astepcloser24
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Does anyone have any ideas what the North American presale dates are? I listed NYC as March 30 and DC as April 6. I'm particularly interested about learning Chicago's presale date. Thanks all!
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Rob33
Rock n' Roll Doggie
no idea...I'm interested in any LA dates...all I've seen is the one for the Rose Bowl but apparently it has disappeared....and then BC mentioned something about a Nevada gig but I haven't seen it....I'm assuming the pre sale is a long way off though, like mid april some time 
4U2Play
Refugee
12 September 2009 Soldier Field Chicago IL US Mon. 30 March
16 September 2009 Rogers Centre Toronto ON CA Mon. 30 March
20 September 2009 Gilette Stadium Boston MA US Mon. 30 March
24 September 2009 Giants Stadium New York NY US Mon. 30 March
Looks like the general on sale date for all four of these shows is Monday, March 30.
Which means the U2.com presale could be anywhere from March 25 onwards
But, why wait? Just buy your Chicago GAs here, right now:
http://www.stubhub.com/u2-tickets/u2-chicago-soldier-field-9-12-2009-804608/
Only $1431 each (plus fees)
16 September 2009 Rogers Centre Toronto ON CA Mon. 30 March
20 September 2009 Gilette Stadium Boston MA US Mon. 30 March
24 September 2009 Giants Stadium New York NY US Mon. 30 March
Looks like the general on sale date for all four of these shows is Monday, March 30.
Which means the U2.com presale could be anywhere from March 25 onwards
But, why wait? Just buy your Chicago GAs here, right now:
http://www.stubhub.com/u2-tickets/u2-chicago-soldier-field-9-12-2009-804608/
Only $1431 each (plus fees)
lov12113
The Fly
Man this pisses me off. How the hell does stubhub have tickets already for shows that have not been on sale yet, not even pre-sale? It is either people planning to buy tickets and then re-sell them when they have them, or some shady crap is going down again with Ticketmasterbator and Livenation (Bruce Springstein anyone?)
I hate Ticketmasterbator!
I hate Ticketmasterbator!
astepcloser24
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I wouldn't pay $1400 in a million years. I love how U2 insists they're putting ticket prices down. Don't they take into account that these big companies, like stubhub, get a bunch of these tickets and sell them for ridiculously high prices? Instead of paying, say $50 USD for a U2 ticket, I'll end up paying $200-$300. It's b.s.
lostsailor1
The Fly
I’m sure this has been covered, but what’s the consensus on joining up now for pre-sale? Worth it, or not?
4U2Play
Refugee
Based on the Gothenburg/Milano/Amsterdam presales, it looks like everyone with Horizon and Breathe codes got what they wanted.
It remains to be seen whether Boots code holders will have similar success this afternoon, but their prospects are good. I would wait and see what they say in the G'burg/Milano/A'dam presale thread later on today before plunking down $50 for a Boots code from U2.com
lostsailor1
The Fly
Thanks for the info, and good idea. I may also email them to find my old info. I was a Propaganda member for years, and u2.com, but let my membership expire.
nicv
New Yorker
no idea...I'm interested in any LA dates...all I've seen is the one for the Rose Bowl but apparently it has disappeared....and then BC mentioned something about a Nevada gig but I haven't seen it....I'm assuming the pre sale is a long way off though, like mid april some time
LA. Yeah, I saw the Oct. 25 date for Rosebowl, then it was gone. I'm sure that that date will stick or at least be within a week or two of it. If it was correct the general sale date was April 6, so that will mean April 3 & 4 for presale 
I'll be hanging around this thread to keep up to date! Thanks for starting it!
mikal
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i would guess that the Presale starts on Friday, March 27th for Horizon members then. i'm pretty sure U2.com said that each presale would start exactly 3 days before the general sale.
But they also gave days of the week for the presale, that is, Horizon Subscribers at 10 AM Tuesday, Breathe at 10 AM Wednesday, etc., regardless of the day they go on sale (Milan and Gothenburg on Friday, Amsterdam on Saturday.)
ladywithspinninghead
Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid
Didn't the U2.Com email say the Wednesday before the general sale for Horizon members, which would mean the 25th of March...
subnet
New Yorker
the earlier presale dates the better, the more they wait the better the chance of people flooding ticketmaster, etc websites.
mikal
Blue Crack Addict
Didn't the U2.Com email say the Wednesday before the general sale for Horizon members, which would mean the 25th of March...
oh, is that what it said? sweet. looks like i'm taking a half day from work on the 25th.
corianderstem
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I hope the (and by "the" I mean "my," as I'm in the second group) pre-sale day for Chicago is any day BUT Saturday the 28th. That day would suck for me.
Thanks for planning your schedules to suit my needs, U2. I appreciate it.
Edit: just saw the above. If Horizon is the 25th, hopefully the next group falls in line with the 26th. Yay.
Thanks for planning your schedules to suit my needs, U2. I appreciate it.
