Grateful Dead

if I mail ordered for cheapest seats will they be decent? I hope I didn't screw myself. I hope there not behind the stages :-( Anyone??

I started trying to log into the system at 9 a.m. sharp. After a few false starts, I managed to get to the beginning of the process. Step by step I painstakingly made my way through 8 or 9 pages - each one taking 3 - 4 minutes to load. It was all worth it - I managed to get two excellent reserved seats for Shoreline. (I did note, however, that the entire first section of the venue was already sold out, a fact I find curious because I don't see how that many people could have logged in any faster than I did). I was on the next to the last page where you enter all of the mailing information. I put in the zip code and noticed that there were NO fields displayed for city and state. I figured that those fields would not appear if you put in the zip code. Alas, I was mistaken. I could not get past that page; I kept getting the message that it could not process the request without the city and state fields filled in. I tried not putting in the zip code - still no city or state fields could be seen. I had not choice but to return to my assigned work cubicle un-ticketed. I had wasted 45 minutes of my life. I was SO disappointed. Now, reading all the comments about the problems, not to mention the prices, maybe I'm better off.

Just wanted to let others know that at 11:30pm I was able to purchase tickets for Greensboro, DC, Albany and Worster via pre-sale

I got online at about quarter of three and wasn't able to get a single ticket for MSG. But luckily I happen to live in Worcester, so I grabbed a lower level for about $115. Just go grab some beers at the bar, go to the show, and take a taxi home. I can sympathize with people about prices though. I was a little disappointed myself but forked over the dough...since my city is getting two shows, I really can't complain. Can't wait till 4/19, being that i'm 22 i never got a chance to hear Jerry's guitar grace my ears live, and this will be my first time seeing The Dead together and my first time seeing Warren Haynes live. I think there are still tickets available for lower levels on the 19th of April in Worcester, so if there are any dead heads in the New England area you should jump on that. Good luck everyone and enjoy your shows.

What to say ? The band sells the catalog to Rhino. Shuts downs the Internet Archive vault of quality sound board recordings. Now $100 tickets for a show. Times have changed and not for the good. NBT

The dead should do 1 show for FREE, but it would have to be somewhere BIG, then we could see exactly how many dead heads there actually are in the U.S. If the dead could do this, then maybe people will stop complaining about ticket prices and everyone will just get along. Im just happy there doing a spring tour!!! QUIT BICHN AND BE GRATEFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

my first post, could be my last post. I'm calling this the "Jerry's dead, let's make some bread" tour. They obviously don't give a rats ass about the fans, they just want the $$$$. No wonder they took "Grateful" out of the name. Two shows on the west coast? One in the midwest? 100 dollars plus for a decent ticket? Sorry, but these boys just aren't worth that, especially with the cost of travelling at least 800 miles just for the privilege of seeing them. I'd go if they played Eugene for $50-$60, and even that seems outrageous, for a band that hasn't put a studio album out in almost 20 years and is missing the guy everyone wanted to hear. And remember this - ticket prices didn't go insane until after 08/95. If you don't believe me, just look back at your old ticket stubs....

THAT WOULD BE SO GREAT!!!!!

Longrifle-in days of yore when i was an active taper (did 40-50 shows a year), taper tix were almost always only available from GDTS. I can only think of a couple of shows that were not exclusively available via GDTS. So, ya, go ahead and do mail order for the taper tickets. I doubt that they will sell out of taper tickets on the first day of mail order (if for no other reason than there are fewer tapers nowadays). If you get it postmarked on the 14th, i think you'll be ok for most of the shows, if not all. just remember to put "taper tickets please" on the outside of your envelope (along with the venue date and number of tickets- max 2 for taper). good luck- get some good tapes.

I hear ya, culliganman. I wanted tix at Rosemont too -- and they're still available at this moment. But for seats in the nosebleed section (upper 200's), you would think THOSE would be the cheaper $50 seats. But no, they're $95! I want to know where the $50 ones are. I guess they're out in the hall or something. Crazy.