Pogues show...

Originally posted by Etan de Balzac, Footie Ball Player:
Can someone remind me what the advantage is to WILL CALL?

Advantage – tickets don't get lost in the mail, you don't misplace them.

I've never waited on Will Call line longer than a few people. Of course, I don't get there early to get right inside when the doors open.

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
my point of view on this issue is that this presale appeared to be a perk for being a member of this forum. the minute the link was posted elsewhere it dimishes the value of that perk. my concern was that forum members were going to get locked out of getting tickets because of others were gaining access to presale, which now doesn't appear to have happen. regardless all future complainers should take up their beefs elsewhere….

yeah, point taken.

Originally posted by Etan de Balzac, Footie Ball Player:
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?

I don't know how you would wait in line for 30 minutes without TRYING to get there at the most popular time to stand in line. If you're waiting that long, you planned it that way.

Originally posted by Etan de Balzac, Footie Ball Player:
And I question what convenience will call provides.

the convenience of being able to buy tickets in advance of the show, regardless of shipping time. if all tickets had to be mailed, advance sales online or on the phone would have to be cut off at some point in order to ensure adequate shipping time. with will call, you can order tickets whenever you want, and know for sure that they will be waiting for you at the box office.

the only shows with crazy will call lines are the ones that sell a lot of tickets late, or are will call only in order to prevent scalping.

Originally posted by EricV:
One question though: doors open at 10:00, or does the band come on at 10:00?

I'm 95% sure that the doors will be at 10:00. There's another band scheduled for the club that night (though not announced on 9:30's website, but up on the band's website) – it's pretty usual for 9:30 to hold two shows in one night, and 10:00 is the normal door time for the second show. The earlier show will probably be doors at 6:00.

I just assumed if a vast majority of the tickets are sold as will call tickets, and doors open at 10, there's going to be a very long line. Particularly if there is no opening band. But perhaps I assume wrong. I've never bought will call tickets. Actually I have will call tickets for the Nada Surf show in Baltimore, but somehow I think that will be a little less hectic.

Originally posted by Bags:

Originally posted by Etan de Balzac, Footie Ball Player:
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?

I don't know how you would wait in line for 30 minutes without TRYING to get there at the most popular time to stand in line. If you're waiting that long, you planned it that way.

Originally posted by Etan de Balzac, Footie Ball Player:
I just assumed if a vast majority of the tickets are sold as will call tickets, and doors open at 10, there's going to be a very long line.

It's just this "pre" pre-sale that has the Will Call requirement – won't make for many WC tickets at all…

these shows are several months away. the majority of the tickets (those not tagged as will call only) will be mailed out.

I think that ggw said that the other presale, the one that is at 5:30 today, was will call only as well. At least it was for the Friday show.

Originally posted by Bags:

Originally posted by Etan de Balzac, Footie Ball Player:
I just assumed if a vast majority of the tickets are sold as will call tickets, and doors open at 10, there's going to be a very long line.

It's just this "pre" pre-sale that has the Will Call requirement – won't make for many WC tickets at all…

Tickets are still available at 2:30 EST. I'm not a Pogues fan, so I won't be buying, but figured those of you who are should know you can still get them.

Pre-sale sold out as of 6:40 PM. Same for the Artist Arena pre-sale. Good luck to those purchasing tomorrow!

i got my tickets for the friday show in the mail yesterday. woohoo.

i'm curious, did the thursday show ever actually go on sale? i kept refreshing and it changed from not on sale to sold out immediately.

Alex, I saw the same thing. Went from not yet on sale to sold out.

same here. from "not on sale yet" to "no ticket available" in less than 2 seconds.

what gives?

Alex, that's what I see too. Very bummed. Trying to call Tickets.com.

same here…..customer service line is busy too…..

this is bullshit

Hey newbies: Just curious…why didn't you buy your tickets during the 8+ hours they were on sale yesterday?

I wasn't aware they were on sale yesterday, and besides, I'm just trying to do a favor for a friend who contacted me to get him a ticket for Thursday when they went on sale like 30 minutes ago.