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On 8/17/2022 at 11:03 PM, Hyper said:
Yeah, even though it is small, it's a theater. Last time I saw them in a small venue in NYC it was all dance GA, it was wild, we were jumping so hard, I felt the floor vibrating.
Any chance someone has an extra ticket, please let me know. I am not willing to pay more than 400$ and did not get lucky at the fan pre-sale
Must have been Webster Hall? If so, I was there, also scared to the bone the floor was going to cave in.
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On 9/29/2022 at 11:48 AM, Silversurfer13 said:
Who all is planning on going to this one? The members page says the code is listed above but does not appear yet. I believe that is a general post that is sent and the actual codes will be available as well as viewable on Sunday/Monday 10/2 /3 before the actual pre-sale on Tuesday.
Code is visible today, they usually appear a day before the presale.
Planning on attending this one, granted I get floor tickets, as I am not paying to see them from the rafters.
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12 hours ago, Muse_Fan_2007 said:
Verona is gorgeous, WAFF great and even the Halloween track was better than I expected it would be. The rest, bar WSD and KOBK, is fine but not particularly gobsmacking.
The lyrical themes are becoming increasingly repetitive but I just accept it from Muse nowadays. Not sure I ever truly believe the things they're saying in the songs but it's all good fun. Will see how the record grows on me over time but I don't have the immediate urge to give it another play as I did Drones or even Simulation Theory.
I was afraid I was the only one on this board to have similar impressions on first listen.
The length of the album has definitely helped me avoid skipping tracks, as with Drones and Simulation Theory. Their best since Absolution? I say no. Even with all its faults, Black Holes was a much more entertaining and overall better rounded album. I agree on the lyrics being repetitive, but at this point what else could they possibly talk about? I appreciate this album for being more of a kitsch-y mirror of Queen's Flash Gordon than the serious flashback to the 80's they attempted with ST.
Without a question, the last three songs are the best part of the album, Verona being the real standout.
I remember the radical difference in the audience's reaction from the Absolution to the Resistance tour, when they began going overboard with the orchestration. Went from people truly immersed in the music and jumping and screaming their hearts out to phones up in the air recording the screens and the laser show.
Do I want a return to basic rock (i.e., first two albums)? Not necessarily. Muse shine the brightest when they go bonkers experimenting, but when it is done without a clear aim it is rather vacuous and it fizzles out soon after it is cracked open.
I am going to give it a few more plays, and I hope/expect my opinion will improve.
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On 6/30/2022 at 12:52 PM, te718 said:
Thanks! You know what, I was thinking the exact same thing that maybe they will add more shows. The demand for all of the US shows is extremely high so from a pure business perspective why not add more. Let's hope!
This are only the "warm-up" shows, the full tour will come later.
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1 hour ago, raschel said:
The curiosity got the better of me today and I wanted to see what (if any) tickets were left for the regular ticket sale. I managed to get in the TM queue right as sales opened (around 10:15am) and there isn't a ticket left! TM is showing all seats are sold and if you refresh the pages random seats can pop up (especially the Platinum seats) but for all practical purposes it looks like a sold out show. There are tix available on sites like stubhub etc. but of course their prices are 3-4 times the actual tix price.
I have never been so glad to get in on a presale before! They still went fast but at least I had a chance at getting tickets.
I also tried today. I knew it was going to be a farce and I was right: wait time of over 10 minutes, during which all tickets popped up on resale sites or the same TM at inflated prices.
I feel bad for the current and future fans, as they will never be able to experience bands live without forking out serious cash. Something could have been done to prevent this but it was to be expected.
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15 hours ago, Claudia O said:
Ok …. 😦😎
Does anybody have bought tickets from them?
I wonder if they will add NYC or they simply don't have any more to sell.
From what I see, the system reminds me of what they used in the past, which should have been the way to go to begin with.
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1 hour ago, Corkscrewed said:
1492 in front when I joined the waiting room, got in, saw GA available, tried to grab, said "another fan beat me," then saw GA available afterward still. Rinse and repeat. Kept on getting denied. It's BS... if it's Floor GA, and they're available when I click, then they're available after I return, then it's impossible for "another fan to beat me." Ticketmaster sucks. Happy for those who got tix, but not in the cards for me. Ugh.
(Did later finally through for 1 GA Pit... but at over $1000, I can't afford that.)Sorry to hear. Maybe you will succeed on Friday. GA tickets are plentiful during regular sales. The only band I was never able to get GA tickets during regular sale was Radiohead; those you HAD to get on presale.
And yes, TM blows!
