Your Ticket Issues: Pricing; Availability; Seats etc (previously titled presales are bull)

twiqz · 19-03-2009, 02:32 PM

Alright so i set my alarm this morning to wake up at 9:55am and make like a zombie to my computer(presale for the Pittsburgh show starts at 10am) I hop on the computer and keep clicking my refresh button until i see presale lit up. It directs me to the next page which i select ticket rush and paste in my passcode of "STRINGS" thinking ide get the best seats i select 2 under the highest priced amount tickets (97). I enter in the security key and click submit. Now this had taken me approx 10 seconds(that might actually be long , possibly 5-8 seconds if we get technical).

Anyhow guess what seats i was given for being 'first in line'....

Section 6 row K.....

Wait wait wait, Ok there are a total of 9 sections (10 including the PIT) for Pittsburghs Venue 'POST GAZETTE PAVIOLION'. Your telling me ...A coldplay fan who has never sat at the post gazette pavilion to see Coldplay further than Sections 1,2 and 3 (Front sections closer to the stage) that the best ticket you have to offer for 97 bucks is behind an entire section and row K?

Heres another funny thing. They have an option to select RESV 3 (its a lower priced ticket for $35) and the seats i got were section 6 row Y. CAN ANYONE PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THE HECK SITTING 15 ROWS BEHIND ROW K IS WORTH 60 MORE BUCKS FOR A TICKET????

These Presales are a joke. All the vendors (who i like to call scalpers) RUIN it for everyone. Coldplay needs to have their own presale like that had bad in 2004 where if your a member of coldplay.com you can purchase"VIP" tickets that were within the 1st 15 rows of seeing them live...Hell for my money back then i got a X&Y tin, headphones and a tour badge that game extra with my ticket....

Wait wait! SEEMS I CAN GET SECTION 1 ROW J, AND I FOUND IT ON STUBHUB.COM.....GUESS HOW MUCH

Lower Pavilion 1 J 2 $1,118.00 each

NOW THATS A GREAT DEAL!!!

Thanks scaplers!!! YOUR THE GREATEST!

coldplay_is_louve. · 19-03-2009, 03:25 PM

i know! i was on right at ten and i have shit seats for the philly show.

fuck livenation.

.

kmm1482 · 19-03-2009, 05:43 PM

AMEN!!! I got on at 10 o'clock and 1 friggin second. I want THE best seats so I go for the $97.50! Closest I could get is Section 900, about three whole sections back from the stage!!!!!!!!! Not anywhere NEAR the front of the stage, the pit. Is it all the dickheads who hack in and then scalp the tickets or are the better seats only on sale the actual day of the sale?

polkahard · 19-03-2009, 05:49 PM

I'm with all of you. 7 AM rolls around (I'm on the West Coast buying tickets) and I get absolutely NOTHING. Ten minutes later, I finally find some tickets in the second section. An hour later, I've given up finding anything good and resign myself to half decent seats in the second section that I luckily managed to come up with.

It's ridiculous. What happened to catering to the fans? It's impossible with these ticket conglomerates.

coldplay_is_louve. · 19-03-2009, 05:49 PM

i have a tip for you guys!!

get your tickets like, a half an hour to an hour after the presale.

new things start to open up!! i exchanged mine and now i'm in the 17th row!!!

Novah · 19-03-2009, 05:50 PM

You can exchange? How does that work?? : o

kmm1482 · 19-03-2009, 05:52 PM

Whoa Whoa Whoa... exchange!?

coldplay_is_louve. · 19-03-2009, 05:55 PM

^^hah, it doesn't work usually.

i just got lucky and got a REALLY nice customer service worker.

so, yeah. i wouldn't count on exchanging.

Novah · 19-03-2009, 05:57 PM

You raised my hopes and dashed them quite effectively!

Oh well, my seats aren't that bad.

By the way, kmm, your CD should be to you by Monday or so.

coldplay_is_louve. · 19-03-2009, 05:58 PM

^^aw, i'm sorry!! i didn't mean to!!!! i'm just excited.

i'm sorry!!!

kmm1482 · 19-03-2009, 06:06 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by coldplay_is_louve.;2895631
^^aw, i'm sorry!! i didn't mean to!!!! i'm just excited.

i'm sorry!!!

im calling them anyway

coldplay_is_louve. · 19-03-2009, 06:07 PM

^^hah, it's worth the try!!

!!

