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Title: Concert tickets
Post by: Skyguns MKII on August 01, 2011, 04:47:06 PM
Went to my fist concert that happen to be the biggest concert of the century with like a rough guess of about 70,000 + people in the LA memorial coliseum and I'm officially addicted and wanna go to one again, however i wanna know how to find out about concerts early and get tickets in advance so i can get in the front and have that experience prior to other spots. What do you guys do?
Title: Re: Concert tickets
Post by: Soulyss on August 01, 2011, 05:09:09 PM
I don't go to large venue shows much anymore, I discovered several bands/groups that while making some excellent music fly under the radar a bit.  I usually just check in on their websites periodically for info, I'm also a regular at one of the local record stores where a couple guys on the staff there no my music taste and recommend shows in the area. 

Given the two choices I prefer smaller venues by a wide margin, tickets are a lot cheaper and the bands/artists are a lot more accessible, not uncommon to see them before or after the show and get the chance to chat a little bit. 
Title: Re: Concert tickets
Post by: Devil 505 on August 01, 2011, 05:12:20 PM
Visit the websites for your favorite bands. Look for a tour schedule. Also, if a band has an E-mail newsletter, subscribe to it.

By the way, who did you see?
Title: Re: Concert tickets
Post by: F22RaptorDude on August 01, 2011, 05:13:26 PM
Me and my mom are going to go see coldplay when they come to Georgia. Muse too as soon as they come as well! I'm a huge Muse fan!!!! :rock
Title: Re: Concert tickets
Post by: Skyguns MKII on August 01, 2011, 05:18:04 PM
Visit the websites for your favorite bands. Look for a tour schedule. Also, if a band has an Email newsletter, subscribe to it.

By the way, who did you see?
LAURIN HILL,RISE AGAINST,MUSE, and RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE.
didn't care much for Mrs. hill, but the last 3 EPIC at night the fans on the floor made a bongfire and people were throwing there cloths in and running around it, fire department had to come
(http://i51.tinypic.com/j6trb7.jpg)
(http://i53.tinypic.com/egwr42.jpg)
Title: Re: Concert tickets
Post by: Skyguns MKII on August 01, 2011, 05:20:21 PM
Me and my mom are going to go see coldplay when they come to Georgia. Muse too as soon as they come as well! I'm a huge Muse fan!!!! :rock

Muse was here, there part was AMAZING
Title: Re: Concert tickets
Post by: MaSonZ on August 01, 2011, 05:26:07 PM
no pits? im not interested. sorry!

keep an eye on local theaters and entertainment centers for shows. theyll normally have their schedules set MONTHS in advance, if not a year. Mayhem Fest has its dates all set almost a year before the first show hits.
Title: Re: Concert tickets
Post by: Skyguns MKII on August 01, 2011, 05:28:17 PM
no pits? im not interested. sorry!

oh there was, hard to see though, riots, and bonfires
Title: Re: Concert tickets
Post by: Dago on August 01, 2011, 05:30:59 PM
Want seats up front?  either become friends with a rock DJ at a local radio station, or be prepared to pay very big bucks through stubhub.
Title: Re: Concert tickets
Post by: Skyguns MKII on August 01, 2011, 05:33:00 PM
Want seats up front?  either become friends with a rock DJ at a local radio station, or be prepared to pay very big bucks through stubhub.

im willing to pay
Title: Re: Concert tickets
Post by: MaSonZ on August 01, 2011, 05:37:35 PM
im willing to pay

main stage pit tickets for mayhem fest are like 100 bucks...and everything there is rediculously expensive.
Title: Re: Concert tickets
Post by: ozrocker on August 01, 2011, 05:39:10 PM
Go to where bands are known to hang. Scantilly clad should do it :aok




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Title: Re: Concert tickets
Post by: Meatwad on August 01, 2011, 05:41:42 PM
Id like to know what a BONGfire is
Title: Re: Concert tickets
Post by: 1sum41 on August 01, 2011, 05:44:27 PM
6th street in Austin :aok
Title: Re: Concert tickets
Post by: Skyguns MKII on August 01, 2011, 05:52:51 PM
Id like to know what a BONGfire is

oops  :noid must be daydreamin
Title: Re: Concert tickets
Post by: F22RaptorDude on August 01, 2011, 05:57:43 PM
oops  :noid must be daydreamin
O.o
Title: Re: Concert tickets
Post by: StabOps on August 01, 2011, 07:17:16 PM
6th street in Austin :aok


311 Club ftw

Stabs
Title: Re: Concert tickets
Post by: 68ZooM on August 01, 2011, 08:09:50 PM
well growing up around the Seattle Area during the 70's and 80's into the early 90's i was fortunate to have seen close to 200+ concerts , all young bands then ,Black Sabbath, Rush , Kiss, Aerosmith , Ted nuggent, led Zeppelin, Heart, Thin Lizzy, Triump, Queen, the list goes on and on, lol to this day im still just remembering some of them  :D   gotta love the 70's  :old:
Title: Re: Concert tickets
Post by: Spikes on August 01, 2011, 08:29:22 PM
Most concerts have VIP or early bird tickets, where the front sections are open only to people who have an account or something similar on the band's website. A couple weeks after, ticketing is open to the public.

A good example of this is when I saw Rush at the state fair, all of the floor seats were VIP only (members of the Rush fan club or whatever), the grandstand was open to the public. Needless to say, it was sold out.