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  • C-HAWKS
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    I guess 100.00 to see a show
    I guess 100.00 to see a show and get what you want out of the experience is worth it...It is better than paying 75.00 for a sporting event and watching the home team lose
  • southerntam
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    I don't understand all the negativity...
    I mean I understand we're all in tough times right now, but I still don't think $50.00 is unreasonable for a show, even $89.50 which is the reserved seating at the venue I'm going to. Any show you go to now days is at least $50 and like some of the members have said above, it's the Dead. For me it's more about the chance to see them for possibly the last time, all together on stage doing what makes me love & appreciate them so much. And I get the frustration over the prices and not being able to go to multiple shows because of it, but hey, if you can at least get to one...I just don't see how it's not worth it? I said it yesterday and I'll say it again, I'm just so thankful that I will get to see them one more time in my lifetime..even if I have to sit way up in the nose bleed section. So let's try and stay positive...we've got one more day until pre-sale starts so let's just relax and see what happens. Positive thoughts brothers and sisters...positive thoughts. On that note, I hope everyone has a grate day...chat with all later!!!!
  • bird.dog
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    If it keeps the boys sane, I'll pay $100 and go to one show
    Um, yes, the good old days of cheap tickets and 100+ shows a year. How many musicians did that chew up and spit out? No thanks. The Dead don't provide the whole ride any more. They are one stop for your bus. Keep yer head.
  • Deadshow Dan
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    These ticket prices are outrageous! And the word I hear is that the lower price tickets are for behind the stage. So you could be spending $100 on nosebleed tickets. (please confirm this elsewhere, but it seems to be true at least for the Nassau show)
  • C-HAWKS
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    Does anyone know who is
    Does anyone know who is selling tickets and what time they go on sale tommorrow ???
  • robert99
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    Plain and simple, these
    Plain and simple, these ticket prices are outrageous. The Dead have cut the scalpers out of in the process and have become the scalpers themselves. I guess its progress in a weird sort of way.
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    Rambling in my head.
    After reading several posts all I can say is it's the DEAD man. God willing we will always make more money. I work for a non-profit so I know money can be tight. I'm going, period. This may be the last time, this may be the last time, maybe the last time I don't know. It's about the music, the feeling inside that makes you want to dance, dance, dance. Spin around to the music and bounce around to the drums. The joy it brings me to experience that feeling again brings tears to my eyes. Of course I'd love for them to come to the south, but oh well. They have their individual bands and tour all over and it's the main source of income for their band mates. Can we really be that selfish to ask them to keep their employees un-employed in this economy? We go where we can, when we can and be thankful.
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    I hate to be a naysayer, but.........
    This economy left me laid off from my job in August at which time I started my own business. While the business is getting me by, the economy has gotten much worse since then. Living in Georgia, I was still a little miffed about having to drive to Greensboro to catch a show (with no Jerry), but I insisted to all my friends that I would be going to Greensboro by myself if I had to. Also, how can the Dead justify playing a venue like MSG at this time? Why not pick a smaller venue with more dates (Like Nokia) and spread the tour out to more areas so the tour is about the Heads and not just about the fact that the Boys can stand on the same stage together.Well, during the process of waiting for the details of this tour to materialize, Phish announced their new tour with ticket prices much more reasonable, tour dates much closer to home and in small as well as big venues. I feel that I have burdened my wife already with my employment status over the last several months and I just can't justify being selfish enough to take off on my own to Greensboro. My wife and I will be at the Asheville Phish show come Spring.
  • GratefulTwinz
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    $F-THE MONEY$
    With all due respect-I think everyone needs to chill out about how much money they have to spend! We are FLAT broke and pre-sale and mail-order is not even an option-Because 70-100 isnt so bad when you have no choice but to give your hard-earned dough to some SCALPER SCUM!! Besides,it's THE DEAD, man!!I honostly dont really care about the money---I just want to BLOW THE HORN AND TAP THE TAMBORINE!!!!--peace---
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    thanks for the DCU info-I cant believe those hotels are already booked-anyway-cassidy's a great name(my daughter)have fun-G
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The band says Happy New Year with an announcement of almost twenty shows in April and May.  More details to come!

