Lottery for Tickets to Paul's Shows
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My wife and I had no trouble getting tickets to a show in the fall of 2002 in New Orleans.. On the day of the show we found out she was pregnant. So we named the kid Paul. I had no trouble getting tickets to that show. However, when Paul came back to the same venue about 10 years later it was impossible to get any kind of ticket to the show. With the exception of perhaps the most incredibly expensive tickets. Scalpers are at work or at the very least something fishy is going on. My wife and I were not able to go to the show and bring our son Paul, nor his brother Michael. I tried and tried. I just couldn't get tickets. And I was willing to pay a fair amount. I strongly suggest with the presence of scalpers and with the growing popularity of Paul's shows, a lottery be set up for the reasonably priced seats. I would be willing to put down the deposit to be refunded if I did not win the lottery. Please consider this idea because it's all I can think of to get to see another Paul McCartney concert. And I'd like my son to see his namesake. If you can figure out a better way then fine. But I tried every way I could and could not get a ticket to the show a couple of years ago. It was at the Smoothie King center in New Orleans. Possibly consider the Superdome. We saw Paul there with Linda quite a few years ago. It's not an intimate venue. Paul would not hear my call for Besame Mucho and She Loves You (Paul: That's an old one but we'e going to do a new one now). PS--Paul Curry was born on June 18. I dropped the hospital newspaper when I read that Sir Paul and my Paul were born on that same date. Please consider a lottery so the next show's audience is more than millionaires and industry people. Thank you.
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They need to stop the ticket bots from scooping up all the tickets.
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oobu24:
They need to stop the ticket bots from scooping up all the tickets.
I agree. It is not good for fans, and it gives a false sense that a show has sold out when, in fact, it has not.
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Bill, that is trippy that your Paul was born on Macca's birthday! Are you signed up on Paul's website so you get notice of his pre-sales? I always go through Ticketmaster during pre-sales because Crowdsurge (with his site) is slow and sometimes "crashes." You should be able to get good seats through the pre-sale. (Gold or Silver VIP which are around $600 or something--who here knows exactly how much for each?)
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In response to my post about the difficulty o getting tickets to Paul's shows, one person suggested being a member of this site, therefore eligible for pre sale tickets. I am and I tried. But she apparently had no qualms about paying $600/ticket. I could have done the same if I had $1,200 for my wife and I to attend, not to mention travel and hotel. But we've seen Paul and Linda. We've seen Paul and his new band in 2002. Both times in N.O., both times at steep but affordable prices. All I want is a CHANCE at an affordable price. MACCA + co may not be able to completely outsmart the scalpers and their ticket bots, but they can TRY. I say bypass ticket master for the affordable seats and have a lottery for loyal fans only--no scalpers, no bots, no gangsters, no mafia. The latter don't even want to see the show, they just want to make money off it. SO FIND A WAY TO GET THE AFFORDABLE SEATS TO LOYAL FANS ONLY! A lot of gangsters won't like that, but **** them! Let'm find somebody else to rip off. Have a test: You want to be in the lottery? Where did John and Paul meet? In what key is All My Lovin' usually played? Where did Paul record Venus an Mars (easy)? What is Paul's brother's name a the name of his group? You get the idea. Some stuff that might not be in Wlkipedia. There must be a way to separate the wheat from the chaff. All I am saying is give wheat a chance!
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Bill Curry:
In response to my post about the difficulty o getting tickets to Paul's shows, one person suggested being a member of this site, therefore eligible for pre sale tickets. I am and I tried. But she apparently had no qualms about paying $600/ticket. I could have done the same if I had $1,200 for my wife and I to attend, not to mention travel and hotel. But we've seen Paul and Linda. We've seen Paul and his new band in 2002. Both times in N.O., both times at steep but affordable prices. All I want is a CHANCE at an affordable price. MACCA + co may not be able to completely outsmart the scalpers and their ticket bots, but they can TRY. I say bypass ticket master for the affordable seats and have a lottery for loyal fans only--no scalpers, no bots, no gangsters, no mafia. The latter don't even want to see the show, they just want to make money off it. SO FIND A WAY TO GET THE AFFORDABLE SEATS TO LOYAL FANS ONLY! A lot of gangsters won't like that, but **** them! Let'm find somebody else to rip off. Have a test: You want to be in the lottery? Where did John and Paul meet? In what key is All My Lovin' usually played? Where did Paul record Venus an Mars (easy)? What is Paul's brother's name a the name of his group? You get the idea. Some stuff that might not be in Wlkipedia. There must be a way to separate the wheat from the chaff. All I am saying is give wheat a chance!
This has been an on going debate for some time. How much is enough? Or too much? There are many who say, "It is Paul McCartney, he can charge that and people will pay." Others say, "There is no limit to how much I am willing to pay to see Paul." I am more in the realm of "I have seen Paul before and therefore am not willing to pay the going rate to see a current Paul show." To each his own. I will say this: at all current Paul shows there are "cheaper" tickets in the nose bleed section or to the side of or behind the stage that one can buy if they are desperate to see him, or rather, be in the same building as him. In 1989 and 1993 there were special tickets set aside for Paul fans that they could purchase separately. No longer the case. These days, the wheat and the chaff are one and the same to Paul and Co.
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I suggest you get yourself an Amex card. I've always been able to get a ticket using my Amex card.
