Sturgill Simpson / Tyler Childers Tour to Use Verified Tickets, Benefit Charity
Sturgill Simpson and Tyler Childers officially announced “A Good Look’n Tour” earlier this week, with 36 dates across North America starting in February (see below). And though tickets don’t officially go on sale until November 8th, the AEG-promoted tour is using the Ticketmaster Verified Fan program. That means you may want to be a step ahead to make sure you can secure tickets since the deadline to sign up as a verified fan is Sunday, November 3rd at 10:00 p.m. local time. Presale starts on Tuesday, November 5th at 10:00 a.m. local time.
The Verified Fan program was implemented by Ticketmaster in 2017 with the idea to keep bots out of the ticket buying process by having fans preregister. You don’t get a ticket when you preregister, nor are you guaranteed you eventually will. You just get a code that tells Ticketmaster you’re not a scalper. The point is to make the ticket buying experience more fair by ensuring only fans are competing with other fans for tickets as opposed to ticket brokers. If demand for tickets from verified fans exceeds supply, verified fans may be selected at random to participate in the presale. Tickets are still sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
Though the Ticketmaster Verified Fan program is given credit for helping to curtail scalpers, it has come under scrutiny by some for the shadowy way it works. Ticketmaster doesn’t really explain how it decides if someone preregistering is a fan or a scalper, and they’ve been reluctant to explain their methodology, because as they claim, this would allow scalpers to adapt to the system. Others complain that Ticketmaster changes ticket prices and availability based upon demand through the system. Either way, it’s an option fans may want to take. You can preregister as a Verified fan by CLICKING HERE.
Promoters have also announced that proceeds from the tour will go to the Special Forces Foundation. Along with $1 from every ticket sold going to the organization, CID Entertainment has set up 2-person travel packages for select dates which include a hotel stay and other goodies, with 100% of the proceeds from the travel packages going to the Special Forces Foundation. They go on sale Tuesday November 5 at 10:00 a.m. local time as part of the presale. For more information on the packages, CLICK HERE.
“Around an album release, if I’m going to have a bunch of attention on me, I thought it would be a good opportunity to put attention on what other people can do to help these guys and their families,” Sturgill told Joe Rogan recently. Sturgill Simpson played six teaser club dates on the east and west coast from late September into early October to raise awareness of the new record, with proceeds from the six dates going to the Special Forces Foundation. Simpson is a former naval enlistee himself.
The Special Forces Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt non-profit organization serving U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Berets) and their families. Their programs contribute to the maintenance of the mind and body, and provide acute and ongoing support in resolving psychological, emotional and relationship issues before they become chronic.
A Good Look’n Tour Dates
* – Travel packages available
February 21 — Birmingham, Alabama – Legacy Arena at the BJCC *
February 22 — Asheville, North Carolina – US Cellular Center *
February 25 — Knoxville, Tennessee – Knoxville Civic Coliseum
February 28 — Lexington, Kentucky – Rupp Arena *
February 29 — Detroit, Michigan – Masonic Temple Theatre *
March 4 — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Peterson Events Center
March 6 — Charlotte, North Carolina – Spectrum Center *
March 7 — Duluth, Georgia – Infinite Energy Center *
March 10 — North Charleston, South Carolina – North Charleston Coliseum
March 13 — Hampton, Virginia – Hampton Coliseum *
March 14 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – The Met Philadelphia *
March 15-16 — Washington, D.C. – Anthem *
March 18 — Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Coca-Cola Coliseum *
March 20 — Columbus, Ohio – Nationwide Arena *
March 21 — St. Louis, Missouri – Chaifetz Arena *
March 22 — Southaven, Mississippi – Landers Center
March 27 — Dallas, Texas – American Airlines Center *
March 28 — Austin, Texas – Frank Erwin Center *
March 29 — Sugarland, Texas – Smart Financial Centre
April 1 — Independence, Missouri – Silverstein Eye Centers Arena
April 3 — Chicago, Illinois – United Center *
April 4 — Minneapolis, Minnesota – Armory *
April 9 — Omaha, Nebraska – Baxter Arena *
April 10 — Madison, Wisconsin – Alliant Energy Center *
April 23 — Tulsa, Oklahoma – BOK Center *
April 25 — Denver, Colorado – Pepsi Center *
April 28 — Salt Lake City, Utah – Maverik Center
April 29 — Missoula, Montana – Adams Center
May 1 — Portland, Oregon – Veterans Memorial Coliseum *
May 2 — George, Washington – Gorge Amphitheatre *
May 5 — San Francisco, California – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
May 8 — Inglewood, California – The Forum *
May 15 — Boston, Massachusetts – TD Garden
May 16 — New York City – Madison Square Garden *
May 22 — Nashville, Tennessee – Bridgestone Arena *
May 24 — Louisville, Kentucky – KFC Yum! Center *
hoptowntiger94
November 2, 2019 @ 9:52 am
I only buy tickets on secondary market and usually the day before or day of (especially outdoor big events). Smaller club shows (like Chris Knight December 29th) I’ll go ahead and buy well in advance because I fear the artist might cancel due to poor sales. But big events, there are plenty of tickets available and usually below face value if you wait. So bot baby, bot!
hoptowntiger94
November 3, 2019 @ 6:31 am
I haven’t ruled it out, but it will be a game time decision. I want to see Sturgill’s playlist and the weather (my date is March 3rd). I’ll gamble and say supply > demand.
