*screwed*

Yeah and scalpers are selling them like crazy here with blank credit cards that I guess were prepaid? Not really sure how it works but it seems like scaplers got ALOT of tickets. I refuse to pay their prices. $1500 for the main floor and $300 for the upper level seems to be the going rate. I miss the days of the NPG music club where the fans could actually get the tickets

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trax said:

Yeah and scalpers are selling them like crazy here with blank credit cards that I guess were prepaid? Not really sure how it works but it seems like scaplers got ALOT of tickets. I refuse to pay their prices. $1500 for the main floor and $300 for the upper level seems to be the going rate. I miss the days of the NPG music club where the fans could actually get the tickets

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Don't give up, they will announce more shows, the fox theatre is open on the 10th and 11th also, you will get more chances to get tix...

inspireof said:

trax said:

Yeah and scalpers are selling them like crazy here with blank credit cards that I guess were prepaid? Not really sure how it works but it seems like scaplers got ALOT of tickets. I refuse to pay their prices. $1500 for the main floor and $300 for the upper level seems to be the going rate. I miss the days of the NPG music club where the fans could actually get the tickets

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Don't give up, they will announce more shows, the fox theatre is open on the 10th and 11th also, you will get more chances to get tix...

How does he do this? Will the tickets go on sale today or tomorrow? I have been refreshing ticketmaster all day and still nothing. I took off today to get tickets. I can't tomorrow so I really hope he adds it tonight before the mass media here gets ahold of it. It was all over every news station the entire weekend so EVERYONE knew about it. I hope he just sneaks the second show out there for us today otherwise it will be the same problem tomorrow with TM crashing and endless loops crap being sold out the minute they go on sale

According to TicketMaster, this is the system they have in place to discourage scalpers:

http://www.ticketmaster.com/creditcardentry

NuPwr319 said:

According to TicketMaster, this is the system they have in place to discourage scalpers:

http://www.ticketmaster.com/creditcardentry

They have figured out a way around it. There are people on the streets here selling tickets. I asked how they get around it and they said they buy them with nameless credit cards. You show up with the card the tix were purchased with and your in no problem. It looks like they are starting to show up on Ebay now also. There is no way around the scalping. I was shocked at the people downtown selling it. It caught me offguard for sure!! I don't trust this though plus I wouldn't pay that kind of money for a concert anyway. I know people will though.

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Well thanks for everyones help with tips about the site. For the record I am still in a endless queue loop for tickets on ticketmaster. I have tried all day and refreshed TM since 1230 constantly hoping for the second show to be added but I am officially throwing in the towel for Prince in Detroit. I am assuming if they have not added it by this point it won't be until the morning until they do. Unfortunately I can't buy them tomorrow so hopefully 10 years from now Prince will play Detroit again or maybe he will come back sooner. The last time he played here was 2004 so its a big deal here. Maybe if he plays Chicago or Windsor I will try again to get tickets. I gave it my best shot and thanks to all of the orgers who helped with tips. You guys rock!! People who got tix enjoy the show!! Peace Ooouuuutttt!!

Shockingly I was able to get two seats together on the main floor SECONDS after they went on sale.

Just an absolute stroke of luck I am sure.

I have only missed two Michigan Prince shows since 1988 so this is always a big deal to me to see him whenever he is in the State, be it Detroit, Saginaw, Grand Rapids or whatever.

Saw him twice at The Fox for the Act I Tour and the balcony was actually rocking people were going so crazy. Folks below were afraid it was going to collapse.

I really, REALLY hope they do not do a second show Thursday night. The Fox has nothing scheduled Friday or Saturday, do one show each night with Judith as an opener and a two plus hour set from Prince. This two show a night crap cheats the fans.

So glad it is at the Fox and so glad I was able ti buy through the Ticketmaster site because the Live Nation site is a crashing nightmare.

I would fully expect he'll announce another show or two, just hoping he does not try to pack a second show into Thursday night.

trax said:

Well thanks for everyones help with tips about the site. For the record I am still in a endless queue loop for tickets on ticketmaster. I have tried all day and refreshed TM since 1230 constantly hoping for the second show to be added but I am officially throwing in the towel for Prince in Detroit. I am assuming if they have not added it by this point it won't be until the morning until they do. Unfortunately I can't buy them tomorrow so hopefully 10 years from now Prince will play Detroit again or maybe he will come back sooner. The last time he played here was 2004 so its a big deal here. Maybe if he plays Chicago or Windsor I will try again to get tickets. I gave it my best shot and thanks to all of the orgers who helped with tips. You guys rock!! People who got tix enjoy the show!! Peace Ooouuuutttt!!

Don't give up, maybe they'll release a 2nd show tonite.. you just never know with Prince.. if tomorrow and you can't try, then whenever U are free to try just check ticketmaster for any show that will be listed even if it says sold out.. For Louisville, everday a few tix popped up here and there on livenation tix site up to the day of the shows, and they even still had some at the door.. You will get one I have a good feeling about it

Good luck!!

I think they really need to inforce the ID and CC matching the name of the buyer only entry, meaning scalpers cannot use no name prepaid CC's.

