Estranged1 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I think it would be absolutely awesome if they did Nightrain-member-only shows. One ticket per member, small club venues with Will Call tickets to really cut down on scalping.Kind of like how Metallica did their anniversary shows. People are bitching about the prices now.....just imagine those same people crying over a Nighttain only show. Good god you'd need pacifiers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-Ass Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I think it would be absolutely awesome if they did Nightrain-member-only shows. One ticket per member, small club venues with Will Call tickets to really cut down on scalping.Kind of like how Metallica did their anniversary shows.You'd have tons of people joining. The only fair thing for that would be either only long time members or a random lottery with will call only, one ticket per member. 2 tickets per member but will call only. That way you can at least go with someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I think it would be absolutely awesome if they did Nightrain-member-only shows. One ticket per member, small club venues with Will Call tickets to really cut down on scalping.Kind of like how Metallica did their anniversary shows.You'd have tons of people joining. The only fair thing for that would be either only long time members or a random lottery with will call only, one ticket per member. All they would have to do is announce them and say members who joined after XX date aren't eligible And will call would cut down on a lot of scalping because it makes it harder and it's a bigger risk for the buyer.They could also do something with having to log into your Nightrain account and having a type of ticketless entry.Just an idea. They could do it. I think it would be absolutely awesome if they did Nightrain-member-only shows. One ticket per member, small club venues with Will Call tickets to really cut down on scalping.Kind of like how Metallica did their anniversary shows. People are bitching about the prices now.....just imagine those same people crying over a Nighttain only show. Good god you'd need pacifiers.A 2,000 person show with GA tickets at $250 each (maybe less?) would be awesome for Nightrain members and honestly I don't think many would complain about those prices for that setting for this lineup.If so then fuck 'em. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Lolromeorose This shits gonna get old quick though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIST Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I hope they play some Tidus Sloan hits.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I also think avoiding violence is commendable, think Trump would be a terrible president, and One in a Millions lyrics suckGasp, am I a true GNR fan?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jthunders13 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Hey jthunders are you from Detroit?Yeah, Dearborn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtle Signs Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Sadly I think the audience will only be 10-20% people like us. Sure WTTJ will get a huge reaction but something like DTJ or Perfect Crime could cause crickets. It's bound to happen when you have thousands of tickets on Stubhub and many of the best seats are held for big gamblers in Vegas. That will be very sad.. The board members better get LOUD!!! At first I was thinking it was going to be electric in there but now I am scared. I mean I assume there will be more die hards traveling to these shows than usual. I am in section 14.. I have those 3 blocked off sections right next to me! Hopefully those aren't all the douche bags!I'd like to think I'm wrong but who knows? I mean I don't expect 20,000 nuts like us either. In theory,this should be an electric crowd. But if you have thousands of people who are there because they got free tickets from the Casinos or it's something to do then I don't think it'll be the atmosphere we'd like it to be. I guess we'll find out soon enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Sparkle Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 If Sadly I think the audience will only be 10-20% people like us. Sure WTTJ will get a huge reaction but something like DTJ or Perfect Crime could cause crickets. It's bound to happen when you have thousands of tickets on Stubhub and many of the best seats are held for big gamblers in Vegas. That will be very sad.. The board members better get LOUD!!! At first I was thinking it was going to be electric in there but now I am scared. I mean I assume there will be more die hards traveling to these shows than usual. I am in section 14.. I have those 3 blocked off sections right next to me! Hopefully those aren't all the douche bags!I'd like to think I'm wrong but who knows? I mean I don't expect 20,000 nuts like us either. In theory,this should be an electric crowd. But if you have thousands of people who are there because they got free tickets from the Casinos or it's something to do then I don't think it'll be the atmosphere we'd like it to be. I guess we'll find out soon enough!If they put out 1-2 new songs that were kick-ass, it would be a whole different story. But they won't because