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From: narten@CS-Mordred (Thomas Narten)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: Waters/Concert Ticket
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Date: Fri, 8-Jun-84 12:12:09 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun  8 12:12:09 1984
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    The problem described here is quite common. How do you get tickets
for a concert that is far away from where you are at? The answer is :
order by phone. 
    I have had quite good luck with ordering tickets by phone. Many
radio stations provide a concert line that gives information on
upcoming concerts in the area. A good station will usually give
information for concerts all across the state and in some neighboring
states as well. Often this information is available before ticket sales
have begun. 
     The morning that tickets go on sale, call up Ticketron, (or
whatever agency handles them.) If you are lucky, there might be an
outlet in your city. There is usually a surcharge of 1-2 dollars per
ticket (seems steep), but take into account that there are no waiting
lines, you don't have to drive 60 miles to a ticket outlet, etc. You
may well get better seats then by buying them locally, depending on how
tickets are distributed, many places get a block of tickets to sell,
and they aren't always good seats.
    To get good concert tickets:

    1) keep your ears open for upcoming events. Calling concert lines,
       or buying Sunday papers from big cities (ie. Chicago or NY)
    2) Order tickets the day they go on sale (or as soon as possible 
       therafter). You will get the best seats available at that time.
    3) tickets arrive in the mail within the week.

PS. It is assumed that you have a visa, master charge, or some other
    major credit card

Thomas Narten
 
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