Category : Ticket Onsales
Tips the most enjoyable concert experience when buying U2 360 Degree tickets for their upcoming stadium tour. Ticket onsales are currently happening and going to start full swing this week and next. There are several things to think of when you are looking to buy U2 tickets from Ticketmaster. First is do you want a seat or do you want GA Floor tickets. GA Floor are good value for the money but require a lot of time to get close enough to make them an extraordinary value as you will need to be at the stadium upwards of 12 hours before the doors to be close to the stage. If you prefer a seat then you need to decide whether you want a great seat for a large sum of money or a cheap seat that could be a hundred yards or more away or just behind the band. The following tips are for the best concert going experience not necessarily the best value for your dollar.
- 1. For the best GA experience go the auction route and buy the (R)ed Zone tickets. They have been averaging $250-$350 a ticket on Ticketmaster auctions. Don’t skimp here as they have been selling for upwards of $500 each on the secondary market. The (R)ed Zone tickets get you inside the stage and you won’t have to fight with the rest of the GA Floor people to get to the show EARLY.These auctions have been ending a day after the on sale.
- 2. Buy the Citibank package. This will get you a good seat, can’t be great inside of a stadium, and a pre show package that includes food and some drinks. Definitely a good place to meet some people and maybe even pick up a client or two due to the exclusivity of the party. These packages have been going on sale to Citibank card members at the same time as the fan club Ticketmaster on sale and run about $550 a ticket.
Both these options require a large upfront commitment of money but will make your experience easier than having to fight with the hoi polloi.
Ethan Bortnick Tickets
Ethan Borthnick Presale Tickets Password:
Band of Horses Tickets
Band of Horses Presale Tickets Password:NIGHTRAINBOW
The Cranberries Tickets
The Cranberries Presale Tickets Password:N/A
Cage The Elephant Tickets
Cage The Elephant Presale Tickets Password: N/A
Julian Plenti (Interpol Singer) Tickets
Julian Plenti (Singer of Interpol) Presale Tickets Password:
Little DragonTickets
Little Dragon Presale Tickets Password: N/A
Son Volt Tickets
Son Volt Presale Tickets Password:N/A
Dave Davies Tickets
Dave Davies Presale Tickets Password:N/A
Kathy Griffin Tickets
Kathy Griffin Presale Tickets Password:546616 or Hollywood
The Devil Wears Prada & All That Remains Tickets
The Devil Wears Prada & All That Remains Presale Tickets Password:TDWPATR
Comedians of Chelsea Lately Tickets
Comedians of Chelsea Lately Presale Tickets Password:
Third Eye Blind Tickets
Third Eye Blind Presale Tickets Password:URSA
Pepe Aguilar Tickets
Pepe Aguilar Presale Tickets Password:PERDONAME
Andrea Bocelli Tickets
Andrea Bocelli Presale Tickets Password:Amex and 800 # on gold card for Thursday others to come
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros Tickets
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros Presale Tickets Password:BELOW
The Pink Floyd Experience Friday Tickets
The Pink Floyd Experience Presale Tickets Password:wall
The Pink Floyd Experience Saturday Tickets
The Pink Floyd Experience Presale Tickets Password:Wall
Thom Yorke Sunday Tickets
Thom Yorke Presale Tickets Password:N/A
Thom Yorke Monday Tickets
Thom Yorke Presale Tickets Password:N/A
Visa Tickets
Visa Presale Tickets Password:N/A
The Hot Rats Tickets
The Hot Rats Presale Tickets Password:N/A
John Fogerty Tickets
John Fogerty Presale Tickets Password:fogerty
Shahram Shabpareh….andy Tickets
Shahram Shabpareh….andy Presale Tickets Password:N/A
Devil Wears Prada Tickets
Devil Wears Prada Presale Tickets Password:N/A
Korn Tickets
Korn Presale Tickets Password: N/A
Rusted Root Tickets
