YAY!  The boys are going on tour in April too!  Dates below!

There will be a Ticket Pre-Sale for all the April Dates starting Monday, February 5 at the GreatBigSea.com Store! Be sure to check out the pre-sale times below. All ticketing information will be up in the Store soon.

I will send out a newsletter tomorrow with the links to the ticket pages, so if you haven't signed up to receive newsletters, join the mailing list today at:  http://www.greatbigsea.com/tools/mailinglist/Subscribe.aspx

Although you're a GreatBigSea.com Member, you may not be on the mailing list.  If you haven't received newsletters from GreatBigSea.com (one was sent out this morning), then you're not on the mailing list - so go ahead and sign up!

April 10, 2007
Whitaker Center, Harrisburg, PA
Pre-Sale Time: 11am EST

April 11, 2007
Portsmouth Music Hall, Portsmouth, NH
Pre-Sale Time: 11am EST

April 12, 2007
Orpheum, Boston, MA
Pre-Sale Time: 11am EST

April 13, 2007
Scottish Rite Auditorium, Collingswood, NJ
Pre-Sale Time: 11am EST

April 14, 2007
Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, NY
Pre-Sale Time: 11am EST

April 16, 2007
Attucks Theatre, Norfolk, VA
Pre-Sale Time: 12pm EST

April 17, 2007
The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC
Pre-Sale Time: 12pm EST

April 18, 2007
McGlohon Theater, Charlotte, NC
Pre-Sale Time: 12pm EST

April 19, 2007
The Rex, Pittsburgh, PA
Pre-Sale Time: 12pm EST

April 20, 2007
Warner Theater, Washington, DC
Pre-Sale Time: 12pm EST

YES!!!!!

I have emailed my friends back east, scheduled the WEEK off and am on my way "home" !

Thank You!!!!

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Helen




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I have a quick question about the pre-sale tickets. Hope this is the place to get a quick answer.

The boys are playing in Hbg. PA in April and we hope to get tickets at the pre-sale. I just signed up for the newsletter but I haven't received any specific info about the ticket sales. Does GreatBigSea block out a group of seats that they then offer to members first? Any info would be appreciated.

(I have never posted on a forum before. Hope this is an appropriate place for my query...)

I have a related question.  Will we be able to pick specific seats at the pre-sale, or does GBS.com just randomly assign seats?  This will be my first ever Great Big Sea concert, so I'm not sure precisely how things work.   

I think the GBS.com team may be up to their eyeballs this afternoon trying to get the presale stuff ready for Monday, so I am going to take a quick stab at trying to answer your questions.  

I think that the seats are assigned on a first come, first serve basis.  There is a new feature on the order form that allows you to comment with your preferences, ie Stage Bob or Stage Murray (LOVE that new feature by the way!).  Generally speaking, the website does get the first 5 or so rows (possibly more) and that is what is sold during the presale.

I have gotten tickets on several occasions thru the presale and have always been very happy with the results, athough, you're at a GBS show, right?...  NEVER a bad seat.  One thing that I would make sure that you do is to set up your Store Account prior to the sale...  it will make the check out process that much smoother.

Good luck and happy shopping!

Kim

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Hey everyone,

The newsletter will be out within the hour with links and information on seating etc!

It has definitely been a crazy day getting all the pre-sales in order, but we're almost ready to announce!

Please keep checking your Inbox for the newsletter, it'll be out soon!

-Helen

Thank you!  Appreciate all the info!  Another question: is it particularly deafening up front, or is the sound approximately equal throughout the theatre?  And does very front row tend to be too close, or is it the very best?  When I go to the opera or symphony I think of row 10 or so as being the best, so you can see and you're not looking up at the performer's feet, but I wonder if maybe it's different at a GBS concert.  The front row people certainly look happy on the DVDs! 

You'll find my answer to this question in the how does the pre-sale work thread.

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I've been going to alot of concerts the past couple of years (not just GBS) and I've noticed some hearing loss.  I invested in a good pair of earplugs designed for bands/concerts.  It's worth the investment. 

 There are details up for this next set of shows on The Tour: Best Seat Sales page.

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Open your mind to all life's little pleasures
The hole in this world could be healed if by chance
everyone just stood up, took their pants off and danced

~Bruce Guthro

YAY! Looks like I get two shows! YAY!

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gbsgirl:

Thank you!  Appreciate all the info!  Another question: is it particularly deafening up front, or is the sound approximately equal throughout the theatre?  And does very front row tend to be too close, or is it the very best?  When I go to the opera or symphony I think of row 10 or so as being the best, so you can see and you're not looking up at the performer's feet, but I wonder if maybe it's different at a GBS concert.  The front row people certainly look happy on the DVDs! 

Hmm....On one hand, up close is nice for catching nuances you can't see or hear from farther back--facial expressions, the occassional banter that isn't picked up by the mics, the chance to shout something at the b'ys that they hear and react to...and of course no one's head is blocking your view.  *lol*  Music wise...it can be louder than being back a few rows (and boy do you feel the vibrations!), so you miss some of the softer nuances of how their instruments and voices mix but not to such a degree that you'd even notice, if that makes sense.  And in some cases, you hear lyrics more clearly or in other cases, they sound muffled against the mic.  You don't hear much of the crowd behind you though--it's kind of like you are in a bubble between the b'ys and the crowd. 

Certainly I say it's worth the experience to be up front for a show, but any GBS show is worth the experience no matter where you sit.  *lol*  That probably doesn't help much in answering your question though.  *lol*

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Wait, you mean like at the top of this page "Swag Store" area is where you go?

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Up front is always good!  If you have sensitive ears, get some earplugs.  If you've been going to rock concerts for years like me, you won't even notice it!   The most important thing at a GBS concert is that you have room to get up and dance!!  The Somerville Theater was tough as the rows were so close together.  The Orpheum in Boston is a little better.  Hoping for aisle seats!!

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Cherry:

Wait, you mean like at the top of this page "Swag Store" area is where you go?

NO - under The Tour, choose Best Seat Sales.  Go there now and enter your addy and credit card info for faster processing when tickets go on sale!

Love, Columbine 

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Will the Buffalo show have "presale" or are we out of luck? thanks.

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