Soundcheck Ticket Info Up for Rich Peter Gabriel Fans

Enjoy. I'm not going. Definitely. From Petergabriel.com up 31 March:

EDIT April 2: Despite this information at Petergabriel.com, the ACUTAL price of some soundcheck tickets are $650. WTF???

Special VIP Packages Available Soon

We are excited to tell you that a special selection of VIP packages will soon be available for keen fans who want to enjoy better seats, exclusive merchandise or even the chance to watch the sound check. We expect these to be on sale on Friday. When the links become available, follow for details of how to purchase these offers and confirmation of the price. You can choose from three different levels:

Front Row Package

This is an exclusive offer for just a handful of fans for each show and the cost is due to be $500

o Front row center ticket
o VIP entrance (where available)
o Invitation to Sound Check
o Pre-show hospitality
o Exclusive merchandise item
o Collectible laminate

Hot Sound Package

This premium package cost is due to be $400

o Premium ticket located within rows 3-10
o VIP entrance (where available)
o Invitation to Sound Check
o Pre-show hospitality
o Exclusive merchandise item
o Collectible laminate

Hot Ticket Package

Not a sound check invitation but a special seating level guarantee. The cost is due to be $175

o Premium Price Level 2 ticket
o Exclusive merchandise item
o Collectible laminate

For full details of VIP offers click the link when it becomes available. Prices quoted here are the average cost. VIP packages are limited in number.

Please note, whereas Peter Gabriel normally sound checks before every performance, on very rare occasions, due to circumstances out of our control, Peter Gabriel may not be able to attend.

My health has turned for the worse and the health of my Mom has turned several times worse. I've decided it's far too selfish (and dangerous) for me to leave her alone unattended, even for 24 hours. I'm also not going to be able to keep providing PG ticket news for free. I'll do it when I can, but it's taking too much time away from work, from the pets and from taking care of my Mom.

Please check Petergabriel.com and make a Google News alert in order to find out the latest official PG news.

There WILL Be Soundcheck Tickets For Peter Gabriel's June Tour of North America

But, as usual, Real World is being coy. But at least they let us fans know that they are going to be on offer, which I for one, appreciate knowing. Those fans who wanted to use Citi pre-sale offer on March 30 may want to wait until details of the soundcheck tickets emerge.

EDIT 3/30: Ticketmaster is claiming to sell "Fan Presale" tickets starting TODAY, March 30 at 10 AM. Prices apparently the same. Password: BLOOD

Petergabriel.com now states information about soundcheck tix will not go up until Thursday, March 31. (Head. Wall. BANG. Owie.)

I was at three soundchecks last year. Don't expect to meet PG, but they are amazing, just to see how these huge shows are put together. I'm also interested in classical music, so seeing what a conductor actually does (besides waves his arms about and bow) was very educational.

Anyone want to buy a slightly used kidney? I'm sure I don't need two.

From Petergabriel.com:

Fans will have a window of opportunity to buy tickets in advance of the general public.

Also available will be a selection of special VIP soundcheck offers.

These will be announced here tomorrow. Watch this space for all the details.

More Peter Gabriel North American Tour Ticket Info for 3/28 - 3/30

Coming out in drips and drabs, here are today's latest ticket sale news about Peter Gabriel's June 2010 tour with the New Blood Orchestra:

PG FAN PRESALE PASSWORD IS BLOOD
***CITI credit card presale password is first 6 digits of your credit card number***

June 10: UC Berkley Campus, Greek Theatre Pre-sale online March 31, password is either "Blood" or "Scratch". Sale general public April 3. Prices $49.50 on the lawn to $250 reserved.

June 11: Santa Barbara Bowl. Prices $62.60 to $173.50 Pre-sale for Fanclub (that's you) begins March 31, 10 AM.

June 13: Red Rocks, Colorado Tickets on sale general public April 4 10 AM. Pre-sale for Citi credit card holders and Live Nation app holders ONLY on March 30. Price ranges $54.50 to $170.50.

June 15: Verizon Theatre at Grand Prarie, Texas Tickets on sale to general public April 8 10 AM CT. Price range $69.50 to $149.50.

June 16: Cynthia Woods Pavillion in Woodlands, Texas Tickets on sale April 4 10 AM. Prices range $48.50 to $193.95

June 18: Starlight Theater, Kansas City, MO Tickets go on sale 9 AM April 4. Ticket prices: $34.50*, $55*, $77.50*, $99.50*, $175*

June 20: United Center, Chicago Tickets on sale general public April 11. Pre-sale April 6 to Citi credit card holders ONLY. Prices range $54 to $188.34

June 24: Comcast Center Mansfield, Mass. Tickets on sale general public April 11. Pre-sale April 6 to Citi credit card holders ONLY. Prices $41.50 to $163.50

June 25: Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ Tickets on sale April 4 10AM Pre-sale for Citi credit card holders and Live Nation app holders ONLY on March 30. Price ranges $54.50 to (get this) $276.00

June 27: Saratoga Springs Performing Arts Center, New York Tickets on sale April 4 10AM Pre-sale for Citi credit card holders March 30. Prices $171 (no variation!)

June 29: Summerfest, Marcus Amplitheatre, Milwaulkee, WI Fan presale begins March 30, 10 AM CT. General public tickets on sale April 2. Price range $53.60 to $75. This also includes admission to Summerfest for that day. This is the baragain of the tour.