Rusted Root Presale Tickets Password:
Todd Snider Tickets
Todd Snider Presale Tickets Password:
Brian Setzer Orchestra the 7th Annual Christmas Rocks! Extravaganza Friday Night Tickets
Brian Setzer Orchestra the 7th Annual Christmas Rocks! Extravaganza Friday Night Presale Tickets Password:546616,hollywood
Brian Setzer Orchestra the 7th Annual Christmas Rocks! Extravaganza Saturday Night Tickets
Brian Setzer Orchestra the 7th Annual Christmas Rocks! Extravaganza Saturday Night Presale Tickets Password:546616, hollywood
Melt Banana Tickets
Melt Banana Presale Tickets Password:N/A
Ron White Tickets
Ron White Presale Tickets Password: tater
Rob Zombie Tickets
Rob Zombie Presale Tickets Password: zombie
Train with Uncle Cracker Tickets
Train with Uncle Cracker Presale Tickets Password:ocean
Less than Jake Tickets
Less Than Jake Presale Tickets Password:hollywood, 546616
Dir En Grey Friday Tickets
Dir En Grey Friday Presale Tickets Password:ocean
Dir En Grey Sunday Tickets
Dir En Grey Sunday Presale Tickets Password:ocean
Fame Kills with Kanye West and Lady Gaga Tickets
Fame Kills with Kanye West and Lady Gaga Presale Tickets Password:546616, HEARTLESS
Concert for Hope with Miley Cyrus, Jesse McCartney & Demi LovatoTickets
Concert for Hope with Miley Cyrus, Jesse McCartney & Demi Lovato Presale Tickets Password:thankyou
Alice Cooper Tickets
Alice Cooper Presale Tickets Password: halloween
George Lopez 12/18 Tickets
George Lopez Presale Tickets Password:laugh
George Lopez 12/19 Tickets
George Lopez Presale Tickets Password:laugh
George Lopez 12/28 Tickets
George Lopez Presale Tickets Password:laugh
R. Kelly Tickets
R. Kelly Presale Tickets Password: LADIES
Fame Kills with Kanye West and Lady Gaga Tickets
Fame Kills with Kanye West and Lady Gaga Presale Tickets Password:546616, stronger
Elephant Tickets
Elephant Presale Tickets Password: N/A
Switchfoot Tickets
Switchfoot Presale Tickets Password:
Switchfoot Tickets
Switchfoot Presale Tickets Password:
Dashboard Confessional Tickets
Dashboard Confessional Presale Tickets Password:N/A
Eddie Izzard Tickets January 29, 2010
Eddie Izzard Presale Tickets Password: Bees or Izzard
Eddie Izzard Tickets January 30, 2010
Eddie Izzard Presale Tickets Password: bees or izzard
The Return Israel Vazquez vs. Angel Priolo Tickets
The Reurn Israel Vazquez vs. Angel Priolo Presale Tickets Password:
Russell Peters Tickets
Russell Peters Presale Tickets Password:GREENCARD
Mannheim Steamroller Tickets
Mannheim Steamroller Presale Tickets Password:CHRISTMAS
Teena Marie Tickets
Teena Marie Presale Tickets Password: HEARTDAY
Ozomatli 12/18
Ozomatli Presale Tickets Password:MONKEY
Ozomatli 12/19
Ozomatli Presale Tickets Password:MONKEY
David Garrett Tickets
David Garrett Presale Tickets Password:
Ben Gibbard and Jay Farrar Tickets
Ben Gibbard and Jay Farrar Presale Tickets Password:N/A
Flyleaf Tickets
Flyleaf Presale Tickets Password:
Bishop Allen Tickets
Bishop Allen Presale Tickets Password: N/A
Chris Botti Tickets
Chris Botti Presale Tickets Password:N/A
Los Premios MTV 2009 Tickets
Los Premios MTV 2009 Presale Tickets Password:546616
Marc Anthony Tickets
Marc Anthony Presale Tickets Password: 546616 and HOLLYWOOD
LA Weekly’s LA 101 -Silversun Pickups, Dandy Warhols and Matt & Kim Tickets
LA Weekly’s LA 101 -Silversun Pickups, Dandy Warhols and Matt & Kim Presale Tickets Password:KROQTRAFFIC (THUR), HOLLYWOOD or OCEAN (FRI)
Guy Fieri Tickets
Guy Fieri Presale Tickets Password:546616
Down and Derby Tickets
Down and Derby Presale Tickets Password:
Trans Siberian Orchestra Tickets
Trans Siberian Orchestra Presale Tickets Password: TSOROCKS
Marc Anthony Tickets
Marc Anthony Presale Tickets Password:aguanile
Matisyahu Tickets
Matisyahu Presale Tickets Password:546616
Chevelle with Halestorm and Adelita’s Way Tickets
Chevelle with Halestorm and Adelita’s Way Presale Tickets Password
Ghostland Observatory Tickets
