Tom Waits On-Sale Information - WITH EUROPEAN DATES

1 Scott // May 7, 2008 at 6:03 pm

I guess i know what i’m doing next friday morning

2 nathan // May 8, 2008 at 7:44 am

5 computers and 4 phones all dedicated to gettin them tickets next friday.

3 Jamie // May 8, 2008 at 8:39 am

i have been getting an INSANE amount of calls about this- PATIENCE!!!!!!!!

4 GunStreetGirl // May 8, 2008 at 8:46 am

This is awful, the ticketmaster idea.
I don’t have or use credit cards, like many people
my age who’ve gotten themselves into debts over the years.
And when a friend decides to BUY IT FOR MY BIRTHDAY
it puts all sorts of complications on me [on my birthday!]
to figure out how to make it into the venue at all
[without said friend by my side].
Awful. This is the most awful system that could happen, for me. :[

5 Jo // May 8, 2008 at 9:20 am

I just hope it works. Every time he comes to town, I never get tickets. Last time I hit ‘buy tickets’ at 10am on the dot and it still sold out.

6 Tom // May 8, 2008 at 9:21 am

I emailed the Friends of the Orpheum Theatre
on Tuesday and just got a response:

My understanding is that tickets will go on sale at
http://www.ticketmaster.com beginning Saturday, May 17.
Limit of 2 tickets per credit card.
Chaunci

>
> When do tickets go on sale? They’re scheduled for June 17th and 18th.
> I’m coming from Boulder, Colorado.
>
> Thanks.
> Tom

7 Gina // May 8, 2008 at 9:32 am

I’m sorry it doesn’t work for you, but I’m sure this is the most effective solution the Waits’ tour manager was able to devise to combat scalping…

8 Tom // May 8, 2008 at 9:44 am

Just wanted to add… I wouldn’t just bank on what the woman said at the Orpheum- I will as I’m sure you will be checking this on an hourly basis.
Quite often we know what’s up before they do. We obviously are more persistent and have more at stake.

9 Andre // May 8, 2008 at 9:46 am

Does anyone know the price-range for tickets? I’ve been hearing some pretty expensive rumors.

10 steve // May 8, 2008 at 9:49 am

this is HANDS DOWN the most effective way of bypassing asshole ticket scalpers and getting the tickets into the hands of the fans. i REALLY don’t want to sound like a jerk about this, but i’m a pathetic 25 year old college student who hasn’t held a job in 4 years and I STILL have a credit card that i can use on rare occasions such as this. i love the past, but it’s 2008 and this is ultimately the most financially viable and fan friendly way of obtaining a ticket. this system COMPLETELY eliminates the middle man and ONLY people who want to see tom (and NOT those who simply want to profit off of him) will get the chance. its completely brilliant and a fantastic system. ticketmaster can go to hell, along with all the other jerks who have made a living off of ripping off fans of music for their own personal greed.

11 larry // May 8, 2008 at 10:09 am

I really would like to get two tickets for the Phoenix show. I also will be at my computer next Friday morning.

12 Peter Gaynor // May 8, 2008 at 10:31 am

What if you don’t have a credit card?

13 BMB // May 8, 2008 at 12:37 pm

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If you don’t have a credit card can’t you get a DEBIT CARD if you have a checking or savings account at a bank? It just has to have a Visa or Mastercard logo on it (I think) if you want to use it to buy online. Check it out. Call your bank.

If that doesn’t work and if the theater is in your town, go hang around before showtime and see if someone has an extra ticket for face value. Many TW fans are good for selling at face value.

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14 BMB // May 8, 2008 at 12:42 pm

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Are all the venues using Ticketmaster, or are there local, legitimate, ticket agencies other than Ticketmaster that we can use, or must use?

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15 frank's wild years // May 8, 2008 at 5:22 pm

What gives with the early morning shows? I am up for Tom Waits at any point in the day but I tend to sleep in when I can. I guess I’ll have to set my alarm. Jeez. Rock on Tulsa!

16 BMB // May 8, 2008 at 5:51 pm

FWY’s, those are not times for the shows. Those are times for the ticket sales. Or is that what you meant, 10a.m. is too early to buy a ticket?

Or are you just being fun?

17 Barb // May 8, 2008 at 8:05 pm

Thank you so much for the ticket information. Now I just have to pray hard that I can get them. My husband is such a long time fan-this would really be a dream come true to see him live

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19 Nikki // May 9, 2008 at 1:11 pm

Thanks for posting this info. I was worried I would miss something on when the tickets went on sale. So glad to see him live finally!

20 Gin Soaked Boy // May 9, 2008 at 6:10 pm

Is this what Waits meant by “passin’ out wolf tickets”? I’m hopeful to get one ticket and do the road trip (from Denver) to either El Paso or Tulsa. Just wondering what might be the size of the fan base in either of those cities. In other words, what are my chances of scoring just one for either venue.

In 20 years of following Waits on the “inebriated stroll”, the only shot of seeing him fell by the wayside while I was moving back to Denver from Orlando in ‘99 and was misinformed about the Paramount shows. I hope this is not my last chance…

21 Maxwell // May 9, 2008 at 6:19 pm

Wait until you get no tickets during the onsale and see the prices on ebay/stubhub. By them implementing this system fans will pay even more for their tickets if they don’t get them during the onsale. Good luck but the vast majority of fans won’t be seeing Tom Waits this go around either. Once again Ticketmaster’s monoply has screwed fans.

22 Rando // May 9, 2008 at 6:45 pm

I gotta zillion cards, but do I have the POWER to break through? Considering the trailer I just saw, and the fact that FZ is still apparently dead, I’ll attempt to endure. Take me with you, don’t you want any of THESE?

23 Rimas Danaitis // May 9, 2008 at 6:49 pm

We also like a man who wears red pants (or any other color he has a passion for) and we certainly will make him welcome here! When is Tom coming to Toronto, Canada?

24 akadannyboy // May 9, 2008 at 6:50 pm

this ticket scheme is great, scalpers had at least half
the Asheville and Akron tickets last year before the rest of us had a chance,ticketbastard is bad enough, scalpers are scum. Thanks Tommy boy for cutting out the too many middlemen. wish the dollar was stronger for a mule ride to europe

25 akadannyboy // May 9, 2008 at 7:07 pm

You aren’t a scalper are you Maxwell? I don’t see how stubhub can lay hands on tix that don’t exist, I hope you’re wrong, now I’m starting to fret, don’t get me all paranoid

26 Thomas // May 9, 2008 at 8:39 pm

Maxwell has no clue about what he’s talking about.

27 Joe // May 9, 2008 at 8:51 pm

nothing in the midwest other than Columbus?

28 Paul // May 9, 2008 at 9:00 pm

Including Australia?!?

*crosses fingers like a nervous child*

29 Cass // May 9, 2008 at 9:52 pm

No, Nebraska Shit no good music ever goes to nebraska tired of it
1 good artist came last fall sold out Damn you Bob Dylan for being popular

30 Philly Tom Waits Fan // May 9, 2008 at 10:13 pm

Why is Tom Waits only touring that route! It’s extremley limiting! I am offended with you Mr. Waits!

31 john // May 10, 2008 at 1:48 am

oh well,
sorry to see no wash,dc this time guess I’ll have to drag out my old video copy of Big Time. SIGH!!
hey, outside of utube where can I get copies of waits videos?

32 Styve // May 10, 2008 at 2:59 am

Please come in Pariiiis !!..:)
WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU

Styve

33 Jezz Dennison // May 10, 2008 at 3:22 am

Is Tom really coming to Europe…. he mentioned Dublin?

34 mAREK // May 10, 2008 at 3:30 am

Tom, if you think your big in Japan - this broken off sunburnt land Australia has been a calling - these masses of distant voices can’t wait to be answered with a tour or a visit to local BBQ’s. Be nice to have you around for awhile. What dont you drink? -

35 Garry // May 10, 2008 at 3:57 am

I kind of like the ticketmaster idea (even though i detest ticketmaster). But i would love to also have the ticket as a souvenir to show the grand kids that i got to see old man Waits.
I hope that they do something like this for Europe, as i think it has been 25 years since tom was in Ireland.
Given that i couldn’t get a U2 ticket a few years ago from about 160,000 tickets after getting hrough 2 minutes after going on sale, i have almost given up hope on Mr Waits already.
Fingers and toes crossed though.
Garry

36 Garry // May 10, 2008 at 4:03 am

Any chance we could bring back the “queue around the corner at the gig” system for Tom Waits. Oops the gig in Ireland is late July, the queue is probably already full.
Garry

37 Waits in London? // May 10, 2008 at 4:04 am

Wow BIG news, especially for us European fans whom havent seen Waits our way since 2004, any idea when the European dates will be issued?

I hope he’s coming to London, but having said that I will be happy to travel anywhere in Europe to catch him in action, infact it would even be a good excuse for a last minute trip over the pond, but London would be just fine.

38 Francesca // May 10, 2008 at 4:13 am

Please,please,please…let me know when Tom is coming to Europe!! During summer or from september? thanks

39 Ryan O'Vineyards // May 10, 2008 at 5:04 am

I hope I get in on this touring action. I wonder where the European dates will be. Maybe he can play at the vineyard where I work!

40 susan // May 10, 2008 at 5:18 am

what is the deal with stbhub… do they or do they not have tickets. how did they get them. i too will be at my computer friday next for columbus, (if that is the time, i havenet seen anything that says it for sure) columbus will be drawng a huge base area. i am hopefull though, I managed to get Dalhi Lama tickets in Bethlehe PA after much searching. those tickets sold in 20 minutes thru ticketbastard. what will be will be, but i want to go too…

41 Janie // May 10, 2008 at 5:19 am

Last and only time I saw Tom Waits was an outstanding show in Eugene, Oregon in 2000. Tickets were $60 then and worth every penny. Wonder how much they’ll be this go-around. Add that to the cost of a ticket to Birmingham, plus a hotel. If I can get a ticket, I’m there. I love you that much, Tom.

42 Big Head Ed // May 10, 2008 at 5:29 am

I’ve seen Tom 4 times now. 1975 solo at a local College, 1976 at an old fashioned coffee house type venue, 1977 at The Academy of Music in Philadelphia, and not again until 2006 in Akron. I plan on getting tickets to the show in Columbus this time. The show in Akron was well worth the 8 hour each way drive and additional cost of a Hotel room. One of the best shows of my life. I wish everyone luck in getting tickets. Sorry for those without credit cards but the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. Frito Lay gave Tom the luxury of not having to hit the road on a solid grind to make a living, but hopefully that has also contributed to the quality of his work since so few have the chance to see him now.

43 jose luis // May 10, 2008 at 6:03 am

LISBON is likely the best place to start the European Tour!

44 Pepesza // May 10, 2008 at 7:58 am

I hope Tom Waits will show up in Poland some day!!!

45 ab // May 10, 2008 at 8:05 am

this system of no tickets worked so well for led zeppelin didn’t it? i didn’t see anyone pay less than $1000 on ebay. if they are easily available everyone will pay less. they are harder to get hold of therefore worth more. think about it!

46 Paulo // May 10, 2008 at 8:24 am

Cuando tendremos a este personaje por Colombia, especialmente Bogotá?

47 nick // May 10, 2008 at 8:37 am

THANK THE LORD……TOM`S COMIN TO TOWN!!! Please let us know when tickets for the u.k. shows go on sale or dates are confirmed for blighty! Truly Great News!!!!

48 stuart // May 10, 2008 at 8:43 am

will you make it to Barcelona this time round?

49 coyotl666 // May 10, 2008 at 8:46 am

just two comments:

if you don’t have a credit card you can get a pre-paid credit card, or a gift debit card (usually through a bank). both of these are cards (usually visa, sometimes maybe mastercard) in various prepaid amounts designed for just this circumstance: paying for online purchases if you’ve either no card or no offline option (or if you just don’t want the illegal vics showing up on your statement. you can get something like a $200 card for maybe $8 - check out local banks or the visa website. not cheap, but an option.

and another thing: stubhub doesn’t have tickets, but they will. they’ve made arrangements with enough who will buy in the conventional manner and then sell to them at a profit for them to resell at greater profit that tey know they’ll get some number of tickets and so they advertise them. yes, this system sucks, they all do, especially when tm is involved. small attempts are being made.

cheers, mark (whose health precludes even trying this time …)

50 Frannie // May 10, 2008 at 9:25 am

Can’t wait for him to come to Europe!

51 Roy Jacobsen // May 10, 2008 at 10:04 am

Europe please. I’ll ro over the Atlantic. Singelhanded.

52 Maria // May 10, 2008 at 12:14 pm

Tom, never mind what the acronym for STOCKHOLM is, just get over here. It’s been nine years. OK?

53 Justin Timberlake // May 10, 2008 at 12:15 pm

Tom, please, please, please add a date in Los Angeles. Anywhere in So Cal would suffice, in fact. Phoenix is a bit of a long drive with a car full of prostitutes from Minnesota, 6 (unloaded) shotguns, a dog with a peg-leg and a case of bootleg whiskey. By the way, I was one of lucky few that saw your performance at the Bet Tzedek charity dinner at the Century Plaza hotel in LA a few months back. Your performance was stellar and truly uplifting. Thanks for making my decade - even if you really only played because you would be able to hit up the Macy’s across the street from the hotel.

54 bevsood // May 10, 2008 at 12:39 pm

..hello friends..i’m sure i can join the queue, but it is imperative i get tickets to see tom in ireland, a dream to be realised..any info would be tremendously appreciated!!! go raibh maith agat (thanking you in my great language!!) anon..

55 Shaggus // May 10, 2008 at 1:10 pm

Any chance of an Australian visit Mr Waits?

56 Amon // May 10, 2008 at 1:52 pm

Here is an idea that has sometimes worked for me . . . call the ticket master in a neighboring city 25 minutes before on-sale. Remember it takes at least 10 minutes to get to a live person, then b.s. about tickets to sports events or hannah montanna tickets, then ask for Mr. Waits tickets. It’s usually a good idea to have a specially trained team effort for this endeavor . . such as TEAM ZISSOU.

57 Paul Elhoff // May 10, 2008 at 2:20 pm

This is Huge. He has not played Houston since the early 80’s.

58 Lo Lo from snooty beantown // May 10, 2008 at 2:23 pm

I’m cryin so bad, but lovin it too.
I’ve been waiting for so many years, but I can’t get south and keep my job.

Please deign to feed us in Cambridge Ma with your magical presence.

Yeah, to you for battling the scalpers!!!

59 scribble // May 10, 2008 at 3:22 pm

How many pints of plasma am I going to have to sell to have enough for tickets?

Those of you taking about Stubhub…if John Doe buys a Glitter & Doom ticket, then sells it to Stubhub, who then sells it to Jane Smith, how is she going to get in when she dosen’t have the credit card used to purchase the ticket and it’s not in her name? Reading comprehension, kids!

60 MARTI // May 10, 2008 at 4:52 pm

Please…. come to spain after July… You are one of the best musicians of the world.

Please after July…

Thank’s for your music.
MARTI

61 Mike // May 10, 2008 at 5:53 pm

No Ribot……freaking need Ribot on this tour.

62 Chris // May 10, 2008 at 6:23 pm

My husband and I have been long time fans…..it’s extremely disappointing that you’re not making your way to the northeast. Why not try Proctor’s Theater in Schenectady, NY? It’s a beautiful theater, I think you’d like it.

63 Scarface Ron // May 10, 2008 at 6:39 pm

I missed you in minneapolis and have been painfully regreting it every day for years. i guess things just happen that way. The railroad is very unforgiving, where I am. “When I was a boy the moon was a pearl, the sun a yellow gold, now im a man, the wind blows cold and the world is upside down, This is how the world will be, every where I go it rains on me. I wish I was back in the good old world.” S F R…

64 Jacquie // May 10, 2008 at 8:33 pm

When, oh when, is Tom coming to the Toronto area?? He is so much adored here…

65 Duane // May 10, 2008 at 9:11 pm

Coming to the Pacific Northwest? Better yet, come to Kelowna, BC, Canada? You are welcome to stay with us. Cheers, Duane

66 T // May 11, 2008 at 3:55 am

I hope he would add some dates in the N.Y.C. area..T

67 Rosey // May 11, 2008 at 4:15 am

am I going NUTS or is the average so-far-announced ticket price $900 for a ticket? I guess I’m too poor to afford Tom Waits.

68 marten // May 11, 2008 at 4:23 am

seriously stockholm! the fan base is huge, huge i am tellin you! come over here, play twice! thrice! please…

69 RT // May 11, 2008 at 5:35 am

Fans; can’t live with them, can’t kill them.

70 dave // May 11, 2008 at 6:27 am

IF tix show up on the Stubhubs/Ebays of the world, the seller would have to go in with the purchaser with this system, since the card the tix were bought with must be swiped to get your seating location. Thus I don’t look for many postings–or if you do see any buyer beware! Tix should be around $85

71 Pete Bogs // May 11, 2008 at 6:35 am

Looks like I’ll be driving up to The ATL on the 4th of July! Awesome.

72 ag // May 11, 2008 at 8:50 am

wtf- completely ignoring new york? Did I do something wrong? try another constellation

73 Cass // May 11, 2008 at 9:54 am

try a constellation that passes through the mid west

74 awesomegorgeous // May 11, 2008 at 10:25 am

try a constellation that comes to canada, for poop’s sake.

75 Jon // May 11, 2008 at 10:47 am

If his St. Louis date was on a friday/saturday/sunday, i would have probably drove from wisconsin to go, but i wish he would have went further north

76 coyotl666 // May 11, 2008 at 11:23 am

scribble -

it’s a shame your reading comprehension doesn’t extend between the lines. original buyer must attend with scalped, only spare or each pair can be sold, but many will. and if you doubt this can be accomplished civilly, past evidence says yes. after all, if you’re willing to drop a grand you may not risk being tossed from the show for stabbing your seatmate

77 juan // May 11, 2008 at 11:23 am

THANK YOU FOR THE BEST MOMENTS OF MY LIFE.
IF YOU WERE A REAL UGLY WOMAN I’D SEND YOU ROSES EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE, BRING YOU TO THE MOVIES, DANCE WITH YOU EVERY NIGHT …
Pls come to Spain … if not, save a ticket for me in France, Holland, Portugal, Italy … just save the bloody ticket for me!!!!!!!. It really means a lot.

78 Sovjoses // May 11, 2008 at 11:55 am

Hey man we waiting for you in Spain for a long long time hope this time yet if god says. Cheers

79 leela // May 11, 2008 at 11:58 am

i never check my email,but i just wanted to say thankyou for all your hard work. It means more than you’ll prolly ever realize.At the risk of sounding raw, I deeply appreciate what’s going on. and it’s good. the stories are hilarious. enjoy the desert. much love.

80 leela // May 11, 2008 at 12:06 pm

by stories i mean the orated stories…not the song’s stories….just to keep it in check.

81 leela // May 11, 2008 at 12:29 pm

not all the songs

82 paul // May 11, 2008 at 1:28 pm

Can’t wait for the european announcements.

83 oscarmoon // May 11, 2008 at 2:06 pm

i pay the wine!!!

come to barcelona (spain)…….pleaseeeee!!

84 Maren // May 11, 2008 at 2:06 pm

When can we europeans expect the announcement?

85 dumela34 // May 11, 2008 at 4:13 pm

i watch you… as you disappear…

86 M.BIG // May 11, 2008 at 6:01 pm

Montréal Québec CANADA …Please!!!!!!!!

87 fan number one // May 11, 2008 at 7:05 pm

I was the first fan in line to buy tix in 99 at chicago . however there were 2 homeless folks paid by a scalper to buy tickets for him. they were not fans. I camped in line at midnight in january in the cold the night before. I miss the old way deadication and hard work. let me say first i am an expert at buying tix I see alot of shows!! however for the last tour when I clicked buy tix at from 957am to 10am(I kept refreshing) at fucking 10am on the dot it came back no tickets available. bullhit I think ticketbasterds has a deal with other ticket “brokers” aka “scalpers” and they just sell 50% to the public and keep the rest for ebay and other broker agents. does anyone know someone at a broker firm that can confirm this? I did manage to see 7 waits shows!!! however I paid up the ass for some of those tickets. however ebay saved my ass when I saw him seatle I only paid 200$ for 2nd row which I would do for any waits show. what else are you gonna spend money you don’t have on? sorry for the rant. I do like the new system and will be see you raindogs later.

88 Chris // May 11, 2008 at 7:10 pm

Aw, it would be awesome to see him come up to Vancouver or do a Canadian tour =(

89 Pico81 // May 11, 2008 at 7:30 pm

This will be interesting. We will see if this works. I’ve been lucky enough to see TW twice but I think it has been 31 years since a Valley appearance (Scottsdale Center for the Arts 1977). I mean the Orpheum is not very big. 1,500 or so. But it is obviously the most appropriate setting for this guy. I hope I don’t spill too much beer on the carpet:) I wonder if the balcony will be open. Guess I’ll call them tomorrow to see what is what. Remember…Never date a girl named Ruby and don’t play pool against a guy named Slim. YIPPIE!!!

90 Voodoolounger // May 11, 2008 at 8:23 pm

Toronto needs Tom !

91 the Swedish Chef // May 11, 2008 at 8:31 pm

whats the best way to get tix? what till exactly 10am or get on before? bork, bork,bork…

92 Jenson // May 11, 2008 at 8:46 pm

Please come to Washington Again… Same issue as everyone else. Last time tickets sold out before I could even get through online or over the phone… Was very dissapointing… and now with flights to any of these places costing around 800 round trip from Washington for two people… it’s getting pretty pricey.

93 Poke Fritter // May 11, 2008 at 8:51 pm

The closest you come to us - St. Louis/Columbus/Knoxville - comes at the worst possible time and so once again, Tom, you will be missed in a way that could have been fixed with a stop in Indianapolis. Fire your astronomer - he’s given you a terrible constellation to guide your choices! Be well, be safe - there’s always another chance, it is hoped!

94 Damion // May 11, 2008 at 9:34 pm

Don’t listen to all these people Tom - theyre just too weird! come to Australia and, now I mean this in all honesty, Tom - you can stay on the couch. just for one night though.

95 dalmazio pati // May 11, 2008 at 9:45 pm

Firenze- Italy so i can come with Mr. Roberto Benigni! see you soon Mr.Tom Waits

96 Justin // May 11, 2008 at 10:11 pm

Yes, come up to Toronto! Please! While I’d love to be in a position to make an epic roadtrip south of the border, that’s not really in the cards right now

97 aya // May 12, 2008 at 12:58 am

please announce the european dates, i just can’t wait
and i need to know that it’s happening
i’ll be very disapointed if it wont, i’m waiting for this for a long time

98 Isy // May 12, 2008 at 1:01 am

Does anyone know when the Europe dates are announced?? I’m going insane here!

99 swordfishtrombone // May 12, 2008 at 2:09 am

Mr. Ross,

please release the European dates before the tix sale starts in the US, therefore planning would be a lot easier for us European raindogs.

All the best,

swordfishtrombone

100 Panda_Head_Curry // May 12, 2008 at 2:47 am

Head over to South East Asia.

Please.

We’ll roast a tapir for you.

101 Howler // May 12, 2008 at 3:19 am

im only 17 but i told all my mates i would sell them for a ticket please play in norwich or loondon hell id go to dublin on a day trip for this show

102 MIchael // May 12, 2008 at 3:32 am

Hey,

I love ya Tom, would LOVE to see ya live…… But $3K for a good seat?!!? Are you out of your ever lovin fuckin MIND?!!?
YOU are the LAST person on the face of this Earth I would ever think so vain as to charge that kind of a price for a ticket to come enjoy what you have done for so long!
No, i have not been able to see you in the past, so I have no idea what you’ve charged before.. But this is fucking ridiculous!

103 MIchael // May 12, 2008 at 3:33 am

Unbelievable

104 Richard // May 12, 2008 at 4:18 am

Is Tom finally coming to Britain? Liverpool or Cardiff? Is he?

Thanx R

105 Laura // May 12, 2008 at 4:51 am

The figure of the tour seems to be making a little fist perhaps ready to open a few bits of sparkle through the north east; any chance for a few dates later this year through Philly, or NY. I’d be glad to let you stay at my South Philly home, and I know a few fun folks who’d have some room for a night in their place as needed.

Your relationship with the passionate random is the closest connection to words touching endless creative force I’ve ever been near. But working girls on the treadmill of joy and accomplishment don’t get around the art world very much so I might be just ill exposed, but I doubt it. Love the stuff you’ve done its just truely authentic and masculin and wonderful.

106 Gina // May 12, 2008 at 6:04 am

Michael - the measures the Waits are taking are to INSURE that seats do not cost 3k…not unless you would like to go to the show with your favorite neighborhood scalper as your date, as Scrible pointed out above.

Euro dates coming soon! thank you for your patience.

107 Lee // May 12, 2008 at 6:17 am

I just called the Ohio Theatre’s box office in Columbus. They said tickets for the show start at $87.50 plus service charges.

108 Chas // May 12, 2008 at 6:30 am

I saw Mr Waits perform LIVE 2 Nights in a Row in 2007 at The BRIDGE SCHOOL BENEFIT in Mountain View, CA Oct 2007 - It was a Great and Obviously RARE Intimate Show - Everyone seemed to Pay Extra attention when he came on Stage - It was cool -

As Far as Ticket prices go , I saw Prices around $86.00 US for the Dallas, TEXAS show

It should be affordable and fair for Everyone. I have just one computer - THIS ONE ! Good Luck to Ya ALL !!!

109 Austin // May 12, 2008 at 6:45 am

Well I’m from NJ and it looks like I’m going to Ohio, why no east coast dates?? NYC at least??

110 Nisha // May 12, 2008 at 6:54 am

Hi,
Im flying my husband into Ohio to see this show for his birthday. Is there anyway I can get tickets before Friday ? I don’t care of the cost, if not is ticketmaster the best place to get tickets on Friday. Please let me know - my hubby loves everything by Tom Waits and has been waiting for a concert for a long time. Please let me know.
thanks,
p.s. are there VIP tickets or backstage passes ?

111 rené // May 12, 2008 at 7:02 am

Everybody I know would love to see Tom Waits
in Montreal. Is there any dates this summer or this fall? Last time, we have seen Tom Waits live was 1985 or 1987.
We are overdue and 20 years older. All poets, musicians, writers, hipsters, bohemians, barbers, beatnicks and people from all walks of life in the city are waiting.

112 Mark // May 12, 2008 at 8:36 am

I hope he has some wider English dates on the agenda, we live in Teesdale, middle of nowhere, and getting to London isn’t as easy as you’d think (maybe it’s a British thing, the anti-long haul drive!)

113 orogeny // May 12, 2008 at 8:51 am

How is it possible that StubHub already has Waits tickets for sale? They’ve got tickets for the Bham Alabama show on sale for $1000 each and the manager of the venue says that there have been no tickets sold and that they don’t even have any comps yet.

