Help me get 2008 TOUR TICKETS!?
 

I am planning on going to see Ayu at her last tour date of June 18, 2008 and I need someone who can help me get concert tickets. I am willing to spend up to $1,200 which is about ¥130,374. I really want CLOSE SEATS. Please help me.

Are they even on sale right now? Somehow I doubt it. I think you might get such tickets via YJA. And then you'll also need middlesman service like shoppingmalljapan.com

And does anyone know how to get tickets for Hong Kong? (Yes, I know that there aren't any overeases dates annouced yet but I'm pretty sure that she will come to HK again).

Hm..

I think your best bet is to find a TA member. They have first pick of tickets, I believe.

Where can we but the ticket??

You cold look in immel's tutorial, if you haven't already done so

http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43522

^follow the tutorial, ur best option is Yahoo Japan auctions with a middleman...

Will that guarantee that I get GREAT seats? If I'm going to see Ayu I'm gonna go all out. I don't want to settle for just any seat. Thanks for the help tho.

Although it's already been mentioned, there's a thorough guide in my thread about in which ways foreigners and non-TA members can get ahold of Ayu concert tickets. It should give you answers to every single question that you might have about it and if you have any further questions please ask them in that thread :).

130k yen should give you section A front row tickets, but I'd recommend the B section ones close to the central stage where she runs now and then. That's as close as you can possibly get to her.

And the tickets wont be released until in March I believe, it's usually a month before the concert is held. That means in March you'll probably see tickets for the April performances up for sale on various auction pages.

If you wanna go in June you'll have to wait 4 or 5 months before the tickets are even released.

I wonder how high the anniversary concert tickets will go for..

Sets of CDL07-08 ones went pretty high, so I can't imagine the REAL tour's ticket prices on auction..

^Do you have any price examples for the CDL07-08 tickets? If her ticket prices are changing it would be good if I could update the tutorial thread accordingly :).

$1200!? Is ayu's concert tickets always this expensive, or just for the front row?

@immel : How much is the B-section ticket price would be?

@truehappiness : was the CDL07-08 concert ticket price went rocket? how much was the highest price?

There's already price examples for that in the tutorial thread, but I can say only the front row A block or K block tickets have any possibility of going for above 100,000 yen.

The ones I saw was sold for 150,000 in pairs, that means 75,000 each. I must say I think it might be more or less impossible to find single A block tickets, since people always book seats beside each other if they intend to sell them because they're much easier to sell.

50,000-60,000 yen by the estimations I have, I don't know if the prices changed a lot but I doubt.

Oh, and I just figured out something that should be added to the tutorial thread, there should be a picture of a ticket with a guide of how to understand it where to see the section and seat number etc. I remember it took me a long time before I got to know how to understand it correctly.

Anyone got a good picture for me that I could use?

Above 100k!^o^
i can't afford those section then, more realistic for me to hunt the B-section tickets.

CDL prices, some of them were crazy. Tour tickets may be cheaper as there are MORE dates, CDL only has 2, harder to get!

Best way I reckon is to go to Tokyo and buy from ticket reseller. It's cheaper this way, but I guess if you're gonna spend that much, it doesn't matter...

@immel: I got the image of a used HK concert ticket from the last Asia Tour, i got it from a Singaporean girl's blog, pretty nice looking girl, here..

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/1...ethktp1.th.jpg

^Thanks, but I'd need a Japanese one since that's where most people go and they usually have a quite distinctive look to them so it's easy to explain it and then you'll be able to decipher every Ayumi concert ticket as long as it's in Japan :D. If I get around to it I might scan one of my old tickets.

Thanks for the advice but is the show better in the front row or at the end of the catwalk?

are they sell the ticket now??
how about the price usual??

Read the thread again :).

All tickets are usually 7500-8000 yen when you buy them at their official release.

It depends on your preferences.

Front row A seats in the middle will get you close to Ayu and her dancers during the majority of the show.

Front row B seats in the middle (near central stage) will give you a great overview of the entire light show, the dancers and Ayu which is how I think her concerts should be experienced. Her light shows are usually something extraordinary.

When I went I had one front row B ticket and the other one I bought was D section far back so I got to experience it from different angles.

So I don't have to worry about getting tickets for another 4 or 5 months? I just don't want to miss the bus on this because I am going all out. Also, is June 18th her final tour date and is that the one that is going to be filmed for the DVD?

http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/phot...15461_7878.jpg

I have a bigger pic if u cant see that....

and yes, I got bad tickets, but they were cheap, hehe :)

The final tour date has probably yet to be revealed..

She usually adds a whole mess of dates, while the concert is still going on and stuff..

And there's still Asia to consider. She might be ending it in Asia this year..