Edit: just saw the above. If Horizon is the 25th, hopefully the next group falls in line with the 26th. Yay.
it better be the 25th for giants stadium horizon members because i have to travel on the 26th and 27th.
at the very least it better be early in the morning and/or easy to get GA's later in the day if i can't be there at the 10am onsale time.
at the very least it better be early in the morning and/or easy to get GA's later in the day if i can't be there at the 10am onsale time.
BonosBaby12
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Didn't the U2.Com email say the Wednesday before the general sale for Horizon members, which would mean the 25th of March...
I hope that date is right because I will be back from a trip by then
short of holding all 3,000 some odd field tickets till the day of show and having ridiculously long lines to pick them up... what would you like u2 to do about stubhub?
pearl jam holds all fan club tickets till day of show, but that's for arena shows. and any publicy sold tickets still get put on stubhub for double+ face value. so again, short of government legislation regulating second hand sales, what would you like them to do?
Roland of Gilead
Gunslinger
I would think that presales occur on non-weekend days just to make sure the ticket sites don't get hammered on days when other artists have their general sales. That would be common sense.
LarryMullen's POPAngel
Blue Crack Distributor
oh, is that what it said? sweet. looks like i'm taking a half day from work on the 25th.
You and me both.
I bought tickets last time at work, but my boss then understood my obsession.
Now, I have a little less privacy at my desk and more chances of people who do not understand the obsession interrupting me.
mikal
Blue Crack Addict
You and me both.
I bought tickets last time at work, but my boss then understood my obsession.
Now, I have a little less privacy at my desk and more chances of people who do not understand the obsession interrupting me.
my problem is that we normally have a Department meeting at 10am every Wednesday, otherwise i probably could still pull it off at work. looks like i'm going to come down with a cough in about 2 weeks, haha!
lauramullen
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I thought it said on u2.com that the presale was going to be Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
fielder31
The Fly
The North America shows are allowing a total of 4 tickets to be purchased and you can buy 2 different shows. 2 for Chicago, 2 for Giants Stadium. This will obviously require 2 separate transactions, I am assuming. Is the system going to allow you to enter the code twice? Some people will want 2 shows that go on sale at different times. I am assuming the code will be valid for 2 venues or a total of 4 tickets at one venue. Anyone else concerned about the system being able to differentiate codes and multiple venues. Any thoughts....
I live in MA and can purchase a total of 4 tickets for different shows - do u guys think they will come back to USA again so say I could purchase 2 for the Sept show and then 2 for when ever they come back or should I buy all 4 now - what are u guys going to do?
sweetie
Refugee
I think I'm going to buy 2 now and wait for them to swing back around and get another 2 then.
corianderstem
Blue Crack Distributor
I just told my boss I'll be blocking time out on my calendar for when I need to be trying for pre-sale tickets.
considering she went with me to the show last tour, she's all for it.
considering she went with me to the show last tour, she's all for it.
Hewson
Blue Crack Supplier
And that has had problems at times, example: Hartford last June, where the fine folks at the Dodge Music box office were doling out 10c tix at such a snail's pace that many folks missed 3 or 4 songs.
There's no perfect way for bands to thwart scalpers, U2 and others deserve credit for at least making an effort.
nathan1977
Rock n' Roll Doggie
They will come back to the USA again next spring/summer. And my money is on the fact that they will issue presale codes again, like they did last tour.
erik_1099
The Fly
*sigh* Yes, it pisses us all off.
This is going to happen as long as there is greed in the world.
Yes, often times these posts are made by brokers without tickets, who are basically fishing for sales, testing the waters to see what kinds of prices they can get. Sometimes these brokers have access through season ticket programs where they are members and get access to all the shows for a venue. Many brokers do this as it's the easiest way to get tickets to resell.
What bothers me more than this is that fan presales are often not the best seats in the house. If you want to get worked up about something, get worked up about that. You can also get worked up by the fact that often, 15-20% of the tickets for a show never even go through ticketmaster - the artists/management often put those tickets directly on the secondary market, sometimes through the promoter, who might insist on it as part of a condition to play.
This way the promoter and sometimes management and the artist can make a ball of cash by directly selling off the best 15% of the tickets to the brokers. Believe it or not, this happens all the time.
Now, for this tour we're talking about outdoor stadiums in GA, so there are no "best seats".
This is going to happen as long as there is greed in the world.
Yes, often times these posts are made by brokers without tickets, who are basically fishing for sales, testing the waters to see what kinds of prices they can get. Sometimes these brokers have access through season ticket programs where they are members and get access to all the shows for a venue. Many brokers do this as it's the easiest way to get tickets to resell.
What bothers me more than this is that fan presales are often not the best seats in the house. If you want to get worked up about something, get worked up about that. You can also get worked up by the fact that often, 15-20% of the tickets for a show never even go through ticketmaster - the artists/management often put those tickets directly on the secondary market, sometimes through the promoter, who might insist on it as part of a condition to play.
This way the promoter and sometimes management and the artist can make a ball of cash by directly selling off the best 15% of the tickets to the brokers. Believe it or not, this happens all the time.
Now, for this tour we're talking about outdoor stadiums in GA, so there are no "best seats".
MissVelvetDress_75
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I like what No Doubt has decided to do.
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