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Garth Brooks Comeback Special ALL 5 SHOWS CANCELLED READ FIRST POST

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So Garth Brooks has finally confirmed he is going on tour in 2014. Will there be an ireland date and if so which venue would you like to see him play?

Link http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/garth-brooks-announces-2014-world-664188

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If I had the time I'd create a little animation showing what a bad idea buying from the kiosk is.

It would have the seating chart with a big 100% over it in green. The clock is at 8.59. We see a big queue of people outside the Ticketmaster kiosk stinky from sleeping rough. We see some sort of representation of 10,000 people in their underpants in front of their PCs hungover with a mug of coffee. The clock strikes 9..... 10,000 people press refresh and the available ticket pool would plunge to 50% in 30 seconds. A big red washes over half of the seating chart. Meanwhile in ticketmaster kiosk land the guy calls the first person from the queue... the exchange pleasantries and we do a little DING and Customer #10,001 appears beside the guy. By the time he has completed his transaction (probably 5 mins).. the next guy comes up.. 10,000 other people have pressed refresh in cyberworld.... Ding Customer #20,002. Etc.

It would be an elaborate production, killer soundtrack, very flash.. but you'll have to imagine it because I think I've wasted far too much time already trying to figure a way that might possibly change a bunch of minds of people who don't seem to be listening to what everyone is saying but keep asking.. basically hoping someone will tell them what they are planning on doing is not a terrible idea. Unfortunately reality is working against you there.

The only situation where queuing MIGHT give an advantage is if there are physical tickets preprinted from before the pool opens to the general public online but there is no evidence this will be the case and unless a representative or an employee or otherwise of Ticketmaster says so I think you're taking a major risk with regards getting tickets if you queue. Even at places that have done some sort of preallocation in the past you are counting on the pattern to be repeated and there to be no unforeseen situation like a hardware failure at the outlet or an employee being sick or late (just when is flu season anyway?).

I reckon some people will do it anyway.. some might come back and tell us how they had a great time and got their tickets ( I've said before I reckon there will be SOME tickets left for at least an hour) but ultimately it will have been unnecessary at best and cost you tickets at worst.

GarIT

burgermasters wrote: »

A couple of people in work have been telling me horror stories about tickets being sold out after eleven or twelve people get to the counter, maybe I'm just being over anxious?

This is how it happens for most <1hour sell out concerts.

burgermasters

RiverOfLove wrote: »

Or emirgrated.

I dreamt a few weeks ago, the before he came to dublin that I went to a garth brooks concert and he did more yapping than singing. Sometimes I can be a bit physic in my dreams. I'll be going about something and then stop and pause and think 'hang on, I've been here before but where' and it would come back to me - in a dream.

I watched his vagas concert during the wkend and that's exactly what he does - more yapping than talking.

That was the whole idea newbie vegas gig was that it was intimate and you got to know a bit about him and request particular songs and so on.

grimm2005

Would agree with others that it seems pretty unlikely that it's going to sell out instantly, certainly not warranting a camp out 2 days before. Definitely just being over anxious. If it was a reformed Led Zeppelin playing a single gig at the O2 arena it would be a different story but really I don't think you've got anything to worry about.

RiverOfLove

GarIT wrote: »

Queueing is a bad idea, Ticketmaster don't stock tickets for gigs, they just have loads of blank tickets and the tickets are printed as ordered, until sold the tickets remain on Ticketmasters central server. By the time person number 2 in the queue gets to the desk all the tickets could have sold out online.

However I don't think it will even sell out, most of his fans would be either dead or beyond concert going age. On top of that his voice can hardly be ok after 20 years.

Or emirgrated.

I dreamt a few weeks ago, the before he came to dublin that I went to a garth brooks concert and he did more yapping than singing. Sometimes I can be a bit physic in my dreams. I'll be going about something and then stop and pause and think 'hang on, I've been here before but where' and it would come back to me - in a dream.

I watched his vagas concert during the wkend and that's exactly what he does - more yapping than talking.

burgermasters

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

Not really the most anticipated gig. He was in retirement until last week. No one knew he was going to come back.

He promised to come back, and always said he would be back once his youngest daughter graduated from highschool. Also known for a man of principles and sticking to what he says.

dobman88

burgermasters wrote: »

A couple of people in work have been telling me horror stories about tickets being sold out after eleven or twelve people get to the counter, maybe I'm just being over anxious?

Yes. Very.

GarIT

Queueing is a bad idea, Ticketmaster don't stock tickets for gigs, they just have loads of blank tickets and the tickets are printed as ordered, until sold the tickets remain on Ticketmasters central server. By the time person number 2 in the queue gets to the desk all the tickets could have sold out online.

However I don't think it will even sell out, most of his fans would be either dead or beyond concert going age. On top of that his voice can hardly be ok after 20 years.

dobman88

burgermasters wrote: »

And would you trust this? Please don't be offended by the way, this has been the most anticipated gig for almost two decades?

So in 20 years a world renowned act hasn't played Ireland??

Bruce Springsteen anyone?

I understand you are a Garth fan but I really think you are blowing this way out of proportion.

grimm2005

scudzilla wrote: »

hitting it once or twice a few seconds before may work, but you said hitting it constantly for a few minutes, thats just asking for trouble.