they are lame and not normal lol. Still looking forward to the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oachs83 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 (edited) One thing I notice from the arena interior shots is its built just like the Xcel Energy center and T-Mobile arena also has the "club" or suite level seating between lower and upper levels. Yet none of those were for sale making me think that may be where all the beautiful people will be. Edited January 26, 2016 by oachs83 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogmug Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 How does someone get access to free tickets? How many are mlife offering to people..like per person? I know some people in Vegas, so it would be nice to get my hands on some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtle Signs Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 How does someone get access to free tickets? How many are mlife offering to people..like per person? I know some people in Vegas, so it would be nice to get my hands on some.You have to know people who gamble a lot. It's not even close to the same level but at the KINGS OF CHAOS show I saw in October, I'd bet at least half of the people there had free tickets from being Casino regulars. The GNR tickets might be harder to come by but the MGM owned Casino's probably have thousands of tickets held back each night to give out over the next few months to their high rollers/VIP's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estranged1 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 One thing I notice from the arena interior shots is its built just like the Xcel Energy center and T-Mobile arena also has the "club" or suite level seating between lower and upper levels. Yet none of those were for sale making me think that may be where all the beautiful people will be. You must be a fellow Minnesoran- yes if T-Mobile has a club level that's where the beautiful people will be. Getting their comped drinks etc.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogmug Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Interesting..I'm just curious if they can request more than two tickets per person..or if each person has an individual limit on tickets. Do you know how many tickets/what sections are reserved for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romeorose Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I can't even sleep... so excited that people are really thinking IZZY will be playing Vegas. I hope we get a YES soon on Adler or Sorum...I don't have my T-shirt from when I was 17 years old anymore, man what to wear, what to wear hahaThis is such an important event for me, probably will rank in the top 10 most important moments of my life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogmug Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 How does someone get access to free tickets? How many are mlife offering to people..like per person? I know some people in Vegas, so it would be nice to get my hands on some.You have to know people who gamble a lot. It's not even close to the same level but at the KINGS OF CHAOS show I saw in October, I'd bet at least half of the people there had free tickets from being Casino regulars. The GNR tickets might be harder to come by but the MGM owned Casino's probably have thousands of tickets held back each night to give out over the next few months to their high rollers/VIP's.That sounds about right, I'm just curious how many tickets each person can get if they have three sections sectioned off. I tried to look at the regular prices on axs, but they are all x'ed out. Do you remember how much lower bowl/upper seats were a piece? I wonder how much people are making off of these tickets exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigD62 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Hey jthunders are you from Detroit?Yeah, DearbornCool, I am from Windsor. I'm going to the April 8th show. Go Wings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Hey jthunders are you from Detroit?Yeah, DearbornCool, I am from Windsor. I'm going to the April 8th show. Go Wings!Look at mygnr go with all of it's Michigan/Detroit/Windor contingent. There's 5 of us now I believe! I think I might be the only one from the area NOT making it out there for the Vegas shows lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facekicker Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Everyone REMEMBER to bring LIGHTERS! Lets all use LIGHTERS to hold up during November Rain instead of the UGLY cell phones. Little flames looks so much more beautiful.... OLD SCHOOL 4 Eva!JOIN THE 21st CENTURY - THE 80's ARE OVER! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estranged1 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Anyone have any pics of interior of new arena? Is their a link to a "virtual tour"? I know when the new Hard Rock Joint was built they had a great "virtual tour". I just wanna see this arena. Thx! