Red Mosquito

I won both Wrigley shows. I had:

Night 1 Reserved
Night 2 Reserved

Email arrived at 9:11. Jeez.

1.) Fenway 2 - Won
2.) Wrig 2 Res - Won
3.) Wrig 1 Res - Lost
4.) Fenway 1 - Lost

Finally got mine at 8:30 Central. Got Wrigley night one reserved as first choice.

Another lottery of nothin'... 2 for 29. Is this thing on?

Only put in for night one at Fenway and got it, so I'm happy...six years between shows, no matter what I think of the last couple of albums, is too long!

I got tickets through today's Red Sox season ticket holders pre-sale. Some info: The face for tickets is $65, $75, or $85, but they gouge you on fees for about $20 per ticket. Nothing on the field was available for Friday (I didn't look for Sunday). It seems like the Friday show is the big-demand night, and I would guess that the public on-sale will be a shit show.

If I didn't get tickets this way, my strategy would have been using craigslist, PJ fan forums, or ticket drops rather than locking in nosebleeds with the public on-sale.

cutuphalfdead wrote:Got night 1 at Fenway.

I'll send you the loot for my ticket by the end of the week.

Captain Termite wrote:I got tickets through today's Red Sox season ticket holders pre-sale. Some info: The face for tickets is $65, $75, or $85, but they gouge you on fees for about $20 per ticket. Nothing on the field was available for Friday (I didn't look for Sunday). It seems like the Friday show is the big-demand night, and I would guess that the public on-sale will be a shit show.

If I didn't get tickets this way, my strategy would have been using craigslist, PJ fan forums, or ticket drops rather than locking in nosebleeds with the public on-sale.

About $15 Wrigley field adds.

Captain Termite wrote:I got tickets through today's Red Sox season ticket holders pre-sale. Some info: The face for tickets is $65, $75, or $85, but they gouge you on fees for about $20 per ticket. Nothing on the field was available for Friday (I didn't look for Sunday). It seems like the Friday show is the big-demand night, and I would guess that the public on-sale will be a shit show.

If I didn't get tickets this way, my strategy would have been using craigslist, PJ fan forums, or ticket drops rather than locking in nosebleeds with the public on-sale.

I guess there was also a "friends" pre-sale (with a password) today, and some people at the Pit were able to pull field seats (In the C sections of the map below):

Simple Torture wrote:

Captain Termite wrote:I got tickets through today's Red Sox season ticket holders pre-sale. Some info: The face for tickets is $65, $75, or $85, but they gouge you on fees for about $20 per ticket. Nothing on the field was available for Friday (I didn't look for Sunday). It seems like the Friday show is the big-demand night, and I would guess that the public on-sale will be a shit show.

If I didn't get tickets this way, my strategy would have been using craigslist, PJ fan forums, or ticket drops rather than locking in nosebleeds with the public on-sale.

I guess there was also a "friends" pre-sale (with a password) today, and some people at the Pit were able to pull field seats (In the C sections of the map below):

Maybe because I was getting 4 tix or because I got unlucky in the "Virtual Waiting Room" I didn't get the field. But I got about 5 rows up from the 3rd base on-deck circle, so I am happy. I will be slightly elevated, so I might have a better view than section C field seats.

Tip for anyone not familiar with Fenway: seats in the "grandstand" are narrower than elsewhere. On the seating chart, those are the sections numbered 1 to 33 (from rightfield to left) and colored yellow and blue. The loge boxes (numbered 87-165) and the field boxes (closest to the field, numbered 1 to 86) have wider seats (and thus personal space when everyone is standing) and also easier access to the aisles/concessions/bathrooms. The smaller sections appearing behind the grandstands on the chart are actually on the roof and overhang the other sections, and I also would prefer them to the grandstands. But they are smaller areas, so if you want the big-crowd vibe/energy experience, you might not want the roof.

Pre sale success:
Notecard: 3/3
F5: 14/17
External 10C: 4/4
Lottery: 10/13

Fuck You Jobu wrote:

Captain Termite wrote:I got tickets through today's Red Sox season ticket holders pre-sale. Some info: The face for tickets is $65, $75, or $85, but they gouge you on fees for about $20 per ticket. Nothing on the field was available for Friday (I didn't look for Sunday). It seems like the Friday show is the big-demand night, and I would guess that the public on-sale will be a shit show.

If I didn't get tickets this way, my strategy would have been using craigslist, PJ fan forums, or ticket drops rather than locking in nosebleeds with the public on-sale.

About $15 Wrigley field adds.

with fees, the presale tickets are more than the fanclub seats.

BDB wrote:

Fuck You Jobu wrote:

Captain Termite wrote:I got tickets through today's Red Sox season ticket holders pre-sale. Some info: The face for tickets is $65, $75, or $85, but they gouge you on fees for about $20 per ticket. Nothing on the field was available for Friday (I didn't look for Sunday). It seems like the Friday show is the big-demand night, and I would guess that the public on-sale will be a shit show.

If I didn't get tickets this way, my strategy would have been using craigslist, PJ fan forums, or ticket drops rather than locking in nosebleeds with the public on-sale.

About $15 Wrigley field adds.

with fees, the presale tickets are more than the fanclub seats.

Not if you count the membership dues as a fee.

numbers wrote:

BDB wrote:

Fuck You Jobu wrote:

Captain Termite wrote:I got tickets through today's Red Sox season ticket holders pre-sale. Some info: The face for tickets is $65, $75, or $85, but they gouge you on fees for about $20 per ticket. Nothing on the field was available for Friday (I didn't look for Sunday). It seems like the Friday show is the big-demand night, and I would guess that the public on-sale will be a shit show.

If I didn't get tickets this way, my strategy would have been using craigslist, PJ fan forums, or ticket drops rather than locking in nosebleeds with the public on-sale.

About $15 Wrigley field adds.

with fees, the presale tickets are more than the fanclub seats.

Not if you count the membership dues as a fee.

aka sunk costs.

Hot Stove Cool Music - Pearl Jam, James Taylor - June 17 - Metro - Chicago

CopperTom wrote:Hot Stove Cool Music - Pearl Jam, James Taylor - June 17 - Metro - Chicago

Say what?

15showsandcounting wrote:

CopperTom wrote:Hot Stove Cool Music - Pearl Jam, James Taylor - June 17 - Metro - Chicago

Say what?

Similar to last year, I assume. It's not a PJ concert that's for sure.

CopperTom wrote:

15showsandcounting wrote:

CopperTom wrote:Hot Stove Cool Music - Pearl Jam, James Taylor - June 17 - Metro - Chicago

Say what?

Similar to last year, I assume. It's not a PJ concert that's for sure.

Gotcha. Had me excited for a moment. Knew Taylor playing in June up there so wasn't sure.

Hot Stove is a lot people who aren't actually musicians playing music.

CopperTom wrote:Hot Stove Cool Music - Pearl Jam, James Taylor - June 17 - Metro - Chicago

if you're pulling this off twitter, it's a bit misleading. the first tweet mentions wrigley concerts this summer featuring pearl jam and james taylor. the second tweet mentions the june 17 benefit show with details to come.