Dennixx
November 2, 2019 @ 10:29 am
I too buy tickets in advance for club shows due to potential sellouts.
I have an Ticketmaster account but will probably not attend the big show since I’ve seen both multiple times at smaller venues at less cost.
Any idea what current tours price range may be?
Trigger
November 2, 2019 @ 11:20 am
We’ll know more about price when the presale hits.
LessThanPi
November 2, 2019 @ 12:01 pm
The travel package near me is 550 and the hotel its affiliated with is charging 250 that night for non-package booking. So tickets look to be quite expensive.
John R Baker
November 6, 2019 @ 9:30 am
They didn’t have the option for Boston shows and hotel rooms were getting jacked up to $400 + everywhere within a 1/2 hr drive by the end of the day yesterday.
Billy Wayne Ruddick
November 2, 2019 @ 1:55 pm
The verified fan thing is just a way to screen people for the pre-sale, correct? What they really need to do is the credit card / ID entry, where you have to present a credit card and ID that matches what’s on the tickets. As I understand it, the verified fan thing will theoretically help with the pre-sale, but the rest (majority) of the tickets will be sold normally.
Julia
November 2, 2019 @ 3:39 pm
BUFFALO NY
trpnblly
November 4, 2019 @ 9:54 am
Exactly, Julia. They totally skipped Western/Central NY. Ridiculous!
Jrod
November 2, 2019 @ 10:23 pm
For the venue I will be attending it’s showing prices as …
GA: 69.00
Balcony 79.00
Reserved 99.00
Terry
November 4, 2019 @ 8:48 am
On a side note, I went to a wonderful Vince Gill concert in Concord, NH last night. So great to hear
great country music accompanied by wonderful musicians and a respect for the history of the music. He talked about the Ken Burns documentary and said Ken would have been at the concert but he was sick.
Also I thought it was nice to gear a couple of Tyler Childers songs playing before the show!
Jesse Kilgore
November 4, 2019 @ 3:01 pm
I saw the ‘teaser show’ in SF and it was great. Sold out in minutes, so to the folk talkin’ about securing tickets any other way then being an actual fan, good luck with that…. non transferable tickets, verified fans, & ID checks at the door prevent the scum from running up the costs for those of us lucky enough to get a ticket. #fuckscalpers
hoptowntiger94
November 5, 2019 @ 9:39 am
You don’t know what you’re talking about. The verification was for the pre-sale queue ONLY. Currently, there are thousands of tickets available for this tour through resellers Vivid, Stubhub and Ticketmaster. I just checked. #knowbeforeyoupost
hoptowntiger94
November 5, 2019 @ 12:20 pm
Jesse –
I just tripled checked your erroneous statement. The tickets for this tour are transferable through all secondary markets and there is no “fan verification” or ID checks at the door. There are hundreds of tickets available for every tour date on Stubhub and Vivid right now (meaning the pre-sales are being posted; more when the flood gates are opened)
So there’s no luck involved and you don’t need to be an actual fan to secure tickets at a later date.
Your statement is so false and ill-informed I’m surprised Trig let it post.
Jesse
November 5, 2019 @ 12:26 pm
Guess I was mistaken. It happens.. .
See, some folks can admit our mistakes & we don’t have this odd urge to prove others have indeed made an error.
#fuckscaplers
hoptoentiger94
November 5, 2019 @ 12:50 pm
First of all, I don’t want anyone to read your fact-less comments and feel all hope is lost because they weren’t “lucky” or an “actual fan.”
There are ways to make the secondary market work in your favor. I’ve had lots of success getting great seats at great prices without making a commitment 6 months down the road. Sometimes you have to wait until the day of the show or until the gates open for the scalpers to start unloading them, but there is always a ticket available without breaking the bank.
Second of all, you called me out first … “so to the folk talkin’ about securing tickets any other way then being an actual fan, good luck with that.” I usually brush off such ignorance, but i felt it important to correct what you were commenting.
Trigger
November 5, 2019 @ 12:37 pm
Clearly the ticket situation was different for the teaser shows than it is for the arena shows. Let’s not lose our heads here. This whole ticket buying process can be frustrating.
