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pearlbeer wrote:
Fri Feb 17, 2023 3:55 pm
https://www.ticketnews.com/2023/02/tank ... g-on-tour/

Similar story here in Austin. I (very angrily) pass on tickets during pre-sale as they were well beyond insane. Last minute ticket, while still expensive, was much more reasonable. I'd guess prices dropped by 60%. Also, fuck ticketmaster.
I'm definitely going to start keeping a close eye on MKE prices now.
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Bruce only did 25 songs in KC. Word is he wasn't feeling well, hope he doesn't have COVID. He did drop one of the Only the Strong Survive songs which I'm totally fine with. One week to go until my show.

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I got selected for the "verified fan" gimmick for tickets for the SF shows. What can I expect?
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brettac1 wrote:
Wed Feb 22, 2023 10:40 am
I got selected for the "verified fan" gimmick for tickets for the SF shows. What can I expect?
A long line in the waiting room but it goes quick. From my experience things go better if you don't go for the expensive seats. I didn't want to spend more than $100 so I went for some in that price range & got them right away, none of the premium seat bs. I'm sitting 4 rows behind the stage which is good for Bruce. Can't wait until Monday!

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chuckrh wrote:
Wed Feb 22, 2023 12:40 pm
brettac1 wrote:
Wed Feb 22, 2023 10:40 am
I got selected for the "verified fan" gimmick for tickets for the SF shows. What can I expect?
A long line in the waiting room but it goes quick. From my experience things go better if you don't go for the expensive seats. I didn't want to spend more than $100 so I went for some in that price range & got them right away, none of the premium seat bs. I'm sitting 4 rows behind the stage which is good for Bruce. Can't wait until Monday!
What was the price range of the expensive ones when you got in? I have only looked at resale for this tour so I'm curious how high they go. We're looking for lower bowl not far off the floor, hopefully.
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brettac1 wrote:
Wed Feb 22, 2023 1:41 pm
chuckrh wrote:
Wed Feb 22, 2023 12:40 pm
brettac1 wrote:
Wed Feb 22, 2023 10:40 am
I got selected for the "verified fan" gimmick for tickets for the SF shows. What can I expect?
A long line in the waiting room but it goes quick. From my experience things go better if you don't go for the expensive seats. I didn't want to spend more than $100 so I went for some in that price range & got them right away, none of the premium seat bs. I'm sitting 4 rows behind the stage which is good for Bruce. Can't wait until Monday!
What was the price range of the expensive ones when you got in? I have only looked at resale for this tour so I'm curious how high they go. We're looking for lower bowl not far off the floor, hopefully.
I didn't even look to be honest. I'm living on a fixed income & the entertainment budget only goes so far. I couldn't resist this figuring it will be the last run for me with the Boss. This year is the 45th anniversary of my first Bruce show. Junior year of high school. I saw him early in the tour in a theater & then at the end of the tour in December 1978. That show was about a week after the famous Winterland show & was the last one of tour. This was in a small arena. Epic!

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brettac1 wrote:
Wed Feb 22, 2023 10:40 am
I got selected for the "verified fan" gimmick for tickets for the SF shows. What can I expect?
There is a chance that you will get immediate access to available tickets and be able to purchase them w/out re-mortgaging.
There is a chance that you will experience great frustration bit will get eventual access with a slight chance that there will still be tickets at some price.
There is a chance that you will not even be allowed to access the actual ticket buying process.

There is absolute certainty that you will be frustrated, inconvenienced, have your chain yanked (i.e. be teased into thinking you're moving right along only to get bounced before you can buy) or ripped off in some fashion.
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beantownbubba wrote:
Wed Feb 22, 2023 2:31 pm
brettac1 wrote:
Wed Feb 22, 2023 10:40 am
I got selected for the "verified fan" gimmick for tickets for the SF shows. What can I expect?
There is a chance that you will get immediate access to available tickets and be able to purchase them w/out re-mortgaging.
There is a chance that you will experience great frustration bit will get eventual access with a slight chance that there will still be tickets at some price.
There is a chance that you will not even be allowed to access the actual ticket buying process.

There is absolute certainty that you will be frustrated, inconvenienced, have your chain yanked (i.e. be teased into thinking you're moving right along only to get bounced before you can buy) or ripped off in some fashion.
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Zip City wrote:
Sat Feb 18, 2023 12:05 pm
It’s disappointing to see an artist with such a deep catalog is out there playing the same set list every night.
Agreed. The start of the tour typically goes like this for him but we are now 8 or so shows in on a tour that isn't really behind an album or thematically structured so the lack of set list variety is puzzling to say the least. At most of the shows post Tampa, he has planned on making changes according to his handwritten set list but keeps opting out of the changes over the course of the show and is reverting back to the same set.

I have seen all of these songs (besides LTR songs) several times.

You'd think at the least, songs like No Surrender, Out in the Street (why does he love this one so much?), Candy's Room, Kitty's Back, Backstreets, and like...all of the encore would see rotation by now but here we are.

But hey, I didn't spend $600 (or whatever it was) to see him this leg, nor did I purchase the Nugs package, so it makes no difference to me. Planning on Summer and Fall shows and can only imagine these early sets will be long forgotten and each night will be a wild card.

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beantownbubba wrote:
Wed Feb 22, 2023 2:31 pm
brettac1 wrote:
Wed Feb 22, 2023 10:40 am
I got selected for the "verified fan" gimmick for tickets for the SF shows. What can I expect?
There is a chance that you will get immediate access to available tickets and be able to purchase them w/out re-mortgaging.
There is a chance that you will experience great frustration bit will get eventual access with a slight chance that there will still be tickets at some price.
There is a chance that you will not even be allowed to access the actual ticket buying process.

There is absolute certainty that you will be frustrated, inconvenienced, have your chain yanked (i.e. be teased into thinking you're moving right along only to get bounced before you can buy) or ripped off in some fashion.
So it actually worked well! Wound up with 2nd row off the floor straight back from the stage for 12/10 (last night of the tour) then went back and got some for 12/8 in the lower bowl with a partial side view, which I'm not all that scared of. The prices were in line with what I was comfortable paying. Now just have to wait 9 months!
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Bruce did "Trapped" tonight in Seattle & none of the soul covers. Also (I think) tour debut of "Land of Hope & Dreams". Fantastic show! I just drove home through a snow storm. I'm going to bed. More later....

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chuckrh wrote:
Tue Feb 28, 2023 4:16 am
Bruce did "Trapped" tonight in Seattle & none of the soul covers. Also (I think) tour debut of "Land of Hope & Dreams". Fantastic show! I just drove home through a snow storm. I'm going to bed. More later....
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Here's some of why I always rave about the second time I saw Springsteen:

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/03/17/ ... ed-boston/

I knew one of the interviewees (Paul Kaytes) though we were not at the show together.
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beantownbubba wrote:
Sat Mar 18, 2023 2:37 pm
Here's some of why I always rave about the second time I saw Springsteen:

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/03/17/ ... ed-boston/

I knew one of the interviewees (Paul Kaytes) though we were not at the show together.
You're ahead of me. I saw him twice in 1978.

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Got my cd of the Seattle show. 3 cds, great sound. More bands should do this.

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This is the thread w/ the most recent discussion of ticket prices, fees, etc, right? Today's NYT has a pretty good summary of the state of play:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/arts ... 029039208a
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All of the remaining 2023 dates have been postponed.
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