|
|
Post by franknagaijr on Jul 20, 2016 15:34:29 GMT -5
Made the tragic mistake of trying to get tickets at 10:01 and then I was shut out from Friday/Saturday. I could have gone for Thursday, but it's not realistic. I'm not too optimistic about my chances for Friday.
So, that's 1000 miles I don't have to worry about driving.
|
|
|
|
Post by jessicalyn on Jul 20, 2016 15:57:06 GMT -5
Made the tragic mistake of trying to get tickets at 10:01 and then I was shut out from Friday/Saturday. I could have gone for Thursday, but it's not realistic. I'm not too optimistic about my chances for Friday. So, that's 1000 miles I don't have to worry about driving. Flights from our area to NYC are so much cheaper than driving. And the entire thing isn't sold out, just the presales. Try again during the general sale! |
|
|
|
Post by franknagaijr on Jul 22, 2016 9:01:56 GMT -5
Yeah, those grapes were sour for sure. Literally refreshing the page until 10 even and by the time I clicked buy at 10:00:07 they were sold out. I expect there's fancy software (or even crappy software) that scrapes the page to get a body in first.
|
|
bags
Cityscape Skin
Posts: 1 
|
Post by bags on Jul 22, 2016 9:05:20 GMT -5
I went in at 10:00 exactly, put in for 2, was told to try a lower quantity, and next window was every option "none available"
Sold out in about 7 seconds. They basically sold them all to the crowd funders. I never even knew about that effort. It's pretty disappointing, verging on annoying.
My hope is the band schedules several more shows, after seeing this response.
|
|
Roger
Cityscape Skin
Posts: 40 
|
Post by Roger on Jul 22, 2016 9:07:15 GMT -5
Exact same thing happened to me. They were gone immediately. Really disappointing.
|
|
|
|
Post by everygirl on Jul 22, 2016 9:10:21 GMT -5
Similarly shut out. Ticketfly app even had a countdown timer and so tried on both app and desktop for Saturday tickets, sold out within seconds (if any were available). Lesson learned--when planning a weekender it's best to lock down Saturday night first.
|
|
|
|
Post by kayfaberaven on Jul 22, 2016 10:00:57 GMT -5
Based on my experience this morning, I think there's a lack of clarity/glitch in the system. At 10 am this morning I refreshed for Saturday night, indicated I wanted two tickets and clicked the button ("get tickets"?) at the bottom. Then the Saturday night page refreshed and it indicated there were no tickets available. On a lark I just clicked "get tickets" again and it took me to the checkout with the two tickets I had originally indicated. I suspect that what happened is that when I initially clicked my two tickets, it put those tickets into my "cart" and then took me back to the Saturday night show page just in case I wanted more tickets (you know, if there were actually more tickets available). Had I not have clicked "get tickets" a second time on a lark, I would've given up or refreshed the page or opened another browser window and lost the two tickets that were in my cart.
Or maybe there's just a glitch. Either way, I got lucky.
|
|
|
|
Post by tvstimmyg on Jul 22, 2016 10:27:55 GMT -5
Missed out on Wednesday's tickets because, well ... they sold out faster than I could refresh the three computers I was using. I missed out today because I was in the middle of finding out if my job is *maybe* still a thing. Anywho, I'm taking it all as a sign that I was not meant to go to NYC for these shows. I hope everyone has a blast. I also hope the band comes to its senses and does SOMETHING in the Twin Cities. Stay positive, everyone!
|
|
|
|
Post by franknagaijr on Jul 22, 2016 10:51:35 GMT -5
And I'm sure it will be an awesome show in Brooklyn, and in fairness I'm taking a pass on the festival shows because I just don't dig festivals, so I suppose that if I really needed to see them, I could still make it happen.
That's to say, even if I don't get another chance to see the World's Greatest Bar Band, we'll always have Akron.
