Get your $10 concert tickets while they last!
July 17th, 2008, 3:31 am · 36 Comments · posted by Ben Wener
Is it a genuine show of gratitude or a savvy ploy to push tickets for shows that aren’t selling during an economic slump? Probably a bit of both, but however you view it, Live Nation’s “Fan Appreciation Day” is an opportunity no concert-goer should pass up.
“In light of the escalating transportation costs our fans are experiencing this summer,” the touring giant announced in a press release issued this morning, $10 tickets to more than 40 shows at 11 of Southern California’s venues will go on sale for one day only — Friday, July 18 — from 10 a.m. to midnight, while supplies last.
Among the gigs included in the promotion: Maroon 5 and Counting Crows, Sept. 12 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater … Rod Stewart and Bryan Adams, Aug. 1 at Verizon … the Rock the Bells hip-hop festival, featuring A Tribe Called Quest and Nas, Aug. 9 at San Manuel Amphitheater (formerly Hyundai/Glen Helen Pavilion) … ZZ Top and Brooks & Dunn, Aug. 3 at San Manuel Amphitheater … some Wiltern shows, including Bullet for My Valentine on July 25 and Less Than Jake with Goldfinger on July 26 … and this Sunday’s Download Festival at Gibson Amphitheatre, featuring Brand New, Gang of Four and the Jesus and Mary Chain.
Not a bad deal, eh? Snatch ‘em up while you can. Click for the complete list of shows offering cheapo tix.
Oh, and don’t get fooled: Service charges still apply.
UPDATES:
• I didn’t make this clear — yes, these tickets will be sold through Ticketmaster, as always.
• Also, Live Nation San Diego IS taking part in the promotion. Check the comments to see what shows will be on sale for cheap down south.
• You can also purchase tickets through LiveNation.com. Remember, the promotion doesn’t begin until 10 a.m.
Photo: Adam Duritz of Counting Crows, live at Verizon, June 2006, by Kelly A. Swift
Shows participating in Live Nation’s $10 “Fan Appreciation Day,” in chronological order:
• Download Festival 2008 featuring Brand New, Gang of Four, the Jesus and Mary Chain and more, Gibson Amphitheatre, July 20
• Teena Marie, Gibson Amphitheatre, July 25
• Bullet for My Valentine, The Wiltern, July 25
• Who’s Bad, House of Blues Anaheim, July 25
• Marc Anthony, Gibson Amphitheatre, July 26
• Less Than Jake/Goldfinger, The Wiltern, July 26
• Rod Stewart/Bryan Adams, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Aug. 1
• Cruefest featuring Motley Crue, Buckcherry, Papa Roach and more, San Manuel Amphitheater (formerly Glen Helen Pavilion), Aug. 2
• Cavalera Conspiracy, House of Blues Anaheim, Aug. 2
• ZZ Top/Brooks & Dunn, San Manuel Amphitheater, Aug. 3
• Regeneration Tour featuring Human League, ABC, Belinda Carlisle and more, Gibson Amphitheatre, Aug. 5
• Under a Blood Red Sky, House of Blues Anaheim, Aug. 8
• Rock the Bells featuring A Tribe Called Quest, Nas and more, San Manuel Amphitheater, Aug. 9
• Poison with Dokken and Sebastian Bach, Gibson Amphitheatre, Aug. 23
• Tony Hawk’s Boom Boom Huck Jam, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Aug. 24
• Eddy Grant, House of Blues Anaheim, Aug. 24
• Armando Manzanero, Gibson Amphitheatre, Aug. 24
• Reggie & the Full Effect, Avalon, Aug. 26
• Steel Pulse, House of Blues Anaheim, Aug. 28
• Judas Priest, San Manuel Amphitheater, Aug. 30
• 3 Doors Down, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Aug. 31
• Maroon 5/Counting Crows, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Sept. 12
• Nightwish, The Wiltern, Sept. 13
• Delerium, House of Blues Anaheim, Sept. 18
• Dark Star Orchestra, House of Blues Anaheim, Sept. 25
• Bootsy Collins, House of Blues Anaheim, Sept. 26
• Music Builds Tour featuring Third Day and Switchfoot, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Sept. 27
• Stars, House of Blues Anaheim, Oct. 2
Also:
- Journey’s uncanny new vocalist wows at Verizon
- Remastered U2 tracks now streaming for free
- Tom Jones proves he’s still got it at Pacific
- New shows: Martina McBride, Robin Thicke, the Rocket Summer
- Coldplay re-emerge tremendously at sparkling tour kickoff
- Dylan, AC/DC, new Guns N’ Roses part of Rock Band 2 setlist
- A word about this month’s Pacific Amphitheatre reviews
- Chris Isaak’s usual show not a ‘bad, bad thing’
- Phantom Planet upstages lackluster OneRepublic at Pacific
- B.B. King kicks off Pacific series with gusto
- The Who announce two November Nokia shows
July 17th, 2008 at 7:50 am
it would probably be a good idea to explain in detail how to buy them…or at least provide the website (URL)
July 17th, 2008 at 8:07 am
looks like i may be going to a bunch of shows that were too expensive before, thanks for the tip!