Lizzybear · 19-03-2009, 06:12 PM

OOOOOO customer service indeed Christina!!!

nice thinking!

coldplay_is_louve. · 19-03-2009, 06:13 PM

^^

!!!

kmm1482 · 19-03-2009, 06:15 PM

I'M SEVERLY PISSED OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Since theyre presale tickets, they cant exchange. if i bought them tomorrow then they could exchange. presales are WORTHLESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

19-03-2009, 02:32 PM	#1
twiqz Coldplayer Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 69 My Mood: Location: Pittsburgh Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Your Ticket Issues: Pricing; Availability; Seats etc (previously titled presales are bull) Alright so i set my alarm this morning to wake up at 9:55am and make like a zombie to my computer(presale for the Pittsburgh show starts at 10am) I hop on the computer and keep clicking my refresh button until i see presale lit up. It directs me to the next page which i select ticket rush and paste in my passcode of "STRINGS" thinking ide get the best seats i select 2 under the highest priced amount tickets (97). I enter in the security key and click submit. Now this had taken me approx 10 seconds(that might actually be long , possibly 5-8 seconds if we get technical). Anyhow guess what seats i was given for being 'first in line'.... Section 6 row K..... Wait wait wait, Ok there are a total of 9 sections (10 including the PIT) for Pittsburghs Venue 'POST GAZETTE PAVIOLION'. Your telling me ...A coldplay fan who has never sat at the post gazette pavilion to see Coldplay further than Sections 1,2 and 3 (Front sections closer to the stage) that the best ticket you have to offer for 97 bucks is behind an entire section and row K? Heres another funny thing. They have an option to select RESV 3 (its a lower priced ticket for $35) and the seats i got were section 6 row Y. CAN ANYONE PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THE HECK SITTING 15 ROWS BEHIND ROW K IS WORTH 60 MORE BUCKS FOR A TICKET???? These Presales are a joke. All the vendors (who i like to call scalpers) RUIN it for everyone. Coldplay needs to have their own presale like that had bad in 2004 where if your a member of coldplay.com you can purchase"VIP" tickets that were within the 1st 15 rows of seeing them live...Hell for my money back then i got a X&Y tin, headphones and a tour badge that game extra with my ticket.... Wait wait! SEEMS I CAN GET SECTION 1 ROW J, AND I FOUND IT ON STUBHUB.COM.....GUESS HOW MUCH Lower Pavilion 1 J 2 $1,118.00 each NOW THATS A GREAT DEAL!!! Thanks scaplers!!! YOUR THE GREATEST!

19-03-2009, 03:25 PM	#2
coldplay_is_louve. I'm Christina. Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,893 Location: Philly! Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 2 Thanked 11 Times in 7 Posts	i know! i was on right at ten and i have shit seats for the philly show. fuck livenation. . __________________

19-03-2009, 05:43 PM	#3
kmm1482 Shenanigans! Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,101 My Mood: Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	AMEN!!! I got on at 10 o'clock and 1 friggin second. I want THE best seats so I go for the $97.50! Closest I could get is Section 900, about three whole sections back from the stage!!!!!!!!! Not anywhere NEAR the front of the stage, the pit. Is it all the dickheads who hack in and then scalp the tickets or are the better seats only on sale the actual day of the sale? __________________ Cincinnati, Oh - June 4, 2009 Riverbend!!!! Cleveland, Oh - October 21, 2008 Q Arena Louisville, KY - February 23, 2006 Freedom Hall Cincinnati, Oh - August 9, 2005 Riverbend "Give me places I can go! Cincinnati, Ohio! Give me far and give me wide! Let me play on the riverside!" - Chris Martin 'Politik' at Riverbend 2005 "Got to say hello to those girls and boys. People in Cincinnati make a lot of noise. Noooow, I ain't sure what someone said. The Cardinals got beaten by the Reds. I don't really know what the fuck that means! I haven't even thought of the next bit." - Chris Martin "Cincy song" at Riverbend 2009 http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kw4...h5gno1_400.gif Here's an ode, an ode to aresol! It's the confidence I need! The beginning of Coldplay: http://web.archive.org/web/199911272....coldplay.com/

19-03-2009, 05:49 PM	#5
coldplay_is_louve. I'm Christina. Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,893 Location: Philly! Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 2 Thanked 11 Times in 7 Posts	i have a tip for you guys!! get your tickets like, a half an hour to an hour after the presale. new things start to open up!! i exchanged mine and now i'm in the 17th row!!! __________________

19-03-2009, 05:50 PM	#6
Novah is a happy gemsbok Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,339 My Mood: Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	You can exchange? How does that work?? : o __________________ http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3605/...b1e23eaa_o.jpg Lost! in Lego Town! CD Identification Game! Left Right Left Right Left song identification game!

19-03-2009, 05:49 PM	#4
polkahard Coldplayer Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 765 Location: The home of "The Office" Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'm with all of you. 7 AM rolls around (I'm on the West Coast buying tickets) and I get absolutely NOTHING. Ten minutes later, I finally find some tickets in the second section. An hour later, I've given up finding anything good and resign myself to half decent seats in the second section that I luckily managed to come up with. It's ridiculous. What happened to catering to the fans? It's impossible with these ticket conglomerates.

