New F. Club Presale Info- Seats??

Lauren · #1 02-23-2004, 01:30 PM

Did anyone get the letter that just was emailed? It states this about presale tickets:

"We will email you your seat location within a few weeks of your purchase. If you are not satisfied with your seat location then email us back within 48 hours and we will refund your purchase. "

You apparently cannot SEE the seats you are getting and won't until a few weeks later? I don't know about everyone else but I can't afford to pay for TWO seats not knowing where they are and then wait to see where they are while maybe regular sale tix go on sale and I miss out on seats I can see thru ticketmaster. I don't think I"ll be participating in the presale this time around.

Any thoughts?
Lauren

EnchantedSLN · #2 02-23-2004, 01:47 PM

I just recieved that too. It's better than what they were proposing before-- that is, you wouldn't have known the location of your seats until you recieved them in the mail, *without* a "money-back guarantee."

I'm glad they added the refund policy as unfortunately I see them returning a lot of money when fans are unsatisfied with 28th row seats. But then again, I don't really trust a refund promise from a company that has not sent its members what they were supposed to recieve 2 months ago, and doesn't seem to answer any e-mails about it. Even with the money-back guarantee, I doubt I'll be purchasing tickets through the club.

Merf · #3 02-23-2004, 02:28 PM

Money back guarantee or not, I'm not paying $500 for a fifth-row seat that I could get on Ticketmaster for $125.

The Fanclub has resorted to ticket scalping!!! How ludicrous!!!

strandinthewind · #4 02-23-2004, 02:34 PM

Does anyone here know anyone who purchased tickets for the Illinois show. In an e-mail I got about an hour ago from the Fan Club, they are claiming great seats were awarded. So, it would be great if we could confirm this.

Here is the email

Fleetwood Mac Fans... We are excited to announce the fan club presales for the 2004 Tour before they go on sale to the public!
We have made special arrangements directly with the concert promoters to hold seats for their fan club members.

Tickets for the following shows will be available through www.fleetwoodmac.com beginning on Tuesday, February 24th at 10amPT/12pmCT/1pmET.

* 05/12/04 - The Resch Center - Green Bay, WI
* 05/23/04 - Jacksonville Arena - Jacksonville, FL
* 06/08/04 - Meadows Music Theatre - Hartford, CT
* 06/13/04 - Blossom Music Center - Cuyahoga Falls, OH
* 06/22/04 - Coors Amphitheater - Chula Vista, CA

SPECIAL GUARANTEE REGARDING FAN CLUB TICKETS.

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US THAT FAN CLUB MEMBERS ARE SATISFIED WITH THE PRESALE SERVICE WE PROVIDE. SOME FANS HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERNS REGARDING THIS PROCESS, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO REASSURE YOU THAT MEASURES ARE IN PLACE TO GUARANTEE YOUR SATISFACTION. WE WILL TRY TO ADDRESS ALL YOUR CONCERNS. WE HAVE CHOSEN TO TAKEOVER FULFILLMENT OF TICKETS OUTSIDE THE NORMAL TICKETMASTER PROCESS. WE HAVE DONE THIS TO ENSURE CUSTOMER SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH TICKETMASTER. UNFORTUNATELY AT THIS TIME OUR SYSTEM DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO SEE THE EXACT LOCATION OF YOUR TICKETS AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. TO REASSURE YOU THAT SOME OF THE BEST TICKETS HAVE INDEED BEEN PUT ASIDE FOR THE FAN CLUB WE WILL GUARANTEE YOUR MONEY BACK IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH YOUR TICKETS. THIS PUTS THE ONUS ON US AND, NO, YOU DO NOT NEED TO PURCHASE THE PLATINUM PACKAGE TO ENSURE GREAT SEATS! YOU WILL ALSO FIND THAT THE SERVICE CHARGE IS LESS THAN THE TICKETMASTER CHARGE AND INCLUDES CREDIT CARD CHARGES.

We will email you your seat location within a few weeks of your purchase. If you are not satisfied with your seat location then email us back within 48 hours and we will refund your purchase.

We can now confirm that fans that purchased for the first presale in Champaign, IL, have all been allocated seats within the first ten rows! Obviously this is not something we can guarantee in each case because of the size and configuration of each individual venue and the number of fans who participate in each particular presale.

Tickets can be purchased by logging into the fan club and going to the Fleetwood Mac Fan Club online store where tickets will be available. Tickets are sold first come, first served.

Get your presale and ticket packages at www.fleetwoodmac.com and we will see you at the Concert!!

