Reading, PA (Santander Performing Arts Center, March 6th, 2023)

[grave bramble]

i can try

[gentle forge]

That sucks but its not the worst way it could have broken

[ocean lantern]

I will find a way to fix it

[blazing wing]

You can unscrew the clear ball part off. Not sure how you're gonna open it in half though. Its probably glued together.

[ocean lantern]

You tube will be my bestie for that😭

[blazing wing]

Maybe you should wait til after the concert. No one will notice as long as the light is working. If it goes horribly wrong, you could always get the mood light for a replacement top.

[crimson creek]

Oh I’ve done that. Super easy fix once you open it up. And if for any reason you can’t just reconnect the pieces gorilla glue is your best friend

[night veldt]

Have y’all got your tickets to print yet? I know our seats are showing up on Ticketmaster but I have not seen an email of the ticket. Just hoping I didn’t delete it by accident.

[sharp pike]

Nope not yet

[crimson creek]

Printing tickets? Wtf is it 2003????

[candid aspen]

I still think you should be able to have it scanned via a phone

But who knows <.<

[crimson creek]

Is this new venue run by cavemen?!

[grave bramble]

it's about ticketmaster's technology, not the performing arts center I'm 95% sure they can scan it from our phones

if we're somehow wrong and only the printed tickets worked, it's going to be quite a mess

probably half the people going won't have printed their tickets

[crimson creek]

and what makes it a mess is that there are probably still out there who don't even know about the venue change

and then there are those who will see it in online but not know they needed to print it

if they were worried about the amount of empty seats at the previous venue, this might be hella screwed

[grave bramble]

nah theyll delay the show if people can't get in, I believe

and honestly I think you're worried for nothing, everyone will figure everything out and we'll have a great concert

[night veldt]

Email said to print lol

[crimson creek]

oh im not worried at all, im still gonna have fun even with the seats i was given.

[candid aspen]

The only “good” thing about people at the wrong venue is that the new venue is super close

[crimson creek]

True

It’s also closer to the hotel we got

[candid aspen]

Oh that’s a nice bonus!

[crimson creek]

still open to give people a ride if they're traveling from NY Long Island area. We're leaving sunday though

[night veldt]

Same here but I did learn that I am not made for jumping anymore lol. At the concert in DC, I realize that during one of their songs.

[crimson creek]

Lmao I do a fake jump. I just bend my knees LOL

[night veldt]

I am gonna have to do that after yesterday night.

[candid aspen]

I bounce

[crimson creek]

Was it silent night that got you?

[night veldt]

IT WAS!!!!

[dapper flicker]

Oo. U are right near me... orch L, Row B, 9

[austere sentinel]

I think they won’t be too bad. Not exactly barricade but should be a good view

As long as they email the tickets at least

[dapper flicker]

I wonder which ppl can get AA, BB or CC

[austere sentinel]

I believe it was the higher tier floor seats

They paid more so got priority

[prisma beacon]

i hope the people around me won’t mind my blood curdling screams

[crimson creek]

front row is still a bit away from the stage. I knew there was a gap but not that big lol

[dapper flicker]

Do it mits..we all will be doing the same :p

[prisma beacon]

oh yea i told lejos but during introductions if you hear a random girl screaming “YEAAAA SIYEOONNNNNN!!!!!!!!” that would be me

[prisma beacon]

yasss

[crimson creek]

what row are you o_O

[dapper flicker]

Hmm..are the AA, bb, and cc reserved for special needs?

[prisma beacon]

section orch C row N !!

[crimson creek]

not for this show

[torpid chasm]

More or less yeah. Pit people got pushed back, even though we were told we get the first few rows.

[prisma beacon]

i was kinda really disappointed with my seat at first but idec atp, im just so excited to hear my girls live

[crimson creek]

I once had a pterodactyl fan near me once. i was fine during the show but after, my poor ears ached LOL

[candid aspen]

Honestly it’s what you make of it

[dapper flicker]

This will be my first DC concert. I missed them last year cause I was traveling 😦

[prisma beacon]

oh boy i feel bad for those around me lol

[prisma beacon]

me too !!!

[austere sentinel]

It will be my first DC concert from the left side

[crimson creek]

rip. bring a funnel, and scream into it lmao

[violet pier]

Never heard it put that way before lol

[dapper flicker]

I'm coming in from NYC. Maybe arriving around 4. Would love to meet other insomnias if anyone is interested. 🙂

[crimson creek]

the term arose with snsd. Sooyoung had a pterodactyl fan and ever since then loud fans are pterodactyls to me

[night veldt]

That was my sister and I last year. Our ears were ringing because of that fan’s screams

[prisma beacon]

yesss! @grave bramble and i are doing vip check in around 3:30 and heading to russos italian restaurant/pizzeria to grab a bite after if you want to join us!

[crimson creek]

Reading has no korean restaurants even remotely close according to google

shame

[prisma beacon]

i fear i may have a pterodactyl scream

[dapper flicker]

Yeah man, would def be down

[prisma beacon]

awesome!

i’m a little busy today but we can chat more over the weekend to get logistics straightened out :))

[dapper flicker]

Sounds good 🙂

[prisma beacon]

so true

[dapper flicker]

I'm so excited to see them live

[prisma beacon]

ugh me too

i’m so happy i get to hear wind blows

[dapper flicker]

I'm like...c'mon.. be Monday already....

[prisma beacon]

literally! the days have been going so fast but this week has been SLOWWW

[dapper flicker]

I was super stressed over the whole ticket situation... Just happy to know I have a seat now

[prisma beacon]

yes yes me too, i’m a little relieved i don’t have to wait in the cold for hours anymore

it’s my goal to see my ults this year, PRAYING i’m able to get twice tickets

the lottery styled ticketing makes me NERVOUS

[crimson creek]

anyone driving down to pa from ny honk if you see my car. I'm gonna have REASON and dreamcatcher things written all over it.

then again, i might be blasting music so i probably won't even hear it, nvm...

[prisma beacon]

omg i love that!!!!

i am using my dads car so i won’t be able to decorate :3

[gentle forge]

Has anyone received their emailed tickets?

[prisma beacon]

let me check

i have not yet

[gentle forge]

I saw a post on Reading of someone saying we need to call Ticketmaster in order for them to send them.
So now I’m confused

[prisma beacon]

that shouldn’t be right, that just doesn’t make sense 😭

i still don’t understand why we have to PRINT

[dapper flicker]

Wait, we need to print?

[gentle forge]

Yes, for the new venue

[grave bramble]

or at least, that's what they say, having the QR code on our phones is probably good enough

printing is the only way they've said we can do it though, which is strange

but we uhh... kinda need to get the thing we need to print soon

since that still hasn't been sent

[prisma beacon]

i’m just confused why we have to print our tickets when VIP is a qr code scan. if they didn’t have the technology, wouldn’t VIP be print too?

[gentle forge]

Idk but VIP is being handled by MMT nit the venue so maybe that has something to do with it

[prisma beacon]

oh that’s true

[gentle forge]

Blurgh

[prisma beacon]

messy

[gentle forge]

I’m driving (not as i type) so i can’t call them yet, but this afternoon i can hopefully do that and then have some more info to share

[dapper flicker]

Man.. I had really wanted vvip but sold out so fast...

[prisma beacon]

me too. i’m just happy i get to give them high fives!

[dapper flicker]

Do you guys know if vip is just a high 5 or can they sign something?

[prisma beacon]

i’ve never had vip before. do we receive the pcs, lanyard, and pouch at check-in?

[dapper flicker]

No time for signing right? Just a quick high 5 and move along?

[prisma beacon]

i’m not too sure

[austere sentinel]

Just a quick hi five. They move it along pretty fast

[dapper flicker]

All good. Still worth 🙂

[austere sentinel]

[candid aspen]

The pc are cute

[crimson creek]

I’m using liquid chalk markers on the glass. The stuff you see people use for graduation. You can use that on the glass and wash it off!

[prisma beacon]

oooooo cute!

might ask my dad 👀

my car is fcked so that’s why i’m using his lol

the wonders of having an ‘05 honda civic

[grave bramble]

the wonder is it existing - most 2005 cars have died by now

[crimson creek]

Hondas are nice though.

Get good mileage

[prisma beacon]

yea betty is ANCIENT.

[crimson creek]

I love my Mazda but I burn through gas

[prisma beacon]

(betty is my car lol. yes i named her)

[grave bramble]

WELL i wouldnt say ANCIENT

turtle was born in 1994 and she's still a champion

[prisma beacon]

you should hear her start

sounds like she has asthma

[crimson creek]

Lmfao

[prisma beacon]

beside it being on life support it’s actually a pretty nice car. the interior is small (which i really like, feels cozy) and the steering wheel is small too for my small hands lol

and the break pedal is the perfect amount of sensitivity 🙏🏼

[grave bramble]

I love small cars too, I feel that

[crimson creek]

I just got a license plate for my cars name, Bahamut. But I’m still kicking myself for not doing Deukae

[prisma beacon]

the paint may be chipping but girly has gone through 3 different owners in my family lol

[grave bramble]

smaller cars are much easier to park + I can feel the road better

[prisma beacon]

aw that’s cute!

