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Originally posted by paigowprincess
OK, I havent tried to buy tickets for a sure to sell out fast show on ticketmaster since I was like nineteen, How does this work again and what is faster? Web or phone: Is it at nine am or what? on sale on a saturday.
and what kind of scalper are you? crowes are one of the greatest live acts ever, have a very devoted fan base, split in 2001 and are back for only this one run in nyc. think if jerry garcia came back to life for aweek but on a smaller scale. its the kidna deal where you would travel, stay in a hotel and see every show that is being played. they do different sets every night.
i have got to get tickets for this. any other crowes fans on the baord who are calling in ? wanna do the deal wherever whoever gets throuh first buys extras? Where is sebby?
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Here's a suggestion, if you're willing to take a risk. And really, what do you have to lose at this point?
There's a guy I used to work with who used to book acts for a promoter. He told me that even when a show sells out, there are usually some number of tickets at each venue, which are reserved for VIPs/Guests of the act/etc. Usually, the day before or the day of the event, if the allocated tickets are not all spoken for, they will release them for sale to the public. The easiest way to order the tickets and to keep track of what's available is to purchase them through the web.
I personally witnessed him get really good seats (floor level) to a sold-out show using this method. In fact, the first couple of times he tried that day, he checked to see what seats were available and thought he could do better, so he kept refreshing his screen (actually, I believe there's a menu you access to check for available seats) and managed to get even better seats. (10th-15th row, if I remember correctly). This method, while I can't guarantee it's fool-proof, seems pretty sound from what I've seen. All it requires is patience and a willingness to get the tickets at the will-call window.
While I can't guarantee this method will work, as I've only seen it happen
once, what I might suggest is trying it for a few shows you
don't care to see a day or two before the show is scheduled. Maybe check their tour schedule and try it with a few of the venues the Crowes have scheduled before the show you want to attend. I consider the guy who showed me this a pretty good friend, and I have no reason to believe he'd bullshit me about this.
Hope this helps.
