SWbaseballFan wrote:the best way to get a ticket for a show like that is join the official fan club, you usualy get to buy tickets before the general public and you are sure to get as many as you need
Depending on how good you want your seats to be then fanclubs are the way to go, but you don't as above "you are sure to get as many as you need" get this. Tickets sales are usually limited per show and often per household. The AC/DC fanclub pre-sale limited you to two tickets per tour per household, but by paying an extra $40.00 for the fanclub you got great seats from a section held out just for fanclub members. Well worth the price. Another way to get first dibs on concert pre-sales is to set up accounts with Ticketmaster and Live Nation and when you do ask for e-mail alerts. I get advance notices sent to my e-mail box of upcoming concerts, now they're sending me pre-sale codes without joining the fanclubs and I've been able to buy tickets up to five days before the public sales. It doesn't cost you anything to set up your account membership and when you do make a purchase then all you have to do is log in to their site and your info is already there. Makes ticket buying much smoother and a lot faster, so you even get the best pre-sales.
Fan club prices vary per group/artist. Most are usually around $40.00 and will often include a special fanclub gift for joining. With AC/DC, not only did we get great seats but we also got a fanclub gift package valued at around $25.00 in the deal.
We're attending the Fleetwood Mac concert on April 18th in Columbus and got excellent seats purchased through the pre-sale using the code they sent me through my Ticketmaster account. We checked into the fanclub for this one but they wanted $80.00 to join, decided not to, and were lucky enough not to need to anyway.
Just checked my e-mail and here's what I'm talking about, thought I'd share. I'm sure a few on here might be high school sports fans.
http://www.ticketmaster.com/promo/6ggiqk