Ah, the Phish lottery.
Even though the pre-sale ticket
request lottery has been online for several years now, I still think back to
the days of obtaining money orders, hand-writing the envelopes, filling out the
forms, and making sure the exact rules specified in the Doniac Schvice
newsletter were followed perfectly.
Though it is a much easier process
now, I still get the same excited jitters.
And when the results are obtained (much sooner now, of course), it is always a rush of mixed emotions:
The Good News
This year’s lottery yielded my
best returns ever – eight of the nine shows!
Either I got lucky or demand is low.
This morning, the tickets went on sale for the one show I was missing
and within minutes, I snagged the ninth.
The Bad News
As per usual, I will be a Lawn
Boy. That makes 9 for 9 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center; nine Phish shows at SPAC since 2004 and I have never been in the
pavilion. I will also be grazing in the grass
for both nights at the Mann in Philadelphia.
The three nights at Randall’s Island in New York are general admission, so that
could go either way – I may be able to work my way up to the front as I did at
Bader Field in Atlantic City.
The Big 100
But here is the best part – I typically
end up with one pavilion seat each summer.
This year’s was perfectly timed. I
will be in the pavilion for the first show of tour, at the former Great Woods
in Mansfield, Mass., which also happens to be my 100th Phish
show!
Time to book the hotels!
No comments:
Post a Comment