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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2017 9:40:41 GMT
They have responded
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2017 9:48:24 GMT
Do you get the feeling they aren't concerned for your witness protection welfare?
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Post by foxa on Jan 18, 2017 9:51:15 GMT
Okay, that made me hoot with laughter. And I'm alone in my office, so now seem like a crazy person.
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Post by kathryn on Jan 18, 2017 10:11:00 GMT
Oh, I forgot to report this yesterday!
I was in the office kitchen yesterday morning and a work friend came over to say, 'you got Hamilton tickets, I'm so jealous, I didn't sign up for priority booking and now I have to wait until the 30th!! Argh! There'll be none left by then!' So I set about reassuring her that there's plenty still available if you wait for later in the run, they haven't released all the tickets yet, there will be weekly and daily lotteries, returns will pop up because people booked so far in advance, and, crucially, that the general public probably aren't all that aware of it yet, and so public booking probably won't be all that bad on the 30th anyway.
She was incredulous about that final point, because it's been such a phenomenon in the US. There were four other colleagues in the kitchen also standing around chatting over their tea, so I decided to conduct an experiment.
Me: 'Hey guys, can I do a quick straw poll? Do you know about Hamilton?'
There was a moment of silence, and blank looks.
Colleague: 'The racing driver?'
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Post by alece10 on Jan 18, 2017 10:56:05 GMT
Quick question for those who booked on here on Monday from noon: did Ticketmaster put you in a queue, or did everyone get straight through? If they did put a queue in, was it at the "pick a month" page or later in the process? Asking as I'm doing some research. Thanks. I went in a queue from the beginning then another queue once selected my seat. Then got thrown out of that queue as it said they had withdrawn the pick your own seat facility so it was back to the start. They selected my seat and then in a queue again for payment. Hope this helps
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2017 11:00:18 GMT
Quick question for those who booked on here on Monday from noon: did Ticketmaster put you in a queue, or did everyone get straight through? If they did put a queue in, was it at the "pick a month" page or later in the process? Asking as I'm doing some research. Thanks. I think I was in a queue at the "Pick a month" stage, no indication of position in queue. After that had to wait for long periods at certain stages, I guess there was queuing also at the seat picking stage (I used best available) etc.
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Post by infofreako on Jan 18, 2017 11:05:57 GMT
Went into the queue at the pick a month stage. After that on my phone so no seat selection option and fairly plain sailing
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Post by Mr Crummles on Jan 18, 2017 11:10:42 GMT
Quick question for those who booked on here on Monday from noon: did Ticketmaster put you in a queue, or did everyone get straight through? If they did put a queue in, was it at the "pick a month" page or later in the process? Asking as I'm doing some research. Thanks. I believe I was put in a queue at the pick-a-month page. Good luck with the research!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2017 11:12:01 GMT
I was put into the queue after the pick a month stage as well
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Post by kathryn on Jan 18, 2017 11:25:18 GMT
Quick question for those who booked on here on Monday from noon: did Ticketmaster put you in a queue, or did everyone get straight through? If they did put a queue in, was it at the "pick a month" page or later in the process? Asking as I'm doing some research. Thanks. I got through to the date I wanted before the queue kicked in, and then got put into a queue about 15 minutes or so before 12 noon.
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Post by SamB (was badoerfan) on Jan 18, 2017 11:27:08 GMT
Quick question for those who booked on here on Monday from noon: did Ticketmaster put you in a queue, or did everyone get straight through? If they did put a queue in, was it at the "pick a month" page or later in the process? Asking as I'm doing some research. Thanks. I was definitely in a queue, I think I went to www.ticketmaster.co.uk/hamilton, chose the month, and then got put into the queue. Then once I got on to a chosen date and chose the price levels of seats I wanted, it also put me into a 'pseudo-queue' while it searched for available seats on that day.
