Red Rocks Ticket Issue

Thanks Rusty. I just sent him a message.

I agree that it has helped with the scalping and I do think it has a legitimate purpose. Unfortunate are the consequences to legitimate (and in many respect die hard) fans. My only fear is the huge jam up near Will Call the day of the show and trying to coordinate meeting someone in the throng to get my tickets. (They are in her name not mine so there is no hope I can get them myself). I know there are others coming in from a pretty good distance. For me it is 4000 miles round trip airfare+hotel bills etc. I would hate to miss the start because Red Rocks can't handle it. I suspect if it is the first 7 rows or so that could be close to 700 people waiting.

I am hoping Eric might have a solution but appreciate your input Sandy. The only alternative is be there as early as humanly possible and wait and hope.

That's a lot of worrying for very little valid reasoning.  A military saying goes "proper planning prevents poor performance."

Whomever bought the tickets needs to get their act together and arrive EARLY, disperse tickets one-by one if necessary.  Don't tell me it cannot be done.  I've done it, others have.  Airports have drivers standing with a sign with a stranger's name on it awaiting their arrival.  Where's the problem?  It is unfounded.

So you see, the RESPONSIBILITY, the onus is ON whomever's bright idea this was (and it IS).  Trying to pre- or post-show blame ticketmaster or J & R is absurd.  We have WAITED for YEARS for this type of situation.  This is a personal responsibility and group communication effort.  Even if the people are complete strangers, take a tip from security enterprises and spies and have a password, descriptions, and/or catch phrase. 

I apologize if I happen to come off rough sounding, but requests like this are not practical, useful, or, most importantly, not necessary. And somebody has to say so. 

Think of team sports, you know, relays, hand offs, passes, etc. and all will go very smoothly.  All my suggestions can even work if there are NO in and out privileges and no one knows anyone else or even has a working cell phone.

Good Luck!!! I DON'T think you'll need it. Just a plan...

Rock ON & Keep the Friends Foisting Faith Forward,
Rocket

Friends Don't Let Friends #### up...but if they do they forgive anyway

"He still doesn't charge for mistakes! "
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I'm sure this is not the first concert that Red Rocks used this policy so I've got to believe they will be fully capable of handling the will call tickets. I have to pick up four myself.

Just a thought: The ticket purchaser, you, and the others that she bought tickets for can use this forum to aid in the distribution. It might not be necessary, but it might be helpful. Many times, members here have planned pre-show meet-ups on the forum. I like the forum versus a site like Facebook because this is topic based, not timeline based, and you don't have to be a member to view this site.

^Roger that, again with an apology, no accusations were made from you, Norton.  My fear was that someone else might tag onto your concerns with an even greater fear and yet another frightful fear-mongering (again, NOT of YOUR design) festival would arise, and start to run rampant here, on The Best Joe Bonamassa Information Booth on the planet.  Outbreaks of fear and loathing have been known to occur here, often with the LEAST amount of prodding from anyone, and ZERO jabbing from regular reading and writing visitors.  Nip it in the bud is all I was doing, as was your aim also I am confident!

That said;

I should add I went through a lessons learned experience with this very concern at a Joe Bonamassa concert 12 years ago when he was opening for Bad Co. and Foreigner at an even larger (25,000+) summer venue.  I had actually HAD the 8 tickets sent and somehow ( ) magically/tragically lost the tickets and it was approaching crunch time in a couple of days.  I had called and my information was recorded and I was repeatedly assured by box office management it was going to be F-I-N-E. However, the crowd was going to be huge, and the arrival times were going to be scattered, and I knew exactly one other person.  Top that off with the will call jammed and then FURTHER top that off with the verbally promised solution situation needing to be escalated because of, you guessed it, SNAFU. Information LOST.  They actually gave me a VOUCHER not quite last minute after much panic, tap dancing, head spinning, and weirdness.  It turned out funny when it appeared the trench coat I was wearing apparently had a bottle of contraband liquor fall out as we finally were in line and entering the checkpoint (I would have downed the thing prior if it HAD been mine, ). It turned out the Family Guy Dad in line behind us (as security was pondering legitimacy of said voucher via 2-way radio, and...all 8 HAD TO GO IN AT ONCE!) had had his little girl do his smuggling and she nervously fumbled the bottle to the ground!  It was a moment of whaaa? WTF?!, which became comic relief, folklore fit for posterity for my girlfriend & I, as the impression was instantly giving my new guests (including her brother and sister-in law and best friends ) short, scorn adorned eyebrows raised with FURTHER immediate concerns regarding me!  I still can laugh about it all!!!

But I had screwed up and yes, those seats were very good. And yes, I found the actual tickets later on when I moved and they had mysteriously fallen underneath a vent duct, which they then just as mysteriously fell out of!!!    ...It was will call if possible from then on for me...

Rock ON & Keep the Things Work Out Fine Even IF Not Finely Faith,
Rocket

"He still doesn't charge for mistakes! "
http://jbonamassa.com/tour-dates/
"Everybody wants ta get inta the act!"
“Now, this isn’t your ordinary party crowd, here.  I mean, there are professionals in here.”