Ghostland Observatory Presale Tickets Password:546616
Forever the Sickest Kids & the Rocket Summer Tickets
Forever the Sickest Kids & the Rocket Summer Presale Tickets Password: 546616
Hepcat Tickets
Hepcat Presale Tickets Password:N/A
Joe Bonamassa Tickets
Joe Bonamassa Presale Tickets Password: N/A
Justin Nozuka Tickets
Justin Nozuka Presale Tickets Password: 546616 or ocean
Devo 11/3 Tickets
Devo Presale Tickets Password: devolution
Devo 11/4 Tickets
Devo Presale Tickets Password:devolution
Laurie Berkner Tickets
Laurie Berkner Presale Tickets Password: rocketship
Mark Knopfler Tickets
Mark Knopfler Presale Tickets Password: Website/Fan Club and
The Decemberists Tickets
The Decemberists Presale Tickets Password: Fan Club/Music Today
Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub Tickets
Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub Presale Tickets Password: N/A
Lisa Hannigan Tickets
Lisa Hannigan Presale Tickets Password: N/A
Ticket Analyst Recommendations for the Week: There is not much to get excited about this week. The few shows that will require you to get up and buy tickets quickly are The Airborne Toxic Event and Maxwell. The Airborne Toxic Event will be tough to get decent seats for as they have already had two presales for their mailing list. Maxwell is quite expensive so if you want good seats try to get some from Ticketmaster at the on sale and if that does not work keep an eye on the secondary market. It seems as if most people do not want to spend more than $100 a ticket these days. Train in Ventura may be an okay show selling out close to the event as they have sold out The Wiltern recently.
Colbie Callait has added an additional House of Blues Anaheim show and two at the House of Blues in Los Angeles. Saturating the market like this means you shouldn’t have a problem acquiring tickets for her shows at the box office with no service fees. Also of note is a 2nd show for Brand New at the Hollywood Palladium. If you plan on going to both shows I recommend purchasing this Saturday or next at the Palladium box office to avoid service charges as the first show is selling well.
A special note of caution is needed for David Gray. The past few times he has played Los Angeles the first show has sold out quickly and then a second show added. There is enough demand for 1 show but the secondary sellers buy half the seats for the first show. When the second show is added all the fans buy that leaving the tickets for the 1st show dropping like a rock, even hard to give away.
Peter Bjorn and John Tickets
Peter Bjorn and John Presale Password: Living
Boys Like Girls Tickets with Cobra Starship
Boys Like Girls Presale Password: Requires Fan Club Membership
Boys Like Girls Presale Password: LOVEDRUNK
En Vogue & Ginuwine Tickets
En Vogue & Ginuwine Presale Password: AMEX Customer Service 800#
R0yksopp Tickets
R0yksopp Presale Password: GEICO
Paramore Tickets
Paramore Presale Password: Requires Fan Club Membership or Fan Club Purchase
Attack Attack! Tickets
Attack Attack Presale Password: N/A
Aggrolites Tickets
Aggrolites Presale Password: N/A
Zao Tickets
Zao Presale Password: N/A
Atticus Tour 2009 Tickets with Finch
Atticus Tour 2009 w/ Finch Presale Password: N/A
Bowling For Soup Tickets
Bowling For Soup Presale Password: 546616
Colbie Callait Tickets
Colbie Callait Presale Password: N/A
The Bravery Tickets
The Bravery Presale Password: 546616
Jaguares Tickets 11/14
Jaguares Tickets 11/15
Jaguares Presale Password: 546616
All That Remains Tickets
All That Remains Presale Password: create or 546616
KC & The Sunshine Band Tickets
KC & The Sunshine Band Presale Password: create or 546616
Enrique Bunbury Tickets
Enrique Bunbury Presale Password: N/A
David Gray Tickets
David Gray Presale Password: N/A
The Airborne Toxic Event
The Airborne Toxic Event Presale Password: Check Artist Website