Ben is this for LA only or are they doing this for SD and the bay area as well?
July 17th, 2008 at 8:29 am
do you buy these tickets from ticketmaster or LiveNation??
July 17th, 2008 at 9:24 am
It doesn’t even list how to go about purchasing these $10 ticket. Hello? Maybe it’s just me. A little disappointing.
July 17th, 2008 at 9:28 am
ashley, bpsqwerty: My apologies. It was very late. Yes, these tickets will be sold through Ticketmaster. Don’t sue me if they’re crappy seats.
gg: I dunno if they’re doing it for any S.D. or Bay Area shows, I haven’t heard. But I’ll look into it. Another thought would be to check during the day Friday on certain venues in those areas, just to see if any are suddenly selling really cheap tickets. Good luck.
July 17th, 2008 at 10:08 am
Here are the San Diego dates involved in the $10 promotion:
7/24/08 MercyMe with David Crowder Band @ SDSU Open Air Theatre
7/26/08 Comedians of Comedy featuring Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn & Maria Bamford @ Spreckels Theatre
8/14/08 Vans Warped Tour 2008 @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre (used to be Coors Amphitheatre)
9/06/08 Slightly Stoopid & Pepper with The Expendables @ Open Air
9/12/08 Alejandro Fernandez @ Cox Arena
9/13/08 Counting Crows & Maroon 5 with Augustana @ Cricket Wireless
9/24/08 The Raconteurs with The Kills @ Open Air
9/25/08 My Morning Jacket @ Open Air
9/27/08 Third Day & Switchfoot with Robert Randolph and The Family Band & Jars of Clay @ Cricket Wireless
9/30/08 Santana with Salvador Santana Band @ Cricket Wireless
10/03/08 The Swell Season with Iron & Wine @ Open Air
July 17th, 2008 at 11:28 am
cool thanks
July 17th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
ROCK THE BELLS, HERE WE COME!!!
GO LAKERS!
July 17th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
Hello?…. hook me up!… how?
July 18th, 2008 at 12:14 am
There needs to be details on purchasing theses seats.Most like they are nosebleeds.
July 18th, 2008 at 6:59 am
Ben,
Based on some of the questions people are asking, it appears they have never purchased tickets on-line, want first row or want you get the tickets for them, which may include mailing or hand delivering them. Sorry people…it’s a blog, he’s giving out info as he hear’s it. It’s a back and forth, if you have a question ask nicely.
July 18th, 2008 at 7:33 am
it says Ticketmaster, yet Livenation.com is a website selling tickets. and the offer said it’s Livenation selling $10 tickets. so of course it’s confusing…
I’ve bought tickets online many a time and still a little confused. I couldn’t find any $10 (there were other “deals” for these shows like $25 lawn seats if you buy 4 at a time, but nothing $10). so I went to Ticketmaster.com and found the same prices.
I’d expect, of course they’re nosebleeds or lawn if they’re $10. but still, lets me pick up some cheap tickets for these shows…
July 18th, 2008 at 7:34 am
OK nm I’ll try again at 10am. is there some special password or something? hmmmm
July 18th, 2008 at 8:13 am
http://promo.livenation.com/tendollarSD/
http://promo.livenation.com/tendollarLA/
July 18th, 2008 at 8:32 am
With the added fees, it ends up being $25 for a lawn ticket….same as the advertised price on anyway….
July 18th, 2008 at 8:55 am
I just did a check for the $10.00 tickets on Live nation for Rod Stewart.As expected they are the tickets in the nosebleed section( Lawn seats).At least the info is up there.
