Tips for getting decent seats??

guitarchick82 · #1 03-31-2014, 06:11 PM

Or are they all gone by now? I've pretty much accepted the fact that I won't be sitting in the first 5-10 rows. I checked out the pre-sale tickets and they were crap. So does that mean all the other seats on the floor have all been sold out? I'd ideally like to be on the floor at my venue (either Inglewood or San Diego), in one of the first three sections.

Any tips from veterans? I saw them once during the SYW tour and again last year--I was in the nosebleeds both times and would really like to move on up this year! Thank you in advance!

olive · #2 03-31-2014, 06:22 PM

you can keep searching , but between 3 - 5 consecutive searches TM may block you for 24 hours , it's not like a few years ago the game has changed BUT it's not impossible , a good percentage goes directly to Platinum seats ,vip packages and to resellers . So you either search or pay for them ..GOOD LUCK

louielouie2000 · #3 03-31-2014, 06:27 PM

It's a risky game, but the way I've always gotten good seats is to wait until they drop- usually 2 weeks-2 days before a show. Last minute good seats that are either held back, or aren't used by radio stations/etc are released sometime in the 2 weeks before the shows. So if you aren't finding anything you like right now, you can always hold off.

FM77 · #4 03-31-2014, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by louielouie2000

It's a risky game, but the way I've always gotten good seats is to wait until they drop- usually 2 weeks-2 days before a show. Last minute good seats that are either held back, or aren't used by radio stations/etc are released sometime in the 2 weeks before the shows. So if you aren't finding anything you like right now, you can always hold off.

I don't do this for FM but have done it for other big shows. It is the best way. This tour will be a bit tricky since it is unique with Christine. Interest in his show will be high, so scalpers will grab a lot of tix.

mottabam · #5 03-31-2014, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by louielouie2000

It's a risky game, but the way I've always gotten good seats is to wait until they drop- usually 2 weeks-2 days before a show. Last minute good seats that are either held back, or aren't used by radio stations/etc are released sometime in the 2 weeks before the shows. So if you aren't finding anything you like right now, you can always hold off.

^ Listen to this advise. Generally the best seats I've ever got including 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th row were bought anywhere from 2 weeks before the show or at the very last minute standing at the box office window at the venue. Be patient you will eventually find a great seat.

This is risky but I've done it a couple of times: Stand outside the door at the venue and see if anyone has an extra unwanted ticket. I got a free ticket this way to see Cyndi Lauper in Lauderdale last year, and also got a VIP Row 7 ticket for Cheap Trick at less than 50% face value a few months back in Sarasota, FL. This generally works best for 1 ticket rather than for 2 or 4.

SteveMacD · #6 03-31-2014, 07:42 PM

Redefine "decent"...

michelej1 · #7 03-31-2014, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveMacD

Redefine "decent"...

First 5-10 rows.

Michele

ChickenStu · #8 11-14-2014, 07:29 AM

Share your stories of how you got them.

Like I mentioned in another thread I struck out on 02 Priority on Wednesday (you've no clue how heartbreaking that was, especially as I was kept in the virtual waiting room for 45 minutes...)

Luckily I somehow managed to fluke a pair for Wed 27th May 2015 yesterday through Live Nation.

Be interesting to hear how the rest of you pulled it off...

Neil72uk · #9 11-14-2014, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by ChickenStu

Share your stories of how you got them.

Like I mentioned in another thread I struck out on 02 Priority on Wednesday (you've no clue how heartbreaking that was, especially as I was kept in the virtual waiting room for 45 minutes...)

Luckily I somehow managed to fluke a pair for Wed 27th May 2015 yesterday through Live Nation.

Be interesting to hear how the rest of you pulled it off...

If you're talking about gigs at the O2 then O2 Priority is the best bet. I would have used them myself but I was at work when the presale started so missed out on the seats I wanted first time around. I did get in eventually but was put off by the extra fees they were asking for. That's when I opted for plan B - Livenation presale! Thanks to this forum I got another from AXS for the 22nd - happy days.

tango87 · #10 11-14-2014, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Neil72uk

If you're talking about gigs at the O2 then O2 Priority is the best bet. I would have used them myself but I was at work when the presale started so missed out on the seats I wanted first time around. I did get in eventually but was put off by the extra fees they were asking for. That's when I opted for plan B - Livenation presale! Thanks to this forum I got another from AXS for the 22nd - happy days.

I've had rather a chequered few days... I tried I the O2 presale first on Wednesday and rejected one ticket as it was too far back for me, then immediately regretted it as I was never offered any more, apart from way way back. So I tried again in the Live Nation/Ticketmaster presale yesterday - the first 20 minutes were spent wrestling with my computer, as Live Nation insisted tickets weren't on sale yet, even though I knew they were! Then endless typing in of those horrendous and illegible 'Captcha' codes. I was never offered anything even close to what I wanted.
So I steeled myself and tried again in the general sale this morning, going through O2/AXS - about 10 minutes of tension but then I was offered a brilliant seat, Christine side 8 rows back on the 27th. Very happy, very relieved! AXS was the most straight-forward site, in my opinion.

Neil72uk · #11 11-14-2014, 07:51 AM

I'm surprised Stargreen didn't have tickets listed as they're usually pretty reliable

SorcererJP · #12 11-14-2014, 11:34 AM

Well, I had a planned meeting from 10 till 11 am.

At 10 am the sale for Antwerp should start, at 11am the sale for Amsterdam.

Last time, the Amsterdam show was sold out in an hour, so I had to line up the home-front to get me tickets. So I instructed my mum (wo's Chris' age) to get me tickets ...

In the meantime my meeting kinda was delayed and very short too. So at 10am I logged into the Belgian pre-sale site and scored me a ticket, went into my meeting at 10:10am and finished it at 10:55am

Logged in at the Dutch ticketmaster-site and ended up in a digital waiting line. Somehow it was a sort one and only a few minutes after 11 o' clock I had my floor-ticket for Amsterdam as well....

Meanwhile my mother was still in that waiting line.

Just (17:34h) checked though. Still plenty of decent tickets available for Amsterdam ...