NuPwrSoul said:

SOUNDS COOL...LOOKING FOR PASSES TO THE SHOW IN KC,MO...I THINK IT IS IN LATE APRIL. HOW MUCH ARE THEY?

Atlanta presale passes still available. Sounds like 15 rows provides plenty of seats for Members around there.

Imagine, with the current system, you could buy presale passes this late in the game and still wind up in the first row. And if you can't show up to stand in an early line on the day of the show, the worst you'll do is row 15!

I do, however, understand the complaints and worries. We're all trying to be as close to Prince as possible, and this can lead to ugly competitiveness. He can't hold that against us, can he?

From my expeience, being close (1st 5 rows vs. 20+rows) in a venue with seating, completely changes the experience. When there are seats, as is true at most of these theater venues, each row adds significant distance from the stage.

yeah, we should keep POSITIVE about The NPGMC controllin' Tix sales 4 One Nite Alone & Future Showz as well. Prince should CONROL & MARKET all his Music & what have u's...

when the hell is the Pittsburgh show gonna be now???

artist08 nobody seems 2 know when any of the shows r execpt P and Billy Sparks.

Keep the luv flowin'

here's a thought, what if in smaller cities they sold way under 15 rows in the presale and you found yourself in the first 5 rows instead, that could be pretty cool. Even if you got to the concert halfway through, you could walk in and slip into the fifth row.

Apparently there is no totally viable solution to this problem, but I'm sure the NPGMC is doing the best they can under the circumstances. It takes time to work out all the kinks in a new system so we need to be patient. What kind of impression are we leaving Prince with when he hears his fams moaning and groaning like this ? If this gets to be too much of a headache, he may decide to stop touring all together and do we really want to risk THAT ? I sure don't.

As for the ticket prices, that's irrelevant - you either pay or stay home. I work hard for my money just like every-one else,but would gladly give up whatever I needed to for a chance to see Prince in concert becuz an experience like that is priceless in my book.

Ain't nothin but a muffin, gotta lotta butter to go ...

I appreciate everything the NPGMC is doing to try and improve the ticket system, I just think this new system will be short-lived.
Assuming the password they give us is correct (which I know it wasn't in the DC sale) wouldn't that system go smoothly for all cities?


I would prefer NOT to stand in line for hours, sprint down the aisles of the theater and have to lay claim to two seats and guard them all night (hey, who needs to go to the bathroom, get a cocktail or go buy merchandise, right)LOL!

I don't care if I have 5th row, 10th row, or 15th row, I just want the two seats that I pay for, with a ticket that shows I belong there. Again, I love the NPG for looking out for us, I just think that "mass confusion" will result from this new system. Good look to you in Atlanta. I'll be interested in how it goes.

NappyDewDrop said:

First of all I think that NPGMC reserving 15 rows for us great! If I don't get first row at least I know a fan/m got it. Wish they could have had it like this for D.C.

Nappy how did you get 2nd and 3rd row for the 3/29 show? What happened to the ticket limit?

Also check out the ticket broker www.ticketsnow.com they have row BB (2nd row) for the Sat. 3/30 show. How does that happen? This is the perfect example of why selling directly through the club is better than the Ticketmaster. Although what would stop a broker from joining the club and buying passes?

I bought concerts passes from NPGMC for the 4/3 show which they said would be within the 1st 15 rows. Well this morning I logged on to ticketmaster to see what kind of seats the general public could get and would you believe that at about 10:05am I could have gotten Row F (6th row) for the show. This leads me to believe that the NPGMC section will fill just the first 5 rows. Just thought you guys would like to know.

BG

bwgrigg said:

Okay, now I'm confused. If the general public can buy seats in row 6, what seats are the club members going to be in?

I thought the first 15 rows where supposed to be NPGMC members?

Maybe it was the first 15 rows in the center.

BG[/quote]

Okay, now I'm confused. If the general public can buy seats in row 6, what seats are the club members going to be in?

