Good tickets for gigs – who gets them?
Basically, what other people have said. The tickets are pre-sold, but not particularily to insiders, just people who are a tiny bit more active in their fandom. Places to look for pre-sale opportunities: – Specific artist fan clubs or online mailing lists. Some of these involve a fee, but then offer a meet and greet opportunity with the bad. Others are simply signing up for the mailing list, and you’ll get emailed the pre-sale password, along with a bunch of other crap. I got 4th row seats for Blue Rodeo just for being on their mailing list for less than 2 weeks. I get 2nd row seats every year by being on Cirque du Soleil’s list. – Promoter mailing lists – House of Blues, Clear Channel, etc, have mailing lists that promote their shows, often offering up pre-sales, as well. I haven’t used HOB’s pre-sale for seated events lately, but I often get tickets to shows that sell out in minutes once the public sale starts. Small promoters have these, too, so if there’s a genre you’re particulari
