What I am about to do may be considered unconventional in that Joe Ticket is a blog that is associated with an after market ticket agency, National Ticket Agency. I am going to list the tickets and the dates and times that they will be going onsale at Ticketmaster! And I am going to do it every Friday or Saturday. Why would I do that? Well frankly I know that you are not going to get any anyways, well maybe a few, but very few and very lousy seats as well due to some very good reasons. First off you may or may not be in a position to access the Ticketmaster ( or Live Nation) website at precisely the time the tickets are going on sale. Secondly even if you were the chances that you would get through to actually select and purchase tickets is slim and none as you are competing against tens of thousands of online buyers all trying to access the site at the same time. Most of them are hopeful fans but many are professional ticket brokers with perhaps 10 or 20 computers in the office all open to the Ticketmaster browser. Thirdly the major ticket agencys have the system rigged with sophisticated dialing software and programs to bypass the type in security code which was designed to prevent this very action but believe me programmers are well paid to stay ahead of it. They are literally able to make it appear as if the computers are individually at diferent IP addresses and all sorts of other tricks. Fourth there still is corruption at the venue level and maybe even at Ticketmaster ha ha where large blocks of tickets are funnelled out and don’t even appear in the system. Back in the day I had a girl at the local outlet pull 8 for me on every big show before the door was even openned. Fifth a goodly number of seats are also blocked out to be given to the bands, radio stations for promotions, other media and what not. Sixth many bands have already distributed large lots of tickets for pre sale for fan club members or other type subscribers. So you see it’s probably futile to try but by all means if you have the time and patience go for it. You might get lucky. If you you get tickets and can’t go you can always sell them to a broker like National Ticket Agency for at least face value and probably more. The system is rigged, it’s not fair you say? Well not fair is the American way. And I don’t mean that in a bad way. It’s called supply and demand , a tenant of our capitolistic system. All is fair in the marketplace as long as it’s legal and if you can justify it morally theres really no problem. Nowadays the reselling of tickets at over the face value which used to be and is still sometimes called scalping is legal and the secondary ticket market is a robust industry and completely legal in almost all 50 states. It’s so good in fact that Ticketmaster themselves have set up an “after market shop”. Many sports teams do it and with Ebay and Stub Hub there’s ways for the average fan to act as a broker and sell there own tickets too. That being said I am not worried about it as National Ticket Agency is busier than ever. That’s because I take the stress, the hassle, and the guess work out of the ticket buying equation. I give you personal service and will search myself for you to get you the best tickets at the best price. In other words I give you added value. You do what you do for work and I bet your good at it and I’m good at what I do, that’s finding you the tickets that you really want at a price that you can afford. Will you pay more than face value , of course , I have to eat too you know, but I spare you the frustration of spending time online and on the phone in vain. The pain of combing through impersonal cookie cutter websites and the potential disaster of buying counterfit tickets from unscrupulous dealers and individuals listing seats in classifieds like craigslist or on Ebay. You can call me or shop at my website at your leisure 24 hrs a day , 7 days a week, even holidays and you have my expertise and advice that I am always willing to share as to what games , what venues , what shows are worth it. I can even arrainge travel and transportation to big events like the Kentucky Derby and the Daytona 500 or even the Super Bowl.
First the Boss, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band continue to assemble their US spring jaunt, one date at a time. On-sales get underway Saturday (11/17) for planned shows in Rochester, NY; Anaheim, CA; and Atlanta. Monday (11/19) on-sales are set for Hartford, CT; and Buffalo, NY.
Next Eric Clapton reunites with Steve Winwood for three concerts in New York City, set for Feb. 25, 26 and 28 at Madison Square Garden. Tickets for all three shows go on sale to the general public Monday (11/19) at 9 a.m. EST.
Matchbox 20 will greet 2008 with its first North American outing in more than four years, hitting the road with Alanis Morissette. On-sales begin Saturday (11/17) for the tour’s stops in Hollywood, FL; Tampa; Atlanta; Charlotte, NC; Auburn Hills, MI; Milwaukee; Fairfax, VA; Verona, NY; New York City; Niagara Falls, NY; Reading, PA; Kansas City, MO; Omaha, NE; Grand Prairie, TX; Oklahoma City, OK; Broomfield, CO; Seattle; Reno, NV; Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Sunday (11/18) on-sales are set for San Jose, CA.
Avril Levigne is finally is hitting the road next spring to support for her April release, “Best Damn Thing.” Tickets hit the market Friday (11/16) for Lavigne’s upcoming show in San Diego. On-sales begin Saturday (11/17) for her planned appearances in Rosemont, IL; Auburn Hills, MI; Pittsburgh, PA; Cleveland, OH; Uncasville, CT; Manchester, NH; Fairfax, VA; Hidalgo, TX; Dallas; Selma, TX; Las Vegas; Phoenix; Anaheim, CA; Universal City, CA; and Santa Barbara, CA
Celine Dion will to hit the road in a big way, embarking on a nearly year-long international outing to support her new album. Tickets hit the market Friday (11/16) for Canadian stops in Vancouver, Edmonton and Winnipeg. On-sales begin Saturday (11/17) in Sacramento, CA; Tacoma, WA; Salt Lake City; Birmingham, AL; Montreal and Toronto. Monday (11/19) on-sales are set in Boston; Washington, DC; Newark, NJ; Uniondale, NY; New York City; Atlantic City, NJ; Columbus, OH; Cleveland, OH; Auburn Hills, MI; Minneapolis; Chicago; Indianapolis; St. Louis; Kansas City, MO; Omaha, NE; Denver; San Jose, CA; Anaheim, CA; Los Angeles; Glendale, AZ; San Antonio, TX; Nashville, TN; Atlanta; Raleigh, NC; Miami; Tampa; and Sunrise, FL.
Coming up will be a bigger list of hot concerts to warm the fall nights. Plenty of bands are touring as frankly that is the major source of their revenues today. That and merchandise sales outstrip the revenue from the sales of recorded music.
Turning to sports, the Celtics and the Patriots remain undefeated..who will lose first? Great tickets to both Boston teams are available. Believe it or not I see that Red Sox 2008 tickets are now showing up on the ticket network big board. Hey makes a great Christmas present. In fact for a stocking stuffer tickets can’t be beat! JT
