A Mark In Time
Previous Tours => 2010 Get Lucky Tour => Topic started by: sweetsurrender on September 13, 2009, 12:03:12 AM
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I read over at MK.com regarding posts on pre sale tickets that you couldn't actually choose your best seats? Is that true ? Does anybody here know for sure? Are we guranteed the best front row seats from MK.com or should I check ticketmaster? Then again I doubt if Ticketmaster will have any tickets to purchase for next year concerts this early. Anybody knows or have purchased pre sale tickets already, please shed some lights on this issue. Come Monday I'll pre order 6 tickets for 3 shows.
Thanks,
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Yes, this is true. One of the downsides of this system I guess. At least with Ticketmaster it was "first come, first served" and you knew that if you were in there first you had a chance of front row. With this system somebody in Canada just decides what seats you get.
The upside is that you are guaranteed the first 10 rows or so, so it will be a "good" seat regardless. I think on Ticketmaster you will be able to choose your seat, but it will be AFTER the blocks which were reserved for the mk.com pre-sale.
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But I want a guarantee first row !! :( Then I think the pre sale system sucks ! I wonder if Ticketmaster will have tickets on sale now? I 'll go and check.
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This forum alone has about 400 members, so that would be loooong first rows if we all would get a first-row-guarantee! Just my thought....
LE
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Here in the UK, Ticketmaster had tickets for priority sale about a week after the mk.com presale. Not front row, but I was able to book 7th row tickets for Cardiff from them, which will be the closest I have ever got to the front at an MK concert, so I'm pretty chuffed.
I also noticed that front block tickets for Manchester, Newcastle and Glasgow appeared on ebay the same day as the Ticketmaster sales started :'(.
Yes, this is true. One of the downsides of this system I guess. At least with Ticketmaster it was "first come, first served" and you knew that if you were in there first you had a chance of front row. With this system somebody in Canada just decides what seats you get.
So I guess all those who have moaned about the mk.com site over the past few months can expect to be allocated really crappy seats then ;D
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For me Mk.com has got me great tickets for the first RAH. First row tickets.
After I had ordered the tickets I did mailed them to tell it is my first RAH concert and never been there before.
Don't know if this mail helped but I was very surprised to see that I had front row tickets.
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Sometimes I'd rather be further back but more centrally located than in the front row but stuck away at the end. It all depends on the size and design of the venue though.
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I rather have the pre-sale tickets throught ticketmaster even the high taxes they applied, why? quite simple...
Buying my Dublin tickets for the MK & Emmy show there, the system gave me nice tickets in row 6 more or less and after checkout it gives you the chance to change the tickets looking at the seat map, the I realised it were three perfect seats in row 1, so I changed the tickets for that seats, and I got the chance to see MK just in front of me!!!!
I was quite close to Martina as far as I recall ;D
The MK.com system "first come, first served" really sucks, due two points
1- They really choose the tickets for you. It doesn
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Buying my Dublin tickets for the MK & Emmy show there, the system gave me nice tickets in row 6 more or less and after checkout it gives you the chance to change the tickets looking at the seat map, the I realised it were three perfect seats in row 1, so I changed the tickets for that seats, and I got the chance to see MK just in front of me!!!!
I was quite close to Martina as far as I recall ;D
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jbaent,
you must have been sitting next to me & mrs waterline in Dublin coz I was in the middle of the front row & mk sat playing Donnegans gone & Sonny Liston a few feet away from me :o :o :o Been there done that for the front row & IMO I think 4-5 rows back is better as I had a pain in my head & neck when we came out coz youre looking up the whole time & the sound is more over youre head if you know what I mean.A good experience but I'd rather be a bit further back.
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This forum alone has about 400 members, so that would be loooong first rows if we all would get a first-row-guarantee! Just my thought....
LE
but we don't all go to the same shows now do we? RAH is a bit more difficult, but otherwise...
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I rather have the pre-sale tickets throught ticketmaster even the high taxes they applied, why? quite simple...
Buying my Dublin tickets for the MK & Emmy show there, the system gave me nice tickets in row 6 more or less and after checkout it gives you the chance to change the tickets looking at the seat map, the I realised it were three perfect seats in row 1, so I changed the tickets for that seats, and I got the chance to see MK just in front of me!!!!
