Easy Concert Tix

Al Terry asked:


Of course, the most common way to buy Broadway tickets is through the box office of the theaters. Through the box office, you can either buy tickets in advance or for the day of the performance. If you purchase your Broadway tickets, by phone, or through the online resources of the theater concerned, you will still need to pick up your tickets from the ‘will call’ at the box office. This is all very fine, and you will have to pay the face value of the tickets.

For those who know, they have means to buy their Broadway tickets at slightly reduced prices than the face value of the tickets.

Below Face Value Tickets

Many shows on Broadway offer Broadway tickets at special prices for specific groups, such as for students and children. These special priced tickets are for specific locations within the theater. There are also certain programs on offer, where through an annual subscription, you have access to inexpensive or free Broadway tickets for a variety of shows. Take a look at some of the ways to avail Broadway tickets below face value:

Group Tickets – Most Broadway or Off-Broadway theaters offer tickets en bloc at a discount, which could be as much as 15 to 20 percent. ‘Group’ may vary from theater to theater as well as from show to show, but would normally be referred to as between 10 to 20 people. You can check the show’s website to find out whether group discounts are on offer or not. There are a number of ticketing agencies that deal solely in group sales of Broadway tickets.

Student Discount Tickets – Many theaters provide students’ discount Broadway tickets for particular shows, especially during the preview period. Details for such ticket sales can be obtained from either the theater’s website, or from the box office.

Lottery/Rush Tickets – A limited number of lottery tickets are sold prior to the show time. About 3 hours or so before the start of the show, lottery cards are distributed. The winners are announced about 2 hours before the show. These are Broadway tickets sold at reduced prices. There are certain discounted seats available that the producers are keen to sell. Not all theaters and neither do all shows offer such rush/lottery tickets. You need to check the show’s website or the theater’s box office. These Broadway tickets are available for cash only.

Standing Room Only (SRO) – For certain shows, certain theaters offer standing room only tickets. These are certain designated places in the theater, especially at the back of the auditorium, where one can watch the show, standing up. Such SRO Broadway tickets are only sold once the show has been completely sold out. These tickets also come highly discounted. You need to check the show’s website, or check with the box office to see if such tickets are available.

If you happen to be a senior citizen, certain theaters do offer senior citizen discounts for certain shows. These are some of the ways you can procure inexpensive Broadway tickets.



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Terri Dueck asked:


Back by popular demand, The Spice Girls have announced an 14 date, eight continent reunion tour kicking off in Vancouver, BC in December and continuing through January. More than 1 million fans have flooded the group’s site, seeking ticket applications for the tour. The girls official website, TheSpiceGirls.com, is reportedly receiving more than 10 requests per second and hope to give rise to a total of more than 5 million requests by early to mid July. During a recent interview with BBC Radio 1, Melanie (Sporty Spice) Chisholm, alluded at the addition of more dates if demand for tickets sales proves to be high. The most recent posting on the girls website gives fans what they really really want, the chance to make their city, “SPICE CITY”. Fans submit their desired location online and the city with the most votes will become “SPICE CITY” and will be guaranteed as an additional stop on the reunion tour.

The Spice Girls announcement is the latest in a long line of British pop acts willing to set their differences aside in hopes of reviving their glory days. In recent years bands including Take That, The Verve and most notably, The Police have regrouped for new albums and/or tours. Ticket sales to The Police, one of the most eagerly awaited tours of the year, sold out in minutes for most shows, topping out at $240 per ticket in the primary market. Fans and brokers alike who purchased with the hopes of reselling are continually finding it tough to unload their tickets, let alone make any profit. Though the Spice Girls website states, “To make it fair, we will randomly pick who gets to buy tickets”, as with any concert there will no doubt be resale demand. The only question is, how much? Fans will be notified if they have won the ticket lottery no later than October 1st and will then have 72 hours to complete the transaction, at a limit of 6 tickets per order.

