Well, with ticket sales in Europe there's also always a virtual waiting room for high demand shows via ticketmaster or eventim. Not sure if this is always the case in the US.
There is never a virtual waiting room with Ticketmaster here in the States,but this show was sent to a "partner site"...with ticketmaster,you choose seats (as I just did for Andrea Bocelli,Prudential 06.12.13),you wait..seats come up,and you click em..nice and easy...
The thing is that these tickets weren't available through ticketmaster. I had to attempt to get tickets (and then a single ticket) at the Budweiser Gardens' website.
I hope I have better luck if the band includes T.O. in their (supposed) upcoming fall tour.
Honestly I've been having bad luck in general getting tickets. I feel it's easier than ever for scalpers to beat the system and rip us off. I have a high level of hatred for scalpers, sorry. I've missed out on numerous concerts, sporting events in my life due to scalpers. I know the 10c has its issues but between scalpers and 24 hour pre sales I've had bad luck the last year or so.
If I'm not able to get tickets to ALL area shows this fall ( supposedly) Ill be really angry. If I'm in a fan club and I'm on a computer and phone as soon as they go on sale AND I'm only trying to get 2 there should be no problem. But....
If you sell tickets outside the venue it's illegal but if I rip off great fans online its perfectly fine.. Anyway lol. Sorry for the rant.
No rant MoFo..you speak the truth..I have been ranting about these issues for years with PJ...I never have a problem requesting tickets for U2 or DMB, through their fanclubs,and both have huge fan followings...
Sadly, I think I'll pack it in for this particular show...I may change my mind if they don't play Toronto in the fall but I already had doubts about this one and this morning's... "experience" has kind of closed the book on the whole thing.