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Old 02-07-2017, 12:49 PM   #91
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Re: The Warehouse needs a new way of ticketing.

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The section available for 3 seats a very small section. If you'd gone with two seats, you probably would have been confirmed.
wait what? that's not what the WH Support Center says...

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Placing a request for 4 tickets rather than 2 tickets does not reduce your chance at being confirmed.

​Placing a request for multiple events on one date does not reduce your chance at being confirmed.

​Placing requests for multiple dates within a Series does not reduce your chance at being confirmed.

​Placing multiple requests across multiple Series does not reduce your chance at being confirmed.

Confirmations are random.

​Opting out of Lower Price Levels; such as Rear Reserved or Lawn will absolutely reduce your chances for being confirmed.

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    I agree with seniority being used but to think your gonna get great seats every year? Come on! For the most part the 12/98er's have had their glory days with Pit and front and center over the years. They gave you your money worth, now things change and it's a lottery. Period. Stop. Either put in request for $35 a yr or don't renew. SIMPLE!
    Us 12/98 members never got a better chance at Pit than brand new members, and I'm fine with that. I've actually never gotten Pit.
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    Old 02-07-2017, 12:49 PM   #93
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    He should probably give the employee handbook another read through.
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    Entitlement? What's the point of seniority then?
    There's a difference between seniority being a factor and thinking that you should always be getting the best seats every show.

    Ex.: Random vs. Seniority seating nights as mentioned before.
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    Yes! It took longer than I thought for this comment to show up.

    The lack of sense of humor in this place is sad.

    But I do think "dave" could have some sort of say about his "fan club" if he wanted to.
    member when dave lol'd at all the wh members on the lawn and said they got "Cap$haw'd"?

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    There's a difference between seniority being a factor and thinking that you should always be getting the best seats every show.

    Ex.: Random vs. Seniority seating nights as mentioned before.
    I can buy into that for venues with multiple nights and for members that are going to multiple shows per tour. But if I am only requesting one show per tour at this point, my seniority should absolutely be a factor.
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    Old 02-07-2017, 12:56 PM   #97
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    wait what? that's not what the WH Support Center says...

    https://davematthewsband.desk.com/cu...eing-confirmed
    For Merriweather, there are not a lot of seats available in the upper tier. It's a volume issue. If he had wanted two tickets, that would have opened up the lower bowl as well, increasing the likelihood of confirmation.

    Requesting 2 vs 3 for only the upperbowl wouldn't impact likelihood, but if you're looking at the pavilion as a whole, it would.

    The $85 seats at Merriweather are very limited.

    Just like "Opting out of Lower Price Levels; such as Rear Reserved or Lawn will absolutely reduce your chances for being confirmed," opting out of higher price levels reduces your chances for being confirmed.
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    Old 02-07-2017, 01:00 PM   #98
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    1) How was it rewarding to long time members? We were already in the front rows, but now they took away our seats!!!

    2) There was already a community, organized, front rows were all the same senior members.

    I'm not saying that's good/right, but Pit didn't in any way help/reward senior members.
    yeah, y'all are saying the same thing.

    it used to be awesome.

    now GA Pit is a shit show of entitled newbies pushing and fighting.
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    Re: The Warehouse needs a new way of ticketing.

    If fans hate Pit and Premium seats, if you all stop requesting them, it goes away.
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    For Merriweather, there are not a lot of seats available in the upper tier. It's a volume issue. If he had wanted two tickets, that would have opened up the lower bowl as well, increasing the likelihood of confirmation.
    why couldn't he get lowers by requesting 3?
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    why couldn't he get lowers by requesting 3?
    To allow more of the senior members and others to get the greatest tickets to Dave shows, the Warehouse limits lower level tickets to 2.
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    Old 02-07-2017, 01:33 PM   #102
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    Re: The Warehouse needs a new way of ticketing.

    Hilly is starting to make sense in this situation....
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    Old 02-07-2017, 01:34 PM   #103
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    To allow more of the senior members and others to get the greatest tickets to Dave shows, the Warehouse limits lower level tickets to 2.
    this is news. when did this happen?

    i pulled four lowers for Houston last month.
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    I believe certain shows had a limit of 2. Most I'm pretty sure had 4.
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    I believe certain shows had a limit of 2. Most I'm pretty sure had 4.
    oh, okay. different venues, different wh allotment/limits. that makes sense.
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    member when dave lol'd at all the wh members on the lawn and said they got "Cap$haw'd"?

    No way, did that actually happen??
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    No way, did that actually happen??
    My first reaction was, this no way this happened, but at the '06 Atlanta show, Dave did advertise there were still tickets available for the Starwood Ampitheather show during I forget which song.
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    Re: The Warehouse needs a new way of ticketing.

    I forget which show it was, but it was around the time they started doing the Warehouse preferred lawn. Dave said something along the lines of "What's that fenced off area up there on the lawn" then someone says something to him and he says "So Coran is putting y'all up on the lawn now?"