114 Jaydee // May 12, 2008 at 9:06 am

orogeny, I wouldnt buy those tickets b/c they dont go on sale until Friday.

115 Kerry // May 12, 2008 at 10:37 am

Hey Tom,

Are you coming to the East Coast at all this year or next? I’ll try to see if I can get out to Europe this year. But who knows…?

Thanks, and thanks for the music.
-K

116 Kerry // May 12, 2008 at 10:40 am

Sorry, by the way I live in NYC.

117 tom // May 12, 2008 at 10:47 am

a few of the theatres that he is doing on this tour have massive historic organs in them. does anyone know if he will play them? i wonder if those instruments figured into which venues were chosen for this tour.

118 orogeny // May 12, 2008 at 10:49 am

JayDee…that’s not even a possiblilty. $1000 concert tickets, even for Tom Waits, are waay out of my league.

119 orogeny // May 12, 2008 at 10:58 am

Has anyone heard yet what the cost of the tickets will be?

120 Conbon // May 12, 2008 at 11:07 am

Great news about the Tom’s tour - happy to be living in Dublin I tells ye.
HOWEVER there is some dirty rat on eBay trying to sell tickets for this gig:

http://cgi.ebay.ie/tom-waits-2-tickets-wednesday-30-7-08-in-the-phoenix-pk_W0QQitemZ130222028889QQihZ003QQcategoryZ1306QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I am NOT a rat - this seller (who I hope at worst is just a chancer) deserves to be left alone at the bottom of the world. And that’s still too good for him.

Can someone in Anti notify Waits’ people/ticketmaster and get this seller sent on a one-way ticket to Pluto?

121 Horse // May 12, 2008 at 11:08 am

Watch the press conference Europeaand repeat after Tom…”Eridanus”. This is the route our hero in going to trail in my humble opinion. Barca, Paris, Milan,Vienna, Berlin, London and Dublin. If I’ve missed other cities out I apologise but again “Eridanus”..

122 Horse // May 12, 2008 at 11:44 am

Conbon - good shout. My friend works a ticket office and these last two weeks she has cancelled 400 tickets for a large Football match which are being resold on Evil Bay. Do not use Evil Bay as all you are buying are void tickets if the ticket offices worldwide do their jobs…properly. If you do not get a ticket there will then be a second chance if you identify a TW ticket and let the box office know!!??

123 Blaenboy // May 12, 2008 at 11:44 am

Tom if i get to see you perform your magic from the pulpit i’ll swear to God i’ll always keep the faith!!
Let us hope any profiteers spoiling it for genuine worshippers go straight to hell…LET IT RAIN!!!!

124 CardioFat // May 12, 2008 at 11:53 am

Tom used this system in BC a few years back when I saw him and I can’t understand how any tickets could be scalped. There was no chance to leave the theatre once you showed your card.

125 Dan from Kansas // May 12, 2008 at 12:59 pm

Yeah this plan works real well. I am so glad they are selling these so no one pays more than face price…Step right up bargains galore….

harrr

https://www.onlineseats.com/ols1.5/CheckOut_GetInformation.aspx?order=ugEkjm4akkN2%2fxZi2PGBLHEWON5vwPrj&tix=2

Event Date Tickets Qty Price ea. Subtotal
Tom Waits
at Orpheum Theatre-az (Seating Chart) Tuesday, 6/17/2008 at
9:00 PM SEC: C
ROW: 24 2 $455.00 $910.00

126 Lindsay // May 12, 2008 at 1:25 pm

Any chance he’ll make it to Ireland??

127 Chris // May 12, 2008 at 2:18 pm

Sad that a tour from “Phoenix to Hotlanta” no longer includes New Orleans… If there was ever a town for Tom Waits… This City has been drinking…

128 Willie Nelson // May 12, 2008 at 3:22 pm

Has anyone seen this “Dan from Kansas” post? I hope someone takes care of that soon. I just spoke with the nice folks at the “onlineseats” and they also have 30 and 40th row seats available for $2500.00 and $3500.00 a piece. They said they and their “brokers” (aka scalpers) get them from the theatres directly but didn’t let on how. Someone should put a stop to this immediately. The last Tom shows I saw were thru this same ticketmaster system that is going to be implemented for this show and I still paid over $500.00 on ebay thru scalpers. They just meet you at the door and walk you in. There is no way to avoid scalpers other than legal action which should be taken immediately in the case of this “onlineseats” and whoever else pulls this crap. Someone should be hired thru Anti and/or Tom to combat this directly. Hell, I will do it for a ticket to a show or two. I would love to take a scalper or two to court and roast them over an open flame and eat their flesh alive while they scream for mercy…

129 louis // May 12, 2008 at 4:05 pm

Can we have the show in Montréal?

130 Adam // May 12, 2008 at 4:10 pm

C’mon Tom, Liverpool, England; European Capital of Culture 2008, you’ve name-checked us before, you know it makes sense!

131 Adam // May 12, 2008 at 4:12 pm

Btw, I only got into Tom Waits about a year and a half ago, how much are tickets likely to cost, because I’ve heard some wildly disparate estimates.

132 ab // May 12, 2008 at 4:47 pm

i can’t believe the whinging about ebay. (which is a completely different issue to scalpers)
picture the scene, tickets go on sale, you don’t get any. HOW DO YOU GET IN? i am a genuine fan who doesn’t care how much it costs i will be going.. i might even apply for a job at the theatres.
having said all this, THE ONLY REALLY FAIR WAY TO GET TICKETS TO FANS IS OLD FASHIONED QUEUING FOR TICKETS.
IF YOU ARE READING THIS PLEASE USE THIS SYSTEM IN EUROPE!!
THAT WAY I WILL BE SURE!!

133 LeAnne // May 12, 2008 at 5:39 pm

Where are you supposed to get Knoxville tickets…I can’t find it on the ticketmaster site…

134 Newby comma Jonie // May 12, 2008 at 6:14 pm

What about Canada? Toronto? Massey Hall? i can’t die happy or fulfilled if I don’t see a Tom Waits show….

135 Newby comma Jonie // May 12, 2008 at 6:15 pm

I don’t wanna live forever.

136 Willie Nelson // May 12, 2008 at 7:40 pm

Employment by the theatre would be key as you could sip from the flask and smoke the joint freely from the lungs of the theatre hanging in the overhead lighting scaffolding because termination would obviously not be an issue in the plan.

I got in when I met the scalper in a back ally in Memphis, scalped him and took his face and i.d. like Anthony Hopkins c. 1991 Silence of the Lambs stylie.

137 Patter // May 12, 2008 at 11:13 pm

Great - But what about european dates and places?

138 Laughing Cat // May 12, 2008 at 11:18 pm

I am so heartbroken. I have been dreaming of Mr. Waits coming to Dallas for years and years. Now the very day he’s in town, I am scheduled for surgery. I am beside myself with sadness.

139 Paris France is praying ! // May 12, 2008 at 11:24 pm

Tom, Paris / France is waiting for you ! Please, dont forget to come and see us…

140 Kas // May 13, 2008 at 1:02 am

You should come to Greece this time. Beautiful sea, sunshine and food!!!

141 Tue // May 13, 2008 at 1:28 am

Oooohhhh… European dates… Can’t wait.

Please Mr. Waits. Come by DENMARK. It has been so long. Please…

142 Glenn // May 13, 2008 at 4:23 am

anyone know if tickets can be purchased internationally. planning on making a trip from australia. dont expect him to ever make it back down hear. i wasnt even born the last time he was here.

143 Karl // May 13, 2008 at 4:46 am

I would love to see Mr. Waits perform, although I live in Minnesota and with gas prices the way they are I don’t have enough money to drive down to St. Louis. Hopefully Mr. Waits will come up to the north country soon, we miss him up here. I know his tours are a rare event and I just hope we get another chance to see him up here.

144 Garry // May 13, 2008 at 4:54 am

Dont know if ebay will do anything to remove these tickets for Dublei (concert not yet confirmed, tickets not yet on sale)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=130222028889
I have emailed ebay, maybe you should email them also.
email the seller if you wish and tell him what you think of him, at this address. A fan my arse!
roryvaughan@gmail.com

145 Garry // May 13, 2008 at 4:56 am

Hey i made up a new city Dublei (maybe Tom should play there).
Of course I meant Dublin in Ireland.
Speaking of which Kathleen Brennan is a very Irish name, is there any connection with Ireland.
Garry

146 adam levy // May 13, 2008 at 5:18 am

one thing that’s not clear in any of this — is there a new CD coming, called ‘Glitter and Doom’? or is this just a tour for touring’s sake?

147 Peter Olah // May 13, 2008 at 5:24 am

There are such great news! I’ve seen Neil Young - one of my all time hereos - in Vienna, Austria this year and the concert was so awesome.

Now, if Tom Waits would cover Vienna on his schedule I would be one of the happiest people on earth
But please come at least to Germany, the Czech Republic or Croatia. I’m from Hungary and I’m not sure if I could make it too far because of the costs.

Cheers

Peter

148 merav // May 13, 2008 at 5:40 am

Hi!
Just wanted to know if there will be a tour in europe also???
sorry for the common question again:)

149 JMS // May 13, 2008 at 6:18 am

Dear Anti,
As someone who is planning their life on trying to get to a few of these shows I am all for what you and Tom are trying to do but there is clearly something wrong with the system when we see things such as this:

http://www.a2zseating.com/ResultsGeneral.aspx?stype=0&kwds=tom%20waits
and
http://cgi.ebay.com/2-TICKETS-TOM-WAITS-ATLANTA-FOX-THEATRE-THEATER-GA_W0QQitemZ170218760237QQihZ007QQcategoryZ16122QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Clearly there are seats being released before they go on sale to the general public and in order to save the credibility of this system, I would ask that you do everything you can to stop this situation. Maybe even mark the seat #s and disallow people entering after purchasing on the secondary market? I am sure there is a way of seeing who had access to these tickets to purchase early and disciplining them.

150 larry // May 13, 2008 at 7:19 am

Interesting that the Ticketmaster web site for the Orpheum Theatre in Phoenix deleted the Watis concert this morning, though Ticketmaster has a page on how to buy tickets through the paperless system for the Glitter and Doom Tour. Anyway, being that I missed Waits at Santa Clara University in March ‘75 because I took a leave of absense to attend another college that year, and I missed his Dec. ‘77 concert in Santa Cruz (both dates with the late Jon Stewart), I’d really like to see him on this tour. I’ve noticed no one seems to be buying those tickets on sites such as TicketTango, as the same ones are on sale everyday lately.

151 GT // May 13, 2008 at 8:16 am

Europe? Has Tom ever played Wales?

152 Gina // May 13, 2008 at 8:54 am

JMS - have seen those and others. Obv some tickets are going to slip through the cracks, but it is a real buyers beware situation…imagine paying hundreds of dollars for a ticket and then not being able to use it.

Adam - there may or may not be a record called Glitter and Doom coming soon, but really this tour is just for the sheer joy of being in Arizona in June

Euros - YES, there is a European tour, but if you ask again, the answer is no. How about adding the Anti blog to your RSS feed, and then you’ll be the first to know? Gx.

153 marten // May 13, 2008 at 9:30 am

please, when are the european dates realesed?

154 maxine // May 13, 2008 at 10:31 am

what about canada!?!
i’m willing to make the drive to columbus…. but i mean
canadians need a little love, too.
come to toronto, come to toronto!

155 Lo Lo from snooty beantown // May 13, 2008 at 10:45 am

I’m shocked. I’m on the Jacksonville Florida Times Union Center Moran Theatre website, and tickets are being “scalped” today, May 13th, before official ticketmaster sale date,

for $4000.00 !!!!!!

156 steve // May 13, 2008 at 10:45 am

I wish that Tom would play~Whistle down the wind, Gin soaked boy and A goodman[is hard to find] that would give his reed player a chance to play the wind piece that sounds like a train, the other two he has not played live , that I know of . Tom or somebody around him check out http://www.tibetanspirt.com under musical items they have singing bowls.

157 isabel // May 13, 2008 at 10:54 am

We’re really expecting for Tom in Spain….
Nice to sendU our regards!

i.

158 Antonio // May 13, 2008 at 12:11 pm

Please come to Portugal you have many fans here
try to contact Mandrake (who brought Herbie Hankok for example)

159 KC // May 13, 2008 at 2:12 pm

This from my local newspaper:

“Limit of two tickets per order per household. Duplicate orders will be cancelled.

All tickets sold will be delivered via Paperless Ticket and there will be no paper tickets for the concert.

At the time of entry, the concertgoer must present the credit card used to purchase the tickets as well as a valid government-issued photo ID.

The entire party must enter the venue at the same time. Tickets are non-transferable.”

WTH is this all about? I’m not going to see a goddamned national security briefing. It’s a TW concert. What gives with this nonsense?
Have to enter together? Have to bring my credit card? Only two per household?

Who does Waits think he is now?

160 Eric // May 13, 2008 at 3:51 pm

How come ticketmaster is listing all venues except the Knoxville show? Also the Knoxville Civic Auditorium doesn’t even list the show…has this date been canceled??

161 tamorasyrinx // May 13, 2008 at 4:02 pm

I love all the excitement! Ever since I found out about the tour, it’s all I think about. I have been dreaming and praying that I will get tix on Friday, but like any dreamer that’s been let down, I’ve accepted the possibility that it just may not happen for me. If you get tix and I don’t I can say with all honesty that I will be happy for you…and spend the night drinking whiskey and listening to all my t. waits records…Good Luck to Everyone out there!

162 R Ferreira // May 13, 2008 at 4:32 pm

Portugal has the perfect atmosphere and veneus to recieve the best set Waits’ concerts ever seen. the miracle would be him even considering going. gotta have hope though, but I’ll ty to see him anywhere in europe if I can get hold of tickets. Any news out there about that?

163 Brummie Boy // May 13, 2008 at 4:38 pm

Tom.

Uk wise, how’s about a gig in the second city for once ? BIRMINGHAM is the place. and the Symphony Hall is just about the perfect venue

forget these piddling crappy towns like Manchester!

164 LN // May 13, 2008 at 4:41 pm

The North Star is calling you, Tom. Please oh please put a Toronto date on your tour schedule. My husband and I have been waiting for years to see you live.

165 niallo // May 13, 2008 at 5:00 pm

tickets for dublin show on needaticket.ie-E165 eachbut whats the craic with his paperess system!!!!

166 niallo // May 13, 2008 at 5:02 pm

im starting to panic here-when are ticets on sale for dublin-anyone know

167 niallo // May 13, 2008 at 5:04 pm

total paic-realised i cannot spell paperless or even tickets for chrissakes

168 niallo // May 13, 2008 at 5:04 pm

or panic even

169 gabe // May 13, 2008 at 5:12 pm

Man, I wish that my giant road trip through 7 states and 2 provinces was shifted by a month or two. I can’t make it down to the states for these shows Come to Edmonton, Alberta!! Or at least somewhere in Canada! One date is all it would take to make for a lot of happy fans!

170 Joe // May 13, 2008 at 7:29 pm

will this be 18 and older? i was hopin to see this for my birthday, and i’ll be 14 by then. Anyone know?

171 Linda // May 13, 2008 at 9:14 pm

I saw Tom in Asheville last year - had a hell of a time gettin those tix but I do admit I cried when he did “Blue Valentine”. A GREAT show in a city that he doesn’t visit much and has a HUGE fan base!! My sister has seen him many times years ago in Philly and has told me hands down he is GREAT - EVERY time!I am praying I get tix this year for Knoxville.

172 ForThoseWhoLikeNewsMaybe // May 13, 2008 at 11:29 pm

Joe - I don’t think there is an age restriction for any of the shows, Best for you to double check with the venue whicb you are thinking of going to though. Bear in mind that Ticketmaster will require that the person who buys the tickets brings the credit card used to purchase the tickets and a valid photo ID to the venue. Check out their site for further details

Glenn - you will be able to buy tickets via Ticketmaster even though you are based in Australia. A good few Europeans bought tickets for the last tour in 2006. Again you will need to go on the main Ticketmaster.com site for further details. Might be an idea to register your details with them beforehand. Good luck in getting the tickets

173 erol // May 14, 2008 at 1:53 am

COME TO ISTANBUL PLEASE!!!!!!!

174 Rolf // May 14, 2008 at 3:10 am

Big Tom,

You never been here at Switzerland !
We need you once….please play the game !!!

Rock on

Rolling Rolf

175 Matt // May 14, 2008 at 3:27 am

“European dates to be announced shortly”

I want to know the now!:D

176 celery // May 14, 2008 at 3:38 am

toronto! toronto! toronto!

177 dalmazio pati // May 14, 2008 at 3:41 am

well,well, well i saw mrs tom waits once and that was one of the greatest things i done it in my life- but was extremely adventuring getting the tickets and seeing him at,,,house of blues CLEVELAND 08/13/2006 the concert started at 1:10 am!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hope enjoying the struggling and defenetely the concert!!!!!1!!!!!!!!!!!!!

178 Dan in Kansas // May 14, 2008 at 5:46 am

St Louis
Tulsa
and Knoxville (STK) are the only three venues that are NOT being sold on ticketbasturd.com
At least that is what the links say…. I hope this isn’t a scam. I am currently researching STK - it’s a coded message of some sort - I’m sure of it. I’ll get back once I’ve researched it a little more.

179 Petey Hop // May 14, 2008 at 5:56 am

What no NY dates??
I could see why you wouldn’t go to NJ or CT, but no NY dates??
Damn you Waits!!!

180 Dan in Kansas // May 14, 2008 at 6:10 am

It looks like there is something “going down” at a steak house in New York. After I googled STK - It brought up this steakhouse.. Let’s play a game - who can find the highest price tickets for tom on the internet….

181 Dan in Kansas // May 14, 2008 at 6:13 am

Hey Joe- No age limits- I’m bringinig an unborn child- making it pay its own way though; only if it will give me it’s CC number and exp date. seriously- no age limit- I callled and checked- I hope you get to go - joe

182 Dan in Kansas // May 14, 2008 at 6:18 am

I’m not sure what to name this contest???

http://www.ticketliquidator.com/tix/Tickets.aspx?evtid=831963

Section: A Row: 27
Notes: 2 of 2 $2,123.00 each Buy

I could fill up my gas tank for that!!

183 Dan in Kansas // May 14, 2008 at 6:21 am

http://www.ticketliquidator.com/tix/Tickets.aspx?evtid=831975

Houston is the winner for most expensive at this site…with
Section: ORCH Row: T
Notes: 2 of 2 $2,985.00 each Buy

184 Dan in Kansas // May 14, 2008 at 6:24 am

Houston again…
I think I’ll go with the previous site, they are 187 dollars cheaper for same row.
http://www.onlineseats.com/ols1.5/ViewTickets.aspx?eventID=831966

ORCH T $3,172.00 close 2 2

185 Dan in Kansas // May 14, 2008 at 6:31 am

http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article/3116/news/music/tom_waits_tickets_bought_on_ebay_wont_be_accepted

Nice article. Indicates these tickets are not going otbe any good…
damn I wish I hadn’t bought those 2 in houston

186 Dan in Kansas // May 14, 2008 at 6:39 am

you can buy 4 tickets at this site..
http://orders.tickettriangle.com/ResultsTicket.aspx?evtid=831972&event=Tom+Waits

Section: BALC Row: TTT
$846.00 42 purchase
tickets

Section: BALC-LEFT Row: TTT

$884.00 42 purchase
tickets

Section: BALC-RC Row: TTT

$1,037.00 42 purchase
tickets

Section: LOGE-RIGHT Row: GGG

$1,106.00 42 purchase
tickets

187 Dan in Kansas // May 14, 2008 at 6:46 am

Someone should pay me for exposing this - you got my e-mail- send me a couple of tickets in St louis…oh yeah I forgot 2 to a houshold and CC holder must be present. (NO OTHER WAY TO GET TICKETS) truth be told -I could not find any sleazy overpriced tickets for St louis.
I’ll also throw in what’s left of my scanky worn out soul…for them there tickets
I’m done with the contest- too depressing _ the internet’s on crack not me - not me - not me - not me

188 Gina // May 14, 2008 at 6:53 am

pals - talked to Stuart Ross, resident genius and Waits’ tour manager yesterday. He says that the tickets you are seeing on these sites are not real…brokers put up bogus tickets, anticipating that they will have them. sorry to take any fun out of your game!

here is some additional information about how the tickets will work, if you’re interested

http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/ticketmaster/33099/#

189 Dan in Kansas // May 14, 2008 at 7:19 am

Thanks gina…no sweat it was starting to not be fun….
I am sort of right about the STK theory right.

Those 3 cities are NOT being sold on Ticketbaster. I hope…
Cause they are not listed in ticketmonster nor do the links link to tickersvincter.

Again thansk for checking with Stuart (you name dropper you)

190 john // May 14, 2008 at 7:42 am

after reading about the scalping bit i wonder how these tickets exist… see web address below?

http://www.ticketliquidator.com/tix/Tickets.aspx?evtid=831967

191 Downsouth // May 14, 2008 at 8:04 am

Did y’all not remember going thru this when he toured in 2006? Same dealio to avoid the scalpers from getting their tix, but now it makes the entry process much smoother, since you don’t have to actually pick up the tix.BRILLIANT - Thanks TOM for trying to look out for the fans. Glad you’re coming back to Atlanta again, 30 years was too long!!!!!!

I enjoyed seeing the homeboys / wannabe scalpers hanging outside the Tabernacle last time, with no tickets - HAHAHA!!!! we kept saying Got two Got two, and their heads would spin around.

192 Christian // May 14, 2008 at 8:16 am

There seems to be ALOT of confusion as to who is selling tickets for which shows. The eyeball kid lists 3 or 4 different ticket out lets, can anyone help me!!!!!!???

193 Shecky // May 14, 2008 at 8:30 am

Hi Gina - As the undisputed all-knowing queen of all things Waits, you are quite the asset to this site & you have our thanks.

Question; Monday, the nice folks at Ticketmaster had multiple cities listed, including Phoenix, but by Tuesday afternoon Phoenix was curiously missing. It’s now Wed, still no listing for Phoenix. Any idea if TM is still handling that city, or is another group involved?

Thanks again for the updates; with all the panic and misinformation on this site, it appears misery truly is the river of the world… (yuk yuk yuk yuk… I couldn’t resist…)

ciao babes!

194 mike in knoxville // May 14, 2008 at 8:42 am

When and what website do Knoxville tickets go on sale? Is it through Concert Wire on May 16? Thanks!

195 Gina // May 14, 2008 at 10:18 am

the only cities not being handled by TM are Tulsa, St Louis and Knoxville (which, according to all the info we have, go on sale on Fri at 9AM EST)

there are links to all the different sites in the blog entry…

196 Pedro Machado // May 14, 2008 at 10:35 am

If you come o Portugal (Lisbon for instance) I will personally offer you (by throuing it on stage) a colourfoul collection of umbrellas, dogs, pianos and funny hats. Well, at least umbrellas and hats!…

Please, start in Lisbon and give me a call. We have a spare room and you can stay in and we will show you around. You can ride our old trams, visit the artists cemetry and drink real port wine by the river!

pedro machado

197 Laurie // May 14, 2008 at 11:23 am

Gina - I used to live in Atlanta & worked in a few entertainment industries [theatre, motorsports etc]. Invariably, people who worked AT Ticketmaster got hold of tickets ahead of time. How can this be prevented?
I’ve been a TW fan since ‘76; never seen him yet! I will be trying my damnedest Friday!
Here is an idea for those of you who won’t be shackled to a desk when tix go onsale - a friend in ATL used to go to the Ticketmaster outlet in a grocery that was in the International part of town; rarely was anyone in the line after the tickets she wanted. Those of you in the larger cities could try that.
…*snif*… I miss Atlanta now!!!

198 Candle // May 14, 2008 at 11:57 am

It would honour us to welcome a man in red pants, if they bear a man as yourself
sldos de sunny spain

199 dub // May 14, 2008 at 12:24 pm

this whole tour is ridiculous and frustrating as usual

everyone is going to the ohio show because of the limited dates, so much for decent seats. 90 bucks and alot of frustration for the worst seats possible - great!

200 Michael // May 14, 2008 at 1:18 pm

I’m just a little bummed that there will be no ticket stub to hold on to after the show. I like this form of memorabilia.

201 Garry // May 14, 2008 at 2:50 pm

http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130222028889&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:IE:1123

I do believe i just got this scalper removed from ebay for trying to sell tickets for Dublin Ireland, selling tickets that he had bought from a scalpers site apparently they were “bought by mistake for the wrong day”. The gig isnt even confirmed, the tickets arent on sale yet and he had the cheek to start scalping 2 tickets starting at 340euro. He claims he will sell again on ebay when he has the tickets in his posession. Hopefully (please i beg of you Mr Waits) the tickets will be sold in the same way in Europe. That way you can either go to the show or go to hell. Rock on Mr Waits, only you could sort the scalpers.
Some info on Europe would be good, so i can work on my plan of action for ticket purchasing.
Garry

202 Pete // May 14, 2008 at 3:18 pm

this is the best news i have gotten in some time. it’s about damned time someone did something to f@#k over scalpers, instead of the other way around. now, if we could just get mr. waits tour manager to add a couple more dates to the good ole south… /wink

203 jhesi // May 14, 2008 at 3:49 pm

My first show was his last tour stop at the Ryman in Nashville. It was one of the best out of hundreds of different shows I’ve seen in that historic auditorium. I had to pawn some stuff to make the $90 bucks, but I’ve never regretted it for a minute. What’s one less amp compared to an evening of transcendence?

204 jhesi // May 14, 2008 at 3:54 pm

BTW, any Nashvillians want to split gas to Knoxville? let me know boyerj@pop.belmont.edu

205 Mark Gauthier // May 14, 2008 at 5:24 pm

Hey Tom,

Come to Kingston Ontario Canada. Please?

206 jelodi // May 14, 2008 at 5:33 pm

Gina:

It looks like I’ma going by myself. I know there is a limit of two tickets, but there won’t be a problem with buying a single ticket right?

I’m planning on the Houston show. I would think if anyone was really desperate and willing to travel, the best chance might be El Paso.

207 adam arsenault // May 14, 2008 at 5:38 pm

what are you main influences as a musician?, I play music also, just curious as far as lounge jazz,…anything slick anyways…….recommend anything singer wise?

208 Joe N. // May 14, 2008 at 7:08 pm

Nighthawks at the Dinner will always be my favorite album. It’s a masterpiece.

209 Willie Nelson // May 14, 2008 at 7:47 pm

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210 jagaga // May 14, 2008 at 8:32 pm

so can i buy a pair of tickets on my card and my father buy a pair of tickets on his card even if we have the same household address???

211 Willie Nelson // May 14, 2008 at 8:47 pm

Screw “Paperless Ticketing” the scalpers have already proven thru numerous websites that they can still charge three grand a pop. What Ticketmaster should do is absorb Wal Mart, Price Club, K Mart, Costco, the Federation, the Bohemian Club and Freestone Bakery just for taste and implant RFD chips in the back of our necks just barely outside the spine and that way we can just pass smoothly thru the turnstiles all the while being tracked by Ticketmaster/Department of Defense satellite.

