According to setlist.fm, he swapped 'I've Just Seen A Face' for 'We Can Work It Out' tonight. That is all.

https://www.tiktok.com/@lfl07/live?_r=1&sec_user_id=MS4wLjABAAAAQVCU2_Zeif_ajp9yNPmjlTWnlKEOJenZxJm6z53WoQl2OavC-wzL1Y42xLqvlzMF&share_app_id=1233&share_link_id=c34dd188-7796-4888-8cfe-60c4287ae198&source=h5_m&ugbiz_name=Live&user_id=6686811500952585221

For anyone who wants to buy concert tickets.

This is from Andy Mack:

Alright. Let me shed some light on pre-sale. I worked in Marketing for Live Nation for 8 years. Here's the truth…

1.) "Verified fan." It doesn't exist. Pre-sale has nothing to do with ensuring only fans get tickets. What it does is establishes the value. When you register, the system scans your account to see what tickets you have purchased. New account? 5% chance of getting in. Only ever bought lawn? 30% chance. Bought floor? 70% chance. VIP or platinum? 100% chance. It comes down to ability to spend. Not if you are a fan. This is important because YOU are the control group. You set the initial price in the dynamic pricing.

2.) The control group. There is no such thing as Face Value in pre sale. It is based on dynamic pricing. Each venue is gauged to see what the average spend on tickets is. In the old days, the average between highest and lowest set the face value. Now, pre sale does. It is an active system that watches in real time how many sales are closed vs how many people enter the pre-sale. 70% close ratio is the target.  If it averages 100% close ratio, ticket prices increase. If it is lower than 70%, the pricing decreases. This will fluctuate until the 70% is a flatline. So if you are seeing pricing the same now as you did 2 hours ago, it's because the system has flatlined at 70%.

3.) The timing. The 2 to 5 minutes you have to close the deal has nothing to do with released tickets and everything to do with allowing this system to adapt to the trend.

4.) If you are one of the first 500 people to purchase you are ABSOLUTELY paying anywhere from 20 to 60% more for the exact same tickets as the last 500.

5.) No. It absolutely does not matter whether you are buying lawn seats or platinum VIP. It's ALL part of the charade.

6.) Dead & Co has absolutely nothing to do with this. It's a monopoly as set by live Nation and bands have zero control of it.

7.) Over half of the well known resale sites are owned by the same shareholders of Live Nation. They double dip. It's how it works.

Stop buying into pre-sale and you will see prices become reasonable again.

NJR wrote:

Bruce M. wrote:

Edibles have their drawbacks. But you can vape natural cannabis flower and it's much less harmful for your throat and lungs than smoking.  Hopefully if Paul is indulging in any, uh, herbs, he's doing it in a way that's not going to hurt his voice. He needs all he's got left.

What are the drawbacks of edibles?

On the voice, absolutely nothing. If you ingest too much, though, it could be an uncomfortable delirious experience.

I think that extra stage/space is deliberate to keep people from getting *too* close to Sir Paul.  I'm sure when he comes out to the 'Blackbird' stage, security is on extra alert.

I remember someone ran onstage in Montreal 1989 while Paul was at the upper keyboard with Linda, and he seemd a bit unnerved by it, even though the fan never got close.

Vancouver promoters have a habit of inflating prices for shows. For example, last time for Paul at BC Place in 2012, I believe most, if not all of the floor and the lower bowl were $250-ish, while 7 months later at SafeCo Field in Seattle, only the three front middle floor tiers were $250-ish, the rest was $175-ish.  (Dollar was much better exchange rate then too).

I also remember when Roger Daltrey played the Commodore Ballroom in 2009, tickets were around $100. Next night at The Showbox in Seattle (same capacity), tickets were less than $50. Annoying.

Got my 'verified fan' presale code, but not counting on anything. Seems like it's just media relations to make people think tickets are going to 'real' fans and not bots/scalpers, but I think it's all bs.

I know Phish tried a 'verified fan' thing a few weeks ago for their summer tour, where if you had a code you got access to the best seats when they went onsale to the general public, but a lot of folks said their password didn't work or if it did, they got their order dumped before checkout. A real disaster.

Yes, both shows were full, but not sold out. There were tickets below face on Stubhub in the days leading up to them. Promoters make sure all gigs are four-walled.

Probably the only Northwest show. Guess they're counting on a lot of out of towners to fill the seats on a Saturday at BC Place stadium, as he didn't sell out either night at Rogers arena mid-week in April 2016.

Hope he mixes up the setlist from last time, but not counting on it, other than new tunes from ES.

That's a pretty big gap between Phoenix and LA. Wouldn't be surprised of more dates in between.

Yeah - Out There tour 2013 was amazing for breakouts too.