Peter Gabriel Tickets for Toronto Go On Sale Monday, March 28

Oh, Toronto: Get up and caffeinated by 10 AM to hit online and get kicked to the curb by Ticketmaster. Or, if you're lucky, just go camp out at the Amplitheatre NOW -- but only if you have American Express. Prices Canadian dollars 66.25 to 204.00

And thanks for the screw up, Real World, for keeping PG fans in the dark about ticket availablitity until the next-to-last possible moment. It's a shame that ANYONE has to get their PG ticket information from my shitty little blog than from Petergabriel.com. Hopefully, now that I've made myself look like an idiot ranting, this will be immediately rectified by the few remaining Real World staff.

So far, there are NO announced plans for VIP ticket pacakges for any North American date.

Also -- no information as to ticket prices for most of the tour.

Gee -- don't you think we'd kinda need to know that, Real World? "Nah -- here's my credit card number. Take out what you want."

Head. Wall. BANG.

Damn! Peter Gabriel to Tour 11 or 12 North American Cities in June

That scream you heard about 9am EST was from various North American Peter Gabriel fans reacting to the announcement from Real World Records and Petergabriel.com. However, ticket prices are NOT up yet. Peter Gabriel and the New Blood Orchestra will do a more proper tour this year, hitting 11 or 12 North American cities.

The lucky venues are:

June 10: UC Berkley Campus, Greek Theatre Pre-sale online March 31, password "Scratch". Sale general public April 3. Prices $49.50 on the lawn to $250 reserved.

June 11: Santa Barbara Bowl
June 13: Red Rocks Amplitheater, Colorado
June 15: Verizon Theater, Texas
June 16: Cynthia Woods Pavillion, Texas
June 18: Starlight Theater, Kansas City, MO Tickets go on sale 9 AM April 4.
June 20: United Center, Chicago
June 22: Molson Amplitheatre, Toronto, Canada Tickets go on sale March 28, 10AM. No prices yet listed.
June 24: Comcast Center, Mansfield, Mass.
June 25: Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, New Jersey (closest gig to Philly)
June 27: Saratoga PAC, Saratoga Springs, NY
**June 29: Marcus Amplitheater, Wisconsin** No word from Real World yet, but Summerfest officials are screaming that this is a go. Ticketmaster claims tix will be on sale April 2

Time to start selling your firstborn in order to make one or more gigs.

On Brief Hiatus & Other Me News

Sorry there isn't anything new to report about Peter Gabriel. Anything brand-spanking new will be on his Facebook Page and his Twitter page.

As you can see in the photo, I may need to take a hiatus from the blog as my dog Pony and I try to train the 8 month old Chinese crested puppy, Hugo. If you're interested in Hugo and how he came to our household, read this article.

In other fun self-promotion news, this article on Suite 101 on cyberbullying is getting reprinted in an a college journal in India. Nope -- no money for that, but that's my charity work for the year. One day I (and about 4 billion other people in the world) may make enough money to give to charities again.

Last month I won an award for Most Intriguing Writer at Associated Content for January 2011. The judges were three other AC writers. Again, no money involved, but a pleasant suprize. Now, I have to go pick up puppy poop.

Win a Pair of Peter Gabriel Tickets to This Month's London Gig

Real World is offering a pair of coveted front row tickets to see Peter Gabriel and the New Blood Orchestra at the Apollo Hammersmith in London for either the March 23 or March 24 gig (Real World has not specified which gig it is. These are only tickets -- no hotel, no airfare. Peter Gabriel's Facebook page has had fans asking if airfare was included, so I thought I better repeat the obvious here. You need to answer one multiple-choice question (which is actually a head-scratcher) and then your name goes in the literal or metaphorical hat. Peter will announce the name of the lucky bastard -- I mean, winner -- in his March Full Moon update on Petergabriel.com on March 19 or 20 or whenever he can be bothered to, presumably before the gigs start. Entries must be in by Wednesday, March 16. Good luck! And no, I don't know the answer to the contest question, so don't bother asking me.

Charlie Sheen Talking About Trees & Books

Yes, I'm off-topic but hey, it's my blog. I used to live with a chain-smoking guy who talked and moved his hands and head like this, only he talked much slower. Unfortunately, Charlie is starting to make sense to me and that's not necessarily a good thing.

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I Got Hate Mail From a Theologian: I'm Not Winning

For those new to this blog -- hi, I'm Rena. I'm a freelance writer, Peter Gabriel fan and atheist. I get hate mail on a sporatic basis about stuff that I write. I think even Peter Gabriel passively sent me hate mail when some of my comments were removed from his Facebook page on a day he actually was on it. But at least he doesn't SEND me hate mail and for that reason alone I'd take a bullet for him.

Anyway, I read an article on Associated Content about why this Christian thinks evolution is a gigantic conspiracy theory. It was just so wacky on a "Plan 9 From Outer Space" level that I had to leave a comment explaining why evolution is a fact and not a threat to anyone's relationship with God.

Then I got this:

Please read my response to your smug, condescending response to [author's name] article. I often wonder what fuzzies like you mean when you mouth the phrase "taking the Bible literally"? Apparently your literary studies didn't deal with the basic elements of literary criticism. The Bible, like any complex literary work contains material which is literal, historical, symbolical, allegorical, parabolic, proverbial, etc. We theologians follow the natural sense of Scripture.

Apparently, this "theologian" never heard of the Golden Rule. Hell, even Charlie Sheen knows the Golden Rule. Not that he follows it, but at least he knows it. And right now he's making a hell of a lot more sense than this "theologian." I was wasn't questioning the exstence of Jesus (which I do) I was talking about evolution.

It's official: our species is not winning

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