[prisma beacon]

yes!!!

i love it because my parallel parking skills are… something else

[crimson creek]

Definitely. When I had a Yaris I could park even in the tightest spots. Was really nice

[prisma beacon]

been driving for almost three years and i still cannot get 6 inches away from the curb lmao

[crimson creek]

With an suv my parking spots have cut down tremendously

[prisma beacon]

i want a hello kitty car so bad LOL

[night veldt]

I just drop 2k to fix my ‘12 Camry right before the DC concert

[crimson creek]

Do it

[prisma beacon]

like just get a bunch of hello kitty decorations and wrap my car pink 😭

[crimson creek]

How far are you driving

[prisma beacon]

i find it so funny how i listen to metal/hard rock but i’m a sucker for pink and cute things lol

[crimson creek]

I have a cricut. So if you ever want decals hit me up. I’ll send them to you no cost

[prisma beacon]

omg wow that’d be great!

[night veldt]

Google map says 6hr but with traffics last year, it too my sister and I almost 8

[crimson creek]

HEOL

[prisma beacon]

oof yea i keep forgetting about traffic

[crimson creek]

I did 8 hours to see red velvet and I wanted to die

[prisma beacon]

i’m stopping for dunky on the way so i might leave even earlier

[grave bramble]

OMG I feel this so much, I feel like I'm a special kind of human for having both which a star and scream in my top 5 DC songs

[prisma beacon]

and with my right hand lane driving it’ll take even longer haha

[prisma beacon]

me with endless night and love shake being two of my favorite songs ever😭

[night veldt]

That’s why I am dragging my cousin along to drive with me since my sister can’t go. Plus new person to introduce dreamcatcher too 😂

[crimson creek]

Gotta left lane it. TRAFFIC LAWS BE DAMNED

[prisma beacon]

LOLLL

left lane is scary

pa drivers are FAST

and they get on my ass when i go 75

[crimson creek]

Really? They feel really slow to me

[prisma beacon]

like babe IM GOING 10 OVER THE LIMIT

[crimson creek]

I’m used to ny drivers who are always 70+

[prisma beacon]

i grew up in new jersey and my dad and i always mention how pa drivers are quick, nj drivers are assholes

[crimson creek]

I hate nj drivers so much

[prisma beacon]

me too.

[grave bramble]

NY drivers drive way more reasonable pace imo than MA and PA drivers

maybe just the road's I've been on

[crimson creek]

People in CT where I live drive like they have nowhere to go. It’s the worst

[prisma beacon]

i’m also paranoid of getting pulled over so i never go too much over the limit

one time i got pulled over while blasting maison windows down and now i can never listen to that song in the car lol

i wasn’t going too fast, my registration was expired

[crimson creek]

I actually obey traffic laws in Ny and pa bc those cops are often undercover cars or have their lights off. In ct they always have their lights on so you know they’re coming

[prisma beacon]

oh for SURE.

[night veldt]

Y’all, I am from the south. We have a lot of Sunday drivers (church driver)

[crimson creek]

Oof!

[prisma beacon]

i live in a pretty small religious town so sundays are never driving days lol

i feel like people don’t realize just how country PA is

my high school was FULL of hicks

and then there’s philly. an entirely different world of its own lol

[dapper flicker]

PA always feels...rustic to me... Small Town feel and all

[prisma beacon]

yup!

[crimson creek]

PA bothered me. Not gonna lie. Random people saying hi to you

You don’t do that in ct

[prisma beacon]

oh yea we’re friendly up here lol

maybe too friendly

[crimson creek]

My introverted ass was so uncomfortable

[prisma beacon]

uncomfortably friendly

[prisma beacon]

me. i have headphones in when i’m at the grocery store/mall

[crimson creek]

Sameeeee

[prisma beacon]

i don’t want randoms talking to me

[dapper flicker]

I remember freshman in college, I had my roommates best friend staring at me. I eventually went, ok, what's happening?? He goes.. are you... Asian??

[prisma beacon]

NO WAY

[dapper flicker]

I think he's kidding til he shows me his farm in PA

[prisma beacon]

oh man.

[dapper flicker]

I'm like. Oh. Alrite..I'm here for you man. Any questions you got. Lemme fill em in now. Lol

[prisma beacon]

yea some pennsylvanians aren’t… the brightest

[dapper flicker]

So yea. PA.

[night veldt]

I hope you guys don’t think I am crazy lol. I can easily strike up a conversation at DC concerts

[prisma beacon]

you’re all good! idc if a fellow somnie talks to me haha

[crimson creek]

I’ll talk to people at dc shows but they have to initiate

[prisma beacon]

when i’m in a situation where i’m with people like me i become pretty outgoing

[crimson creek]

I’m too nervous to

[dapper flicker]

I'm actually excited to meet fellow insomnias. I tried to find friends or colleagues that were dc fans but it's tough... So yea. I'm gonna chat your ears off in reading :p

[prisma beacon]

i remember in high school always having whatever photocard was in my phonecase face up to attract the kpop stans

never worked lol

idk why i thought i’d find kpop stans in a rural town

[dapper flicker]

Hmm.. this arena change got me thinking... They won't be taking out phones to take selfies or videos with now huh? 😦

[prisma beacon]

i once had this girl ask me “why are you so obsessed with asians” in front of my entire class

[dapper flicker]

Taking our*

[crimson creek]

I do that now. And one person weirdly asked me “is that your family?” When I had a picture of dc in my phone case. I was like first of all, we aren’t even the same skin color lmao

[prisma beacon]

LOL

i used to have a hongjoong pc in my phone and my uncle asked if he was my boyfriend

[dapper flicker]

Lol

[prisma beacon]

like uncle jan… i wish.

[crimson creek]

Bahahaha I imagine a lot of people get asked that when it’s the opposite sex in the phone case

[prisma beacon]

yup😭

the other day the barista at starbucks actually recognized my siyeon though!

[dapper flicker]

Ooo... That's awesome

[prisma beacon]

she was a once and somnie like me haha

[crimson creek]

A girl at Newbury comics thought my Jiu photocard was rose from bp…I think she just saw the blonde hair and said YEP THATS ROSE

[prisma beacon]

BAHAHAHAHA

oh boy i’m gonna have to choose which pcs to bring to the concert

i have a couple pc holders on my bag/lanyard

might bring my lucky handong

whenever i have that pc on me i swear the universe blesses me haha

[crimson creek]

do it. Might get lucky and run into them in the wild

[prisma beacon]

true!!!

[blazing wolf]

What time is everyone planning on getting to the venue now? I’m finishing up my freebies tonight and I’m worried I won’t be able to hand them and the banners all out since there’s not gonna be a ga line all day

I just wanna make sure everyone who can get freebies and stuff gets them

[crimson creek]

Probably around 3 to check in for vvip then wander around for a while

[prisma beacon]

i’ll be there around 3:30 for check in!

[dapper flicker]

Was thinking around 3pm

[blazing wolf]

Also for those who’d like to help pass out banners that would be so so appreciated too

[prisma beacon]

oooo i’d be down!

[dapper flicker]

I'm down also!

[blazing wolf]

[dapper flicker]

This is exciting.. meeting the DC community:p

[blazing wolf]

Reading was amazing last year and I know even with the venue switch and messed up seats it’ll be amazing bc we’ll be surrounded by fellow somnies

Despite the circumstances and frustrations we have to make this show great for both ourselves and the girls!!!!

[crimson creek]

Reading had the best energy last year

[candid aspen]

What type of Mazda? I have one but it has good gas mileage

[crimson creek]

Cx-5!

[candid aspen]

Ooo suv so maybe that’s why

I have a 3 hatchback

[night veldt]

Between 3and 3:30 for checkin for vvip

[crimson creek]

That would have been my next choice but the had the color I wanted in stock. I had always been Toyota before but now I can’t leave them

[blazing wolf]

I’m gonna aim to head to the venue at 2:30 then!

[crimson creek]

Mazda feels like luxury without the price tag

[night veldt]

Yes!!! let’s make the girls proud of the Pa Venue

[candid aspen]

Aww yeah I love my Mazda!

[stiff pagoda]

ok, I spoke to Santander, and they were able to give me a refund via the venue they were super nice about it

now I can buy tickets for me and my friends to be sitting together, and spend less money T^T

[dapper flicker]

Ooo nice!

[crimson creek]

these two balcony seats are open

159 ea

[stray lance]

What number did you call?

[stiff pagoda]

610 898 7231 - theyre open from 10am-4pm today

[ocean epoch]

I’ve got room too, coming down 91 from Western Mass through Connecticut. Down on monday and back up after the show.

[night veldt]

All in one day?!?!? How long is that drive?

[ocean epoch]

My seats all stink but I’m just gonna roll with it and have fun.

But lmk if anyone has any dropouts or no-shows

[ocean epoch]

It’s 5.5 hours down, 4.5 back. I did it for Dreamcatcher and Loona last year. It would be nice if more groups came to Boston, but oh wells!

