September 4, 2007
Spoon Makes Good on Promise of 2nd Show
Spoon front man and friend of DCist Britt Daniel has left us another update regarding their upcoming performances in the area. Yes, that's right, we said "performances." Plural. As he hinted at in his last comment, the band is keeping their 10/23 date at the 9:30 Club with The Ponys following the 10/22 gig with The Shins at Merriweather. Here's what Britt had to say:
Hi again. We did finally figure out a way to do a smaller show in DC: Spoon and the Ponys will be playing the 9:30 club on Tuesday Oct 23rd, the day after the Shins / Merriweather show. For those who bought tickets to either of the original 9:30 shows, admittance is guaranteed and is free. After that, admittance is free on a first-come basis to anyone who has a Merriweather ticket. The details get a bit thick, so I'll just fw what I've been told. Thanks, Britt
Below the jump, the official announcement with more details than you ever thought possible.
Photo by Flickr user krnhotwings, under Creative Commons license
Spoon will perform a special show at the 9:30 Club for those who bought tickets to either the original Spoon shows at 9:30 or to the Shins/Spoon show at Merriweather. Tuesday, October 23 , 6:00 doors. 7:00-7:30 The Ponys. 7:45 - 9:00 Spoon (9:00 Curfew).
For those who bought Tickets.com tickets to the original 9:30 show: Bring your ticket to the box office at the 9:30 Club or at Merriweather to exchange/upgrade your ticket, at which time you will receive a voucher. This voucher, when presented with the 10/22 Merriweather ticket stub, will guarantee the ticket holder entry to the special show if presented by 6:45 PM on the 23rd. You can still get in after 6:45, space permitting of course. Yes that means you get to go to both the Merriweather & 9:30 shows!
OR
Bring your unused ticket to the show on the 23rd - it will guarantee entry if presented before 6:45, and can still be used for entry after that time, space permitting.
For those who purchased Ticketmaster tickets to the Merriweather show:
Bring your ticket stub to the 9:30 Club for access to the show. Admittance is limited by capacity and not guaranteed.
Operational details:
There will be two lines for entry - one (left side) for those with the special 9:30 vouchers combined with the Merriweather tickets, and the other (right side) for those with Merriweather tickets only. We will allow entry through both lines from 6:00 - 6:45, maintaining the balance to accommodate the number of vouchers given out.
Update: The 9:30 Club has informed us that this isn't 100% official yet. But we're hopeful, considering it came from the band and all.
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Is the 9:30 club show already sold out?
WHAT THE FUCK?!?!!? I RETURNED MY 23RD SHOW TICKET TO THE BOX OFFICE FOR A REFUND. WHAT THE FUCK DO I DO NOW????
Wait...I still have my original ticket to the show on the 23rd. Does this mean that I now have to show up before 6:45 to make sure I can get in? That kinda sucks...
Well played on 930's part though. They'll probably get a lot of people that won't want to be there that early, who will bide their time by spending money at the bar.
or they'll get a lot of people WHO RETURNED THEIR TICKET ALREADY. GOD I AM SO PISSED.
"What's your name?"
"Bret."
"Britt? Like the country?"
"No, Bret."
"Britt?"
"Yeah."
flight of the conchords quotes do not diffuse my anger.
Shouldn't that read 10/22 and 10/23?
i just wanna see the ponys
So I guess if you want to see Spoon indoors, but you don't already have tickets to one of the shows that was cancelled, you now have to buy a ticket to the Merriweather Post show, rip it in half yourself, and then go stand in line and HOPE that you get in to the show on the 23rd.
Lawn tickets are only $30, which isn't much more than the original 9:30 tickets (would have) cost, but the lack of guaranteed entry on the "extra" show is a little unsettling. I'll have to think about this one . . .
Oy vey, what a clusterfuck. That's what happens when you let business-minded thinking direct the music. You piss off the very people who willingly pay for your beer and per diems.