Cracker by Damian Christie

Ever thought about becoming a My Ticketek member? Costs nothing and you get tickets to shows like Pixies at Powerstation in a presale no problems.

I thought everyone did this? Mind you - if everyone did it kind of defeats the purpose a wee bit...

Probably doesn't make you feel any better about missing out on this gig but hey, maybe now you know next time you won't?

It does seem as though people managed to get Powerstation Pixies tickets relatively easily using the presale. It worked for me, and several friends. (I was using a desktop and a laptop and hitting refresh on both every five seconds from about 11.57am, because I am an obsessive dork.)

Then again, Damian, you may have the last laugh, because March 11 is my estimated due date. So I may end up seeing neither of the Pixies shows I have tickets for, and you'll at least have one guaranteed Pixies show without worrying about going into labour early. Cheer up! </Pollyanna>

My husband went to AC/DC because they were his favourite band when he was 12. He came home giggling at the over-the-top RAWKIN ludicrousness of it all. I rather wish I'd gone myself now...

Not wanting to make you any more jealous and upset, but (sorry) watched the Pixies Gouge Documentary last night, and OMG, if they generate a quarter of the visceral intensity of the 1988 footage in that, the Vector Arena is going to bust a valve. The Powerstation sounds better to me too, and I tried to get tickets, but clearly 45 seconds too late. Frankly, I think they make AC/DC look like innocent schoolboys ;-)

Ever thought about becoming a My Ticketek member?

Have now

and I again try to get tickets, but fail (the guy at Ticketmaster told me they sold out in 15 seconds – he sat down at 9am to answer calls, and they were all gone by the time he’d answered the first one), I feel ripped off,

Same, but I was told 90 seconds, but the computer went down and although was back up by 12 on Tuesday. we were immediately disappointed. Thursday morn I tried again and from 9 until 10 past ,I tried 20 times with no luck. now I have Trade me advising of any new Pixies entries as Vector has some but we don't want Vector any more.Drunks were a total nuisance at the Crooked Vultures, which has put us off (plus the equivalent of the yellow star one must wear to get in and out and about the bloody venue). So if anyone has spares?....

but (sorry) watched the Pixies Gouge Documentary last night, and OMG,

Isn't that a great doco?

Thanks Rik :) I've been a Ticketek member for ages.

I logged in at 12pm the day of the presales and they were gone in seconds too - there can't have been many presales. So then two days later I jumped on with the general public and bang, 15 seconds...

I think so many people are Ticketek members now that the benefit is quickly diminishing. It was even tricky to get the Vector ones through the presale apparently - I went one step further and got an even more advanced sale available only to Pixies fan club members (I'm not one, but used the link anyway).

I know a few people who got Powerstation tickets - all people who already had Vector tickets, which is fair enough, but what it suggests is that the appetite for Powerstation tickets wasn't diminished by the 10,000 Vector tickets, just that a lot of people are going to end up seeing them twice.

Danielle - I'm sure you already have offers, but if you end up not being able to make the Powerstation show, I'll happily buy it off you at the last moment. More than happily in fact. So on the one hand, I genuinely hope you can make the show... but on the other.... :)

People in Auckland should not bitch about only getting to see them once, as I've wanted to see them for 19 years, and having just bought a second house, I couldn't afford tickets and flights to see what is probably my favourite band. I hope they come back and do either Wellington or Christchurch.

So y'all can shut up :P

Once? Kyle, I live in the same city and it seems I don't get to see them at all because some people need to do it twice.

I'm hoping the real story is a good resale market and not gouging those of us with a strong connection to the music (to the extent of pushing them when they first came out, oh yes). I wish I'd known about the presales but then I haven't been going to gigs much for some years.

it seems I don't get to see them at all because some people need to do it twice

Now hang on a minute mate. That Vector show didn't sell out immediately, I'm pretty sure - there were tickets available for some days. There are currently twelve not-particularly-gougey auctions for Vector tickets on TradeMe, too. And it's hardly like you can blame hardcore fans for wanting to get tickets to a late-scheduled surprise side show that's playing in a place with 1100 capacity. That's a whole different ballgame, if you love a band lots.

(Also, I am clearly never leaving my house again apart from this, so people have the opportunity to purchase all my unbought tickets to the Dirty Projectors, the Dead Weather, Yo La Tengo, Pavement, Massive Attack, and Wilco if they like. :) )

The moment passed. You've clearly been going to all those gigs on my behalf. :)

(Also, I am clearly never leaving my house again

Ever heard of Murphy's law, you will give birth on the day. :) Soo, seeing as you and your husband wont be needing those Powerstation ones...

Several of us have had that conversation here already..

Several of us have had that conversation here already..

Yes I know that Sacha, I myself hinted waaay back, (before Damian ) but felt it rude to just come out and wish Danielle would miss out because she decided to time everything at once. ;) Still, what does that lot say? Yeah, God loves a trier.

I feel like all you non-Powerstation-ticketed people are in a virtual circle around me, closing in, staring intently at my uterus...

It's, um, a little bit freaky. :)

I feel like all you non-Powerstation-ticketed people are in a virtual circle around me, closing in, staring intently at my uterus...

I wont be channelling until March 10 midnight.then it will be "Push! Danielle, Push!" ;)

a virtual circle around me, closing in

hug?

Yikes! Have you chose your music-to-give-birth-by or will the circling hordes hum loudly? :-)

As titles go, this one might fit. :)

It never fails to raises the hairs on my neck, seeing thousands of people move like that in unison. ... somewhere someone has a sexual fetish about it.

It should have a name synchronophilia maybe?

We once got dragged to a college football game in the US and it was as bad as you would expect a sport designed for TV to be when viewed live - But at halftime the marching band came out - wow they were really cool and I'm pretty sure I saw a few guys in raincoats with cameras set up to stream live to the internet.

I have a theory, that for almost everything there exists, somewhere someone has a sexual fetish about it.

zomg! me too!

I have a theory, that for almost everything there exists, somewhere someone has a sexual fetish about it.

zomg! me too!

This must be related to Rule 34.

seeing thousands of people move like that in unison. ... somewhere someone has a sexual fetish about it.

I guess old Adolf got off on it in a big way.

Which could illustrate an entire country that needed to follow rule 3 about that guys rule 34...

ahem. Anyway, hope anyone who is going to Pixies has a great time; wish I'd got my a into g to head up the Island to the show.

Which caused me to remember that it's quite possible my first experience of Pixies was seeing the author of this blog playing a cover of Velouria in a garage in Upper Hutt...

...which brings us back to AC/DC I guess!