2010 Ticket Information - Page 20

Radster · #**381** Posted **Nov 27, 2009, 8:54 PM**

Thanks John! That helps!

djun · #**382** Posted **Dec 8, 2009, 6:07 PM**

Hopefully this is the right place to post this, but I believe some of you were interested in the performers for the victory ceremonies.

Date Headline Performer

Feb 14 Nelly Furtado
Feb 15 To be confirmed
Feb 16 Barenaked Ladies
Feb 17 Paul Brandt
Feb 18 Hedley
Feb 19 Theory of a Deadman
Feb 20 Stereophonics
Feb 21 Trooper and Loverboy
Feb 23 Billy Talent
Feb 24 INXS
Feb 25 Burton Cummings
Feb 26 Great Big Sea

Yume-sama · #**383** Posted **Dec 8, 2009, 6:08 PM**

Well... that's unsurprisingly underwhelming.

dreambrother808 · #**384** Posted **Dec 8, 2009, 6:25 PM**

I was actually surprised at how bad it was... other than Nelly.

nova9 · #**385** Posted **Dec 8, 2009, 6:27 PM**

all the acts i'd see are those that i wouldn't see outside anything larger than the commodore (Nelly and Billy Talent). I'm glad I didn't buy any Victory Ceremony tickets.

Yume-sama · #**386** Posted **Dec 8, 2009, 6:28 PM**

Most of those people would struggle to sell out a 1500 seat concert hall with $20 tickets, so this is really BIG for them. Not so big for us.

In fact, all of them have performed for *free* at the Coca Cola stage at the Calgary Stampede... an outdoor stage with a medium sized grass field in front of it.

Canada doesn't go big, so I expect the opening ceremonies will probably be equally lame, coupled with some PC stuff about Natives and French people to make everyone happy.

wrenegade · #**387** Posted **Dec 8, 2009, 6:53 PM**

Now that I know who's going to be there, I'm going to try and get tickets. Paul Brandt! Woo!

Who would have bought tickets for a concert where they didn't know who was performing? Was this plan exclusive to Vanoc, or did previous Olympics do the same sort of thing?

edit: I didn't realize they were medal ceremonies too. whoops.

jlousa · #**388** Posted **Dec 9, 2009, 2:27 AM**

I'm not surprised, in fact I bought my tickets for the medal ceremonies, there's a good chance of hearing the Canadian anthem played on any given night. To me the concert is just a freebie.

nova9 · #**389** Posted **Dec 9, 2009, 4:21 AM**

I'm going to support this instead: http://www.inkhouse2010.com/

Not an official 'cultural olympiad' (eyeroll) but way cooler....

Feb. 11- Paul van Dyk
Feb. 12 - mstrkrft
Feb. 13 - Benny Benassi
Feb. 17 - Steve Aoki
Feb. 20 and 21 - Armin van Buuren

Lover Fighter · #**390** Posted **Dec 9, 2009, 6:25 PM**

Yikes, glad I didn't end up buying a Victory Ceremony ticket.

Quote:

Originally Posted by nova9

I'm going to support this instead: http://www.inkhouse2010.com/
Feb. 17 - Steve Aoki

I will be here, however!

Distill3d · #**391** Posted **Dec 9, 2009, 6:35 PM**

I'm impressed!

I got my tickets for:

Feb 16 Barenaked Ladies
Feb 17 Paul Brandt
Feb 20 Stereophonics
Feb 21 Trooper and Loverboy
Feb 24 INXS
Feb 25 Burton Cummings
Feb 26 Great Big Sea

LeftCoaster · #**392** Posted **Dec 9, 2009, 10:57 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by djun

Hopefully this is the right place to post this, but I believe some of you were interested in the performers for the victory ceremonies.

Date Headline Performer

Feb 14 Nelly Furtado
Feb 15 To be confirmed
Feb 16 Barenaked Ladies
Feb 17 Paul Brandt
Feb 18 Hedley
Feb 19 Theory of a Deadman
Feb 20 Stereophonics
Feb 21 Trooper and Loverboy
Feb 23 Billy Talent
Feb 24 INXS
Feb 25 Burton Cummings
Feb 26 Great Big Sea

Wow thats even worse than I expected... and I had pretty low expectations. Not one large draw.

Inkhouse on the other hand has one of the most impressive lineups I have ever seen. The plaza is going to be a hot spot of the games for sure.

Yume-sama · #**393** Posted **Dec 9, 2009, 11:12 PM**

Maybe Quebec will be Celine Dion!

nova9 · #**394** Posted **Dec 9, 2009, 11:59 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

Wow thats even worse than I expected... and I had pretty low expectations. Not one large draw.

Inkhouse on the other hand has one of the most impressive lineups I have ever seen. The plaza is going to be a hot spot of the games for sure.

