Jawkurt said:

So, I'm hoping this Sunday show happens... But what are the odds that there is an after show/party Saturday?

New Parish in Oakland has a show, but it's possible it might be over in time to accomodate a late night after show. I saw Mos Def there and it went til after two, so it's a small possibility. But given the recent run of England shows and the LA date, my hopes aren't that high for a last minute aftershow. I still think Sunday is the best bet.

LittleBear said:

xMikeBx said:

I called as well and got a similar, but arguably more encouraging response...

Thanks for keeping my (foolish?) hope alive, xMikeBx! It's a shame about the scalping, especially since the originally listed ticket prices were reasonable compared to last year's tickets for the DNA Lounge concerts.

Ha ha, my pleasure. I'm with you. Still hoping, but not sure what to make of all the ups/downs of the Ticketmaster page. I can't imagine that was listed with specific on-sale date/time and increased ticket prices without Prince's involvement at some point. Something must have gone down or is hopefully still being negotiated.

^Not sure what to make of the Ticketmaster fiasco either, but I agree about Prince's involvement. Maybe they're trying to negotiate a price and/or on-sale time that will discourage potential scalpers? Of course Prince could have just changed his mind about the Sunday show. Like you said, hopefully things are still in the works and nothing is off the table--although this waiting game is killing me!

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I don't want to be a complete downer on the Saturday concert thread so I hope those of you who got tickets have a great time tomorrow night! Remember to post your reports here for us poor souls!

Definitely agree with LittleBear re: spreading positive vibes for everyone going tomorrow. I hope it's an amazing show. Prince seems to always feel inspired in the Bay, so I'm sure it's going to be awesome. Enjoy!

Anyone have an extra please orgnote this fellow purple yoda.

Farfunknugin said:

I was at my friend's house when we received the email about the show and tickets going on sale, so we both were trying to buy tickets at the same time. She was able to get 4 for her family, and I got 2 for my son and I!!! Then yesterday morning I logged into my Ticketmaster account and my order had been cancelled! I called TM, and they said that I was over the ticket limit. I was like WHAT? I only bought 2 tickets! They said I was over the 4 ticket limit with either my name, email, address, or credit card, and I told them NO WAY, I only bought 2 tickets! So I asked to speak with a supervisor. After waiting another 15 minutes on hold, she told me that my household went over the limit. Again, I said NO, I only bought 2 tickets, no one else in my family bought any other tickets!! She then told me that "household" means IP address!! So, because I happened to be at my friend's house when tickets were announced and went on sale, and because my phone was picking up her wifi, and because she had just bought 4 tickets, MY TICKETS WERE CANCELLED FOR GOING OVER THE LIMIT!! My friend and I are not related in any way. We don't share, in any way, the same name, address, email, phone number, credit card, or anything else. But on that particular night when tickets went on sale, we happened to share her wifi, so my tickets were cancelled. That is so messed up, and there's nothing I can do about it. I'm so upset, and so is my son!!! He's 15, so he couldn't see Prince at the DNA last year, so he was so excited to see him again! He last saw him when he was little on the Musicology tour!

So, if anyone has a spare 1 or 2 tickets, please please orgnote me--you'd be saving us!

SharonLA said:

anyone know how payal works? I found someone to buy a ticket from but I would have to pay via paypal and ticketmaster. How am I protected from being scammed?

Farfunknugin said:

anyone know how payal works? I found someone to buy a ticket from but I would have to pay via paypal and ticketmaster. How am I protected from being scammed?

Hey, there is an element of trust involved. Paypal does have a reputation of siding with the buyer in disputes and refunding but there is no guarantee of that if you get ripped off. If its through ebay or something similiar you have proof of the item you expected and that you paid. So if you choose to go that route... put a very detailed description of what you are buying in the notes on the transaction. I have done this same type of thing for hockey tickets.. those only were about $100 total though. But I paid via paypal with the game date, teams, NHL and seat numbers in the details of the payment and he transferred the tickets to me within a few minutes and everything worked fine. That was someone who I met on reddit.

Jawkurt said:

AlwayzNmyHair86 said:

Was anyone else at the Liv Warfield show tonight @ Sayers Club?? Prince totally shocked the hell out of everyone (but me) with his surprise cameo and impromptu "performace" on the keys. Oakland, he's all yours now.

Can you let us know what he did? Was he up there the whole set or just hopped up for a moment & Split?

Farfunknugin said:

Farfunknugin said:

anyone know how payal works? I found someone to buy a ticket from but I would have to pay via paypal and ticketmaster. How am I protected from being scammed?

no your not ,its like nigerian scam

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Farfunknugin said:

She said she'd send shortly, it's been 40 min & not answering texts

Farfunk, I have at least one tix I can sell. Hit me up if interested.

