Tom Waits Columbus Show Sold Out Under a Minute?

May 16, 2008 – 10:50 am | by Robert Duffy

That’s what people in our message board are thinking. With only 2,800 tickets available, and on a weekend date, it seems likely that the show was drawing lots of people from the region, not just Columbus.

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  1. 16 Responses to “Tom Waits Columbus Show Sold Out Under a Minute?”

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  3. By markomarko on May 16, 2008 | Reply

    Yeah - I know a few Yorkers that were going to fly in for it, but almost everyone I talked to got shut out.

    The show definitely sold out in about 30 seconds. If you refreshed at all, you got NOTHING.


  4. By eddiedingle on May 16, 2008 | Reply

    Yep. I was luck enough to get 2…but around 10+ of my friends failed to pull them in. Officially, it says it sold out by 10:03. But my friends say they were cut off before 30 seconds in…


  5. By billyboy on May 16, 2008 | Reply

    yeah anything after 30 seconds… no dice


  6. By crazytown on May 16, 2008 | Reply

    I logged in right at 10 - got nothing, so this show was s/o in under a minute for sure.

    This was total LUCK of the draw, tons of my friends were also shut out.

    This sucks so hard right now. At least I saved 200 bones.


  7. By brusiert on May 16, 2008 | Reply

    This who know how this works…

    it may say sold out at 10:03 but that really means 10:01 in real ticketmaster time.

    Waits sold out the Ohio in less than a minute.


  8. By jen on May 16, 2008 | Reply

    Definitely less than a minute. And you can probably draw a big fat circle north of Columbus and assume that any Tom Waits fans inside that circle were trying for tickets. Considering the population density… must have been a lot. I was lucky enough to get tickets (pretty amazing seats as well) but sadly none of my friends will be with me…


  9. By brusiert on May 16, 2008 | Reply

    draw a huge circle

    one that stretches to Boston in the east and Chicago to the west.

    Toronto to the north and Lexington to the south.


  10. By Angry Sam on May 18, 2008 | Reply

    Yup, I’m headed up and over from D.C. This is what happens when he tours with this kind of frequency.


  11. By key on May 18, 2008 | Reply

    got tickets at 10:19 on a shit internet connection for the columbus show, but like many of you I am the only one of my friends that got a ticket, my girl is pissed at me for not getting her one but understands that if it was only possible to get one than good for me. I have tried for years to get tics, and not from stubhub or scalpers, and have had no luck. So I will be back in my home town seeing the show, pals of mine and good people are having a get together in the “BUS” so let me know if any would like to come, if not i’ll see you at the show
    wishing the best


  12. By tootles on May 19, 2008 | Reply

    sounds like you need to set your clock - it was about 18 minutes slow.


  13. By nonereally on May 19, 2008 | Reply

    Phoenix sold out in under 6 minutes, 2 nights.


  14. By phillybarguy on Jun 23, 2008 | Reply

    you lost a lifetime experience! I have been waiting and trying for ten years!


  15. By phillybarguy on Jun 23, 2008 | Reply

    My buddy and I are driving in from Philly… where can we have a memorable time? We have waited a long time to be a part of this!


  16. By phillybarguy on Jun 23, 2008 | Reply

    anyone gathering before or after?


  17. By Robert Duffy on Jun 23, 2008 | Reply

    A lot of people will be here before the event:

    http://comfest.com/

    Free outdoor festival, walking distance to the venue.


  18. By Jaydee on Jun 30, 2008 | Reply

    I had three other guys at work trying to get me tickets. One got denied….I drove down from Buffalo NY. What a show. Columbus has a great downtown.


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