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Speaking on behalf of dead heads who honestly has the money to go to multiple shows. $100 dollars a ticket is completley outragious. If im spending 100 bucks for a ticket it sure as h**l better be a floor ticket not some nosebleed b.s.
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oh well, the tickets are $100. it shocked me at first too. was expecting 1/2 that. i guess thats just 50 more grilled cheese sandwiches i gotta sell to see a show. ;)
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I live in Seattle and I am praying and hoping they play the Gorge this summer..I am looking forward to going to Shoreline and spending a few days in the Bay Area.. We also have a house near the ocean in Santa Cruz... The smiles, dancing & laughter in the air will compensate for any price tag and that my friends can not be bought
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More people are complaining over the cost of a ticket vs. the price of gas we were paying last summer. Come on...... take that extra money you're not spending on inflated gas prices and by a ticket!!!!!!!!
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I just registered at the deadtickets site and the only tickets listed for the WB, PA show are the upper tier pricing? Other shows have two tier tix, but some only have the mucho dinero tix? I don't care where my seat is...not like I'll be using it anyway and no need to see the "maturity lines" on Bobby! lol I wanted to treat my bro and his girl, since they can't really spring for $150 (lower price tix? at least for mailorder) for them both...but it's going to cost me $300 for us to catch the boys one last time? *sigh* Time to break out the colored pencils and get my envelope ready for tomorrow! ~Wake now, discover that you are the song that the morning brings!
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What's confusing me is how some of the venues appear to have only the upper tier tickets on sale during the pre-sale (Nassau Coliseum, MSG, the Spectrum, etc.) while others have both tiers available (Buffalo, Hartford, etc.). Anyone know why this is? I can't imagine they'd sell the lesser seats for the higher price during the presale online, while selling them for regular price via mailorder and/or when they eventually go on sale to the public... but then again it would depend on what shady ticket company was in charge. Anyway, based on the ticket prices I'm probably going to mail order- at least I know what I SHOULD be getting when I pay $100 for a ticket to MSG, and it seems like the only way to get the cheap tickets to the E. Rutherford shows. If they would just make it clear on the site what tickets are being sold for that price... Anyway, it's gonna be a wonderfully strange time regardless... see you on Shakedown Street!
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Almost 900 people online right now..I am curious to see it when it peaks tommorrow..It is almost show time..Only one more sleep until we hopefully all get our seats ..Woot Sleeping will be tough tonight
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So the tickets are going thru music today, I already have a musictoday account, i guess this is a separate account on dead.net? hope this whole registration thing on the dead site doesnt fuck up tomorrow. Who ever is in charge of logistics for this tour should be off the "bus"! Christ! They dont even know whats going on I.E "We've learned from the ticket vendor that you must create an account to place an order" This just coming out less than 24 hours away from the pre-sale. God, buddah, muhammad, somebody help us!
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you are exactly right on track. Who cares on the cost. I almost pucked from being excited when I saw the website change with new info. I would have payed twice today's rate and sat in the parking lot if I knew it would have been Jerry's last show back then. Being able to see the four of them together and see the magic in person possibly one last time!! At least I'm enjoyin' the Ride!! GratefulParks
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how many tickets can we purchase per tomorrows pre sale adventure ?
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I thought there were $69 tix for the spectrum? Now I only see the upper level tix and I booked a hotel already. Uggghhh Oh well, looks like I'm going anyway. Think I'll steer clear of Rikers though, LOL! Put your gold money where your love is, baby...........
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i would assume @ least 4 but this has been very secretive in a sense..I am not nearly as stressed about the money as I am in trying to get the correct info to make it a smooth transaction...I have any all 3 of the ticket outlets to my favorites and had to register with all of them..Damn it should be an interesting effort tommorrow
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They won't sell out on the presale. This isn't The Stones or The Eagles. If you don't have the cash, don't buy them. If you do, get them when you can. Most venues i've been to over the past couple decades didn't sell out, I doubt these big arena shows will. Personally, I wish they would have chosen smaller places to play to keep the room full. It's been a bummer on ratdog shows looking behind me and seeing empty seats.
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I have tried numerous times to create an account with musictoday for the presale tomorrow, BUT everytime i try it says there is an error, the password and confirm password do not match. What the heck is going on? Where else can i get the presale tix through tomorrow?
