From what I've been hearing, you were incredibly lucky to get anything. Awesome that you'll be able to see them.Got 2 sets (of 2) of tickets for the Winnipeg show. Had row 7 floor but ticketmaster bugged out on me. Got one set in the nose bleeds and kept trying and ended with a pair right by the stage.
Talked to a guy at the MTS Centre and it sounds like they were overwhelmed with the response to the presale. Said typically there with be around 500 tickets reserved for fan presale, but for this one they allocated more than 3000 (which were gone in 5 minutes). They also ended up opening up the sections that are obstructed side view.
Three of my friends and their SOs were able to get tickets for different shows. I didn't realize there was a pre-sale today, nor do I have a CC, so I didn't get any.
My one friend is a huge fan, so he's trying to get tickets to two or three more shows and said he'd try to get me one.
I'm listening to their Woodstock 99 set right now. Never heard it before.
I'm tempted to try to buy tickets somehow else, but I don't have a CC or one I can borrow, at least not until Sunday. None of my other friends seem too interested.
So here's hoping.
The tickets will sell out almost instantly when they go on sale to the public on Friday. Doesn't your debit card also work as a credit card? I thought that was pretty much the standard these days.
I don't think so, no.
If I don't go, I don't. I've seen them 2-3 times before. It'll be sad to be there knowing he's sick and that my Mom suffered from the same thing before she died, anyways.
Sorry about your mom. Fuck cancer.
Check your debit card. If it has a Visa logo right on it, you can use it most places you'd use a credit card. It's not exactly the same, you need to have the funds available in your account, but aside from that it works just like a CC. If you don't have one, you should be able to get one from your bank.
Public sale date is today. Good luck to anyone trying to get tickets.
TV News mentioned that plenty of people are pissed because scalpers are scooping up all the available tickets.The stubhub prices are insane. Right now they're ranging from $799-$2,389 USD for seats that were max $126 CAD from Ticketmaster. Scalpers are scum.
Yep looks like people in the Eastern Timezone are pissed.
Most people reporting no tickets at 10:01
I got lucky and got one in the nosebleeds which is where I wanted to be anyway price wise for the first Vancouver show.
Got em during the fan pre-sale. That was nuts. There was nothing but then 1.5 hours later bam a ticket was available.
Throw the charity a bone after they make a fortune. I bet they'd love it if more artists had similar misfortunes that they could take advantage of.Stub Hub is donating a portion of their gouging to cancer charities:lol
Congrats! Should be an amazing experience. Have you ever seen them live before?I got two tickets for Ottawa using the webapp. woohoo!
I had both my computer open on the capital tickets site and the phone on at the same time.
the computer never got past the virtual waiting room (same deal with my GF trying on a separate computer) but I snuck in on the phone after 3 attempts. 4th try, two tickets got put in my cart at 10:05 and i was able to checkout by 10:08 AM. 80 dollar seats just barely below nosebleeds
the mobile app didnt have a virtual waiting room and it looks like that saved me.
sweet!
Congrats! Should be an amazing experience. Have you ever seen them live before?
Due to an overwhelming demand for the Man Machine Poem tour, we have adjusted the show design to accommodate more seating. Tickets for the newly released seats will go on sale on Tuesday, June 14 @ 10am local time. There is a 2 ticket limit per person.
Gord Downie knows he's fighting for his life.
With a voice immediately recognizable to millions of Canadians, the Tragically Hip frontman has been battling an aggressive and terminal form of brain cancer since last December.
He's undergone two brain surgeries, rounds of radiation and chemotherapy, and numerous MRIs.
But that cancer a glioblastoma has also inspired Downie, 52, to fight to make his mark on Canada.
Though Downie admits his memory isn't what it once was he's taken to writing names and other details down on his hand he's embarked on a new challenge with Secret Path, a solo album, graphic novel and animated film inspired by a 12-year-old Ojibwa boy named Chanie (Charlie) Wenjack, who died from hunger and exposure after running away from a residential school.
The album and graphic novel will both be released next Tuesday, and the animated film will be broadcast on CBC on Oct. 23.
He's also founded the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund a project that he hopes will raise $100 million to bridge the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians.
It's a legacy project of sorts and something that Downie says likely wouldn't be possible without his diagnosis.
In his first interview since his diagnosis, Downie sat down with CBC's chief correspondent Peter Mansbridge to discuss his cancer, his recent cross-country tour and why he's focusing on Indigenous issues.