Man, I miss the good old days. I wish I could've gotten up at 4:00 AM to sit out in the rain for six hours in front of a mall to get tickets. You people and your computers and electronic mail stuff suck.
Wilco
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:I actually enjoyed some of those days.
Man, I miss the good old days. I wish I could've gotten up at 4:00 AM to sit out in the rain for six hours in front of a mall to get tickets. You people and your computers and electronic mail stuff suck.
I have no problem not getting tickets to any show that is fairly sold. But when you have to worry about how many tickets are being sold to self-described "devoted fans," "friends of the club" and otherwise on the sly, it's just galling.
And I have been taking more and more of my business to other clubs. I've rarely encountered a place that treats its customers more shabbily than the 9:30 Club.
Originally posted by floyd:But no matter how hard I tried there was always a scalper and his posse in front of me… How little things have actually changed :D
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:I actually enjoyed some of those days.
Man, I miss the good old days. I wish I could've gotten up at 4:00 AM to sit out in the rain for six hours in front of a mall to get tickets. You people and your computers and electronic mail stuff suck.
I always love this line. We'll see you next big ticket sale!
DOUBLE YAWN!!
DOUBLE YAWN!!
Originally posted by BoomBoom:
And I have been taking more and more of my business to other clubs. I've rarely encountered a place that treats its customers more shabbily than the 9:30 Club.
Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out!
Ciao, 9:30 Club employees. It's been nice chatting this morning.
Boom-Boom over and out. See you at the Wilco show. (I'll be on the guest list!)
Boom-Boom over and out. See you at the Wilco show. (I'll be on the guest list!)
Originally posted by BoomBoom:I devised a strategy to get tickets that worked. I logged onto tickets.com, typed in Wilco, and then bought tickets. While somewhat of a hassle, it was easier than waiting in line at the Club.
Back on…can't let go. Emails, soft sales, pre-sales, passwords. What a hassle. What's the point? Is going to a show supposed to be like a getting a cheap airline ticket? You have to be frequent flyer or something? That's lame.
I'm not an economist, but its my understanding that the Club is relatively small and due to certain unnegotiable physical laws, management is forced to sell a finite number of tickets for shows. As such, it has put into place much appreciated tactics to reward "fans" of the Club, as bands often reward their fans. Its my opinion that it wasn't the system but rather user error that screwed this up for you. Get over it.
All 930 employees posting in this thread raise your hands? Mine will stay down as I'm only a volunteer moderator/admin here and occasionally DJ at the club and not considered an actual employee…
Originally posted by BoomBoom:so you were complaining just to hear your self talk. awesome
See you at the Wilco show. (I'll be on the guest list!)
No, it's the system. When half or more of the tickets are gone before a show is even "officially" announced, that plum sucks. I've participated in pre-sales and gotten tickets for shows after not participating in pre-sales. But it still bothers me as a fan that the 9:30 Club, and some bands, want people to jump through these extra hoops just to go to a show.
I'm shocked that I got 4. To the person above who said that they've never been shut out from buying tickets to any show at 930 it happens to me all the time. In fact this is the first time that I'll be seeing Wilco at 930 because every other time I've tried to buy presale tix or when they go onsale to the general public (refreshing at tickets.com every 5 seconds until 10am) I've never gotten them and it's happened much more than just Wilco shows. Like I said, I'm shocked that I got any tickets. I was prepared to be pissed off again.
It's a problem that's great to bitch about but it would be better if someone had a solution on how to actually get tix at 10am for a show.
It's a problem that's great to bitch about but it would be better if someone had a solution on how to actually get tix at 10am for a show.
Originally posted by BoomBoom:"Half or more" of the tickets were gone?
When half or more of the tickets are gone before a show is even "officially" announced, that plum sucks.
From where did you get that information?
Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:I found it in the newsletter mailed to my home. Didn't see it announced for sale again until the email yesterday.
Originally posted by BoomBoom:Wasn't it in last night's email? I could be wrong about that. I just scanned through it and already deleted it.
I am on the mailing list. I don't recall seeing any mention of Wilco in any recent club mailings. I admit I may have missed it. That's all I'm asking.
Just note there are two lists: a newsletter via snail mail, and an email mailing list.
Originally posted by BoomBoom:If it makes you feel any better, the show was listed in the Express this morning.
No, it's the system. When half or more of the tickets are gone before a show is even "officially" announced, that plum sucks. I've participated in pre-sales and gotten tickets for shows after not participating in pre-sales. But it still bothers me as a fan that the 9:30 Club, and some bands, want people to jump through these extra hoops just to go to a show.
Originally posted by mbvfan:Maybe people were luckier this time since so many seem to have missed the 9:30 pre-sale announcement in the newsletter. Perhaps the recent holiday mucked up mail delivery.
Like I said, I'm shocked that I got any tickets. I was prepared to be pissed off again.
It's a problem that's great to bitch about but it would be better if someone had a solution on how to actually get tix at 10am for a show.
Originally posted by Mobius:what was the word the person used that got all bent out of shape when something was announced via Volume… treemail or treeware possibly?
Originally posted by BoomBoom:If it makes you feel any better, the show was listed in the Express this morning.
No, it's the system. When half or more of the tickets are gone before a show is even "officially" announced, that plum sucks. I've participated in pre-sales and gotten tickets for shows after not participating in pre-sales. But it still bothers me as a fan that the 9:30 Club, and some bands, want people to jump through these extra hoops just to go to a show.
his rant was basically he had no use for any type of communication that came printed on paper, it's was to be all electronic or nothing..
Originally posted by mbvfan:Really? All the time? Most shows aren't instant sellouts. Even the ones that go fairly quickly aren't that hard, if you can sit there and just keep trying to an hour or so.
I'm shocked that I got 4. To the person above who said that they've never been shut out from buying tickets to any show at 930 it happens to me all the time.
That being said, there are a few shows that are always really hard to get tickets for. Wilco included.
It's a problem that's great to bitch about but it would be better if someone had a solution on how to actually get tix at 10am for a show.There is no "solution". If 5000 people want tickets to a 1000 seat club - 80% are going to be shutout. There's no way to "fix" that. You just have to be there at 10:00, be persistent and cross your fingers.
Congrats on getting tickets. Wilco is always a tough one. But as you can see - it's not impossible.
"Pre-sales" are hardly a new phenomenon. Anyone who saw the Dead back in the day probably remembers calling 1-800-whatever-it-was and getting all the info about mail-order dates; listing your first and second choices; sase; etc….