My week of rock culminated in a night seeing Guster at the Madison with Wonder Boy and some good friends. The show was a surprisingly early one, starting at 8 pm with no opening acts, so we had to hustle to make it on time. We all agreed to meet out front at 7:45 but it was a cold night and the line was a block long. A line a block long 15 minutes before the show. It should have been a sign.
When we walked into the Madison it was packed. We couldn’t make it out of the lobby! So we all sat there drinking our beers ($5 PBR tallboys), standing in a lobby and not seeing the $35-per-ticket show we were there to see. After about 45 minutes of b!tch!ng, we took advantage of the people on the main floor leaving for bathroom breaks and rushed to take their spots in the crowd. We couldn’t see any better but at least it felt like we were where we should have been.
I know its not unusual to get mad at Ticketmaster. We all rant and rave about the “convenience” fees they charge for every ticket. (I feel dirty and violated every time after making a purchase through them.) But who was at fault for this error? Ticketmaster? The Madison? Guster? It’s frustrating. Someone got greedy and because of it, I spent a lot of money to see a band I really like and who played really well that night. Too bad I only say glimpses of the tops of their heads.
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