212 misread // May 15, 2008 at 12:09 am

Please don’t forget about us Europeans!!!

213 Garry // May 15, 2008 at 12:30 am

Just wondering can you buy 2 sets of 2 tickets for different venues.

214 Oscar Svendsen // May 15, 2008 at 12:33 am

DEAR DEAR TOM!
PLEASE! Come to Europe (Denmark!) we want to see you live in concert as well…!

215 Ash // May 15, 2008 at 12:47 am

i am goin’ crazy here waitin’ for the Dublin dates to be announced. tickets here will be snapped up in minutes.I’m goin’to have to formulate a plan of action, I have been waiting to see Tom live for years….
Fingers crossed…

216 Edmund // May 15, 2008 at 3:46 am

Are these ticket prices real?
I’m traveling the state with a buddy of mine this summer and we want to catch a show.

I saw that it was about $86 and now they seem to be going for $400- $500. is this for real?

217 WaitedDown // May 15, 2008 at 4:21 am

What about we Yankees, Tom? I was so pumped to hear of an upcoming tour and now totally deflated to see this will not include the New York Area. A very disappointed Jersey Girl…

218 Kakabubu // May 15, 2008 at 5:50 am

We want Tom in Poland! I’m sick with this “announed shortly”. Could you at last announce something please!!!

219 Scott "Sid" // May 15, 2008 at 6:24 am

Goddamn it!!! Why can’t Tom make his way out to Reno, Nevada. I mean he sang about the place. That way this die hard (though broke!) fan living in Reno can enjoy his entertaining self before he and are both dead.

220 Cossette // May 15, 2008 at 6:29 am

Ash, tour dates for dublin have already been released. there’s been no word given by the venues etc so i’m not sure if it was released prior to his concent but hotpress seems to have mentioned it on their site so go have a look. full details require a paid subscription to the site i think so i an’t give you any ticket details i’m afriad.

I’m just worried about how ridiculous the prices might be on the tickets in Ireland. We haveea tendency to get jipped. Especially if anyone had the audacity to charge upward of 400$ like in America. That’s a bloody joke. I’ve been waitin to see him since i was a sprog but even i wouldn’t dream of buyin into that rubbish you can head off like! Nobody would have that kind of money excluding travel costs and accomodation. That’s just takin advantage on the part of the venue/promoters.

221 Scott "Sid" // May 15, 2008 at 6:40 am

oh…and also…did I mention that I have NEVER SEEN TOM WAITS LIVE??? You find the time, Tom, I’ll find the Reno venue for ya. “The ship is sinking…”

222 Salvador Vera // May 15, 2008 at 6:43 am

Viva Mexico Cabrones!!!!!!

El Paso/Juarez Mexico le data una bienvenida memorable señor Waits, aparte el teatro esta precioso

223 Ragamuffin Jim // May 15, 2008 at 6:47 am

Strategy for estimating demand for tickets:

For the benefit of those traveling long-distance to see one or more of the Waits shows, I’ve compiled a list of the approximate fixed-seating capacities of the auditoriums he’s playing, followed by the population of the surrounding metro area, followed by the ratio of people in that city per seat in the venue. This may
help you estimate your odds of getting a ticket if you know how many seats are likely to be available given the potential local fan-base:

Venue/Seats/Metro Population/Inhabitants Per Seat

Orpheum Theatre – Phoenix, AZ
1338 4.18 million 3124

Plaza Theatre – El Paso, TX
2039 .735 million 360

Jones Hall – Houston, TX
2911 5.63 million 1934

Palladium – Dallas, TX
3000* 6.15 million 2050

Brady Theatre – Tulsa, OK
2750 .906 million 329

Fox Theatre – St. Louis, MO
4278 2.80 million 655

Ohio Theatre – Columbus, OH
2795 1.75 million 626

Civic Auditorium – Knoxville, TN
2358 .682 million 289

Times Union Center – Jacksonville, FL
3000 1.30 million 433

Saenger Theatre – Mobile, AL
1921 .404 million 210

Alabama Theatre – Birmingham, AL
2200 1.11 million 505

Fox Theatre – Atlanta, GA
4678 5.28 million 1129

The good news is that these venues are significantly larger and nicer than some of the places he played on the Orphans Tour. Eight of the sites are historic ornate movie palaces and auditoriums. The rest, are fairly modern concert facilities. *Note: The Dallas Palladium show is general admission standing-room for all tickets. Statistically, the best chances of getting a ticket will be in Mobile, Knoxville, Tulsa, and El Paso. Given that there are two shows in Phoenix, the ratio of inhabitants per available seat could potentially be half of the 3124 figure.

The bad news is that a few of the concerts are within short driving and flying distances of major markets, including some cities that Waits has not played for 20 – 30 years. For instance, the St. Louis show will likely attract fans from Chicago, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Kansas City, and Memphis. The Columbus show will draw people from Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Dayton, Detroit, Baltimore, and DC. Phoenix is the closest concert to Southern California and Nevada.

Anyway, that’s my strategy for getting seats. I honestly hope the “ticketless” entry system works and 99% of the seats will go to true fans, not brokers and their rich clients. Tom is very serious about keeping scalpers and other industry leeches from profiting off his work. If widespread ticket scalping at exorbitant prices occurs on this tour, he may stop playing live and just do a benefit show or two every few years. He’s done this before in the past, when he became frustrated with the exploitive aspects of touring and recording. I hope a few unscrupulous, greedy, or drunk people won’t spoil the shows for the rest of us.

Good luck everyone,

Ragamuffin Jim (one of many library-rat Raindogs)

224 BDS // May 15, 2008 at 7:00 am

Why hasn’t the Houston show appeared on Ticketmaster . . . the sale is less than 24 hrs away? Thanks.

225 Alex // May 15, 2008 at 7:08 am

Mexico!!!!

226 Donny // May 15, 2008 at 8:17 am

I too have been waiting for a tour announcement only to hear it will not include the NYC tri-state area. I hope you re-consider Thomas. The lord is a very busy man! Another disappointment in NJ…….

227 What keeps mankind alive // May 15, 2008 at 8:28 am

Waitin for Waits
Please somewher in northern europa, I dont care, Norway would be all my dreams come true. If I get at ticket and live to see this I will never complain about anything…. I hope….
Young at heart

228 Inistioge // May 15, 2008 at 9:36 am

Why not NJ? Anywhere in the tristate area, cm’on there Tom! NYC 08 is not NYC 70’s. we have moved to the burbs! There’s plenty of open fields and irony, throw in a few lost souls, a dash of melancholy et voila tu est en NJ.

229 Anti-Fan // May 15, 2008 at 9:43 am

If Tom cares about fans and scalpers, why is he charging scalper prices himself?

$100 ticket (after service fees)??? I’ve never paid this much for a non-scalped ticket in my life.

230 skillcrane // May 15, 2008 at 9:50 am

I just got off the phone with Ticketbastard, & they claim that the Houston show will NOT be sold through them tomorrow. When I dialed the phone number for Jones Hall, I had some ancient lady read me a script about the city of Houston owning Jones Hall & she worked for the landlord. Every time I tried to get an answer out of her, she just re-read her script. All websites indicate that Ticketbastard will be selling the Houston show, but everything seems to contradict that. Anyone have the inside word on H-Town?

231 kissingtoast // May 15, 2008 at 10:04 am

skillcrane…I just got the same run-around for the houston show at Jones Hall. Jones Hall confims tix will go on sale tomorrow am…but I called tixmaster and they said they have NO RECORD of the show!!!!

Please…I need to know if Houston is an actual date…and someone needs to confirm this with Tixmaster. I don’t want to waste my time tomorrow with this, I’d rather just book another city!

PLEASE LET US KNOW!!!!!

232 Ragamuffin Jim // May 15, 2008 at 10:34 am

Jones Hall Concert Info.

The Jones Hall show is listed on the website for the venue:

http://www.houstontx.gov/joneshall/index.htm

Ticketmaster is still adding shows to their Waits page. A few have been added since this morning. Check back on the Ticketmaster page later this afternoon or evening.

233 Gina // May 15, 2008 at 11:00 am

hi guys - seen this?

http://www.antilabelblog.com/?p=267

234 StewBum // May 15, 2008 at 11:53 am

I saw Waits open for Zappa in St Louis in 1974. Fan ever since. We were the five or so people who paid attention, no one else wanted to listen to some beatnik on guitar and piano. At one point between songs, he says, “Hi, my name’s Tom.”…kinda like, “Hey, remember I’m up here?” All I’d ever heard at the time was the Egrets doing ‘Old 55′.

Now 35 years later…..it had better be possible to get tix. Hey, all you Chicago, Memphis, etc folks: wait a few days, ok?

and….while we’re at it. What’s with all the Missouri references in Waits’ last few albums? Moberly? and trivia from the St.Louis Globe Democrat? is there some kind of family connection?

235 Steve Hurst // May 15, 2008 at 12:19 pm

I was lucky enough to see Tom play at Hammersmith, London in 2004 and I’m on tenter hooks at the thought of another opportunity with him coming to Europe.

I know just the place he should play…

http://www.tivoliwimborne.co.uk/

…but keep it quiet ….shhh…

236 SNH // May 15, 2008 at 12:22 pm

Trust me, the paperless thing works. Traveled 8 hours to see Tom in Memphis on the last tour and it was an easy process. Just have your ID and the credit card you used and you’re good! Face it, you certainly don’t want someone in Ten-Buck-Two buying tickets and reselling them with no intention of going to the concert only to make a profit. It pushes all those people out and allows the true fans to get, go, and enjoy! Good for Tom. IT WORKS!

237 Bob Y. // May 15, 2008 at 2:03 pm

What about Seattle please.

238 kissingtoast // May 15, 2008 at 2:15 pm

Great to see the Houston issue has been worked out!

Jones Hall is now up on Tixmaster site.

239 Tiffany // May 15, 2008 at 3:49 pm

I know theres some gas sations you can get A pay as you go credit card. You just add what ever amount to it that yu want then you can use t. I wish they did that before I was forced to open A bank account.

240 manfunkel // May 15, 2008 at 6:23 pm

The “usual” handling fee of FIFTEEN bucks PER TICKET????

241 manfunkel // May 15, 2008 at 6:25 pm

I remember when the TICKET was less than FIFTEEN bucks….

242 Hobeault du Bowery // May 15, 2008 at 8:29 pm

Not to politicize things, but how come he’s playing only in Red states?
Come to NYC, man!

243 GC // May 15, 2008 at 8:52 pm

Can’t hardly wait ! Hope for any thing rare ! XCXCXC

244 GC // May 15, 2008 at 8:53 pm

http://www.UltimateTomWaits.com

245 Robert // May 15, 2008 at 10:51 pm

I paid $45.00 for Joe Jackson ($75.00 after Ticketmaster) the same week I paid $10.00 cash at the door to see Negativland. Ticketmaster is the Whore of the World.

246 matchman // May 16, 2008 at 2:00 am

just have fun out there raindogs!

247 Carol // May 16, 2008 at 3:18 am

Hey, where’s tulsa on ticketmaster website?

248 Carol // May 16, 2008 at 3:42 am

Oh I see; just read older posts about the Tulsa show.

Good luck to all on getting your tickets.

249 ryldberg // May 16, 2008 at 4:11 am

Madrid is hardly waiting 4 U Tom

250 BukowskiSoul // May 16, 2008 at 4:23 am

Praying I get my two tickets to finally see him!!!

251 Marv // May 16, 2008 at 4:41 am

Well, its about time!!!!!!!!!

252 akadannyboy // May 16, 2008 at 5:07 am

good tickets were available in Knoxville,scalpers must be sleeping in, excellent idea to sell tickets to actual concert goers first.

253 Petter Solberg // May 16, 2008 at 5:20 am

Dublin, here I come (and there better be tickets for me!)!

I guess they won’t do the paperless thing in Europe?

254 joe // May 16, 2008 at 5:23 am

Tom, Thanks for coming through DIXIE! We love people that wear red pants and sing! See y’all in Mobile!~Joe….once a reverend, now an outcast.

255 leah // May 16, 2008 at 5:39 am

As an employee for Ticketmaster, I can tell you that this method is unfortunately what it comes down to due to scalpers gouging the market and charging five times as much for a ticket. Sorry to those who have difficulty, but I suggest having a friend get the tickets to go with you (if you don’t have a credit card) and have them swipe theirs. For those who think Ticketmaster is horrible, price tickets with a scalper and see who is better!

256 Tim // May 16, 2008 at 6:09 am

I got mine for the Columbus, Ohio show and surprisingly I will be much, much, much closer to the stage than when I saw him in ‘99 in Chicago.

257 rossymole // May 16, 2008 at 6:12 am

Got mine for Columbus. 5th Row! You have no idea how friggin’ elated I am right now. Well, maybe you folks do…

258 ab // May 16, 2008 at 6:12 am

the old story. so far easier to get good seats on any system other than ticketmaster! they must be very efficient!!!

259 morleygrey // May 16, 2008 at 6:17 am

Thank you ticketmaster. I had the guy on the phone for 10 minutes before and then 2 minutes before on sale i had him get ready. Wow wow got 2 front row for Atlanta. I am bursting. See you in July Tom. Cant Wait.

260 Kerry // May 16, 2008 at 6:17 am

Well, thought I had a chance at Columbus at 10:01am when I typed in the security code; it was
not to be. Not even singles left after 7 minutes.

261 Missy // May 16, 2008 at 6:18 am

Got my tickets for Knoxville. 1st row of the balconey at 9:30 am. Then logged on out of curiosity for Ohio, and would have been in the 5th row, but all the way to the side. So I think I made out pretty well! I am so excited, I know I’ll get no work done today!

262 theglenburnie // May 16, 2008 at 6:18 am

So I am a bit confused….maybe someone can explain. I lucked out and got great seats for the Atlanta show. So I get to the show and show my credit card and id at the door, then how do they know what seat is mine….? Do I have to swipe my cards everytime I get up to go to the bathroom? Can I just sit anywhere? I am very confused!

263 Ryan // May 16, 2008 at 6:22 am

Got Columbus OH, Last row section B of the loge… whatever a loge is….

::smiling::

264 josh // May 16, 2008 at 6:22 am

Ticketmaster is satan incarnate.

There was a day when tickets to shows were under $5.00

Thanks to bastard companies like them, we now pay way over inflated ticket prices, and 20 different fees per ticket.

I put them below scalpers. At least scalpers represent a man attempting to make a living, Ticketmaster is just a faceless corporation designed to fuck you at every turn.

265 Lantz // May 16, 2008 at 6:24 am

i got my tickets!!!! i’ve listened to so much Tom Waits over the years, in my mind he doesn’t seem like he’s a real person. He seems more a kin to the Sasquatch or something. It’ll be nice to finally see him in the flesh. Thanks for all the damn fine music Tom.

266 MAtt // May 16, 2008 at 6:25 am

Can someone tell me how Columbus is sold out at 9:59 when tickets do not go on sale until 10:00 A.m.? What a crock. I guess I will have to wait until I die and go to Heaven to see Tom Waits. He will never be in Pittsburgh — that is for sure.

267 ed // May 16, 2008 at 6:29 am

How is it that Columbus sold out in 10 seconds, but all of the other venues still have tickets available at 10:30?

268 Garry // May 16, 2008 at 6:31 am

Im so excited. Just as a pre trial to buying tickets from ticketbastards for a european show. I tried to get tickets for Atlanta at 9.25 Atlanta time on my clock. I got 2 tickets for row P. Just a trial but it worked.
Hopefully Ticketmaster Europe will not fuck up by selling the tickets early or something stupid like they have done for other gigs in the past.
I was so tempted to buy the ticks for $206 for 2 about 70euro each and fly to the US. I will be so pissed if Europe doesnt work for me.
Can someone tell me if i am allowed buy 2 tickets for 2 different venues in Europe, did it work that way in the US.
Also can people tell me if Ticketmaster sold tickets early, late or on time. I am getting so nervous.
Garry

269 MAtt // May 16, 2008 at 6:31 am

Ed, you tell me. I got through on phone and internet at same time and no tickets at 9:59 and 10:00, etc. etc. Something smells fishy here.

270 MAtt // May 16, 2008 at 6:32 am

Garry, it looks like early to me. I thought punctuality meant something in the friggin world?

271 Jo // May 16, 2008 at 6:34 am

Obviously this didn’t work out as well as they thought. I just went on e-bay and there are already two sets of tickets, one of which is being sold for $4,999. I sat here and watched the time roll around, put in the codes, and still no tickets. Sucks that he doesn’t do more than one show at a location. He would sell out two shows, I am sure. Especially in OHIO! The only place in the Midwest that he is going.

272 Tracy // May 16, 2008 at 6:36 am

There are still amazingly good tickets for Atlanta available at 10:38 eastern time. Just look for “best available”.

273 MikeDallas // May 16, 2008 at 6:42 am

What are the ticket prices?

274 Garry // May 16, 2008 at 6:42 am

Im thinking my clock is incorrect. Im reading 9.42 now but its probably 10.42. Had a check for Jacksonvill and also was able to get tickets. But selling fast i think for all shows.
I think the security will work. Hopefully nobody will be foolish enough to buy second hand tickets. I wouldnt even buy second hand tickets at face value,because you aint getting in even if you are seen sobbing outside the venue.
Garry

275 MAtt // May 16, 2008 at 6:46 am

Tickets are $85 plus whatever criminal fees are added on top of that. If it was in PGh, it would tunr into $100 w/ all of their sick taxes.

276 justin // May 16, 2008 at 6:47 am

im from pittsburgh too, got on at 959 for tickets for columbus, couldnt fucking get any, so pissed, anyone know how to get some anyway

277 Another Matt // May 16, 2008 at 6:48 am

Life long Tom Waits fan. Every album… yadda yadda yadda. First time I actually have money to go to his concert and 10:01 no tickets available in ColsOH. Ticket master sucks!

278 MAtt // May 16, 2008 at 6:49 am

justin, same thing for me. I am thinking about going to Birmingham show. 11 hr. drive (speed linit). They go on sale at 11. So I am refrshing every minute.

279 Garry // May 16, 2008 at 6:50 am

You americans cant complain, Im reconing us irish are going to get ridden to the moon (im predicting 100euro per ticket for Dublin thats about $155)
Nick Cave did an intimate gig (about 1500 people) 5years ago that was 100euro, I refused to go.
Garry

280 MAtt // May 16, 2008 at 6:50 am

Ticket Master always SUCKS!! Columbus and Ohio suck, too! So I like to wine! How can people be sellingtix on Ebay when they are paperless, you need credit card, and ID. Sounds like a scam@!!

281 MAtt // May 16, 2008 at 6:52 am

Garry, we should all stop going and show these bastards who’s boss!

282 Kim // May 16, 2008 at 6:53 am

The best trick to getting tickets as they go on sale on ticketmaster is to have an account with TM and pre-register all of your billing info so you don’t have to waste time filling it out at the last second. I had all my info ready to and all I had to do was press “best available”. Scored two tickets and I’m way excited. And to think I was going to go to Columbus that week just for my sister’s wedding. Now it’s going to be a great trip instead of a “good” one.

283 akadannyboy // May 16, 2008 at 6:55 am

ticket scheme worked great, down front and center in both Knoxville and Atlanta, by time those transactions were complete, got shut out in jaxonville

284 MAtt // May 16, 2008 at 6:56 am

Did all that. 9;59 all soud out.

285 ~Molly~ // May 16, 2008 at 7:00 am

I am in… I’ll be seeing Tom in Atlanta and visiting an old friend in the process, I am so excited. I have to fly to Atlanta to see someone that lives less than 100 miles from me. Go figure.. Tom is just that awesome!

286 ed // May 16, 2008 at 7:01 am

The only thing I can think about why Columbus sold out so fast is that it is a central and close location for everyone on the east coast. Is the theatre in Columbus a lot smaller then the other theatres? It seats 2,779 people.

287 Garry // May 16, 2008 at 7:02 am

I dont really understand the different US time zones, seems some are not on sale yet. So did some shws go on sale early. I have a desktop clock application that synchronises with the the correct time through the internet. But it seems there is another time zone called Ticketmaster.
Garry

288 jmfj // May 16, 2008 at 7:02 am

poop

289 dj pp // May 16, 2008 at 7:05 am

I like to eat ice cream.

290 jmfj // May 16, 2008 at 7:05 am

i like wimps

291 happy // May 16, 2008 at 7:07 am

First row for Houston! yay!

292 joeboy // May 16, 2008 at 7:08 am

3rd row center in Houston, ROCK ON.

293 chris // May 16, 2008 at 7:09 am

this show is for fans, right? I’ve been a tremendous fan for ten years since i was in high school. This is the first available time I will get to see him. I’ve been on ticketmaster and on the phone since 9:59 am (tickets went on sale at 10am) and I can’t buy tickets. If this system was set up to prevent scalpers who sell tickets for profit to fans who are willing to pay extra so that they have a chance to see him, I wish I could pay ,more than $85! This system has made it impossible for me, an average guy, to buy one ticket for myself. I took this as a ‘once in a lifetime’ possibility to see one of my hero’s for the first time and now the seemingly brilliant plan to stop scalpers has completely crippled any chance I might have to see Tom. I hate this, why couldn’t I spend the night in front of the ticket box office to buy them in person? Tom, if you ever read this, I don’t know who you’ll be playing for in Columbus, OH, but it won’t be one of your biggest fans.

294 kissingtoast // May 16, 2008 at 7:09 am

WOO HOO!! Got tix for Houston! This is going to be a great anniversary present for my guy (and 4 me 2.) Had no prob whatsoever. Was logged-in and got 2 tix confirmed within 2 min of tix going on sale. Great seats 2!!! I am so happy

295 Woody // May 16, 2008 at 7:10 am

4th row orchestra pit in St. Louis!!!!!! Thanks to Tom and his crew for helping me get the best tickets of my life by keeping the scalpers and brokers out in the cold.

See you at the Fabulous Fox!

296 Shanghai // May 16, 2008 at 7:11 am

Center section in Mobile for my first Waits show! WooHoooo!!!!

297 Tracy // May 16, 2008 at 7:15 am

I’m tempted to come to Mobile before the Atlanta show. Maybe Tom will wear a Mardi Gras mask.

298 Tanja // May 16, 2008 at 7:18 am

5th row Houston!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

299 C-Bob // May 16, 2008 at 7:21 am

Sorry for those who didn’t get in (I’ll be in Houston!), but look at it this way–based on the demand, Tom could obviously sell ot larger venues. He’s chosen to make things more intimate. You gotta respect the artist’s choices, amigos. Better luck next time.

300 Christian // May 16, 2008 at 7:22 am

1st ROW HOUSTON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HELL YA!!!!!!!!!!

301 Yvette // May 16, 2008 at 7:22 am

From what I’ve read, the Ohio Theatre in Columbus only has 2700 seats. So it’s not surprising that it sold out in about a minute.

302 Christian // May 16, 2008 at 7:24 am

I was told by ticketmaster that the tickets for houston are NOT paperelss did anyone else hear the same?

303 Alan // May 16, 2008 at 7:29 am

I got tickets for Columbus. About 20 rows back in the center. I clicked the link at 10:00 and 2 seconds sharp. I was already logged into Ticket Master. The friend I am going with was at a seperate location, and did the same thing. When he tried, he was already told that it was sold out. Somehow I got through. Very sorry to everyone who couldn’t get tickets. Something very unusally seemed to have happened in Columbus. The other venues still had tickets left when I looked 30 minutes later. I’m not sure how Columbus could have been sold out when my friend tried at the same time I did.

304 Yvette // May 16, 2008 at 7:29 am

According to Ticketmaster’s site, they’re all paperless: http://www.ticketmaster.com/tomwaits

305 Susan W. // May 16, 2008 at 7:30 am

I saw Tom perform on the Riverboat President in New Orleans in ‘82 or ‘83 . Worried that I’d never get another chance to see him live again. Just got tickets to the Houston show, great seats (Orchestra) and will be worth every penny I know. I love the fact that he wants these intimate shows in smaller venues instead of stadiums — it just wouldn’t be the same to see him in a 25000 seat arena.

306 willie nelson // May 16, 2008 at 7:30 am

Well, that’s a hell of a thing to say there Bob.

307 Chris // May 16, 2008 at 7:32 am

WTF?! Ticketmaster blows! How did you people get seats? Did they let in early? I was there at 10:00 exactly and nothing was available. And of course every ticketmaster phone number was busy.

Waits, One: you’ve got to tour more, buddy. Two: you’ve got to figure out how to circumvent ticketmaster, they are a hegemony and a most-ineffecient distributor of tickets.

What happened to the earlier announced NC show? I hope more shows are on the horizon…

308 Stacey // May 16, 2008 at 7:35 am

5th row pit in Atlanta! Glad I set up my account ahead of time with Ticketmaster. Last I checked there are still tickets left in the balcony.

309 Yvette // May 16, 2008 at 7:36 am

If you’re doing it online, your computer’s clock (or whatever clock you’re using) will not be the same as Ticketmaster’s server time. If you get on right at 10, it may already be 10:01 or 10:02 or even later. I know Columbus was sold out in less than 2 minutes, probably less than 1.

310 dan at kansas // May 16, 2008 at 7:39 am

Can you go to more than one show? does anyone know.

I know you can only get 2 tickets per houshold. is it per venue or can you purchase 2 tickets for multiple shows?

311 Yvette // May 16, 2008 at 7:50 am

You can purchase tickets to multiple shows (if you’re attending them all). Ticketmaster just limits you to 1-2 tickets per show.

312 jennifer // May 16, 2008 at 7:51 am

there is still tix left in st louis

313 happy // May 16, 2008 at 7:52 am

Houston 5th Row Center already on eBay for $1250
http://cgi.ebay.com/2-TICKETS-TOM-WAITS-JONES-HALL-HOUSTON-TX_W0QQitemZ150248221981QQihZ005QQcategoryZ16122QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

314 Garry // May 16, 2008 at 8:03 am

Oh I wish i was in Alabama. Testing Ticketbastards in Alabama and i was able to get 2 tickets for Row C Mezzanine, think thats pretty good seats, but Alabama is half a world away from me.
If you are Listening Mr Waits, give us the European dates, I am going crazy over here.
Garry

315 Brian in Cleveland // May 16, 2008 at 8:07 am

5 row section 1 columbus!!! logged in via ticketbastard, and got so damn lucky!!! Sorry to hear about the people who weren’t able to get a ticket. Can’t wait to see Tom!! Thank you for touring! I was at the show at the Cleveland HOB that started at 1:10 in the morning, it was one of the most incredible, awesome shows ever!

