F**K!!!! Ticket Request...

[sophist]

http://phishthoughts.com/2008/10/15/tickets-yeah-right/#comments

It's funny how as soon as the band returns, the bashing begins. Not music this time, but their organizational system is in question.
  Whatever, you lost, get over it. Be happy they're back.

yep.  exactly. 

[redrum]

but people are always going to sweat the smallest thing....

always have always will.

[disco]

maybe my view is a bit different since I was not going anyway.....I do remember 03 getting shut out then getting a credit card bill in the mail a few months later saying we got tix.....then we couldn't go cause we travel was too expensive for just one show.....that was a rollercoaster 
But I don't remember people being upset they chose to play hampton then (minus MSG) was that just because of them playing one more show?? It also seems odd that people are mad at the band, more than likely we'll all get our chance this summer to see them again.....with a lot less hassle  :-D
I dunno, lets try to be positive that they are at least playing again.....I watched this south park episode a few days ago....and cartman's right.....a situation like this can only be explained by Asia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD62fcfYqHw&feature=related

[gah]

seriously. i'll be pissed if i'm shut out of hampton, but at the same time, i'm just happy they are playing again, and i'm going to get to experience the 'magic' that happens once more. waking up on a phish show day, knowing before you close your eyes again that night, you will go to a place you have never been before, in your mind, was the most amazing thing i have ever known. and i can't wait for whenever that happens again, whether that be at hampton in march, or next summer, at least now i know, it will happen again. thank you phish for coming back. thank you trey for getting clean.

[matty76]

Thanks for the laugh disco!!  

[Phunkaddict]

 All Im saying is people just need to accept things the way they are. There's no need to critique every move the band makes. They had their reasons.
Im just thankful they are back.

QFT

And this is nothing- just wait until they actually start playing.  People are going to critique every second: "Dude, that was bunk, Trey was totally was like 2 seconds behind Page on the Golgi intro, WTF!"  I just have to ignore it....It will never be Fall 95 or Spring 93 again, but people are always going to sweat the smallest thing....

Exactly. The reality is that at best they will be as good as the best PH shows, without the painful guitar tones from Trey. I'm sorry but they have families now and busier lives and will never eat-sleep-breathe Phish again enabling them to be 93-95 caliber tightness. Trey doesn't want to be the guitarist he was 10-15 years ago anyway, it required ALL of his focus, time and energy and he simply can't do it anymore. I truly feel that his style of playing now is strait from his soul and is his identity that he has matured into and can call his own, in contrast to the trey playing we know and love from the 90s that has much more influence from his inspirations.  They have always been about evolving anyway. I remember thinking in 98 that it was a shame that the 97 sound had come and gone already, but that is how they are able to continue playing by constantly turning the page and taking a new direction, for better or worse. If I am fortunate enough to be in Hampton, I will truly feel blessed to be seeing my favorite band ever once again, with my family and friends to share it with hopefully.  ...Living in the moment of 2009 Phish, not disappointed that they don't sound the way they have in the past.

Also, The old painful mail order process, as fun as that was buggin out at the post office, was not more fair. There was a 4 ticket limit then, how is that better in this situation? That would result in less filled requests.

[rowjimmy]

Also, The old painful mail order process, as fun as that was buggin out at the post office, was not more fair. There was a 4 ticket limit then, how is that better in this situation? That would result in less filled requests.

99% fewer scalpers too.

[antelope19]

We're all screwed, even Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers need extras!

[mattstick]

Also, The old painful mail order process, as fun as that was buggin out at the post office, was not more fair. There was a 4 ticket limit then, how is that better in this situation? That would result in less filled requests.

99% fewer scalpers too.

Cash up front against Money Orders.  Scalpers run their businesses on credit cards, not cash.

[Phunkaddict]

It was just a different time, The Domniac Schvice instead of Phish.com. Points are well taken, but we can't actually expect them to go back to that. You could always use a CC with Ticketbastard and that is who gets the majority of tickets. Does anyone know how may of them sold through pre order. I am under the imression that it is only 10-20% and TM get the other 80-90%.

[Mr Minor]

iirc, someone posted earlier on another thread it's more like 60/40, with Phish getting 40%.

[rowjimmy]

Phish should consider contracting gdtstoo for "fan club" ticket sales...

Those folks do tickets right.

[Phunkaddict]

iirc, someone posted earlier on another thread it's more like 60/40, with Phish getting 40%.

really? that sucks then. I didn't think they were given the rights to that much of the sale prophets.

[mattstick]

Phish should consider contracting gdtstoo for "fan club" ticket sales...

Those folks do tickets right.

Or like the DMB fan club, Warehouse I think it's called.  $20/year to be in the club and get access to great seats, concert posters, whatever... is a pretty good deal.

[Mr Minor]

Pearl Jam used to do the same thing (prolly still do) and it's a great way to get tickets to the "fan club" members and offer good seats, taboot.

Is there an official Fan Club for Phish?  Obviously the 'paug is probably top of the list... :wink: