Surprise: Big concerts will create big demand
I sympathize with all young girls and parents who are dealing with the ticket situation for the Hannah Montana concert.
I am a dad who awakened early and stood in line for tickets. I arrived at 7 a.m., and I got four tickets. I do not condone or support anyone who buys up tickets online and then sells them for inflated prices. But by now, anyone who wishes to attend a very popular show knows this will happen.
I was amazed as I watched people arrive five to 10 minutes before ticket sales started. Should citizens be forced to camp out just to see a show? No, but the reality is that this show features one of the hottest TV and children's stars in the world, and you know it's going to sell out.
The Greensboro Coliseum could have served ticket buyers better. Due to the rodeo, the large ticket-sales area on the upper level was unavailable so they herded everyone into the small ticket-sales area on the lower level.
It was nice seeing coliseum Director Matt Brown standing off to the side grinning as he watched it all unfold. I wonder how much parking will be that night.
Joe Henzler
Jamestown
Comments (2)
To report abuse of the comment feature on this site, please use the feedback form at the bottom of any page.
It's been a few years since I attended any type of concert, but the last few times I have attended a concert I've had no problems buying tickets. I purchased online once, with no problem. As soon as they were available, I clicked and I got them. I guess it helps to have a high speed connection. About 10 years ago I stood in line for a Jimmy Buffett concert, but I got there just a half hour before they went on sale and I'm not sure why people were watiting in line. They had previously announced that there would be no need to stand in line because they were going to do a lottery for line postion. I got there well after some people, entered the lottery and...I was first! I had my pick. It was great. I also saw Pink Floyd at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, NY back in 1994. Great show, sold out, but I got floor seats. How? I ordered the tickets over the phone. Just before the tickets went on sale I dialed the phone number, except for the last digit, and about 5 seconds before they went on sale I hit the last digit. Got right through and got great seats. And Billy Joel...I DID wait in line for Billy Joel tickets once, back in 1989 or '90, but we made a party out of the wait and it was fun. Of course, not many people were online then, so we didn't have to worry about people online buying all the tickets.
It seems to me that the best way to buy tickets for a concert at this point in time would to be just do it online. Saves time and gas, and you're in your nice, comfortable house while buying the tickets. At least then if you don't get the tickets you haven't put forth too much energy so it's not that big of a deal.
Posted on October 2, 2007 8:44 AM
I'd rather just support my local musician.
They genuinely need the money and a back-stage pass is not an issue.
Posted on October 2, 2007 9:13 AM