Phish Wish: Sign the Petition to Get a Simulcast Scheduled

by Justin Ward on Oct 18, 08

in News

If you’re like many people and in theory most people trying to get tickets today for the return of at Hampton Coliseum in March, you probably got shut out. There’s a comment on Hidden Track at 10:04am saying that he was already screwed out of tickets, so it appears that the three-night run is officially ready to be let loose. Now we only have five months to five months to wait.

In the meantime, maybe we can try to get the band to allow the event to be shared by all of the fans across the country that have been eagerly awaiting the return of the band’s first notes. I highly doubt they’re going to come back with “Piper” like they did at Madison Square Garden in 2002. “The Curtain With” is a solid bet, and I tell you — I really want to see this band walk out on stage via webcast or simulcast or at least streaming audio webcast rather than see a text update from one of my Twitter friend’s saying “OMFG they opened with ______.”

I just got an email from a fan that put together a petition. I say we sign it.

Dear Phish and Red Light Management,

This morning, 10/18/08, thousands of Phish phans got shut out of tickets by ticketmaster. Please sign a deal to simulcast at theaters and/or other arenas, your March 6th comeback performance or the whole Hampton run. There are a lot of folks that have supported you guys for many years and should be a part of this landmark show. Just because they couldn’t enter a security check faster than others shouldn’t mean that they can’t enjoy these shows. I believe this would not only benefit the phans but would also help the city of Hampton by not having thousands of ticketless phans descending upon Hampton that weekend. We all want to share in the groove, so please make this happen!

Even Gadiel got shut out!

In the words of the Obamaniacs across the country, YES WE CAN!. YES WE CAN!

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  • http://www.myspace.com/grandmall420 Grand Mall

    I can NOT believe it. I logged on and actually got a 3-day pass this morning at 10:00:02. I will sign the petition even though I will be at the show. I have never had such great ticket luck, usually get shut out. I am stupefied THANK YOU FIREWIRE!

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  • Jeff

    I also got 3-day passes this am for my girlfriend and I…it’s all about the atomic clock.

    I will also sign the petition, because I know how frustrating it is to get shut out. I imagine they are planning some sort of simulcast anyway…and don’t give up hope, keep trying for tickets,they will release more as the date approaches (I’ve gotten tickets this way before).

  • Jeff

    I also got 3-day passes this am for my girlfriend and I…it’s all about the atomic clock.

    I will also sign the petition, because I know how frustrating it is to get shut out. I imagine they are planning some sort of simulcast anyway…and don’t give up hope, keep trying for tickets,they will release more as the date approaches (I’ve gotten tickets this way before).

  • Saxtor

    You know, I was using the atomic clock too. At 10:00:03 I had the ticket page and was watching the clock count down from 15mins, to 11mins, and had it down to 2mins and thought to myself “I better start my backup plan if this doesn’t work…” On another tab, I opened one of the single-day tickets, and got that page going on the countdown. Then the 3 day page started shouting that I had too many requests going and I would have to START ALL OVER!

    I threw my mouse.

  • Saxtor

    You know, I was using the atomic clock too. At 10:00:03 I had the ticket page and was watching the clock count down from 15mins, to 11mins, and had it down to 2mins and thought to myself “I better start my backup plan if this doesn’t work…” On another tab, I opened one of the single-day tickets, and got that page going on the countdown. Then the 3 day page started shouting that I had too many requests going and I would have to START ALL OVER!

    I threw my mouse.

  • phenxmine

    Support the petition, will be in Hampton.

  • phenxmine

    Support the petition, will be in Hampton.

  • Mike

    Shut out as well. Have availability of one night but I don’t want to be one of those people that makes this a terrible come back. I know better. But I’d love to be able to share a connection more so then refreshing a browser page or getting a text.

  • Mike

    Shut out as well. Have availability of one night but I don’t want to be one of those people that makes this a terrible come back. I know better. But I’d love to be able to share a connection more so then refreshing a browser page or getting a text.

  • http://www.burningoak.com Kane

    I’m forwarding this to a lot of people, you should all do the same.

  • http://www.burningoak.com Kane

    I’m forwarding this to a lot of people, you should all do the same.

  • Friz

    Looks like StubHub, Ebay and all the other fuck me in the ass ticket sites had no problem scoring tickets, when those of us who sat on a highway for 3 days waiting to get into Coventry got shafted. Time to start playing the lottery so I can afford a $50 ticket.

    I want mail order and Doniac Shvice back.

  • Friz

    Looks like StubHub, Ebay and all the other fuck me in the ass ticket sites had no problem scoring tickets, when those of us who sat on a highway for 3 days waiting to get into Coventry got shafted. Time to start playing the lottery so I can afford a $50 ticket.

    I want mail order and Doniac Shvice back.

  • nelsorp

    no tickets here. this is was inevitable. i can’t say i am disappointed, since i knew there was no shot really. it looks like there will be plenty of tickets from scalpers. i guess people really heeded the warnings about scalping. now lets see if the band comes through and starts trying to punish them. this would have been easily avoidable with a multi-day festival for everyone to attend.

  • nelsorp

    no tickets here. this is was inevitable. i can’t say i am disappointed, since i knew there was no shot really. it looks like there will be plenty of tickets from scalpers. i guess people really heeded the warnings about scalping. now lets see if the band comes through and starts trying to punish them. this would have been easily avoidable with a multi-day festival for everyone to attend.

  • noah MAISLIN

    ill be there even without tickets. but the shows still should be broadcast somehow

  • noah MAISLIN

    ill be there even without tickets. but the shows still should be broadcast somehow

  • w2g

    anybody remember the people who listened to all of the bands requests in 2004… the requests leading up to coventry? – THOSE FANS GOT THE BIG SHAFT….. Phish should have done something to make those people feel a little better BU NOPE PHuckUM they say( phish is a cruel tease) hmmm lets see.. If I can come up with six thousand dollars maybe I could go to the shows….. I wish phish would’ve stayed dormant!!!

  • w2g

    anybody remember the people who listened to all of the bands requests in 2004… the requests leading up to coventry? – THOSE FANS GOT THE BIG SHAFT….. Phish should have done something to make those people feel a little better BU NOPE PHuckUM they say( phish is a cruel tease) hmmm lets see.. If I can come up with six thousand dollars maybe I could go to the shows….. I wish phish would’ve stayed dormant!!!

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