316 Garry // May 16, 2008 at 8:10 am

Folks we are all friends here, and Tom Waits fans.
We can all email ebay to ban listers from listing tickets that dont exist (because a paperless system is being used) and the tickets are invalid as you have to have the credit card that they were puchased with so should not be listed.
I did this last week to an Irish guy who had apparently bought tckets from an agent (the tickets dont exist because the concert has not been confirmed) and he did not have tickets to sell because they are not on sale yet.
It worked for me, he was asked to delete the post within 6-8 hours.
Garry

317 leah // May 16, 2008 at 8:11 am

This tour was set up this way based on the promoter’s requests…If this is how they choose to do it, and he still sells out all venues, then really isn’t fair to put Ticketmaster to blame don’t you think? I hope those of you who got tickets have a GREAT time at the show!!!

318 Robert // May 16, 2008 at 8:13 am

Ticketmaster is a scalper

319 DeepInTheFartOfTejas // May 16, 2008 at 8:14 am

Been waiting 35 years to see TW……scored orch seats in Houston……..I feel like I won the lottery : )

320 Garry // May 16, 2008 at 8:17 am

Leah, we just HATE! Ticketmaster, if my dog gets run over it is Ticketbastards fault. They are probably a bigger monopoly than Microsoft and give nothing back to the music business. Yet they take an expensive credit card charge for every ticket rather than a small charge to very transaction.
Garry

321 Christian // May 16, 2008 at 8:18 am

talked with ticketmaster and they made a mistake tix for houston are paperless, they refunded my postage and made it seem like it they were doing me a favor, anyway………. 1ST ROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

322 CCR // May 16, 2008 at 8:18 am

I purchased tickets for the last row of the orchestra in Knoxville at 9:08 am. I went back on the website at 9:54 to see if they were sold out yet or not…and even better seats were available! I checked again 10 minutes later and seats better than those came up!! I called them to see if they were releasing seats from the back of the venue down. The girl I talked to had no real explanation and would not exchange my seats for the better ones that were coming up in the venue under “best available”.

323 Garry // May 16, 2008 at 8:18 am

Biggest scalper on the planet and we cant do anything about it.
Garry

324 Jo Baltimore // May 16, 2008 at 8:21 am

I just sent an email to ebay customer support. lets see if they listen to me.

http://pages.ebay.com/securitycenter/reportproblem.html

325 Markus // May 16, 2008 at 8:23 am

First Row for Houston too! See you dogs there!

All in all, even considering my predisposition against TM, pretty painless and absolutely worth it (obviously).

326 Garry // May 16, 2008 at 8:29 am

I just did the ebay complaint thing also against this item
http://cgi.ebay.com/2-TICKETS-TOM-WAITS-JONES-HALL-HOUSTON-TX_W0QQitemZ150248221981QQihZ005QQcategoryZ16122QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

They have got a 5day listing, hopefully someone will not be stupid enugh to select BUY NOW
Kick out the scalpers!
Garry

327 Yvette // May 16, 2008 at 8:32 am

I emailed Ticketmaster about the ebay listing too… but I’m not expecting it to get to anyone who cares.

328 Dale // May 16, 2008 at 8:34 am

Birmingham: Row 5 on the floor. Yes.

329 happy // May 16, 2008 at 8:37 am

I sent an email to eBay as well regarding the above listing but they will probably do nothing since the seller is not in Nigeria.

330 Yvette // May 16, 2008 at 8:38 am

I also reported the 3 listings that are up on ebay right now to ebay. I said I think they’re fraudulent because the sellers are claiming you will have to meet them and they will escort you and your guest in. If only the credit card holder and a guest can get in, how are they doing this?

331 Chai // May 16, 2008 at 8:38 am

For the Pittsburgh people - Knoxville still have tickets available. It is only a 7 hour drive, which is not that much more than Columbus.

332 Valerie // May 16, 2008 at 8:44 am

YES!!! Just got tickets for his Dallas show! I can remember the first time I heard Tom… I was on the Junior High bus, and an intern DJ took over the local album rock station for the afternoon… he played “Better Off Without a Wife”… and that’s the last I heard on the radio for a very long time. (Every fool at the record store pointed me toward that hairsprayed poser from The Babies every time I asked if they had his records… ugh!) Later, my husband read Waits lyrics at his uncle’s funeral; and two years ago, it was “Take it With Me When I Go” and “Come on Up to the House” that made my family smile through their tears just days after my mom passed away. We hope our Tulsa friends get tickets for that show, because we’ve shared MANY a happy time listening and marveling over the lyrical irony and observation; and inventive musical techniques. I think my husband decided to marry me when I played Bone Machine on a weekend getaway. God. This is going to be sooooo phenomenal… am I too old to “gush”?…

333 Stevie // May 16, 2008 at 8:46 am

Atlanta tix are on sale NOW!!

334 silvia // May 16, 2008 at 8:52 am

hey.t’esperem a Barcelona.Vine please

335 LizinSac // May 16, 2008 at 8:55 am

Got up at 6 a.m. my time to buy tix in Knoxville — I must be crazy, we’re gonna fly in from CA for this. Tom Waits lives less than 2 hours away and yet he never plays here. I know people who have run into him in the street though….

336 Erinn // May 16, 2008 at 8:56 am

Houston: Fourth row center! WOOT!!

337 ab // May 16, 2008 at 8:58 am

yvette they have four tickets! hence the higher price than if they were allowed to just just buy and sell. there is always a way i’m afraid. prohibition didn’t work1

338 jeff // May 16, 2008 at 9:08 am

Seems as though some folks bought two sets. That way they can sell off the two “guest” spots. They each get escorted in by the original buyers, once in the venue the guests get the seats together and the card holders get seats together. Quite sharp I must say….

339 Shan // May 16, 2008 at 9:11 am

Jacksonville still has some left on the main floor!

I still can’t believe Waits is playing J-Ville. We were lucky enough to see him in Minneapolis 9 years ago, but J-ville!?!?! woohoo!

340 Carol // May 16, 2008 at 9:14 am

Tom! Tulsa! Front-Center!

Life is too good!

Hoist That Rag!

341 ab // May 16, 2008 at 9:17 am

i still can’t believe the moaning about ebay!
if you were unlucky and didn’t get tickets, what are you going to do? spend the rest of your life complaining? i’m going to sell the shirt off my back!
if that doesn’t work bribe security and listen from the back door!
they don’t make ‘em like they used to!

342 Yvette // May 16, 2008 at 9:23 am

It’s not whining about ebay. It’s that (a) people who buy these tickets may get screwed if they can’t get into the show and (b) the whole reason Tom is selling them like this is to PREVENT ticket brokers from buying and reselling.

I did get tickets BTW… I just think it sucks for others.

343 mike // May 16, 2008 at 9:23 am

hey fellow waits fans - this page says phoenix tickets go on sale at noon pacific. ticketmasters webpage and phone number said noon MST, which is 11AM local time in phoenix! don’t get left out in the cold (or the heat for that matter), and try to get your tickets at 11! we don’t believe in hocus pocus things like daylight savings time in arizona so we’re currently on pacific time. don’t want any of you to miss out!

344 PK // May 16, 2008 at 9:28 am

E-Bay listings not necessarily fraudulent even with paperless tickets
Year 2006 / Tom Waits
Venue: Cleveland House of Blues (Capacity 1200)
NO TICKETS AHEAD OF TIME / WILL CALL ONLY / ID and Credit Card needed for admission
My friend and I were both trying to score a pair via TicketMaster not thinking we’d have a chance. We were lucky and both succeeded. Now we had four admissions but only needed two. We posted our extras on eBay without a reserve price and did what others will do….had the buyers meet us in line and we walked them in with us as our guests. Then they were on their own as this was a general admission event….but they stayed with us and we had a great time. Wound up standing right at the stage as we were within the first groups to enter. They paid about double face value and were not upset at all about paying that price….even bought us beers the moment we entered. I was lucky to get the tics but would have been happy to pay twice the face value to stand with my elbows on the stage for my 1st Tom Waits concert.

This time we were both lucky again and might do the same thing. Sorry to those that missed out and congrats to the ones that got tickets! Enjoy.

345 Mark // May 16, 2008 at 9:36 am

I’m in for Knoxville.
ORCH Right Center Row J Seat 114

346 Astron // May 16, 2008 at 9:49 am

scored 2 for tulsa…..YES

347 Stevie // May 16, 2008 at 9:54 am

Mountain Standard Time = Pacific Daylight Time

348 Ragamuffin Jim // May 16, 2008 at 10:02 am

Demand for Columbus show:

Many of you are wondering why the Columbus, OH show sold out faster than the others. It’s simple, Columbus is the closest city to the eastern population centers. It’s on I-70 & I-71, and a short drive from Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Dayton, Detroit, Louisville and Indianapolis. It’s a 6-8 hour drive from DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Buffalo. It costs $100 round-trip on Greyhound or $130 round-trip on Southwest air from where I live in Maryland.

The other issue, is that Tom has never played Columbus (the nation’s largest college town) and has not played Cincinnati in 30 years. The pent-up demand from those two cities alone was incredible. He could have probably sold 10 - 12 thousand seats there versus the 2795 available in the Ohio Theatre.

Lastly, Tom likes being a cult-figure. He intentionally plays limited numbers of dates at small venues in out-of-the-way places to create anticipation for his infrequent tours. Actually, he’s recorded and toured more in the last few years than he has since the 1980s. His shows are some of the hardest to get tickets to in the entire live music business.

349 mike // May 16, 2008 at 10:09 am

well ijust called ticketmaster and they said tickets go on sale at 12 noon pst, even though it says mst. pacific and mountain are not the same.

350 Michael // May 16, 2008 at 10:12 am

Have people been lucking out wither better seats by buying one ticket vs. 2?

351 dan // May 16, 2008 at 10:16 am

still 2nd level orchestra tickets available in jacksonville folks.

352 Stevie // May 16, 2008 at 10:55 am

PDT and MST are the same…MDT is one hour ahead

353 Nat/. // May 16, 2008 at 11:04 am

We got tickets!!!!

My boyfriend was able to get one ticket for himself for Ohio… I won’t be making it to this one :(…

But we will both be going to see Tom W. in Atlanta, Georgia. I scored tickets while at my friends graduation… LOVE CINGULAR/ATT for the awesome ticketmaster online service…. !!!!

I am just jealous he gets see him twice… aghh.. He deserves it though… after all he is the one with the Tom Waits tattoo..

354 jb // May 16, 2008 at 11:07 am

Can believe it in 2 mins Phoenix gone. Two computers balcony tickets but Im happy. travelling from Scotland. Been watching this forum since last Wed tour announcement. Hope the rest of you guys were as lucky

355 Garry // May 16, 2008 at 11:08 am

I could get tickets but didnt as i live in Europe, if i can’t get tickets in europe i might regret not buying the tickets that i was able to get.
I complain about ebay/ticketmaster as i don’t think that they do anything to stop scalpers who are scum. Scalpers usually have absolutely no interest in music.
The only one who has done anything to try stop scalpers is Tom Waits and his management team.
If i don’t get at least one ticket for Europe i will b here venting my anger.
Garry

356 Mathew // May 16, 2008 at 11:09 am

ROW 12!

First show!

DAMNNN

357 Ricky // May 16, 2008 at 11:11 am

Woo! Got tickets for Phoenix.

Sec A Row 3 Seats 1-2

358 Chris // May 16, 2008 at 11:13 am

Wow, Phoenix went fast! I managed a pair off to the rear-left of the venue. Front row would have been a dream, but I’m thrilled to have any seats really.

359 Skid Row // May 16, 2008 at 11:17 am

I consider myself lucky to have snagged one ticket for the second show in Phoenix–Section A, Row 20. I’m flying in from the northwest and can’t wait. The piano HAS been drinking!

360 FuckFace // May 16, 2008 at 11:17 am

Disappointed that the Dallas show is general admission! I saw Mr. Waits in Memphis last year at the Orpheum-It was Beautiful! I CANNOT imagine seeing his show STANDING! There better be seats! The show should have been at the Majestic Theater!!!

A note to the Dallas crowd: SILENCIO!!! NO TALKING during the performance!!!!!!

361 srin // May 16, 2008 at 11:18 am

Any help here?
I managed to get two great tickets to the Houston show - ORCH J - then found out that I couldn’t make that show. I managed to get even better El Paso tickets, but now am looking to sell the Houston tickets, at face value. Anyone have any ideas how I can do this, with paperless ticketing?
thanks.

362 Torgrim // May 16, 2008 at 11:27 am

seemed like the az shows sold out in less than 5 minutes. Anyone know how big the Orpheum is? How many rows etc..
I will be in row 12 first show.

363 Garry // May 16, 2008 at 11:30 am

Am i correct in thinking, that other than Columbus most shows had tickets for 30mins or more. Things are looking up for me getting a ticket.

On Ticketmaster, is there any way to avoid the stupid text box that you have to fill out, it’s getting harder to read everytime i buy from ticketmaster. I would have thought that if you had logged in to ticketmaster that you would not have to fill it in, but it seems you still have to.
Garry

364 kwa // May 16, 2008 at 11:35 am

A note to the Dallas crowd: SILENCIO!!! NO TALKING during the performance!!!!!!

i think your name describes it all….

365 Ricky // May 16, 2008 at 11:36 am

@Torogrim I read somewhere that the Orpheum has a capacity of around 1360 including balcony.

366 Fan // May 16, 2008 at 11:42 am

Any idea how Dallas tix could still be available? Bought them as soon as they went on sale, but they still seem to be available 3 and a half hours later. I’m not complaining, just want to make sure that the system is working alright.

367 Big Dog // May 16, 2008 at 11:48 am

Lisa and I will be happy to see the opening show (row 22) while we celebrate our anniversary!

Thanks Tom…

D&L

368 Notcraig // May 16, 2008 at 11:56 am

Got ‘em–2 tix for Phoenix. Sold out. Face value, too, not those $345 ones.

369 Eddie Ocho // May 16, 2008 at 11:56 am

Both Phoenix shows sold out in 4 minutes. I am extremely fortunate to have scored 12th row. Haven’t seen the Man since ‘99.

370 Mick // May 16, 2008 at 11:56 am

When o when will European dates be announced? Saw Tom back in 1987 .I think were both ready for reunion!!

371 Happy Boy // May 16, 2008 at 12:01 pm

Wow… I had a couple systems setup and ready to go. First click got 16th row section A..(Phoenix). I am a Happy Boy! I clicked for kicks within 30 seconds on the other system for both 17th & 18th shows and there were no tixs available.

372 Lisa // May 16, 2008 at 12:05 pm

Dear Mr. Waits,

We in Phoenix obviously love you, considering your two shows sold out in a matter of minutes. I didn’t get tickets. Please add more Phoenix shows on your next tour. I have so been wanting to see you for years and was so exciting to get the chance. Now I’m just disappointed. I’ll keep trying though.

373 FuckFace // May 16, 2008 at 12:09 pm

KWA, if you’ve been to shows in Dallas-you know that there are some talkers. Perhaps you never notice because you’re one of them? ?

Whatevs-all I’m saying is that it would be nice if there were some manners during shows in this city. Maybe more shows would come and play here (instead of Austin) if we didn’t have such a bad reputation?

And yes! My name DOES describe it all!

374 rossymole // May 16, 2008 at 12:11 pm

East Coast People,

If you missed out on Ohio, there are still Knoxville tix, and it’s really not that much farther from most points east. There are even still Atlanta tix, and I’d drive from Boston to Atlanta if required.

375 Pam // May 16, 2008 at 12:26 pm

does anyone know if you can buy more than 2 tickets if it’s to 2 different shows? i bought tix to see him in El Paso and Phoenix assuming the 2 per household limitation applied just to each show (assuming it’s designed to deter scalping, not rabid fans). now fearing my orders may cancel each other out, but it’s not at all clear from the boilerplate.

376 Christian // May 16, 2008 at 12:33 pm

Pam my understanding is yes you can buy tix for more than one show at the same addr.

377 KISS MY IRISH ARSE // May 16, 2008 at 12:48 pm

WOOHOO Tuesday June 16 2008 Phoenix
Orpheum Row 27 Sec A
I AM SO THERE

Patman

378 Yvette // May 16, 2008 at 12:51 pm

For anyone with Columbus tix…

I called the Ohio Theatre to find out where my Loge seats were (can’t really tell from the seating charts). They told me that the balcony is divided into 3 sections — the “Loge” is the first section of the balcony (7 rows, A-G), the “Mezzanine” is the middle section of the balcony (rows A-M) and the “Balcony” is the rear section of the balcony (rows O-Z)… not sure what happened to row N.

379 codge // May 16, 2008 at 12:51 pm

phoned st. louis metrotix an hour in and got orchestra. fuckin’ ticketbastard should be shocked and awed for what they do.

380 Yvette // May 16, 2008 at 12:56 pm

@srin…

Unfortunately, that’s the negative part of this system. You can’t sell your other tickets to anyone with paperless ticketing. You’d have to be present with the credit card you used to be able to get in. You might want to call Ticketmaster. (Their site says you can’t cancel or return orders but they may have a different policy with paperless tickets.)

381 Jomo // May 16, 2008 at 1:30 pm

I managed to score a 9th row for Phoenix 1 and a 5th row for Phoenix 2. I bought singles so I’m sure that helped. So psyched. Is there going to be a meet up somewhere before the show?

382 Torgrim // May 16, 2008 at 1:35 pm

Meet up in phoenix before the show (june 17th) would be cool. Any takers?

383 Eddie Ocho // May 16, 2008 at 1:51 pm

I’m coming from Tucson for the 17th and wouldn’t mind meeting up with some fellow rabid fans. Is there a good bar close to the theater?

384 Bobby 'Champ' Payne // May 16, 2008 at 1:53 pm

I live in San Diego but I’m going to Phoenix on June 17th in order to go to the show on the 18th. I have an extra ticket if a female over 35-yrs would like to go (Balcony C-4-10). Email me at champayne@cox.net with pics if interested & I’ll send you mine. I’m a USGA volunteer and will be at Torrey Pines June 9-15 during the US Open so those 10 days in June will be one of the happiest times in my entire 55-yrs!

385 PK // May 16, 2008 at 2:25 pm

Keep trying folks…..I just bought a single Front Row Balcony seat for the Mobile, AL show at 6:27 PM Eastern Time via TicketBastard

386 Jomo // May 16, 2008 at 2:26 pm

Dallas still has tix as well.

387 dwatz // May 16, 2008 at 2:29 pm

still tickets in mobile left!!!

388 ab // May 16, 2008 at 2:35 pm

for those worried about scalpers, i just tried every venue out of curiosity and there are tickets available everywhere except columbus and phoenix!!!

389 Petter Solberg // May 16, 2008 at 3:05 pm

yeah, it would be good to meet up with fellow TW fans before the concert. I just hope I will be lucky enough to get myself a ticket for one of the Dublin shows *crossing my fingers*

390 Christopher // May 16, 2008 at 3:36 pm

2 ticket limit, on line and phone at noon to buy tickets in phx…

screwed by ticketmaster once again -

391 JimJom // May 16, 2008 at 4:07 pm

FuckFace is right, Dallas crowds are noisy. I recently saw Dylan at the House of Blues and people were just standing around talking like there was just some background music in a bar. I never wanted to pummel people so badly in my entire life. Not only that, but the people I was listening to obviously didn’t know shit about Dylan. If you want to go hang out at a bar and talk, go to a bar and talk! Just don’t go to a place where people are trying to enjoy a band! I must say too, I just saw Wilco in Austin at Stubbs and there were people doing the same thing, blah blah blah, though not as many. I hope that for $85 a ticket people will shut up and watch/listen. If they don’t and I’m standing anywhere nearby, I’ll slap the shit out of them!

On a side note, I do think it sucks that Tom is playing at the Palladium here in Dallas. General Admission is gonna blow.

392 Tag // May 16, 2008 at 4:07 pm

Columbus….
I got my ticket after being logged into the site a few mins before 10. My clock said 10:01 before they went on sale. I lucked out and got 12th row. Was sold out in 2 mins. I see there are still tix at some venues and that’s as of 8 pm EST. I agree with others about the idiotic security words you have to type in the box. If this was a scalper free show then we shouldn’t have had to type that in. Anything Ticketmaster can do to annoy the hell out of us they’ll do. And I’m not sure why they think their ‘convenience fees’ are convenient. Convenient for them to get money for nothing. BTW….those of you unfamiliar with the Ohio Theatre….it’s a beautiful venue and is perfect for his show. Enjoy. I’m going to guess everyone needs to arrive super early to deal with this paperless entry thing.

393 Pam // May 16, 2008 at 4:18 pm

i just got TM to refund 2 tix for El Paso (b/c I also have Phoenix tix). they may be back in inventory now (it’s just after 5PM pacific).

394 JimJom // May 16, 2008 at 4:19 pm

I just want to add that I’m VERY HAPPY Tom is playing Dallas at all, but I wish the venue was different.

395 Carlos the Chihuahua // May 16, 2008 at 4:20 pm

My brother called me on Wednesday to inform me of the tour. Somehow Tom’s tours evade me. (I do live in Abilene) My brother informed me the Texas dates were at the same time I would be on vacation in Kentucky seeing the folks. Since then I forked out $470 to change my flight and purchase two Waits tickets fdr the Dallas show. Well worth it.

396 Alex P // May 16, 2008 at 4:20 pm

I just found out about this, missed the on sale time. Does anyone maybe have an extra ticket for the Columbus show?

397 Greg S // May 16, 2008 at 5:08 pm

I also missed the sale for the Columbus show. Anyone else have an extra ticket?

398 Yvette // May 16, 2008 at 5:38 pm

There are already Columbus tix on ebay. One pair for $4000 (yes, thousand) from an obvious ticket broker/scalper. The other pair looks like a fan who bought 2 and their friend bought 2 so they’re selling the extra two. Those start at $200 for the pair.

399 Kdub // May 16, 2008 at 6:06 pm

I do hope Mr KissmyIrishass looks at the date of his paperless ticket. I managed to score 2 tickets in the balcony for myself and my stepson who is also a major fan. He couldn’t help it. I’m to blame.
I have Waited 20 years for this. I feel like I won the lottery even in the balcony seats.
I just know it’s gonna be a blast.

400 Glenn // May 16, 2008 at 6:24 pm

Pam 395 THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!

Based on your tip I checked and scored Orchestra tickets for El Paso. It’s the nearest location after PHX sold out (I just heard about the tour today, and thus missed this morning’s sale…).

I have been waiting for years, this means a lot.

Thanks!
Glenn

401 Glenn // May 16, 2008 at 6:26 pm

I just checked and more tickets still available for JAX, HOU, Dalles, Mobile AL, Birmingham AL, even Atlanta! Wish I had the $$ to go on tour….

402 John // May 16, 2008 at 6:33 pm

Sweet! I’ll be riding in from San Diego for the first night in Phoenix!

403 MattyB // May 16, 2008 at 7:22 pm

PLEASE COME TO AUSTRALIA!!!

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405 mark // May 16, 2008 at 8:38 pm

I thought you could only buy 2 tickets per household and I am reading people bought tickets for different venues.

406 Gina // May 16, 2008 at 9:04 pm

CHECK IT FRIENDS:

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407 Willie Nelson // May 16, 2008 at 9:52 pm

Gina/Stuart says “As a few people aren’t happy
that Dallas is General Admission (personally I think it’s going to be a fun show)”

Only if the freaks get freaky and shake their buns…

Keep your fingers and toes crossed that jah people get down baby…

Let us hope and pray that it ain’t da typical too-self-conscious -to-shake-yo-ass crowd that seems to be reproducing like maggots….

All I gotts to say baby is if you see someone on their toes in a Hawaiian Shirt flyin’ across the dance floor strait at you like a psychedelic freight train step back unless you want me to use dem toes as launching pads. They’ll be none of that zombie shit ’round me…

408 Chris // May 16, 2008 at 9:52 pm

St. Louis still has good seats available. If you’re willing to travel. It’s much larger than most of the other venues.

409 spencerh // May 16, 2008 at 11:43 pm

I bought tickets to nine of the shows. Two eighth row, two fifth row, one first row (Tulsa), and the rest in the twenties. I cannot wait! My friends are telling me I’m nuts but any of you who have seen Tom before know it’s worth it. Anyone else who’s doing a ton of traveling have any hotel tips, etc?

p.s.-Does anyone know what the recording policy will be?

410 FuckFace // May 16, 2008 at 11:44 pm

I LOVE YOU JimJom!!!!!

411 epyrarw // May 16, 2008 at 11:56 pm

I got two tix to knoxville for me and my dad who brought me up on TW. We will be travelling from the UK, but didn’t want to miss out. Does anyone know when the european dates will go on sale as it would obviously be cheaper to try and get tix to any of those rather than travelling to KV! Stuart says they should be announced soon, but not sure how long to wait to book flights etc. any tips on places to visit around KV while we’re in town?

412 koen // May 17, 2008 at 12:04 am

same for me. i’m travelling from belgium to tulsa since i got a good friend in oklhahoma city. i got 1 ticket. but, if i knew i could get tickets for some european show, that’d be a lot cheaper of course ! but anyway, i’m going to see tom for the 2nd time !!

413 Gin Soaked Boy // May 17, 2008 at 12:14 am

I’m in!!!!

Managed to score one ticket at about 15 minutes after the hour they went on sale. So this will shatter all records for me as far as how far I’ve travelled for a show. This will check in at just over 700 miles (one way) Denver to El Paso. Supposedly many good hot springs in the Truth or Consequences area of New Mexico……

So, “Slip me a little crimson Jimson, give me the low-down Brown, what’s the scoop Betty Boop?, I’M ON MY WAY INTO TOWN!!!”

414 Barman Joe // May 17, 2008 at 3:01 am

Would love to see Tom in Ireland, dates confirmed ?

415 Botswanan Diamond Miner // May 17, 2008 at 3:32 am

I’m going to be gutted if I can’t get a ticket for the European tour, as I’d happily travel to the States to see him. I wish they’d hurry up and tell us the tour dates so that I can book my annual leave - July tends to be a popular holiday month for some reason.

We’re not all jobless drunken bums, twiddling our thumbs waiting for the next music genius to waltz into town. GIVE US THE DATES PLEASE!!!!!

Any chance The Pogues will support Tom in Dublin?

416 Rain Dog // May 17, 2008 at 3:49 am

I am very disappointed that the Dallas show is general admission. For these prices and the popularity of the show you would think the least they could do is offer reserved seating. Apparently the Palladium does provide that option (according to the seating chart) for some of it’s shows. I’ve never been to this venue. Anyone who has attended general admission concerts there care to comment what this will be like? I would also like to hear an explanation from the Tour Director why this decision was made…but I’m guessing that won’t happen.

417 Total Chaois // May 17, 2008 at 4:06 am

I would like to thank T M for sending me a reminder when tickets were going on sale (NOT) My own fault for putting any kind of trust in these guys. I could write a book on how many times they have ripped me off!! I piss in their direction.

