Ticket Sales for Not In This Lifetime... Tour

[Ja5oN]

I was trying for Toronto show tickets.....which were very VERY hard to get.  Toronto has been Sold Out for days now.

So today I went and clicked through ALL of the tour dates/cities.

I was VERY surprised to find some cities with tons of tickets left.  Some even had GA Pit tickets (not VIP) available.

Washington, Kansas, Pittsburgh, New Orleans, both Texas, San Fransisco, Orlando, Seattle and Arizona....All had lots of good seats left as of April 4th mid day.

Cities that have none or virtually no tickets left include Detroit, Chicago, Cincinnati, Philly, Toronto, Foxboro, NJ, Atlanta and San Diego.


I bring this up because it is surprising to me and to raise the level of awareness on here that different people are experiencing VERY different situations.  Toronto was near impossible....

Seattle probably should have been Vancouver and given Canada a second option.  No offense to Seattle, but its not selling and the sole Canadian date sold out in minutes.


I wonder why cities differ?

[icpillusions]

Some cities are so close to each other. Like DC, Philly, NY, Pittsburgh. Some stadiums are bigger also. Cheaper tickets are selling better than the higher priced in the cities I checked.

[paddysback]

Well the 150 and 250 dollar tickets for kansas city are sold out on ticketmaster....i would say thats pretty dang good considering general public on sale was 2 days ago

[Ja5oN]

No they aren't.....4 tickets in front sections still available as a group.  If you wanted only 2 tickets.....even more choice.

[paddysback]

You are right ja5on...i put it in my ticketmasterAPP.. and it showed "Not showing tickets" ..but kept going refresh and it shows...i dont really trust that app..sorry bout that

[Ja5oN]

no problem.....just don't want people missing out on tickets


Everyone should go and buy some if they can!

[jc_seven]

I was able to pull up floor seats for San Diego just now.

[axlroses]

They have quite a while to sell tickets for the west coast shows.  I am sure they will sell well.  I heard people leaving the shows both nights that were so impressed with the band.  The positive reviews and experiences will only help sales.

[Ja5oN]

I was able to pull up floor seats for San Diego just now.

There are a few seats available.....but like 90% of the place is sold out.
Blue is available, grey is sold and pink is resale (I don't count resale).

[J.Hanover]

I know most people who aren't crazy fans like most of us are waiting for the reviews to come out after the Vegas shows and Coachella. They want to make sure that it's going to be a great show and Axl, Slash, Duffy and the boys are going to play there ass off. Most of us know that it will be a great show, 3 hours of GnFnR in your face! But for the casual rock fan ,they don't want to pay lots of money for a lame show with Axl out of shape and showing up late. WE KNOW THIS IS BS, AXL PUTS ON THE BEST SHOW! Our job as crazy fans is to get the word out and sell these shows out and keep this going.

I want new music from these guys and if it goes great we just might get it! Hell Axl did Coma and we all know how many times Axl has did Slash's song before this weekend.  I can't wait for Aug. 22 in San Diego!

[GnR-NOW]

Ticketmaster has the MetLife Stadium show listed as sold out

[TVC15]

I was able to pull up floor seats for San Diego just now.

There are a few seats available.....but like 90% of the place is sold out.
Blue is available, grey is sold and pink is resale (I don't count resale).

Nice map. It would be great if they added the Rose Bowl in Pasadena?or ended the U.S. tour with arena shows at Staples Center or The Forum.

[D-GenerationX]

I know most people who aren't crazy fans like most of us are waiting for the reviews to come out after the Vegas shows and Coachella.

Definitely some of this.

But I would have zero qualms showing anyone the clips from this weekend's shows as an endorsement to buy tickets for this summer.  That has NOT been the case the past few years, in my opinion.  I would not show anyone some of those clips from 2012 on a bet.  Forget them being an endorsement, they all but invited open ridicule.  That DVD is a nightmare to try and defend and try and convince people not to believe their lyin' ears.

But I put up the clip of 'Coma' from the second night on my FB page, and people dug it.  Many people chimed in saying he sounded good.  And were giving him high praise for performing hurt.  Many commenting that the old Axl would have just cancelled.

[Thorned Rose]

Yeah he would of cancelled... for sure.

He cancelled without explaination or poor excuses in the past, dating back to 2002. It was very cool to see it all get worked out.

A cancellation at this point would of really dived the momentum man. Just gotta go 4 more shows like this, and he'll be all straight for the late June start.

[D-GenerationX]

And it has to be hard as shit performing in that chair, unable to move.

Dude is probably in a lot of pain too.  He was a real trooper this week.

[SkeletorSerpent]

The old Axl would have cancelled. In the end, the positive press for playing with a broken foot will ultimately overshadow any negative press. His new spirit and demeanor is much happier. Duff, Axl, and Slash even "looks younger" after letting go years of resentment, anger, and pride.
Playing the gig makes him more charming, endearing, and likable without surrendering his anti-hero persona. It shows his resilience, and determination to "make it up" to his fans. It shows that he cares for his fans and respects their loyalty and hard earned money to buy the ticket.
I said this earlier, this is Axl's Kirk Gibson moment-- with two injured legs, Gibson hit a home run in game 1 of World Series-- as he rounded the bases, all could see his toughness and devotion.

[JAEBALL]

And it has to be hard as shit performing in that chair, unable to move.

Dude is probably in a lot of pain too.  He was a real trooper this week.

We soaked up every second of it this past weekend...hopefully the Coachella crowd which won't be all GNR maniacs like us is as forgiving to him sitting on the throne.

Hopefully....

If he sings like he did in vegas... I don't think it will matter.

Still can't believe what I witnessed... we have been wishing to hear Coma forever (on these boards) and they killed it.

[D-GenerationX]

The old Axl would have cancelled. In the end, the positive press for playing with a broken foot will ultimately overshadow any negative press. His new spirit and demeanor is much happier. Duff, Axl, and Slash even "looks younger" after letting go years of resentment, anger, and pride.
Playing the gig makes him more charming, endearing, and likable without surrendering his anti-hero persona. It shows his resilience, and determination to "make it up" to his fans. It shows that he cares for his fans and respects their loyalty and hard earned money to buy the ticket.
I said this earlier, this is Axl's Kirk Gibson moment-- with two injured legs, Gibson hit a home run in game 1 of World Series-- as he rounded the bases, all could see his toughness and devotion.

Well said.

This, I think, went a long way to dispel that they are just doing this for money.  They are doing it partly for the money, don't get me wrong.  

But I think his commitment is evident after this past weekend, and he truly does want to get back out there with his boys and do something great.

[D-GenerationX]

Still can't believe what I witnessed... we have been wishing to hear Coma forever (on these boards) and they killed it.

Crushed the outro both nights.  It was glorious.

[Ja5oN]

Why don't they mark Toronto as SOLD OUT?  I would think that would be a plus in driving other ticket sales.  I know i always get anxious when i see other dates selling out and it motivates me to purchase.