July 18th, 2008 at 9:00 am
I’m not really seeing it - just $29.50
July 18th, 2008 at 9:02 am
found em - click “LN Special Offer” on the event page
July 18th, 2008 at 9:03 am
umm…the time stamp on this blog is off by -1 hour…
July 18th, 2008 at 9:07 am
wow, two “$10″ tickets works out to $49.95 with all the crazy fees … even with free shipping. ouch
July 18th, 2008 at 9:21 am
i’m still in line for 15 mins after following all the mystery links. one of the shows “special offer” links just links to the exact same ticketmaster page as the regular buy link.
yea i have a feeling i’m not going to be getting any tickets
and wow bpsqwerty i didnt expect it to be that much. i thought maybe around $35-40. the fees are just insane these days. if you are buying two tickets, you will pay for the price of three.
July 18th, 2008 at 9:24 am
Rod Stewart/ Bryan Adams were Lawn and they have a convenience charge of 4.00 and a Building facility charge of 6.00, so the tickets were 20.00. What is this 6.00 building facility charge??
July 18th, 2008 at 9:28 am
Just purchased 2 “$10″ tickets to Tod Stewart/Byran Adams. After service charge and parking they were actually about $24 a piece. Lawn seats. Never sat on the lawn at verison. Probably lousy visually but the music should be good.
July 18th, 2008 at 9:35 am
Live Nation wants to fill crap seats and sell expensive food, beer, t-shirts, ticket fees and whatever else. There are no free lunches anymore, or fan appreciation days, just a quick money making deal IMO. Rock On!
July 18th, 2008 at 9:39 am
Marron 5? Rod Stewart? They should be paying people to come hear that schlock.
July 18th, 2008 at 9:44 am
I see all the links to Live Nation but it says that Ticketmaster works, too, but it doesn’t seem to be selling the $10 tickets. Or if they are, it’s not at all obvious.
Why did the author say to get them on ticketmaster? Wasted my time there.
July 18th, 2008 at 9:46 am
Ha ha WE’RE OLD WE’LL TAKE TEN DOLLARS, if you’ll come to see us.
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July 18th, 2008 at 9:47 am
Got my $10 tickets to the Maroon show at Verizon. Got them pretty fast through ticket master. Lawn seats but who cares after getting a couple of beers should be fine as long as the music is good. Ticket master sure is getting the best of this deal, get people in and pay us our commission bi atches. Tickets ending up being around $23 bucks each. Thanks Ticket master, for slave appreciation day. Master, may I buy a shirt too?
July 18th, 2008 at 10:20 am
I’m not sure what you all are doing.
I went to Ticketmaster.com. I searched for one of the concerts listed above. I clicked “Find Tickets.” It gave me the option for $10 Fan Appreciation Day tickets. I chose 2.
Sure, it came out to $45 all together with fees, but it would’ve been $85 if the tickets had been $30 to start, so I’m not complaining!!!
July 18th, 2008 at 10:26 am
This is BullSh$T!
I tried to get tickets to see Steel Pulse and no $10 tickets.
I even called and waited on the phone and the guy there gave me the standard, well if they did have they must have sold them all.
I did all this just now and it’s 11:22 am pst. fri 18th
I really hate when these type of things get published. Now the whole thing is screwed. Won’t even feel good about going at all, would have rather never seen this total crap advertising $10 tickets.
Greg ps screw u. whoever, someone, anyone, this sux!
July 18th, 2008 at 10:59 am
all you Rod Stewart fans clogging up the internets should stop bitching about how bad the seats are. what did you expect? you obviously dont go to many concerts so you dont realize that this is basically a ticket to get in the door, and yes they most likely will be the worst seats in the house. that is to be expected. bring the binoculars and just have a good time! ticketmaster and live nation arent looking out for buddies or doing this just to be nice. they are looking to make sure all the seats are filled. with gas prices and the economy the way it is, people are probably not going to as many shows as in previous years. especially the overpriced ones like Rod there.
i got tickets for one of the two shows i was trying for. it took over an hour of me not even being sure i was really in line due to poor website design (animated gif “processing” bar? hello 1997!). it came to $40 for two tickets to the download fest and im happy with that. the mmj show had incorrect linkage and when i finally checked again they were all gone. oh well
dear live nation: i still hate you and will never forgive you for the $5 per bottle of water at street scene last year.
dear ticket scalpers: i’m sure you guys had a field day with this one. rest assured there is a special place for you and your kind in dante’s 8th circle of hell (i hear its actually worse than the 9th)
July 18th, 2008 at 11:10 am
This should be about right from what I saw as quoted above, ” “Rod Stewart/ Bryan Adams were Lawn, have a convenience charge of $4, Building facility charge of $6, so the tickets were $20″, although each site may have different fees. Watch out, Live Nation (believe it or not) actually charges more in the fee department than Ticketmaster! These tickets are available on both sites! Someone also asked, “What is this 6.00 building facility charge?” It’s different at many places, but at Irvine (their tickets) it’s for parking and maybe something more. Irvine doesn’t charge for parking on the night of the event, so this is how they get that fee. Some places do both.