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8 minutes ago, aylinmtzpersonal@gmail.com said:
Anyone have a spare presale code?
tickets are sold out for the USA shows, only available are for Toronto and you need a Canadian billing address to purchase.
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Just now, liberty said:
I was trying for this show since I had never been to Toronto, but you needed a Canadian billing address to purchase tickets to that show and you couldn't use PayPal, so that could have been a deterrent.
I thought all the tickets were digital to prevent scalping. That restriction makes zero sense, but thanks for clarifying. That makes my decision easier and much more simple
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1 minute ago, mtmaloney said:
AXS' site was being weird, I hopped on at 10:03 and the site said there were no tickets available. Then I tried again on a whim at like 10:15 and it let me buy tickets. I don't get it.
Unlike TM, other sites release tickets in batches to prevent people from buying bulk.
I am curious about the Toronto venue. It is arguably the smallest in N.A. for this tour, yet there seem to be plenty of tickets available.
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15 minutes ago, DreamertK said:
Sometimes I wish back for the days we could wait in line at the venue and not be screwed over by ticketmaster.
Or the old days when artists' marketing teams were not so lazy and figured out ways to offer presale tickets through other websites besides TM.
I can say that I have attended several Muse tours that way, same for Radiohead, but nowadays it is impossible to get tickets for anything unless you resort to scalpers.
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9 minutes ago, te718 said:
I could have gotten upper balcony but I'm holding out for better seats on Friday. I was in about 10:10 and literally nothing but upper balcony and wayyyyyyy overpriced "platinum" seats. A bunch of tickets are already on stubhub. Not sure how they can do that since I thought tickets were non transferable. Is anyone who already bought tickets able to confirm they can transfer their tickets via their Ticketmaster account?
There are always ways to circumvent the not transferable rule. For instance, TM will not allow you to resell your tickets (through them or StubHub) but you can transfer them to "friends" which opens a whole other way to collect money and then send them to third parties.
The whole platinum seats concept is a ripoff and it works against fans.
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Just now, knightofcydonia said:
Thanks! That's a useful site. I'll definitely have a clear view of the stage.
I'm happy to read that. As previously stated, Beacon only has a bad view if you're behind the soundboard or if you happen to be super short and end up on the front row of any of the upper levels. If you get there early enough, you may see the band walking in through the side door. Just sayin'...
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3 minutes ago, knightofcydonia said:
Do you have experience at The Beacon? I'm a little worried my Loge 1 tickets will have some overhang from the balcony above so the view will be obstructed. Not the end of the world because such a small show will be a great experience either way, and I'm sure the sound will be great.
Sorry to butt in. Loge 1 is on the left center side of the area, and depending on your row you should have no issues with visibility.
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3 minutes ago, raschel said:
WOOHOO!! I feel so lucky to have snagged a ticket for New York within the first 15 minutes of being on sale! I just checked at 10:30am and there are around 12 presale tickets left. Prices were a bit higher then previous tours, but I am not surprised by that as its such a short run intimate tour. All and All, I still think the prices were reasonable with all factors considered. My Upper Balcony tickets were $89...and with TM fees it only came to $114. I will happily pay that to see Muse!!!
The Beacon Theatre doesn't really have any bad spots for seats, so I am happy with my Upper Balcony seats. Plus I am sure the sound will be great!
I cant wait to rock out with all of you in October! Its been far too long since seeing MUSE in concert!
So happy to hear fans got some tickets! I am also on upper balcony
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2 minutes ago, Face The Fox said:
I've never been to Beacon. I had 1 ticket for ORCH and 1 for ORCH1 and I'm hoping it's all united so my friend can join me. Does anyone know from experience if they remove the seating?
The seats are bolted to the ground, so there will be no chance of that. AND, ushers there are very strict about people standing on the side (fire hazard) or in the center hallway.
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4 minutes ago, knightofcydonia said:
I'm also in the loge at Beacon Theatre! Congrats on snagging some tickets. I hope the seats aren't too bad. Those orchestra seats were gone in a flash. There were a few available when I got out of the queue, but unfortunately none together (I convinced my partner to come, so needed to find 2 seats)
As for prices, for those wondering, if I remember right they were something like ~$90 and $125 before TM fees. Two tickets in the log ($125) were about $300 after fees.
Actually, I see now I will be one level up from you 🙃 but my seats are center aisle area and I am pretty tall, so I am happy with them. From pictures posted online, the view is not obstructed at all. My tickets were on the lower range, so total was $230 with fees.
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2 minutes ago, Notsomuch said:
At the presale today, orchestra and loge seats were $125 (plus TM fees, which are usually a LOT).
