YouOverThere Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 A friend and I decided to take in the National Philharmonic concert at the Strathmore on Sunday. The ticket price range was advertised as starting at $28. When I went to the website, it showed that all the $28 tickets were sold. Not surprising, since there were only 36 seats. More surprising was that all the $37 tickets were sold. I ended up buying tickets for $45. From where we sat, I had a clear view of all the $28 seats. There wasn't a single person sitting in any of them. I could only see a small portion of the $37 section, but there wasn't anyone sitting in any of the seats that I could see. A case of a lot of people deciding that it was too nice a day to spend indoors? Back in June, I went to the National Symphony's season-ending concert at the Kennedy Center. The website showed so many $25 tickets available that I decided that I didn't need to spend the extra $3 to buy a ticket ahead of time. When I got to the Kennedy Center, they told me that all the $25 tickets had been sold, so I also ending up spending $45. From my seat, I could see the half of the $25 seats that were on the other side of the concert hall. I counted more than 20 empty seats. A case of a lot of people deciding that it was too nice an evening to spend indoors? Link to comment
Jayne Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 scalpers bought the cheap seats and then couldn't sell them? Link to comment
lmspear Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Or they gave a way comp tickets and nobody came. Link to comment
Dale Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 This situation is annoying. Could be they were sold or put aside for a travel company/hotel/tourism and then never used. I'd try calling somebody at the theater. Tickets are so expensive these days, especially with dynamic ticket pricing and ridiculous fees... Link to comment
YouOverThere Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 This situation is annoying. Could be they were sold or put aside for a travel company/hotel/tourism and then never used. I'd try calling somebody at the theater. Tickets are so expensive these days, especially with dynamic ticket pricing and ridiculous fees... I did send an email to the Kennedy Center. They insisted that all the $25 tickets were sold. At least at the National Philharmonic concert I got to hear one of the greatest musical instruments ever built, a rare Matteo Gofriller cello, built in 1693. What a glorious sound it made! The tone was full throughout the entire range; no nasally tones at the high end. Link to comment
YouOverThere Posted November 4, 2013 Author Share Posted November 4, 2013 A co-worker and I managed to score $29 to the Nov. 7 Suzanne Farrell Ballet performance at the KC, which is the advertised lowest price. But I can't find any other $29 tickets available. Even the seats directly behind us (we're in the balcony) are going for $50. We bought our tickets almost a month ago. A case of "dynamic pricing"? Link to comment
YouOverThere Posted November 14, 2013 Author Share Posted November 14, 2013 I received an email with a code for a discount for the National Symphony Orchestra for last weekend. I went to the Saturday concert. The folks at the ticket office said that they had nothing in their system that showed that any discount codes had been distributed. Link to comment
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