[candid aspen]

New England is tiny

[ocean epoch]

Aww.. I had a car named Turtle. Light green Saab hatchback

[night veldt]

Oh gosh! I just did the driving to the DC venue by myself. 4 hours there and back. That was exhausting

[ocean epoch]

Yeah, I feel like anything longer than 2-2.5 hours starts to be a bit of a project 😅

This just in!

So we all have to go to Will Call?

[night veldt]

right! I was just too determined to see Dreamcatcher to make the drive by myself

[grave bramble]

WOAH same name my turtle is lil dark red BMW that my parents have had since I was 1 year old

turtle and I grew up together

[austere sentinel]

The story keeps changing I haven’t gotten that email yet

[crimson creek]

my friend and i said f it, we just bought the front row balcony seats and are gonna refund the randomly assigned floor seats

[gentle forge]

That would probably be easier honestly.
I still haven’t gotten any emails.

[sharp pike]

I got one saying what we are and aren’t allowed to bring and parking but no tickets yet

[ocean lantern]

Same

[gentle forge]

Same! I just got it

What a mess

[pale musk]

At least basically ame bag rules

[austere sentinel]

That email was hiding in my junk folder, but anything else is still MIA

[gentle forge]

I’m on the phone with them now

It seems like people not getting emails is an error, theres some problem. We should be getting them.

But calling and talking to someone has been simple enough, you just have to keep calling if its busy and be prepared to wait on hold for 10-15 mins.

Im waiting on confirmation of my ticket being sent

[austere sentinel]

So we should be getting the pdf tickets or the email saying to pick them up at the box office?

[gentle forge]

I was asked for my order number, which we cant check because out tickets are gone, so i just had to explain the when and where and what happened

And he used my email

[gentle forge]

All I can say is, the ticketmaster guy looked up my email and saw the tickets moved, and mentioned some reason why the email wasn’t sent (like a box wasn’t checked or something, someone fucked up lol). So he was able to send me the ticket to print.

[austere sentinel]

Ok, so at least we know then the pdf tickets actually exist Thanks

It sounds like they might need to do a mass resend to everyone though

[gentle forge]

I asked about will call, and about the email about will call ,and he was reticent to say 100% yes all tickets are available there because thats not being handled on his end. I don’t think he wanted to commit to wrong information (and i don’t think he really understood what i was asking about lol)

[austere sentinel]

Yeah, I never got that email either

[gentle forge]

Neither did I

He did say that if there system is similar to tm’s, the veneue should be able to look up your tickets with your email you used when you bought them

[austere sentinel]

I guess unless something comes out in the next few hours I’ll have a project for after work

I do have the order number and everything in my Ticketmaster account through the website, it even shows the ticket seat info, just not a viewable ticket

[gentle forge]

OH! If you have the order number thats even better

I didnt think to look on the website, just the mobile app where the tickets aren’t anymore

[austere sentinel]

Yeah, that shows nothing it seems

[gentle forge]

Right. I was asked for it and explained it was gone and the situation … seems i could have looked at the desktop site.

[austere sentinel]

The main thing is they straightened it out for you

They’re going to be getting a lot more phone calls

I’m not sure if anyone else has said they got theirs yet

[gentle forge]

I think calling is the best option

We should have gotten and emails but some error on their end is not sending them. I dont hold out hope for it being fixed

And personally i cant leave it to chance that they’ll have my ticket at will call lol. That stress would literally make me sick

[prisma beacon]

i keep trying to call tm and it keeps saying try again later 🥲

[gentle forge]

I was getting a busy signal but i just kept redialing until it went through

[prisma beacon]

that’s what i’m doing haha

it’s the 800-653-8000 number right?

[gentle forge]

Good luck!! 🦾

Yea

[prisma beacon]

thanks!

[prisma beacon]

ok so.

apparently

the lady said i was set up for mobile entry?

and i was like huh

and told her i received an email stating i needed to print my ticket

so she signed me up for will call lol

idk what else to do

[gentle forge]

Well. I have to assume that is whats going to work for you

[prisma beacon]

hopefully.

[gentle forge]

None of that ever came up in my call lol it was only after i got the email that i asked about the will call thing and my rep didn’t really have a clue about it

[prisma beacon]

god this is so messy

did you get the pdf email then?

[gentle forge]

Yes i received it while I was on the call. I was put on hold and then he had me confirm that i got it.

[prisma beacon]

sigh

should i try calling again maybe?

because the lady i spoke with didn’t seem to know anything about what was happening

[gentle forge]

Did she look up your ticket?

[prisma beacon]

i gave her my order number that was attached to my original ticket for the arena, that may be why it came up as mobile entry only

because i couldn’t find my order number for the new venue, not sure if it would have changed

oh wait nevermind i see it now, it’s the same order number for both

so yes she looked up the ticket but i don’t know why it would’ve came up as mobile entry lmao

[gentle forge]

Yeah, it was ORIGINALLY mobile entry but not anymore.
Perhaps both ways are valid and our reps just went about it differently.

[prisma beacon]

maybe. i'll still go to will call and additionally have my mobile entry ticket in case. maybe i'll receive an email over the weekend

big sigh lol

[blazing wing]

Last year I just wore cargo pants. Was nice not having a bag to worry about.

[prisma beacon]

my bag is a cross shoulder clear bag and it's pretty light

it's flo week for me lol so i'll need to bring supplies and i dont wanna stuff those in my pockets

[blazing wing]

gonna go enjoy the nyc show tmrw and worry about the reading ticket later. lol

[prisma beacon]

yes enjoy!

[austere sentinel]

I keep checking my email hoping I don’t have to deal with support later

[blazing wing]

Looks like a few ppl canceled their tickets. few spots open down in ochestra

[crimson creek]

My friend and I canceled our row h ones so those might have popped up

[blazing wing]

I see one in H..tempting..

[prisma beacon]

i see one in G 👀

and it’s left aisle too

[gentle forge]

I’m just gonna be at peace with my ticket lmao! Its not the best but itll be fine

[prisma beacon]

me too tbh

trying to get refunded for the one i have now seems stessful

[blazing wing]

I wonder if it might be more fun up in the balcony where you can feel the floor move when people are jumping to Silent Night.

[grave bramble]

I'm gonna be scared when that happens I hope I don't fall over while jumping

I always used to get so scared when the fireworks would go off before a nascar race and the grandstands would shake because people would make sudden movements in reaction to them

I've come to learn to anticipate it, but fun isn't the word I would use

[crimson creek]

leave a voicemail if you don't get through

my friend called, left a voicemail, got a call back in 20 min, refund processed

[prisma beacon]

true

THE TICKET GODS HAVE ANSWERED

my tickets were emailed

[sharp pike]

Does anyone know what kind of merchandise they will have and how expensive it will be, if at all?

[stray lance]

https://bit.ly/3SsLyjN

It's in pinned in the general tour forum

[gentle forge]

[dawn meadow]

lol thankful I bought a front row balcony ticket when they threw those up for sale initially, my GA moved me right dab in the middle Row M 113

I'm like 5ft tall though so that's uuh, well ig I'll just resell later and hope for the best

[austere sentinel]

I attempted to use the chat and the guy that responded there wasn't even slightly helpful, and that Ticketmaster phone number is all sorts of messed up

[night veldt]

Oh they were not helpful at all

I told the chat guy that Ticketmaster literally pawned their issue off to the venue

[pale musk]

Oh god

[candid aspen]

Someone was able to get theirs refunded

So you might be able to do that

[night veldt]

I just got in touch with someone at Ticketmaster. The support person was like, your tickets are not at the box office will call. She will have to send them to the box office will call. They are having issues converting tickets to PDF (that’s what she said so I don’t really know). Now I wait to see if I get the email confirmation saying my tickets went to will call or if I get pdf tickets

[crimson creek]

Contact the venue on Monday for the refund. I dunno if they’re open tomorrow

Their hours are 10-4

[idle prism]

to those who received a pdf tickets in their email, what’s the title of the email yall received? i’m trying to figure out if i received the email and just missed it or if i did not received it at all before i call ticketmaster 🥲🥲

[prisma beacon]

that’s mine!

[night veldt]

Right! I am going paranoid thinking I may have deleted it

[night veldt]

How long did it take for Ticketmaster to send you the tickets after you contacted them?

[prisma beacon]

took me this many tries to reach them lol

[pale musk]

Damn

I’m hoping don’t have to call

[idle prism]

damn 15 calls 🫠

[prisma beacon]

well actually when i reached them the lady i spoke with signed me up for will call. i kinda just… randomly received the email?

[austere sentinel]

That's what I literally just had happen too, just signed up for will call

So hopefully the email comes later

But at least it's something

[prisma beacon]

yea i was so surprised when i got the notification

[austere sentinel]

It took almost an hour

[idle prism]

yep i havent received an email about the tickets 🥲🥲🥲🥲

[night veldt]

Okay! That’s what the support lady did to me too. She told me she will send my tickets to will call and try sending me pdf tickets. I am waiting on confirmation emails

[prisma beacon]

my call ended around 2:45, i received the e-mail around 5pm lol

[austere sentinel]

At least now I have will call, better than nothing

[prisma beacon]

gotcha! hopefully you get yours in your e-mailbox soon🙏🏼

[prisma beacon]

true!