Well, I've got the Mountain Goats tickets for the Friday of Labor Day weekend in Columbus, OH. If they are on your approved list, I'll see you there!
|
|
|
|
Post by stuckbetweenstations on Jul 22, 2016 11:41:04 GMT -5
And I'm sure it will be an awesome show in Brooklyn, and in fairness I'm taking a pass on the festival shows because I just don't dig festivals, so I suppose that if I really needed to see them, I could still make it happen. That's to say, even if I don't get another chance to see the World's Greatest Bar Band, we'll always have Akron. Well, I've got the Mountain Goats tickets for the Friday of Labor Day weekend in Columbus, OH. If they are on your approved list, I'll see you there! Are you referring to the September 2014 THS show at Musica? |
|
|
|
Post by franknagaijr on Jul 22, 2016 12:15:18 GMT -5
And I'm sure it will be an awesome show in Brooklyn, and in fairness I'm taking a pass on the festival shows because I just don't dig festivals, so I suppose that if I really needed to see them, I could still make it happen. That's to say, even if I don't get another chance to see the World's Greatest Bar Band, we'll always have Akron. Well, I've got the Mountain Goats tickets for the Friday of Labor Day weekend in Columbus, OH. If they are on your approved list, I'll see you there! Are you referring to the September 2014 THS show at Musica? Wow, I guess it has been two years - yes I am! Saw them in Cinci as a quartet in the spring, then saw the five piece at Musica. Had tickets to Grand Rapids, but I wan on a motorcyle and facing four hours of tropical storms to get there, so I had to nope out of that one. |
|
|
|
Post by stuckbetweenstations on Jul 22, 2016 12:34:26 GMT -5
Are you referring to the September 2014 THS show at Musica? Wow, I guess it has been two years - yes I am! Saw them in Cinci as a quartet in the spring, then saw the five piece at Musica. Had tickets to Grand Rapids, but I wan on a motorcyle and facing four hours of tropical storms to get there, so I had to nope out of that one. I was raised in the Akron/Canton area! I love Musica and the setlist for that night looked great. I would have loved to see them at Cobra Lounge in Chicago a couple nights later, but my asshole friend just haaad to get married that night. They ended up playing AKM front to back at that show, too. Maybe as a warm-up to their Horseshoe Tavern shows or maybe just as a nice surprise, I'm not sure. |
|
|
|
Post by everygirl on Jul 22, 2016 13:08:47 GMT -5
Looks like tickets for each night now listed on stubhub...but I'd rather not deal with the dealers.
|
|
|
|
Post by stuckbetweenstations on Jul 22, 2016 13:57:52 GMT -5
Heads up everyone. If you go to the Brooklyn Bowl website, it states that a LIMITED number of tickets will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis on the day of the show. Tix are $45 and box office will open at 6 PM the day of the show! It looks like it will work this way for all 3 nights.
|
|
|
|
Post by thebambino on Jul 22, 2016 17:49:02 GMT -5
Looks like tickets for each night now listed on stubhub...but I'd rather not deal with the dealers. Do you happen to have a BF? |
|
|
|
Post by everygirl on Jul 22, 2016 18:09:01 GMT -5
Looks like tickets for each night now listed on stubhub...but I'd rather not deal with the dealers. Do you happen to have a BF? Funny. Unfortunately no BF (understand there are others), but that would be inconvenient for my husband. |
|
Admin
Midnight Hauler
Posts: 2,434
|
Post by Admin on Jul 23, 2016 9:03:15 GMT -5
Heads up everyone. If you go to the Brooklyn Bowl website, it states that a LIMITED number of tickets will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis on the day of the show. Tix are $45 and box office will open at 6 PM the day of the show! It looks like it will work this way for all 3 nights. This. On good word that this may be a good bet if you're out a night or two. |
|
|
|
Post by franknagaijr on Jul 23, 2016 10:09:19 GMT -5
Out of idle curiosity, I looked and stub hub currently wants USDF $188 for the Saturday night show. Of which maybe $20 is going into the band's pocket? Gross.
|
|
|
|
Post by Rich Tarbell on Jul 23, 2016 12:39:26 GMT -5
stub hub currently wants USDF $188 for the Saturday night show. Of which maybe $20 is going into the band's pocket? Gross. Yes, I guess the band gets their $20 or whatever because the ticket technically did SELL. But on the bright side, when nobody pays $188 for the ticket, it will just rot on the vine at the StubHub Robot Buyer Inventory Department which means one less person in the beer line and you get one body size closer to the stage. |
|
