Basher Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Phish Phever: Local hotels already sold out for concert datesBY CHRIS FLORES | 757-247-473812:05 PM EDT, October 1, 2008HAMPTON - Phish is coming to Hampton, and its phans are making plans.All it took was for the rumor to strengthen in Phish nation for Hampton to start selling out hotel rooms before the reunion shows were even publicly announced on Wednesday. The demand for tickets will exceed the supply, and no one will know if they have their tickets until the public sale begins (and ends) on Oct. 18.But fans will be streaming into town for the party and possibility of a scalped ticket regardless if they have a secured ticket or not, and they were not waiting for a guarantee of a ticket to put up money for a room.On Tuesday night, fueled by rumors but several hours before this morning's official announcement from the band, the Comfort Inn Coliseum sold out all of its rooms for March 6,7 and 8. So did the Extended Stay Hampton. And even the huge Embassy Suites.The Ramada Inn sold out at 3 a.m. today as fans became more confident of the rumors. The Courtyard by Marriott in Hampton sold out this morning, and demand is now quickly spreading into Newport News, where Point Plaza was fielding a flood of calls today for its remaining rooms.The supply of rooms at the large Holiday Inn Hampton Hotel and Conference Center in the Coliseum area was already taken off the market a year ago for those days, when there will be a convention that will now be surrounded by a horde of Phish fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woo. Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 I hope they do an online broadcast of the shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OB1 Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Got my hotel and now just need the tickets!! I know they will probably play closer but I gotta see the first show back!!Ticketmaster and their fellow scalpers will be all over this show and tickets will be expensive. I bet they are already in ebay for $250 a ticket. Not sure how that's possible but ticketmaster did that for ACDC. YEs still pissed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 In two weeks time, $250 a ticket will be considered a bargain.That said, it is face or bust for me. I have never been shut out of a Phish show I wanted to go to in the past. Why start now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woo. Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 (edited) Found it!!!Tickets are already on ebay Link Edited October 1, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 So does this mean we can start calling them "jambands" again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 when will they respond to people's ticket requests? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeker Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Request made, fingers crossed.Jam is ALIVE!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 "The ticket request period ends Wednesday, October 8th at 11:59 AM EST, and you will be notified of your order status by 11:59 PM on October 17th." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigger Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Got my request in ,neat to see floors for sale on Ebay already when supposedly tickets are not available until (notification)until the 8th of October to the 17th hmmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 tigger, nobody has tickets. People selling tickets on eBay are filling orders for tickets they "expect" to secure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister slippery Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 in lottery. thanks to my brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LXQ42 Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Got a hotel that is 13 mins from the venue, and I can cancel up till 4pm on the first day of the stay....like I'll need that long. Anyone, check it out: the Comfort Inn in Newport News. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoMack Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 If anyone booked right in Hampton please don't cancel without seeing if any of us can take it. ie. switch the names, don't cancel!I'm guessing that the hotels that do open up after people realize the don't have tickets will be expensive because the supply and demand will be all out of wack (falsely). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybone Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Yeeeeaaaaahhhhhh!! I'm still pumped!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigger Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 What Momack says about room availability ,and gotcha Sherman on the ebay thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phunkyb Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 My ticket request is im, booked a hotel in Newport News. Mound opener! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hulagirl Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 ticket request in!!! gonna work on a hotel now!!random how this day is working out...luv it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hulagirl Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 ps- i heard hampton is their favorite venue? for previous hampton rundown check halfway down the page: http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartamophone Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancingbear Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 got the call at work.wow.amazing.awesome.stellar.see ya in hampton!db Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomson Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Request in.Room booked.Fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Request in. Are these guys any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 ChrisLambert saved Phish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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