[night veldt]

Definitely

[austere sentinel]

You would think they would be getting so many calls about it that they would look into everyone

[prisma beacon]

right

[night veldt]

I hope so too.

[austere sentinel]

I haven't heard of a single person yet that got them without calling first

[night veldt]

I told the support lady that my entire group of friends (lol discord group) don’t have tickets when Ticketmaster sent emails saying tickets will be sent

[austere sentinel]

I said the same but it didn’t help much

Supposedly it was sent to her team though so maybe they are still working on it too

[ocean epoch]

called who for the refund, Ticketmaster or Santander?

[crimson creek]

santander performing arts center

[idle prism]

i was able to get a hold of ticketmaster right away. they’re sending my tickets to will call. not sure if i’ll still get the pdf tickets in my email tho

[austere sentinel]

I'm currently in the same boat

Hope they are well staffed that day

[ocean lantern]

I’m kind of lost tbh💀 i will call tomorrow.

Can i have the number?

[austere sentinel]

800-653-8000

[ocean lantern]

Thanks!

[austere sentinel]

It did a few weird things on the times it didn't actually ring

But eventually it will actually connect

[night veldt]

When I called I got “call busy”, then you can choose to cancel or call back, I kept pressing call back

[austere sentinel]

So far no new emails. I guess I’ll be going to will call

[modern flax]

I just tried calling TM with that number above. ...I can't even remember the last time I've heard a busy signal before now

[austere sentinel]

Yeah, I got 3 or 4 different results calling it before the system finally answered and put me on hold

7th time was the lucky one

[modern flax]

I'm on 5, busy signal every time

[night veldt]

No email for me too. I will be joining you at will call too

[austere sentinel]

Hopefully that moves quickly. It might be a lot of people

[crimson creek]

Let’s hope the rain doesn’t wash this off LOL

[night veldt]

Great advertisement for the girls too! Some people might be curious on the road and google them!

[crimson creek]

On the sides I have stan Dreamcatcher and in Korean please give Dreamcatcher a lot of love

[night veldt]

LOVE IT!!!!

[prisma beacon]

it took me 15 calls to go through, i’d keep trying!

[prisma beacon]

THAT IS GORGEOUS OH MY

[modern flax]

Oh, I am. I'm on #10

[prisma beacon]

you got this !!

i’d either get a busy signal or a voice message saying “your call cannot go through at this time”

[prisma beacon]

also i’ve been staring at this for like 3 minutes you did such a great job

the korean scripting is CLEAAAN

[crimson creek]

Thank you! Writing in chalk markers was harder than I thought it would be

[prisma beacon]

my korean handwriting on paper is usually pretty good but when i made my sign it was a MESS😭

and it’s in sharpie 💔

[prisma beacon]

i’m loving the colors and little drawings

[crimson creek]

I thought about making a sign since I’m front row logs and could hang it down without blocking anyone

But knowing how clumsy I am I’d drop it on someone

[prisma beacon]

ooooo true! im in the dead center of orchestra so i don’t even think i’ll be able to use mine 🥲

[crimson creek]

Maybe real quick during talks

Otherwise bring it to hitouch/photo

[prisma beacon]

true! i might ask the people behind me if i can put it up for a few seconds

[prisma beacon]

smart

i’d hate to be THAT person obstructing everyone’s view lol

[modern flax]

During talk segments is probably okay

Just... not during songs please

[prisma beacon]

oh definitely not

i was already planning on keeping it on the floor the whole time and just bringing it to hi-touch

[modern flax]

Watching it through someone else's phone screen is already bad enough

[prisma beacon]

thats the WORST

boggles me how people don’t understand concert etiquette lol

like babe you’re not the only person there😭

[modern flax]

I understand that fancams are important to kpop but...

[crimson creek]

I don’t know why it’s so hard for people to not hold their phone high up

If you hold it at face level the camera will see what you see

[prisma beacon]

when i saw matt maltese (this was months ago and i am STILL salty) these two girls managed to push their way in front of me to barricade and i watched the whole show through the space between their heads

and they had their arms up the whole time like pls

[prisma beacon]

exactly

i only plan on recording maybe two songs? maybe some ments?

[candid aspen]

I usually like to record small bits of the ments

[prisma beacon]

i just wanna enjoy the concert. i find that sometimes i’m more focused on getting a video than enjoying the performance

[crimson creek]

Same. I record my favorite songs and some talks

[candid aspen]

I know my phone camera won’t be that good anyways

[prisma beacon]

im gonna have my phone away for hi-touch bc i don’t wanna shove my camera in their faces lol

[crimson creek]

I don’t think you can even have it out

[prisma beacon]

oh really?

[modern flax]

I think it's venue-based

[prisma beacon]

well that’s a relief for the girls

[crimson creek]

I’m guessing so since there’s been only one hitouch video in circulation

[prisma beacon]

i’d hate to just see a bunch of cellphones in my face haha

[modern flax]

But yeah even if the venue allows it, it feels wrong

[prisma beacon]

exactly

[modern flax]

Besides the cameras don't even do them justice

[prisma beacon]

i’m gonna put it in my back pocket and take a voice recording :))

[modern flax]

They're stunning

[crimson creek]

Even the hi wave felt weird recording

It was like being at a zoo

[candid aspen]

I did it last year with hi wah but tried to keep it obtrusive?

Which mean my video was SOO BAD

[modern flax]

Yeah that's why I didn't even do the hi-wave last year, it felt... weird

[prisma beacon]

my dad told me to put my phone in my clear bag and record through the bag

[candid aspen]

I wanted the PCs tbh

[prisma beacon]

i was like bob… and get WHAT? their waists?😭

[prisma beacon]

vip includes pcs does it not?

[candid aspen]

Yeah

That’s why I did it last year

[prisma beacon]

ok i thought so

[modern flax]

Did the hi-touch in Welcome to Nightmare City tour 2019

[prisma beacon]

oh yea i had a question about the vip inclusions

[crimson creek]

Yes

[prisma beacon]

do we recieve the pcs and lanyard and such at check in ?

[candid aspen]

At the end I believe

[prisma beacon]

ok gotcha!

praying i’ll be able to get my letter to siyeon haha, i’m thinking of folding the paper into a heart so it’ll be smaller and easier to give to her

[modern flax]

I mean... their waists are pretty excellent though

[prisma beacon]

i forget who suggested me going to the back of the hi-touch line but i may try that

[prisma beacon]

HAHA true

[modern flax]

I try not to be too thirsty on main but jesus the US water

[prisma beacon]

oh yea and one more question, i only have vip not vvip. is the group photo going to happen before regular vip has hi-touch or afterwards?

just trying to get a good mental picture of when things are going to happen

[modern flax]

I'm not sure. I'm just expecting to not leave there for a little while after

[night veldt]

Group photo is after VIP hi touch and vvip high touch

[prisma beacon]

i see i see

[night veldt]

VIP lines up and does high touch with VVip following behind

[prisma beacon]

gotcha

[candid aspen]

I definitely didn’t absorb being in their presence last time

[night veldt]

Then vvip goes back around and does group photos. The DC venue was in groups of 12 so find your people that you wanna take a photo with

[prisma beacon]

i’m not getting a group photo :((

[modern flax]

Right?? It's so quick and they're so gorgeous you just kind of... grey out

[candid aspen]

And I think with my phone I was half focused on that

[night veldt]

Me too! I was sneaking glances at them. Too scared to look at them lol

[candid aspen]

So this time it’s just giving them a “high five” and saying great job

[night veldt]

Yep

[modern flax]

Yeah. I'd really much rather try to be present for the show and the hi-touch instead of trying to take a shitty shaky video I'll never really watch again

[night veldt]

No recording devices. Cellphones need to be put away. If staff sees you with your cellphone they will pull you out.

[night veldt]

Me too. Focus all your time on meeting the girls

[modern flax]

They are somehow even more beautiful in person than photos anyway. Like it's not even funny. So stick with your eyes and memory instead of a camera

Finally got through to TM. Now on hold waiting for someone

I really hope the hotel has a business center or something for printing.

Oh, I'm visiting my folks later, I'll just print it there. I haven't had a printer in a decade but they do.

[proper frost]

Hey everyone. I was hoping you guys could help me out in a big way here about the tickets and everything. I've been reading this thread, and been trying to make sense of things on reddit and twitter amidst of me panicking. Hoping I could have some questions answered because I'm just flat out confused

[modern flax]

We're all pretty confused but doing our best, what's up

[midnight crow]

I was told they would send a ticket within 30 minute.. its's been over an hour lol should i call back or just wait ?

[proper frost]

So the only email I received was from TicketMaster telling me to print out my tickets but I have not gotten the PDF for them. I saw some people say to call that 800 number to progress further so that is probably my next step. I also saw others talk about will call and didn't know if I could also just show up to the venue early on Monday or if that could be done after calling the number.

