Hmm...well, I think we still have one Propaganda issue to go right? They haven't totally folded have they? If I were them, I would do what they did before with the Prop pre-sale and send order forms to people who had subscriptions as of Dec. 31 or whatever. Also, I would be willing to pay $15 a year for premium access to show info, special web stuff, etc. if it also meant I got access to ticket sales before the Ticketmaster pre-sale. Bowie does this and had a fans only show in NYC last year with ticket buyers coming from the group of people who paid for access to the site. Most scalpers aren't willing to pay for access.
I don't know -- I've just had too many times with Coldplay, etc. when the fans only pre-sale was a nightmare.
Also, for one of the shows during Elevation, I was able to get tickets the day of in the cancellation line. I was 30 in line and got some decent seats. People who got in line at 2pm got GA seats. So its definitely possible to get tickets the day of. Legal scalpers usually toss them back to the venue the day of the show since they can't sell them.