Is there a way to see this concert at Churchill Downs for less?

I was a concierge, a manager and a trainer, and a member of the professional concierge association in a major US City for almost 7 years The internet was never a factor in getting tickets--I didn't even have a computer at my desk, just a really, really good Rolodex and a telephone book. I've had the experience of sitting on hold with Ticketmaster many, many times, but that was rare. My clients wanted good seats and within reason, weren't too concerned about price.

But if I called my usual suspects and got competing prices, one would usually eventually break and lower their price. Here's a crash course, with the luxury of everything being online, from seating charts to ticket inventories:. As for the prices, here's your answer, right from website of one of the brokers I regularly used: "Why are the tickets on your site listed above face value?

Licensed ticket brokers generally sell their tickets at prices above face value. This price is known as the tickets' "market value. " The only place you can purchase tickets at face value is through Ticketmaster or a venue box office.

However, it is important to note that these primary sellers often charge additional service fees - creating actual prices that are higher than the amount listed on the face of the ticket. Licensed ticket brokers specialize in obtaining desirable seats for high-demand and sold-out events. We get these tickets from a variety of sources, including season ticket holders and individuals who have extra tickets for events.To obtain these high-demand tickets, brokers pay a premium, or a price often well above face value.

They then sell these tickets at the market value. The market value price for a ticket is determined by many factors including seat location, supply and demand, date and location of the event, etc.This means that we sometimes must sell tickets for below face value. Our ultimate goal is to provide our customers with the greatest selection of event tickets at competitive prices.

" It's true--if they have season tickets to something and no one has bought the tickets for that day's event, you can usually get them at or below price if you call an hour before the broker closes--after that, they're holding bookmarks with no value. I've gone to plenty of baseball games--perhaps not the best match-ups, but 15th row, right next to3rd base--at or below face. THAT'S when you can bargain--when they're stuck with a ticket in hand, although for your music festival I would imagine every ticket would be sucked up.

Expect ALL broker prices to go up. Someone will pay the price. Streisand was so good to the concierge community...our clients were happy and they always let us know with a thank-you or several.. if the tickets are coming 're from a big broker who advertises nationally, they'll be legit.

I'd have have picked the lowest price. Coast to Coast looks reasonable--you have to remember that if YOU don't pay that price, someone else might. $1452.00 is nothing for a busy exec and their assistant, who don't have time to sit on the phone to try to get through to Ticketmaster.

At that point, if you really want to feel the sweat of the musicians, it would make sense to go to sec. T4 row D.. It's dead center, 4th row. But if you want to get the same experience with a littleeconomy thrown in, I think you forgot about what Coast to Coast had in the middle of the page: Section: T4, Row: F, $990.00 ea.

, 2 avail.(Three-Day Pass-6th row Center) Same section, only two rows further back--and $452 per ticket cheaper than your $1400 seats. You might want to assess how big the place is--for example at Ford's Theater in DC, there's the lower and there's the upper, and they're all just about the same. Gher up might be better if it's not that far--you're at stage level.

That the broker can give the exact location may mean they already have those tickets in their safe--the others have to wait for.them. I did find Sec T3, Row B, for $1098 here: http://tinyurl.com/244m8fy You have to remember that the T3 could be as good as the T4 depending on a few things, including how wide the row is and where the seat is--if it's two seats in from the aisle separating T3 and T4, you're splitting hairs at that point, I think And it says "Available," so they might already have them in their safe.. Cincinnati is the net closest city with any large population I sometimes had to use ticket brokers in other cities--on complete blind faith, knowing nothing about them but a phone number) because they would have better access by virtue of location. I just looked online--another broker I used to work with, who advertises nationally, whose office I've been to many times, has T5, Row A online for $2500!

TIP: If you have to actually call a broker, just say simply " this is Suzy from the concierge desk." You'll get a warmer response. Try it for restaurant reservations, too.

) If they ask where (say you're the concierge and it means you're sending them business--they likely won't ask), say you're at the so-and-so building. May I suggest you use something nondescript --"The Stephen Building"---and not use the name of a well-known building If you're paying by credit card and having the tickets mailed to you, "The client wants them mailed to his home. " Stranger things have happened.

I just checked Ticketmaster and they are showing VIP seats for all three days available for a SUBTOTAL amount of US $1,990.20 for two tickets. There is also a ticketing delivery fee in addition to this amount. I also checked Ticket Liquidator and they are also showing seats available.

