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Originally posted by vansmack:

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
so the whole floor isn't GA like the elevation tour?

I don't think so, but I'm not sure yet (ask me in 10 minutes). As I understood it, they were going back to the JT and Zoo TV Indoor model, front section no seats, back section seats. But of course, I could be wrong.

well, good luck to you

and ticket prices in anaheim go up to $165

I was able to get 2 floor seats ($49.50) for San Jose.

My sister was not able to get floor seats, but has 2 Lower Level Reserve for $95 for San Jose (opting NOT to go with best available and paying $160).

It was a pain in th ass compared to the previous lottery system they used for Elevation, Popmart, Zoo, etc. It took like a half hour, but I was never concerned that I wasn't going to get any tickets, it was just about where I was going to be. I think the difference is that previously, they spread it out over the 4-5 shows that they would be playing in town (from the lottery, you were pretty sure that you would get floor seats for a show, you just didn't know which show). Because they used TM, Fan Club members only had access to one show. I can see why it would be frustrating to many, especially the long term fans.

I did see that TM Euro has apologised to U2 fans for F'ing it up in a big way. I think I will be avoiding the U2 message boards for a few days.

Originally posted by vansmack:
I was able to get 2 floor seats ($49.50) for San Jose.

My sister was not able to get floor seats, but has 2 Lower Level Reserve for $95 for San Jose (opting NOT to go with best available and paying $160).

It was a pain in th ass compared to the previous lottery system they used for Elevation, Popmart, Zoo, etc. It took like a half hour, but I was never concerned that I wasn't going to get any tickets, it was just about where I was going to be. I think the difference is that previously, they spread it out over the 4-5 shows that they would be playing in town (from the lottery, you were pretty sure that you would get floor seats for a show, you just didn't know which show). Because they used TM, Fan Club members only had access to one show. I can see why it would be frustrating to many, especially the long term fans.

I did see that TM Euro has apologised to U2 fans for F'ing it up in a big way. I think I will be avoiding the U2 message boards for a few days.

awesome!

sorry i was so negative earlier

go check out ebay.

people are stupid, so why should it be . . . that am i so impressed with what others do with their money.

I tried and tried to get floor tickets for Chicago, but no luck. All I could find were nosebleeds.

Hope my $40 goes towards buying Bono another mansion. :mad:

Originally posted by MaLo:

sorry i was so negative earlier

You (and others who didn't get floor tickets) have every right to be. I too feel that they could have handled this better (like announce all the shows and spread it out for the fan club so that there is a true benefit for forking out the $40). There's no doubt they are going to add shows - that's why the schedule is so spread out.

So why not let everbody who forked out the money to be in your fan club have a shot at floor seats for one of the many shows you will play, not just the one that's on sale today?

And I also believe that you were correct in your assessment that the entire floor will be GA. So why the few tickets to fan club members? I feel very fortunate to have gotten floor seats, but I think others should be glad that their $40 got them seats - if you thought it was tough to get tix today, try again this weekend. That's going to be unbelievable. I do hope that U2 offers other goodies for the membership fee, although I'm sure many people signed up just for the tix, and are left disappointed today.

Originally posted by walkonby:
go check out ebay.

Gee, I thought my super-secret U2 password would only buy me 2 tickets, and here are these tools with dozens of them.

I wish 60 Minutes or Dateline or somebody would do a story on collusion between Ticketmonster and these dickhead brokers.

well if the presale bombed this badly, its only going to make this saturday when all the seats go on sale even more ugly. are they going on sale at 10 am est or the local time of the venue they are playing at? ie, san jose would be 1pm my time, but 10 am smackie's time?

Originally posted by lily1:
well if the presale bombed this badly, its only going to make this saturday when all the seats go on sale even more ugly. are they going on sale at 10 am est or the local time of the venue they are playing at? ie, san jose would be 1pm my time, but 10 am smackie's time?

Local Time of the Venue. So yes, 10 AM Smackie Time for SD, OC, LA, and SJ.

New Shows, North America.

U2 are hoping to return to North America for more shows this Autumn -
and rollover dates for the first North American leg are also on the cards.