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My guru has spoken, and to Chicago I must go! I will pay a week's worth of food (for me, not including the dog), I will fly if I must, and endure a Cubs game if I have to (brrrr) because my guru commands it be so! Live in fear, Rosemont IL. MarkintheDark approaches, and he *will* enjoy himself. (At a hundred bucks a pop, I f*ckin' better!) ********************************************* I have a sigfile! --> www.kindveggieburritos.com *********************************************
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Ticket pre-sale begins tomorrow (Tuesday, January 13th) at 12:00 p.m. (noon) Eastern/9:00 a.m. Pacific! Get ticket info, see the tour schedule and follow the countdown by clicking here. We have learned from our ticket vendor that you must create an account to place an order. We recommend clicking on the "Set One Up" link at Dead.net to set up an account on the ticketing website before the pre-sale begins. Adding to the excitement is a new Dead '09 video from the band. Click the link below for special, behind-the-scenes clips & interviews. Dead.net is the place to be for all Dead '09 tour information. Please stay in touch for special offers and surprises
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Damn, they are not looking to make this affordable, that's for sure. Suppose I'll have to wait for the tape...
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does anyone know if there is any talk of sticking an alpine valley show into the line-up? i cant believe that with alpines rich place in dead history that they would skip it on their potentially last tour?! i will be at a show, i'll probably have to catch the allstate, but wouldnt it be great to gather on the rolling hill at alpine valley and dance to the dead with the grass under your bare toes again? what do we need to do to get a show at alpine? anyone ?
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Well guess who sold out now. The Dead. Here we are in troubled times, a national Depression on the crest of the wave and the boys want us to shell out $100 a ticket. Change is here ok. When we really need a break the Dead break our banks.Thanks a mil. Bucks that is.
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just got my stuff ready for the gdts mail order earlier this evening.....filling out the index card, etc......hmmm....now i don't know if i should buy the money order or try to get logged in at noon????? ALL GOOD THINGS IN ALL GOOD TIME.....
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Given the prices they want for these shows. I had looked at doing 4-5. Might just blow off the whole thing. If they have brought these back from the netherworld, would someone let me know.
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not to be able to see more than one show.....i could very easily make it to at least three....logistically....but alas, price wise....gonna have to settle for Cville.....i am thankful that the MULE still keeps their ticket prices at around $30.......but i gotta see Warren play Jer's tunes....Peace... ALL GOOD THINGS IN ALL GOOD TIME.....
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is it possible the access code is the "security code" that had to be entered after the user name and password were entered? I hope not because I didn't write it down. The reason I'm asking is because I just received an email that didn't mention anything about the access code.
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Look with now a days inflation. Does it really suprise you that its this much. For that matter I hear all you cry & complain but come on its the Dead & you dont think its worth it. Yea it may not be as little of cost as it was 30 yrs ago but today is today & who knows when we will see these guys back on stage. Let alone what may happen to then in the up coming years. So a certain price you may not feel is fair. Just think how you would feel saving those couple bucks & missing one of the last Dead shows, cuz we all know theres not gonna be to much more. Hell thats my 2 cents but what do I know!
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humble suggestions ... Bob talks about the music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_M8f23BQDY Warren and Derek soothing slide http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UauECrCIYl8 Soundcheck at PSU/Obama show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHsvo2-FHuU 10/25/1979 on archive.org http://www.archive.org/details/gd79-10-25.set1aud-set2sbd.miller.22792… the things I cannot change, the things I can ...
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i was gonna go to 3-5 shows then just one but now i think im gonna go to two. Im gonna buy a a good seat for one show and a cheapo ticket for the other (<----cheapo ticket? does that exist?) See im thinking since everybodys pissed that the tickets are so expense maybe the place will only be half full and i can get to a better seat, maybe even the floor. Or just dose the security guard and come back in 30 min and we'll both go down to the floor and have a good time.
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no i don't think the "security code" would be an access code. that's just to keep automated responses at rest. On to a different subject... people complaining about the price of tix... my husband and i spent $100 a pop plus hotel room for the allman bros and bob weir in chicago last year. We are thrilled the tix are only $100 for the number of bands you will see on this tour. We missed the obama show. been kickin ourselves ever since. when we heard of this we decided right away, and with no clue what the cost, WE ARE SOOOO THERE!
