Live Nation Presale Info

[GreenEyedMurder]

I'm not quite sure I follow at what stage those first 15 or so dates are in right now...

For example, I can go on Ticketmaster and buy tickets that are NOT VIP packages right now....

So, even though they say tickets aren't available to the "general public" for another day or two, isn't that what I just did?

I think it's the opposite: VIP/Tour Packages (at Live Nation) are now available to the general public. It's the regular Ticketmaster tix that are still AmEx-only, I think.

I don't have AmEx and this evening I was able to get the "cheap" (ha!) package at Live Nation.

[Sensible Shoes]

Boston live nation sends me right back to ticketbastard.

[killingfloorman]

i think you're correct gem. And they don't have vip packages for Atlantic City yet (the ones I want!)

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Click on this link:

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/16004824BBF85B0C?artistid=772490&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1

Select "1" under "American Express Cardmember Presale"

Click "Find Tickets"

Put the security check words in there....

Your tickets are selected, select delivery method, click Continue at the bottom...

Put name/address in there, etc., etc., etc.....

I don't see anywhere that it asks you for a AMEX password....

[killingfloorman]

good call, but doesn't work for Philly - maybe because it's not TM site?

[Sensible Shoes]

Boston put me thru the whole process then when it asked for payment info it would only let me use an Amex card. They were shitty balcony seats anyway. I have to hope they open up some better stuff tomorrow.

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Aaah shit, you're right....

Damn, so let me summarize....

If you don't have a fucking AMEX card, you're shit out of luck for good seats ??

[Sensible Shoes]

Unless they open up some decent seats tomorrow.

[CVH Rulz]

Some info I found:

Presales get you tickets before they go on sale to the general public. A certain percentage of the tickets are set aside for the presale. You do have a better chance of getting better seats through presales because they require a password that not everyone has, but great seats are not guaranteed. You could get great seats through onsales as well, but need to know the secrets, like calling a Ticketmaster hotline that is nowhere near the event.

It is wrong saying presales get the first seats and leftovers are for general public (this would not be fair). Presales have a certain percentage of the tickets for all areas (floor, lower level, mezzanine).

The only thing that really matter is that you are happy with your tickets. If you're not try getting them when they go on sale to the public. Call a Ticketmaster out of the concert state 5 minutes before they go onsale and BS with the rep, then say "...by the way can you tell me the best seats you have for this event" Good Luck!

Source(s):

http://www.presaleplace.com

[CVH Rulz]

I've gotten better tickets waiting and skipping the presale, because they do just have a percentage of each section. Once the best are gone, they go to the next section and so on, but of course there are still seats left in the best sections. It's really all just a crap shoot.

[sonrisa salvaje]

I paid for the 2nd tier VIP package last tour and if i'm not mistaken it was $600 per ticket. I went to Atlanta and saw them and the pair of VIP ticks was $1200 in all. The only thing we saw were their dressing room doors and some yocal yelled out "Diamond Dave!" but was quickly hushed by security. Something got fucked up and i can't remember what it was -- maybe they didn't let us in as soon as they were supposed to. Anyway, in order to make up for the mix up, they let us all go out into the arena and watch them do sound check. Dave wasn't there, just Eddie and Wolfie. They were standing there grooving and when they were done, everyone started clapping. Eddie looked surprised and squinted out into the arena and said over the mic, "who the fuck is that?" Then he started laughing so i think he knew what the deal was because surely they would have checked with him prior to make sure it was ok. That was way cool but worth 600 a head? I don't think so. I was pretty let down that we didn't bump into DLR. In the giftbag i remember there was a tour laminate and a deck of VH playing cards in a special VH tin. Me and my buddy watched one guy open his and when he found a deck of cards inside the tin, a look of dissapointment came across his face. My buddy looked at me and asked, "What was he expecting -Edward's tooth?"

[GreenEyedMurder]

i think you're correct gem. And they don't have vip packages for Atlantic City yet (the ones I want!)

Those may not sell through VIP Nation. When Roger Daltrey did a solo tour in '09, FanFire (also owned by Live Nation) did most of the VIP/M&G stuff -- but a couple of venues did it directly. I'm pretty sure that the casinos in AC did their own VIP/M&G sales, so you might want to check with them to make sure you don't miss out, esp. since casinos may hold back some for big roller types.