I was quite close to Martina as far as I recall ;D
The MK.com system "first come, first served" really sucks, due two points
1- They really choose the tickets for you. It doesn
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I am in a predicament here. ??? jbaent had a good point. But do you know when the presale from ticketmaster in the US will happen ? Same time as MK.com or later? I rather pay a bit more for the freedom to choose where I want to sit. I'll be purchasing 6-8 tickets for 3 shows tomorrow and Tuesday. Will MK.com charged my credit card right away or after tickets are delivered?
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mk.com charged my card right away for my Glasgow tickets.
I know what you are saying about choosing your own seats, but if you do go with Ticketmaster the seats will be much further back. :-\
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i'm off to the newcastle show and I'll get to know my seat in about 6 weeks time (apparently). That's good to know - not...
plus, is anyone else cheesed off about the added extras on top of the
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Ticketmaster 'chooses' a seat for you, and you can accept it, or try again. IMO it's a really headache their way. Some of the smaller venues, especially membership type ones, sell tickets to their members separately from mk.com or ticketmaster or whomever. Personal contact, real people. And you know that they keep back some of the best seats for their own members. I might take my chances with Eugene, who'll sell mk tickets on 19 September. But maybe not. Santa Rosa was really expensive, I think.
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But I want a guarantee first row !! :( Then I think the pre sale system sucks ! I wonder if Ticketmaster will have tickets on sale now? I 'll go and check.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0jyKabLHVc
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Thank you Dan for the video! Not only I can't always get what I want , but I don't get it at all. All the tickets at MK.com are out of stock for the venues I chose. I don't GET LUCKY and Life sucks !! :'(
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Hey, I was just trying to lighten up the mood. :P So you didn't get into any of the presales that you wanted? That's rough, I'm sorry to hear that. :(
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Wannee, remember, these aren't the only tickets in the theatre. There are plenty more available through ticketmaster. My advice is to call the theatres you want directly. They'll direct you to ticketmaster or another ticket broker. Some even sell tickets directly. Do not panic.
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I am so sadddddddddddddddddddddd right now :'( I can't even eat my lunch !! Now I want to know what I should do for tomorrow presale for Temecula. Any suggestions ?
thanks Dan and Marie for your support! It' s not the end of the world as you know it. :'(
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I think I speak for all of us here when I say, this sucks fucking balls.
Were you on the site as soon as the pre-sale started?
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Dusty ! Absolutely !!! :( I couldn't imagine anyone could beat me to it that fast !) I don't see any tickets for Oakland and Santa Rosa show up on Ebay yet. I agree that this pre sale business really sucks !! If they were gonna do something like this, then make sure that they have sufficient amount of tickets to sell to everyone. I'm curious how many tickets they actually have acquired for this pre sale thing ?
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I'm not siding with MK Inc. by any means, but if you look at the size of these venues, I think you have to remember that there physically can't be that many "good seats" to give away in a presale that is this expensive.
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send mk.com an email, they might not reply but worth a try.
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Dusty, I did . they told me to keep trying. I hope I'll get LUCKY today with Temecula Presale in 1/2 hr. Guys , send me some LUCKS !!
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So is it better to buy the tickets online or to go at the venue and buy em.What seats are better?
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Now from my experience this past fews days. Get the presale tickets from Markknopfler.com ! ! It's the best bet for great price and seat. I knew why I lost out on Oakland and Santa Rosa presales. I should have kept clicking on the submiting order button. Instead I got panic and didn't know what to do. Yesterday, I secured my Santa Rosa tixs at a much higher price directly from the venue. Today I got Oakland tixs from TM, but all good seats were gone. Many ticketing sites have seats that they are selling for for over $400 a piece. !
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mk.com presales sucks absolutly, the server get down as soon as the sales start, and they decide the tickets for you...
What about complain to PCM? However I think it
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It is definately not first come first serve. They fit the seats. But anywaythe seats are all pretty good.
I have proof for this. Sales RAH for 2008: I ordered 2 tix for Nigel and me. About 20 minutes later I ordered one more because Nelly wasn't able to get through (the site is not able to handle all the people at the same time). And what did we get, 3 seats in a row, 2 nights after each other exact the same seats.