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melaine
08-08-2008, 10:43 AM
How can a rookie buy pre-sale tickets in front 10 rows? Need coaching!
How can a rookie buy pre-sale tickets in front 10 rows? Need coaching!
We are all going to be there with you melaine...trying to get them too! WELCOME
Dont you guys set your chairs up early?
Or is there VIP reserved seating?
I am so busy at these I have yet to go to a concert
We did drive the Golf Cart up and check out the Eagles
Kymery
08-10-2008, 02:48 PM
The front section, about 40 rows are reserved seating, with the front 10 are VIP
i remember going after a "first ten rows" ticket last year...
there i sat, perched at the computer, 3 friends and 1 husband on a conference line, ticketmaster screen pre-populated with as much information as possible, counting down to 10am, ....10..9..8..7..6..5..4..3..2..1 GO!!! click!!! now!! "Gold Circle not available." and i thought "how is that even possible??"
im gonna go out on a limb and say if you want first 10, you're gonna pay thru the nose with an agent. if you don't need to be THAT close, go with the regular reserved seating. that's what most of us did (right??) and it was great. but if you've got money to burn and you can get up front - call an agent and do it! :D
Kymery
08-10-2008, 04:14 PM
Yeah, I ended up buying thru an ebay sale. I got 2nd row in the section right behind VIP gold seats..so basically 12th row. That was awesome..paid thru the nose, but decided with my back surgery I needed the seats, although we did GA the year before. Good and bad about the seats..you feel guilty leaving them for a great show at another stage, but all in all, they are great for the headliners late at night.
1st year I was in the 17th row and this past year I was in the 16th row. If I can keep on moving a little closer each year by the time I'm 60 I'll be in the front row. :rolleyes: :eek: :D
melaine
08-11-2008, 10:48 AM
Thank you, everyone, for the advice. You've taught me to be content with Reserved seats as the best possible scenario. It doesn't seem to be of value to join fan clubs of headliners to get better seats. That's important info!
Thanks for taking time to reply.
Thank you, everyone, for the advice. You've taught me to be content with Reserved seats as the best possible scenario. It doesn't seem to be of value to join fan clubs of headliners to get better seats. That's important info!
Thanks for taking time to reply.
Thanks for joining the Stagecoach Message board Melaine.
One lurker at a time is our motto! :D
I'm still going to try to get gold circle which is the first 10 rows. On the presale they went pretty darn fast and then the rest went up for sale and they too went really quickly. I will settle for VIP and still be happy.
TheMommie
08-11-2008, 11:39 AM
Stagecoach 06 all I had was GA w/VIP passes. 08, there was 5 of us on seperate laptops trying for Gold Circle with no luck. We ended up in like row 14 and 20. Next year we will still try for Gold Circle, again. But no matter what definately buying RV/camp also. We have made such great new friends here on the board, that we can't wait for next year. :D
heavenlymoon76
08-17-2008, 09:06 PM
Hi Melanie! My suggestion to you, would be to buy one ticket at a time. It's much harder to buy two Gold Circle tickets side by side, versus one at a time. I did that last year at the pre-sale and the first ticket I bought was in 2nd row and the second ticket I bought (17 minutes later) was in the 5th row. I realize a lot of people would like to sit next to their friends or significant others, but if you want Gold Circle, that is the best way to get them :) IMO
Countrygurl
08-18-2008, 08:30 AM
Also keep in mind there are only a couple hundred in existence. I forget the exact number. That is why they sell in 1/2 second (SO FAST!). Thousands of people all trying at the exact same time to get only a hand full of seats.
Kymery
08-25-2008, 08:38 AM
True, and many VIP seats are usually held for Promotors friends and family, Sponsors, Band families, Radio Station give aways etc.!! Good and bad.
What I don't like now, it Ticketmaster asking you to type in TWO codes that you can hardly read...takes more time...just show me the darn seats so I can buy em! Sheesh...
CountryDuners
08-27-2008, 07:52 PM
Wish i had the money to burn... but, I set my chair up next to the booze area so its easier to stagger back lol
the lawn is really where the party is! just put your chair in a spot you can find in the pitch black dark while stumbling back in a drunken stupor!! LOL i'm scarred from SC07 when i could NOT find my friends in a sea of lawn chairs with no light what-so-ever. only reserved seating for me from now on. call me a wuss.....
wuss
:eek: :cool: :D
ME TOO!
is anyone absolutely certain of the dates yet? i know it's most likely the first weekend in May, but is it safe to say for sure yet? country gurl?
Countrygurl
08-28-2008, 04:09 PM
i dont know
If it is not the 1st weekend in May that will be a MAJOR surprise
Kymery
09-01-2008, 05:26 PM
I agree. They would HAVE to have it directly behind Coachella...are their dates announced yet?
askworldtraveler
11-06-2008, 08:26 AM
Prices came out today - for the "best" seats - start with a Brinks Truck - just borrow one before a delivery with YOUR money going to a broke bank..........make sure you return the truck ..... The next steps require speed of light fast fingers, an atomic clock so you know when 10am is (this is where Vista could really let you down) and the kind of prayer that the pros make when they score a touch down using the Statue of Liberty play..... Good Luck.
Kymery
11-06-2008, 08:37 AM
Prices came out today - for the "best" seats - start with a Brinks Truck - just borrow one before a delivery with YOUR money going to a broke bank..........make sure you return the truck ..... The next steps require speed of light fast fingers, an atomic clock so you know when 10am is (this is where Vista could really let you down) and the kind of prayer that the pros make when they score a touch down using the Statue of Liberty play..... Good Luck.
Haha...very very true!! Good analogy