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300 tickets went to insiders 300 - 500 went to ticketmaster acutions - look for yourself, there are huge batches. 50 - 100 went to box office/wristband people what you miss out is the band/promoters allocation which is around 390 or 3%-which is about industry standard. mgm takes 20-30% which is 2,600-3,900. a vegas scalper told me that box office lines are for 'losers and freaks'-because you have to stand there 3-5 hours. the tickets are no better, in fact you are restricted to the 100 tickets they have, which will be a mix of price levels. there are around 3,000 unsold tickets, plus about 1,000 which the mgm has not allocated.

I have seen the ticketmaster auctions, they have been doing this lately. They also own ticketsnow.com and direct you to look at seats. But the ticketmaster auction arrangement is only allowed if the venue and promoter agrees.

The 50-100 tickets at the box office were not premium seats. You were allowed to get in line at 6am at MGM, the first 100 people in line were given wristbands with a random number 1-100. If you got no.1 you were called first etc. This went on till all 100 tickets were sold. Having a wristband was not a guarantee of a ticket. And these were just the same U11-U20 or L11-L20 seats, some D,E,F Floor seats. There was no advantage to get in line at MGM-there were no premium seats to be had in that line. If there were the scalpers here would pay people to get in line and get the 100 wristbands.

The rule of thumb in buying tickets from scalping sites is never accept print at home tickets....you should expect hard tickets. The print at home tickets can be printed multiple times. If you are ever turned away at the gate with a print at home ticket, you will need to demand a police officer comes and takes a statement. This could be your only proof you were turned away and if this ever went to court you would need this statement. It is not simply a matter of cancelling your credit card payment. Your credit card will require some proof and the burden of proof is always with you legally.

There is a possibility of two support acts! Milk tooth do not seem quite established enough for supporting coldplay...last time fiona apple and richard ashcroft were the support. I think you need an act with a couple of albums worth of material for a major support slot-which will be a set of 45-60mins long!

looking at several LA venues, I noticed that hollywood bowl has several dates available between the 13th-18th. i'm thinking there could be a reason for the delay in naming a LA venue-maybe there is going to be something similar to the New York show? but i'm expecting a san diego date on the 15th and LA on the 17th

UPDATE around 9,000 tickets have already sold from 13,000. it is expected to sell out within the next 2-3 weeks. the top price level tickets are 90% sold out and will probably sell out in the next week. so if you are thinking about attending now would be a good time to confirm.

Tough call! In U19, you will be behind the stage, looking down on to it. L10 you are further away but you will be looking at the stage. check out the seating plan http://www.mgmgrand.com/entertainment/grand-garden-arena-floorplan.aspx?floorplan=http%3a%2f%2fwww.mgmgrand.com%2fentertainment%2ffloorplans%2fColdplay+04B.gif

Here is a link to view the floor plan for the MGM coldplay gig http://www.mgmgrand.com/entertainment/grand-garden-arena-floorplan.aspx?floorplan=http%3a%2f%2fwww.mgmgrand.com%2fentertainment%2ffloorplans%2fColdplay+04B.gif

Okay guys and girls! I have some new info about the set-up at the MGM which might further explain the lack of front row seats. Floor A-Rows A-M only have 2 to 8 seats per row. Rows N-X will have about 20 seats per row. Floor B-Rows A-X will have about 20 seats per row. Floor C-Rows A-M only have 2 to 8 seats per row. Rows N-X will have about 20 seats per row. This is due to the unusual stage shape coldplay are useing for this tour. This means there are only about 275-350 seats in the first 12 rows. Looking at a detailed map-from a nice lady at the MGM. Some of the best seats off the floor, will be around sections L17-U17 Rows A-X sections L16-U16 Rows A-X sections L15-U15 Rows A-X sections L14-U14 Rows A-X If you are in L14, L15, L16, L17 Row A-you will in fact be front row also because of the way the stage is set up. You would also technically be front row if you have Floor A and C, Row N. The stadium will be 13,000 capacity exactly!!! Hope that this helps you!!!!

Okay guys and girls! I have some new info about the set-up at the MGM which might further explain the lack of front row seats. Floor A-Rows A-M only have 2 to 8 seats per row. Rows N-X will have about 20 seats per row. Floor B-Rows A-X will have about 20 seats per row. Floor C-Rows A-M only have 2 to 8 seats per row. Rows N-X will have about 20 seats per row. This is due to the unusual stage shape coldplay are useing for this tour. This means there are only about 275-350 seats in the first 12 rows. Looking at a detailed map-from a nice lady at the MGM. Some of the best seats off the floor, will be around sections L17-U17 Rows A-X sections L16-U16 Rows A-X sections L15-U15 Rows A-X sections L14-U14 Rows A-X If you are in L14, L15, L16, L17 Row A-you will in fact be front row also because of the way the stage is set up. You would also technically be front row if you have Floor A and C, Row N. The stadium will be 13,000 capacity exactly!!! Hope that this helps you!!!!

i know! it pretty much sucks...i wish coldplay would have played the pearl-at the palms. much better, slightly smaller venue with general admission. i was front row standing there for bjork! the mgm is always all-seater as far as i know, its great for boxing but quite average for music fans. i really don't know why coldplay have such a love of the place-i know they love to play vegas though for the chance to gamble and play poker tournaments. if you want to meet coldplay, then you will see them hanging out at the mgm-i saw guy and will playing a poker tourny last time. yes, i love belle and sebastian-hence the name!

The great tickets for Vegas are well and truely locked up in the comp system here. The MGM will give them to high rollers who have requested them and are part of the condition of their stay. Those tickets won't even be handed out by the MGM until a guest checks in. I also understand the promoters have a batch of these tickets too which will not be handed out! You have to be on the official guest list and be invited. That is just the way it is in Vegas! It is not just coldplay, it is very difficult to get front row seats for any event in this city. However, it is not true the MGM/promoters will not release any of these tickets. But they will not announce this, you might just get lucky and find a great ticket on some site. But it is very hard, the whole casino city is involved in this complex network of tickets.

awwww shucks!!!...go to england, theres some nice people you could meet....but theres lot of nice american gents too! i have to be fair to both lovely countries;)

No all the tickets aren't sold yet! But most of the best seats are. Why are American concerts mainly all seated? Well, as a Brit this kinda annoys but there are lots of venues that have standing, but the larger the venue the more seating. I think its down to the following: crowd control and safety-you don't get moshing etc. Also Americans are more okay with sitting down, its a cultural thing.

I am almost certain some kinda date will take place between phoenix and vegas. a week off for a touring band is rare because you have to keep on the roadies and store your equipment.

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Las Vegas, MGM Grand July 19th....tickets, who got what etc So after a lot of searching I managed to get Floor tickets for section D, row A. I do have two spare tickets from the presale, which are for section U13, Row M. If anybody is interested in them for cost then please let me know!!

have you bought anything yet?

i got one early on for L13 but it was only a few rows better

yeah i'm going to give it 15 more minutes

melissa, i'm pretty sure i can get some good D,E floor seats...hopefully even A,B,C and i promise you can have first pick!

i did! now i have D, row G

D row A??? what should i do?