Well, whoever hooks me up with a ticket - I'll take em to lunch at Boudins in San Francisco the day of. Sucks too, even if I'm from the LA area - I love the Oakland crowd, the nicest people.
Yeah, I like most of you got screwed by the Ticketmaster fiasco yesterday, and am looking for a pair of tix as well. Only 16 years old, die-hard Tool fan not like one of those trendy teeny-boppers you might imagine younger Tool fans being, I even saw them on the Lateralus tour when I was 12 and I LOVE these guys\m/ Anyone willing to help me out PLEASE send me a private message as soon as possible. Thank you.
As much as we despise the trade of scalping tickets, scalping is a legitimate business. Scalpers have gone to great expense to set up ways to obtain tickets and then resell them at a value the public is willing to pay. It's not illegal, and depending on who you talk to it may or may not be immoral.
In Florida, ticket scapling has expressly been legislated against. I believe tickets can't be resold for more than one dollar over face value.
Does anyone here want to go in half on a 2 ticket sale from ebay or something with me? I only need one ticket but most of the auctions are for 2. I want to be in the single letter seats on the floor.
Email me if you would like to try and work something out.
As much as we despise the trade of scalping tickets, scalping is a legitimate business. Scalpers have gone to great expense to set up ways to obtain tickets and then resell them at a value the public is willing to pay. It's not illegal, and depending on who you talk to it may or may not be immoral.
In Florida, ticket scapling has expressly been legislated against. I believe tickets can't be resold for more than one dollar over face value.
Write your congressman, Californians.
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I still have my EXTRA ticket. Before I get more dumb pms about selling the ticket for more then face value. Because its dick, or saying I'm an asshole. I never said I wanted anything more then face value. To the guys that want to go with more then one person. sorry I only have one extra. All I'm looking for is a ride to the show and back to my house. My car blew up awhile ago. So anyways pm me and we'll work something out
these are the seats I got...about after 7-8 frantic refreshes on ticketmaster
Full Price Ticket BALC P 122 - 124
STAIR ACCESS ONLY TO THIS SECTION (NO ELEVATOR)
Balcony Rear [Last 10 Rows of Balcony]
Balcony [Elevated Off Floor Level]
Does anyone know if I'll be able to get on the floor? Or will I have to sit in the balcony?
wow. hmmm lessee.... will u be able to get on the floor or have to sit IN UR SEAT THAT U GOT A TICKET FOR. I dunno but Im glad now I wasnt able to get tickets or I might be losing sleep like you over wether I get to see the show from the floor or my balcony seat. PHEW!
In Need of a Miracle. Hey, so i need a couple tickets to this concert. I'll do whatever it takes to make it worth your while... hehe...
and, um... cute women... im a hot guy - blue eyes, dark blonde hair, 6'2", 185lbs, drive a sports car... and i will be more than happy to do you a favor by taking you to the concert if you dont have a date... and if you do already have a date, im more than willing to take you anyway... it is the least i could do to say thank you for the ticket...
Puhleeze help a brotha out. I live in SF... born and raised here... and yeah, if ya only have one, im fine with that too... two is preferable, of course... danke
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I still have my EXTRA ticket. Before I get more dumb pms about selling the ticket for more then face value. Because its dick, or saying I'm an asshole. I never said I wanted anything more then face value. To the guys that want to go with more then one person. sorry I only have one extra. All I'm looking for is a ride to the show and back to my house. My car blew up awhile ago. So anyways pm me and we'll work something out
Not sure where you live but the 19th street BART station is a block from the Paramount. Makes it real easy to get there if you live anywhere near a BART station.
Not sure where you live but the 19th street BART station is a block from the Paramount. Makes it real easy to get there if you live anywhere near a BART station.
I rarely leave the city so I forget that I live 3 blocks from BART. Convenience is cool.
Hope you guys all get tickets...and won't have to sell your livers to do so. My buddy and I had our friends try their hardest to get as many tix away from the fucking scalpers as possible. But out of 15 or so people...we ended up with practically nothing. I hope the band's aware of the fucking crimes committed against their fans.
I bet the band scans these forums incognito. They know the scalpers are ruining the chance for many loyal fans to see them live in a dream location like the small, personal venues these shows are at. There really isnt a lot they can do about at this point. Possibly in the future they can change their method of distributing tickets and work something out where the brokers cant by so damn many.