418 ab // May 17, 2008 at 6:27 am

i was sceptical but the system seems to have worked. surely if scalpers were busy there wouldn’t STILL BE TICKETS FOR MOST SHOWS!!
christ i hope it works like that in europe!

419 mark // May 17, 2008 at 6:31 am

You go Gin Soaked Boy,I scored row 10 for Phoenix,hands were shaking the earth was quaking.I feel bad for the people that did not get any but if theres a will theres a way .

420 justin // May 17, 2008 at 7:26 am

maTT, ive been thinking about doing the same thing, let me know if your down for that, ill call right the fuck off of work, quit my job, whatever, i really want to see him

421 justin // May 17, 2008 at 7:32 am

but before i commit to at least two days off of work, an eleven hour drive, (which i dont mind, except for gas), does anyone know, or has heard any rumours of Tommy the cat adding anymore dates? does anyone think this is a possibility, otherwise i might just have to bankrupt myself, get some cough syzrup, and drive to the ATL

422 Tim // May 17, 2008 at 8:51 am

Disappointed there are no northeast dates. Was seriously considering trying to fly down south just for a show, but really can’t afford it. Come somewhere in the vicinity of new york next time…

423 Yann Doumeix // May 17, 2008 at 9:39 am

Hello,

Please give me information for europe tour dates (paris) as soon as possible,

YANN

424 Pedro Pereira // May 17, 2008 at 9:52 am

Hello, Mr.Waits?

Thanks for the music.
I’m hoping you will includ Portugal in your European Tour!

All the best,
Pedro

425 David // May 17, 2008 at 10:49 am

I imagine you can probably use your debit card as long as it has a credit company logo on it, no?

426 tom // May 17, 2008 at 11:43 am

I last saw Mr. Waits at the Bottom Line in the east village, NYC Cica 1975….small rm. smoking permitted and Nighthawks sounded so good.
Now he’s comming to Florida, dont we all.

427 Hurting // May 17, 2008 at 11:44 am

Who has 2 tix for Phoenix without a guest? Either night. Let me go with you. I’ll do you right. Email me.

428 Hurting // May 17, 2008 at 11:46 am

dtcontactdt@hotmail.com

429 Hurting // May 17, 2008 at 11:48 am

P.S, No problem with the policy at all, just got burnt. Gone before I could get on. Work blocks the ticketbastard site.

430 chef dawn // May 17, 2008 at 12:32 pm

Geez Tom… what about your fans on the west coast (CA)?

You want us to burn up pricey fossil fuel to go ‘cross country?

Please come to so.cal!!!!!!!!!!!!

OXOX,
chef dawn

431 Chris // May 17, 2008 at 12:47 pm

STL seats still open…

432 Raindog69 // May 17, 2008 at 6:33 pm

I have 2 tickets for Wednesday in Phoenix. They are in the last orchestra row.(sec. A row 27) If someone needs 2 together I may be willing to trade the 2 for 1 straight up as long as the single is a better seat. (although the last row may be cool because you can stand up and act the fool if you like!)

433 harry // May 17, 2008 at 11:52 pm

just wondering if tom waits is proposing to bring “glitter and doom” tour to australia…it’s been way too long between drinks

434 tom // May 18, 2008 at 3:07 am

anyone know where FLOOR seating is for the birmingham show? It is not on the seating chart.

435 ab // May 18, 2008 at 4:49 am

has anyone thought edinburgh castle would be the place? hope so; one of my favourite places in theworld. could be added by public demand?

436 Steve // May 18, 2008 at 5:06 am

I bought a ticket to see Tom Waits, but rather than being happy about it I feel like I was just raped by ticketmaster. Be aware that, in addition to the exorbitant ticket price of $85, they also charge a “facility charge” ($1), a “convencience charge” ($12.35), an “order processing fee” ($5.10), and “additional taxes” ($1.02), and that all of those charges are for a venue for which they don’t even mail you the tickets (which is usually their main excuse for embedding additional charges)? Of course, the only reason they get away with it is because people are willing to pay. I feel like I’m contributing to something I am 100% against. What this country needs is for influential people like, say, Tom Waits to stand up to ticketmaster and tell them to go fuck themselves.

437 Goat725 // May 18, 2008 at 5:38 am

I’m bummed, didn’t get Columbus Tix and with 2 kids (2 & 4), my wife and I aren’t quite as mobile as we used to be. With that said, I’ve seen the man perform a few times (most recently the HOB in Cleveland, don’t know if I’ll ever experience anything quite like that again) and for all of you going or going to your first show, enjoy it, as it will be etched in your grey matter forever. Truely the greatest performer. Appreciate. Unlike most things in life, the anticipation will NOT exceed the actual event

Have fun all…………..

438 Tommy // May 18, 2008 at 5:40 am

Can’t they just announce the european tour dates? This wait is killing me!!!

439 Goat725 // May 18, 2008 at 5:41 am

Although I hate the monster that is Ticketmaster, the ticketing scheme is genius.

Goodbye scumbag scalpers otherwise known as the more distinguished modern day “Ticket Broker”.

440 Jbardo // May 18, 2008 at 7:12 am

Can’t they just announce the european tour dates? This wait is killing me!!!

Agreed, i have been checking every day but …. nothing

441 Tine Nielsen // May 18, 2008 at 7:51 am

Will there be a concert in Copenhagen - many are waiting here for a concert

442 Petter Solberg // May 18, 2008 at 8:07 am

I hope he will come to Norway, either to Stavanger or Oslo. But I guess it’s not very likely that he’ll visit Scandinavia at all, so I am prepared to take at trip to Dublin anyway.

443 Petter Solberg // May 18, 2008 at 8:15 am

ab - Edinburgh Castle would be a GREAT location for a Tom Waits concert. And I’ll be moving from Norway to Edinburg to do a mfa in sculpture, so I will probably have to take a trip to look for a flat anyway.

Proposed route: Dublin - Edinburgh - Oslo. That route would never fit my wallet, but what the hell

444 schnelle4 // May 18, 2008 at 8:16 am

I got tix for both Phx shows and am counting on different set lists. Anyone have any thoughts?

445 schnelle4 // May 18, 2008 at 8:18 am

I bought tix for both phoenix shows and am counting on different set lists each night. Any insight would be appreciated.

446 Rosie // May 18, 2008 at 8:20 am

Oh man, I hope he comes to England.
I’m absolutly desperate to see him.

447 Big Joe and Phantom 309 // May 18, 2008 at 9:03 am

Tom Waits can we have the European dates please.

Ol’ man Waits does not like the UK very much. I have a feeling he will play Edinburgh or Glasgow instead of London. It was so difficult to get tickets for the London gig last time that I ended up getting tickets for two nights in Amsterdam instead. Stood out side the London gig and tickets were passing hands for £300 and up. Tom Yorke lost his ticket and had to buy one from the scalpers.

448 Andy // May 18, 2008 at 10:26 am

I hear that Tom may be doing two dates in Dublin in July, any news on him coming to the UK?

449 Frank // May 18, 2008 at 10:39 am

Ticket bought. Now all i got is a 5 hour drive throught beautiful WEST TEXAS.

450 The one that got a way... // May 18, 2008 at 11:02 am

Im real glad to see him get out there and tour again but can you please tell me why HES NOT PLAYING ANYWHERE NEAR ME DAMN!

451 Boyd // May 18, 2008 at 1:14 pm

European tour dates would be a dream come true!

452 Botswanan Diamond Miner // May 18, 2008 at 2:06 pm

I’ll join the growing support for an Edinburgh Castle gig, or the Queens Hall, the Usher Hall, the Anywhere Hall - any Scottish date would be braw!

453 Patty // May 18, 2008 at 2:14 pm

I tried to get tickets but they are sold out. My husband is the biggest fan and I would love to suprise him. We played little trip to heaven as our first dance at our wedding. I am so bummed I can’t get tickets. Do you think they will release anymore?

454 ab // May 18, 2008 at 2:47 pm

patty i don’t know where you live but single tickets are available for everywhere except phoenix columbus and now i think houston.
TOM IF YOU READ THIS EDINBURGH MATE.
AT LEAST 3 OF US WILL BE THERE!!

455 SC // May 18, 2008 at 3:01 pm

Man! In the ten years since I moved to L.A. from Alabama, I haven’t regretted it one bit … until now.

456 Chris // May 18, 2008 at 3:06 pm

My wife and I danced to Little Trip to Heaven at our wedding too… And I think you can still get 2 tickets together in St. Louis.

457 Dave // May 18, 2008 at 3:09 pm

I was excited about Tom Waits coming to Mobile, Alabama…until I read about ‘how’ the tix must be picked up…no paper tix, must have THE credit card used, no more than 2 per household! What?? Who came up with this idea? I spend $85 plus surcharges then have wait in line…why have advanced sales at all?? Can you imagine how FUBAR this will be…long lines are assured.
It only makes it more difficult for his fans that have been “waiting on Waits.” If scalping is a problem, this is not the answer. This will method will ruin the experience….
Please reconsider!
d

458 B // May 18, 2008 at 3:34 pm

MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA PLEASE!!!!!!

459 mark & aurea // May 18, 2008 at 6:53 pm

tom, if you really wanna feel welcome…come to LA and you can stay at our house. we do not like the idea of you skipping the area.

460 mark & aurea // May 18, 2008 at 6:54 pm

also, you are getting old and might die soon.

461 mark & aurea // May 18, 2008 at 6:56 pm

we are still young and beautiful and we need for you to come to Los Angeles. you can email us at seditionist@msn.com. dont not come here TOM. SERIOUSLY>

462 mark & aurea // May 18, 2008 at 6:57 pm

oops. I meant do not, NOT come here. my friend Ruben says you live close to LA and frankly, it doesnt make sense that you skip playing here.

463 Jason J // May 18, 2008 at 7:43 pm

I’m driving from Minneapolis to St. Louis to see him. gonna be the best one- night road trip ever!!

464 Pat m // May 18, 2008 at 8:11 pm

Canada can hardly speak, please come on over

465 Fletch // May 18, 2008 at 8:55 pm

You know what, I felt the same way (I live in Toronto Canada) but then I thought… If Tom isn’t gonna come to me… I’ll go to him. So, my closest friend and I have got tickets for the Ohio show on June 28th. Anyone else goin’? We could use a ride. Otherwise we’re gonna sit on a bus for 12 hours there, 12 back… but it’ll all be worth it if we have to.
Have a great tour Tommy-boy, and don’t forget to wash behind your ears.

466 justin // May 18, 2008 at 11:24 pm

anybody from around the pittsburgh area willing to make the 11hr road trip with me down to atl for this one? split gas and what not?

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468 Greg // May 19, 2008 at 3:11 am

A one minute internet glitch and I’m locked out of going to any show on this tour. I think the anti-scalping thing really sucks it disallows plenty of real fans from the chance to get tickets. He should make it possible to resell tickets off his website where he takes most of the cut, at least it would then be possible to get tickets after the fact, or to be able to go in three. There has to be a better way. Disgruntled fan now waiting for another chance if I live that long…

469 Elliot // May 19, 2008 at 3:22 am

I’ve wanted to see Tom for years but have never had the chance due to the fact that I live in England.

But this time I thought, that’s it, no more waiting!

And so last Friday I very luckily managed to get my tickets and will be flying out from England to the States for a week long road trip to finally see Mr Waits in the flesh.

470 Thomas // May 19, 2008 at 3:39 am

Even if it were the last thing I did in life - I need a couple of tickets to see Mr. Waits when he comes to Spain. It’s a dream I’ve had since I was a boy and which might come true soon. How can I be sure not to be left forgotten? Please help! I live close to Barcelona!

471 Kristian // May 19, 2008 at 5:15 am

The first time in Spain. We have waited for so long…. And if he comes to Bilbao… Puff, that could be a real orgasm.

472 Knut Potter // May 19, 2008 at 6:05 am

Dear Mr. Waits. Pleace play your swordfish in sunny Oslo, and you will get tan on your forehead. #2

473 Lotta // May 19, 2008 at 6:21 am

Tom, what happened? I have two friends coming from Sweden to see you in ASHEVILLE and NASHVILLE in beginning of August, we planned their trip over on, I guess, your previous schedule, what a shame. Seriously was looking forward to see you in a smaller town. Still hopefull, Lotta

474 Sandra // May 19, 2008 at 7:11 am

Come on, Tom sweetie! I’ve been a rabid fan since the 70s and you won’t come my way! Please please please consider a Washington, DC gig. I’ll wash your car…

475 Graveyard John // May 19, 2008 at 7:57 am

Have chewed my finger nails down to my elbow. Please can we have Dublin dates.

476 Ash // May 19, 2008 at 8:05 am

graveyard john:
DITTO

477 adbreck // May 19, 2008 at 8:14 am

It may be a fine solution for scalpers, but the ticket trap for Tom is not a solution at all for avid fans (poor musicians, for one) who make a conscious choice not to hold credit cards. I’m merely trying to get a ticket for my brother with MY credit card. Is it really a hinderance or risk of scalping to sell ONE ticket per credit card in someone else’s name? So, I tried to play your game. I bought a temporary Visa card for my brother, but he couldn’t activate it because he doesn’t have a utility bill in his name. He’s a musician. He plays Tom Waits as a busker on the streets of New Orleans. He’s an avid fan kept from experiencing the art of the musician by whom he’s been most influenced. We’ve even attempted to change an electric bill to his name so he could activate the card and get the ticket before they sold out, and guess what? That’s $150 for a new deposit and several days to get the paperwork in the mail and faxed to the card company. It’s not like we’re not trying here. Your rules MAY keep scalpers out, but they are also barriers for honest fans. I just saw tickets for the Houston show on ticketliquidator.com for over $1000. There is an elitist principle at work here, as much as the perported rationale insists it’s in the interest of “everyone.”

478 Stevie Dee // May 19, 2008 at 8:26 am

I think they should have made a certain number available at the venues, so people could have queued up. You could have paid in cash, but still got your names printed on the tickets to stop touts.

Even so, you’re never going to please everyone!

479 Tomeu Gomila // May 19, 2008 at 9:31 am

Richard Hawley will soon be confirmed as the main act of the 8th edition of the Waiting For Waits festival (Mallorca-Spain).

Past editions have seen such great artists as Lisa Germano, Stuart Staples (Tindersticks),Howe Gelb, Josh Rouse, Andrew Bird, Dayna Kurtz, Peter Case, Kelly Joe Phelps, etc
All of them kindly accepted our proposal to end up their set with one cover of a Tom Waits song (well: Bonnie Prince Billy was the only one who refused doing it)

Will Tom keep us waiting much longer?

(For more info: waitingforwaits@yahoo.es)

480 Colleen Vaughn // May 19, 2008 at 10:16 am

Will Tom do any shows in the Northwest? (Portland, OR or Seattle, WA?)

481 Petter Solberg // May 19, 2008 at 12:33 pm

I really hope they’d put together an official Tom Waits concert video soon. It’s been a long time since Big Time, and the man has made a lot of strong records since then.

The ultimate dream project: Bone Machine Stage 2 + Bone Machine concert movie. Guess it will never happen.

At least there is still promise om some brand-new Glitter and Doom on the horizon

482 john // May 19, 2008 at 12:54 pm

his paying in dublin, alright, we are awiting the ticket relese date…. anyone know anyhing about it?

483 john // May 19, 2008 at 12:55 pm

sorry i meant playing

484 Petter Solberg // May 19, 2008 at 1:28 pm

John: the dates for the European tour are still not announced. We just have to wait and see

485 Brad // May 19, 2008 at 1:49 pm

Phoenix shows already sold out? My soul weeps.

486 Liam McNamara // May 19, 2008 at 1:50 pm

Are there any Canadian shows in this tour?

487 R Ferreira // May 19, 2008 at 2:16 pm

take me to Portugal, take me to Spain… oh Spanish caravan…. c’mon dude announc the Euro date already……….can’t wait

488 ab // May 19, 2008 at 2:45 pm

tickets STILL AVAILABLE in nine venues!!!!!
please let this system work in europe.

489 Mark Counts (drsyn67) // May 19, 2008 at 3:20 pm

SHAFTED BY THE PROMOTER: Hear ye, hear ye, my tale of woe. I went to the Box Office window of my local Jacksonville, Florida show last Friday at 9:45AM. I arrived to find that the promoter had closed sales for the ticket window, and left a note saying tickets were available as online sales only. So, I rushed home (40-minutes away) and arrived to find that seats anywhere near the front were “Real Gone”… I guess I’m from a different time - when folks depended on the chance at getting good seats via the venue - in the Dark Ages before the internet. I don’t mind the price of the tickets - I just don’t want to be sitting next to the exit - and those seats are still available. Soon to be taken by the Dutch, I’m sure….

490 Garry // May 19, 2008 at 3:23 pm

Tickets for Ireland will probably go on sale 24hrs before Ticketmaster tell you about it.
They aint got a good record over here, or anywhere for that matter.
I am doing a twice daily web search to make sure i am on top of things, when they are announced.
Garry

491 John In San Diego // May 19, 2008 at 6:06 pm

Tom: This this Ennesser in Diego…I need 2 tickets for the Columbus show

JENNESSER@cox.com

492 Howell Hurst // May 19, 2008 at 8:17 pm

Tom,

I am organizing and promoting a concert and party featuring Shana Morrison [Van's daughter] and Olga

493 Howell Hurst // May 19, 2008 at 8:23 pm

Tom,

I am organizing a concert and party featuring Van’s daughter, Shana Morrison, and opera singer Olga Chernisheva. We’re mixing the two like oil and water.

The concert/party celebrates the idea of Non Violence and Religious Tolerance [equally for Athiests and believers of anything] and we anticipate repeat performances.

We would like you to become involved.

Please have your agent, or whoever makes the deals,
contact me.

Yes, we anticipate substantial profits.

Howell Hurst
415-331-3438
Sausalito, CA, 94966
hhnewbusiness.com
and howellhurst.com

494 virgin // May 19, 2008 at 9:26 pm

hi all!
here virgin mobile
Shall tomorrow be with 4 hours interesting your opinion

495 Elliot // May 19, 2008 at 11:32 pm

Does anyone know if they’ll be using the same paperless ticket system via Ticketmaster for the European tour dates?

496 Frank Doyle // May 20, 2008 at 12:54 am

Please put your Irish Fans out of their misery and post the European ( and hopefully Dublin ) Tour dates.

The word on the Grapevine is you will play in a tent !
Hopefully not true, Irish weather has a way of blind siding tent shows. Billy Connolly just cancelled his gigs in a tent.

After waiting all these years , please play indoors
and please let us know the dates …..

Frank

497 Elliot // May 20, 2008 at 2:47 am

I read somewhere on the internet (sorry, I can’t recall where) that there is a chance of two Dublin shows at Phoenix Park at the end of July…?

I’m not sure if it’s true, but I definitely read that.

498 wellsy // May 20, 2008 at 3:00 am

Always have a strong roof over your head when you come to Dublin Tom.
the phoenix park tent was moved because of flooding last year … go to the National Concert Hall or The Gaiety.
2 beautiful Dublin venues
and I’m afraid of the Park after dark !!!

Mary

mary

499 Frank // May 20, 2008 at 3:40 am

any way us genuine Dublin fans can tip each other off so we can beat the touts ??

swop e mails and the first to hear about Dublin shows let’s the others know ??

Frank

500 Petter Solberg // May 20, 2008 at 4:13 am

Good idea, Frank!

my address: nightshoot at gmail dot com

we could perhaps create a new gmail address for this single purpose?

501 Frank // May 20, 2008 at 4:19 am

Hi Petter

frankdl098@gmail.com

drop a line if / when you hear any news.

502 Petter Solberg // May 20, 2008 at 4:24 am

Mary,

let’s just pray hard that there won’t be any Strange Weather this year. Perhaps Phoenix Park isn’t the perfect location to perform a song like “Make it rain” then. Well, as long as he plays “Come on up to the house” and perhaps also “Take it with me”, I’ll be more than happy.

But then again, a little rain never hurt no one

503 isaac // May 20, 2008 at 5:59 am

Tom, te esperamos en Figueres, ciudad de tu bienamado Dalí, no nos falles o te enviaremos todas las hadas del mediterranio a perturbar tu sueño!!

504 Shoja Youssefi // May 20, 2008 at 6:03 am

Dear Mr Waits,
My son and I have the same address for our credit cards (my address) although we do not live together. Yesterday, we purchased 2 pairs of tickets independently. I am coming with my wife and he is coming with his girlfriend to see your show. We were planning to drive together from New York city. Unfortunately , since we have the same address they canceled my tickets. I was so looking forward to have this family trip together as we have somehow grown apart and this seemed like a great opportunity . He is a musician and a fanatic fan of yours. My wife and I also enjoy your work.
I did write to the ticketing office and they said that they can do nothing about it! Although I do understand your aim to cut scalpers, but why such a sever policy as they will check id and credit cards at the door before entering? Isn’t Knoxville will call?
I was hoping that you may make an exception as this trip means a lot to my family and I. I am hoping that you will be reading these posts!
There are still tickets available at Knoxville!

Sincerely,

Shoja Youssefi

505 jacqueline richards // May 20, 2008 at 7:23 am

Tom I would like you to come to either Toronto or London Ontario CANADA Please and thank you

506 toni // May 20, 2008 at 7:59 am

ei, tom
we’re waiting for you in barcelona (catalonia-spain) since “big bang”. I hope to see you this summer with a cold beer in a little piano bar in our town.

salut!!!!!!

toni

507 matchman // May 20, 2008 at 8:21 am

see all you raindogs in St. Louis and Columbus…

508 Mary // May 20, 2008 at 8:56 am

Hi Petter

Phoenix Park is horrible after dark , rain hail or shine
Too many shows in Ireland are ruined by the weather
mucky fields around the tent, cars getting stuck.. and that’s before you make it into a freezing tent
But I suppose the promoters need to have it in a big tent instead of the theatres to make up the fees
but I’m willing to suffer to see TW :-/

509 Clark // May 20, 2008 at 9:09 am

Hey Tom,
How about you come on up to Northern New York and play in my swampy back yard, the grubs on me.

CMG

510 Russ // May 20, 2008 at 11:42 am

Hey, I just checked and there are still tickets available for the El Paso show! (Mezzanine)

511 Shecky // May 20, 2008 at 11:44 am

Yeeeeeeeehhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaawwwww…

I’ma goin to both phoenix shows.

Raindogs - There is an Irish pub named Seamus McCaffrey’s, right up the street from the Orpheum on Adams Blvd, about 3 blocks walk.

http://www.seamusmccaffreys.com

It’s located in the Hotel San Carlos, the most reasonably priced 3-star hotel within walking distance (they have a AAA rate of $98 a night). For us out-of-towners, it looks like the optimal place…

Good luck, see you there…

Shecky

512 Pat // May 20, 2008 at 12:12 pm

Wasn’t able to get tickets for the show here in Columbus, but was able to get tickets this AM (Tuesday 5/20/08) for Knoxville. Road trip.

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514 Graveyard John // May 20, 2008 at 1:01 pm

and its time time time

515 Ben // May 20, 2008 at 2:06 pm

When are the European dates going to be announced? I really hope London is in there, of course I’ll travel if possible.

516 Uncle Verlip // May 20, 2008 at 2:07 pm

Tics still available in Tulsa.

517 Carnival Bob's Confession // May 20, 2008 at 2:21 pm

I took the Lords Name in Vain
For Waits Dates from Dublin to Spain

518 bobby // May 20, 2008 at 2:47 pm

No California Dates?????????????
your killin me

519 Pam Hogeweide // May 20, 2008 at 2:49 pm

it took my husband almost 20 years of marriage to get me to come over to the dark side of appreciating the art of TW’s music. Competing with thousands of other people for a seat is just wayyyyyyy too Americanistic for our blood. We’ll stay home and watch Soprano reruns. And then afterwards, we’ll crank up Orphans while I wash up the dishes.

Ya’ll have a good time who can land a seat. Tell Tom and the boys Hi from us.

520 Pam Hogeweide // May 20, 2008 at 2:56 pm

On another note, I love the tour cities announced. My Top 10 Picks to add to the Anti-Tour list are:

1. Olympia, WA

2. Medford, OR

3. Weed, CA

4. Pahrump, NV

5. St George, UT

6. Flagstaff, AZ

7. Grand Junction, CO

8. Billings, MT

9. Pineville, LA

10. anywhere in Jackson County, Mississippi

521 Memorymker // May 20, 2008 at 4:53 pm

Tom!!! TOM!!! TOM!!!! TOM!!!HELP!!!!!!HELP!!!

I just got off the phone with my daughter who is loosing it because you are coming close……we live in Maine. Atlanta is close…..but couldn’t you make it closer? BOSTON! BOSTON! BOSTON! I have been watching for tickets for a couple of years now. Now it looks as though she may not be able to get to Atlanta and to complicate it more, I would be charging the tickets since she does not have a credit care……HELP! I love her with all my heart and she is the best daughter anyone could ever dream of….Help me make her dream come true! COME CLOSER!

522 The Eyball Kid // May 20, 2008 at 5:05 pm

I love this sytem !Thanks so much for getting the scalpers out of the mix!I logged on entered my info aand got FRONT ROW SEATS!!!!!We will see you in Houston, Tom I CAN`T WAIT!!!

523 carol // May 20, 2008 at 7:09 pm

In houston scalper tickets are 400-1960$…
I don’t mind paying for tickets but thats ridiculous!

524 alan's muse // May 20, 2008 at 7:32 pm

Wish you’d come to the CA Bay Area!

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526 Carnival Bob's Confession // May 20, 2008 at 10:21 pm

Filled with envy for those in States
Where are my European Dates!?

527 Stevie Dee // May 21, 2008 at 1:25 am

True? I hope not…

http://www.list.co.uk/article/8567-tom-waits-to-play-scotland/

£75/£95 is nearly twice as expensive as the US tickets…I will reserve judgment until there is official confirmation but this sounds ludicrous.

528 Frank Doyle // May 21, 2008 at 1:42 am

Hi Stevie
at least you get to see him in a real venue in Scotland
If the Uk is double the price in the US then his Irish fans will probably end up paying three times the US tickets to sit in a crappy tent.. and we will have waited 20 years for this visit !!!

worse than ludicrous !!!!

529 Judit // May 21, 2008 at 1:51 am

BARCELONA

530 ForThoseWho LikeNewsMaybe // May 21, 2008 at 2:16 am

Well London 2004 tickets cost me GBP £ 71.00 through Ticketmaster, so they haven’t gone up much

531 Kristian // May 21, 2008 at 2:27 am

I love Tom and his music, but I wouldn’t pay more than 75 € for a ticket.
BILBAO.
EUROPEAN DATES NOW !!!!!!!!!!!!

532 Genís // May 21, 2008 at 2:49 am

Dearest Mr Waits,

We absolutely do not want you in Barcelona or anyplace near that. The sunshine, the mediterranean air and flair, they just don’t get along well with you music, you see. Even with a handfull of confetti in you pocket, you don’t get reflected moons on dark wet pavements here, you will never find a brokenhearted lover, you shall not enter an overcrowded bar full of late night losers…

Having said that… PLEASE, come!!

