Hamilton New Block of Tickets — Page 19

I just mean there were thousands of people (actual fans) trying to buy tickets, and gobbling up extras to mark them up 300% and make a profit later on seems unfair to fans getting kicked off ticketmaster time and again.

rangersrule132 said: "Mediamaven2 said: "Yes I had a frustrating 1 hour plus of trying to no avail. I must say I was offered Row F or G of the Rear Mezzanine from the new block for $139 but frankly, having seen the show, I am just not in the market PERIOD for spending 3 figures on back rear mezzanine seats. Perhaps if I had never before seen it. Not that I am picky---I'd take back or far side orchestra seats and middle or sides of front mez but I didn't feel like parting with nearly $150 per seat for the back of the back mez.

So I passed...then saw the very helpful tip on checking Sept/Oct. Saw a great pair of way side Orch Row G but by the time I was ready to pay and I thought they were in my cart, I got a "sorry" message...they were gone. Oh well. I'll console myself for now with the memories of the performances I've seen and relive it through the cast recording.

I don't understand why and how tickets are released---why did suddenly seats appear for Sept/Oct? How many seats are now being held back for mysterious reasons in the "new block"? I wish, along with regulation of bots, there were regulations for producers/promoters to be transparent with what is actually for sale, and when. Nice to know how many tickets we were vying for last night, and how many are still being withheld for whatever purposes (ie might get released for more sudden sales or find their way to sale through some other even less straightforward means)...

Even though didn't benefit from the 'tip' in the end, I did try hard! thank you (was it adagio?) for your generous sharing.



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these tickets were taken away from people who bought more than what the certain block called for. It's the same thing that happened a month ago with tickets from November to january

Does anyone understand the ticket limits or when Ticketmaster might enforce them if they do? I bought tickets for a few shows close to each other in September and I am worried they may be cancelled.

10086sunset said: "Anyone else slightly surprised the majority of $849 tickets went so quickly?



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Yes. And if anyone is wondering if the market will still be strong a year from now, there's your answer.

10086sunset said: "Anyone else slightly surprised the majority of $849 tickets went so quickly?



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I mean i didn't think they would go THAT quickly but I knew they would sell. Like people were spending way more than that on resale tickets. It sucks the tickets are so expensive but like i was saying there is a market for it...

I Just Saw THE BOOK Of MORMON Last Week, A Show I Was Dying To SEE Once IT Came Out in 2011 but just like hamilton, it swept the tonys that year and getting tickets was little to impossible. And still, the book of mormon is sweeping box offices. Even though it is not as hard to get tickets anymore, they still manage to sell out before the curtain calls. I see hamilton having the same effect. Diving into the hype it has right now and seeing the show at its peak definitely is an exhilarating experience, but don't be discouraged if you're unable to see it. Even after waiting 5 years to see book or mormon, I loved ever second of it and I would see it again in a heartbeat.

Oh, sorry for the confusion! Last night. About 15 minutes into the new block sale.

My experience was similar to others. I had a pair of tickets in my cart twice, and was excited about front row mezz in the center, but someone "took" them from my cart. The third time, they turned off the map, in the middle of my hunt. I figured three strikes and and hour later, I should give up.

My question is why does Ticketmaster allow someone to "take" tickets from your cart? I'm sure i don't understand the intricacies of how the site works, but it seems that if I have tickets in my cart and I click that I want them, even if the site is moving slowly, those should still be my tickets. I'm all for 'first come-first served' but if I had the tickets in my cart, 'first', how did someone else get them?

On a separate note, I keep reading that everyone thinks prices will drop when the original cast leaves. While they may drop a little, I think this may be a bit of wishful thinking. Most people outside of the NY area, have no idea who the original cast is. I think people just want to see Hamilton, when on holiday, not Hamilton with Daveed Diggs (no offense to Mr. Diggs, of course). I imagine time will tell, but those $849 tickets went awfully fast. Maybe they should do an arena tour :)

Congrats to all the winners, last night.

I'll be interested to see how many of those $849 tickets pop up as resale. Most regular tourists can't afford those prices, so I'm guessing they were bought by scalpers. We'll see.

We don't know the cast in late July......how would we know Feb????

I think row W and row V should be considered partial view seats. And standing room behind them should not even be sold.

How do you think the cast changes will affect the resale prices, aaaaaa15?

Do you foresee the Hamilton-futures bubble bursting, as we saw the housing bubble burst in 2008?

I don't follow Hamilton news very closely and didn't know what you knew or didn't know about extensions and whatnot. Will I miss a lot of the action in row W if it's partial view?

Updated On: 6/13/16 at 03:25 PM

I went to the Rodgers box office today at lunchtime to see if any seats were available. The answer: No. I spoke to a fellow fan outside the theater, and he said that about 300 people were on line at the box office today when it opened. An employee told the line, "The only seats left are $849," and I guess she or he got irked when people approached the box office asking for other price points.