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Originally posted by spookyfish
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.
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While I am not sure I follow this, I appreciate it. Please clarify- you buy tickets on line and then try to upgrade them? Or you don't buy them at all ahead of time and wait til the day of the show and sit in front of the computer all day trying to get them on line?
There are no other venues as this isnt a tour. Crowes are only playing Hammerstein Ballroom. Thats it. Thats what makes this such a tough ticket. They havent played live infour years, and while we can hope they will reunite, it may not be in the cards, expecially with Yoko Hudson and the baby. So please explain more or feel free to pm if this is not of interest to the board (alsom we dont want str8 learning a new way to screw the adult contemporary fans). Much appreciated it.
