure what the right word is, that's the word you'd use for theater tickets -- the area immediately in front of the stage. I don't care about front row, I don't mind if I'm 20 rows back or on the side, but I don't want to be in the balconies.

Is this even possible? I really can't spend $500 a ticket. But I feel like this may be my last chance to see them.

Thanks for your patience with this newbie! I'd be very grateful for any advice.

[elle]

Hello! I read the Ledge religiously and I'm completely obsessed with FM, but I'm not as knowledgeable or experienced as most of you are about concerts. The last (and only) time I saw them in concert was in 1977!

But I want to see them this summer. At Jones Beach. Tell me, please, what is the best way to get good tickets? I want to be in the "orchestra" -- I'm not sure what the right word is, that's the word you'd use for theater tickets -- the area immediately in front of the stage. I don't care about front row, I don't mind if I'm 20 rows back or on the side, but I don't want to be in the balconies.

Is this even possible? I really can't spend $500 a ticket. But I feel like this may be my last chance to see them.

Thanks for your patience with this newbie! I'd be very grateful for any advice.

i would think Mick's tickets are your best bet, but they are pretty close to $500. he has 6th floor front orchestra center available for $425, no taxes or additional charges.

[Macfanforever]

I told the story on here a few times before. I scored first row tix at Stevie's show back in 2010 at the Turning Stone casino upstate NY just by calling the box office.This was about 90 minutes later of the first day of ticket sales.

It felt like I won the freaking lottery.I had the box office clerk repeat the seat location twice.

The clerk said you get better seats if you only want one seats.

The other shock was the tix prices at that show were only $100 each.

Good luck getting good seats for FM shows guys.Have Fun.

[ossipk]

Thanks so much for your help! I just bought platinum seats for $300. CAN NOT WAIT.

[SLN1]

Thanks so much for your help! I just bought platinum seats for $300. CAN NOT WAIT.




where did you get platinum seats for Jones Beach??

[elle]

where did you get platinum seats for Jones Beach??

http://concerts.livenation.com/exchange/1D004A369D6B62C2?tm_link=edp_buytix

[Musicman408]

Haven't heard of drops lately. Anyone know which shows in the next month haven't had drops yet???

[Fireflies]

tickets usually "drop" a few days before the show. :shrug:

[kak125]

for the pittsburgh show i got my 3rd row ticket which ended up being front row about 8 days before the show. the last time i saw them i got a front row ticket 2 days before the show so it varies but really what i do is just check ticketmaster like 50 times a day for about 2 weeks up until the day of the show. i do this for every single concert i go to and have pulled up front row for various shows quite a few times. the worst i ever sat was probably around 10th row in the last 10 years and i go to a lot of concerts every year. good luck!

[Musicman408]

Quick question - when you search for tix on ticketmaster, are you selecting best available, or the floor seating option?

[Musicman408]

When the stellar seats normally pop up close to the show, is there a typical time of the day they start popping up??? :)

Thanks!!!

[chiliD]

I'm sure someone has asked this / gone through it before, but what is everyone's strategy to get the best tickets? I would loooooooove to be able to go to my first Stevie Nicks concert (:eek:gasp!) and sit in the front row and see the goddess in all her glory.

So Ledgies, what are your tips and tricks?

Step 1: Win the $600,000,000 Powerball Lottery

Step 2: buy as many tickets as you want at any venue.

[Macfanforever]

Step 1: Win the $600,000,000 Powerball Lottery

Step 2: buy as many tickets as you want at any venue.

With that kind of cash you can have FM play all night in your back yard.
Invite some friends and have a chance to meet and greet with Stevie and the men of FM.

[chiliD]

With that amount I could have ALL SURVIVING MEMBERS play in my backyard (if Danny would get on a plane, that is) for a whole week...and have a sleep-over. I'll even make breakfast for the entire crew.:nod: Because....I CAN cook! :laugh:

[WatchChain]

I'd like to get tickets to see Fleetwood Mac do a show in this style. What an amazing concept from a band that is one of the Mac's contemporaries. They are implying that those people who want to hear the same 20 songs OVER AND OVER......"stay home".......

TOM PETTY and the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell admitted to Rolling Stone that he’d forgotten about some of the songs suggested for the group’s current tour. Instead of just hauling out the usual hits, Petty and the Heartbreakers are digging deep into their 35-year-old catalog to fill out the set lists. And some of the cuts are so obscure, the guy who co-wrote some of them and played recorded of them can’t even remember them.

“Just the other day, someone was asking me, ‘Are you guys gonna do “About to Give Out”?’,’ Campbell said. “I didn’t have any memory of that song at all. There are songs that do get lost along the way, but as soon as you pull them out it all comes back to you.”

During the interview, Campbell mentioned some of the songs the band is playing on its summer tour (the itinerary is listed below). Songs that almost never get airplay — like ‘Billy the Kid,’ ‘When the Time Comes’ and the Traveling Wilburys cut ‘Tweeter and the Monkey Man’ — have shown up in sets so far. Campbell said there’s more to come.

“Every night’s gonna be different,” he said. “I don’t even know what we’re going to play the next two nights. But that’s the exciting part of it. These nights are special. I guess that’s true for the fans, but we thrive on spontaneity. We can pull out a song, maybe we rehearsed it, maybe we didn’t, but we’re gonna make it work on the spot.”

So if all you want to hear are the same dozen songs you know inside and out by now, maybe you should stay home this time. “We’re free from ‘Free Fallin’,'” Campbell said. “We’re free from doing 20 songs that people expect us to play year after year. These shows are a chance to play songs that aren’t on that list.”

[elle]

[QUOTE=WatchChain;1094594]I'd like to get tickets to see Fleetwood Mac do a show in this style. What an amazing concept from a band that is one of the Mac's contemporaries. They are implying that those people who want to hear the same 20 songs OVER AND OVER......"stay home"......./QUOTE]

i'll be staying home for TP. :laugh:

but i would LOVE to hear deep cuts show like that, with different songs every time, for FM.

of course, some of the bands doing what he seems to be describing do a half-crappy job when they are putting the songs together on the stage, many band members don't remember the song or what their part would be, drop the song in the middle when they realize they don't remember or recognize it, etc. others actually rehearse upfront all these different songs and do a fabulous job. so it can go either way.

[Brad]

of course, some of the bands doing what he seems to be describing do a half-crappy job when they are putting the songs together on the stage, many band members don't remember the song or what their part would be, drop the song in the middle when they realize they don't remember or recognize it, etc. others actually rehearse upfront all these different songs and do a fabulous job. so it can go either way.

My Morning Jacket does this (mixes it up, not a half-crappy job :laugh:). The songs all sound great, so they obviously either rehearse them all well or just remember them because they never let them get dropped in the first place. They play every obscure song from their catalog, and each night the set list is completely different than the night before. And with 6 studio albums, several EPs, and a bunch of cool covers, they've got a lot to choose from. It makes it so much more fun for a fan to walk into a show and have no idea what's going to be played and then get to hear songs that you think they'd never do live. Plus, I'm sure it makes them more money to do this as fans will want to go to multiple shows. Then again, I could probably see 5 MMJ shows for the cost of 1 FM show, so maybe that's why FM doesn't care to do something like that.

Brad