djfunkywill Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 This (2015) will be the year I go all out and do everything in my power to get front row seats to Rush. Now that I have that plan, what would be the best way to carry it out? Ticketmaster/Live Nation- presale? Secondary market?Fan club presale? How much should I expect to spend? Any help would be greatly appreciated. -Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushCanuck Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Me too, me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 You won't get front row by trying any of those methods unless you get extremely lucky. Aside from knowing someone who could hook you up with front row tickets, the best way to make sure you get them is to try on a site like StubHub. I got front row tickets for the Time Machine tour on there but expect to pay a lot for the tickets if you decide to go that route. As for how much they'll be? It's whatever price the seller is asking for the tickets. It could be face value or double that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savagegrace26 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 (edited) Create a listing offering a "service" on backpage.com Edited November 10, 2014 by savagegrace26 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Stub Hub /thread 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraroc Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Front row is so overrated in my opinion. Sit further back, see the WHOLE show. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalsBandGuy Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 StubHub, day of show, or a couple days before. NOT TOO EARLY.........let those prices drop when sellers begin to panic a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatLightInYourEyes Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Front row is so overrated in my opinion. Sit further back, see the WHOLE show. Fraroc, you are much too sane and well-balanced for this site. Obviously some liberal group planted you here to undermine everyone's awesomeness. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraroc Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Front row is so overrated in my opinion. Sit further back, see the WHOLE show. Fraroc, you are much too sane and well-balanced for this site. Obviously some liberal group planted you here to undermine everyone's awesomeness. Really? Usually, I'd like to believe that I'm the one with the off the wall ideas and says the stupidest stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snyder80 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I've seen the whole show during all six shows I've seen. I've been as close as the seventh row and as far back as the fifty-third. No matter how close or how far away I've been I have always felt two things: pure joy at seeing the band I adore once again and a light hint of envy at those lucky souls sitting front and center close enough to tie someone's shoelaces together. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionDetector Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Get yourself a crapload of expendable cash...and some luck. I got really lucky (on Ticketmaster)...finally getting a chance at Front Row on the CA Tour back in 2012. It was an awesome experience, no doubt...but I'm not sure I could afford it again this time around. Good Luck to you! :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 (edited) Eliminate the middle man and go straight to the source. Just call Geddy up and ask him to pop a couple of tix in the mail. Offer to reimburse him to send it FedEx. Edited November 10, 2014 by Lorraine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savagegrace26 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Help Neil fix his bike on the road (or whatever) and he'll give you free tickets even if you've never heard of the band. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Front row is so overrated in my opinion. Sit further back, see the WHOLE show.And how, pray tell, is Lifeson supposed to see me make obscene gestures at him if I'm wayyyyy back in the back? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djfunkywill Posted November 11, 2014 Author Share Posted November 11, 2014 So here is the situation in slightly more detail... As a man of modest means, I need to convert $400 and two second row tickets to Fleetwood Mac in DC into two front row RUSH seats somewhere in the mid-Atlantic US. Maybe I'm working too hard for a tour that isn't official yet but I need to make this happen. I saw that Ticketmaster now offers "Platinum Tickets" which are very close to the stage for a premium price. Second row Fleetwood Mac tickets like mine sold for $650. I'm hopeful I can sell mine for that much even though the resale on Ticketmaster for these is $2k each. So I'm hoping once I sell my tickets I can find "Platinum Tickets" for RUSH. Maybe buying a VIP package at the opening minute of presale would give me a good chance for front row. Last resort might be Stubhub but I suspect that is the most expensive option. I also wonder if a ticket dealer would work out a trade... assuming RUSH tickets are on sale by the FMac concert January 30th. Sorry for the boring details but I would definitely appreciate any thoughts, opinions or ideas that could make this happen. -Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorshooter Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 (edited) LOL! Front row is over-rated. I like sitting about 3 rows back, you can see everything on stage and you don't have some drunk ass hole leaning on you as he tries to push his way past you to hang on the barrier. Now if you really want the "Rush experience" that will bake your noodle, get a hold of a media credential with a photo pass and get into the photo pit. That is insane! Edited November 12, 2014 by Motorshooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyLee Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 LOL! Front row is over-rated. I like sitting about 3 rows back, you can see everything on stage and you don't have some drunk ass hole leaning on you as he tries to push his way past you to hang on the barrier. Now if you really want the "Rush experience" that will bake your noodle, get a hold of a media credential with a photo pass and get into the photo pit. That is insane! Those who say this must be the ones that never been on first row.... I was on first row TWICE during Clock Tour. First one infront of Alex, second time infront of Geddy. And I'm telling you... It was a awesome feeling!!! I will be on first row again next tour. What I do is, I go there the day before and just sit and wait whole night, and then when they let me in, I just run like hell! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorshooter Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 LOL!!! Run like hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that is funny. Yes I have had front row for Rush, twice :) On the last tour after I finished my photography work, I sat third row center. :) -I really enjoyed that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 It is easier to see the whole stage from a few rows back. You still get the intimate eye contact thing as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolcurls Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 This (2015) will be the year I go all out and do everything in my power to get front row seats to Rush. Now that I have that plan, what would be the best way to carry it out? Ticketmaster/Live Nation- presale?Secondary market?Fan club presale?How much should I expect to spend? Any help would be greatly appreciated. -Will Hi to all on this thread. So... I have done something epically stupid. I found front row tickets (front and center!) and i snatched them up thinking they were face value.. well they were re-sale tickets. I didn't even KNOW you could re-sell tickets on TM. I tried explaining to ticket master that I didn't know, but of course they would not give me a refund. I'm only looking for what i paid for the tickets.. message me back if interested.. (ugh stupid stupid stupid..) I'm hating life right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordgalaxy Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 (edited) Don't fall for that^^. As others have said, StubHub or other scalpers brokers is about the only way to get front row unless you win some from a radio station. Edited January 24, 2015 by Fordgalaxy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaminbenb Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 It is easier to see the whole stage from a few rows back. You still get the intimate eye contact thing as well. Definitely! BEST seats I ever had were in Scranton for the 2002 show....Center section about 7 rows back....You weren't on TOP of the stage, you got to see everything, and your head wasn't overly blasted off by the sound! (Plus the boys still made eye contact with you) heck...I had eye contact with Geddy about 10-15 rows back on the 84 tour in Philly! He was even busting on my head bobbing by doing the same thing I was doing then pointing and laughing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolcurls Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 I should add, my tickets are for the Prudential Center in New Jersey. Saturday June 27. But seriously though.. How could I have not known that people can re-sell tickets on TM for what ever they want!? I'm a bit panicking right now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfwayToGone Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Carol depending on how much you paid I might be able to help. I'll pm you. I'm not paying thousands for each ticket, but for front and center, I might pay a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadu Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Last I checked Stubhub, you could have front row in Chicago. But it'll cost you $3343.05. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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