leamspaceman
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I posted this elsewhere on the forum but thought it might warrant some interesting discussion in its own thread.
When doing indoor shows, why don't the band do one fan club only show in each city?
Only U2.com subscribers can attend.
They have a registration page on the U2.com site that is secure. You register and give your payment details. They make every ticket the same price... £100. Then, they do a draw and you get allocated a ticket based on the draw... so it's completely random. So if you get GA, great, if not, you get a seat. So there's no 'on sale' date, no stress or anxiety trying to buy tickets. You register and what you get is down to luck.
The tickets can be 'souvenir' paper tickets with your name, address and U2.com membership number printed on them. You can have 2 tickets and on the day you have to bring 2 forms of ID showing your name and address, such as a utility bill or credit card statement. Everyone would know the drill as it's a special fan club show so it should all be relaxed.
Also, the band could do some obscure stuff on those nights as fans would be familiar with that material.
Even better, it could be free. Well, free as in you've already paid £50 to join U2.com.
When doing indoor shows, why don't the band do one fan club only show in each city?
Only U2.com subscribers can attend.
They have a registration page on the U2.com site that is secure. You register and give your payment details. They make every ticket the same price... £100. Then, they do a draw and you get allocated a ticket based on the draw... so it's completely random. So if you get GA, great, if not, you get a seat. So there's no 'on sale' date, no stress or anxiety trying to buy tickets. You register and what you get is down to luck.
The tickets can be 'souvenir' paper tickets with your name, address and U2.com membership number printed on them. You can have 2 tickets and on the day you have to bring 2 forms of ID showing your name and address, such as a utility bill or credit card statement. Everyone would know the drill as it's a special fan club show so it should all be relaxed.
Also, the band could do some obscure stuff on those nights as fans would be familiar with that material.
Even better, it could be free. Well, free as in you've already paid £50 to join U2.com.