[modern flax]

I'm on the phone with them now at that 800#. (Took me about an hour to get through.) So far so good but I don't know the result yet

But calling them is probably a good start

[proper frost]

Ok thanks 👍

[midnight crow]

ill try calling again in a few hours if i still don't get mine

[proper frost]

I've just been panicking a lot snce the venue move and not really doing anything to help myself out because I had a whole plan to sit out for GA lol

[clever ibex]

id call back, i just got off the phone and they said i should get my email in 10-15 and if i dont see it by about 20 or so minutes that i could call them back

[midnight crow]

let me know if you get yours 😄

[modern flax]

The rep I reached says he tried sending the email. I asked if I don't receive it by day of should I go to will-call and he said that should work

[night veldt]

Yesterday I called TM, they send my ticket to will call and told me I will receive a confirmation email. I have not yet

They also said that they will resend pdf tickets. I have not received that too

I am now hoping my ticket will be at will call since they “said” that they will send my ticket to will call

[midnight crow]

there will be a lot of people at will call...

[night veldt]

The lady I talked to was so confused. She was like my ticket will not be at will call and she would have to send it to will call. After me explaining the issue, she sent my ticket to will call

[proper frost]

will call line might just end up like a normal GA lol

[modern flax]

Yeah... I'm glad I'm driving in tomorrow. Besides it being a 6-7hr drive that'll give me all of Monday to figure out the ticket thing

[night veldt]

Lol insomnias lining up and hanging out at will call

[night veldt]

Right! Luckily I decided to drive tomorrow too versus Monday

[modern flax]

I mostly didn't want to stress about getting there in time for the show. The extra $ for the hotel night is worth that peace of mind

At least for me

[night veldt]

That was me last year for reading’s venue. Traffic added an hour to my travel. I barely made it to the concert

This year I made sure I was traveling a day early so I could rest

And not be rushed

[modern flax]

Ouch, that sucks. I really don't like being rushed like that so I always try to bake in more time

[night veldt]

Learned my lesson from last year.

[midnight crow]

My drive to reading is like 2 hours so i don't feel like im rushed

[modern flax]

I'm basically halfway between Chicago and Reading so my decision came down to "where are the cheaper hotels" -- which has an obvious answer

[midnight crow]

but that will call line... not sure if the theater has enough capacity for us lol

[night veldt]

They were willing to change up the venue. Hopefully they did the numbers and made sure everyone had seating

[modern flax]

I don't think it's the quantity of seating so much as the ticketing and making sure everyone gets theirs

[night veldt]

I am just praying I don’t have anyone who is super tall in front of me even though the floor slopes

[austere sentinel]

Yeah, when I spoke to them they specifically said the ticket needed to be moved to will call so definitely call up and don’t expect it to happen automatically

The worst thing is she told me will call opens an hour before the show

So I don’t know how fast they can do it

Maybe they will have to start early or something

[modern flax]

Wait seriously? An hour? Uh... That's not gonna be enough if TM is screwing everyone's ticket up this hard

I still haven't received that email TM said I should get in "5 minutes" a half hour ago. Fortunately I have a 6+ hour drive tomorrow and nothing to do but listen to music and deal with Ticketmaster.

[pale musk]

I’m not looking forward to calling them
I hate calling

[modern flax]

So do I, but needs must. Just try to remember that the person on the other end of the phone isn't directly responsible for TM being trash

[ocean lantern]

I have to call but since english is not my first language i’m here panicking

[pale musk]

You got this

[modern flax]

You can do it

Have your order number ready, last 4 digits of payment CC, and postal code. You'll need order number and payment verification to verify you are you.

But you can have that ready in advance so you're not scrambling

[austere sentinel]

The person I spoke to was very nice, but they seem to know about as much as we do about the problem

[modern flax]

Yeah. My guy was able to confirm it moved and try to send the email with the ticket but... that's about it.

[austere sentinel]

And I guess there’s not really even a way to confirm it was moved to will call until we are at the window asking

[clever ibex]

after waiting an hour for the "10-15 minutes" to get my tickets, i called again and they said they resent the email AGAIN and if I never receive my email to just go to will call, so we'll see how everything works out. will call sounds like itll be a bit hectic if its an hour before the show

nevermind it looks like my ticket email just came in

[night veldt]

TM support said that I should be getting an email confirming that move but I never did

[night veldt]

That’s what TM support said too. Your ticket does not automatically move to will call. You have to tell TM to do it

[austere sentinel]

This is an impressive mess

[pale musk]

TM always making things messy

It’s the box office number to call right?

[austere sentinel]

800-653-8000

[pale musk]

Tyty

[ocean lantern]

I already talked with TM and i have my tickets

No more anxiety for me

[ocean epoch]

I had 7 tickets to the arena in 105, 106, & 116, 6 of them converted to Orch U-Z. I left a voicemail at the Santander Box Office last night and just got a call back confirming cancelation/refund for those 6. The 7th was a resale from Ticketmaster and it didn't automagically convert to the PAC. Ticketmaster chat has refused to either convert or refund the ticket, so I'm going to have to call them and try it that way.

Last night I bought a pair on the aisle in row L for $15 more each than my back of the house seats cost and they seem to be behaving like normal functional mobile tickets. So, not quite wrapped up but a lot more sorted than I was yesterday.

[austere sentinel]

I just sent chat another message as another attempt to get tickets emailed since I’m about to head to NYC and don’t have time to play the phone game

[midnight crow]

currently waiting on hold with TM now lol

[night veldt]

Someone on Reddit did this and it worked for them. I guess it works for only those that bought two or more tickets. My transfer button doesn’t work on the website. Probably because I had my tickets transferred to will call already

[modern flax]

I have some time so I'm going to try calling back. Took me an hour and 15 calls this morning... Not looking much better so far.

[candid estuary]

Whats the number to call?

[modern flax]

800-653-8000

[modern flax]

Woo, only a half hour and 10 calls this time. This guy seemed much more confident about the email going out. Now we wait a few minutes.

[gloomy egret]

I called last night and got the email this morning.

It took me 12 calls and my twin was the one to get it to go through.

[modern flax]

Email received. Glad to have that behind me.

[ocean epoch]

Took a while but I got Ticketmaster to refund the resale ticket that didn't convert to the new venue. Lessgo!

[blazing wing]

Still waiting on mine. Will freak out on Monday lol

[pale musk]

I tried chatting first and they said they sent and when I told them it wasn’t gotten hours later they said contact them the day of the show 🙃

[sharp pike]

Lmfao no way

[night veldt]

I called again today saying I saw no email with tickets. They said they will send it again. Nothing yet. I will be going to will call. I also had TM transfer my ticket to will call

[pale musk]

I’m going to try the transfer thing I think

Transfer thing worked right away

[night veldt]

That’s good! I can’t because my transfer ticket is greyed out 😢

[pale musk]

Oh no 🥲

[night veldt]

I will be lining up at will call. That’s my last resort

[modern flax]

Good luck. Hope will call works

I couldn't do the transfer thing because I'm going solo

[torpid chasm]

I’ve done 20 times to just the busy time only

[modern flax]

Yeah, it took me several tries to get through to someone

[sharp pike]

Well the transfer worked instantly… but I have learned that I’m not sitting next to my mom like I originally was, which fucking sucks

[midnight crow]

i called earlier at like 8pm was able to get my ticket emailed, they said some people didn't do the transfer right so he verified me by asking for my order number, zip code, and last 4 digits credit card and said "IS THIS FOR DREAMCATCHER" i said yes it is, he was like alright hold up he check stuff, and was like an email will be sent to you now, let me know if you get it, and i got it

my solution would be call tomorrow when they open i guess

[vague mulch]

Did anyone go last year and have recommendations for good dinner places in Reading?

[ocean epoch]

I would call the Santander box office and leave them a voicemail, they may be able to put you back together again.

Or at least close enough that friendly Somnia in your row could shift over one or swap with you.

One of the Twice concerts I had a single seat a couple rows ahead of my friends, and someone who was sitting next to them was a single who didn’t mind swapping to get a couple rows closer.

[blazing wing]

Everything closes by 8p. I suggest eating before the show

[austere sentinel]

Good luck to all of my fellow will call gamblers

[night veldt]

Thank you! I will try that again

[modern flax]

That kind of surprises me that everything closes so early. Shame.

[proper frost]

Hello again everyone I just may be able to go to the concert after all. It took me probably 5 hours total on the phone with TM and got nowhere lol. They never sent me the PDF from the two times they said they would. So Im ending up transferring my ticket to someone and printing it out. The TM site says it can have a different name anyway, just need the barcode. So hopefully this all works out

[grave bramble]

yep they don't check names matching tickets, you'll be good

maybe we should all pair up and trade tickets to take advantage of this workaround

[proper frost]

My MMT VIP will have my actual name on it + my ID for check but I think that'll be fine. It's like a separate thing if its the same as last year.