Cheers!

533 Stevie Dee // May 21, 2008 at 2:57 am

Well lets remember that this is before fees, which will likely take the price close to £90 ($180), even for a “cheap” ticket. Perhaps you find that an acceptable price to pay, but I think it is pretty absurd. I saw some Americans complaining that tickets came to $100! All of this is before we consider traveling costs and accommodation. I’m a Tom Waits fan just like everyone else here, but I can’t help feeling pretty dispirited knowing I will probably never get to see my favourite musician live, and the main reason will be MONEY.

534 disgusted // May 21, 2008 at 4:02 am

same as Stevie Dee said, tickets for Edinburgh are £75($150)/£95($190) and that’s before booking fees etc are added. All those concerned in this blatant rip off should be ashamed of themselves. Was really looking forward to this but these prices are fundamentally wrong

535 Botswanan Diamond Miner // May 21, 2008 at 4:16 am

Edinburgh!!! Cheers Tom - if you need a place to stay in Auld Reekie there’s room at mine.

I wish there were more UK dates,there’s going to be a massive online virtual scrum to grab them, and if I don’t see Tom Waits perform in my hometown…it doesn’t bare thinking about.

536 FitzDeBlitz // May 21, 2008 at 4:55 am

Dublin gets three nights!?

http://www.aikenpromotions.com/content/view/194/105/

According to that link July 30th, 31st, and August 1st. Prices are €116.25 and €131.25.

Anyone know anything about this “RatCellar” or is it just a fancy-dan name for a tent?

537 Johnson // May 21, 2008 at 4:58 am

Yeah, it’s the marquee they have there and in Cork for other shows

http://www.ireland.com/blogs/ontherecord/2008/05/21/tom-waits-dublin-july-30-31-august-1/

Any list of cities in Europe yet?

538 ab // May 21, 2008 at 5:23 am

price isn’t really the issue. you do have more than 6000 fans in the uk tom. a lot of them are going to be extremely dissapointed if you only play two dates. add the castle if it isn’t already there. that way i could get some sleep over the next few days.

539 Goolay // May 21, 2008 at 5:26 am

Tom Waits plays the Phoenix Park on July 30 and 31, with a third date added on August 1.

Undoubtedly one of the summer’s most hotly-anticipated acts, Waits plays three shows at the colourfully-named RatCellar marquee as part of his Glitter and Doom tour.

The fully-seated shows, which will be Waits’ first Dublin dates since the early ’80s, are priced from €116.25 and €131.25.

Tickets will go on sale this Tuesday May 27 at 9am.

540 ab // May 21, 2008 at 5:41 am

it just occured to me, as this is an international site, maybe if we didn’t give too much away to everyone in the world we in the uk and ireland may have a slight chance of getting through? don’t see many details for paris and amsterdam yet?

541 Tue // May 21, 2008 at 5:42 am

no denmark…
no scandinavia.
some of the countries the same as last time.

there are other places in europe where a lot of people would like to see you, tom… i know it is not that easy but come on.

cool about spain and the places you haven’t been before.

but i’m disappointed.

542 Will // May 21, 2008 at 5:54 am

The price of the Irish tickets are an insult. I’m disappointed that Tom Waits treats his fans with such small regard, and I won’t be going.

543 Frank Doyle // May 21, 2008 at 6:07 am

so we pay $210 for the Dublin tickets
and the booking fees on top of that

come on Tom you can’t be that desperate for money

544 ab // May 21, 2008 at 6:15 am

for those of us who want to go we’re going to need to know about i.d. requirements so that we don’t get pushed out after getting through.
will we just need to put in driving license or passport number or will other details be required. will it be just detail number 5 on the license for example?

545 Dirty Dan // May 21, 2008 at 6:27 am

COME TO NEW ENGLAND YA BASTARD! I HAVE TO BUY AIR FARE TO DIXIELAND JUST TO SEE MY FAVORTE ARTIST IN THE FLESH. COME ON MAN!

546 Michel Levesque // May 21, 2008 at 7:01 am

Please Tom com to Canada, Montreal… Marcel Marceau is from Quebec !

547 ab // May 21, 2008 at 7:09 am

SBMPPED!! that can’t be right? must be some cities missing, he he!

548 Christian // May 21, 2008 at 7:11 am

Please come to Copenhagen Tom…..!

549 ab // May 21, 2008 at 7:20 am

seriously tom, stuart or whoever reads this i know you like to play nice old theatres, but you are missing out on some lovely venues in the uk.
i have worked as a touring musician in the uk in most of the cities and am thinking of liverpool empire, manchester playhouse(nicer interior than the opera house). wolverhampton grand, (not the civic hall), newcastle theatre royal. isle of man gaiety theatre,blackpool grand (not opera house).
the list does go on if you need a researcher.
maybe next time!

550 Eyeball Kid // May 21, 2008 at 7:23 am

Saw Tom at the beacon in NY several years ago. YOU MUST FIND A WAY!!! As must I, To see him again. This tour is precisely what I would expect from this crooning genius.

551 wellsy // May 21, 2008 at 7:39 am

p://www.ireland.com/blogs/ontherecord/

If Tom or his manager reads this then check out the above link to see what your Irish Fans think of the ticket prices and the masterclass in false advertising calling the 6000 capacity tent the ratcellar
greedy b*****d seems to be the consensus

552 ab // May 21, 2008 at 7:43 am

we’re going to need to know, is it two tickets per show?
can these tickets be bought individually or is it one order per show? please let us know these facts before we lose tickets!!

553 Tue // May 21, 2008 at 8:01 am

are there anymore dates coming or is this final?

554 Drewbie // May 21, 2008 at 8:14 am

Well we’ve been Sbmpped!
I guess one of those cities should be easy enough to get to from London… but which one?

555 Boris // May 21, 2008 at 8:25 am

European tour dates are as follows:

DATE - CITY - VENUE - ON-SALE INFO
July 12 - SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN - Auditorium Kursaal - Ticket Hotline 902
10 12 12. International enquiries +34 933 262 946. Tickets on sale
Monday 2nd June (AWAITING WEBSITE PURCHASE INFO)
July 14 & 15 - BARCELONA, SPAIN - Auditorium Forum - Ticket Hotline 902
10 12 12. International enquiries +34 933 262 946. Tickets on sale
Monday 2nd June (AWAITING WEBSITE PURCHASE INFO)
July 17, 18 & 19 - MILAN, ITALY - Teatro Degli Arcimboldi - Ticket
Hotline - valid only in Italy - 892101. International enquiries +39 0584
46477. Tickets also available online from http://www.ticketone.it. Tickets on
internet presale on Friday 23rd May and all other outlets from Monday
26th May
July 21 & 22 - PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - KCP - Tickets available on
http://www.ticketpro.cz with ticket@ticketpro.cz handling enquiries from
English and German speaking customers. Tickets on sale on Friday 30th
May
July 24 & 25 - PARIS, FRANCE - Grand Rex - Ticket Hotline is 0890 39 01
00 - accessed from France only - with +33 (0)1 46 91 57 67 for
international enquiries. Tickets on sale as an internet presale on
Monday 26th May with all other outlets from Wednesday 28th May (AWAITING
WEBSITE PURCHASE INFO)
July 27 & 28 - EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - Playhouse - Ticket Hotline on 0870
606 3424 and online from http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk. On sale at 9.00 am on
Tuesday 27th May
July 30, 31 and August 1 - DUBLIN, IRELAND - The Ratcellar, Phoenix Park
- Ticket Hotline is 0818 719 300 - accessed from Ireland only - with
0870 243 4455 for the UK and +353 1 4 569 569 for international
enquiries. Tickets also available online from http://www.ticketmaster.ie. On
sale at 9.00 am on Tuesday 27th May

556 Pedro // May 21, 2008 at 8:26 am

What a whiney, snivelling lot some of you are. No wonder Tom tours so rarely and sparsely. If you’re not willing to pay the ticket price or travel a bit to see the man or acquire enough savvy beforehand to score the tickets, you’re not much of a fan.

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558 niallo // May 21, 2008 at 8:33 am

E131 for Tom,playing three dates so hopfully the chances of getting a ticket are half decent-heres to next tuesday at 8*45 in the a.m-hopefuly the tent wont be too far away-that phoeni park is a disaster on the legs-saw pixies about two years ago-walked around10 miles to venue=better get i training now

559 Maya // May 21, 2008 at 8:51 am

Completely agree with you Pedro! I’ve been saving for this for ages and I’m willing to(and probably will have to) travel insane distance and pay to see him live. I don’t know what does everybody want, for Waits to play in your back garden maybe? I’m unemployed at the moment, and the nearest Euro concert is 1000 km away from me, and i’ll do my best to get the tickets anyway. And no i’m not stupidly rich, just a fan.

Anyhoo, tickets for Milano are on sale from Friday, already?? That’s kind of a last minute notice.
Does the same paperless system goes for Europe as well? Can anyone give more information please?

560 disgusted // May 21, 2008 at 8:58 am

hmm, well you know what they say pedro/Maya, a fool and his/her money are easily parted

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562 Maya // May 21, 2008 at 9:29 am

Look, i wouldn’t buy them from scalper slime, but the regular US ticket prices seem more then fair to me. I mean it’s Tom Waits, not your local garage band. Maybe you are happy with money in your pocket listening to Waits’ on cd’s, I’m not, especially because he tours so rarely. No need for disgust, cheers!

563 one eyed myron // May 21, 2008 at 9:34 am

Take a read on this…

http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/05/21/071536.php

The ticket policy utilized for Tom Waits’ upcoming Glitter and Doom concert tour is receiving mixed reviews among the musician’s more vocal fans. This policy, primarily designed to ensure that scalpers do not have an opportunity to acquire and then resell tickets at butt-puckering inflated prices, limits the number of tickets to two per household per show, requires the purchaser to show both the credit card used and government-issued photo identification the night of the show, and ends with a quick, relatively painless blood donation that would seriously go a lot smoother if you’d just stop squirming and crying and remember this needle can very easily go somewhere else but if you’re good you’ll get juice and cookies.

Many Waits fans feel this is the best way to ensure that his most dedicated and affluent fans have an opportunity to see the musician live, without having to pay exorbitant prices to scalpers that they would willingly pay anyway.

Warner Spencer, a self-confident 45-year old advertising executive who has worked with several high-profile musical legends in co-opting their tunes for commercial use and still uses the word “bro” way too much, stated that he supports the policy. “Just because I like hearing Tom sing about Peoria Johnson, Scarface Ron, and Yodeling Elaine doesn’t mean I want to sit next to those scumbags. This ticketing approach, along with the fact that tickets start at around $70, will keep most of the leeches, mooches, and smelly societal bottom feeders outside the palace gates.”

Spencer added, “I know Tom is vehemently opposed to licensing his songs for commercial use. While that’s very noble – Tom, buddy, pal, homey, bro – you’re missing the boat on this one. “Hoist That Rag” would be perfect for a Lysol commercial. The homely yet still attractive housewife actress has already been cast. We’d just need to clean that song up a bit and get a more conventional voice to sing it. I could have the baksheesh heading you’re way in no time. Call me bro.”

Other fans are far more ambivalent about how tickets were sold for the upcoming tour. Ian Middleton gave a half-smile/half-frown as he expressed what could only be described as a mixture of apathy and confusion: “I easily got tickets for St. Louis but was shut out of Columbus. Now unless I somehow find a sympathetic person with an extra ticket or violently incapacitate someone the night of the show and steal their credit card, tickets, and identity, I’ll only be seeing one show this time around. It sucks, kind of.”

Middleton, a divorce arbitrator who describes himself as a “middle-of-the-road guy, most of the time, for the most part,” ultimately gave the policy a mild endorsement: “You can’t please all the people all the time. So some of the people will be upset part of the time. Which means some of the people will be happy most of the time. I guess you can’t get much better than that.”

Nevertheless, a small segment of Waits fans are very angry with the policy, coupled with the high demand for tickets for a very limited number of shows. “The only way to ensure true fans get a chance at tickets is to sell them at the venue’s box office, where those without wives, jobs, children, or other societal responsibilities can sleep outside for days subsisting only on beef jerky and Swordfishtrombones to snag the first tickets,” said Justin Bukeler of Columbus, Ohio.

Other fans are upset that a credit card is required to purchase tickets. “Some of us have made a conscious decision, assisted by several aggressive and unrelenting credit agencies, one foreclosed home, a giant Samoan loan shark nicknamed “Stumpy,” and two separate stints at bankruptcy, to live the aimless, rootless, drunken, quasi-romantic bohemian lifestyle that Tom abandoned sometime in the 1980s,” said performance artist Josh Brokeman. “I only carry cash. I’m very disappointed people like me won’t have the opportunity to con unsuspecting people by selling them magazines for the homeless in order to buy a ticket with their cold, hard, stolen cash.”

With tickets for some shows selling out in a matter of minutes, such as in Phoenix and Columbus, some fans won’t be seeing their musical hero in concert this time around. These fans feel there is a simple solution to this problem: “If Waits really cared about his fans, he’d tour like a beaten one-eyed dog, play 25,000-seat venues in the same city for a week at a time, and reserve a seat each night just for me,” Brokeman offered.

“I’m very disappointed in Mr. Waits,” Brokeman lamented. “I can’t get a ticket and I also don’t have the opportunity to be exploited by scalpers by paying thousands of dollars for one. Is that looking out for your fans’ best interests? I don’t think so. Thanks a lot, Tom.”

564 Carnival Bob's Confession // May 21, 2008 at 9:39 am

Tried to get tickets for London in 2004 -sold out in minutes -They were priced at £75 then .4years later £75 -fair play. Madonna on sale £50 -£150. Fair play also to attempts to stop true fans having to pay through the nose to touts.
Quality costs.

565 Petter Solberg // May 21, 2008 at 9:49 am

Hi Maya,

the tiger lillies are really cool. And they too (like have the bands I like) has mentioned Waits’ music as a considerable inspiration. I saw them in Nøtterøy last September. It is a place in the middle of nowhere and it was the only tiger lillies concert in Norway last year.

566 Carnival Bob's Confession // May 21, 2008 at 9:50 am

Lust Lust Lust Lust
Tickets for Tom a simple must

567 Gustavo // May 21, 2008 at 10:24 am

OK!!! Tom Waits come to Spain!!! I am hapy now.
But I heard the ticket is very expensive. Is that true Tom? Please, make a special price for studients or something like that. Please. We love you, and I am a man, but tou now. OK, see you in Spain, UN BESO CABRONAZO!!!

568 Gallardon // May 21, 2008 at 10:36 am

¿Que pasa con Madrid?.
Vamos , ven, el parquímetro lo pago yo.

569 uncle vernon // May 21, 2008 at 10:38 am

Praha, Praha - huraaaaaaaaaaa

570 Garry // May 21, 2008 at 10:42 am

Just heard tickets are on sale for Dublin next Tuesday for the Irish shows. So if i dont get a ticket, i am at the front of the queue. Prices start at 116euro, you lucky americans thats about $160
Garry

571 Garry // May 21, 2008 at 10:43 am

Dont spread the news too far.
Garry

572 DErrick // May 21, 2008 at 10:54 am

Well, trying to get tickets for that was absolute bullshit. BOTH shows were gone within 3 minutes. I was on our high speed connection and my wife was on 2 different phones. Immediatley after they went on sale, there were tickets on eBay for thousands - literally. I am done with this concert crap. I have never got a great seat for ANY high demand show I have ever tried to get yet these brokers or ‘legal theives’ as I call them get great seat everytime. I am not even close to rich enough to buy these second hands tickets and even if I was -fk the brokers. I wouldn’t buy em from them. Thanks for reading my rant. Wish it made me feel better.

573 Garry // May 21, 2008 at 11:02 am

Just wondering if a person was to buy from ebay, i presume you don’t pay until you meet to get in, at which point you decide you dont want the ticket as they are not for resale.
So what im asking is how legal is it for ticketmaster to say something is not for resale.
I would love to bid for a ticket on ebay, with no intention of paying. But im not sure what would happen. Anyone willing to try or know what would happen.
Garry

574 Garry // May 21, 2008 at 11:57 am

I must say that the attempt by MrWaits and Ticketmaster to out the touts is a good idea, but kind of backfired. Because now the scalper has two tickets (one of which he has to use, the other he can pass on), but that seems to have increased the price the scalper is looking for.

I’m thinking the solution to this is, when you buy 2 tickets you have to give your name and within a set number of hours, you should send the name of your friend (to be printed on the ticket). If your friend lets you down, you have to give back the ticket. Pretty much the same way airline tickets work.
Guarenteed to get rid of scalpers, except Ticketmaster.
Garry

575 Shecky // May 21, 2008 at 12:10 pm

Various observations;

The ticketless system worked well during the short ‘06 tour & lines at the door moved quickly. This is not that big a deal, and they delayed start times of the shows a little to make sure the overwhelming majority of the herd were in their seats…

Utilizing free will and freedom of choice, I travelled almost a thousand miles to see 2 of the shows in ‘06 (my 1st time seeing TW after waiting over 20 years) and don’t regret it for a second. Yes, I wish TW would play in my own backyard, but Pedro & Maya are correct; TW is not Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, or the Tooth Fairy. WTF, this is not food, shelter, clothing, utilities, health, your children, etc., it’s entertainment and is highly discretionary. Either nut up and go, or quit whining…

In relative terms, ticket prices are quite reasonable on both sides of the pond. Think TW would have enough hard-core & monied fans that they would pay SIGNIFICANTLY more, particulary for the best seats? Look at the eye-gouging that goes on from The Police, Stones, Sting, McCartney, etc. These prices for TW are not as bad as they could be and are often driven more by the business model used by the promoter and others than the artist. Do the reality check…

While it’s very easy to pile onto Ticketcrapster (for so many reasons…) and equate dealing with them to watching a pig sodomize a monkey in the middle of main street, the majority of tickets DO get to the real fans. I got mediocre seats for both Phoenix shows, but there are lots and lots of entires on this blog of the lucky ones who made it into the first 5 or 10 rows (good for you! waive to me in the rafters…) Demand is huge, the math is simple, once again, deal with it…

The more astute sellers on EBay will set up the auction so you have to pay immediately. Even those who don’t will expect payment within 48 hours since this is a ‘perishable’ item, and if payment is not received they will re-list, report you as a non-paying bidder, and your account will be cancelled. Probably the only way to get at them is if many many people were to email EBay to get the pulled, and even that’s iffy at best. EBay has no legal or financial incentive whatsoever to follow someone elses guidlines…

No more whining people, get on with it & have a better day…

576 epyrarw // May 21, 2008 at 12:11 pm

Can anyone confirm if the euro tickets start at 9am GMT?

577 Shecky // May 21, 2008 at 12:17 pm

Garry - Interesting take, I believe they are printing the name of the purchaser on tickets for the upcomming NIN tour this summer, so that may be an option in the future.

No system is perfect. Although a few enterprising scalpers have figured out ‘work arounds,’ this system clearly kept the overwhelming majority of tickets out of the hands of scalpers, but it’s never going to be 100% and few out there other than TW are even trying…

cheers all…..shecky

578 sean.dublin // May 21, 2008 at 12:58 pm

dublin prices.a greedy rip off.tom should know better.

579 Garry // May 21, 2008 at 1:28 pm

I would emagine it is 9am local time. So GMT for Eire and Scotland, CET for France etc.
But dont take my word for it. I would check each individual sellers site.
Garry

580 Garry // May 21, 2008 at 1:40 pm

I think it’s Aiken Promotions that are in charge of Dublin. If so they know what they can charge, I think it is 25years since Tom played Dublin, he is a rare catch for most promoters, so they know that they could charge 200-250 euro and still fill 3 nights in record fast time. Im not saying that the artist is not partly to blame, but im sure he has better things to think about.
Thankfully Paris is on sale first, if i get a ticket for Paris, i may say f you to Dublin.
The Grand Rex is an amazing venue, saw Nick Cave there. If you havent been there, be prepared to be asked for a tip by the ushers, and yes they will ask with their hand out.
Garry

581 Chris // May 21, 2008 at 1:52 pm

or,,ask if they are indeed cardboard or a burnished,aqua-marine based capsuel.

582 Graveyard John // May 21, 2008 at 2:10 pm

Maybe they should have put the tickets in a willy wonka bar

583 A // May 21, 2008 at 2:25 pm

What about England? A show in London???

584 Frank, The Green Badger // May 21, 2008 at 3:24 pm

Thanks so much for travelling, ~Tom, if you bother to read these things. If not, well, we’re thanking you anyway. I can’t wait. I live in Edinburgh and this is a dream come true. I’m on government benefits and was worried about travelling but, now, - I don’t care if I have to get there on my hands and knees, selling my ass on Freemount Street. I’ll BE there!

585 Jorge // May 21, 2008 at 4:25 pm

Please, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Rio, São Paulo, anywhere in South America i would lay my head to see this concert

586 JipMan // May 21, 2008 at 4:34 pm

The only reason I am upset by the ticket policy is because I want an actual hard ticket to include in my albumn of favorite concert ticket stubs. Do you think the receipt we get at the door will be similar to a hard ticket? Houston. 12th row center. Looking for a person to go with.

587 keith // May 21, 2008 at 5:41 pm

Just the midwest and the south?

man…..i hope more dates are added

588 Odiseo // May 21, 2008 at 6:11 pm

Why, Tom, aren´t you going to come to México? Why, why, why? Beleve it or not, here there are people that know and love your music and your films. Can you do something about that. Please!!!!!

589 Jarrad // May 21, 2008 at 6:34 pm

Oh how one day I’d love to see him in Vancouver.

590 Maya // May 21, 2008 at 6:34 pm

Hi Peter,
Yeah, i think that Waits was one of biggest influences for The Tiger Lillies. I’m going to see them in two weeks for the first time in Belgrade, and if i get the tickets for Waits well this will be a summer to remember :).
I’ll be trying for Milan and Praha. Good luck everyone!!!!

591 Mazikeen // May 21, 2008 at 10:57 pm

I have heard an inkling of an inkling that the mighty man might make it to Australia??! This would be WONDERFUL. Of all the people in the UNIVERSE, I want him to come to Australia (hopefully Melbourne not just Sydney).

I wish to share a room with the man.

592 Rogue // May 22, 2008 at 1:04 am

Well, he wouldn’t have sucha a big scalper problem, if he would just start to have tours with a normal amount of concerts and not follow those “i make myself rare” approach. If he would give more concerts, people wouldn’t pay so much for the tickets.
And the chosen European concerts are just a joke. With such short notice, to get flights to all those vacation hot spots will already cost a lot of money. The hotel rates are the highest in July (main vacation season).
Mr Waits just lost a lot of his aura …

593 Rogue // May 22, 2008 at 1:07 am

Oh, and about the anti-scalper system - what happens, if someone gets ill or cannot make it for other reasons? Just lost the money? Or is there a system to transfer the tickets to other people (which by European law must actually be possible) - although this will be difficult on short notice (which will happen if someone gets ill).

594 Signe // May 22, 2008 at 1:35 am

Does anyone have any idea of how much the tickets cost in Europe?

595 Joe // May 22, 2008 at 2:33 am

I have waited many years for Tom Waits to return to Dublin (last played here in the 80s). How can a ticket price of at least €116.00 be justified. I believe it makes it the most expensive ticket of the tour.
I am seeing Bruce Springsteen tonight for €91.00 and kd lang in July (in a small venue) for €55.00.
I understand that all ticket prices for the tour have been agreed with Tom Wait’s manager and agents.
Come on and give us a break here - you’re great but don’t rip us off.

596 Praimus // May 22, 2008 at 2:33 am

In Barcelona and San Sebastian (Spain) tickets costs between 100 and 125 euros

597 maria jensen // May 22, 2008 at 2:58 am

will do my best as a single mom to get to pragh….. but what happend to toms relationship with denmark?????????????? its a bit far from dk to pragh. uhh!
would love to see him somewhere in dk (best of course in esbjerg ;o))))will that be possible ,,,, “SOME DAY,,,,,SOME WHERE?
:o) maria

598 Jesper Olsen // May 22, 2008 at 3:10 am

I agree with Maria, cut us Scandinavians a little slack - we love to throw insane amounts of money after concert tickets. We´ll have to translate us throug to Prague or Paris, then.

599 sonja greenan // May 22, 2008 at 3:35 am

Yes tom waits for nobody. I will be staying out all day and night in glasgows great city centre. come rain or shine i will be there on time. Im not greedy 2 tickets will do just fine. Maybe see you there. ? wrap up as after hours is colder than a welldiggers ass. Good luck to you all.

600 ben // May 22, 2008 at 4:05 am

What is wrong with you guys?
I paid £75 to see tom and the guys in London.
And I promise you guys once you have seen the show you would pay 10 times that.
I earn minimum wage! That is £5.60 an hour meaning I have to work 20 hours just to go and see Tom and the guys in Edinburgh.
I don’t care, tom and the band live are a once in a life time event, and if I get tickets for Edinburgh that is twice I will have seen him!

601 Daniela // May 22, 2008 at 4:10 am

Tom, what you do makes me laugh and cry. Ticket prices made me do both as well. Good on you mate!
And no Amsterdam!?

Have a great tour.

602 dave gravey // May 22, 2008 at 4:14 am

is there any way if tom can please announce if there’ll be aby more european dates. if i have to travel to dublin/edinburgh to see him then so be it but i’ll be gutted if i shell out all that money to fins out he announces a london show in a few months.
can you please let us know either way if it’s worth us hanging on?

603 Mudshark // May 22, 2008 at 4:28 am

Thank you very much Mr. Waits for not coming to Amsterdam. It saves me a lot of euros.

604 bene // May 22, 2008 at 4:30 am

It’s great to know that you’re coming back, but when I see the prices, I guess it’s gonna be like 8 years ago (or worst because it’s even more expensive this time):
great concert with seats (frustrating) and real fans in the rear back faraway from the stage because they could’nt afford to come near the stage with the rest of the shitty audience in tuxedo.wild ambiance.
that’s really sorry.
and ok it’s worth it, but nobody can justify the fact that most people that love your music won’t be able to pay for it and hear it live, like me, that’s just great.

605 nalA // May 22, 2008 at 4:37 am

Gah! Does anybody know how much tickets for the Edinburgh show are?
Neither Ticketmaster or the venue do!

Can I get a ticket with a debit card? I don’t have a credit card and because of the anti-scalping measures I can’t even ask somebody else to get me my ticket.

Can’t believe I’m going to have to get a passport so I can go to a Tom Waits show… I’ve been avoiding it for years as I can’t find the time or money to travel abroad and can’t afford to run a car.

