I Scored Tickets to The Who!

I'm soooo excited.

I found out via the car radio yesterday that concert tickets to The Who were to go on sale today at The Sears Centre--an newish (unfamiliar) venue in the next town over from where I live in Chicagoland. Tickets were to be for sale on the Sears Centre's website as well.

So as soon as I heared that Pete Townshend was coming to my town (practically) I had to get tickets. Had to.

I discovered spirituality in music and in me via Townshend's Empty Glass.

I am in awe of the man's talents.

I've not ever seen The Who live in concert and really, after I've done so I think I'll be able to die having satisfied my desire to see every rock icon that lived/toured long enough for me to see him/her.    

I've not ever seen The Who partly because I ceased going to mega-huge venues where due to nosebleed tickets or just the humongousness of the venue I would end up watching the show on a mega-huge screen.

But this place at maximum capacity holds 11,000, which is still a lot, IMO but not a terrible lot.

Here are my and my spouse's seats. Click and follow the purple line.

We did pay $100 each for good seats to see The Who (chart shows prices along w/ matching seat selection). I don't think that's really off the wall considering a Wednesday night showing of the Broadway musical  "Wicked" was $85 each when we saw it as a family two birthdays ago.

The entertainment industry may claim to be hurting and maybe in certain areas it is. But it sure is expensive to see to got out for a live show--theatre, concert, or sports.

But I'm very happy that we got good seats. It was dicey for a good ten minutes as the Sears Centre website kept putting my spouse and I--on seperate computers on "hold."

Then the Sears Centre website's page counted down from 60 to 1 and reloaded. Again and again. I was the first to get through and was paying when the page seemed to reload and went all kerfluey and I had to begin again from sign-in.

By then though-- luckily--my spouse had gotten through on his computer and was buying the tickets.

Whew!

I'm too old for this kind of stress.      

Currently listening : Endless Wire By The Who Release date: By 31 October, 2006

 

Comments

[Cyn]

Yes, I am sad that I missed John Entwistle.

I just noticed recently that nowadays in the adverts for The Who Pete is in front with Roger slightly behind him.
In the "old days" Roger was the pretty boy and Pete took second place to him in many photos. Says something for aging gracefully (like we have a real choice, lol).

Be careful what you ask for as I'll probably prattle on for days about the show.

[Dan]

Cyn - you will absolutely enjoy this concert. Clearly, John Entwistle brought a lot to the band, but Pete and Roger together is always worth the price of admission. I've seen the Who several times, as well as both Roger and Pete solo, and they are true professionals. Roger's voice is a little rough these days, but he's the real deal. And Pete? Well, I'm preaching to the choir. I anticipate and expect a complete review.