Might have an article coming up on the ticket situation soon.
D Ray White
November 5, 2019 @ 8:15 am
Tried to get tickets on the presale. Logged in as early as I possibly could. 2000+ “people” ahead in the queue. All tickets gone by 1007 before I could get anything. This system sucks as bad as the regular one.
Billy Wayne Ruddick
November 5, 2019 @ 8:46 am
That’s no good. Will be trying as well with my “exclusive” verified fan code in about 2 hours. Will report back.
Billy Wayne Ruddick
November 5, 2019 @ 11:38 am
I got tickets ($245 for two, including fees after the $97 face value) but it was a bit of a pain. Took about 15 minutes of clicking around on seats and being told they were no longer available. For those prices Sturgill better bring the full arena show for this one….I’m talking pyro, lights, anime, backup dancers, a catwalk that goes out into the audience, and I want to see Miles Miller in a Tommy Lee style rotating drum cage!
Jack Williams
November 5, 2019 @ 8:56 am
Got an upper balcony ticket for the first Anthem show in DC. About 200 in the queue before I got my chance. With fees, $116. I think it’s twenty more than a general admission ticket, but I’ll be going alone and am pushing 60, so I’m glad I have a seat that will be waiting for me and to come back to, even if I end up standing the whole time out necessity.
Crum
November 5, 2019 @ 9:12 am
Infinite Energy Arena in Duluth, GA was $100 for floor seats, with mid tier seats around $80 and upper level were $50. It’s a small arena, so I opted for the upper level and got 4 tickets. $50 was cheaper than I was anticipating, so even if they cost a little more than they’ll be when they go on sale to the public, it was worth it for me, since I never have luck with Ticketmaster.
Missed out on seeing both of these guys every other chance I’ve had for different reasons. Pumped to finally see them both!
Colby and the Fudge Rounds
November 5, 2019 @ 9:43 am
Yeah that verified Ticketmaster thing is BS. It said I had 900 people in front of me. Their ain’t 900 people in Alabama that know who sturgill Simpson is. Then when I could actually get a ticket it said sorry looks like another fan beat you to it. Guess I will try my luck Friday. I need them pit tickets.
Digs
November 5, 2019 @ 10:46 am
For the Minneapolis show, total cost after fees would be 100/ticket for general admission. I don’t know the ins and outs of how these ticket prices get set, but its really a shame and prices out the average working class folks. 40-50 a ticket, i’m in, but i just cant justify spending that much.
hoptowntiger94
November 5, 2019 @ 10:51 am
You add parking and a few drinks, it’s a really expensive night! Country music used to belong to the average working class, but so few get to enjoy it.
I felt they way you did about Cody Jinks last time around. I got the tickets at $60 a piece, but would I go higher next time around? Depends.
Jared S.
November 5, 2019 @ 11:22 am
I’d have been willing to pay ~$100 each for good tickets. I was put on a “waiting list” for verified fan for the St Louis show, so I had to wait until the presale through the Sturgill email list at noon. The only tickets available were upper balcony for $50 or $80.
St Louis is about a 3 hour drive away. If I’m gonna travel that far, get a hotel room, and spend that kind of money, it needs to be better seats than that.
Jared S.
November 6, 2019 @ 11:39 am
And now, there are plenty of tickets available, in St. Louis anyway. Glad I waited, I got much better seats for the same $80 that I would have spent yesterday.
I hate these kinds of games. Why aren’t all of the tickets made available from the start?
Cory
November 5, 2019 @ 11:38 am
Got pit Tix’s to St. Louis show. Sweet Jesus!
Jayson
November 5, 2019 @ 4:43 pm
I got great seats for 90$. Love the way they did this.
Barry Cheevers
November 5, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
Scored floor tickets for the Forum in a breeze. Very pleased with the Verified ticketing process. Got in and out quickly with no headaches. Prices were a little steeper than anticipated, but I’m stoked.
Anyone see they are already adding 2nd night shows to some of the dates? I understood this for theaters, but for arena sized shows, that’s crazy to me. Can’t believe how quick both of these artists have pulled this level of demand so soon in their careers.
dksek
January 9, 2020 @ 10:26 am
Did not have luck getting tickets for presale or general sale. Tried my luck through secondary market. However, now I am worried they won’t allow my seller to transfer the tickets to me. Ticketmaster said after November 25th tickets could transfer but now am being told no one knows for sure if they will even allow it. NERVOUS!!! Wanted to tell my husband early that we were going but I guess it will be a last minute surprise IF I am able to get tickets transferred to me. How are folks going to manage if they are going with family and friends and meeting at different times? I always transfer my daughter’s ticket to her in case we have to enter at different times.