Grateful Dead

"Since every pleasure's got an edge of painPay for your ticket and don't complain" - Robert Hunter I am blaming my mistake on the fact that Dylan sometimes mumbles.

"Every pleasure has an inch of pain. Pay for your ticket and don't complain." - Robert Hunter

Perspective People... Check this out.. 1. Madonna- $306 2. Eagles - $234 3. Billy Joel - $224 4. Bon Jovi - $217 5. AC/DC - $210 6. Hannah Montana - $209 7. Celine Dion - $198 8. Neil Diamond - $193 9. Bruce Springsteen - $191 10. Michael Buble - $189 Above are the top 10 average ticket prices for 2008......... MY QUESTION IS, HOW ARE THE EVENTS SELLING...ARE THE VENUES 3/4 FULL, SOLD OUT, ETC, WHAT's THE DEAL? AND FYI....THESE ARE FACE VALUE AMOUNTS.....GO TO STUBHUB.COM AND LOOK AT THE PRICES THE DEAD SHOWS ARE ALREADY GOING FOR.....CRAZY! AND FINALLY....http://musictoday.com/ is OWNED BY LIVE NATION WHOSE STOCK IS OFF OVER 70% ON THE YEAR.....TKT SALES CAN'T BE THAT GREAT!

I'm really excited about the tour. I was able to get tickets for Nassau, but I couldn't get tickets for Madison Square Garden. The worst part is all the tickets that are already available on ebay, golden ticket, and stubhub. How were these scalpers able to get these tickets through pre-sale? What BS. I sent a money order to GDTS, so I hope that comes through. I will probably stand in line to get the tickets at the box office. How early should I show up? The ticket prices are what they are. They were $50 in 1990, and there has definitely been inflation. In some ways, I don't mind since I like the Dead at smaller venues. Really loved Phil Lesh and Friends. Plus, I've spent money on stupider things. Just don't want to pay a scalper $250 for nose-bleed seats. After reading Phil's book, I realize that the money does support a whole bunch of people, that I really don't mind chipping in to support.

As a momma of a young family who is struggling, I was completely bummed yesterday to find out my only option was paying $100 for a ticket to go back to one of our fav venues - Albany, NY... it'll always be "The Knick" to me. I was really shocked to see ticket prices. Of course I think seeing The Dead is worth $100, but what is going on??? I expect this from Eric Clapton or The Eagles or something..... When everyone in America seems to be having money troubles, why are tickets priced so high? I know I can't be the only one in this boat. Now my husband and I have to flip for who goes.....just doesn't seem right.

Anybody have an idea for how to vend inside of the venues? Is it arena to arena? Having trouble finding info...Thank you

I was laughing pretty hard at that one Candyman, NICE!_________________________________________________________ Will you come with me? Once in awhile you can get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right!

well we passed 100 pages on this post.... ....gonna have to put on higher boots now

Teamearth: "Borin' Warren" - that's a funny one. Look man it's kinda mean though. So you feel "a little kicked in the teeth after the fact"? Like you didn't know borin' Warren was on the bill before you decided to buy tickets? Look, I'm hoping they get real hot and tight by the middle of the tour. The New Year's show was great but the playas had been playing together a lot leading up to the gig. I see what you're saying about getting crappy seats though. That probably should happen in a fan pre-sale. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * -enjoyin' the ride -There'll never be another Jerry

I haven't had time to read all the posts, I know I'm not alone in my situation. I got into the tix site at 9:05am. By the time I hit the "process order" button, it was 9:23am. Instead of getting my receipt and tix, I got a screen that said my ticket order had timed out, empty cart, start over. Anger, plenty. Disappointment. You bet. Confusion. Yes. The Dead have been doing ticket sales for a long, long time. How could this have gone so poorly? I have no problem with ticket prices. I do have a problem with ineptitude. Peace