erilyn: gabe and mikey's hips (ajbrian)
erilyn ([personal profile] erilyn) wrote2009-12-07 12:34 pm

so, watch the tour get cancelled now

So, I have front row tickets to both the Sydney and Melbourne Backstreet Boys concerts in March.

Um...holy fuck.

This is no thanks to the fanclub - I refused to buy tickets through them, as they were being sold without knowing what your seat allocations would be! I don't fucking think so, buddy (despite having got awesome seats through them in the past), especially after the debacle with their Dublin concert (people who bought front row tickets via the fanclub ended up with far shittier seats due to Ticketmaster reselling the seats). There was no warning that's how the sale would be done - the NZ presale was done via Ticketmaster.

I got the Sydney tickets on Friday - there was a Virgin Mobile presale starting (according to Ticketmaster) at 9am. I'm with Virgin Mobile, couldn't find details of it ANYWHERE. Come 9am, sale goes live, I guess the password on second go (perhaps they should have made it something other than BACKSTREET, and it shouldn't work for me entering BACKSTREET09) and got front row! Virgin Mobile did eventually put the details up on the Member site - but they thought the presale started at 2pm. Major communication breakdown, whoops!

Today, it was the Visa Entertainment presale, and I guess I just had good timing to refresh when my computer clock said 11:59 to find the sale had gone live.

But yes, front row twice! I'm kinda stunned (and really paranoid that's somethings going to go wrong now). And I think I've used up any ticket karma for the next twenty years.

Anyway, gotta get back to preparing to fail my exam tomorrow.

[identity profile] trumpeterofdoom.livejournal.com 2009-12-07 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
Good luck for your exam! And OMG I WANT ALL YOUR FOOTAGE AND PICTURES OM NOM NOM.

[identity profile] erilyn.livejournal.com 2009-12-08 10:31 am (UTC)(link)
I will try!

[identity profile] fickwalker.livejournal.com 2009-12-07 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
OMG. Melb too?! Holy shit, girl - You're lucky as HELL. :) Well done!

[identity profile] erilyn.livejournal.com 2009-12-08 10:33 am (UTC)(link)
I AM STILL SHOCKED!

[identity profile] fickwalker.livejournal.com 2009-12-08 11:06 am (UTC)(link)
It's just ten different kinds of awesome. :D

[identity profile] morebliss.livejournal.com 2009-12-07 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
Yayness! And, good luck for the exam.

[identity profile] erilyn.livejournal.com 2009-12-08 10:34 am (UTC)(link)
EXAMS ARE EVIL >:(

[identity profile] aotearoagal.livejournal.com 2009-12-07 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
I'd love to go see them live, but now that Kevin's gone I'm not so enamoured.

[identity profile] erilyn.livejournal.com 2009-12-07 07:01 am (UTC)(link)
I was concerned before the last tour that it was going to be weird seeing them without Kevin - but to be honest, once the show was underway, I didn't miss him, because there was always so much going on.

They are so much fun live, I've seen them on two different tours and always had a blast. Not that keen on the new album, but they'll do heaps of the older stuff too.
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[personal profile] littlerhymes 2009-12-07 06:08 am (UTC)(link)
YAY, that's awesome! I demand video! :D

[identity profile] erilyn.livejournal.com 2009-12-08 10:35 am (UTC)(link)
Everyone should be going to Backstreet, they are so much fun live :D

There will be video I promise.
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[personal profile] sperrywink 2009-12-07 11:22 am (UTC)(link)
Good luck on the exam!

And WOOHOO for great seats!

[identity profile] erilyn.livejournal.com 2009-12-08 10:44 am (UTC)(link)
How on earth did this happen? :)

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/_titch/ 2009-12-07 03:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay front row!! Congrats, you'll have a blast!

[identity profile] erilyn.livejournal.com 2009-12-08 10:49 am (UTC)(link)
The only problem now is waiting til March!

[identity profile] notyourfriend.livejournal.com 2009-12-08 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
Yay! I got 2nd row and now have spare row k to get rid of. Which section are you in?

[identity profile] erilyn.livejournal.com 2009-12-08 10:46 am (UTC)(link)
Section A!

Everyone on the mailing list and fanclub seem to be trying for front few rows at this stage and/or have already bought tickets, so ebay or asking around might be best bet, sorry!

[identity profile] erilyn.livejournal.com 2009-12-14 08:42 am (UTC)(link)
There's someone on the mailing list looking for tickets (maybe only 2 though) for Melbourne - are you still trying to find a home for the 3 tickets in row K? What section?

[identity profile] papercompany.livejournal.com 2009-12-08 08:41 am (UTC)(link)
That is so awesome omg. Front row twice! :DDDDDD

I got second row to the side. :DDDDD

Lyyyyyyyyyn the Backstreet Boys omg.

[identity profile] erilyn.livejournal.com 2009-12-08 10:45 am (UTC)(link)
I AM SO SO SO SO HAPPY THAT YOU GUYS GOT GREAT SEATS :D AND THE SECOND AND THIRD ROW PEOPLE (AND SOMETIMES FURTHER BACK) RUSH THE FRONT WHEN THE LIGHTS GO DOWN ANYWAY ;)

[identity profile] misha-bsb.livejournal.com 2009-12-09 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
... any chance you can record the guys' interview on Sydney's Mix 106.5FM? They will probably be on between 7am and 9am Thursday (Sydney time)

[identity profile] erilyn.livejournal.com 2009-12-09 08:50 am (UTC)(link)
Sorry, I leave for work around 7-7:30.