P.S. I just saw single tix available on the floor row D for $250... !! Go try again people

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inspireof said:

I think they really need to inforce the ID and CC matching the name of the buyer only entry, meaning scalpers cannot use no name prepaid CC's.

Yes it only says "Proof of credit card used for purchase and valid ID MAY be required."

I look on Craigslist and there are already people on there selling tickets for $500 or more which is really aggravating when there are so many true fans that would love to have those tickets.

inspireof said:

nilaali said:

inspireof said:

I think they really need to inforce the ID and CC matching the name of the buyer only entry, meaning scalpers cannot use no name prepaid CC's.

P.S. I just saw single tix available on the floor row D for $250... !! Go try again people

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I really hope it doesn't come to that only because I bought a prepaid card just yesterday specifically to by these tickets and it doesn't have a name on it yet. I don't like having my CC info online that's why I bought it and I'm not a scalper at all so that would really suck if it turns out that way

I wouldn't worry about this show, if they started inforcing things it would have to be for a next show.. Plus if you have a print of the ticketmaster confirmation email showing you bought the tix not someone else you should be ok

trax said:

Yeah and scalpers are selling them like crazy here with blank credit cards that I guess were prepaid? Not really sure how it works but it seems like scaplers got ALOT of tickets. I refuse to pay their prices. $1500 for the main floor and $300 for the upper level seems to be the going rate. I miss the days of the NPG music club where the fans could actually get the tickets

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FLASH ALERT!

Scalpers joined NPG MUSIC CLUB also.

Scalpers aren't hogging the tickets. All a scalper can do with this ticket system is buy 1-3 extra tickets, find some people looking to get in the day of the show (which aren't many), then they ALL have to go in together (no re-entry). These small venues only hold 2-3000 people, so that's why they sell out in minutes. Now I'm sure a few get reserved by the higher-ups and staff, but this really does reduce the scalping. I went to both Saturday shows in Louisville, and there were only 3 or 4 people that had 1 or 2 extra tickets. With this being yet another Hit's tour, Prince just needs to play arenas. More money for him, so I don't get it. Great show if you get in tho.

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I don't think this show sold out at all. I think a significant number of seats were set aside and held back from the general public. There was probably a set amount of time the tickets would be up for grabs, and then the sale would stop. The Fox holds about 5,000 people. I think this is all part of Prince's marketing strategy. Ideally I think he'd like to do multiple shows, if the demand is there. My guess is that he decided it wasn't there yet and is playing with peoples' emotions to generate more hype and potentialy increase sales.

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There's a Prince fan VERY upset about the misleading information that this concert will take place at the Detroit Fillmore...

https://synergybydesign.w...troit-show

"I hope you’re happy Prince with your mysterious ways, and Dr. Funkenshit’s purposeful misleading information, BS’ing us into thinking your Detroit show was coming to The Fillmore, formerly THE STATE THEATRE, where I swore I would NEVER step a foot into again after the way I was treated at your Oct ’97 “hit and run” show....read more"

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7roses said:

There's a Prince fan VERY upset about the misleading information that this concert will take place at the Detroit Fillmore...

https://synergybydesign.w...troit-show

"I hope you’re happy Prince with your mysterious ways, and Dr. Funkenshit’s purposeful misleading information, BS’ing us into thinking your Detroit show was coming to The Fillmore, formerly THE STATE THEATRE, where I swore I would NEVER step a foot into again after the way I was treated at your Oct ’97 “hit and run” show....read more"

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Laughable. I guess she should blame EVERYONE on this post because we all thought it was at the Fillmore since it is a Live Nation venue and the Fox is not. If this person actually went to 'berry's site it was mentioned that the Fox Theatre is open and would have more dates open for Prince to have multiple shows and stated that Fillmore has NOT been confirmed.

This so-called fan only has themselves to blame. When tickets go on sale, check to see if the venue is the Fillmore. It doesn't help the situation that Live Nation did not post ticket or venue info til less than 10 minutes before they went on sale but perhaps Live Nation was trying to move the concert from the Fillmore to Fox and they couldn't get confirmation until that morning with it being a holiday weekend? Funkenberry posted on twitter and facebook and on his site before tix went on sale that it was at the Fox so this person is upset that THEY couldn't be bothered til 6 hours later after tix went on sale? Sounds like sour grapes and (funken)berries to me.

7roses said:

There's a Prince fan VERY upset about the misleading information that this concert will take place at the Detroit Fillmore...

https://synergybydesign.w...troit-show

"I hope you’re happy Prince with your mysterious ways, and Dr. Funkenshit’s purposeful misleading information, BS’ing us into thinking your Detroit show was coming to The Fillmore, formerly THE STATE THEATRE, where I swore I would NEVER step a foot into again after the way I was treated at your Oct ’97 “hit and run” show....read more"

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no one said shit about the filmore..sour grapes...

I do think the show sold out of whatever tickets were put up for sale, i.e. if 1000 were set aside for industry insiders, then yes the remaining 4000 sold out (in about 3 minutes). Who's to say what the actual ratio is, but it will be a packed house.