[grave bramble]

yep that won't be checked against your ticket, you're good there too

[proper frost]

phew. the stress has been messing with my brain i swear lol

[austere sentinel]

My transfer button is grayed out, so Will Call party for me

[proper frost]

[grave bramble]

I haven't even looked for the transfer button, I'm doing the will call thing

[austere sentinel]

[grave bramble]

if anything the more of us that do that the more likely whoever messed up learns what to not do

[austere sentinel]

I just really hope they open that window early enough

[austere sentinel]

[hollow coral]

How much was that head piece on the light stick

[cursive cipher]

you have to buy the mood light and just swap the bulb

[hollow coral]

If any one is giving away tickets lmk. I went to the New York show already but my brothers VIP ticket was switched to reading PA instead of New York. So can’t let the VIP go to waste 😞

[tropic moss]

For anyone that still needs to get access to their tickets, I recommend just transferring it if you have access to a second account (you could probably just create another account). When it is transferred you get the option of a mobile ticket in the app or printing it out. Process was quick and easy.

[prisma beacon]

my computer chose the wrong day to refuse to print 🥲

everytime i click print the little printer icon shows up and then disappears lol

love my macbook dearly

[cursive cipher]

I thought you can just go to the box office at the venue to pick them up

[prisma beacon]

i could, i’d rather print what was sent to me though

[cursive cipher]

yeah, I meant for people who had problems, I would just get there early and visit the box office

[prisma beacon]

is anyone else’s outfit gonna be inspired by an album cover? mine is maison themed

i found this top at a thrift store and the colors are literally the exact colors as the maison album cover i HAD to snag it

[proper frost]

My printer is also not working. Back on the panic train. Going to the store later for either a new one or to print my stuff out. Probably just gonna get a new one

[prisma beacon]

ah good luck!!

[proper frost]

All this stress is going to be worth it tomorrow

[prisma beacon]

yes !!

i’ve been doing all my prep today

[finite hemlock]

Can confirm this works. When you send it will give an error but the recipient should still get the email for it

[proper frost]

VIP info still needs to be sent out right? Cause I need to figure out when I want to get there tomorrow

[austere sentinel]

99% chance they will say between 3-5pm

[proper frost]

Ty

That'll be a lot less crazy for me than GA at least.

[modern flax]

Safe travels to everyone else on their way in!

[night veldt]

I rather print it too but I can’t seem to get TM to send me mine so I got them to transfer it to the box office. I will be picking mine up tomorrow at the box office

[night veldt]

Making my drive today. Already half way there. Another 3.5 hours left

[silver shuttle]

Be safe guys, and for anyone out of state, Welcome to PA, mind the random horses and deer.

[prisma beacon]

oh yes be careful of deer please!!!!!

they are EVERYWHERE

[pale musk]

Ah yes, deer take over here

[prisma beacon]

we had a bear in our town the other day

just a casual bear walking around outside the post office lol

[vague mulch]

What number did you guys call to get the tickets emailed to you?

[blazing wolf]

I almost forgot my freebies

[gloomy egret]

[phone]

Currently on hour 11 of 12 of my drive

[night veldt]

Pit stop to Hmart in Annandale

Lol

[storm zodiac]

I saw people on Twitter saying they got responses to go to will call day of the show

[proper frost]

Just printed my ticket. I am a very happy boy

[modern flax]

12 hours? Oof. I just finished about 6 and that was plenty. Drive safe

[storm zodiac]

You got it delivered lucky

[grave hinge]

Just got to my air b n b in Reading and like 5 deer crossed the road in front of me. Is that normal??

I've never seen that many and I'm from vermont

[modern flax]

Yeah, pretty normal

[proper frost]

Theres deer everywhere in this part of PA

[austere sentinel]

Success…

[modern flax]

Same!

Though I do need to find wherever the business center is here and actually print out my ticket

[austere sentinel]

This place is entirely too nice for someone such as myself

[storm zodiac]

Double tree this?? This is one of the fanciest places of o stayed at

[night veldt]

Does doubletree have microwaves in their room? Lol I forgot

[modern flax]

No but you should have a minifridge

Well, we've had suitcatcher and denimcatcher, wonder how they're going to murder us

[night veldt]

Thanks for the info

[modern flax]

It'll be in one of the cabinets under the TV.

[austere sentinel]

Coffee pot ramen again I guess

[proper frost]

DC at the Arena last year was my first ever concert. Good times

[gentle forge]

Just saw this message on reddit
If your picking up will call tickets please read it.

“Hi Everyone,

I just got off the phone with the Santander Performing Arts Center box office. The gentleman told me they haven't received any ticket information from Ticketmaster for Will Call pickups. They only have the Ticketmaster Order #'s and sometimes the purchaser information along with it. He said if you haven't received the PDF tickets via e-mail, you should call the box office and they can print out the tickets for you before the show. Otherwise, there will be a long wait at the Will Call window (only one Will Call window at the venue), which is located to the left as soon as you enter the main doors. If they have to look up your information the day of the show at the Will Call window, they will have to print out your hard copy tickets, which will delay the line even longer.

The box office phone number is [phone].

He said the box office hasn't had great communication with Ticketmaster other than receiving digital order #'s with limited information. The gentleman was very helpful and very understanding. He asked for everyone to be patient tomorrow because the box office is fully expecting longer than usual waiting times.

You only need your photo ID showing your Name, DOB and your Order # information when you go to Will Call.

He also said if you have your PDF tickets in-hand, you should only bring the hard copies of tickets and not rely on the Ticketmaster app for mobile entry. If you only have mobile entry tickets, you should only use them and not print out any hard copies.

I hope this information helps answer some of the questions.

Hope everyone enjoys the show tomorrow night.”

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[proper frost]

TM screwing over literally everyone. I am just shocked.

[modern flax]

Wait wait, Ticketmaster screwed the pooch? I am shocked, shocked I say. I'm glad I was sitting down.

[prisma beacon]

LOL

this is very out of the ordinary behavior for TM……..

please heed my sarcasm

[proper frost]

Hmm Im not sure what time I should get there tomorrow I only need the VIP stuff now... And it'll probably start between 3-5? Maybe i'll get there around noon lol.

[prisma beacon]

oh i’m getting there at 3

but hm

there’s probably gonna be a line for vip

maybe i’ll get there at 2

[storm zodiac]

Cool thanks for the info I’ll call tomorrow when they open

Is anyone hanging out in the hotel lobby later it would be cool to meet other insomnia?

[prisma beacon]

i’m not staying in the hotel but i’d be down to meet some of y’all!

[modern flax]

I'm about to head out for dinner, trying to find something open, there's a Vietnamese place a few blocks away

[storm zodiac]

Yeah I saw that me and a friend walked to the other side of the highway to eat

[modern flax]

That's certainly a choice

[modern flax]

Cool, any good? The food or the beverages

[storm zodiac]

That was good a peanut butter choco milk stout. Had onion rings and ordered a brisket Mac n cheese bowl

[proper frost]

mmm stouts

[modern flax]

Welp, think I am headed to that Vietnamese place. Not sure if anybody else staying at the Doubletree is looking for dinner? I'm fine eating by myself, but don't mind company if anyone is interested.

[storm zodiac]

Lmk how it is I’ll just go to a closer place tomorrow

[modern flax]

Will do. If it's decent it might just be tomorrow's lunch too 😄

[analog hound]

Anybody got an email saying you can get the mobile tickets and then you click it and it was all a lie. I still have yet to get my tickets

[pale musk]

My mom said she got an email but I didn’t check it since I already got the tickets transferred to me

[sharp pike]

Oh dear

This is a disaster

[pale musk]

Oh yeah my mom got thag

Cant check it though since I have the tickets now

[gentle forge]

Those mf’ers 😅

[analog hound]

Yea I was like oh is this the email. And then nope nothing has changed.

[prisma beacon]

i got this too

[austere sentinel]

Was time to do my temporary tattoo for Siyeon for tomorrow

[storm zodiac]

Same with me

[austere sentinel]

I liked how it taunted us

They know damn well we don’t have our tickets

[prisma beacon]

CUTEEE

[analog hound]

I guess one more time to try to call tomorrow.

[prisma beacon]

i was thinking of drawing a dreamcatcher on my hand lol

[austere sentinel]

I figure one more thing maybe she will remember for a minute or two

[modern flax]

Vietnamese place is solid. I can't really be objective about the pho because I have a place I go to regularly and this just isn't theirs, but it was good.

[storm zodiac]

Nice I’ll probably go there tomorrow then

[lunar ibex]

Hey if you can see your tickets on the ticketmaster app, but you don't see an option for a barcode, you need to transfer them to someone and then transfer them back. That's not a joke.

[modern flax]

Wow. Way to go, Ticketmaster. You have ONE JOB: deliver tickets.

[pale musk]

Never trust ticket master

[prisma beacon]

ticketmaster doing what they do best

nothing!

sitting back and observing the chaos

[lunar ibex]

It's brutal. If anyone needs help lmk I'm chilling in the hotel.

[prisma beacon]

employees at the end of the day like “phew… what a long hard day of not answering phone calls or doing my job!”

well

not all employees

the lady i spoke with was very kind

[prisma beacon]

i am chilling at home 🫡

[pale musk]

The person I messaged was
Snappy

[modern flax]

Oh, the people on the phones aren't to blame at all.