The Airborne Toxic Event Presale Password: LAPHIL
Maxwell Tickets
Maxwell Presale Password: NIGHT
Attack Attack! Tickets
Attack Attack Presale Password: N/A
The King Khan & BBQ Show Tickets
The King Khan & BBQ Show Presale Password: N/A
Souls Of Mischief Tickets
Souls Of Mischief Presale Password: N/A
Parachute Tickets
Parachute Presale Password: N/A
Gogol Bordello Tickets
Gogol Bordello Presale Password: GYPSY
Robert Randolph and the Family Band Tickets
Robert Randolph and the Family Band Presale Password: PEDALSTEEL
Train Tickets
Train Presale Password: N/A
Linda Ronstadt Tickets
Linda Ronstadt Presale Password: 546616
Montel Williams and Sylvia Browne Tickets
Montel Williams and Sylvia Browne Presale Password: 546616
The Killers Tickets
TICKET ANALYST RECOMENDATION: A lot of shows for The Killers. If you are interest in going it is one of the smaller venues they are playing in the area. Floor Tickets shouldn’t be more than $20 over face by the time the show gets here. If you want a seat try hard but the closest seats will probably in the $200-$300 range and falling dramatically a section or two over. As of Wednesday night there were still floor tickets for the fan club if you are willing to pay $7.50 over per ticket go join the fan club.
The Killers Presale Tickets Password: kroqdustland
Shaq’s Comedy Jam Tickets
TICKET ANALYST RECOMENDATION: Does Shaq still have any pull around here?
The Faint Tickets
TICKET ANALYST RECOMENDATION: A great live band. Too bad their career trajectory has been downward instead of upwards. Two shows at the Fonda with Ladytron were not sold out I doubt they can sell out this Club on their own.
The Faint Presale Tickets Password: MACABRE
Esperanza Spalding Tickets
http://ticketsus.at/ticketanalyst?CTY=37&DURL=http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/090042FBE7DF8C4E?artistid=1128661&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=4
Fresh Air Tour-Brother Ali Tickets
Sonic Youth Tickets
TICKET ANALYST RECOMENDATION: No need to buy in advance here unless at the Glass House record store. Not close to selling the Wiltern and this is the same size venue.
Sonic Youth Presale Tickets Password: Eternal
Thursday Tickets
TICKET ANALYST RECOMENDATION: Long time since we’ve seen these guys. If you want to go I’d buy ASAP but I can’t gurantee that it will even sell out. If it does sell out I wouldn’t expect to pay more than $50-$60 a ticket if you are still dying to go.
Trivium Tickets
AP Tour Tickets
TICKET ANALYST RECOMENDATION: With Mayday Parade and The Academy Is…. I would buy tickets early, If you miss out they are also playing in Los Angeles.
Regina Spektor Tickets
TICKET ANALYST RECOMENDATION: Very hot at the El Rey, made people wonder if there were even tickets in Ticketmaster. People we not willing to pay more than $70-$80 in general at the El Rey which makes me doubt you should have to pay more than $100-$120 on the secondary maket for the best seats, closer to the show. Buy quickly or from her fan club if you want decent seats for “face value.”
Regina Spektor Presale Tickets Password: FAR
Monsters of Folk Tickets
TICKET ANALYST RECOMENDATION: Not as Strong of a seller as The Yeah Yeah Yeahs last week. I wouldn’t expect a huge mark up come show time for the best seats. All bets are off if Pitchfork rates the CD highly though.
Monsters of Folk Presale Tickets Password: SAYPLEASE
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs Tickets
Star Wars In Concert 10/1 Tickets
Star Wars in Concert 10/2 Tickets
TICKET ANALYST RECOMENDATION: Buy looks like few seats on the secondary market. Great seats for Thursday still available on the Amex presale. If you want to go, buy now, if you wait there will be few tickets on the secondary market driving prices up if the show turns popular.
Family Force 5 Tickets
TICKET ANALYST RECOMENDATION: A band on the rise could be good. Will update if it is.
