upstateNYfan Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 (edited) Tickets seem to be selling very well - I've looked for "choose your own seats" in several venues I'd like to travel to and every one of them seems to be selling extremely well, if not sold out. Good for them! Edited February 2, 2015 by upstateNYfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchemical Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Good for them, bad for money-pressed whipper snappers like me who want to snag a decent seat. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freedom Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I'm glad to see that there is such a high demand for these tickets, but at the same time I am outraged at these ticket prices. For the CA tour, I was able to score the same tickets for half the price. I was unable to score anything in any of the pre-sales for Philly (even with refreshing at 10:00:00). General sale tickets for the Philly show have all sold out, and only platinum tickets are left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBluePhoenix Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Good for them, bad for money-pressed whipper snappers like me who want to snag a decent seat. :codger: When I started going to concerts in the 80s tickets were like $15 - $20. It was an awesome time. I can't think of anything that has gone up in price as fast as concert tickets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zappafrank Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 (edited) :codger: When I started going to concerts in the 80s tickets were like $15 - $20. It was an awesome time. I can't think of anything that has gone up in price as fast as concert tickets. And the "old foagies" back then were saying, "Back in my day, $8 was considered high for a ticket!" Edited February 2, 2015 by zappafrank 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relayer2112 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 The "Hell Freezes Over" tour by the Eagles (was that around '95) was the first time I heard on the radio that ticket prices were getting up to $100. Seems like it's been downhill since then. The emergence of stubhub and the like (aka legalized scalping) didn't help things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 There is no way any show is even close to sold out yet. Ticketmaster and their ilk never give you a real picture of availability, they like to release tickets bit by bit to make everyone think they are sold out or close to it all the way until showtime so people will pay high prices. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I checked the Buffalo show a few days ago and they only give two ticket options for the upper level of the venue. So I guess that means if you want a regular ticket, those are the only options left. If anyone is thinking about going to that show, you might want to get on that right now because it looks like we're gonna have another sell out here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowdog212 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 I remember my first WTF how much for a tix was Queensryche wanted $95 highest I paid before that was 40 a yr earlier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstateNYfan Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share Posted February 3, 2015 Apollo,Check Chicago and the NYC MSG show - only available are "resale". Tickets went on sale to public 1/30. Also, Buffalo doesn't have ANY floor or lower on sale anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowdog212 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 My tickets for the Buffalo show came in the mail today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul2112 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Philly is sold out of pairs and only has singles up at the roof, NJ still has floors all the way in the back which blows my mind—how can they charge $225 to stand at the BACK of the floor. Ripoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 (edited) Apollo,Check Chicago and the NYC MSG show - only available are "resale". Tickets went on sale to public 1/30. Also, Buffalo doesn't have ANY floor or lower on sale anymore. I stand by my prediction that around three weeks to the show, more tickets will be made available. Of course my prediction has no warranty or guarantee of any kind. Edited February 3, 2015 by Apollo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AM2112 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Apollo,Check Chicago and the NYC MSG show - only available are "resale". Tickets went on sale to public 1/30. Also, Buffalo doesn't have ANY floor or lower on sale anymore. I stand by my prediction that around three weeks to the show, more tickets will be made available. Of course my prediction has no warranty or guarantee of any kind. This happened to me during the clockwork angels tour. I was able to get in the 4th row on the floor one week before the Cleveland show. Also, at Summerfest on the day of the show, I checked with the box office to see what was available about two hours before the concert. There were several close seats available within the first 10 rows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowdog212 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Buffalo has only Upper 300s for sale know all other sections I guess are sold out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionDetector Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 If by "selling out"...you mean to scalpers, then you're correct. The fact is...there is some real disgusting stuff going on here. I know, I know...this has become the norm now, but it is ridiculous. I was on TM at 10am sharp this morning looking for tickets to the Toronto show(s), and have been finding absolutely NO tickets all day long...right from the get-go. I'd like to believe that TM has not yet released ALL tickets...and that there will be plenty more coming for all venues. But right now...it looks like StubHub has more tickets available than TM...and at hundreds to thousands dollars more than face value. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstateNYfan Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 The tour is selling extremely well. Scalpers are an unfortunate part of the modern game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briremo Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 If by "selling out"...you mean to scalpers, then you're correct. The fact is...there is some real disgusting stuff going on here. I know, I know...this has become the norm now, but it is ridiculous. I was on TM at 10am sharp this morning looking for tickets to the Toronto show(s), and have been finding absolutely NO tickets all day long...right from the get-go. I'd like to believe that TM has not yet released ALL tickets...and that there will be plenty more coming for all venues. But right now...it looks like StubHub has more tickets available than TM...and at hundreds to thousands dollars more than face value. Yes, this is my life. Both Tampa pre-sales gave me nothing. Literraly zero tickets. Today on open sale there is nothing but upper tier balcony left. I am forced to roll the dice and wait until week of show or troll the parking lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaminbenb Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Good for them, bad for money-pressed whipper snappers like me who want to snag a decent seat. :codger: When I started going to concerts in the 80s tickets were like $15 - $20. It was an awesome time. I can't think of anything that has gone up in price as fast as concert tickets. I have a Chicago ticket from 1979 which was $8.75. I have a Harry Chapin ticket from 1980 that's $5.50 Ozzy Osbourne on the Blizzard of Ozz tour April 1981 (Randy Rhoades was still there... Motorhead opened) $8.75! My first Rush ticket from 1984 in Philly $13.50! Baltimore in 1986 $14.50 Pink Floyd at JFK Stadium in 1987 $20.00!! More recently? Roger Waters Wall show $113.00 (and that's not the handling/surcharge fees either) Rush in Hershey in 2011 $126.00! $127. for the R40 tour in Virginia... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstateNYfan Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 Prices are less due to inflation (although that is most certainly a factor) and more due to the reversal of the music business model for 99% of artists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlairC45 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Both Toronto shows are almost Sold Out! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlc Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Greensboro has some left WAY in the back but everything else is resale and the prices are HIGH. I think everyone thinks this might be the end!!! And of course the damn scalpers!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disembodied Spirit Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Floor gone and Lower Bowl mostly gone for New Orleans.Lots of upper deck seats left.If you can't find seats anywhere else, The New Orleans show is the Friday of Memorial Day weekend.I'll be the one with the lampshade on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godeater2112 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Selling very well... As of now Houston, Buffalo, Philly and Denver are already sold out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpaw2k5 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Folks, I cannot stress this enough... NO SHOWS ARE SOLD OUT YET. It may look that way, but I promise you nothing is sold out. That's the way venue sales work. They release blocks at a time and as the show gets closer other blocks are released... rinse and repeat. Yes, the tour is selling well. But you just need to keep watching Ticketmaster like a hawk to get what you want. It will pop up, and it's just a matter of you being prepared. Think about it, if you are a promotor/venue/band - put up the first 5,000 in the first month and get people to think "Oh man, nothing's left! Better get these seats in Section 307 or pay a scalper!" And by the time the show rolls around, you'll have the place filled from the back-up, and viola, a crowd is built. Yes, venues sell direct to scalpers and broker sites nowadays. It sucks, but it's reality. In fact, believe it or not, a lot of times it's THE BAND THEMSELVES selling a group of prime seats to broker sites, who give it back to bands on the back-end. You'd think they would make enough money from just selling tickets normally, but alas... Again, it's the nasty side of the business. But that's the way it works. Knowing this, I picked up a pair for St. Louis today during the public on-sale just to make sure I had something, and I will literally have Ticketmaster open to the show page every day I'm at work until May. And I bet you I'll end up in the first five rows at face value. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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