So did Ticketmasters really have a lottery system? Just for future reference because I saw so much about only the morons would camp out. The Wherehouse I went to printed out tickets as fast as they could (got 20) and gave them to the first ten people in line that had cash (everybody did). Really sucked because I got up at 6:30 am to get the breaks done on my car (which is an amazing statment from me, noon is early on Sunday), if I knew it wasn't going to be a lotto I would have gotten there sooner.
see you all there. to those who got screwed by the scalpers, my heart goes to you and I'll channel some TOOL energy out of Paramount on 05/04 to y'all TOOL fans in the greater Bay Area!
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For those that have never been to the Paramount in Oakland, here are some great photos: http://www.fototime.com/inv/3A0B10D6D2770C2
(Not my pics. It's a photoblogger's collection of the theatre).
For those that have never been to the Paramount in Oakland, here are some great photos: http://www.fototime.com/inv/3A0B10D6D2770C2
(Not my pics. It's a photoblogger's collection of the theatre).
good post. Sweet thanks!
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Tool fans are willing to sell themselves for tickts. That's funny.
Anyone happened to check out the Morning Music Co-Op on Live 105 this morning? This week they are giving chances for people to win tickets to the show and this morning they aired a fan who stood on top of his car outside the station, dressed and sang like Maynard to try to get tickets to this show! It was great.
The DJs also mentioned how yesterday, a girl dared herself to eat placenta (ew) as a way to get tickets to this show. Wow.
Wonder if these folks are registered here...? I'm interested in knowing the outcome...
speaking of eating placenta, anybody ever see a family of Eskimos eat a seal?
HOLY SHIT. They eat EVERYTHING. RAW. They cut that shit open on the floor and the whole family goes to work.
If that chick was Eskimo, she should be disqualified.
*Sorry if this post offends Eskimos...but, it is true*
My extra is now offically GONE. Best of luck to the rest of you on getting tickets. If you haven't already checked it, Ticketstub.com has the best deals I've seen. Anyways does anyone wanna meet up before or after the show
I think I am gonna take bart from pleasanton
It is just to east to take bart than bother with traffic!
Where is every one else who is going coming from?
I am driving in from San Jose. I have never been to Oakland. I am leaving work at 5, I figure that gives me plenty of time to get lost or mugged and still make it to the show on time.
It's been mentioned before, but I totally think we should all hang out before or after the show. Lets get some organization amongst us all!
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any one know if they sell drinks at the paramount?
(they did at the paramount in Seattle)
THIS is what I'm talking about.
Looking at the Paramount (not seattle's) website, there doesn't appear to be any kind of lounge/bar there. I'm from SF so I don't know anything much about downtown oakland so I don't know if there's a bar on that block.
Yes they do serve drinks at the Paramount in Oakland. the bar is located on the level below the lobby. Be forwarned they do not take credit cards, there is no ATM in the Paramount and there is no "in's or out's". I learned the hard last week when between four of us we only had enough money to buy two beers ($5 each by the way).
Also the drink lines move very slowwwwwww. And you can't take drinks back to your seat unless it is water. They didn't even search us going into the David Gilmour concert (hint, hint for you tapers) although I'm not sure if they will be harder on us Tool fans. Someone had mentioned the lax searches about the first night of Gilmour, so knowing that I bought my own water with me. I just wish I had bought some more money for beer. The do take credit cards at the merch table just not at the bar. go figure.
I live in san francisco and i'm taking bart. i live 3 blocks from the station (16th/mission) so it's a quick walk for me.
I would highly recommend anyone that can take BART do so. The 19th Street station lets you off at 19th & Broadway. The Paramount is on 20th & Broadway. It's a short trip from almost any direction and it's better than parking your car in that neighborhood.
If anyone of you can please tape this show. Whether or not I end up there or not I would love a recording. During the Lateralus tour, I saw them in Berkeley at a great small venue. My friend tied his digital camera to his drawstring and dangled the camera between his legs right against his balls, he got patted up to no end and nothing was found. A hint for anyone bringing a camera or recording device.
I think I am gonna take bart from pleasanton
It is just to east to take bart than bother with traffic!
Where is every one else who is going coming from?
I'll probably take the BART from Pleasanton as well, coming from Stockton. I'll be there by around 5PM.
I just hope I'll be able to get a parking space at the station.
