As a long time member of Outlandos who never got any advance tickets or other concert perks before as a member, I was really excited to hear that we on this side of the pond were going to finally get to order tickets ahead of time. However, the first attempt at this, the NYC show, seems to have had more than its fair share of problems. Many people on the Sting.com boards are saying that they did not get notification and otherwise were not aware of the tickets being put up for sale. To add insult to injury, Sting.com and ticketmaster are offering 1680 of the GA floor tickets (coupled with a fan club membership, that many of us already have paid for) to the highest bidder with a minimum starting bid of 50.00. If you are already a member of the fan club and have paid 65.00 (or 35.00 in my case) then cannot get tickets for the base price of 48.50 (the price for fan club members at the presale) because they had sold out the fan club allotment before many of us were even aware that they were up for sale, I think that there is some justification for disappointment. I would not be as upset with the situation if the tickets were all sold and there were no more available, but with 1680 tickets still available, it makes me wonder how many were available to begin with. The Hammerstein "seats" about 3,000 (I think) so if 1,680 are available that means that the max number of fan club tickets initially available would be approximately 1,320. The actual number is likely much less than this since there are likely a lot of tickets that have been held for VIPs, radio, family and friends. I guess the point is in the future, I am hoping that we get more advance notification and all of us have the opportunity to be able to take advantage of the fact that we are members of the fan club and can get presale tickets. I like the people involved with Outlandos and am hoping that this is all just some of the natural problems that can be associated with a new format and that some of these problems will be resolved before he tours in the beginning of next year. Hilary On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 11:30:48, Ross Viner wrote:

Hi Guys, While there is room for interpretation to suggest the club isn't looking out for members interests, please keep in mind that the "new" club, album and tour are in its infancy. I'd be surprised if the powers that be do NOT have something cool in mind for members down the road. Also remember, that auctions can go for WAY more than what we paid. So in fairness to the decision makers, they too do not know for sure.

I'm sure they aren't out to screw anybody, particularly fan club members.

Just put yourself in their shoes, and think how you'd handle things.

Ross

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