It's actually at Gossip nightclub rather than at Venue/Plaza.

Smooth · #**395** Posted **Dec 11, 2009, 7:52 PM**

Anyone else trying to get Olympic bus network tickets right now? I can only ever get through a couple of pages before the site crashes. That's if I can even get on to the site.

Why couldn't VANOC have invested in more servers? Every experience I've had trying to get Olympic related tickets has been miserable.

EDIT: Just got through on their customer support line. They said their site is down and will probably be up in about 45 minutes. They couldn't take my order because the agents just use the same site.

What a gong show.

Yume-sama · #**396** Posted **Dec 11, 2009, 7:56 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smooth

Anyone else trying to get Olympic bus network tickets right now? I can only ever get through a couple of pages before the site crashes. That's if I can even get on to the site.

Why couldn't VANOC have invested in more servers? Every experience I've had trying to get Olympic related tickets has been miserable.

I thought they stopped selling Olympic bus network tickets awhile ago?

Just had a good chuckle by going to the Vancouver2010 website and the headline is "An Exciting Lineup of Top Canadian Acts" with a picture of Hedley.

I don't know if it's more funny or sad that they probably are tops in Canadian music. Their concert in Calgary next year is in a tiny little arena, where every ticket is $40. And it won't sellout.

EDIT: Consider using the non-official buses that some members on here have talked about, http://www.ridebooker.com/

johnjimbc · #**397** Posted **Dec 11, 2009, 8:16 PM**

Hey Smooth!

Yeah, it's crashing. I had the pleasant experience of thinking I was all set to go but with errors checking out. I'm giving up for now.

Plus, what's with Lonsdale not showing up as an option to get to Cypress unless you click in just the right sequence to pull it up?

Bizarre.

Phone lines are down as well.

P.S. You can't use ridebooker to get to cypress. From everything I can tell, the only option is using the bus network. If I didn't have to use it, I wouldn't. Are there any other options to get to Cypress (I might even consider walking up the mountain if I end up having to schlep out to Simon Fraser just to get to Cypress

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Smooth · #**398** Posted **Dec 11, 2009, 8:25 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yume-sama

I thought they stopped selling Olympic bus network tickets awhile ago?

Just had a good chuckle by going to the Vancouver2010 website and the headline is "An Exciting Lineup of Top Canadian Acts" with a picture of Hedley.

I don't know if it's more funny or sad that they probably are tops in Canadian music. Their concert in Calgary next year is in a tiny little arena, where every ticket is $40. And it won't sellout.

EDIT: Consider using the non-official buses that some members on here have talked about, http://www.ridebooker.com/

The tickets I'm trying to get are for the events on Cypress. Those tickets just went on sale this morning at 11. I don't think non-official buses are going to be servicing Cypress

I agree about the lame Canadian acts. I wouldn't seen any of them if I was given tickets. Seems like they consulted the Juno people when they were compiling a list of artists to call.

Some acts that I think would have been more appropriate:
- Tragically Hip (I don't like them but they can draw in half decent crowds still)
- k-os (Hip-hop with a positive message... plus it shows that we have a more diverse music scene)
- Feist (I know she's playing other venues but she appeals to a large audience)
- Arcade Fire (indie darlings)
- Michael Buble (is he going to make any appearances at the Olympics?)
- Sarah McLachlan
- Neil Young
- Nickelback (I can't stand them but I think internationally they aren't as hated... plus they booked theory of a deadman which is basically just a Nickelback clone)

Yume-sama · #**399** Posted **Dec 11, 2009, 9:11 PM**

I actually don't mind Theory of a Deadman, but they supposedly are terrible live. If they lip sync it could be good.

johnjimbc · #**400** Posted **Dec 11, 2009, 10:37 PM**

I did finally get transportation tickets to cypress, even though I never received a clear message indicating a fully successful transaction while I was logged in.

I really suspect someone started pulling failed orders off of their system and processing them manually (I used to work, eons ago, at a processing center for electronic bill payments so what happened today seemed eerily familiar).

Suddenly, out of the blue, I received an email confirmation that my order was processed - not a confirmation on-line but via email. But once I got that email message and managed to successfully log back in, there was indeed a single confirmed transaction listed when I clicked to view previous orders.

I'm glad it's there, and I've already printed the tickets and confirmed the visa transaction. I'm even more relieved multiple transactions didn't process because I received several "order failed" messages during my numerous attempts. I was also on hold via the phone line the entire time I was attempting online, so they must have had a queue of over an hour. I only hung up the phone after successfully printing the tickets.

I feel for the folks having to handle this from a customer service perspective. They've got to be ragged after a day like this.

Oh well, I have to get back to work now. Hope you are able to get your transport tickets, Smooth.