I thought the first 15 rows where supposed to be NPGMC members?[/quote]

bwgrigg said:

Are you sure they were in the Orchestra? I hope the NPGMC didn't just have half of the seats in each of the front 15 rows and ticketmaster had the other half. That wouldn't be good at all...just a thought, I hope I'm completely wrong and you are right cos your idea is a whole lot better than mine.

TheAStarr said:

Okay, now I'm confused. If the general public can buy seats in row 6, what seats are the club members going to be in?

I thought the first 15 rows where supposed to be NPGMC members?[/quote][/quote]

According to Ticketmaster there is no centre aisle in Orchestra at Atlanta. I haven't looked at the seating chart but I assume this means there is only one block of seats in the orchestra.

It is separated ORCH-L and ORCH-R. So it could well be 15 rows in one of the two sections.....

This is all very confusing.

Batdance said:

No he is not a club member,he would be my guest (NPGMC

member privilege, if you didn't know)

he is pretty mild mannered and

wouldn't be shovin' people around to get closer, but he's

definately not going to get shoved either.....anyway,

he's tall enough that he can sit in his seat still

be at eyelevel with most.....if you like, come to the

St.Louis show and let him know, that you object to his

size..

he likes that.....


Here's an idea, how about they assign seats according

to height.....that seems fair right?

Or, eliminate the gust priviledge all together so NPGMC

members would have to go and attend the concert alone...

now we're gettin' somewhere!!


My apologies to the poster of this thread, this is not what

thist hread is about and I'm sorry.....I'll be back later

a list of some sort....I need a









jealousy is not a strength, it is a weakness..bgadthaturfree

jaikman said:

I'm not in St. Louis. I've already seen the show twice. But if I were in St. Louis and got stuck in a seat behind a 6'8" 385 pound behemoth I would call an usher over and demand that something be done. I would complain to the theater management and to the NPGMC personnel.

At 385 pounds he is three times the size of a normal person. For crying out loud, someone that size wouldn't even be able to fit in the theater seat...

No one behind him will be able and see the stage at all unless they lean all the way out their seat and practically lay on the person next to them so they can try to see around your guest.

Like I said, I feel sorry for the folks in St. Louis who get stuck behind someone like that...and to make matters even worse, your view will be blocked by someone who is not even a club member !

Batdance said:

Correction: 325 pounds.

Here's what I believe happened with the general public getting 6th row seats from Ticketmaster. The 1st 15 rows were supposed to be reserved for NPGMC members. However, the passes purchased by club members during the presale weren't enough to fill up the first 15 rows. Remember, there are two shows in Atlanta. Although some members are going to both shows, many members split their ticket selections between the two days. So, its possible that the club members only accounted for the first 4 or 5 rows of each show during the presale period. Therefore, the remaining tickets (row 6 on) were probably put back into the hat for the general public sale.

I could be wrong, but I'm trying to throw out a possibility for the reason the general public were able to purchase good seats.

Peace!

I was with the understanding that the first 15 rows were reserved for fan club members and that no one without a lamante pass could enter this area and could not enter the sound check without it. I just paid 250.00 for april 3 and 250.00 for april 4 in atlanta, ga. Someone please verify this.

xenophobia said:

Apparently, NPGMC has reported that they only sold 6 rows in ATL. Looks like u may b right.

I sat in row N in NJ and the seats were AWESOME, they were perfect. If your too close you can't see the whole stage and you have to crank your neck to see the front of the stage, of course this depends on the theatre. But I really wouldn't fret over seating.

I was in the front row for Purple Rain at least for part of it (snuck down) and I couldn't see much unless I stood on my chair, which I did. But I don't think this will be a chair standing concert.

Personally I think it will be all worth it to see the sound check and afterparty. The soundchecks sound like the most incredible experience. I hope they will be as intimate in Cali, I'm scared there will be at least 1000 NPGMC members there.

I think the perfect seats are in the center, in any row from row 5 to 10.

The center section rows 5-10 gives you a great view of the whole stage.

I have seen Prince play in huge venues with 20,000 seats, and I have seen him in small theaters with 3,500 seats. I will take the small theaters over the big venues.

I would not travel to see Prince in a large venue, but I would travel to see him in small theater.