[prisma beacon]

that was me with my first call

[pale musk]

Oh no not at all

[prisma beacon]

the girl was NOT having it

straight up was like “it’s a pricing tier. is there anything else?😐”

like no sorry for burdening your existence

people when they have to do the job they applied for:

[modern flax]

Wow. Okay. Correcting my statement: most of the people on the phones aren't to blame, but that person sounds like a bitch

[prisma beacon]

i agree! most people are very kind but the one person i spoke with was uh…

having a hard day

at the end of the day there’s not much we can do but hope and pray will call works out for the will call folks

[modern flax]

Yeah. I'm sure it's all gonna work out, but the anxiety around it in the meantime sours what should be a fun experience for folks

Thanks, Ticketmaster

[prisma beacon]

true :((

[modern flax]

I'm glad I have my ticket, though I need to swing through the hotel business center to print

[austere sentinel]

In all fairness to them it prob wasn’t Ticketmaster’s idea to change venues but they got stuck with trying to move everyone over

[modern flax]

Ticketmaster hasn't earned that level of goodwill. They're a ticketing logistics company, this is literally their job.

Plus, fuck 'em.

[austere sentinel]

There was never going to be a way to make everyone happy

Their big screw up was on the ticket delivery side

[modern flax]

The printer in the Doubletree business center is broken, you have to email it to them.

[crimson creek]

If you need a printer you could also try the Reading Public Library. Looks like they open at 9 tomorrow and it’s not far from the venue 3 min drive/8 min walk

[gentle forge]

My local libraries charge 10 cents to print, so keep that in mind as well

[crimson creek]

Yeah mine does too in CT. Just 10 cents though since you only need one sheet

[modern flax]

Got the vip/vvip time confirmation email, it is indeed 3-5 tomorrow. QR code is on your MMT account page

[storm zodiac]

I don’t see tickets on the app only on the website 😔 I’m the one who bought the tickets also

[stray lance]

There's a fucking train sitting on the tracks and the hotel is literally right there lmao

[proper frost]

lol last year the train went by and stopped on the tracks like 3 different times. Bad spot to put an arena and hotel I feel.

[storm zodiac]

If anyone got the VOD for the seoul concert it’s available now told a fellow insomnia while waiting for the train to move

[storm zodiac]

I got a response back from TM saying for the tickets to be picked up at the the box office it will cost $10

[pale musk]

Wtf

[storm zodiac]

Yeah at this point I just want to make sure I get the tickets so I told them that it was fine

[elfin night]

Has anyone had luck refunding/swapping tickets for purchases after the move to the new arena?

[modern flax]

We've all had varying degrees of luck dealing with Ticketmaster hell

[hollow cliff]

I fully plan on winging it tomorrow and just going to willcall before checking in for vip

[modern flax]

Careful there - will-call may not have your info

Plus I'm not sure what time will-call opens -- someone said they open an hour before the show, which.......

[night veldt]

Thank you

[dapper flicker]

Omgomgomg I'm so excited for tomorrow... Not sure how I'm gonna sleep tonight

[austere sentinel]

The post earlier said to call the box office earlier in the day so they can print your ticket before you show up

[modern flax]

Try, you're gonna want your energy for the show 🙂 Plus you can rest up because there's no waiting in line for a GA spot.

[proper frost]

it really is nice not worrying about waking up at the crack of dawn to line up for 12 hours lol

[modern flax]

Yeah. I did VVIP in 2019 so I had a guaranteed line spot, and did an assigned seat last year. I'm too old to f around with waiting in line all day.

[proper frost]

i still think im gonna get their at noon, maybe 1-1:30 and just chill. It'll be a nice day out.

[modern flax]

You do you, boo. Not sure you're gonna have a whole lot to do there, so bring a battery pack for your phone.

[proper frost]

i wonder if anyones actually gonna camp out there like a GA lol

[modern flax]

I hope not. It looks like a slightly less well-lit street than the arena.

[blazing wing]

What if someone never got the message about the move and is camping out at the arena right now?...

[dapper flicker]

Lol. That would be terrible

[proper frost]

[storm zodiac]

Is this anyone’s first “kpop” concert or DC concert?

[night veldt]

I guess I will be doing that tomorrow morning.

[austere sentinel]

Yeah, hopefully that’s it and the story doesn’t change anymore

Not exactly a ton of time left to get things straightened out

[night veldt]

Not really. I hope everyone is able to get into the venue easily with out any issues

[austere sentinel]

[modern flax]

God, I'm not ready for the hi-touch. There is no way to be even close to ready.

They are all utterly, devastatingly gorgeous. Pictures don't do them justice. It's like seeing a partial eclipse through one of those shadow boxes in elementary school and witnessing the awe and majesty of a total solar eclipse.

[storm zodiac]

I hope it’s not like move move move at least let me get a word with sua and tell dami hbd

The hi wave last year was like 3 seconds 😭

[modern flax]

Oof. Yeah. I skipped hi-wave last year because it... wasn't a hi-touch. Not that I blame them -- I got covid at the show last year.

[proper frost]

i have absolutely no clue what 2 words to say to them if ill even be able to say anything

or make eye contact...

[modern flax]

Try. It's worth trying.

I made it to JiU in '19 before everything whited out. She smiled at me and I don't remember anything after that

[pale musk]

Same :,)

[proper frost]

i do wanna wish dami a HBD and tell dongie shes my favorite ...even though jius my bias dongie deserves all the nice things.

[modern flax]

Yes! Dongie deserves ❤️

At one of the Euro tours last year some friends were at, they said some people started chanting Gahyeon's name when Dongie was talking and... that's just so rude

[proper frost]

i think i remember hearing something like that

Im glad people are super nice to her during like fansigns and stuff

[storm zodiac]

Checking to see if this uploaded the whole video y’all can use it wake up

[modern flax]

It did. Oh my god that's so sweet

[proper frost]

Jiu im sleepy pls no

[storm zodiac]

I don’t remember if there was a goodnight one when that app was around… 😔

[proper frost]

but if something like that would actually wake me up and make me get up id 100% use it lol. Im terrible with alarms

[modern flax]

Yeah, me too. I need like three or four alarms.

Pretty sure I've got undiagnosed ADHD.

[proper frost]

god I love her little tiny English

[night veldt]

Lol my friends hate me for my alarms in the morning! I got one alarm going off every 5 minutes for an hours

[proper frost]

need a Sua one thats just her yelling at the phone

[modern flax]

sua-aaaaaaaa.mp3

[storm zodiac]

I have one

The only other wake up one I have is yoohyeon

[proper frost]

lol

[modern flax]

... Miss ma'am

[proper frost]

[sharp pike]

Lol where can I get these????

[modern flax]

I don't think they're available anymore, there used to be an alarm app that let you buy these alarms from idols

[storm zodiac]

There was an app called MyAlarmDol but yes it’s not available anymore so I have screen recordings of the ones I got

You can just convert the video into a sound file I forget how to do it

[modern flax]

You could try searching youtube for "myalarmdol dreamcatcher" and see what comes up. No idea if anything's up there or not - I haven't looked. But at least it's a starting point

[grave bramble]

as others have said, it's worth trying - and think syllables, not words, and I learned the hard way 8 is too many, 5 should be your hard limit, and 3 is optimal

easy things like "you're amazing", "I love you", "thank you", "byeeeeee" work really well because they'll all know all those words

even if you say nothing though it'll be a great time

[prisma beacon]

i am so using this omg

[prisma beacon]

first dc concert!

[modern flax]

I managed to say "thank you" in Korean in '19 and JiU blinded me with her smile

Yoo and Siyeon were the last two after her, my original bias and my ult, and I don't remember either of them because of JiU

But that smile...

[grave bramble]

did you say 감사합니다, 고마워, or 고마워요?

[modern flax]

Uh... I went phonetically

[grave bramble]

oh you dont know the letters ok did you do

gamsahamnida, comawah, or comawahyo?

[modern flax]

First one

[grave bramble]

ah ok

last year I did the first one and bowed and didn't really notice any reaction

this year, also to jiu, for some reason I said the third one but I also bowed

which is a total mismatch and as soon as I had finished I was like WAIT I DID THAT WRONG LOL

[prisma beacon]

i have no clue what to say

[modern flax]

If nothing else, "thank you" works.

[grave bramble]

yea it works

[modern flax]

Just fall back to that.

[grave bramble]

but thats so much less fun

[modern flax]

Oh, right, but... seriously, no thoughts, head empty

Have a simple fallback

[grave bramble]

yea I'm overcomplicating it

like you say, it works

[prisma beacon]

i might say yes baby yes to siyeon LOL

“yes baby yes😌”

[proper frost]

i think im gonna try to tell dongie shes my favorite and i love her hair hopefully i can say both in 2 seconds

[grave bramble]

too many syllables, I think you will get a much better reaction out of the second one

[prisma beacon]

siyeons ‘yes baby yes’ used to be my alarm LMAO

[grave bramble]

"I love your hair"

is perfect

[modern flax]

Orange Dongie is immaculate.

What might be their most underrated song. (I just typed "underrated Dong" which is also true.)

