Hi everyone,
I know the word about a tour is still indefinite but I was just wondering what is the best way to go about buying tickets. Do you know if there is any special group or pre sale I can research before its time to buy tickets? I just want to ensure that if I am going to spend the money I want some decent, or incredible, seats. I have only gotten to see The Stones twice and both times I didn't go about buying the tickets in the best way possible and want to make sure I do it right this time.
Thanks!

If the venue is more than 5000, I just buy them on the street from folks just wanting to get rid of their extras...usually 25 bucks get me in for a large stadium show or arena...the ticket prices make it difficult (IMO) for scalpers these days...how much of a mark up can you really expect for a 90-250 dollar tickets???

There's always extras around by folks who get caught up in the hype and frenzy of the initial sale.

Gonna have to wait and see about Stones tickets.

The ticket buying climate has changed considerably since the last tour.
Sales have been sluggish for a lot of acts, and fire sales are happening far more frequently.

Even the Stones weren't immune to that on the last go round...

left shoe shuffle wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2010 at 11:05am:

Gonna have to wait and see about Stones tickets. The ticket buying climate has changed considerably since the last tour. Sales have been sluggish for a lot of acts, and fire sales are happening far more frequently. Even the Stones weren't immune to that on the last go round...

TRUE...even U2, though they sold out about 90% of the last American leg...here in NC...they papered the area w/  $225.00 tickets that  went for 31 dollars 2 days before the show

Thats how i got mine...!!! And there were PLENTY of tkts being sold from folks w/ extras!!!

Get a credit card with a high available credit limit to be ready for the expensive ticket prices. Buy now and pay later, and at least you get in!  I go to as many shows as my credit limits allow. It's worth it, we always will have bills but we wont always have the Stones! The great memories, new friends made, old friends reuniting, new places traveled, exciting sexual encounters, pre and post parties and that beautiful buzz from listening to the MUSIC! The Stones make life so much fun ~ and you just cant put a price on that! Going into debt is no big deal, just work extra hours after the tour is over.

Bitch wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2010 at 11:57pm:

Get a credit card with a high available credit limit to be ready for the expensive ticket prices. Buy now and pay later, and at least you get in!  I go to as many shows as my credit limits allow. It's worth it, we always will have bills but we wont always have the Stones! The great memories, new friends made, old friends reuniting, new places traveled, exciting sexual encounters,

I look forward to finally meeting you next tour.

You shall be greeted.

Bitch wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2010 at 11:57pm:

Get a credit card with a high available credit limit to be ready for the expensive ticket prices. Buy now and pay later, and at least you get in!  I go to as many shows as my credit limits allow. It's worth it, we always will have bills but we wont always have the Stones! The great memories, new friends made, old friends reuniting, new places traveled, exciting sexual encounters, pre and post parties and that beautiful buzz from listening to the MUSIC! The Stones make life so much fun ~ and you just cant put a price on that! Going into debt is no big deal, just work extra hours after the tour is over.

Thats exactly how I think!

:booze  >   :weed

Let It Loose wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2010 at 12:45am:

Hi everyone, I know the word about a tour is still indefinite but I was just wondering what is the best way to go about buying tickets. Do you know if there is any special group or pre sale I can research before its time to buy tickets? I just want to ensure that if I am going to spend the money I want some decent, or incredible, seats. I have only gotten to see The Stones twice and both times I didn't go about buying the tickets in the best way possible and want to make sure I do it right this time. Thanks!

Things change every tour. In fact, they often change from one LEG of a tour to the next.

'Wait and see' is probably the best option. A tour is at least a year away.

Unless there's absolutely definitely going to be theatre shows and you're hoping to shoot for them, I wouldnt pay anything for a pre-sale to anyone. Especially not the Stones official fan club.  Their track record on broken promises, scams and downright rip offs is a disgrace.

I wouldnt rush to buy tickets right away for stadiums or arenas either. There'll always be plenty which mysteriously become available later on, even in sold out venues. The key is to make a decision early on on what category and price you want and stick to it. The Stones and/or Ticketmaster have a very annoying habit of releasing tickets (both in presales and public sales) which are the highest priced but which arent necessarily the best tickets in that price range (eg Category 1 priced field tickets - which are in the second or third block from the stage) . This is designed to fool you into panic-buying them, as the natural reaction is to think that the best tickets have already gone - then when they get these crappy tickets shifted, they release better ones.  Its an absolutely shameful and opaque way of selling tickets. They'll also siphon off many of the absolute best seats to ticket brokers to re-sell over the odds (whilst complaining publicly about scalpers and even making statements excusing their high prices by saying theyre designed to STOP scalping) and get a sizeable cut for themselves. And if they cant shift them, maybe then they'll offer them for face value to you and me.

Unless you're buying tickets for a venue where,despite the prices, demand is likely to exceed supply (eg an arena show in New York or a theatre show anywhere), you'll pretty much always have a chance nearer the date of the show to get good seats on ticket drops. And a band who is charging silly prices for tickets (especially when theyre charging $500 for so-so tickets) is for the most part going to have to resort to a few firesales or ticket drops to sell them.  For the most part, take the words "sold out" and "no tickets available" with a huge grain of salt.

Anyone who pays to register for a presale for a stadium show is either gullible, stupid, desperate or has more money than sense. Possibly all four. And yes, before you ask, I've fallen into all four categories before, myself.

Or do like I am planning.....I have had a custom tarp made that fits me perfectly. I will be at every stadium show with a perfect dead on view of the stage at no charge to me!