[GreenEyedMurder]

Aaah shit, you're right....

Damn, so let me summarize....

If you don't have a fucking AMEX card, you're shit out of luck for good seats ??

I doubt they put all the good seats in the AmEx-only pool. Since I'm non-AmEx and was shut out of everything on Tuesday (I tried VIP Nation, but it was also AmEx-only), I got bored and started playing around with picking seats on TicketMaster, and I was pulling up true crap -- even in the most expensive choice.

[Nitro Express]

I paid for the 2nd tier VIP package last tour and if i'm not mistaken it was $600 per ticket. I went to Atlanta and saw them and the pair of VIP ticks was $1200 in all. The only thing we saw were their dressing room doors and some yocal yelled out "Diamond Dave!" but was quickly hushed by security. Something got fucked up and i can't remember what it was -- maybe they didn't let us in as soon as they were supposed to. Anyway, in order to make up for the mix up, they let us all go out into the arena and watch them do sound check. Dave wasn't there, just Eddie and Wolfie. They were standing there grooving and when they were done, everyone started clapping. Eddie looked surprised and squinted out into the arena and said over the mic, "who the fuck is that?" Then he started laughing so i think he knew what the deal was because surely they would have checked with him prior to make sure it was ok. That was way cool but worth 600 a head? I don't think so. I was pretty let down that we didn't bump into DLR. In the giftbag i remember there was a tour laminate and a deck of VH playing cards in a special VH tin. Me and my buddy watched one guy open his and when he found a deck of cards inside the tin, a look of dissapointment came across his face. My buddy looked at me and asked, "What was he expecting -Edward's tooth?"

I never bought a VIP pass but I was a day hire during the 1984 tour. We spent the day unloading and helping with set up. There were some huge custom made cable looms. Those fuckers are heavy too. Then we got our orientation on how to work the barricade from no other than Ed Anderson himself. Scotty Ross was the tour manager. Van Halen had a wonderful road crew and they treated us just like one of the crew even though we were only day hires. Scotty Ross told us we were part of the crew that day and make sure we got something to eat at the crew catering table because we had a long night ahead.

I was hoping to meet or at least see Dave and he was nowhere to be seen until he was up on the stage. We could hear Mike and Eddie warming up. I did meet Alex though. He came out to the catering area to get some pasta which he always eats before a show. He had none of that rock star BS to him.

[tod]

That was pretty much my experience in 2007 except there was also the lil pre-party buffet thing with hummus, hotwings, and pepsi. And the hostess giving away tzochkies to people who answered trivia correctly. We also got a tour around the stage and were allowed to look at Ed's guitar collection and quiz his techs. That was snazzy. Honestly, it was front row and the show was great...but thinking back on it...it was all middle aged dudes holding up their phones. The one hot chick we met was there only cuz she had a season pass at Key Arena and she was more excited about having seen Elton John backstage the week prior. *slaps forehead*

I paid for the 2nd tier VIP package last tour and if i'm not mistaken it was $600 per ticket. I went to Atlanta and saw them and the pair of VIP ticks was $1200 in all. The only thing we saw were their dressing room doors and some yocal yelled out "Diamond Dave!" but was quickly hushed by security. Something got fucked up and i can't remember what it was -- maybe they didn't let us in as soon as they were supposed to. Anyway, in order to make up for the mix up, they let us all go out into the arena and watch them do sound check. Dave wasn't there, just Eddie and Wolfie. They were standing there grooving and when they were done, everyone started clapping. Eddie looked surprised and squinted out into the arena and said over the mic, "who the fuck is that?" Then he started laughing so i think he knew what the deal was because surely they would have checked with him prior to make sure it was ok. That was way cool but worth 600 a head? I don't think so. I was pretty let down that we didn't bump into DLR. In the giftbag i remember there was a tour laminate and a deck of VH playing cards in a special VH tin. Me and my buddy watched one guy open his and when he found a deck of cards inside the tin, a look of dissapointment came across his face. My buddy looked at me and asked, "What was he expecting -Edward's tooth?"