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it's not just the $100 tickets. it's also the VIP packages that it appears have basically locked up the first 10 rows...the DEAD...VIP PACKAGES???? Unreal. I'm not even sure it makes good economic sense for the band...They're gonna walk out on stage every night to a lot of expensive--and empty--seats.
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I am happy they are selling tickets through the link on this board...Those service charges are so much better than I was anticipating with Ticker-Bastard...I am stoked and almost feel as though I switched to Geico
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im thinking about turning in my dyes and buy some suites. in my humble opinion, the boys forgot about us and sold out to the almighty dolla.
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well i think im prepared for tommorow good luck to you all and i wish we could all get in but we might not fleaflicker i would love to dose the security guard if you dont get in remember we will get by we will surviiiive
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what link are u talkin about? i checked ticket-bastard... holy moly! will not go through them.
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I LOVE THESE GUYZ.....always have, always will....got on the bus in '79...truly some of the best moments of my life.....i just wasn't expecting it to be quite so much.....saw Phil in Richmond last year and had the most wonderful time...right down in front, groovin' with my 3 children (all in their 20's)....just kinda sad i can't see as much of this tour as i would have liked, and can't afford to help my kids get tix......been a little spoiled seeing Mule tours at 30 dollars a nite.....but i will send in the mail order for C'ville, and maybe try logging in tomorrow and use the damn credit card for Greensboro or DC...... ALL GOOD THINGS IN ALL GOOD TIME.....
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but i wonder will there be xtra fees with the musictoday?? ALL GOOD THINGS IN ALL GOOD TIME.....
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1 on this site go to the main page 2 click on tour and ticket info 3 scroll down and click on set one up it will bring you to the company selling tickets... register asap and add to favorites.. tommorrow open up the link and when password becomes available follow instruction for venue you are going to If you know how to copy and paste cary this over and put in your search .. it is a direct link to the site http://www.deadtickets.rlc.net/TheDead/calendar.aspx
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over 1,300 people looking at forums right now and this is the only thread really moving..I think the demand is high
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have always gotten tix through mail order....but that was 15 years ago.... ALL GOOD THINGS IN ALL GOOD TIME.....
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what makes you think that we will be emailed the access code? I don't think they meant the verification code but who knows?
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anyone have details on the Internet sales starting tomorrow morning? Is there some type of password that has to be used to get into the sale? RatDog and Phil and Friends did two shows in SF for New Year's Eve and both bands were very, very good. Can't wait for May!
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i have about 6 five gallon gas cans. Im gonna fill em up while gas is still down a bit and store em till April. Gas might go back up to 4 somthing a gallon by then for all we know. At least my intial tank on departure will be cheaper and already paid for, plus i will be able to take one or two with me.
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Looking for infor or clarification on the subject of an Access Code. After registering for an account to purchase tickets tomorrow, I read the "Frequently Asked Questions" section and saw a reference to Acess Codes. Where do they come from? How do we get them? Will they appear tomorrow when they open up the site to purchase tix? HELP!!
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missin' Jerry right now....thinkin' about Hampton, VA....the last GA holdout....he loved playin' there..... ALL GOOD THINGS IN ALL GOOD TIME.....
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about access codes....just clicked on the link at top of page and created an account.... ALL GOOD THINGS IN ALL GOOD TIME.....
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you are referring to the scramble code that had to be copied when you created your account?? ALL GOOD THINGS IN ALL GOOD TIME.....
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It is basically a security measure for the site..
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I'm confused-NOTHING NEW, but someone clarify this for me. They are doing mailorder and internet sales??
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Looks like both.... ALL GOOD THINGS IN ALL GOOD TIME.....
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nobody has a clue man! Your just gonna have to wing it and hope all ends well. Your not alone, the people responsable for this tour dont even know. Ive been living on this board since the tour was announced, and you could visit the site for the first time in your life today and know just as much as anybody here. good luck
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gotta believe that if you mailorder tomorrow, you'll get tickets.....but with the internet sales you will get to see what seats you're getting....if you can get logged in....I'll be at work tomorrow, hope to be able to log in but ..... ALL GOOD THINGS IN ALL GOOD TIME.....