I know this is a long shot but if anyone is able to sell me two tickets... please text me at (630)747-0248. I missed out on the Saturday sale by what seems from what I read to be 10 minutes or so. And I literally sat at my computer refreshing the sunday show page on ticketmaster from 9 pm - 1 am Thursday night... got a tip to go to bed and be up by 9 am... so I did got up earlier than that and continued to refresh until the page disappeared. My wife has her hopes up about going but we can't afford the scalper prices.

Jawkurt said:

I know this is a long shot but if anyone is able to sell me two tickets... please text me at (630)747-0248. I missed out on the Saturday sale by what seems from what I read to be 10 minutes or so. And I literally sat at my computer refreshing the sunday show page on ticketmaster from 9 pm - 1 am Thursday night... got a tip to go to bed and be up by 9 am... so I did got up earlier than that and continued to refresh until the page disappeared. My wife has her hopes up about going but we can't afford the scalper prices.

hit you up via text. hit me back, let's converse.

heartbeatocean said:

Jawkurt said:

Hey, there is an element of trust involved. Paypal does have a reputation of siding with the buyer in disputes and refunding but there is no guarantee of that if you get ripped off. If its through ebay or something similiar you have proof of the item you expected and that you paid. So if you choose to go that route... put a very detailed description of what you are buying in the notes on the transaction. I have done this same type of thing for hockey tickets.. those only were about $100 total though. But I paid via paypal with the game date, teams, NHL and seat numbers in the details of the payment and he transferred the tickets to me within a few minutes and everything worked fine. That was someone who I met on reddit.

Good advice. Yeah I bought Madonna tickets from someone in Texas once and paid her by Paypal. She mailed the tickets, I think. It was fine but a risk. I also bought a scannable printout ticket to see Green Day in the parking lot. And lots of Craigslist interactions. People are usually decent, these are mostly fans who care and share. I have never had a bad experience buying tickets secondhand. In fact, they have all been very good experiences and I had to trust. But I suppose there could be a bad egg in there. Good luck.

I bought a concert ticket to another concert through Ebay using paypal and had no problem. The only real risk would have been if the e-ticket had not been good. You have more protection with the Ticketmaster ticket transfer than you would via an e-mail attachment. One org member just said on here they have an extra ticket. Good luck, farfunk!

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LittleBear said:

Me too! I need one ticket because TicketMaster cancelled my 2 tickets even though I only bought 2 tickets. Please orgnote me if anyone can sell me one or even 2!! Or text me at (925)788-5874

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bobzilla77 said:

blizzybiz said:

Farfunknugin said:

no luck here only rw z, gutted...

go with a balcony seat, migrate to the floor once settled!

u usaly cant get to the floor. you need a flloor ticket and wristband and sometimes a handstamp

heartbeatocean said:

Just got the email from Fox Theater: THERE WILL BE ZERO TOLERANCE FOR THE USE OF CELL PHONES, CAMERAS OR AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDERS INSIDE THE VENUE. IF YOU ARE SEEN TAKING A PHOTO INSIDE THE VENUE, WE WILL HAVE TO KINDLY ASK YOU TO LEAVE. PLEASE RESPECT THE WISHES OF THE ARTIST TO ENSURE A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE FOR PRINCE AND EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE.

It says that at every Prince concert...

purplethunder3121 said:

heartbeatocean said:

Jawkurt said: Good advice. Yeah I bought Madonna tickets from someone in Texas once and paid her by Paypal. She mailed the tickets, I think. It was fine but a risk. I also bought a scannable printout ticket to see Green Day in the parking lot. And lots of Craigslist interactions. People are usually decent, these are mostly fans who care and share. I have never had a bad experience buying tickets secondhand. In fact, they have all been very good experiences and I had to trust. But I suppose there could be a bad egg in there. Good luck.

I bought a concert ticket to another concert through Ebay using paypal and had no problem. The only real risk would have been if the e-ticket had not been good. You have more protection with the Ticketmaster ticket transfer than you would via an e-mail attachment. One org member just said on here they have an extra ticket. Good luck, farfunk!

[Edited 3/15/14 11:49am]

Yeah, the only problem with that is generally you pay them before they do the transfer. So someone could say send me the money through paypal and I'll transfer it... and then not do it.

I got tickets from someone here on the board. Met up at starbucks and did the ticketmaster transfer right there. My wife is gonna be so excited when she gets a break and reads my text.