You could also buy individual day seats focusing on getting the best tickets for the day when your absolute favorites are playing at a higher price and take lower priced tickets for the other days. Another place you can check is Stubhub. I found this while searching for tickets: "What you may not be aware of is that two spots on the artist line-up remain to be filled, and the public will be the judge.So, if you ever wanted to play Simon Cowell sans the tight t-shirt, smugness, and general nasty countenance, here's your chance.

You can go to leoweekly.com/band-vote/ and vote once per day per e-mail address. Voting began Friday May 21, and it goes through Wednesday June 2. Every time you vote you will also be entered to win two free tickets to the festival.

" louisville.com/content/put-you-hullabalo... You still have some time left for this contest. There is also a contest on Twitter, you just have to join herehttp://twitter.com/hullabaloufest and you'll get messages and information about the concert and giveaways. Hope this helps.

EBay As of 1023pm Louisville Kentucky time, the following tickets are being sold or held in auction, some of them by top rated sellers, and some only for specific bands: 1-11 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival: Dave Matthews B Buy It Now or Best Offer $136.40 +$11-118 shipping Time left: 14h 6m 1-9 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival 1-119/10 Churchill Buy It Now or Best Offer $141-11 +$1-11 shipping Time left: 11d 15h 17m 1-7 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival 1-119/10 Churchill Buy It Now or Best Offer $141-11 +$1-11 shipping Time left: 26d 18h 32m 1-9 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival 1-119/10 Churchill Buy It Now or Best Offer $141-11 +$1-11 shipping Time left: 26d 18h 33m 2 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival: Kenny Chesney Loui Buy It Now $31-11 +$11-118 shipping Time left: 7d 15h 43m 1-6 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival 1-11.00 Churchill Buy It Now $31-11 +$11-118 shipping Time left: 16d 22h 59m 1-9 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival 1-11.00 Churchill Buy It Now or Best Offer $311-11 +$1-11 shipping Time left: 26d 18h 33m 1-11 HullabaLOU Music Festival Tickets 1-119 Churchill D Buy It Now $381-11 Free shipping Time left: 29d 1h 35m 2 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival: Bon Jovi 1-119/10 C Buy It Now or Best Offer $381-118 Free shipping Time left: 19d 13h 18m 1-8 HullabaLOU Music Festival Tickets 1-11 Churchill Do Buy It Now $411-11 Free shipping Time left: 2d 5h 3m 1-8 HullabaLOU Music Festival Tickets 1-11 Churchill Do Buy It Now $431-11 Free shipping Time left: 2d 18h 58m 2 HullabaLOU Music Festival: Kenny Chesney Tickets Lou. 0 Bids Buy It Now $450.00 $550.00 +$1-11 shipping Time left: 5d 1h 32m 2 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival: Dave Matthews Band Buy It Now or Best Offer $601-118 Free shipping Time left: 22d 22h 11m 2 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival: Kenny Chesney 1-11 Buy It Now or Best Offer $671-11 Free shipping Time left: 19d 16h 6m 2 HullabaLOU Music Festival: Kenny Chesney Tickets Loui Buy It Now or Best Offer $671-11 Free shipping Time left: 21d 18h 19m 2 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival: Bon Jovi 1-11 Loui Buy It Now or Best Offer $711-11 +$11-118 shipping Time left: 16d 13h 52m 2 HullabaLOU Music Festival Tickets 1-119 Louisville Chu Buy It Now $821-11 Free shipping Time left: 15d 18h 55m 2 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival 1-119/10 Churchill D Buy It Now or Best Offer $911-117 Free shipping Time left: 20d 2h 34m 2 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival 1-119/10 Churchill D Buy It Now or Best Offer $1,171-119 +$11-118 shipping Time left: 5d 13h 14m 4 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival 1-119/10 Churchill D Buy It Now $1,540.00 +$11-118 shipping Time left: 13d 14h 58m 4 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival 1-119/10 Churchill D Buy It Now $1,650.00 +$11-118 shipping Time left: 14d 14h 54m 4 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival 1-119/10 Churchill D Buy It Now $1,760.00 +$11-118 shipping Time left: 15d 13h 58m 4 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival: Dave Matthews Band Buy It Now or Best Offer $1,761-11 +$11-118 shipping Time left: 5d 21h 12m 4 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival: Dave Matthews Band Buy It Now or Best Offer $1,791-118 +$11-118 shipping Time left: 24d 20h 7m 4 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival: Bon Jovi 1-119/10 C Buy It Now or Best Offer $1,831-11 +$11-118 shipping Time left: 4d 20h 33m 4 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival: Kenny Chesney 1-11 Buy It Now or Best Offer $2,011-119 +$11-118 shipping Time left: 4d 20h 22m HULLABALOU MUSIC FESTIVAL 3 DAY TICKETS (2) - 3RD ROW Buy It Now $2,600.00 +$1-11 shipping Time left: 16d 0h 22m 4 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival: Bon Jovi 1-119/10 C Buy It Now or Best Offer $2,681-11 +$11-118 shipping Time left: 12d 21h 14m 4 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival (3 Day Pass Fri-Sun Buy It Now or Best Offer $5,371-119 +$11-118 shipping Time left: 18d 21h 27m.

