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I posted this on the "Jones Beach" thread, but it applies here as well...

I was at the TM outlet in Meriden, CT yesterday asking whether they will be selling the Fenway shows on saturday morning (the answer was no, btw, which I don't understand) and the only JB show she had on her sheet was the unannounced Jones Beach show on 9/4, going onsale sat 5/15. Something is really screwy about TM that I can't buy Fenway tix in CT on the onsale date - wtf...

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So the Jones Beach show was listed, yet the announced Fenway shows were not. She said she rec'd an email earlier in the week that said the Meriden TM would have no JB tix available. Since there was confusion about which shows we were talking about, I asked nicely what the real deal was and was told to call my local TM number and ask, but I told her they didn't know anything. So she called TM headquarters (in VA she assumed) to ask for me, and had to give them a location ID and code to be able talk with somebody. After much confusion on both ends, she gets off the phone and tells me I'm not gonna like what she has to say - that the Fenway shows are restricted to New England TM outlets and that the Meriden Filene's wouldn't have them. OK... well I'm in CT and the last time I checked that's part of New England. Staying calm I tried to clarify what she was saying and after further confusion what resulted was that I need to get tickets online or on the phone. She said Prince went onsale for the Fleet Center a few weeks ago, they had a line of customers, and were able to see the show in their system before the onsale, then suddenly at 10am they were shut out and nobody got tickets and major p*** ensued. Also, Jones Beach shows are restricted to NYC, Long Island and Fairfield County (Meriden is in New Haven County) on the "onsale date". I can understand regional restrictions for this (for example it keeps people - and scalpers - from buying Fenway tix at a TM outlet in Delaware when they go onsale, and there is nobody else in line to compete with them), but what about people in CT? To me, Fenway (or Great Woods) is the local venue for JB and I was hoping to have fewer in line at my TM center in CT, than say the one in Brockton or Revere, just outside of Boston. I'm gonna go to another Filene's today in the area to try to get the lowdown from them, but everytime I've ever gone to a Filene's, they treat the TM outlet as a major inconvenience, because these are the same people who are selling gift cards, returning merchandise, gift wrapping, etc and if there's a line of people for these other services, forget it you won't get any decent TM assistance. They should just do away with the TM outlets altogether or put them in places like record stores or Best Buy, something along the lines of a music-related business...

As an aside, I went to the Tesla show (yes I have varied musical tastes) at the Oakdale Theater last night, and the band was thanking their management, etc during the encore. They thanked Clear Channel (the venue owners) and the crowd went nuts booing, myself included. Since the major supporter of the show, WCCC (a non-Clear Channel station) carries Howard Stern the crowd knew the deal on them. What I found ironic is while everybody was p***, we all went to the show, and bought tix and beer, etc so CC made money off of us anyway, whether we like them or approve of their business tactics or not. Monolopies are rewarding if you're on the beneficial side of them...

It's also a little unsettling that the Fenway shows haven't yet appeared on the Ticketmaster site as far as I can tell.

CTParrothead763 wrote:It's also a little unsettling that the Fenway shows haven't yet appeared on the Ticketmaster site as far as I can tell.

they will, either later today/tonight or sometime Friday morning...

CTParrothead763 wrote:It's also a little unsettling that the Fenway shows haven't yet appeared on the Ticketmaster site as far as I can tell.

Ticketmaster operations have no rhyme or reason to them...I wouldn't worry about it....the longer it takes them to list it....the more people might not know its going on sale this weekend.

Isn't Conn. (I always spell it wrong) part of the tri state????? This is an ongoing debate between my husband (in RI) and his friend in Conn.

longlinergirl wrote:Isn't Conn. (I always spell it wrong) part of the tri state????? This is an ongoing debate between my husband (in RI) and his friend in Conn.

Yeah, we've been through this stuff for years here in CT - an identity crisis stuck between 2 major cities. The truth is, only Fairfield County and a bit east towards New Haven is strongly associated with the NYC region, while the rest of the state has a more traditional New England attitude/feel (and is a great place to live and raise a family). But we've had others decide our fate for ages, placing us in whatever media market they feel like - Yankees games over Sox on Fox (and just as easily the other way around the next week), Jets instead of Patriots on CBS, Hartford/Springfield/RI/Boston/NYC (take your pick) network affiliates on our cable systems and satellitie TV, YES/NESN (or both) based on where you live in the state, etc. I suppose TM is no different, but CT is in New England and we have been able to buy Great Woods in the past at outlets on the onsale dates so why should this be any different?

I can see why they would only release the tix to NE people as it is the hardest show on Earth (look out Trademark people) to get tix to.....but that doesn't mean its right. They should let everyone buy tix like every other show. If I hear right and tix are like $90 a pop I won't be going this year anyway..... so if you send me your money I will happily get you seats!!! Thank god I got to see JB in Lauderdale!!!!

I am setting up 3 laptops next to each other and calling the Charleston TM from my cell phone. If that don't work then nothing will.

longlinergirl wrote:so if you send me your money I will happily get you seats!!!

That's the oldest trick in the book! How about you get the tix and the check will be in the mail sunday morning - too funny. Well the outlets are only part of our ticket strategy, so we'll just hafta redouble our efforts elsewhere...

parrothead338 wrote:I am setting up 3 laptops next to each other and calling the Charleston TM from my cell phone. If that don't work then nothing will.

Last year I was on hold with the Delaware TM forever....they finally came on and told me that they weren't selling them....sigh.....then tickets ran out....sigh...

Oh so you think I am a scam artist..... Come on just your credit card number will do......we can do a 3 way.....phone call you perv

longlinergirl wrote:Isn't Conn. (I always spell it wrong) part of the tri state????? This is an ongoing debate between my husband (in RI) and his friend in Conn.

Hey. I grew up in Springfield, MA. More often than not, when I was out of town and people would hear I was from MA, they would ask what part of Boston I was from.

longlinergirl wrote:we can do a 3 way.....phone call you perv

next thing we know, we'll have people chiming in that they "give good phone"

MojosMama wrote:

parrothead338 wrote:I am setting up 3 laptops next to each other and calling the Charleston TM from my cell phone. If that don't work then nothing will.

Last year I was on hold with the Delaware TM forever....they finally came on and told me that they weren't selling them....sigh.....then tickets ran out....sigh...

Hopefully Charleston will be better... did you try last year on the internet at all?

http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/8839

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01003 ... norcatid=1

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01003 ... norcatid=1

stevsko wrote:

longlinergirl wrote:so if you send me your money I will happily get you seats!!!

That's the oldest trick in the book! How about you get the tix and the check will be in the mail sunday morning - too funny. Well the outlets are only part of our ticket strategy, so we'll just hafta redouble our efforts elsewhere...

The check is in the mail and you won't . . .

Never mind [/i]

parrothead338 wrote:

MojosMama wrote:

parrothead338 wrote:I am setting up 3 laptops next to each other and calling the Charleston TM from my cell phone. If that don't work then nothing will.

Last year I was on hold with the Delaware TM forever....they finally came on and told me that they weren't selling them....sigh.....then tickets ran out....sigh...

Hopefully Charleston will be better... did you try last year on the internet at all?

Nope....I drove all the way up to Maine for less peeps at the Ticketmaster. It was ridiculous, like 10 people got tickets cause EVERYONE used their credit cards and they only had two people working. Of course, now with the 84 bucks a pop tickets - MORE people would have to use plastic. I know I would, I just don't have 600 bucks on hand for tickets, really.

Note that Teaparty (ClearChannel) is indicating the field seats are available via phone and internet only. That might be where some of the confusion is coming from for the non-New England TM outlets.