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-Ass Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 might be the only one from the area NOT making it out there for the Vegas shows lolYou should do something about that.. The more die hards the better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 (edited) Everyone REMEMBER to bring LIGHTERS! Lets all use LIGHTERS to hold up during November Rain instead of the UGLY cell phones. Little flames looks so much more beautiful.... OLD SCHOOL 4 Eva!JOIN THE 21st CENTURY - THE 80's ARE OVER!Lmao Edited January 26, 2016 by ZoSoRose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facekicker Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Everyone REMEMBER to bring LIGHTERS! Lets all use LIGHTERS to hold up during November Rain instead of the UGLY cell phones. Little flames looks so much more beautiful.... OLD SCHOOL 4 Eva!JOIN THE 21st CENTURY - THE 80's ARE OVER!Lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share Posted January 26, 2016 Hey jthunders are you from Detroit?Yeah, DearbornCool, I am from Windsor. I'm going to the April 8th show. Go Wings!Look at mygnr go with all of it's Michigan/Detroit/Windor contingent. There's 5 of us now I believe! I think I might be the only one from the area NOT making it out there for the Vegas shows lolIf it makes you feel any better I'm only four hours from you and I'm not going to Vegas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troccoli Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 (edited) I think it would be absolutely awesome if they did Nightrain-member-only shows. One ticket per member, small club venues with Will Call tickets to really cut down on scalping.Kind of like how Metallica did their anniversary shows.You'd have tons of people joining. The only fair thing for that would be either only long time members or a random lottery with will call only, one ticket per member. All they would have to do is announce them and say members who joined after XX date aren't eligible And will call would cut down on a lot of scalping because it makes it harder and it's a bigger risk for the buyer.They could also do something with having to log into your Nightrain account and having a type of ticketless entry.Just an idea. They could do it. I think it would be absolutely awesome if they did Nightrain-member-only shows. One ticket per member, small club venues with Will Call tickets to really cut down on scalping.Kind of like how Metallica did their anniversary shows.People are bitching about the prices now.....just imagine those same people crying over a Nighttain only show. Good god you'd need pacifiers.A 2,000 person show with GA tickets at $250 each (maybe less?) would be awesome for Nightrain members and honestly I don't think many would complain about those prices for that setting for this lineup.If so then fuck 'em.So what Metallica did was this. They had the anniversary concerts. You had to be a fan club member (and by the way the Metallica club is now free but wasn't at the time) just to BE ABLE TO ENTER A CONTEST to win the right to buy tickets. You read that right. They didn't do it based on longevity of membership. You could win the right to buy tickets to individual nights or to all 4 nights they played. I will fully admit I joined again before the contest. I had been a member on and off but had let my membership lapse. I won the right to buy tickets for the first show. Here's where it becomes AWESOME. Because ti was a 30th anniversary show they reverted prices back to 1981 prices. I think I paid $8 for each of my tickets. I brought a friend.But yes you could buy two tickets and could EASILY scalp the other ticket. I know because I bought scalped tickets for the other 3 shows (that's what I did with the $ from those 5 red hand Chinese Democracy cds that I sold). Talk about A LOT OF $! Then, if I remember correctly, once you picked the tickets up at will call (the club member had to show ID) each person immediately had a bracelet attached to wrist and were escorted into the venue. I guess you could go outside and try to transfer the bracelet to someone else but it likely would have been quite difficult. The problem starts with the whole who's a bigger fan/deserves it more thing. Quite complicated really. Just because someone was a fan club member from the beginning doesn't mean they are a bigger fan of the band. Sure, they supported them, but perhaps others just couldn't afford it. Doesn't mean they are any less of a fan. Even though I personally like the VIP packages and early entry, maybe one way to solve it for shows that have GA would be to eliminate early entry and the VIP packages. Then you know the people that line up for hours are true fans. But no saving spots for people, no exceptions, sorry. As for scalping, here's a way to solve it for intimate shows at least (and maybe all shows perhaps). Each fan club member gets one ticket. I know, I know, that sucks, but hear me out. It really is the only way to prevent scalping. Each member gets a ticket with their name on it. When you show up you present the ticket with your ID. Same each time you re-enter the venue and/or section (general admission). Yeah, I guess you can get a fake ID made, but many states now have sophisticated IDs. They can run them through those machines that will indicate if it's fake or not. Just figured I'd tell you guys exactly what happened with Metallica and share a few of my thoughts on the other issues. Edited January 26, 2016 by troccoli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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