Question about concert tickets

[abtomat.livejournal.com]

Another question (sorry). Who here has been to a concert from America, especially for 10-11 Scene tour? Where did you get the tickets from? For how much? What venue is usually the cheapest?

I asked je_goods and she told me budget around $1000 for one ticket. I want to see if there are other suppliers/price range out there.

Thanks!

Comments

[chochajin.livejournal.com]

Being in the fanclub doesn't help at all. Not anymore. All of my friends didn't hit. It's my 4th year in Japan, but I've never been to an Arashi concert because of bad luck (or because I don't wanna pay THAT much money).
I don't live close to Tokyo or Osaka, so it's harder to run into people or shops selling tickets cheaper.

[gimmick-game.livejournal.com]

Being in the fanclub and balloting smart does help. If you ballot for only Tokyo, Kokuritsu and Osaka and ballot for 3 tickets everytime, no you're not going to have a better chance. If you ballot for the more obscure venues (Sapporo, Nagoya, Fukuoka) and only ballot for 2 tickets, you have a better chance. I have two friends who've only been in the fanclub for 2 years each that balloted for fukuoka last day for 2 tickets and both hit. I have another friend who it's her second year in it as well and she balloted for 2 tickets for tokyo as well as nagoya and got tokyo.

So if you're going for Kokuritsu, going for 3 tickets - no your chances aren't good.

[chochajin.livejournal.com]

I think it has do to a lot with luck.
Tokyo is way too far away anyways, so I wouldn't ballot for those tickets.
I almost went to Fukuoka on their last concert day and was hoping for scalpers, but in the end I didn't go. As it was the last day, chances were probably quite low anyways ^^

[gimmick-game.livejournal.com]

Do you ballot for two or three tickets? I've heard that is a BIG factor as well.

[chochajin.livejournal.com]

All my friends did for 3 tickets.

[gimmick-game.livejournal.com]

That's your problem then. It's much harder to hit for 3 than it is for 2.

[chochajin.livejournal.com]

I see. So, if one would try for only one ticket, then chances might be even higher, generally speaking?

[gimmick-game.livejournal.com]

Theoretically, yes, but it seems like two is really the best bet. I don't know that one would be any better of a shot, but it might. Try for two next time.

[chochajin.livejournal.com]

Thanks a lot!! :)