Has anyone tried to get the presale tickets from ticketmaster today?

lbelle1214 · #1 05-19-2005, 05:39 PM

I've been trying ALL DAY and cannot get one decent seat in Houston. I'm so mad I could burn the place down!!!!!!!!! Presale, HA! Translates into worst possible experience ever.! Anybody have any suggestions! Laura

ontheEdgeof17 · #2 05-19-2005, 05:40 PM

Wait it out. Good seats start showing up the closer to the show.

lbelle1214 · #3 05-19-2005, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

Wait it out. Good seats start showing up the closer to the show.

I've been awake since 0400 this morning, not being able to sleep, just to jump on it at 10:00. I'm having withdrawls.....

wondergirl9847 · #4 05-19-2005, 06:41 PM

I think I'm gonna wait until a few days before the show. I've never done that before, but I pray to God some good seats come out. They have Row F (12th row actually) on Ebay for those wanting to pay 150 bucks a pop.

Whatevah dude.

Kelly · #5 05-19-2005, 06:52 PM

Um...why not wait? NO ONE gets good seats through the presale. I looked for Phillys and also when they went onsale and the best I pulled up was like ninth row. That is no good for me.

I tossed them back. A month later, last week actually, first and second and fourth row came up on Ticketmaster so I bought them. WAIT until the roll out the second batch of seats and keep checking. I checked every day. One day I was getting row 20 and the next day first row came up. I have never gotten tickets through the presale or the first TM release that I ended up using.

GardenStateGirlie · #6 05-19-2005, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Kelly

Um...why not wait? NO ONE gets good seats through the presale. I looked for Phillys and also when they went onsale and the best I pulled up was like ninth row. That is no good for me.

I tossed them back. A month later, last week actually, first and second and fourth row came up on Ticketmaster so I bought them. WAIT until the roll out the second batch of seats and keep checking. I checked every day. One day I was getting row 20 and the next day first row came up. I have never gotten tickets through the presale or the first TM release that I ended up using.

..not only because I have Kelly's other second row ticket but from past experiences of my own with Fleetwood Mac. I even scored front row the day of the Camden show. You guys will all be fine. The method to TM's madness is they want to fill up the place. They sell **** seats and the good seats in batches. I've no doubt something will pop up for you guys.

GateandGarden · #7 05-19-2005, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Kelly

Um...why not wait? NO ONE gets good seats through the presale. I looked for Phillys and also when they went onsale and the best I pulled up was like ninth row. That is no good for me.

I tossed them back. A month later, last week actually, first and second and fourth row came up on Ticketmaster so I bought them. WAIT until the roll out the second batch of seats and keep checking. I checked every day. One day I was getting row 20 and the next day first row came up. I have never gotten tickets through the presale or the first TM release that I ended up using.

But if you got tickets during the presale and then found better ones, there's no exchanging, is there? I didn't think Ticketmaster did that.

Also, what if you inadvertently wait it out until the show's sold out and you don't have any tickets at all?

amber · #8 05-19-2005, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Kelly

Um...why not wait? NO ONE gets good seats through the presale. I looked for Phillys and also when they went onsale and the best I pulled up was like ninth row. That is no good for me.

I tossed them back. A month later, last week actually, first and second and fourth row came up on Ticketmaster so I bought them. WAIT until the roll out the second batch of seats and keep checking. I checked every day. One day I was getting row 20 and the next day first row came up. I have never gotten tickets through the presale or the first TM release that I ended up using.

That's a good point. I learned my lesson! Although, said lesson does not, I repeat NOT apply to Tom Petty tix...

ontheEdgeof17 · #9 05-19-2005, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by GateandGarden

Also, what if you inadvertently wait it out until the show's sold out and you don't have any tickets at all?

There's always tickets. Sold out or not.

GardenStateGirlie · #10 05-19-2005, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by GateandGarden

Also, what if you inadvertently wait it out until the show's sold out and you don't have any tickets at all?[/COLOR]

A show is rarely sold out even if it's been advertised as such. Also keep in mind tickets that band members are alloted (which are normally great seats) are sent back into the ticket pull the day of.

GateandGarden · #11 05-19-2005, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by GardenStateGirlie

A show is rarely sold out even if it's been advertised as such. Also keep in mind tickets that band members are alloted (which are normally great seats) are sent back into the ticket pull the day of.

Man, this is crazy! I wish I'd known y'all to talk to when I was getting tickets for shows in the past! Maybe Reba McEntire wouldn't have been the size of her picture on her CD covers!

Kelly · #12 05-19-2005, 07:02 PM

Sweetheart..stevies shows do not sell out these days. If you buy when they first go onsale..you are stuck with them and will have to sell them. I went to 13 or 14 SYW shows so I am giving you the best advice I can. WAIT. Do not buy when they first go onsale unless you pull up a row you want.
Do you know that first rows came up for Vegas the day before the shows? It always happens. You have to have patience. It is hard and at first I always used to grab the first thing. That was such a mistake. I ended up losing money, selling for less than face. There is alway ebay too.

GateandGarden · #13 05-19-2005, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Kelly

Sweetheart..stevies shows do not sell out these days. If you buy when they first go onsale..you are stuck with them and will have to sell them. I went to 13 or 14 SYW shows so I am giving you the best advice I can. WAIT. Do not buy when they first go onsale unless you pull up a row you want.
Do you know that first rows came up for Vegas the day before the shows? It always happens. You have to have patience. It is hard and at first I always used to grab the first thing. That was such a mistake. I ended up losing money, selling for less than face. There is alway ebay too.

All right. I will make myself wait.

Thanks Kelly.

amber · #14 05-19-2005, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Kelly

Sweetheart..stevies shows do not sell out these days. If you buy when they first go onsale..you are stuck with them and will have to sell them. I went to 13 or 14 SYW shows so I am giving you the best advice I can. WAIT. Do not buy when they first go onsale unless you pull up a row you want.
Do you know that first rows came up for Vegas the day before the shows? It always happens. You have to have patience. It is hard and at first I always used to grab the first thing. That was such a mistake. I ended up losing money, selling for less than face. There is alway ebay too.

Okay, so what do I do about Tom Petty?

Think they'll show up?