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AUGUST 12, 2017

Want 'Springsteen on Broadway' tickets? You'll have to work for it

It'll take a lot of money and a little time

 

It won't be cheap to see Bruce Springsteen perform one of his intimate shows on Broadway this fall, and it won't be easy to get in, either.

Performances for "Springsteen on Broadway" kick off Tuesday, Oct. 3, with an official opening on Thursday, Oct. 12. Starting that day, the New Jersey-bred rocker will play five shows a week at the Walter Kerr Theatre through Nov. 26. 

Springsteen will give the audience a mix of song and spoken storytelling in the 975-seat theater at 219 W. 48th St in Manhattan. And for fans who have only seen "The Boss" play with The E Street Band in front of tens of thousands in large venues, his solo Broadway show would be something different.

Interested? Of course you are. 

But to get in, you'll first have to try your luck in Ticketmaster's #VerifiedFan platform. Information posted to Springsteen's website this week states that the system will "level the playing field" and get tickets into the hands of his fans instead of automated ticketing bots, which third-party resellers can use to buy htickets as soon as they become available and resell them at much higher prices.

To get started, those who want tickets will have to either use their Ticketmaster account or create one to register with #VerifiedFan (You can do that here). To even stand a chance to be one of the 35,000 to see one of Springsteen's 40 performances, you have to be registered by a 10 p.m. deadline on Monday, Aug. 27.

Once registered, you might be randomly selected to receive an offer code in a text on Wednesday, Aug. 30, about two to four hours before ticket sales begin at 10 a.m. that day. Registering, organizers note, does not guarantee that you will be verified, receive a code and thus be able to buy tickets.

 

But if you're one of the lucky ones to qualify for all three, your text will include a link to a webpage to purchase the tickets and an offer code that unlocks access to them.

But even that won't guarantee admission. 

Because tickets are limited, they will be available on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 10 a.m. to those who have been selected for a chance to buy them. 

Buyers can purchase up to two tickets. One code will also work for any date, and you'll be able to select for which day you want to buy tickets, organizers said.

And as with any Springsteen show these days, be prepared to pay up. Retail prices range from $75 to $850 per ticket.

The New York Post first reported Springsteen's Broadway plans in June.

http://www.phillyvoice.com/wan...-youll-have-work-it/

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Stampe posted:

I'm stupid or blind. It says "Sign in with your Ticketmaster account to continue" but where do I do that? 
Right under that line there's a grey box with 3 blinking white dot but nothing happens when I click it.
I have tried 3 different browsers.

 

 

Click on the "Sign in with Tickemaster" button.

Then this screen pops up

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Hazydavo (dmnsg) posted:

FYI. Allot of very angry disappointed fans down under atm! 

Allot of F*CK TICKETMASTER going around!

From a prominent Aussie fan...

"Fuck Ticketmaster. And I've got to say I'm disappointed that Springsteen Inc allowed themselves to get sold this pup by them. So much for getting tickets into the hands of real fans. If their algorithm was so sophisticated, once it identified we were human, then that should have been it. Everyone should get a code. That allows everyone the same chance while weeding out the bots. But we don't even get a chance. I don't hold much hope for "Stand by". It's just a way of Verified Fan saving face. We're used to getting screwed by scalpers, but at least we had a chance of getting a ticket. Genuine fans have been shut out before it even began. It seems international fans especially. What an epic fail. If there is one artist where fans will travel across the world it's Bruce, and their fucking program does not appear to even know that.
Please if anyone has a code they don't intend to use, I would be eternally grateful with a PM. Very disappointed"

Cheers,

Hazy

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I must have made it onto the last TM bus.  The email arrived at 1:01am and then the n they overbooked and put me on Standby.

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The SPL Rocks!

Prego che tu stia danzando con San Pietro alle porte perlacee del cielo





Pulled up to my house today
Came and took my little girl away!
Giants Stadium 8/28/03



Oats

It's just like when his book tour tix went on sale.  The people that don't even like him got the tix and then were selling them on stubhub for a fortune.  It's the same old crap all the time.  This Verified thing is just as much of a joke as the rest of Ticketbastard.

 

 

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A couple of friends had the same thing happen, Standby first, code later but no tix available when they tried.

____________________________________

The SPL Rocks!

Prego che tu stia danzando con San Pietro alle porte perlacee del cielo





Pulled up to my house today
Came and took my little girl away!
Giants Stadium 8/28/03



Oats

My friend who was verified never got a code. I was on standby and didn't get one either. I suspect only people In North America or even only the US got codes.

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