Questions... please check the Fleetwood Mac Ticket FAQ @ http://fleetwoodmac.com/faq/?faq_id=3

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There are two offerings for fan club members for these shows...

Bronze Presale Tickets - this is presale only and ends on Thursday, February 26th at 12pmPT/2pmCT/3pmET.
* 950 tickets available per show
* Price - face value of a price level one ticket plus a $10 service charge.
* Location - Rows 1 - 30
* Limit four Bronze Presale Tickets per person

Platinum Package - these packages are available until sold-out.
* Only 50 per show
* Price - $500
Includes:
* One price level one ticket, location rows 1 - 5
* Exclusive Platinum Ticket Package t-shirt
* Exclusive Platinum Ticket Package VIP laminate
* Autographed Tour book
* $25 coupon good in the official Fleetwood Mac fan club online store
* VIP Backstage tour - NO meet and greet
* Limit two Platinum Packages per person

Get your presale and ticket packages at www.fleetwoodmac.com

Questions... please check the Fleetwood Mac Ticket FAQ @ http://fleetwoodmac.com/faq/?faq_id=3

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ShangriLaTroubl · #5 02-23-2004, 02:55 PM

I dont think the IL. fans know their seat locations yet...

Chris

GardenStateGirlie · #6 02-23-2004, 02:55 PM

Of course, they're only going to tell you about those that were satisfied with the tickets they ended up with for the IL show... I wonder how many were not. This still sounds weird to me. How will what they are doing effect those that are non-fanclub members chances of being in the first few rows? I'm still sketched out about the fanclub...I guess we'll see soon enough if they deliver what they promise

ShangriLaTroubl · #7 02-23-2004, 03:00 PM

Well of course it will have SOME affect on non-members' ability to get great seats..but dont be fooled to think that ticketmaster hasnt gotten its hands on some great seats too...

According to the club all the tickets bought in the IL. presale wound up in the first 10 rows...but they did not mention this is probably because of all the talk about the fan club, a lot of people probably sat that presale out...because they had concerns.
So , they are offering a refund if you arent satisfied...this DOES show that they will most likely give out fans tix in the first 30 rows...although i doubt they will grant refunds to those with anything in first 30 rows, as that is all they were promised..

Chris

GypsySorcerer · #8 02-23-2004, 03:08 PM

I bought 4 tickets to the IL show, but I don't know my seats yet. I've got my fingers crossed.

ShangriLaTroubl · #9 02-23-2004, 03:12 PM

Let us know when you find out Krista..

Chris

sodascouts · #10 02-23-2004, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by strandinthewind

Tickets for the following shows will be available through www.fleetwoodmac.com beginning on Tuesday, February 24th at 10amPT/12pmCT/1pmET.

* 05/12/04 - The Resch Center - Green Bay, WI
* 05/23/04 - Jacksonville Arena - Jacksonville, FL
* 06/08/04 - Meadows Music Theatre - Hartford, CT
* 06/13/04 - Blossom Music Center - Cuyahoga Falls, OH
* 06/22/04 - Coors Amphitheater - Chula Vista, CA

So - the first show in Madison, WI still does not have tickets available?

cliffdweller · #11 02-23-2004, 04:15 PM

So what's the deal? You can only get one of two packages either for $500 or $950? I don't get it. Can't you just get normal tickets?

Lauren · #12 02-23-2004, 06:02 PM

Well I WAS going to try the presale like last time but not if I can't see my seats. So I will do what I did last time and get my ticket off ebay. I got a 6th row in front of Lindsey ticket (two of them) and was thrilled and it was only $50 more than ticketmaster. And there were tons on ebay at the time. THen you can chose where you want to sit and how much to pay. Not a bad deal to me...(that's if ticketmaster of course doens't have good seats which I'll try first).

I do need a Denver show first!!!

Lauren

macmar71 · #13 02-23-2004, 06:09 PM

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Originally posted by GypsySorcerer
I bought 4 tickets to the IL show, but I don't know my seats yet. I've got my fingers crossed.

Good Luck to you, Krista! Hope you got good ones!

ShangriLaTroubl · #14 02-23-2004, 10:05 PM

theres no 950 dollar package...I havent heard anything about that..

Here's the options : $500 package (includes ONE 1-5 row seat, backstage pass, shirt, signed tourbook, etc.) you can only buy two of these packages....

The regular presale : You can purchase up to 4 Price level One ($125+) tickets in rows 1-30.....

Chris

GypsySorcerer · #15 02-23-2004, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ShangriLaTroubl
Let us know when you find out Krista..

Chris

Quote:

Good Luck to you, Krista! Hope you got good ones!

Thanks. I will post as soon as I hear something.