If you’re like many people and in theory most people trying to get tickets today for the return of Phish 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!
In the words of the Obamaniacs across the country, YES WE CAN!. YES WE CAN!
{ 1 trackback }
{ 31 comments }
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!
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).
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.
Support the petition, will be in Hampton.
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.
I’m forwarding this to a lot of people, you should all do the same.
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.
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.
ill be there even without tickets. but the shows still should be broadcast somehow
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!!!
I got on at 10:00AM on the dot and was told there were no more tickets at 10:03:54AM. Less than four minutes it took to sell these shows out. I was with Phish from 1988 on and would have loved to have gone. Beware, many scammers are selling tickets online that they do not have. The four to five month space between and the tickets being released will give these scammers time to screw you over and move on.
The only way you could do multiple submissions was with a proxy, ticketmaster blocks multiple attempts from one ip address. The atomic clock is the key, as is a familiarity with the menus ahead of you. Not to mention lucking out with an easy to read key to retype. I admit I got lucky, but I did some reading, practiced for a quick submission, and got my tickets (for a really big fan from Vermont, my gf- I was just a vehicle). She’s happy with the tickets, but furious with the system.
Not even a phan, but I signed he petition for you guys. Happy as hell for you folks that got tix, hope those of you who didn’t are somehow able to get in. Remember, keep trying. Ticketmaster will be putting tickets up as credit cards are declined.
good idea, people!!
I couldn’t even believe it when I heard about the shows. I knew something was up after they got together to play at the wedding. I have my tickets and after being at IT, Coventry, Big Cypress, and Lemonwheel, I cannot wait for this. Signing the petition because everyone should get to experience it.
I had a friend first in line at Ticketmaster outlet. Maybe it took thirty seconds to get the tickets up, but they were already sold out.
Thanks Justin for putting up a story about my petition. Also thank you to everybody for signing. We need to keep the ball rolling. I just recieved word that the petition will be appearing on phish.net, so that will help, but please forward it if you know anybody that can post it on thier website or blog. It’s at 410 signatures this morning, so we have a way to go!
Thanks Again Everybody!
I totally agree that the shows should be simulcast but not for the reasons mentioned by the person quoted above who started the petition.
Not to defend a big corporation, but Ticketmaster didn’t shut anybody out. They have their system and the band and its management agree to use it. The band and its management are also responsible for choosing such a limited supply of shows that surely could never meet demand. A better return would either have been a multi-day festival or a huge run at an accessible venue like MSG two weeks to a month long.
It makes good business sense and community sense for the shows to be simulcast. First, the band spreads the wealth to other businesses around the country (mostly theater chains probably, but still) by having a simulcast. The band also increases their revenue through the simulcast. So it’s a good business move.
For the Hampton and fan communities, though, it’s also a plus. More people will be at least partially satisfied to watch the shows somewhere close to home and save the hassle and expense that comes with traveling. Further, I think Hampton is going to be trashed that weekend. So if some of the less responsible out there stay home, the community wins. Most of us are older and wiser now, but the people who are going to be good now are the same ones who were good during the old days. I hate to say it, but my fear is that a lot of idiotic fans who feel they are owed something or that things should happen a certain way will disrespect the community and the venue, leaving a bad taste in everyone’s mouths.
I had tickets to Coventry and was one of the fools who listened to the band the whole way along and ended up not getting in, after being a fan since 1990 and seeing shows since 1992. I look forward to whatever music the band spins out next year and will jump on any simulcasts or downloads that are made available.
Ok! I’ll settle for the movies. LEt’s do this!
complete heist by ticketmaster how nice tickets now has ticket a company TM owns for hundreds of dollars a ticket TICKETMASTER DID SHUT ME OUT BECAUSE I REFUSE TO PAY 350 ANd UP FOR A GA TICKET however i do know that TM is running a monopoly and most venue’s you have to use TM no matter what i know it is that way at hampton not to mention a dry venue i just hope phish will get in to ticketing like SCI has done if they really care about there phans & sharing in the groove just my 2 cents take it or leave it .
Comments on this entry are closed.