[Exit 75] Ticket horrors

["Alice D'Amore" <adamore@purdue.edu>]

You'd think that after years of enduring this, that Tori would intervene and 
do something differently (though I'm sure most of you will argue that her 
publication company handles everything. I don't believe that for a second. The 
woman is an incredible businesswoman with a strong handle on everything 
concerned with her career). With 1000s of rabid fans, playing one small 
theater in a HUGE city...is nuts. It generates incredibly high ticket costs 
and scalper frenzies. At the Riverside several rows/pews were reserved for 
record company employees. I remember waiting outside 21 hours for tickets to 
the Filmore in 98 (I was much younger then and it was my first show. I got to 
see a fat Steve Miller run frantically from a guy who wanted his album signed. 
That was amusing.). Ever since the horrible Riverside Church incident, where 
the ushering into the theater was a complete mess (on top of the poor ticket 
selling issue--I spent 350 dollars buying another fan's ticket and the day 
before the show, a bunch of first floor pew seats were put up for sale--in my 
13 show experience, security has always been abrasive...how many shows has she 
stopped to tell security to "leave the kids alone"?), I've only chosen to opt 
for seated shows (and a friend was able to get us good tickets to the Chicago 
show because I'm guessing the midwest fanbase is much less). I guess when 
you're "so big" there's little time for much else other than to show up for 
the show, do your promotions. It's just such a different world going to Tori 
shows than to Ben Folds, Aimee Mann, Suzanne Vega shows, where the performers 
are much more down to earth and accessible. Maybe I'm just jaded. But to me 
part of the allure of being at a performance is interaction with the 
performer...and Ben, Aimee, and Suzanne have offered me the best experiences 
of such. But you can't please everyone, and I guess I'm one of the "unpleased."
 
Alice
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Alice D'Amore
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