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Post by Mark on Jan 18, 2017 11:30:24 GMT
I've got row C too. MAybe they dumped these first. No, they were the fastest selling rows when I logged in. A lot of fans want to be at the front, and I guess even more are like us on this board and want to see faces. My sister almost went into a rage when I suggested the back row of the stalls and upper circle were the only options available (was looking for fridays and saturdays in March/April). And then I thought what about a Thursday matinee, and bingo there was row C.... we love being close to the front (our last London weekend we sat front row for everything) so she is absolutely chuffed now. Ive now been tasked with Harry Potter tickets for the same week.....
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Post by Nelly on Jan 18, 2017 12:21:29 GMT
Thanks everyone, that's really helpful. I didn't get a queue at all, so wasn't sure what was going on. No queue for me either, a couple of dates started off with the 'pick your own seats' then decided it wasn't about that life so decided for me but I didn't get kicked out of the date or anything. There were a number of dates where it gave me alternative dates with availability which I thought was quite clever.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2017 12:36:15 GMT
Just saw Sunny Afternoon for the first time last night and am now more firmly decided to wait until Hamilton tours to the WMC.
How much more pleasant it is to just stroll along to a local theatre to see a West End show.
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Post by andrew on Jan 18, 2017 13:14:29 GMT
I'm trying to think of the ideal strategy for those going for general sale. One presumes you won't be able to scout the general sale allocation beforehand like we did during priority so no point in peaking around.
Based on what I did, I'd guess that you open the dates a good 30 minutes before. Keep clicking into dates every so often until the queue kicks in. Then open tabs for your top five dates say. They all go into the queue together. This hopefully means you're as far forward in the queue as possible. All of my tabs went into the booking simultaneously around 70 seconds after it opened so you just wait until it happens.
Then start in your top date and look for tickets, pick seats and put it in the basket. You're now 'sitting tight' as it processes everything. Use this to go into date number 2 and select your top seats from there. Repeat ad nauseam until your first date either secures or tells you it's not available, and move along in that fashion.
Anyone think differently?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2017 13:19:51 GMT
My top tips would be
- check your ticketmaster password now and also make sure your credit card details there are up to date - go for dates later in the booking period, likely fewer people will be going for those - use "best available" not select your seat even if it offers that option - use Chrome if you have it as a browser - fewer people had problems that way - don't panic - well maybe panic a bit - keep an eye on the Hamiltonwestend twitter feed - they were updating regularly on what dates had good availability. You can do this on twitter.com even if you don't have a twitter account.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jan 18, 2017 13:25:19 GMT
I suspect the stage for this will be higher than Billy as this has a big revolve, which thickens up the depth of the stage. I think if you book to sit in any of the first 3/4 rows for a musical you are asking for trouble (if missing feet is an issue for you) I'm already getting concerned that my £89 Row C Stalls seats are going to be obstructed by a high stage. Reading reviews from Billy Elliott which said the stage was high. Don't forget, the refurbishment of the theatre includes a complete rebuild of the stage and everything around and behind it. It will result in a much larger stage, that will bear almost no resemblance to the previous one. The auditorium area will remain (i.e. the shell) - given that, I think, is part of the listed status - with a more basic fit of new seating, and curved rows etc. Also they're widening the proscenium arch, which will result in better sight lines for the sides of the auditorium. I suspect all of this may mean a slightly shallower stage, given they're increasing the size quite a bit. The best sight lines will still always be centre stalls and front dress, but I'd pick Row C if that was what was on offer, and if my funds stretched to £89 seats! I think you'll have a great view!
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Post by andrew on Jan 18, 2017 13:32:11 GMT
It's worth highlighting that as well as missing feet you miss a lot of the spectacular lighting design that utilises a lot of creating 'spaces' with how light is being thrown onto the deck.