606 ben // May 22, 2008 at 5:21 am

tickets are £95 for the Edinburgh show, plus about 10%-15% ticketmaster booking fee.
debit card will be fine.
Good luck

607 subshrub hubbub // May 22, 2008 at 5:29 am

Dearest Sirs and Madams,
sparing you the description of my exhalted fanhood recieving the good news of a European tour, I froggishly report about internet ticket sales already on at
http://www.worldticketshop.com/concerts/tom_waits_tickets/22732_tom_waits_barcelona
for the humble pricing of 399 / 449 Euro for the Auditori en Barcelona(2nd/ 1st category seating).
I’m really fine with road manager’s anti-scalp policies. Only I hope no-one objects to harshly if I just go and steal the ticket.
Best regards,
Me

608 Paige // May 22, 2008 at 5:46 am

See you in dallas tom.

609 alex // May 22, 2008 at 5:55 am

Shame on Mr Waits!!
125 euro (more than 160 US$) ticket entrance
to watch him in Spain (where I live). I am dying to watch him live…but with this price it’ s impossible to go.
It’s a pity.

610 ab // May 22, 2008 at 6:00 am

oh well i’ll try and get in but i have to tell you there won’t be the same electric atmosphere as in london 4 years ago when i simply bought a ticket from a scalper for £250 sat up in the circle and watched the best show ever. it’s not about money it’s about being able to actually enter the venue!

611 ab // May 22, 2008 at 6:02 am

i think a lot of peolpe including the man himself forget that these shows are a rarity and like every other rarity are worth more.

612 Rosie // May 22, 2008 at 6:21 am

I’m so going to try for the Edinburgh dates.
Does anyone know the ticket price for there so that I can start to work out how much the trip is going to cost me?
Damn my student-y lack of money ways.

613 Rosie // May 22, 2008 at 6:49 am

Oh, never mind.
£95?
Righty ho.
Thanks!

614 Stevie Dee // May 22, 2008 at 7:02 am

‘i think a lot of peolpe including the man himself forget that these shows are a rarity and like every other rarity are worth more’

OK. I’ve no problem with the amount Mr Waits tours, that’s fine, he is getting on, he doesn’t like it, he did the hard touring years ago. But it would appear that he is using the fact that it rarely happens to charge obscene prices. To tour so infrequently would suggest that he doesn’t need to do it for financial reasons, which makes it all the more puzzling why he has to charge so much.

615 ab // May 22, 2008 at 7:09 am

i’ve been watching for last couple ofweeks and it seems the system in the states worked perfectly but with this brief trip to europe (where i have a suspicion you are vastly more popular) most people will end up paying so much we might as well have booked a flight and seen several concerts in the states which possibly haven’t sold out yet.
i could have booked tickets for 10 gigs in the states now i’ll be lucky if i can get in one!
i think the general feeling of dissapointment over here will outweigh any excitement.

616 AdamMaguire.com - Blog of Irish Journalist Adam Maguire » Archives » Tom Waits’ three nights in Dublin // May 22, 2008 at 7:35 am

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617 ab // May 22, 2008 at 7:39 am

IS ANYONE AROUND TO TELL US WHETHER IT IS TWO TICKETS FOR THE TOUR OR TWO TICKETS PER SHOW?

618 ab // May 22, 2008 at 7:41 am

OR INDEED 1 FOR ONE SHOW AND 1 FOR ANOTHER ONE?

619 Stevie Dee // May 22, 2008 at 7:45 am

You can book no more than two tickets for each date.

620 Oscar // May 22, 2008 at 7:46 am

Gracies sr Waits, se que no llegira aixo i k tampoc m’entendria pero moltes gracies per venir a Barcelona

621 Klaus // May 22, 2008 at 8:00 am

Link for the place in Barcelona where he is going to play?

622 Alan // May 22, 2008 at 8:12 am

Nice one - Anti-Scalpers system
Not so nice - The Ticket Price. I’m not gonna stretch for that. 116euro? come on! I’m sure you’ll have full houses all the way, but it’s not good enough for me. Good Luck.

623 Dave // May 22, 2008 at 8:29 am

Great news hes playing the UK! shame its only Scotland tho as Ive just moved to london.

624 Alan // May 22, 2008 at 8:30 am

As for “whining” - I would say a music fan is someone who goes to a concert at least once a month, and frequently, more often. Tell me now that €100 each time is acceptable.
I realise the rarity of Tom Waits performances, but this price also sets a precedent, and thus pushes ticket prices for everything up and up.

625 Evanna // May 22, 2008 at 8:32 am

It’s a lot of money to pay, yes - but think what they are charging for the likes of Celine Dion and other toss here in Ireland?…now that’s a rip off! I’ve waited my entire adult life to get the opportunity to see Tom Waits live. Over a hundred is a lot of money but I don’t think it’s an outrageous amount to pay and it certainly wouldn’t put me off trying! I’ve pissed away a lot of money in my life, on a lot less worthwhile things. Finally getting to see the man - I’d consider that money well spent.

626 ab // May 22, 2008 at 8:43 am

i’ve just noticed that the constellation eridanus passes through london according to the eyeball kid
surely not some new joke to come?
it is wearing a bit thin

627 Stevie Dee // May 22, 2008 at 8:43 am

I’m sorry, but don’t you think if you’re having to turn to Celine Dion as a point of comparison, even (especially?!?!) as it is only about the price of a ticket, there is something a little wrong about it?

628 Angel // May 22, 2008 at 9:36 am

Hi Tom, why dont you come to Madrid. Please, visit us, join our city and give us a great concert!

629 Federico // May 22, 2008 at 10:19 am

puto! porque no tocas en california?
o en argentina?
porque sos un put..

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631 justin // May 22, 2008 at 11:05 am

speaking of the tiger lillies, they need to come back to the states, they prolly wont charge 90.00 a ticket

632 silvia // May 22, 2008 at 11:09 am

thanks,thanks thanks. i’m from Barcelona,and i’m very very very veryhappy becouse tinc moltissimes ganes de veuret amb directe.Espeo puguer acoseguir entrades. T’espero am candeletes.good bye see you soon

633 Harry Hoodunnit // May 22, 2008 at 12:06 pm

So the constellations begin and end with a pheonix - nice touch. Hope to get tickets for Donosti - the gig will be well worth the sacrifice of one San Fermines binge day (will probably be a relief to get out of Pamplona for a while anyway). Wonder if Mr waits will be dropping in for a quick peek at the bull fest seeing as he´ll be in the general area.

634 Petter Solberg // May 22, 2008 at 12:09 pm

justin,

i payed only £10 or £15 to see tiger lillies last year. Now that is what I call value for money

635 JY // May 22, 2008 at 12:55 pm

i just saw 2 tix in atl on ebay for $250o. 3 rows back.

636 JY // May 22, 2008 at 12:56 pm

sorry
i just saw 2 tix on ebay for $2500. 3 rows back

637 Dan The Man // May 22, 2008 at 1:10 pm

I’m surely not going to complain about the prices. I got tickets for the Houston show which ended up being on the front row. Best $100 I ever spent. I do feel kind of bad that the people in the back of the balcony paid the same amount that I did. I cannot wait to go see this show.

638 robby // May 22, 2008 at 1:22 pm

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - ticketmaster.co.uk does NOT have Tom Waits listed as going on sale next Tuesday - what gives????

639 Martin J Waterman // May 22, 2008 at 2:20 pm

Tom
What? No West Coast shows? No LA or Bay Area shows? We’re not worthy? I can’t tell you how disapointed I am. I gotta drive to Phoenix to see you? That’s $200 in gas, plus another $100+ for food and lodging. This is gonna break my heart. By the way, Orphans is a constantly unfolding delight. Thanks over and over again.
Martin.

640 ab // May 22, 2008 at 3:14 pm

i suspect the edinburgh shows are not up on ticketmaster to give US a chance of getting in. don’t shout too loudly.

641 Garry // May 22, 2008 at 3:24 pm

Looks like Europe is a no go location for me, on checking any flights to Paris, Milan,Spain it is about 300euro return from Ireland.
So it loks like Edinburgh or effin expensive Dublin.
Both venues selling on the same day isnt making it easy.
Garry

642 ab // May 22, 2008 at 4:00 pm

garry i’ve looked at paris and eurostar at that time is still at around £70 london to paris return don’t know whether you can get to london cheaply from ireland?
it will certainly be cheaper for me to go to paris than either edinburgh or dublin.
am trying to work out what to sell!!

643 Jeff // May 22, 2008 at 6:19 pm

All the whining is funny. Let’s be real for a minute. This is not a well fare program. Tom Waits is an entertainer, the most genius one of our generation I would submit. How could seeing him in the flesh possibly be cheap?
I am a lucky duck and am flying from the east coast to El Paso and to Birmingham. What do I care about ticketmaster? They just sell me tickets for an agreed upon price. This is a very simple supply and demand situation.
So the problem (if you want to call it that) is that there a plenty of Tom Waits fans, like myself, that are only too happy to “nut up”. I could not believe that I was able to get tickets for such a reasonable price. The ticketmaster strategy is working like a charm. The venues are brilliant. Thank you Tom, you did everything you could to get tickets into the hands of your fans. This counts among the experience of a life time.
Besides the coin I am dropping into my kids college fund this is easily the best investment I will make this year, no close thirds. I spend this money with a smile.

644 Jess Green // May 22, 2008 at 7:25 pm

please please please
we need you to add Australia

645 Bjarke // May 22, 2008 at 8:06 pm

oh no why why why …. the european dates are published, and no concerts in denmark. Oh please tom come to denmark

646 ARRRGGHHH // May 22, 2008 at 11:57 pm

I cannot belive it - I joined the Italian website - logged in - got in the queue - got the tickets and checked out…and it threw me out RIGHT AT THE END when it went to my credit card check !!! I joined the queue again - got to number 13 and got a message saying SOLD OUT !!! Fucking SHITTY ITALIAN system…I am so pissed off !!!!!!!!

647 Johnny Boi // May 22, 2008 at 11:59 pm

Worked fine for me.

I got first row tickets, gli italiani hanno fatto un buono lavoro secondo me, sono molto contonto. Forza Tom!

648 marten // May 23, 2008 at 12:40 am

refering to the comment above i want to ask all those non-italians who managed to get tickets:

what kind of credit card did you use?
a normal visa card issued by you national bank or some kind of special card?

thank you

649 Johnny Boi // May 23, 2008 at 12:59 am

A Visa issued by my swedish bank - had no problems at all with the purchase.

650 marten // May 23, 2008 at 1:23 am

tack för ditt svar- Johnny Boi!

651 L.I.Druart // May 23, 2008 at 1:23 am

Why don’t you come in Belgium ?? We’re waiting for you in Brussels !

652 Alice // May 23, 2008 at 1:47 am

Well after years of living in scotland then moving to dublin i decided to emigrate to Sydney. Damn,damn,damn what was i thinking. If anyone wants to pay my flights back to europe i’ll be a happy camper

653 Holly // May 23, 2008 at 1:59 am

I got kicked out a million times. When I check order history, I have two cancelled orders. But the visa gold window is STILL open, 1 and half hours now, saying processing. I don’t know what to think anymore except that I’m screwed!!

654 Johnny Boi // May 23, 2008 at 2:19 am

Mårten: Så lite så, bättre lycka nästa gång.

Should be added though that I used the italian version of the site, since I expected it to work better than the english one - that might explain why I got my tickets without any hassel.

655 Frank // May 23, 2008 at 3:38 am

The english version of ticketone was a joke. Here’s my story. At 09:00 the tickets should have been available, and sure enough, that is what the site said, but nowhere on the site it was possible to purchase any tickets. The page displayed when clicking the link just had the info tab. So I started refreshing this page, as well as getting on the phone to italy, which of course was busy. Around 09:30 the tickets-tab showed up! Ok, did my choice and clicked “add to cart”. Just to get a big red sign saying “Insert cart error”……… I tried again and again and again, same same. Around 10:00 i finally got redirected to my cart, or rather the queue to my cart, with 80-something before me in line. Waited, and waited, and when it was my “turn”, the page bugged out with some javascript error! So I had to redo it all again, thinking, im so screwed, i will never get any tickets… Same procedure, with a number of failed “add to cart”s i finally got to check out my tickets(rediculously expensive btw) SECTION:PLBA ROW:5 SEAT:33:34. Sooooo sweeeet! For your information, im from Sweden and I used a Visa. Cya in Milan in July!!!!

656 Jan // May 23, 2008 at 3:42 am

Mr Waits, it’s been ages since you visited Sweden. Won’t you please come and play for us. Please…
/jan.

657 The Waits is over! « The Plummet Onions // May 26, 2008 at 12:39 am

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660 Panie, panowie, pan Waits… // May 29, 2008 at 6:54 pm

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666 Set List: Tom Waits at the Orpheum Theater, June 17 // Jun 17, 2008 at 11:03 pm

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671 living-the-lie // Jul 4, 2008 at 11:43 am

When you were a child, did you ever lie in bed, throw the sheet up in the air as evenly as possible, and slowly let it fall on top of your body?

I need that.
I’m bored.
I miss anticipation.

We love you in Canada too, please saunter our way again.

672 Waydowninthehole // Jul 4, 2008 at 12:25 pm

Nice show at the ‘bama theatre July 3…a few unique and unexpected happenings and also takes on some songs, very enjoyable evening for us. Did you see those concrete stains in front of the theatre before you walked in??
I can hear Tom now notating “Always keep a spare bongo stick in your pocket…..with some confetti ….you’ll be glad you did when you hit the ground”
Thanks yous guys!
Shouts out to the Cobb Lane BB Crew.

673 greg // Jul 4, 2008 at 2:59 pm

Tom Waits, like God, has never been within 500 miles of where I live. It just Aint FAIR!!!

674 sergiodasneves // Jul 5, 2008 at 5:11 am

PLEASE…PLEASE…
Come to PORTUGAL….it´s just a small trip from Spain.
Besides you, just missing a David Bowie concert and i can die a happy man.

Thank you for the attention.

675 Christine // Jul 5, 2008 at 9:04 am

Anyone that has seen him on this tour already: about how long did he play?? -this would be very helpful if someone could respond. Thanks!!

676 Amanda // Jul 5, 2008 at 2:00 pm

Absolutely heartbroken I can’t see him, just figured out he won’t be playing in London at all, I know he hates the UK but there are so many of us that love him. I would have tried to book Scotland or Ireland if I knew otherwise…

677 Zod // Jul 6, 2008 at 8:35 am

Awful ticket experience in Atlanta last night…waited in three separate lines for 1 1/2 hours dealing with the paperless ticket policy despite having credit card, driver’s license and email confirmation. The show started over an hour late because of the Ticketmaster fiasco.

Waits and the band were superb once we finally got in.

678 Richard // Jul 6, 2008 at 9:12 am

What is wrong with England?

Apart from the obvious.

I can’t afford to get to Ireland or Scotland. Plus it’s too expensive to drive and buy a ticket.

Don’t tour for years, then favour the celts. They get all the good things. Chips on their shoulders, a history, some nice craft things…

Man. Pff.

679 Jeni // Jul 6, 2008 at 1:24 pm

Just got back to Raleigh after seeing Tom at Atlanta’s Fabulous Fox Theatre last night, and all I can say is, Wow! Not only is the venue itself just incredible, Tom made it worth every penny of the ticket price and every minute of the drive.

Both of us had always wanted to see him live and never had, so it was a real treat to have 7th-row seats. His voice was in top form and his band was just amazing. Talented, rehearsed musicians, one and all. Neat also that two of his sons were on stage with him — one the drummer/percussionist, one who played some oboe. How cool for all of them.

Although the show did start quite late, it was two solid hours of greatness and variety. And the disco- ball hat is super cool!

I laughed, I cried (”Wherever You Lay Your Head,” I stomped, I yelled, I screamed for an encore (which we got). It was truly a wonderful, once-in-a-lifetime experience. Thank you, Tom!

My husband will soon post a set list as best as we can remember it.

680 Bill Kahler // Jul 6, 2008 at 1:46 pm

Before the show started there was music playing - sounded a but odd. No surprise here but it was actually coming out of this large array of megaphone/bullhorns! A mono signal with only mids, no lows or highs, sounded like a bad dream!

Tom is really on his game for this tour. I saw him last year at the Tabernacle in Atlanta and this year’s show was ten times better. Great staging, sound, theatrics. Fantastic show! The band was excellent and at times sounded like a small orchestra and Tom was doing a sort of Waits only style of conducting. Sometimes reminded me of a warped Broadway production!

He was up on a small circular stage that looked like a piece of antique discarded circus equipment and the lighting circle overhead was tilted so the shadows it cast were long and eerie. Tom looked like he was a skinny 7 feet tall. Around the stage he was on were some small round lights that reminded me of a rundown midway - they were a little crooked and none of them ever seemed to be lit all at once.

Casey Waits played drums and had a huge kit with tons of odd ball things around it. The keyboard player had a couple keyboards sitting inside of a hollowed out B3 looking cabinet. Some of the sounds were bizarre as you might expect. It was actually very cool how close the sound was to the strange atmospheres on his records.

Thee was a guy out front who played sax (sometimes two at once), harmonica, and guitar. Sullivan Waits came out and joined him a couple times playing clarinet. Must be odd touring with your dad and playing “… we’re all gonna be dead in the ground” every night.

The musicians were really great and the guitar player played electric and acoustic and even a couple flamenco styled things. A guest guitarist came out for a few numbers - Larry Taylor. Sorry I didn’t get all the names of the members.

There was no oboe.

Tons of cool visuals in this show. A flickering lightbulb dropped down for a song, dust or powder created a fog around Waits as he stomped, a bunch of glitter rained down and a mirrored hat shined like a disco ball. Waits was very animated through the whole show with his occasional odd and funny stories.

Tom played a little bit of guitar, some piano and pump organ but mostly stood in the center of his stage and lead the whole thing like a ringleader conductor. A drunk guy sitting behind me said “What the hell is that?” along with a bunch of other comments. One of his comments I totally agree with: “Man, Tom Waits is brilliant!”

681 Andrea // Jul 7, 2008 at 1:37 am

This message is for Mr. Waits

I just wanted to say that I think the price being charged for the concert tickets in Dublin is an absolute disgrace and to add insult to injury ticketmaster now have fans in a bidding war for additional tickets. I have been a fan for many many years but I now find myself totally sickened by this greed. As a result i am donating my ticket money to Focus Ireland and hopefully contribute to easing someone elses struggle to put a roof over their head instead of letting these shower of bastard get their grubby little hands on it.

682 Ben // Jul 7, 2008 at 5:57 am

Just got back last night home to D.C. from the Atlanta show. WELL worth driving 22 hours in 48 hours. An impressive feat. Thanks Mr. W.

683 Bourbon Cowboy // Jul 7, 2008 at 8:46 am

First things first; the Fox show in Atlanta was awesome. Tom never “phones it in”. He “empties his bucket”… Anyone want more cliches.

That said, the whole “anti-scalper” crusade needs to be addressed. Like most fans, I tried and succeeded at buying 4 tickets. I purchased two “sets’ of 2 via different credit cards and separate transactions (15 minutes between them). When I arrived at the Fox (with my three guests) I was informed ticketmaster had (unilaterally) cancelled the second transaction. They did not notify me, and my Visa account was not credited until five weeks AFTER my (authorized/approved) purchase . I had to take a cab home (3 miles from the venue) get my Visa statement and work with the Fox Theatre “ticket resolution” staff - who by the way were AWESOME as well. The thing is, what is the difference between Ticketmaster and a “scalper”? They charge $15-$20 per transaction and they held my money for 5 weeks. Given Tom’s affinity for seedy hustlers the like, you’d think he’d be on the side of the street level guy, as opposed to the corporate pimps at Ticketmaster. But all’s well that ends well. I’m pretty sure most of the folks got into the show (we purchased the “available” tickets, from the previously cancelled orders. This delayed the start about an hour, as Tom Was (reportedly) aware of the SNAFU and wanted to be sure everyone was seated before performing. I think the 2006 show at the Tabernacle was better, but I’ll take #2 Tom Waits show over a #1 anybody else.

684 Gun Street Girl // Jul 7, 2008 at 10:43 am

I know some people said that they had wished for actual (normal) ticket stubs and had only a cheap-o print-out to take home, well–seems like the folks that waited in the long lines to resolve ticket “issues” in Atlanta got actual tickets! It’s a small thing, but it made some people happy.

685 Jordi // Jul 7, 2008 at 11:00 am

I saw the show in Atlanta, Wow!!!!!!!!!!! amazing!!!!!!!! it was my first Tom Waits concert and it exceeded my expectations (and they wher pretty high), I came all the way from Mexico City just for the concert, absolutely worth it, best show I ever seen!!!!!!!!!!

686 ab // Jul 7, 2008 at 5:02 pm

i’m with bourbon cowboy on the point of tom’s affinity with street hustlers and my first reaction was that this would be better than not getting in at all, however i did get in to all of the edinburgh and dublin dates and if the measures were not in place i’m sure that would have not been the case.
compared to the last visit to the uk this method was indeed a great success.
i will be seeing 3 shows for what it cost me to see one last time. well done please do this again.
keep up the prices to market level as do the very wise rolling stones.

687 Dermott // Jul 7, 2008 at 7:50 pm

Please Record one or more of these concerts for

A.posterity
B.A way overdue Live DVD!! especially needed for territories with little or no chance of being added to the tour schedule now or in the future…it would be nice to have some fix
C.announce Australian Tour dates…hell…it’s worth a try!
Case Closed!
cheers!
DK

688 Blai Tomàs // Jul 8, 2008 at 7:12 am

I’ll go to the Barcelona concert on 15th and I need to give a present to Mr Waits. I’m photographer and I have a picture that every time I see it, I think in Tom Waits.
I have always wanted to give it to him (sice I made it). And now, for the first time, I have a little chance do it.
I just need some help. I know that what I’m asking is difficult.
But Tom Waits is a human, isn’t him? (Sometimes I doubt it, when I’m listening to him)
Thank you very much.
Blai.

689 akadannyboy // Jul 12, 2008 at 12:23 pm

I felt painfully embarrassed to be almost forced to sit down, while Tom was working so hard in the 2 shows I was lucky enough to get tix for. I surely hope there is a next time tour and they rip the seats out of the theatres where Tom plays.There should be no one(except for the lame) sitting in the presence of poetic genius.That doesn’t mean you should also sing along, except for Innocent When You Dream. Y’all should get out more, so you’d know how to respond to a stellar performance. And while I’m thinking about it, just who would you give an ovation to? Would John Lennon or Duane Allman have to rise from the grave to get you off your ass?

690 Shimster // Jul 30, 2008 at 4:24 am

I was at Edinburgh on 28th July.I don’t agree with most of the fuss about ticket prices and venues. I thought £100 a ticket for a full on 2.5 hour show performed at full tilt was perfectly acceptable.I live near Manchester so I could fly on a budget carrier to virtually all the venues on the European leg of the tour. I suspect this applies to most people.The i.d.issue wasn’t a big deal. The only quibble I have is the two ticket rule.I took my wife to the Edinburgh gig but also wanted to take my 15 year old son who has really got into Tom Waits in the last year. I did think about buying tickets for another venue but was told by Ticketmaster that this would probably breach the two ticket rule. From what I’ve witnessed I reckon that if Tom Waits did another 15 date tour of Europe in the near future with the same ticketing policy the gigs would once again sell out in minutes.I’ve waited 25 years to see him live and it was worth every second. The big issue is whether his younger fans who are growing in number will get the chance to see him live. I’ve seen many of the so-called great performers and Tom Waits is the most original and entertaining. So come on Tom, one more time for the kids (and the Rainfrogs).

691 p // Jul 30, 2008 at 9:23 am

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692 Nickleodeon // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:14 pm

Just been to see Tom in Dublin! First class show. Well worth the wait. First time seeing Tom live. Worth every penny. On the Nickle was a dream. Loved it.

693 Chuck // Jul 30, 2008 at 5:51 pm

Why ain’t you coming to NYC. Or at least Scranton or somewhere where we could ride the bus or something. We are stuck here with large rents, low bank accounts and cold Gin. Come on. You forget about the North East?

694 Lance // Jul 31, 2008 at 5:38 am

I’m a little disappointed in the lack of west coast dates. None of the dates are anywhere near washington.

695 pod // Jul 31, 2008 at 7:59 am

Tom Waits in the Rat Cellar, Pheonix Park, Dublin. . .A Stunning performance , a real showman. To be able to reproduce the authentic sounds of his huge record collection with ease on stage, and then add some . Beautiful . 3,000 worshippers knew he was worth every cent/penny, worth all the stress racebooking the seats and more than worth all the hassle which meant bringing along your passport to get in . Passport control for a gig? What a brilliant idea..I only wish I could reside in such a nation where artistry, picture painting ,lyrics, showmanship, harmonies and great humour were everyday. Taking a pinch of the stage mannerisms of Ian Drury and applying it to a back catalogue of such depth presented us with a spectacle it is simply too hard to describe here. New songs or old Tom Waits continues to amaze us all and maybe even himself.

696 Mary // Jul 31, 2008 at 10:10 am

I’m bereft - I was at the concert in the Ratcellar last night in Dublin. It was phenomenally generous, eclectic and sparkling performance. I’ve waited 23 years to see him and I don’t think my experience could have been bettered (short of being invited back stage but then I’ve been prone to teenage longing for the past 24 hours). I returned to London to work this morning and I actually feel grief - I want to be in Dublin, at the same concert again tonight to savour every move, gesture, guttural groan that man offers. Is there anyone else feeling like me after that concert last night?

697 Molly // Jul 31, 2008 at 12:39 pm

Mary I definitely feel like you tonight. He was just magic and I have waited a lot longer than 23 years to see him!!! He played my two favourites Tom Taubert Blues and On the Nickel. Wish I was there tonight and tomorrow night!! Waiting already for the next tour.

698 leela // Jul 31, 2008 at 4:34 pm

i don’t check my mailbecause i loath the internet ………what the hell time is it in dublin??????????????the end of the tour almost—–god i am turning into a rainbow kid——a sordid metaphor for my calculation during this tour. although asheville was skipped this time around—–as it may, your music still resonates the wortham center and the streets around it where i find myself constantly catching a furious bus around town…..but who cares? thisisn’t a fucking blog so i will shut up and use my coffee high in a different way.all the luck in ireland.

699 Mary // Aug 1, 2008 at 4:24 am

I have found a ‘reality’ and am no longer in trance but I will never forget this concert. As someone who travelled to London 4 years ago to try and get a ‘return’ ticket (there were 6 ‘returns’ and I was ‘not so lucky’ 7th in the queue) and was prepared to pay £250 (all I could afford) to get in, I am so grateful to Tom for bringing in the anti-tout measures. There’s no way I would have been able to see him had he not brought these measures in. I only found out he was touring in Europe at 9.40 a.m on the day of sale. I was lucky. In the previous system, I would most definitely have missed out. Ordinary fans have an exponentially higher chance to get to see him. I can’t quite believe that Tom might read these messages but if you do, thank you from the magma of my heart.