While the Autumn leg is not confirmed yet, the already announced opening North American leg is likely to include rollover dates - that is additional shows in currently advertised venues. We will be mailing U2.Com subscribers who have not yet been able to buy tickets in the North American presale with early information on how to buy tickets at these additional first leg shows.

There has been a phenomenal demand for the 'Vertigo 2005 Tour' presale
on both sides of the Atlantic.

In North America - where venues are indoor and have a smaller capacity
- most fans have succeeded in getting their tickets but some venues , notably the New York Madison Square Garden show, have reached their presale capacity.

Fans may choose a different US venue but Paul McGuuinness, U2's manager,
has told U2.Com, 'We are sorry that presale tickets for the Madison Square
Garden show have sold out but it is the band's intention to play more
shows at Madison Square Garden in the Autumn.'

Originally posted by lily1:
well if the presale bombed this badly, its only going to make this saturday when all the seats go on sale even more ugly. are they going on sale at 10 am est or the local time of the venue they are playing at? ie, san jose would be 1pm my time, but 10 am smackie's time?

Don't worry. Scalpers probably already have most of the allotment of tickets available!

*sigh*

boston-no luck for all 3 dates
chicago-no luck for all 4 dates
san jose-no luck for both dates
philly-tickets for one show, thankfully.

anyone have much success?

Had my brother, a friend, and myself using two computers telling me nothing was available at 10:00:30. So out of maybe 22,000 tickets for each show, how many would you guess are available for public sale? Sure $50 for the low price/GA seats… but how many ya got? If your outfit is selling 90% of those to brokers at $100 bucks a pop before public sale, and they are selling them for, well… you know? As Bono would say "Where's the glory in that?" Screw 'em all. I enjoyed them once, and still enjoy… but there market is clearly the casual music fan yuppie, or overly devoted low pockets. Either way, I'm out and don't care anymore. Arcade Fire will be amazing all the while listening to my TV on the Radio on the way to the show…. and both currently kick U2 arse.

Originally posted by lily1:
*sigh*

san jose-no luck for both dates

Sorry about that Lily. I was making my weekly trip to Ameoba and missed your PM.

tried for philly
recruited a friend to try for boston
and then i tried for chicago

no luck at all

i'm slightly pissed off..but oh well

U2.Com has posted a story today acknowledging the ticketing problems
that have occurred for fans and apologizing for the problems. "U2.Com
would like to take this opportunity to apologise to those people, both
U2.Com subscribers and those that attempted to buy tickets when they
went on general sale, who were unable to obtain a ticket for their
preferred venue." The story goes on to acknowledge that ticket brokers
were a prominent problem in the sales and assert they are working with
authorities to cancel these ticket sales wherever possible. The
apology continues with "We are sorry that this has happened and we
would like to offer anyone who has a still unused unique access code
the opportunity to get their U2.Com subscription money back." Further
details on how to obtain refunds will be published on Wednesday
February 2nd, and members availing themselves of this offer will not
be able to take part in any future U2 ticket presale. The story closes
with this quote: "We are sorry if we inadvertently gave the impression
that the $40.00 subscription guaranteed you the tickets of your
choice." Follow the link to read the entire story.

read story at U2.Com >>
http://www.u2.com

i love u2; i got tickets

i hate u2; i didn't get tickets

ha-hah

figure out how the system of ticketmaster works, and maybe you'll know how to get tickets, for any show.

and again . . . ha-hah

Thanks, MaLo, for the U2.com story. Tooms from the board had several people try to Madison Square Garden tickets this morning during the general sale, and not one was successful. That's insane – and trust me, Tooms knows his ticketmaster.

I can't hold back from bragging any longer! Did I mention that when I was a junior at GWU in 1981, one of my classmates (Mark Kates who later became Nirvana's record company guy at Geffen) dragged me a few blocks over to Georgetown where we saw two U2 sets for $3 total? It was so uncrowded that we walked right up to the stage where Edge accidently knocked over my beer. That wasn't even their first show there, apparently they played the Bayou in Nov 1980 to even fewer people. Later in 1981 I saw them again with Bow Wow Wow ("I Love Candy") at the Ontario in Adams Morgan and haven't seen them since. I still think U2 is a good band, but I don't get paying tons of dough just for a night out.