The original five Spice Girls have not performed together since 1998, when they embarked upon a sell-out 102 date world tour covering Europe and North America. The Spiceworld Tour kicked off in Dublin, Ireland on February 24, 1998 before moving on to mainland Europe and then returning to Britain for 14 gigs at Wembley Arena and Birmingham’s NEC Arena. Shows were performed in North America throughout the summer months with ticket prices in the secondary market reaching as high as $300. Brokers at ShowTimeTickets.com who experienced Spice Mania the first time around are predicting a high face value for the reunion tour, countered by a low resale value similar to this summers Police Tour. “The trend we’re seeing with all the big reunion concerts is a high face value which coincides with all of the initial hype and excitement. but once the initial buzz dies down and then quite often extra shows are added, these circumstances create more availability and bring down demand which in turn lowers prices.”

The concerts will be the group’s first, since breaking up in 2001, and the first with all five of the original group since Geri Halliwell quit to pursue a solo career in May of 1998 only four years after the bands inception. The remaining four girls carried on until ultimately disbanding after their 2000 album, ‘Forever’, failed to garner the success of previous records.

The Spice Girls boasted album sales of 55 million during their transiently brilliant career. The five singers are now all in their 30s. Melanie (Scary Spice) Brown, Geri (Ginger Spice) Halliwell and Victoria (Posh Spice) Beckham are mothers and Emma (Baby Spice) Bunton is expected to give birth sometime in August. Victoria and her soccer superstar husband David Beckham are currently in the middle of a highly publicized move to the United States where David will play for Major League Soccer franchise, LA Galaxy. Family members will accompany the girls on the tour bus, including the seven children they will have between them. Victoria has been quoted online at dailymail.co.uk saying, “I am so excited about this tour - I might get to be the cool one in the family for once!”

For additional information on tour dates and pricing for Spice Girls and more visit, www.showtimetickets.com

Tour Dates

2007

2 December – Canada, Vancouver

4 December – USA, San Jose

7 December – USA, Los Angeles

8 December – USA, Las Vegas

11 December – USA, New York City

15 December – UK, London

20 December – Germany, Köln

23 December – Spain, Madrid

2008

8 January – China, Shanghai

10 January – China, Beijing

12 January – China, Hong Kong

17 January – Australia, Sydney

20 January – South Africa, Cape Town

24 January – Argentina, Buenos Aries



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ebet sanders asked:


the past, when you wanted to get tickets for popular sporting event, it is important to you a choice between two options, you could wait in line at the box office for a very long time and I hope that your tickets before they sold out, or you could buy them the day of the event , For the high cost of ticket scalper.

Thankfully, with today’s Internet technology, online ticket brokers May be the untapped source for your event tickets. With proper safety measures, buying tickets online is fast, safe and easy to do.

First place for most people think they look for tickets is a popular auction Web site. These web sites are fine for material goods, but they question in the area of ticket sales. Unscrupulous sellers often have a fake one printed and sell them at auction for a ton of cash.

Nothing is worse than showing up to Chicago Cubs game or on the famed Kentucky Derby and learn your are fake! You are the money you paid for them, you have to miss the event, and how completely embarrassing trying to explain why you fake tickets.

A better choice of the auction site is for the purchase from a reputable online ticket seller. By doing a simple on-line search, you will be with literally thousands of online sellers can potentially work.

At this point the problem becomes crucial online seller who has more than reputable next. How do you feel that?

There are some simple things you can do to avoid is the unscrupulous sellers. The first thing you should do is to always deal with reputable companies with a physical address and telephone number where you can contact any business day during regular business hours.

When a call should come to the same company, and not answer or answering services. You should be able to call and ask questions, and the person you are talking with should be able to help you and do not have to have someone return your call.

If you are told someone will have to come back to you, then you should immediately deal with another company, because it is a large red flag that you could be scammed!

Any vendor you’re dealing with should be a member of the National Association of Ticket brokers, as well as better business office. They should be members in good standing, and they should be able to provide you with references to check on their business, if you ask for them.

Again, if you are not able to provide you with references, or are not members in good standing with both associations previously listed, then you should deal with another company.

Online ticket sellers are companies and should be very professional in their organizations and in their customer service when you speak to them. If not, then that is another red flag by May of banks.

Whether you’re looking for tickets NFL, baseball, basketball, horse racing or other events, will want to make sure you are dealing with a reputable seller. Using your common sense and the above tips, you’ll be able to safely and securely buy your event tickets. Enjoy your event!

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