700 Horse // Aug 1, 2008 at 1:14 pm

How much would you pay to drive the first automobile or fly the first plane? Well I saw the one and only Tom Waits for a grand sum of £235 which included train ticket accommodation and a number of superb malt whiskies in Edinburgh. A bargain methinks roll on 2012 or 2025

701 k // Aug 2, 2008 at 12:27 am

australian tour?? please!

702 casey // Aug 2, 2008 at 11:20 am

If I have one regret about the concert on the 30th, it’s that I didn’ t go on the 31st and 1st, as well. A show in the true meaning of the word. Vaudeville, a fairground, a German speigeltent, we could have been at any of these. Dust billowing from the floor each time he stomped (and he did plenty of stomping), we had glitter (the doom is still to come, I suppose), a magnificent band, clever lighting and a performance timed to perfection. Innocent when you dream (each time I hear the song, I imagine Marlene Dietrich singing it). I am blessed to have been present, surrounded by good singers and faultless “clap-alongers”, I know I have been at an event that I will never witness again. From my 11-month- old grandson, who goes into spasms of dancing, when he hears ice-cream man, my friend Martha, who is convinced Tom wrote a song for her, my wife and daughters who are convinced Tom wrote all his songs for them and myself who is just convinced. Thanks for the best concert I have attended in 34 years of live music. I couldn’t sleep Wedns night, going over the music again and again, in my head. Nobody could put a price on the enjoyment I got from the show. The entrance fee was a pittance in comparison.

703 Bela // Aug 2, 2008 at 1:56 pm

I was in Dublin on 30 July - that was three nights ago and I’m still recovering from a \knock-out\ spell. After so many years of loving his music and missing the rare opportunities when he came to Europe, this was the dream of a lifetime come true. Now, if I was unable to go to another gig for the rest of my life, well it wouldn’t matter… thanks to Tom Waits and his genious/generous performance. If admiration and love are blessings then Tom is surely a blessed man - all the people that were given the opportunity to witness this show are surely in a state of grace even after days have gone by… Witnessing a performance like this one makes life worthwhile. Forever, Tom, thanks.

704 Andy // Aug 2, 2008 at 2:05 pm

Was lucky enough to see all 3 nights in Dublin. Got front row for the last night. It was beyond amazing. Worth it for the version of ‘Goin’ out West’ last night alone. What a man, what a band.

705 CWH // Aug 2, 2008 at 2:30 pm

This is what Tom Waits fans will be listening to in 2050…http://cerezasytigres.blogspot.com
/2008/07/taking-flight-with-blackbird-raum-
cause.html

706 ladislavus the musketeer // Aug 2, 2008 at 5:53 pm

saw tom on 30 july in dublin and i regret now i didn’t buy a ticket for thursday night (they were actually available).
expression The Real McCoy should be recoined into THE TOM WAITS,

thanks to all the guys on stage, full time respect to tom waits,,
i confess after the show I am a full time WAITSO.

707 ab // Aug 3, 2008 at 5:12 am

just got back from last five shows. the playhouse in edinburgh was wonderful, i guess i’m in a minority but the tent didn’t work for me, i had two great seats but on the thursday was in the side tier, the amount of people walking around particularly through the piano set was painful. i wonder whether it was because you just couldn’t see the band at all and maybe people were hoping to catch a glimpse.
constructive criticism over, the show and song choices were fantastic, a very special week that will stay with us all.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TOUR PLEASE COME BACK SOON.

708 ab // Aug 3, 2008 at 10:40 am

oh and use the same restrictions with photo id, but please, first come first served!!

709 dennie reilly // Aug 3, 2008 at 12:16 pm

i never heard of tom waite until this week, he was playing in the phoenix park in Dublin, the reviews and the price of the tickets made me curious about this artist, so i looked on youtube and whickipeda for
to see this person and get some imformation.
You have a new fan, and the good thing is i am three years younger than mr waits and a granfather. some interviews on youtube made me laugh. I think you have a future, delighted you have irish roots, you know roots are what its all about

710 tim // Aug 3, 2008 at 1:14 pm

whens the next waits gig in europe…???

711 ab // Aug 3, 2008 at 2:46 pm

there really is no answer to that!!

712 Tim Keppie // Aug 4, 2008 at 6:19 am

Did anyone else notice Edinburgh was being filmed?
A night beyond words
Tim K.

713 ab // Aug 4, 2008 at 6:43 am

cameras at dublin as well. we’ll just have to keep our fingers crossed!

714 Kay Brown // Aug 5, 2008 at 2:41 pm

When will Tom be performing in Los Angeles of nearby?? thanks

715 Pavel Hrubý // Aug 5, 2008 at 5:46 pm

Hi Tom,
please,when You will be in Czech Republic on some Tour again?
Thanks.
Pavel

716 Pavel Hrubý // Aug 5, 2008 at 6:31 pm

Dear Tom,
my name is Pavel Hrubý.I’m from Czech Republic. I’m 37 old year.I’m musician,composer,saxophone player. I play all saxes,clarinet and bassclarinet like your player of your band.I play jazz,blues,experimental and avantgarde music…I love all evolution of MUSIC!
I was on your show in Prague Congress Center 7/21!This show was my dream…Tom,You are great,
You are a best sansonier,cabaret and boogie-woogie blues man in the SPACE,your voice is like realy LIFE…my god…at Prague Concert was perfect sound…
You can not even imagine,what did I live through your music last 18 years.Many nightparties with girls and a lot of drinks…and I alone with your music in my private(Closing Time,Small Change,Blue Valentine,Foreign Affairs-Betty Midler is marvelous,Swordfishtrombones,Rain Dogs,Frank’s Wild Years ect.)+bottle of beer and box of cigarettes…yea…LIFE
Tom,your music is my music!
Thanks for Your self!
Best regards,
Have a good life and health.

P.S.1: your gig in Jim Jarmusch’s film Cofee and Cigarettes is definitely great…super funny

P.S.2: I have to tell to You,that I don’t agree with politics establishment in USA! Goverment of USA is horrible! Bush and his boys are totally stupid! Irac,Guantanamo,Abu Ghrajb-it’s shit! I hate wars!!!

P.S.3: sorry for my English,I’m forever student…
please,You visit my website and you can listen my music…www.limbo-music.cz

Be Free!
Thanks.
Pavel

717 rulo // Aug 5, 2008 at 7:02 pm

hola!!!!are there any posibilities of having tom waits come down to argentina, latinoamerica?
salud!!!

718 Sherra // Aug 6, 2008 at 5:25 pm

I hope he comes to Oregon some day.. even California or Washington, I would make the trip. Looks like Arizona was the closest place. Visit the west coast, it’s beautiful <3

719 AllyB // Aug 7, 2008 at 4:27 am

Lucky enough to be at last Dublin concert. Amazing!

Thanks a million Tom and all.

Please, please, pretty please could you put out a dvd showing the best bits/bits and pieces from each of the shows?? It would be genuinely lovely to have a momento.

Bought my first TW record more than 25 years ago (I’m 38 now) after seeing him do “The piano has been drinking” on the Irish version of Johnny Carson.

Nice to be able to explain to my 4/6yr old daughters last week that I was going to see the funny man who sings “Little drop of poison” in Shrek.

Liked the idea of the “scalping for charity” too. Does Tom ever make anything signed available for fans (to buy for charity)?I’d imagine if there was a reputable outlet to buy say signed posters (where the money goes to charity) it would be a great money making opportunity.

720 chad // Aug 7, 2008 at 5:25 am

anti scalping is all well & good if it means exactly that but still tickets were being sold in vast numbers on ebay by touts & opportunists for large sums…..i can still remember sad faces from the steps of the apollo in london back in 2004 where some unlucky punters were let down by ‘collect in person’ ebayers & similar. the ticket idea in principle is good but needs tweaking to prevent profiteering…..got bored with reading so many ‘bought a pair of tickets but my mate can’t go now’ tales…..

721 ab // Aug 7, 2008 at 6:00 am

chad-but what if it was true??

722 Sedat // Aug 7, 2008 at 2:46 pm

Mr Waits ! Please come to Istanbul !

723 Beth // Aug 8, 2008 at 3:47 am

tom had better come to australia, i hadnt even been concieved when he last toured australia, and have been waiting for him to come for years! please dont leave us out

724 Spinning yarns // Aug 8, 2008 at 7:02 am

I was at Edinburgh and Dublin. What an excellent show!! Thanks to whoever was organising the tour. You’ve done a great job. I flew 3000 miles to see him and my dreams have come true. Tom is on top of his game. I hope he doesn’t get too tired to let us have another opportunity to see him live again.

725 The Raven // Aug 9, 2008 at 1:42 am

Can I just say, I was at the Dublin final show, and it was outstanding. I had to raid the savings for the show, travel almost 200miles to get there, but it was allllll worth it.

I am especially happy that the self-centred “there’s-nowhere-in-the-world-except” London crowd DIDN’T GET THE CREAM OF THE GIGS!

Up yer hole with a big jam roll, you southern soft shites! We whupped yer asses on this one!!!

726 House of Wonder » Blog Archive » Tom Waits: Glitter & Doom Tour @ The Fox Theater, ATL, 7.5.08 // Aug 9, 2008 at 7:29 pm

[...] backup band was excellent. You can read a bit about them here. And if you want to get the Atlanta experience, you can get a stream of the show [...]

727 Wabbit // Aug 9, 2008 at 8:01 pm

JEEZUS H CHRIST! We saw Tom in Chicago 2 years ago and weren’t expecting another tour for at least 5 years the way things have been in the past. One snoozes one looses I guess. Where’s the alert list sign up? Especially if it involves a tour of brand new work?

728 Alysha // Aug 10, 2008 at 7:42 pm

No Canadian stops? This breaks my heart.

729 annie // Aug 11, 2008 at 1:02 pm

come on Tom Waits SHOW SOME LOVE!?!?!?!? arnt you going to do a Utah tour???

730 BBB // Aug 11, 2008 at 1:04 pm

Please come also to Romania! People here love you and I don’t know when we’ll have another chance of seeing you!

731 patagoniantoothfish // Aug 11, 2008 at 4:43 pm

Please come to NEW ZEALAND.

732 Maya // Aug 12, 2008 at 8:31 am

There were cameras in Milan as well….maybe a Glitter&Doom DVD? *rubs hands together*

733 Laurentiu-Romania // Aug 13, 2008 at 3:31 am

I was in Barcelona on 15 july . Amazing, magic show !!!Forever, thanks ! GOD BLESS YOU, TOM WAITS !!!

734 Matt // Aug 14, 2008 at 2:46 am

NEWZEALAND!!!
Pleeeeeeease visit, it’s a wonderful place.

735 Matt // Aug 14, 2008 at 2:47 am

New Zealand.
It’s a wonderful place.

736 Emma-Jane // Aug 14, 2008 at 3:14 am

Australia misses you dearly Mr. Waits! Please come on down… I’m gonna keep prayin’ till you do. Massive love and respect to your gorgeous soul.
Emma-Jane from Australia xox

737 jafa // Aug 14, 2008 at 11:24 am

Please come to LA

738 GARRY // Aug 16, 2008 at 5:13 am

weak as piss tom, easy to see you are only out for the cash!! america and europe whats that? like covering 1/10th OF THE WORLDS POPULATION. Get your arse downunder again, we have forgotten what you look like!!

739 Pedro // Aug 16, 2008 at 7:00 pm

Come to Argentina.

You must come

740 Rick // Aug 18, 2008 at 7:18 pm

Toronto, please come back to Toronto Tom !

741 Steve // Aug 18, 2008 at 8:54 pm

COME TO SEATTLE. WE LOVE YOU

742 Fabrizio // Aug 19, 2008 at 7:59 am

come up for a visit to Canada,eh? I got a spare room for ya ifyou need it. Waiting in Vancouver.

743 sad panda // Aug 19, 2008 at 8:56 am

tom, if you come to new england i will wear red pants, shoes, and underwear and you can stay at my house. i’ll make you french toast and show you pictures of rusty things.

744 Petaluma Deadhead // Aug 20, 2008 at 1:33 pm

how about a stop at the Mystic Tom??

745 Jennifer Hackett // Aug 20, 2008 at 3:04 pm

We would LOVE to see you in New York or Anywhere in the Tri-State area!!!

746 Alexander // Aug 22, 2008 at 12:58 am

Dear Tom!
Please come to Russia!
We love You and waiting You!

747 Grant // Aug 23, 2008 at 9:06 pm

Tom. Musically, you have taught me the keys to life and music by babying me with your beautiful ballads and kicking my ass with your dark polka. I am forever wiser from your drunken-grandfather-like advice and would be honored to see you come to Colorado. It would be wonderful to see you sometime with the epic John Hammond.

748 Gilles // Aug 25, 2008 at 1:10 pm

Zappa used to say “Down in France”…
More dates you Stakanovitch tour devorer. My beautifull eyes are still waiting for you by Endoume Marseille France.

749 Arnaud // Aug 28, 2008 at 6:04 am

Damned! Missed You in Paris.

750 Nikki // Aug 29, 2008 at 12:17 pm

Any chance of coming to Northern California? San Jose or San Francisco? Anywhere in the Bay Area? Would love to experience your performance live.

751 Roberto Di Lorenzo // Aug 31, 2008 at 7:39 pm

I hope to see Mr.Waits in Vancouver B.C. Canada again soon.

752 Kitty Kat // Sep 1, 2008 at 11:36 pm

Oh hey thanks for skipping Seattle been waiting a long ass time to see this man.

753 Kitty Kat // Sep 1, 2008 at 11:37 pm

Oh hey thanks for skipping Seattle :(!!!!
Been waiting along time to see this man!

754 ss mm // Sep 2, 2008 at 6:26 pm

WTF, Tom, update your website. Jesus.

755 Marie-eve Beauregard // Sep 3, 2008 at 9:30 am

Any chance of coming in Montreal, Toronto or New York. Anywhere in the north east of America??? Would love to experience your performance live!!!!

756 Andrea // Sep 3, 2008 at 4:26 pm

Please come to Tokyo!!!!

757 Big B // Sep 4, 2008 at 12:11 pm

I attended the St Louis Show at the Fox. What a venue…. even from the nose bleed seats he was amazing. He played a good variety of selections from several different eras.
Must see him again … hopefully closer this time.
Ciao,
B

758 ANDRE HUNT // Sep 5, 2008 at 10:45 am

http://www.ultramusicstore.com/tom-waits-greatest-hits-2cd-set-digipack-p-3110.html
I thought anti records would like to know about this CD package that’s also using their logo inside the package.

759 mo moloney // Sep 6, 2008 at 6:33 pm

hey sir waits the next time u leave it so long to play somewhere can u please let it be a venue rather than a tent first time ive listened to anything by yourself and it sounds so much better than the time i paid 120 euros and this a broadcast was free and i can hear everything ur saying and not the rain falling on a tent. been in touch with the promoters and they’re saying its not there fault man i’ve missed u remembering the times in the paramount and la carre.dont ever play a tent again ur too good.sorry 2 bitch but listening to this bootleg is so much better than my memory of dublin

760 rolf proft // Sep 9, 2008 at 3:03 pm

Will Tom ever come to Australia?

761 joog // Sep 10, 2008 at 10:14 pm

A gig somewhere in the Benelux would be nice…

762 Maggie // Sep 11, 2008 at 2:18 am

Any plans for Germany (Munich)? That would be so awesome, please please come to Germany, if it cannot be Munich then anywhere else in Germany or any nearby country -I missed Czech Republic :(((….PLEASE, I would really love to experience you live.

763 Paulita mulher metálica // Sep 11, 2008 at 8:25 am

Why not , Portugal?
“fly circules in a portuguese sallon…” come & see it!
we need Tom Waits voice to warm the winter nights in POrtugal!!

764 Antony // Sep 12, 2008 at 2:45 am

PARIS - simply stunning.

765 susi_sorglos // Sep 12, 2008 at 9:15 am

Hello Tom Waits.
Is there any chance to see you in germany as long as I am still able to dance? Or will I have to keep on dancin with myself?
All the best,
Susi (big fan, berlin, 35 years old)

766 Ewerton // Sep 13, 2008 at 10:28 am

Tom I don’t know if one day you read this but i ask you that PLEASE come play in BRazil One Day. And if you consider play in Argentina again, come down here and play like no one else has played in this fucking counry.
Thanks.

767 domeehoo // Sep 15, 2008 at 10:55 pm

So where will you be next in the south? North Carolina? When?

768 Kate // Sep 16, 2008 at 12:33 am

PLEASE come to Australia - everyone here loves you!
I have just listed the things I want to do before or I day (or should I say the things I want to do in my life) and attending a Tom Waits concert is at the top of the list.

769 Kate // Sep 16, 2008 at 12:35 am

Im not a very accurate typist.
We’ed love you to visit Australia, please.

770 João Luis Soares // Sep 17, 2008 at 12:08 pm

Rio de Janeiro, Brasil !!!!

” You haven´t looked at us that way in years
But we (brazilian fans) still here”

Everybody wears red pants in Brazil.
I´m wearing mine right now!!!

You are big here, too.

Cheers

771 Hal Bert // Sep 17, 2008 at 3:59 pm

Please, please come to Australia!!!!

772 Nathan // Sep 17, 2008 at 8:14 pm

i saw the show in Knoxville back in June. Magic. the entire set, the entire show, the whole experience was Magic. a fan for 15 years or so…this was the first time i saw it live. and i’ve been playing your songs in my head ever since. Thanks so much.

773 k hunter // Sep 18, 2008 at 7:16 pm

tom, thanks for sharing your passion for music. it is wonderful! i would like to request you to come to canada for a concert. i know a few very sweet canadian nurses that would welcome a night of live music. hope tp see you soon.

774 barbara fae // Sep 19, 2008 at 7:59 am

when you coming to the NY area?

775 george underwood // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:55 am

tom, you know we really want you to play London cos we love your bad self - how about 14 nights at the O2 next year!

776 tcsaba // Sep 22, 2008 at 9:52 am

FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE, pay a visit to BUDAPEST next year!

777 ab // Sep 22, 2008 at 11:38 am

1.anyone lazy enough not to make it to paris, edinburgh or dublin, can’t be that great a fan.
most people in western europe were within 4 to 500 miles of a concert.
2.if you’ve seen tom in a theatre you’d know what a terrible idea it would be for an arena gig.
3.the ratcellar was around 4 to 5000 and didn’t really work as a venue. it also didn’t totally sell out which suggests demand was met.
5. i do feel for the fans in australia, and scandinavia particularly, a lot of whom made the journey.
6.london isn’t the centre of anyone’s world.
7.i did cover about 1000 miles this tour and also put it on the credit card. will have to work it off.
8.totally sick of reading comments from people who can’t be bothered to make an exception for the occasion.
9.will save for hopefully possible trip to scandinavia next time…. if there is a next time!!!!
10. the o2 arena?? imaginative.

778 Uncle Vernon // Sep 24, 2008 at 8:49 pm

The Antipodes needs you Tom, my memories of your last concert in Sydneyare so old now they are black & white.

779 Katie // Sep 25, 2008 at 9:05 am

come to Minneapolis next time you tour! we’d all greatly appreciate it up here. good times for all!

780 Tineke // Sep 27, 2008 at 5:17 am

Please Tom, come to Holland because it’s a big mess here and I think your music is a good medicine for a lot of people. Before I will die I must have seen and hear you so.. see you soon? !

781 stephen pynn // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:27 pm

Are you gonna have any canadian dates on the way?

782 jpwrann // Sep 29, 2008 at 12:36 pm

BEEN HEARING ‘ICE CREAM MAN ” ON T.V. AD. HOPE TOM IS GETTING COVERED FOR THAT////

783 george underwood // Oct 1, 2008 at 1:29 am

1. if you are designing a world or a universe - london is as good a place as any to start.
2.i am sick of reading about people who think they are true fans because they travel and the ones that have a life and can’t aren’t.
3. you can’t have too much imagination.

784 ab // Oct 1, 2008 at 2:34 pm

too much of a life to see tom waits!!
enough said!

785 george // Oct 3, 2008 at 3:57 am

I never said that

786 Di // Oct 4, 2008 at 3:42 pm

George I totally get where you’re coming from!!I’ve been a huge fan for an age,but finances & life really don’t allow me to travel the globe to see him!!Maybe if i were a true fan I’d let the kids starve for a few weeks & get myself on a plane!!

787 ab // Oct 4, 2008 at 6:56 pm

hi tom could you play croydon fairfield hall on the 10th october as i can only get a babysitter then?
also can you make it a pay whatever you can afford night as house prices are down and the credit crunch is really beginning to kick in?
i’m your biggest fan but do have a hectic schedule so you really should take the trouble to fit into it!
(only joking)

788 Victoria // Oct 6, 2008 at 5:39 pm

Need new dates..San Diego…gimme! gimme! gimme!

789 kevin // Oct 7, 2008 at 4:31 pm

Why no Florida?
The hurricane season is over, its not toohot and the New yorkers and Canadians will be back soon.
I’d love to see you live as I have loved your music for many years and just know that your stage performance would be memorable.

790 Eyesore // Oct 8, 2008 at 2:36 am

Tom Waits can fuck my ass if he comes to Australia.

791 FLASH // Oct 8, 2008 at 9:26 pm

WHAT’ ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THAT KEY TO KANSAS CITY TOM?

792 wayne // Oct 9, 2008 at 5:15 am

No Boston, or Northeast for that fact. kinds depresses me and a lot of people up here. keep up the great work Mr. Waits

793 stephen // Oct 9, 2008 at 5:31 pm

Tom despite recent promises/threats on the Australia front (790) I’m sure you’d be more than welcome at the end of the earth. A lot has changed since 1978. I’ve got a comfy couch you and the band would be welcome to crash on.

We could play some tennis in the sun between shows.

794 Siamak // Oct 11, 2008 at 7:43 am

Hi Mr Waits…

I have just one request…

Please, Please don’t die before I see at least one concert of yours! My biggest wish is to be in your concert someday…

I hope you and your family a long happy life so that I can someday reach my biggest wish. I wanna feel the pure art at least for once!

795 Juan Trápaga // Oct 11, 2008 at 9:21 pm

Hola! yo soy juan Trápaga y vivo en el campo a 139 Km de Bs As. En un pueblo de 13.000 habitantes… y quería decir que Rain Dogs es mi disco preferido de tom waits. es un disco que me influenció mucho tanto como Primus (todos sus discos también) ya que soy músico. Toco el bajo, la guitarra y canto.
tengo 25 años y antes vivía en Bs as en un barrio que se llama olivos y escuchaba Gun Street girl o Swordfishtrombones y queria venir a donde vivo ahora! jjajaj, en el campo! bueno… aquí es mas saludable que en el smog de las grandes ciudades.
Saludos!

796 geert breës // Oct 13, 2008 at 11:15 am

hail hail

1234

hostelries on

797 Mariusz // Oct 14, 2008 at 12:11 am

I’m your fan from Poland, when you visit my country, it’s very important for me, in my country is a lot of your fans, and we want see you in Poland.
We wait for you.

798 Ken Bushnell // Oct 14, 2008 at 11:56 am

The Steel City Sheffield awaits the great Tom Waits after all Gods away on business.

Come see us soon!

799 Patster // Oct 15, 2008 at 9:23 pm

Yeah, Tom - it’s high time you were back down under. Bring on the Australian dates.

800 annabelle // Oct 16, 2008 at 4:49 am

hey tom - man - god - i would l.o.v.e. to see you in person - like see you play - like just be enveloped by the whole thing. i said to my friend tonight ‘who would you most like to see play’ and he said ‘pink’ and i said - you gotta be kidding me - i mean everytime he comes round he says can you play ‘down town train’ and ya know, i do. i think he resiled from that comment - ie the pink thing. but gosh - it’d be so super to see how you actually manage it all - you know - to be surrounded by what you’re doing - do you like john berryman?

801 annabelle // Oct 16, 2008 at 4:52 am

man - this password thing is mayhem - huh? i would love to see you - i wrote the best thing just before. can’t be well, really bothered to dive into what i was thinking again - but of a.n.y.o.n.e. on earth i would like to see you perform most. that’s saying something huh. do you like john berryman? what’s your favourite poem?

802 annabelle // Oct 16, 2008 at 4:53 am

man - this is my third try - i must be getting that password thing wrong.
to reiterate - you’re the best - you are the person i would most like to see in concert in any kind of format.
do you likejohn berryman?

803 Scott from Canada // Oct 16, 2008 at 7:59 am

When are you (yes Tom I am talking to you) going to come up to Canada to do some shows….we love you up here and we promise to turn on the heat if you give us enough notice. Toronto could serve you well.
S

804 Scott from Canada // Oct 16, 2008 at 8:01 am

Forgot to mention, to sweeten the deal I would even cook you dinner if you did a show up here….

805 ed // Oct 17, 2008 at 7:07 pm

Tom….PLEASE COME TO MONTREAL.

806 BCAM // Oct 17, 2008 at 8:12 pm

I have vital info to share with you Tom….
contact me [dlo-y-k6-sdorwdekcolnu] (^J^)

807 Juan Trápaga // Oct 18, 2008 at 12:46 pm

Tom!!! Come to Argentina.
You are a great man like Les Claypool… come to Argentina and Visit Carmen de Areco (it´s like Sonoma County, with 13.000; 14.500 lots of people) after the show in Buenos Aires. Come with Primus! yeah! Great Show for the third world!! jajaj.

808 Horse // Oct 19, 2008 at 11:42 am

Saw a guy who looked like Tonm in Manchester today. Perhaps it is the great man and he’ll be at Salford tomorrow night for the gig!

809 Kate from Adelaide // Oct 19, 2008 at 3:24 pm

MR WAITS PLEASE COME TO AUSTRALIA - IT WOULD MAKE MY DECADE TO SEE YOU PLAY LIVE!!!!!!
YOU HAVE BEEN MY FAVOURITE ARTISTS FOR TEN YEARS NOW. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE.
LOVE YOUR WORK
KATE XX

810 Kate from Adelaide // Oct 19, 2008 at 3:39 pm

Dear Mr Waits,
Please tour Australia one day. It would make my decade to see and hear you live. You have heaps of fans here who think you’re just brilliant.
Please, please, please.
Kate xx

811 Tanya Groundwater // Oct 20, 2008 at 1:47 pm

Tom,

When are you touring in Canada and the US again. I want to see you before you, or I, die.

Your Canadian Fan,

Tanya Groundwater

812 Pedro // Oct 20, 2008 at 5:22 pm

please come to Lisboa.

813 Bruce Pretty // Oct 20, 2008 at 11:20 pm

Sorry I missed your summer schedule …any chance you might play a few songs in a seedy pool hall in Kitchener some day soon? I’ll buy you a pint of whatever ales ya.

How about a new LP?

814 Bruce Pretty // Oct 20, 2008 at 11:25 pm

Also noticed that The Black Rider is playing at the in T.O. till November…whos on Marimbas?

815 Leonel Fabres // Oct 23, 2008 at 11:09 pm

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