Family Force 5 Presale Tickets Password: 546616
Ryan Cabrera Tickets
Ryan Cabrera Presale Tickets Password: 546616
Colbie Callait Tickets
TICKET ANALYST RECOMENDATION: I’d say buy sooner than later. Had a popular song not too long ago. If she doesn’t have another one this will be the last time there is demand for her tickets.
Colbie Callait Presale Tickets Password: Colbie or 546616
Dolores O’Riordan Tickets
Dolores O’Riordan Presale Tickets Password: SEARCH AND 546616
The Dead Weather Tickets
TICKET ANALYST RECOMENDATION: If you wanted Floor seats for the Wiltern here’s your opportunity to pay “face value”
The Dead Weather Presale Tickets Password: HORE
Daniel Johnston Tickets
Daniel Johnston Presale Tickets Passoword: Devil
Star Wars in Concert Tickets
TICKET ANALYST RECOMENDATION: Buy now if you want to go, may get expensive if it’s popular and no tickets on the secondary market.
The Mars Volta Tickets
TICKET ANALYST RECOMENDATION: Sell Out? Maybe? Try to get floors on the onsale otherwise enjoy the beautiful intimate venue from a seat.
So You Think You Can Dance Tickets At Nokia Theatre LA Live
TICKET ANALYST RECOMMENDATION: If you want to go to this show, buy your tickets. It has been a good seller every year it has come to town. It is hard to get good seats at Nokia Theatre LA Live except way off to the side in the front Orchestra. If you know anyone with Premier Seats at Staples Center ask them to order for you as this is the best way to get good seats at Nokia. If you are looking for good seats and don’t have Premier tickets connections expect to spend $200-$400 for good seats. There will also be an auction starting on Saturday. This may be your best chance to get the best seats for the less than the secondary market pricing. Make sure you keep an eye on both and if the auction goes higher than the broker market stop bidding.
So You Think You Can Dance Presale Password: GETTIX or FOXTV
Yeah Yeah Yeahs at the Greek Theatre
TICKET ANALYST RECOMMENDATION: It feels like it has been forever since the Yeah Yeah Yeahs played their own headlining show in Los Angeles. If you can get Yeah Yeah Yeahs tickets in Section A or the pit you should definitely buy them. If you are able to spend a few extra dollars for good seats you will most like be able to buy A sides or maybe even A centers for around $30 or less over face by the time the show gets here. Expect to spend around $100 a ticket for pit tickets in the week after the on sale. If you desperately want Yeah Yeah Yeahs pit tickets and don’t get them on the on sale I recommend watching Stubhub next Tuesday and Wednesday when all the flippers who haven’t sold their seats yet compete to get their money back first. Otherwise I recommend waiting till a few weeks before the show and looking to the brokers for their season seats in Section A Center.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Presale password: KROQBLITZ
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Presale password: ZERO
TICKET ANALYST RECOMENDATION: These four shows are the shows that youcannot afford to miss on the fan club presale. Conducting every presale at the same time will limit the ability to buy tickets for all of the shows. If you have money to burn in your attempt to see all four shows, your best bet will be to try and buy tickets for the Henry Fonda and the Echoplex. These shows will be infinitely harder to get tickets on the secondary market due to the fact that they’ll be will call only. To get in to each show you will have to be escorted in with the original purchaser. To make scalping impossible the ticket limit should be one for these two shows.
The Wiltern and Palladium shows should be easier to purchase tickets for. Being larger venues there are more tickets that will be held and be potentially sold out the “back door”. Live Nation also has a VIP program at the Palladium where you can purchase a season (from now till the end of the year) for about $5,000-$6,000. The $5,000-$6,000 includes 4 tickets that are will call only for every show from now till the end of the year. If you like Grizzly Bear, The Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, Brand New, certain Boston band touring on the 20th anniversary of one of their most popular records, and a couple of bigger bands this might be the way to guarantee yourself tickets for the NIN show. If you are interested in that program I can get you contact information. I must stress that this not a one show package and you must purchase the whole season.
If you want to go to one show and don’t care which of the four it is, then I recommend you trying for tickets for the Hollywood Palladium. The show being on a weeknight after school starts and at the largest
venue should make it the easiest to purchase tickets for, even though it likely won’t be easy.