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Post by Stasia on Jan 18, 2017 13:46:08 GMT
Quick question for those who booked on here on Monday from noon: did Ticketmaster put you in a queue, or did everyone get straight through? If they did put a queue in, was it at the "pick a month" page or later in the process? Asking as I'm doing some research. Thanks. I was in the queue for selecting the seats, for adding them to the order - for everything, for almost an hour! These queues were constantly saying "sorry, something went wrong" or just went wrong without saying that... So the process was not the easiest and happiest one
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Post by dizzieblonde on Jan 18, 2017 13:54:52 GMT
I suspect the stage for this will be higher than Billy as this has a big revolve, which thickens up the depth of the stage. I think if you book to sit in any of the first 3/4 rows for a musical you are asking for trouble (if missing feet is an issue for you) Don't forget, the refurbishment of the theatre includes a complete rebuild of the stage and everything around and behind it. It will result in a much larger stage, that will bear almost no resemblance to the previous one. The auditorium area will remain (i.e. the shell) - given that, I think, is part of the listed status - with a more basic fit of new seating, and curved rows etc. Also they're widening the proscenium arch, which will result in better sight lines for the sides of the auditorium. I suspect all of this may mean a slightly shallower stage, given they're increasing the size quite a bit. The best sight lines will still always be centre stalls and front dress, but I'd pick Row C if that was what was on offer, and if my funds stretched to £89 seats! I think you'll have a great view! The thing with a complete rebuild is that they can dig down, and avoid the high stage because they're not adding the revolving stage onto an existing stage structure - as is the case with so many of the old theatres that have to adapt within the confines of their current space. The revolve can essentially fit into whatever dimensions they want it to. They have what is currently an empty space, where they have demolished the entire stage house, and are rebuilding from the ground up. If they end up with a high stage edge, it will be down to bad design. The revolve should be incorporated into the core design of the stage floor, so as not to impede badly on those front rows. Of course, that close to the stage, it's inevitable that you'll not see part of the stage floor, or some footwork, but there's a reason the premium seats sell for the higher price. There's a sweet spot in the theatre where everything is perfectly visible, and the seats are priced accordingly. Of course, no one will really know until the first people are allowed into the completed theatre, and we can see what the results of the refurb are. I've liked all of DMT's theatre builds - I think they've got it bang on most of the time - so I'm holding out hope for this one. The scope of possibilities with this theatre are wider than most, because they've been allowed to demolish so much.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2017 14:36:46 GMT
Of course it depends more on the theatre than it does on the show but I would say that Hamilton is staged and blocked really well for people at the front and/or at the sides. I sat second row right at the end and it was a great view and experience. I didn't miss anything from being that close and not much from being at the sides. Yes, you do miss out on the incredible lighting (which I saw from the circle another time) but there are pros and cons to both. I would say the dress circle is great for getting the whole picture and absorbing things and front stalls are great for the incredible atmosphere and energy. Songs like 'One Last Time' had almost no impact on me when I sat in the circle but from second row was unbelievably effective. And 'Guns and Ships' is unreal from that close too.
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Post by Steffi on Jan 18, 2017 18:11:21 GMT
Quick question for those who booked on here on Monday from noon: did Ticketmaster put you in a queue, or did everyone get straight through? If they did put a queue in, was it at the "pick a month" page or later in the process? Asking as I'm doing some research. Thanks. I had the page with the date I wanted tickets for open, refreshed at noon and got straight in.
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Post by Dan213 on Jan 18, 2017 18:13:51 GMT
Quick question for those who booked on here on Monday from noon: did Ticketmaster put you in a queue, or did everyone get straight through? If they did put a queue in, was it at the "pick a month" page or later in the process? Asking as I'm doing some research. Thanks. After the pick a month page. I was only in a queue from the time that I opened the page 11:50 ish and immediately got taken out of the queue at 12
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2017 18:22:22 GMT
I'm sorry if this has been discussed already on this thread (I don't follow it) but in a recent Guardian article on the Hamilton ticket prices this board was featured with some member's comments included
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2017 18:34:55 GMT
Chelsey Manning released by President Obama!
Hooray!!!
Would Obama now kindly imprison Donald Trump for four years with immediate effect?
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