19-03-2009, 05:52 PM	#7
kmm1482 Shenanigans! Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,101 My Mood: Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Whoa Whoa Whoa... exchange!? __________________ Cincinnati, Oh - June 4, 2009 Riverbend!!!! Cleveland, Oh - October 21, 2008 Q Arena Louisville, KY - February 23, 2006 Freedom Hall Cincinnati, Oh - August 9, 2005 Riverbend "Give me places I can go! Cincinnati, Ohio! Give me far and give me wide! Let me play on the riverside!" - Chris Martin 'Politik' at Riverbend 2005 "Got to say hello to those girls and boys. People in Cincinnati make a lot of noise. Noooow, I ain't sure what someone said. The Cardinals got beaten by the Reds. I don't really know what the fuck that means! I haven't even thought of the next bit." - Chris Martin "Cincy song" at Riverbend 2009 http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kw4...h5gno1_400.gif Here's an ode, an ode to aresol! It's the confidence I need! The beginning of Coldplay: http://web.archive.org/web/199911272....coldplay.com/

19-03-2009, 05:55 PM	#8
coldplay_is_louve. I'm Christina. Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,893 Location: Philly! Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 2 Thanked 11 Times in 7 Posts	^^hah, it doesn't work usually. i just got lucky and got a REALLY nice customer service worker. so, yeah. i wouldn't count on exchanging. __________________

19-03-2009, 05:57 PM	#9
Novah is a happy gemsbok Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,339 My Mood: Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	You raised my hopes and dashed them quite effectively! Oh well, my seats aren't that bad. By the way, kmm, your CD should be to you by Monday or so. __________________ http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3605/...b1e23eaa_o.jpg Lost! in Lego Town! CD Identification Game! Left Right Left Right Left song identification game!

19-03-2009, 05:58 PM	#10
coldplay_is_louve. I'm Christina. Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,893 Location: Philly! Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 2 Thanked 11 Times in 7 Posts	^^aw, i'm sorry!! i didn't mean to!!!! i'm just excited. i'm sorry!!! __________________

19-03-2009, 06:06 PM	#11
kmm1482 Shenanigans! Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,101 My Mood: Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by coldplay_is_louve.;2895631 ^^aw, i'm sorry!! i didn't mean to!!!! i'm just excited. i'm sorry!!! im calling them anyway __________________ Cincinnati, Oh - June 4, 2009 Riverbend!!!! Cleveland, Oh - October 21, 2008 Q Arena Louisville, KY - February 23, 2006 Freedom Hall Cincinnati, Oh - August 9, 2005 Riverbend "Give me places I can go! Cincinnati, Ohio! Give me far and give me wide! Let me play on the riverside!" - Chris Martin 'Politik' at Riverbend 2005 "Got to say hello to those girls and boys. People in Cincinnati make a lot of noise. Noooow, I ain't sure what someone said. The Cardinals got beaten by the Reds. I don't really know what the fuck that means! I haven't even thought of the next bit." - Chris Martin "Cincy song" at Riverbend 2009 http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kw4...h5gno1_400.gif Here's an ode, an ode to aresol! It's the confidence I need! The beginning of Coldplay: http://web.archive.org/web/199911272....coldplay.com/

19-03-2009, 06:07 PM	#12
coldplay_is_louve. I'm Christina. Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,893 Location: Philly! Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 2 Thanked 11 Times in 7 Posts	^^hah, it's worth the try!!!! __________________

19-03-2009, 06:12 PM	#13
Lizzybear Modern Love Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 11,840 My Mood: Location: Villa Rosie Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	OOOOOO customer service indeed Christina!!! nice thinking! __________________ Damon Albarn blog tunes twotter

19-03-2009, 06:13 PM	#14
coldplay_is_louve. I'm Christina. Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,893 Location: Philly! Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 2 Thanked 11 Times in 7 Posts	^^!!! __________________

19-03-2009, 06:15 PM	#15
kmm1482 Shenanigans! Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,101 My Mood: Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'M SEVERLY PISSED OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Since theyre presale tickets, they cant exchange. if i bought them tomorrow then they could exchange. presales are WORTHLESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ Cincinnati, Oh - June 4, 2009 Riverbend!!!! Cleveland, Oh - October 21, 2008 Q Arena Louisville, KY - February 23, 2006 Freedom Hall Cincinnati, Oh - August 9, 2005 Riverbend "Give me places I can go! Cincinnati, Ohio! Give me far and give me wide! Let me play on the riverside!" - Chris Martin 'Politik' at Riverbend 2005 "Got to say hello to those girls and boys. People in Cincinnati make a lot of noise. Noooow, I ain't sure what someone said. The Cardinals got beaten by the Reds. I don't really know what the fuck that means! I haven't even thought of the next bit." - Chris Martin "Cincy song" at Riverbend 2009 http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kw4...h5gno1_400.gif Here's an ode, an ode to aresol! It's the confidence I need! The beginning of Coldplay: http://web.archive.org/web/199911272....coldplay.com/