My friend (who helped me get U2 tickets) wanted me to get up in 8 hours to help him get Bruce Springsteen tickets. But check this out:
This is what it says on ticketmaster about the show and tickets--- (basically tickets will be passed out on the day of the show - no one can get them earlier than that)
Tickets will be distributed starting at 10am on May 20th at the Orpheum Theatre,1 Hamilton Place,Boston,Ma.
The purchaser must pick up the tickets and have the companion going with them there.The purchaser will show a valid Driver’s License or picture identification and the exact credit card that purchased the tickets.No exceptions.Both people will be wristbanded and when they come back will need their wristbands on and tickets to get into the event.All people who pickup tickets will be wristbanded,including those who choose to pickup at the event.
To avoid waiting in lines,we suggest you arrive as early as you can.
So this would probably be impossible for huge arena shows... but maybe they could use a similar policy for General Admission tickets... then again so many things can go wrong, like someone forgetting a credit card/such or just being sick on that day.
Fans want to keep scalpers away, but now I can't even repay my friend back for getting me U2 tickets unless I can find a way to go to the show that week ( i live in NYC). Not to mention he wanted to go with his girlfriend.
It's an interesting policy and will keep scalpers away, but it still doesn't work flawlessly as it still can upset real fans. Espically those who can't pick up their tickets until mintues before the show and they might miss some of it waiting in line.
Waht do you think of this?
This is what it says on ticketmaster about the show and tickets--- (basically tickets will be passed out on the day of the show - no one can get them earlier than that)
Tickets will be distributed starting at 10am on May 20th at the Orpheum Theatre,1 Hamilton Place,Boston,Ma.
The purchaser must pick up the tickets and have the companion going with them there.The purchaser will show a valid Driver’s License or picture identification and the exact credit card that purchased the tickets.No exceptions.Both people will be wristbanded and when they come back will need their wristbands on and tickets to get into the event.All people who pickup tickets will be wristbanded,including those who choose to pickup at the event.
To avoid waiting in lines,we suggest you arrive as early as you can.
So this would probably be impossible for huge arena shows... but maybe they could use a similar policy for General Admission tickets... then again so many things can go wrong, like someone forgetting a credit card/such or just being sick on that day.
Fans want to keep scalpers away, but now I can't even repay my friend back for getting me U2 tickets unless I can find a way to go to the show that week ( i live in NYC). Not to mention he wanted to go with his girlfriend.
It's an interesting policy and will keep scalpers away, but it still doesn't work flawlessly as it still can upset real fans. Espically those who can't pick up their tickets until mintues before the show and they might miss some of it waiting in line.
Waht do you think of this?
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