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Demand is HUGE for Prince here, and I would bet money that he'll add another show. At least one. I don't see him doing the multiple-shows-per-night here in Detroit.

banishedones666 said:

7roses said:

There's a Prince fan VERY upset about the misleading information that this concert will take place at the Detroit Fillmore...

https://synergybydesign.w...troit-show

"I hope you’re happy Prince with your mysterious ways, and Dr. Funkenshit’s purposeful misleading information, BS’ing us into thinking your Detroit show was coming to The Fillmore, formerly THE STATE THEATRE, where I swore I would NEVER step a foot into again after the way I was treated at your Oct ’97 “hit and run” show....read more"

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Laughable. I guess she should blame EVERYONE on this post because we all thought it was at the Fillmore since it is a Live Nation venue and the Fox is not. If this person actually went to 'berry's site it was mentioned that the Fox Theatre is open and would have more dates open for Prince to have multiple shows and stated that Fillmore has NOT been confirmed.

This so-called fan only has themselves to blame. When tickets go on sale, check to see if the venue is the Fillmore. It doesn't help the situation that Live Nation did not post ticket or venue info til less than 10 minutes before they went on sale but perhaps Live Nation was trying to move the concert from the Fillmore to Fox and they couldn't get confirmation until that morning with it being a holiday weekend? Funkenberry posted on twitter and facebook and on his site before tix went on sale that it was at the Fox so this person is upset that THEY couldn't be bothered til 6 hours later after tix went on sale? Sounds like sour grapes and (funken)berries to me.

It's possible that the concert was moved from Fillmore to Fox regarding the demand for tickets. On the other hand...I also noticed an RT message on Twitter, I guess people depending on that semi-official spokeperson took it as if Fillmore was confirmed...I've no idea what was said on his blog.

"RT “@drfunkenberry: PRINCE #HITsndRUNUSA DETROIT April 9th TIX on sale Monday at noon! @FillmoreDetroit U ready??” DOC REVEALS VENUE INFO"

https://twitter.com/Baron...5274824706

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I live inLouisville and went to all 4 shows. That made my 98, 99, 100 and 101 shows to see the man. Every show was different. The first 2 were similar, but the third show was one of the best of the 101 shows I have seen. He opened with Wow and even proceeded with Something In The Water... He even pulled my wife and myself up on stage to dance. I did not get tickets to the Detriot show, but will take my chances and head up there to secure one. If anyone has an extra please in-box me! Feel free to Facebook me as well Gary Jay Hirsch. Enjoy... it should be a great show and everyone stop bitching... just enjoy life!!!!!

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Se7en said:

I do think the show sold out of whatever tickets were put up for sale, i.e. if 1000 were set aside for industry insiders, then yes the remaining 4000 sold out (in about 3 minutes). Who's to say what the actual ratio is, but it will be a packed house.

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Demand is HUGE for Prince here, and I would bet money that he'll add another show. At least one. I don't see him doing the multiple-shows-per-night here in Detroit.

I agree. I was at Ticketmaster.com a few minutes before 12:00 yesterday and they were already gone at 12:00. Tried to call TM, line busy. TZhis reminds me of years ago when it was almost impossible to get a ticket. However, this is the very first time that I was unable to get them, although I had to camp out to get them. It was great when you colf get them as a music club member.

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I don't understand what happened, my wife was on at 12:00 too, hit refresh a few times and got our tickets..

I mean, she said it was stressful but by 12:04 we had em

JediNation said:

I don't understand what happened, my wife was on at 12:00 too, hit refresh a few times and got our tickets..

I mean, she said it was stressful but by 12:04 we had em

.

Yeah it was easy here too. I didn't even refresh, the countdown went 'til noon and then my browswer (Chrome) automatically brought up a page to buy the tickets. I did specify that I was looking for the $99 dollar seats (as opposed to saying "Best Available") which maybe prevented the endless-queuing.

dustoff said:

JediNation said:

I don't understand what happened, my wife was on at 12:00 too, hit refresh a few times and got our tickets..

I mean, she said it was stressful but by 12:04 we had em

.

Yeah it was easy here too. I didn't even refresh, the countdown went 'til noon and then my browswer (Chrome) automatically brought up a page to buy the tickets. I did specify that I was looking for the $99 dollar seats (as opposed to saying "Best Available") which maybe prevented the endless-queuing.

we hit "best available" and it came up.

lwr001 said:

7roses said:

There's a Prince fan VERY upset about the misleading information that this concert will take place at the Detroit Fillmore...

https://synergybydesign.w...troit-show

"I hope you’re happy Prince with your mysterious ways, and Dr. Funkenshit’s purposeful misleading information, BS’ing us into thinking your Detroit show was coming to The Fillmore, formerly THE STATE THEATRE, where I swore I would NEVER step a foot into again after the way I was treated at your Oct ’97 “hit and run” show....read more"

no one said shit about the filmore..sour grapes...

Looks like he DID say something about the Fillmore...the post from his Facebook fan page, via https://synergybydesign.wordpress.com/

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