If you have not signed up for NIN fan club, now is the time to do so. Make sure you practice logging in and buying tickets ahead of time. Know exactly how the system works if you want a chance of getting
tickets for these shows.
Saturday
Fox Theater Pomona Tickets
Flaming Lips Tickets
This is one of the smaller venues on the tour and holds around 2000 people. Definitely be a hot indoor show compared to a cool evening show at the Greek.
TICKET ANALYST RECOMENDATION: Given that they are playing with the popular Ghostland Observatory and a lower face ($40) than at the Greek Theatre I would get these tickets as soon as possible. Try the Glass House record store to see if they will have any to sell with no service charges.
Flaming Lips tickets presale password: MARS (Friday 10am)
Gibson Ampitheatre Tickets
Pearl Jam Tickets 9/30 at Gibson Amphitheatre
Pearl Jam Tickets 10/1 at Gibson Amphitheatre
Pearl Jam Tickets 10/6 at Gibson Amphitheatre
Pearl Jam Tickets 10/7 at Gibson Amphitheatre
Pearl Jam Tickets 10/9 at Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl
So Pearl Jam is playing a lot of “smaller” shows around Los Angeles. This is GREAT news for anyone who has been a Ten Club member and got their order in this past week. Everyone else is going to be attempting to purchase tickets in the Orchestra and getting tickets in the Loge, if you’re lucky. I would be willing to bet that every ticket reseller in the country is going to try and buy tickets for this show.
TICKET ANALYST RECOMMENDATION: If you HAVE to go try to buy right away and buy whatever you can get. If you WANT to go, wait it out give it a month and start checking Ticketmaster every day. They are most likely going to release seats and more likely than not they will be better than the tickets you will get during the on sale. If you really want to chance it wait till a week or two before the show and start checking ticket brokers. Mezzanine tickets could easily end up below face value. The face value is high for the amount of shows, close to $90 after service charges, so only buy front Loges close to the center if you are looking to make some quick cash.
Citizen Cope tickets at House of Blues Sunset Strip
Citizen Cope tickets at House of Blues Anaheim
TICKET ANALYST RECOMMENDATION: Try to buy the $5 Citi (546616 most likely password) tickets as soon as possible, otherwise try to get the box office to buy the tickets within a week or two of the on sale. The presale has not sold out but Citizen Cope shows have sold out at venues twice the size of the House of Blues. Be careful at the House of Blues Anaheim box office though as they have told me a show was sold out and only VIP tickets at 3x the price were available when they were still available on Ticketmaster.
Ani DiFranco tickets at The Grove of Anaheim
TICKET ANALYST RECOMMENDATION: Buy a good seat if you can get it on the on sale otherwise expect to spend $25-$50 over face for a decent ticket between now and the event.
Beastie Boys tickets 9/19 at Santa Barbara Bowl
Beastie Boys tickets 9/20 at Santa Barbara Bowl
TICKET ANALYST RECOMMENDATION: I’m not a huge fan of these shows. Other people I have spoken to in the ticketing community are. The past few times they have played locally the shows were not very popular such as their shows at the Long Beach Arena and Gibson Amp. If you can get GA pit tickets I’d take them and go if not I’d wait and try to buy under face later. There are also very good Tickets available for their Hollywood Bowl Shows in Ticketmaster currently.
Rob Thomas Tickets at Gibson Amphitheatre
TICKET ANALYST RECOMMENDATION: Not huge fan of this show. Good seats will be hard to come by as the fan club and packages took most of the good seats. If you want good seats for this show you will have to buy from brokers who own season seats or way overspend for the Gold and Silver packages. Currently tickets good seats are $80 over face for decent seats. Those prices are sure to drop as more tickets come onto the market this weekend. If you can get a decent Orchestra 1-5 ticket in rows A-M for face, buy it. Otherwise, you should wait a month or two and a lot of good seats will come on the market. I would not expect to pay much over $125 a ticket for a good seat for this show.
Other On sales this week:
Friday:
Elephant tickets at The Glass House
Saturday:
G. Love and Special Sauce Tickets at the House of Blues Anaheim
Note there is a Citi $5 ticket offer-546616 will most likely work as the password.
The Killers of Comedy at the Grove of Anaheim