Try calling a regional ticket broker, broadrippletickets.com is in Indianapolis, or you could try others. If you find the right broker you can ask them to watch for releases for you, if tickets were to get released you might be able to get them cheaper if they knew you would buy them right away.

Two tickets for Day 1 - Reserved Main Stage - $225 louisville.craigslist.org/tix/1761610127... Four general admission, 3-day tickets - $200 louisville.craigslist.org/tix/1756750804... Two general admission, 3-day tickets w/ 3-day parking pass - $400 louisville.craigslist.org/tix/1746801907... Here are two 3-day tickets for $120: louisville.craigslist.org/tix/1760747972....

I was a concierge, a manager and a trainer, and a member of the professional concierge association in a major US City for almost 7 years The internet was never a factor in getting tickets--I didn't even have a computer at my desk, just a really, really good Rolodex and a telephone book. I've had the experience of sitting on hold with Ticketmaster many, many times, but that was rare. My clients wanted good seats and within reason, weren't too concerned about price.

But if I called my usual suspects and got competing prices, one would usually eventually break and lower their price. Here's a crash course, with the luxury of everything being online, from seating charts to ticket inventories:. As for the prices, here's your answer, right from website of one of the brokers I regularly used: "Why are the tickets on your site listed above face value?

Licensed ticket brokers generally sell their tickets at prices above face value. This price is known as the tickets' "market value. " The only place you can purchase tickets at face value is through Ticketmaster or a venue box office.

However, it is important to note that these primary sellers often charge additional service fees - creating actual prices that are higher than the amount listed on the face of the ticket. Licensed ticket brokers specialize in obtaining desirable seats for high-demand and sold-out events. We get these tickets from a variety of sources, including season ticket holders and individuals who have extra tickets for events.

To obtain these high-demand tickets, brokers pay a premium, or a price often well above face value. They then sell these tickets at the market value. The market value price for a ticket is determined by many factors including seat location, supply and demand, date and location of the event, etc. This means that we sometimes must sell tickets for below face value.

Our ultimate goal is to provide our customers with the greatest selection of event tickets at competitive prices. " It's true--if they have season tickets to something and no one has bought the tickets for that day's event, you can usually get them at or below price if you call an hour before the broker closes--after that, they're holding bookmarks with no value. I've gone to plenty of baseball games--perhaps not the best match-ups, but 15th row, right next to3rd base--at or below face.

THAT'S when you can bargain--when they're stuck with a ticket in hand, although for your music festival I would imagine every ticket would be sucked up. Expect ALL broker prices to go up. Someone will pay the price.

Streisand was so good to the concierge community...our clients were happy and they always let us know with a thank-you or several.. if the tickets are coming 're from a big broker who advertises nationally, they'll be legit. I'd have have picked the lowest price. Coast to Coast looks reasonable--you have to remember that if YOU don't pay that price, someone else might.

$1452.00 is nothing for a busy exec and their assistant, who don't have time to sit on the phone to try to get through to Ticketmaster. At that point, if you really want to feel the sweat of the musicians, it would make sense to go to sec. T4 row D.. It's dead center, 4th row.

But if you want to get the same experience with a littleeconomy thrown in, I think you forgot about what Coast to Coast had in the middle of the page: Section: T4, Row: F, $990.00 ea. , 2 avail. (Three-Day Pass-6th row Center) Same section, only two rows further back--and $452 per ticket cheaper than your $1400 seats.

You might want to assess how big the place is--for example at Ford's Theater in DC, there's the lower and there's the upper, and they're all just about the same. Higher up might be better if it's not that far--you're at stage level. That the broker can give the exact location may mean they already have those tickets in their safe--the others have to wait for.them.

I did find Sec T3, Row B, for $1098 here: http://tinyurl.com/244m8fy You have to remember that the T3 could be as good as the T4 depending on a few things, including how wide the row is and where the seat is--if it's two seats in from the aisle separating T3 and T4, you're splitting hairs at that point, I think And it says "Available," so they might already have them in their safe.. Cincinnati is the net closest city with any large population I sometimes had to use ticket brokers in other cities--on complete blind faith, knowing nothing about them but a phone number) because they would have better access by virtue of location. I just looked online--another broker I used to work with, who advertises nationally, whose office I've been to many times, has T5, Row A online for $2500! TIP: If you have to actually call a broker, just say simply " this is Suzy from the concierge desk.