[proper frost]

all of them because they dont get nearly enough attention

[grave bramble]

it wasn't a question

[modern flax]

[grave bramble]

read just the first word then read the rest of it

[modern flax]

Rephrasing: "What" might be their most underrated song.

It had to follow the juggernaut that was You&I.

[cursive cipher]

I feel fly high is, that song is awesome

[azure terrace]

Did anyone get an email with their ticket yet??

[modern flax]

I was one also among those who didn't appreciate it upon release - it was my first cb after I found them, and You & I was my jam. But going back and listening to it again later, What is in my top 5-10. (That top 5 is tough.)

[grave bramble]

I didn't like wind blows upon release, but I was very much open to the idea that I might like it if I listened to it more

needless to say, I was very right

[modern flax]

If you haven't received it you should call Ticketmaster and get them to email it to you. 800-653-8000. Not sure if they're open right now though.

[modern flax]

See I love the verses but I really don't like the shouty electronic bits

[grave bramble]

for me it was really just the first few seconds and the black hole neon color that I had a hard time with

[modern flax]

The parts I don't enjoy keep it off any playlists :/

[grave bramble]

when they played the band version for the "its live" youtube channel, something clicked for me

[modern flax]

Same for Scream and Boca.

[grave bramble]

and now I just love the song

[modern flax]

I enjoy half of each - Scream's verses and Boca's chorus. Between the two I think there's a great song there. But I really just don't like the techno dance-break chorus of Scream or the moonbahton verses of Boca.

🌶️ take, I guess ¯_(ツ)_/¯

I appreciate their experimentation and clearly the songs landed really well for some people, because they really grew during those Dystopia releases, but those two just didn't land for me

Odd Eye is a banger though.

[storm zodiac]

Yaasss Odd eye is so good. It felt like boca was forgotten cause it was between scream and odd eye

[dapper flicker]

I'm looking forward to any and every song. Don't think there is a single bad one

[grave bramble]

forgotten hold up im a geek the big paradox is our primary way to identify each other

I don't think you can call boca forgotten

[modern flax]

They're not bad songs at all! I understand they have an audience. Just 'cause I prefer their more rock-forward styles doesn't mean I'm not going to enjoy the songs, especially at a concert

[storm zodiac]

True

[grave bramble]

anyway I feel like saying something positive and motivating before I go to bed sooooooooooooooooo

lets all make this an epic concert tomorrow

[modern flax]

🤘

[teal dragon]

I’m using all my will power to not buy a flight to Pa and take a bus to reading lol.

I don’t have the money to do this but I really want to go even tho I already saw them yesterday lol

[modern flax]

I do kinda envy those who can hit multiple shows. I can afford to, but the travel time just kills me anymore

[cursive cipher]

same, 4-5 years ago I would have gone to multiple stops, now it's hard to even leave for more than a couple days

[modern flax]

It's 6 hours for me to get to Reading or Chicago -- so if I wanted to go to both I'd have to do about 24 hours of driving

Because they're in almost exactly opposite directions

[teal dragon]

For me it’s about paying for all of it lol. The most expensive parts are the hotels or the travel method

[storm zodiac]

Yeah ticket is definitely the cheapest even with vip of you include traveling hotel food and merch

What merch is everyone interested in getting? The more I think about it the license plates are kind of cute since I have never seen that done before

[pale musk]

Probably a hoodie, maybe license plate ?

[blazing wing]

I’m thinking the parking garage at Reed and Court would be optimal? Or maybe Poplar St.

[tall granite]

All of the merch lol

Is the meet and greet before or after the show because I just got an email talking about checking in at 3:00 when the concert isn't until 7:30

[teal dragon]

For all other stops it was after you just need ti get your wristband at those earlier times

[modern flax]

100% after. The 3-5 checkin is for your wristband. After the main show and encore (it ain't over til the house lights come up) they'll have instructions for VIP/VVIP lineups

[ocean epoch]

I got all my original purchases refunded through Santander’s box office. Left them a voicemail Friday night, got a confirmation call Saturday. I had one resale ticket from Ticketmaster that was a lot harder but I did get them to refund it .. and they promise to give me my money back within 30 days of the event 🙄

[ocean epoch]

I got a regular cold at last year’s Reading 😅 Stopped me from adding the Chicago concert at the last second.

[ocean epoch]

I used Poplar for DC and Loona last year, went great.

[analog hound]

Trying to transfer my tickets so I can somehow get the mobile tickets to show up but I keep getting an error 😦

[steep mountain]

Show day for Reading! I'm sorry you all had to go through this pain with the venue change, but hopefully the show will make up for iit

[prisma beacon]

good morning!!!!

whoever sent that jiu wake up alarm, thank u lol i used it for my alarm this morning

[storm zodiac]

Nice

[austere sentinel]

Am I correct in seeing that the box office only opens 3 hours before the concert starts?

[night veldt]

That’s what the website says

When I called today. The recording said that the office opens at 10am. I will start calling when the office opens

[austere sentinel]

Maybe the arena and the PAC share the phone number. It was a bit confusing

[night veldt]

I am hoping they do

[analog hound]

I just created a new Ticketmaster account and transferred it there. So now I have the mobile ticket

[night veldt]

My transfer ticket button is greyed out. I can’t do it

[analog hound]

So if y’all don’t want the hassle of calling or will call for sure recommend doing that.

[analog hound]

Oh dang that sucks 😦

[gloomy egret]

If ticketmaster said they sent yours to will call I think your only option is to call the box office.

[night veldt]

With just my luck, that happens to me

[night veldt]

That’s what I was thinking too. I am gonna start calling at 10am. I think that’s when the Santander office opens.

[analog hound]

Mine gave me an error when I did it in the morning and then I looked at the email I sent it to and somehow it was transferred. Ticketmaster is soooo sus. Like I was wondering why it was greyed out for transfer wise on my original account. Thankfully it worked for me cause I really didn’t want to try calling at work.

[blazing wing]

I printed out the TM webpage showing my new seat and the order details just in case

[austere sentinel]

Mine is grayed out too, I figure also because it was supposedly sent to will call

[blazing wing]

Anyone know if merch will be open 3-5p like in nyc?

[austere sentinel]

I think they’ve done it every stop so far, so hopefully

It would be amazing if we could get the ticket printed at the arena box office but I doubt we would be that lucky. That would just be a walk across the street for now

[dapper flicker]

Anyone driving that is there yet? Is street parking feasible or better to just park in a lot?

[austere sentinel]

I’m not sure if there is actually street parking. I’m in a garage

[dapper flicker]

Kk

[grave bramble]

25 n 3rd st is the cheap garage I'm using, you can come park by me and mitts if you get there around 230pm eastern time

[dapper flicker]

Sounds good. Ty!

[night veldt]

Right

[midnight crow]

Last time I went I use garage

[idle prism]

i’ve been trying to call the box office, but after i press 1 nothing’s happening🥲🥲🥲🥲

this is so stressful

[grave bramble]

you guys gotta remember two things:

• there are over 1000 people in the same situation as you
• the performing arts center / MMT will not start the concert with part of the crowd who bought tickets being unable to get in

we will be fine, as long as we each make a REASONable effort to cooperate when we get there, everything will be resolved

[idle prism]

yea that’s true. i might just go to the box office when i get there to try to get my tickets printed

[grave bramble]

thats what I'm doing

[austere sentinel]

I might take a walk to the arena in a little while and see if they handle both venues. The website almost makes it seem like they are the same

[night veldt]

It sounds like it’s the same

[austere sentinel]

I can see people walking in so maybe they are doing the same

[night veldt]

In the arena?

I am sure the box office is no longer picking up phone calls because of the issue

[night veldt]

Hmmm, I might attempt it too

[blazing wing]

If your Transfer button is not greyed out, I just created a 2nd TM account with a different email and transferred the ticket over. Worked without issue. Got email to my 2nd account about the transfer, accepted it, then logged in on the mobile app with the 2nd email address. Now I have a mobile version of the ticket.

[austere sentinel]

Everyone probably called at 10:01

[night veldt]

I left a voicemail but I don’t really wanna depend on the box office responding to my email

[grave bramble]

WOAH! I didn't think of this, you dont even need a friend you can just make a second account! brilliancy

[night veldt]

I mean voicemail

[grave bramble]

with how busy they'll be today they probably wont hear it until tomorrow

[austere sentinel]

They are having a rough Monday

[blazing wing]

Yeah I figured EVERYONE would be calling in at 10A. LOL

[night veldt]

I was thinking that too

[lunar ibex]

Best bet for your ticket if it's still not showing on the app is transfer it to a friend and have them transfer it back. Barcode appears afterwards.

[blazing wing]

Or make a 2nd TM account with a different email and transfer it to yourself.

[night veldt]

OMGOSH!!! I randomly got my tickets

After calling Ticketmaster and the guy couldn’t help me out. I just checked my email and randomly got my tickets

Ticketmaster support was like no we can’t help you. So I gave up and was gonna go to the box office. I checked my email and wow! I got the pdf tickets!!

[austere sentinel]

Ok, just went to the arena box office and she printed it for me. Took 2 minutes. Bring your order number