Pogues show...

Originally posted by bez:
What is the 'official' capacity @ the 9:30? I always thought it to be ~900, give or take…

Someone call the DC Fire Marshal… and good luck with that.

1,200 (I think)

the surcharge for the pre-sale tix was $6.

OK you nutty kids you…lookin out for MY PEOPLE (I refuse to say PEEPS)…

http://protected.tickets.com/buy/TicketOnsale?agency=930_CLUB&orgid=3595&poid=1106&pid=5671496

password: GUINNESS

and the best part is you have to be the person that bought the tix to claim them at the box office…so…scalpers…get in that other line over THERE

am I the greatest or what?

not if i wanted to sell some tickets on ebay!! lol

thanks seth, you da man

Can someone remind me what the advantage is to WILL CALL?

As I understand it, you show up at the club and have to stand in a long line with a bunch of impatient drunken idiots and wait to pick up your tickets so that you can go stand in a line with other people who already had their tickets and didn't have to stand in the Will Call line.

And tickets.com charges you $3.25 no matter whether you have them mailed to you or pick them up Will Call. Correct?

Will Call is being used to prevent scalping, if you don't like the idea of Will Call don't use it.

Again, I ask, what is the benefit to the buyer who chooses will call?

Certainly there must be some customer benefit?

the benefit in this case you get access to a presale in theory not being listed elsewhere…

Originally posted by Etan de Balzac, Footie Ball Player:
Again, I ask, what is the benefit to the buyer who chooses will call?

Certainly there must be some customer benefit?

Rhett the pre-sale is will call only so that scalpers don't scoop up all the tickets. What part of this don't you understand?

Otherwise, maybe you're buying tickets just a day or two before a show and you're worried it may not be enough time to have them mailed out to you. Will call!

well the presale info is already getting out…

I guess Kosmo answers my question. The advantage to this sale is in that it's an unadvertised presale.

There is no discernible advantage for the customer in buying "will call" tickets three months prior to a show, if the same service fees apply.

Originally posted by Chaz, Lover of all Beings:

Originally posted by Etan de Balzac, Footie Ball Player:
Again, I ask, what is the benefit to the buyer who chooses will call?

Certainly there must be some customer benefit?

Rhett the pre-sale is will call only so that scalpers don't scoop up all the tickets. What part of this don't you understand?

Otherwise, maybe you're buying tickets just a day or two before a show and you're worried it may not be enough time to have them mailed out to you. Will call!

Originally posted by Etan de Balzac, Footie Ball Player:
As I understand it, you show up at the club and have to stand in a long line with a bunch of impatient drunken idiots and wait to pick up your tickets so that you can go stand in a line with other people who already had their tickets and didn't have to stand in the Will Call line.

Let me get this straight. You were going to go to The Pogues show. You almost had tickets. You claimed that it was okay and that maybe you saved some money. And now it's sour grapes.

Originally posted by Etan de Balzac, Footie Ball Player:


There is no discernible advantage for the customer in buying "will call" tickets three months prior to a show, if the same service fees apply.

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Hello…..McFly!!!! It's to cut down on the scalping you blockhead!

No, I'm just wondering what advantage to the customer there is to having "will call". No sour grapes. It just seems that a business would try to provide services that provide for the utmost convenience of its' customers, particularly customers paying $56+ for a ticket at a standing room only venue. And I question what convenience will call provides.

Originally posted by econo:

Originally posted by Etan de Balzac, Footie Ball Player:
As I understand it, you show up at the club and have to stand in a long line with a bunch of impatient drunken idiots and wait to pick up your tickets so that you can go stand in a line with other people who already had their tickets and didn't have to stand in the Will Call line.

Let me get this straight. You were going to go to The Pogues show. You almost had tickets. You claimed that it was okay and that maybe you saved some money. And now it's sour grapes.

Why not provide a free drink ticket to those willing to stand for 30 or whatever minutes in the cold waiting to pick up their will call tickets?

Originally posted by Chaz, Lover of all Beings:

Originally posted by Etan de Balzac, Footie Ball Player:


There is no discernible advantage for the customer in buying "will call" tickets three months prior to a show, if the same service fees apply.

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Hello…..McFly!!!! It's to cut down on the scalping you blockhead!

Damn. Took me ~15 sec. from the time the presale opened, and I still didn't get any. Oh well. One more presale and one general sale to go!

i love how the people over on the pogues forum are complaining about how quickly the presale went, seeing as someone felt the need to post the link outside this forum.

Sounds like they have a bunch of little Rhett's over there.

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
i love how the people over on the pogues forum are complaining about how quickly the presale went, seeing as someone felt the need to post the link outside this forum.

If I were you (and I'm assuming you were looking for Pogues tickets) then I would keep trying. Just for kicks, I gave it a shot a few times and just brought up a ticket. It's way outta my price range, but there are tickets available still.

Scratch that. I just got one. Hooray! My buddies will have to fend for themselves, but that's okay.