At The Cult also tonight, also will be at Winery Dogs!!

You and I've been at so many of the same shows over the years, you'd think we'd have met at the bar by now,...

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It's 2019, ticketmaster should be able to handle the increased website traffic, your whole business is based around thousands of people showing up at a site at once, you should be prepared for when it happens.

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The waiting area (or queue) is a standard thing now for high volume show. I experienced it with the metallica S&M shows..

You can enter the queue 15 minutes before on sale time, it randomly assigns a spot to you.. then at go time, you have a little guy walking in place that shows you how many people are in front of you.

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What I ran into was different. I've seen the queues were it shows the people in front of you and its like a waiting room. This is me clicking on the link to the to the show (a lot of these had been on sale for weeks) and it taking me to a page without a queue that just says "we are experiencing a high load please wait". In this case if you just mash refresh enough it will get you there faster than waiting for it to load.

I have this happen to me quite a bit when i'm buying tickets the moment they go on sale. I go from it being a countdown clock (no people / number queue, just tickets are on sale in X minutes) to a load page which can take 5 minutes to clear. 5 minutes where i'll often lose my chance for the best tickets because the site can't load.

Rival Sons & Stone Temple Pilots are doing a co-headlining tour. Tickets go on sale at noon today. Will see them 10/3 in Dallas. I could do without STP and their Weiland clone replacement singer but am stoked anytime I get to see Rival Sons.

Ha, no doubt, probably have at some point and didn't know it.

Just saw that as well. Don't understand why RS wouldn't keep solo headlining. Guess old STP fans might broaden their overall attendance.

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Just saw that as well. Don't understand why RS wouldn't keep solo headlining. Guess old STP fans might broaden their overall attendance.

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Yeah, it's an opportunity to catch more fans since they tend to get ignored by radio for some dumb reason. The run opening for Sabbath seemed to help a bunch.

Is it going to be general admission on the floor? Can you tell yet? Prices?

Yes, there is a pit up front. Not sure on price yet.

Ugh, came out to about $75 with fees.

Seriously?!? Geez. RS was $30 before fees in Dallas last month.

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Seriously?!? Geez. RS was $30 before fees in Dallas last month.

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Yep but I wanted to be in the pit. Oh well, I ****ing love those guys. They'll give me my money's worth.

The Claypool-Lennon Delirium 8/13 at HOB Dallas

Anyone going to McCartney tonight?

Did anyone here go to Hootie and the Blowfish last night at The Woodlands? If so, can you tell me who joined them on stage for the David Allen Coe cover? I couldn't understand Darius when he introduced the guy but then he said "I guess we have to sing some country music now!" and I wanted to die. Then, they go into "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and I felt like I was right back in Aggieland circa 1991-92. It ended up being my favorite number from the show.

Anyway, my sister and I couldn't figure out who the guest was....

Great show! That dude was from The Voice - apparently Darius was a mentor on the show and the guy told him he would see Darius in Houston so Darius said we can do better than that - join me on stage.

Thank you! I don't watch that show so I never would have figured it out since i missed the intro!

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Anyone going to McCartney tonight?

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Went..... and got the T-shirt or two. Fantastic concert. The band played 37 songs, with McCartney playing bass guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, ukulele, mandolin, and piano.

Was there also, absolutely fantastic show!

Y'all missed a heck of a Weird Al show last night. He played guitar, cowbell, and accordion with many costume changes.

Going to the Dio Returns show tonight. Still kind of skeptical about this whole hologram thing but we'll see. Hoping for the best.

REK in Emigrant, MT tonight.

Been a good year for shows here. Last for me was twenty one pilots and I got to meet them before. Have Billie Eilish M&G in Los Angeles, Rolling Stones Houston, Cage the Elephant/Beck in Austin, and Khalid in DAL HOU SA in July before Lolla the first day of August.

Hoping to add Santana or Alice Cooper to that in July but who knows if i will be able to make it happen.

Jason Isbell/Father John Misty tonight in Dallas.

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I was there too. Great show. I guess I just don't get FJM, but was there for Isbell anyway. Great to see Amanda. She's been touring her own record and hasn't been on many of the shows on this tour. She just adds so much with the fiddle and those backing vocals. Plus Vampires is just more powerful with them singing it together.

I've seen Jason Isbell with and without her. She adds so much to his show. I didn't realize she was with him on this tour and didn't buy tickets to the WOMH because of that. Looking forward to seeing them at the Ryman in October.

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I've seen Jason Isbell with and without her. She adds so much to his show. I didn't realize she was with him on this tour and didn't buy tickets to the WOMH because of that. Looking forward to seeing them at the Ryman in October.

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We saw them at the Ryman a couple of years ago (the shows they recorded for the live album). It is an amazing experience. It's just perfect.

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I was there too. Great show. I guess I just don't get FJM, but was there for Isbell anyway. Great to see Amanda. She's been touring her own record and hasn't been on many of the shows on this tour. She just adds so much with the fiddle and those backing vocals. Plus Vampires is just more powerful with them singing it together.

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I was there as well, i'm a big fan of both, but i gotta say i feel like Father John Misty brought the heat and Jason Isbell just kind of fell flat after FJM's performance. I thought Isbell was good but again FJM was better imo

Robert Earl Keen And Tyler Childers next Wednesday. Selena Auditorium, Corpus

Jason Isbell killed it as always here in Houston tonight, "If We Were Vampires" is one of the best and most heartfelt love songs I've ever heard.

Gonna see Father John Misty in a sec, we shall see!

Saw Jason Isbell in dallas last night and it was fantastic. Father John was some of the worst music I've ever heard from a fantastic band and terrific singer. But the songs were weird to say the least.

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Saw Jason Isbell in dallas last night and it was fantastic. Father John was some of the worst music I've ever heard from a fantastic band and terrific singer. But the songs were weird to say the least.

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I really had not heard much Father John Misty before that show, so I had zero expectations going in. I was absolutely blown away by it. I loved it, and so did my wife, who is more a George Strait kind of gal. Very different and original.

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Saw Jason Isbell in dallas last night and it was fantastic. Father John was some of the worst music I've ever heard from a fantastic band and terrific singer. But the songs were weird to say the least.

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I really had not heard much Father John Misty before that show, so I had zero expectations going in. I was absolutely blown away by it. I loved it, and so did my wife, who is more a George Strait kind of gal. Very different and original.

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Yeah, I had never heard of him. I gave him a quick listen during the day before and didn't hear anything I liked. I thought the band was great, but the lyrics were just 'out there'. Kind of like when I went to see Ray Lamontagne last year and he started with 4 of his hits and then went to a bunch of strange acid-inducing music.

There were plenty there who liked him, so I may be in the minority.

I'm sure he's either a love or hate kind of guy. Very much a unique artist.