    I may have butchered the quote, but it was somewhat in that vein.
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    Re: The Warehouse needs a new way of ticketing.

    What's worth more - $35 a year per member, or senior members requesting more shows if they were assured good seats?

    I honestly don't know, but I'd request more from Warehouse if I didn't expect to get assigned all the way to the side every seniority night.
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    Yeah, taking away the 4th-7th row seats I had every single night and giving me something further back and all the way to one side or the other while making the front a jumbled clusterfuck of psychos who sit outside the gates all day really rewarded me.
    I agree with Justin and I agree the whole mess isn't fair to senior members.

    Coming off sounding entitled and disparaging a good number of people on this site (like they're a basket of deplorables ) probably isn't the best way to make your case.
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    You should stop renewing your membership. You don't seem happy with the service.
    Love these posts. My displeasure with one aspect must mean I hate everything. Such sharp critical thinking skills from you. Always.

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    WH members still get early entry into the pit.

    Sorry you got used to sitting in the first 7 rows but it's pretty unreasonable to expect that every show.
    Pit is terrible without seats so that does nothing for me.

    And is it reasonable to be happy with getting side view seats for every show now? There is a balance. If I got centered seats 25ish rows back every seniority night I would never complain. Last time I even got centered seats for a seniority show was D&T in 2011.
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    i forget which show it was, but it was around the time they started doing the warehouse preferred lawn. Dave said something along the lines of "what's that fenced off area up there on the lawn" then someone says something to him and he says "so coran is putting y'all up on the lawn now?"


    i may have butchered the quote, but it was somewhat in that vein.
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    Old 02-07-2017, 05:38 PM   #113
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    I am sorry if this had been mentioned before....I did not go through the whole thread. But I think they should do a tiered presale....much like the U2 presale, oldest members get first crack, with an allotment of tickets held for other presales. So you would have the oldest members pick first, a day or two later have the newer members have a crack at tickets. Depending on the amount of members there are in the warehouse you could split it in half or in thirds, etc. I, like many others, believe we should be able to buy tickets for the shows we want. If seniority counts towards seat assignment, then in a sense it is the same. However, holding out other seats for the other presales is necessary to give all members a chance at tickets. I always put in for one two night stand....been a member since 03....last time I got both shows through warehouse was in 07. There need to be a way that the oldest members are taken care of, and the newer members get there shot too.
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    I am sorry if this had been mentioned before....I did not go through the whole thread. But I think they should do a tiered presale....much like the U2 presale, oldest members get first crack, with an allotment of tickets held for other presales. So you would have the oldest members pick first, a day or two later have the newer members have a crack at tickets. Depending on the amount of members there are in the warehouse you could split it in half or in thirds, etc. I, like many others, believe we should be able to buy tickets for the shows we want. If seniority counts towards seat assignment, then in a sense. However, holding out other seats for the other presales is necessary to give all members a chance at tickets. I always put in for one two night stand....been a member since 03....last time I got both shows through warehouse was in 07. There need to be a way that the oldest members are taken care of, and the newer members get there shot too.
    this is what this thread was created for. we need more input like this.

    it would be nice if the wh would put together a few new ideas with seniority intact and let the membership vote on one.

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    it would be nice if the wh would put together a few new ideas with seniority intact and let the membership vote on one.
    I totally agree with this. I do not think it is a vocal minority complaining every year. At the very least, Red Light/Warehouse needs to send out a survey to ALL members every year for input. I love being a member, I love the yearly disc, obviously we all love the band, slight changes could make this best band fan club and make all its members happy. (yes, I know it is unrealistic to make everyone happy but they could get closer.)
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    I totally agree with this. I do not think it is a vocal minority complaining every year. At the very least, Red Light/Warehouse needs to send out a survey to ALL members every year for input. I love being a member, I love the yearly disc, obviously we all love the band, slight changes could make this best band fan club and make all its members happy. (yes, I know it is unrealistic to make everyone happy but they could get closer.)
    i agree 1000%. a yearly survey would be great.
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    Every time D&T play Warehouse this year the crowd should booo the entire song.



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    Old 02-07-2017, 06:32 PM   #118
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    Every time D&T play Warehouse this year the crowd should booo the entire song.
    That is pretty funny...but unfortunately I do not think Dave would get it....
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    Like a job seniority SHOULD matter. It shows loyalty. I'm also a fan of the band metric. They treat seniority right because they value those initial fans so much. Lottery is the preference of those who don't have seniority. Sorry but if you get seats be happy. If not go buy another way. The band is on their waning years. The hardcore fans from the beginning deserve the best seats. We already lost one core band member. If another dies or calls it quits then the band as a whole will probably disban.
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    Re: The Warehouse needs a new way of ticketing.

    judging from this poll, there's MUCH MORE senior members being disenfranchised by the warehouse than new members possibly joining.

    http://antsmarching.org/forum/showthread.php?t=344294
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