" You'll get a warmer response. Try it for restaurant reservations, too. ) If they ask where (say you're the concierge and it means you're sending them business--they likely won't ask), say you're at the so-and-so building.

May I suggest you use something nondescript --"The Stephen Building"---and not use the name of a well-known building If you're paying by credit card and having the tickets mailed to you, "The client wants them mailed to his home. " Stranger things have happened.

I just checked Ticketmaster and they are showing VIP seats for all three days available for a SUBTOTAL amount of US $1,990.20 for two tickets. There is also a ticketing delivery fee in addition to this amount. I also checked Ticket Liquidator and they are also showing seats available.

You could also buy individual day seats focusing on getting the best tickets for the day when your absolute favorites are playing at a higher price and take lower priced tickets for the other days. Another place you can check is Stubhub. I found this while searching for tickets: "What you may not be aware of is that two spots on the artist line-up remain to be filled, and the public will be the judge.

So, if you ever wanted to play Simon Cowell sans the tight t-shirt, smugness, and general nasty countenance, here's your chance. You can go to leoweekly.com/band-vote/ and vote once per day per e-mail address. Voting began Friday May 21, and it goes through Wednesday June 2.

Every time you vote you will also be entered to win two free tickets to the festival. " http://www.louisville.com/content/put-you-hullabalou-music You still have some time left for this contest. There is also a contest on Twitter, you just have to join herehttp://twitter.com/hullabaloufest and you'll get messages and information about the concert and giveaways.

Hope this helps.

Concerts that are in high demand usually are hard to come by for less. To ask for a concert seat that is great with a great price is also rare, unless you know some promoters of the concert, or if you are involved with the company. Even then, it's still hard to get amazing seats for less.

One idea (no guarantees) would be to talk to call your local radio station and ask they have any promotions for these tickets, or if they have any contests. Sometimes they have contests. Places I recommend you check to shop for tickets: FanSnap fansnap.com/events/?q=concert+at+churchi... I recommend FanSnap because it searches multiple ticket sites.

Tickets for Less (a broker, there are plenty of brokers) URL2 Maybe, just maybe you can tell then your story and negotiate a deal. Sometimes buying before the concert is better when they need to sell them, unless the concert is sold out. Ticketmaster ticketmaster.com Check out the auctions, or sometimes they have deals on these tickets.

You might even have some people selling them in the secondary market. Live Nation http://www.livenation.com You might find tickets at Live Nation. Craigslist http://www.craigslist.org Buyer beware, yet there may be some people who can't make the concert, and might have to sell their tickets at the last minute.

Although this is rare, especially when you're looking for great seats like this. Good luck!