Good luck to all.
July 18th, 2008 at 11:18 am
Just want to throw two more of my cents into this …
– I’m not surprised that the majority (probably “all” but I don’t have verification) of $10 tickets for amphitheater shows were lawn seats. People, what were you expecting for $10? Fifth row in the orchestra? Of course it’s a promotion to help fill some shows, and correct me if I’m wrong, but it IS a savings. If it was going to cost you $40-$60 to sit on the lawn after service charges, and now it’s costing you $20-$30 … am I missing something? Did you not just get a deal? Service charges are service charges, and they suck — but what can you do? The deal was to give people some kind of discount, yes? Not to sell every remaining seat for $10.
– I AM surprised that so many people were so baffled about how to buy tickets, as if Ticketmaster were some sort of unknown entity, or that there would be some radical new ticket-buying process put in place for what is a simple promotion that is probably mostly over by now (i.e. the majority of $10 tickets set aside have been claimed). For every show I looked up that had the Fan Appreciation Day offer attached, there was a clearly marked Fan Appreciation Day drop-down selector, enabling you to buy the $10 tickets. Seemed pretty obvious to me.
– I’m not unsympathetic to the amount of time people have spent trying to get these tickets, only to come up short or confused. But the reality is that specials like this don’t apply to ALL tickets. They are blocks set aside, and when those blocks are gone, they’re gone. You, your mom, your best friend and your dog were all trying to buy tickets along with thousands upon thousands of other people, no doubt. Do the math. If there are 15,000 tickets available for Rod Stewart total (that’s Verizon’s capacity), and let’s say, oh, 8,000-10,000 of those were already sold by now (that might be overly generous) … and now let’s say that pretty much only lawn seating was left, and Live Nation had decided to put maybe 1,000 of those tickets on sale for $10 … exactly how long do you think it will take in a region of tens of millions of people for those tickets to be sold?
If you ask me, the best deals were for non-amphitheater shows, namely those at the Mouse House (all general admission) and Gibson (like the Download Fest) and the Wiltern and Rock the Bells. But clearly everyone can’t be lucky — everyone can’t get in for $10.
July 18th, 2008 at 11:20 am
Wendie, not sure what you’re looking at. Maybe you have a show their not doing this for,
“Wendie Says:
July 18th, 2008 at 9:44 am
I see all the links to Live Nation but it says that Ticketmaster works, too, but it doesn’t seem to be selling the $10 tickets. Or if they are, it’s not at all obvious. Why did the author say to get them on ticketmaster? Wasted my time there.”
Here’s a snap shot of ticketmaster for this show, you click in the $10 drop down.
Look For Maroon 5 and Counting Crows with special guest Augustana Tickets
FULL PRICE TICKET
Any price
Fan Appreciation Day Offer
US $10.00
$99 Lawn 4-Pack Offer:Please enter mult. of 4
US $24.75
July 18th, 2008 at 11:53 am
Ben - glad you tried to put this in perspective for the masses. i think people really did have some unrealistic expectations, but then again they probably arent as used to dealing with the beast that is Ticketmaster. all i wanted to say is that the websites WERE seriously messed up. the ticketmaster site didnt have the drop down for fan appreciation tickets for the mmj show in sd until at least 10:30ish. i had been checking for a while and then just gave up just to see the drop down around 10:45 but it was too late. a good chunk of my income goes to ticketmaster so i like to think i know what i’m doing, but whoever was in charge didnt do a good job of coordinating the whole thing. at the same time it was not fair for people to come here and bash you for that. half of them wouldn’t have even known about the sale if you didnt mention it
that said i dont think we should ever be upset about people complaining about the extra fees. just like gas prices and silly things our silly government does, if you dont make noise when you think you are being mistreated, they will keep doing as much as they can get away with. i realize they have to pay to rent the facility, the security, and other staff, but does that mean that all the extra fees take care of that and 100% of the listed ticket price goes to the artist and their team? i highly doubt it. if we knew where all the dollars from each ticket went i think it would be obvious we are being taken advantage of. the only alternatives out there are the little guys and they dont stand a chance
pearl jam needs to stop playing music for a while and get back to capitol hill for pt.2 of the monopoly hearings
July 18th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
haha…..bitter people are bitter