No point in refreshing at all until 9 on the dot as hitting F5 will not miraculously make the tickets go on sale early

well I didn't literally mean hammering away at it like a mad man :P Just passively hitting it every time the page loads from about 8:58. Unfortunately you can't rely on them going on sale at the exact time the computers clock hits 9am, sometimes it's 8:59, sometimes 9:01 or 9:02, one occasion I remember it going to about 9:05 before they came up!

burgermasters

A couple of people in work have been telling me horror stories about tickets being sold out after eleven or twelve people get to the counter, maybe I'm just being over anxious?

Bell1990

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

Not really the most anticipated gig. He was in retirement until last week. No one knew he was going to come back.

Tbf he announced in the winter he was coming back and I know it was the chat of my house and of a lot of my friends (who are in the 23-30 age bracket) so can imagine a lot of other garth fans are able to say that same. It wasnt a matter of if he comes back, it was when will he come back. I've been waiting for this since 1997 when I was a sad 6 year old when told we didn't get any tickets

scudzilla

grimm2005 wrote: »

Has never ever failed me, even for gigs that have sold out in less then a minute, have never had a time out and been doing this for years.

hitting it once or twice a few seconds before may work, but you said hitting it constantly for a few minutes, thats just asking for trouble.

No point in refreshing at all until 9 on the dot as hitting F5 will not miraculously make the tickets go on sale early

grimm2005

scudzilla wrote: »

Stupid idea, constantly hitting F5 will almost certainly earn your IP a 10min time out from the ticketbastard server

Has never ever failed me, even for gigs that have sold out in less then a minute, have never had a time out and been doing this for years.

scudzilla

grimm2005 wrote: »

As everyone else has said, that's a pretty insane idea. Roll out of bed 15 minutes before they go on sale, keep hitting F5 on your keyboard 2/3 minutes before sale time and you've got your tickets. This has never failed for me, including for huge bands playing the O2 for a single date which is a fraction of the capacity. This is 2 dates in pretty much our largest capacity venue. Just get them online in the morning and save yourself and your brother a lot of hassle and discomfort!

Stupid idea, constantly hitting F5 will almost certainly earn your IP a 10min time out from the ticketbastard server

grimm2005

As everyone else has said, that's a pretty insane idea. Roll out of bed 15 minutes before they go on sale, keep hitting F5 on your keyboard 2/3 minutes before sale time and you've got your tickets. This has never failed for me, including for huge bands playing the O2 for a single date which is a fraction of the capacity. This is 2 dates in pretty much our largest capacity venue. Just get them online in the morning and save yourself and your brother a lot of hassle and discomfort!

Mrs Garth Brooks

burgermasters wrote: »

And would you trust this? Please don't be offended by the way, this has been the most anticipated gig for almost two decades?

Not really the most anticipated gig. He was in retirement until last week. No one knew he was going to come back.

ciaramc

Garth Brooks hopefully will be my the 10th/11th concert I will be attending at Croke Park. Out of the other 9 times I purchased tickets for Croke Park concerts, 6 of them I couldn't get tickets. I eventually got tickets in the end. I am treading trying to get tickets for Garth. Cant get off work to get them, so have rely on my sister to get them this time.

burgermasters

fartyarse wrote: »

Spoke to my local Ticket Master shop owner, he told me that I am 100% grand to show up at 9am Thursday morning.

Could you pm me where also?

burgermasters

fartyarse wrote: »

Spoke to my local Ticket Master shop owner, he told me that I am 100% grand to show up at 9am Thursday morning.

And would you trust this? Please don't be offended by the way, this has been the most anticipated gig for almost two decades?

Mrs Garth Brooks

fartyarse wrote: »

Spoke to my local Ticket Master shop owner, he told me that I am 100% grand to show up at 9am Thursday morning.

Phew

Where's this? Pm me so no one starts camping on tuesday.

fartyarse

burgermasters wrote: »

Myself and my brother will be taking shifts but for safety we will both be there through the night, we also have a sister on stand by to hold the spot should we badly need sleep in bed or something?

Spoke to my local Ticket Master shop owner, he told me that I am 100% grand to show up at 9am Thursday morning.

burgermasters

Myself and my brother will be taking shifts but for safety we will both be there through the night, we also have a sister on stand by to hold the spot should we badly need sleep in bed or something?

burgermasters

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

Where are you camping out?

Outside a local shopping center.

Mrs Garth Brooks

Where are you camping out?

burgermasters

dobman88 wrote: »

If you do cam out in this weather for 2 nights though, fair play to you. Just remember to post the pics for us

Will do.

dobman88

If you do cam out in this weather for 2 nights though, fair play to you. Just remember to post the pics for us

dobman88

burgermasters wrote: »

Yeah I called the shop and asked.

So did I and when I got there at 9am nobody was there until 10am. Always safer online.

Mrs Garth Brooks

The stress of trying to figure out what to do. I give up.

A good nights sleep on wednesday night. Some praying and online on thursday morning.

Whatever happens, happens.

burgermasters

dobman88 wrote: »

Are you definitely sure the shop will be open at 9am? I went to a shop at 9 am for Slane tickets before and they didn't actually open until 10am. I was freaking out at the time but got tickets no bother.

Why don't you just order online? Sit into your comfy bed with a cup of tea at 8.55am and have the tickets by 9.05am. Or just walk down to the shop at 9am. You are definitely over thinking this imo.

Yeah I called the shop and asked.