EBay As of 1023pm Louisville Kentucky time, the following tickets are being sold or held in auction, some of them by top rated sellers, and some only for specific bands: 1-11 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival: Dave Matthews B Buy It Now or Best Offer $136.40 +$15.00 shipping Time left: 14h 6m 1-9 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival 1-119/10 Churchill Buy It Now or Best Offer $141-117 +$1-11 shipping Time left: 11d 15h 17m 1-7 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival 1-111-118 Churchill Buy It Now or Best Offer $141-117 +$1-11 shipping Time left: 26d 18h 32m 1-9 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival 1-11.00 Churchill Buy It Now or Best Offer $141-117 +$1-11 shipping Time left: 26d 18h 33m 2 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival: Kenny Chesney Loui Buy It Now $35.00 +$15.00 shipping Time left: 7d 15h 43m 1-6 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival 1-11.00 Churchill Buy It Now $35.00 +$15.00 shipping Time left: 16d 22h 59m 1-9 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival 1-11.00 Churchill Buy It Now or Best Offer $311-11 +$1-11 shipping Time left: 26d 18h 33m 1-119 HullabaLOU Music Festival Tickets 1-11.00 Churchill D Buy It Now $381-11 Free shipping Time left: 29d 1h 35m 2 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival: Bon Jovi 1-11.00 C Buy It Now or Best Offer $385.00 Free shipping Time left: 19d 13h 18m 1-8 HullabaLOU Music Festival Tickets 1-11.00 Churchill Do Buy It Now $411-117 Free shipping Time left: 2d 5h 3m 1-8 HullabaLOU Music Festival Tickets 1-11.00 Churchill Do Buy It Now $431-11.00 Free shipping Time left: 2d 18h 58m 2 HullabaLOU Music Festival: Kenny Chesney Tickets Lou. 0 Bids Buy It Now $450.00 $550.00 +$1-11.00 shipping Time left: 5d 1h 32m 2 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival: Dave Matthews Band Buy It Now or Best Offer $605.00 Free shipping Time left: 22d 22h 11m 2 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival: Kenny Chesney 1-11.00 Buy It Now or Best Offer $677/258 Free shipping Time left: 19d 16h 6m 2 HullabaLOU Music Festival: Kenny Chesney Tickets Loui Buy It Now or Best Offer $677/250 Free shipping Time left: 21d 18h 19m 2 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival: Bon Jovi 1-11.00 Loui Buy It Now or Best Offer $717/251 +$15.00 shipping Time left: 16d 13h 52m 2 HullabaLOU Music Festival Tickets 1-11.00 Louisville Chu Buy It Now $821-11 Free shipping Time left: 15d 18h 55m 2 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival 1-111-118 Churchill D Buy It Now or Best Offer $911-11 Free shipping Time left: 20d 2h 34m 2 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival 1-119/10 Churchill D Buy It Now or Best Offer $1,171-11 +$15.00 shipping Time left: 5d 13h 14m 4 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival 1-111-118 Churchill D Buy It Now $1,540.00 +$15.00 shipping Time left: 13d 14h 58m 4 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival 1-119/10 Churchill D Buy It Now $1,650.00 +$15.00 shipping Time left: 14d 14h 54m 4 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival 1-11.00 Churchill D Buy It Now $1,760.00 +$15.00 shipping Time left: 15d 13h 58m 4 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival: Dave Matthews Band Buy It Now or Best Offer $1,761-11.00 +$15.00 shipping Time left: 5d 21h 12m 4 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival: Dave Matthews Band Buy It Now or Best Offer $1,791-119 +$15.00 shipping Time left: 24d 20h 7m 4 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival: Bon Jovi 1-11.00 C Buy It Now or Best Offer $1,837/258 +$15.00 shipping Time left: 4d 20h 33m 4 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival: Kenny Chesney 1-11.00 Buy It Now or Best Offer $2,011-11 +$15.00 shipping Time left: 4d 20h 22m HULLABALOU MUSIC FESTIVAL 3 DAY TICKETS (2) - 3RD ROW Buy It Now $2,600.00 +$1-117 shipping Time left: 16d 0h 22m 4 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival: Bon Jovi 1-11.00 C Buy It Now or Best Offer $2,681-117 +$15.00 shipping Time left: 12d 21h 14m 4 Tickets HullabaLOU Music Festival (3 Day Pass Fri-Sun Buy It Now or Best Offer $5,371-11 +$15.00 shipping Time left: 18d 21h 27m.

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What could possibly be wrong with that plan?

Tickets Available for HullabaLOU Music Festival (3 Day Pass Fri-Sun) the cheapest I can find, according to coasttocoasttickets. Com: Seat Location, Price, Tickets Available Section: GENADM Row: 5, $303.00, 1 3-day pass Section: 3DAY-PASS* Row: GA-GA, $323.00, 4 3 Day General Admission Section: 3DAY-PASS* Row: GA-GA, $323.00, 3 3 Day General Admission Section: GENADM, Row: 5, $358.00, 2 3-day pass Section: GA Row: GA, $3603.003, 6 3 DAY PASSES DELIVERED . .

Section: 3- DAY-PASS Row: GA-GA, $368.00, 10 Section: 3- DAY-PASS, Row: GA-GA, $368.00, 10 Section: GA Row: GA, $383.00, 2 *THREE DAY TICKET PASS-MANY BANDS* . Section: T2 VIP Row: K, $3903.003, 4 for the . Only Section: T3 VIP Row: A, $3903.003, 8 Front Row VIP Turf Track Seating - Access To Hospitality Area and VIP Lounge Section: GEN ADM Row: GA, $417.00, 6 GENERAL ADMISSION SEATING - EST.

DELIVERY WEEK OF SHOW Section: T4 Row: E, $947.00, 2 Orders will be shipped approximately two weeks before the show. E-tickets. VIP - 3 Day Pass FRI-SAT-SUN Section: T4 Row: F, $990.00, 2 Three-Day Pass-6th row Center Section: T4 Row: G, $990.00, 4 Three-Day Pass-.

Center Section: T3 Row: B, $10903.003, 4 Section: T3 Row: B, $10903.003, 4 Section: TURF Row: S, $13503.003, 4 ROW VIP RESERVED TURF TRACK SEATING - EST. DELIVERY WEEK OF SHOW.

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