Waiting for the regular onsale and taking my chances, since you can't sell/transfer presale tix. If it weren't a pandemic, I'd be 100% sure I was going, but the way things stand, who knows if we'll have a better vaccine that stops transmission by October, or if we'll be in another surge w/no masks required anywhere (like now). Not here to debate how anyone is coping/not coping w/pandemic, just that's my calculation for buying gig tickets these days. Really miss being at a Muse show, though.
I was surprised that all in, fees were not as outrageous as I would have guessed. But the presale was not as smooth as for previous tours. I dislike the TM so much. It is not possible that five minutes after 10 there were about 1k people queued still, and then tickets are popping up everywhere on reselling sites.
Most of the floor tickets were gone in a blink. I tried five times to grab some in the back orchestra without luck. Settled for upper loge, which are not as bad. It will be a great show!
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On 6/20/2022 at 2:40 PM, aylinmtzpersonal@gmail.com said:
So I just ordered my vinyl to get the Precode for the show in LA, does anyone know when are they released?
For the USA shows, you just needed to be a member prior to the announcement date. They do this so scalpers don't grab the allotment. Just go to the members section and it will show the date you joined the community, and it will have your presale code there in bold letters.
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22 hours ago, danaharon said:
Anyone know what the ticket prices are for the NA tour (specifically NYC)?
There is a venue seat chart on TicketMaster but it doesn't show prices. Also - I don't see GA / Standing anywhere?
Trying to decide how many tickets to get and knowing the pricing in advance would help.
Beacon Theatre does not have a GA area, it is a theater after all. It is all seated. But the venue is so small you can easily see and hear everything even if you're in the upper balcony. The only area I would avoid, especially if you're short, is behind the soundboard, which is usually placed in the rear center of the center orchestra.
Someone commented that prices in Europe fluctuate between 99 and 150 Euros, so expect to pay the equivalent here, if not for the actual tickets, for all the TM fees.
Good luck all my fellow USA fans. I hope we get tickets today!
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20 minutes ago, That Little Animal said:
So what do we think? Cool exclusive benefit for the fans, or tricking fans into buying a box set with little guarantee of reward?
I’m not saying this kind of practice is exploitative since I know these days bands struggle to make money from album sales, so they have to figure something else out, but the cynic in me wants to know:
Do they want to play small venues and fund it through these pre-sale schemes?
Or are the smaller venues a scheme to sell more albums?
I’m worried it’s the latter.
Either way, these shows can be sure to be packed with die-hard fans (of the kind that have some extra cash to spare) who will be super happy to be there, which should make for a great show and crowd.
I believe at this point any marketing scheme by their team is valid to increase album sales. That being said, Muse are known for favoring their fans during presales, hence the cutoff date for members to get the code.
What worries me more, though, is that for USA presale they are partnering with Ticketmaster. In the past, they have ran their presales successfully away from TM and that ensured all fans got the tickets. I am positive tomorrow will be total chaos, and I would not be surprised none of us gets tickets and find them immediately after on the same TM site as resales or on other ticket sites. It happened with The Smile just days ago, and it seems like a lazy practice if they truly care about circumventing scalping.
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19 minutes ago, Claudia O said:
Still no email 😭
ppl on Twitter say, the code on the members page is for the US only .. why then put it there for non-US-members 🫣
Per the announcement, US people will get it 06/21 and non UK should get email or see it on their member page today.
Good luck, everyone!
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4 minutes ago, gingerkk said:
Does the "4 ticket limit for all shows" mean "4 tickets max per show" or "4 ticket max for whole tour"?
BTW Haven't received any e-mails yet but I have a code in the member section too.Hello gingerkk. Based on previous presales, it is a 4 tix max for the entire tour. This code will only apply for the intimate shows, so when they announce the rest of the sale dates for the big tour, I am sure another presale code will be made available for members.
I still have not received mine, but I hope by the end of the night I have. I have not seen Muse in an intimate setting since they played Curiosa and Webster Hall in NY.
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I've been fortunate to see Muse at very small clubs and arenas, and never really had a problem getting back to my spot in the GA, except when they toured right after the release of Absolution. It seemed like people were possessed.
I am going to the NJ arena show, and honestly don't plan on lining up (because of work) or standing there too early in advance. I think an hour or so before, and I will get a good spot. But if you want to get to the barrier you should get early, especially if you are not too tall.
Stage for Muse shows is always away from the barrier, and don't think they will have a catwalk this time.
Good luck everyone!
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No luck here. TM presale is just unbearable. Good riddance, saved some cash for Depeche Mode instead.