You lucky bastards (I'm too pissed off to add an exclamation mark). I now have a bootleg DVD of the 23/11/04 London Hammersmith Apollo gig, but as wonderful as it is to possess such an item it's cold comfort for a man who spent 3 hours on the phone trying to get a ticket for Tom's first UK show for 17 years. Bugger!
Orphans has been delayed in Australia until October (Shock Records). If you think the UK had it bad, Waits hasn't been to Australia since the 70's Small Change Tour... but I'm still paitently waiting (pun intended). Thankfully there has been a great covers show recently.
"Will there be any American Express Gold seat pre-sale tickets goin on sale first?"
You can rest assured I'll be hoping and praying, for the sake of American Express Gold card-holders in general and yourself in particular, that this is indeed the case.
Last time the North American dates were a mixed bag - the Vancouver Orpheum show was standard Ticketmaster fodder; the Commodore show you could only buy at the venue in person with a positive ID after you signed a contract (sweartogod) and I think the Seattle show had some kind of special midnight sale at one Tower Records, IIRC (I don't remember the details of that one - it might have been some tickets available at Tower and some on Ticketmaster or something).
I didn't hear anything about gold-card tickets last time, I think that would really tick off some fans... they seem to be very interested in anti-scalping measures and having the best seats available to people with gold cards is probably not a part of that anti-scalping strategy.
Marc Ribot doesn't have any gigs scheduled between 9/11 and 10/29.
ReplyDeleteoh god...you're KIDDING me!
ReplyDeletei couldn't be happier!
You lucky bastards (I'm too pissed off to add an exclamation mark). I now have a bootleg DVD of the 23/11/04 London Hammersmith Apollo gig, but as wonderful as it is to possess such an item it's cold comfort for a man who spent 3 hours on the phone trying to get a ticket for Tom's first UK show for 17 years. Bugger!
ReplyDeleteOrphans has been delayed in Australia until October (Shock Records). If you think the UK had it bad, Waits hasn't been to Australia since the 70's Small Change Tour... but I'm still paitently waiting (pun intended). Thankfully there has been a great covers show recently.
ReplyDelete25th October is the latest date for the release of Orphans in the US ( as advised to record shops)
ReplyDeleteNothing official from the record company as such, so we will have to wait and see ( as usual )
These dates have been known to change before.
Jarlath
Sweet!
ReplyDeleteMan, I hope he comes to Minneapolis! Im not missing it for the world!
ReplyDeleteAnnounced *where* exactly?
ReplyDeleteI'm not missing out like I did in '04.
Toronto radio is saying two nights....early August
ReplyDeleteit's going to be early august...10 shows...i've heard rumors of 4 of those shows being in the southeast.
ReplyDeletePhilly? hell though, i'll fly anywhere I can get a ticket to
ReplyDeleteTickets are going to be ridiculously hard to get. Not impossible, of course.
ReplyDeleteOh god, no! I'll be in Spain half of August! I guess I'll just be praying as hard as I can that he'll save the west coast for the very end...
ReplyDeleteAre the tickers going to be sold through Tickmaster? If so will there be any American Express Gold seat pre-sale tickets goin on sale first?
ReplyDelete"Will there be any American Express Gold seat pre-sale tickets goin on sale first?"
ReplyDeleteYou can rest assured I'll be hoping and praying, for the sake of American Express Gold card-holders in general and yourself in particular, that this is indeed the case.
how were tickets sold last time? what site would be best to set as my home page?
ReplyDeleteLast time the North American dates were a mixed bag - the Vancouver Orpheum show was standard Ticketmaster fodder; the Commodore show you could only buy at the venue in person with a positive ID after you signed a contract (sweartogod) and I think the Seattle show had some kind of special midnight sale at one Tower Records, IIRC (I don't remember the details of that one - it might have been some tickets available at Tower and some on Ticketmaster or something).
ReplyDeleteI didn't hear anything about gold-card tickets last time, I think that would really tick off some fans... they seem to be very interested in anti-scalping measures and having the best seats available to people with gold cards is probably not a part of that anti-scalping strategy.
"Toronto radio is saying two nights....early August"
ReplyDeletewhich toronto radio station said this?