Meet and Great Packages (Page 2 of 3)

jim m wrote:

New policies have been in effect for a year or so that give priority to litho buyers. They are now assigned to best available however some shows in some markets have a demand that cannot be met by the artist holds. However they are still allotted best seats available.

Would people who bought the Tour de Force set with the M&G be treated the same as litho buyers?

jim m wrote:

JJ wrote:

Would people who bought the Tour de Force set with the M&G be treated the same as litho buyers?

No Litho buyers would have best available followed by Tour De Force the way I understand it. Again the biggest factor is what market the tickets would be redeemed in. New York City would have more demand than Lubbock Texas so less likely to get up close tickets.

None of my lithos got me any where close to the front. I guess bad luck on my part. Seems like the venue gives them out at random

cindyron wrote:

jim m wrote:

No Litho buyers would have best available followed by Tour De Force the way I understand it. Again the biggest factor is what market the tickets would be redeemed in. New York City would have more demand than Lubbock Texas so less likely to get up close tickets.

None of my lithos got me any where close to the front. I guess bad luck on my part. Seems like the venue gives them out at random

Ron I don't know when the last one you redeemed was but there has been an effort to make sure Litho buyers get good seats that I became aware of last Spring. Prior to that Litho tickets were lumped in with all guest requests and yes it could of been random luck based on the venue box office. Filling guest list requests is a time consuming task that starts in Joe's office and ends in the box office but tour personnel must ultimately communicate with the box office. How easy that is depends on the venue and the size of the list. The number of holds in the market for guests may be a set number and they all can't be in the first few rows so they are spread throughout the venue. Litho buyers do now have priority seating availability requested. However there is a disclaimer because it is nearly impossible to guarantee Premium seating.

I forgot how much Lithos cost exactly but in my opinion the value far exceeds the cost if you take the value of good seats, meet and greet, and the art itself. If they truly manage to solve the problem of where those seats actually are consistently I would suggest they raise the price accordingly. I guess it's a good thing it isn't my call.

cindyron wrote:

jim m wrote:

Ron I don't know when the last one you redeemed was but there has been an effort to make sure Litho buyers get good seats that I became aware of last Spring. Prior to that Litho tickets were lumped in with all guest requests and yes it could of been random luck based on the venue box office. Filling guest list requests is a time consuming task that starts in Joe's office and ends in the box office but tour personnel must ultimately communicate with the box office. How easy that is depends on the venue and the size of the list. The number of holds in the market for guests may be a set number and they all can't be in the first few rows so they are spread throughout the venue. Litho buyers do now have priority seating availability requested. However there is a disclaimer because it is nearly impossible to guarantee Premium seating.

I forgot how much Lithos cost exactly but in my opinion the value far exceeds the cost if you take the value of good seats, meet and greet, and the art itself. If they truly manage to solve the problem of where those seats actually are consistently I would suggest they raise the price accordingly. I guess it's a good thing it isn't my call.

Hi Jim
Well so the lithos that I paid big bucks for should have got good tickets but did not. That sucks let's see I bought how many? Good grief I did not get great seat for any of them but yet I paid the litho price? Rethinking this one. If the present state is it is pot luck then the lithos are not worth the current price tag. My two cents
Thanks Ron

That is not what I said. Not looking to create a controversy here but if you want to email me or call I can explain exactly what I meant. I can be much more candid as well. I however think the litho's are worth the price wherever the tickets are but that is just my opinion. jamesm7@cox.net

mikefins63 wrote:

JJ wrote:

Would people who bought the Tour de Force set with the M&G be treated the same as litho buyers?

yes, I purchased the tour de force set and used my tickets and meet & greet package Dec 20th in Ft Myers, Fl. meet & greet was awesome got tickets 2nd row center stage, could not have been any better of a night.

I'm surprised to hear that because if that is the case the Tour De Force package was a bargain.

DougH wrote:

I could see being a bit miffed if you spent $400-$800 on a Litho and got seats father back father than row 6.

Heck I'm miffed when I use the 'pre-sale code' for a show 7mnths in advance and get seats father back than row 6.

Yup but oh well live and learn. My guess once the allocation is in control of the venue who knows what happens. If is is not then oh well. If I purchase another maybe I will get lucky but considering how many I have I do not think so.
I am sure things are better now so let's call it a day on this theme of this thread. Many thoughts so let's move forward. Hey in 9 days going to see Joe in Boston let's see what seats I get this time cashing in meet and greets and tickets.
Cheers Ron