I think thats probably the case.. :D

I don't know if I will be able to go to the 17th because my GRAD party is the 14th (in the US) and if I leave the next day on the 15th it is already the 16th in Japan and by the time I get there it will be the 17th and I will need to unpack and such and I will be exhausted, lol. I thought they filmed Ayu's last performance? So if they film at Yoyogi than it will film on April 5-6, 8: Tokyo Yoyogi? Why so early? I also want to make sure that the Nihon Gaishi Hall (Old Nagoya Rainbow Hall) is a big arena because I want to see her in a big one. I'm booking my flight at the end of next month.

Nihon Gaishi holds 10,000.

I think Yoyogi holds around 3,000 more.

^Correct.

Seeing her in a smaller one is more of an experience I'd say. You get closer to her and the atmosphere is more uh, missing words, but maybe you get me. I remember someone reporting from a concert in one of the smallest venues and it sounded thoroughly amazing since basically wherever you sit in the arena you'll be relatively close to her. It all gets more personal.

And considering the last dates, they might not even be announced yet. She usually announce more dates as the start of the tour draws closer.

Yay. :) Thanks for info. I think I'm going to use FDJP as well.
I have planned to go on the 17th or the 18th too. Not sure yet, but almost. Hopefully I'm graduating this spring because the travel to Nagoya will be my gift.

Last year I thought I could never get to Ayu's concert, but now it's possible so I hope this will work. :)

I don't think Nihon Gaishi Hall will be the final concert hall..

I think it will yet again be Yoyogi..

The tour will most likely extend past June, seeing as how the Asia lives have yet to be scheduled.

Don't be too sure about that, because she never ended a tour later than mid-June because of A-Nation coming up. 18th June sounds like the usual date when she'd end a tour.

@truehappiness, did last years tour end after June?

You don't have to wait until you have the tickets since, in the worst case, you can actually buy tickets when you're there. If you go looking for some reseller stores or the scalpers.

The price for flight tickets usually don't change that much, especially since it's still very early to book tickets, you can easily wait a couple of months without having to worry about it much. Well, when I booked my tickets the prices kinda stayed the same for a few months up until when I got my flight tickets which was only about a week before I went. Though that was in April, but Japan is a popular place to go to during spring as well, for the sakura.

Last year's tour ended in June, HOWEVER, the dates were all extremely spread out, with the Asia dates all happening in one month, while her Japan dates were in March, May and June.. but this time the Japan dates are March, April, May and June. Leaving no room at all for ASIA TOUR dates. It's highly likely that during the ASIA TOUR a-nation that they're planning this year, she's gonna do her ASIA dates and then do the final at Yoyogi later on..

http://www.avex.co.jp/e_site/press/2008/070518.pdf
Read this about their '08 ASIA TOUR a-nation plans.

Ah, thank you a lot. I'm sorry, I'm not very updated on Ayumi news anymore and that effects my ability to help people out :/. I didn't have a clue that a-nation was also going abroad!

That does make it more likely for later dates and so on, but I really wonder how she's gonna manage with rehearsing everything. Maybe her a-nation performances will be an extremely shortened version of the actual tour or something, like the same clothes, moves etc... um, I just don't know how else she'd manage to do them both at more or less the same time O_o.

She could do it. I mean, she'll probably just rehearse a set of songs while doing her AT08 rehearsals as well..

So I am really going all out for this trip and for the concert so I want to make sure I do everything right. People are saying that seats at the end of the catwalk are better than FRONT ROW A BLOCK SEATS. Is this really true? I mean, if the tickets are more expensive for front row than wouldn't that mean they are better? I'm sorry but I am a bit superficial about stuff like that, lol. I mean, if it costs more it's always better, ha ha. I am just really jumpy about these tickets. It sounds like the best way is to get them from resell shops but I am arriving ONE or TWO days before the concert so I won't be able to get front row on those days. Yahoo Japan sounds the best way? Correct? So really, if money was not a concertn (as is this case) where would you rather sit? I want to have KILLER SEATS. I guess I have a while before I have to worry about getting these tickets but I'm just really excited and don't want to miss any chances!

Thanks again everybody! I am flying and staying in Japan (probably Tokyo) for 9 nights ALL BY MYSELF and I just turned 18 in September so it's kind of scary not knowing Japanese and such. If anyone is planning on going to see Ayu maybe you could help me out or give me good advice when in Tokyo. immel had mentioned that for a little more than ¥130,374 (150,000) I can get 2 front row/extremely close seats and it's more likely to get seats than because they are sold in pairs. I might be willing to resell a ticket to someone for less than 75,000 if they would go to the concert with me so I feel more comfortable. Maybe even half the price - like 37,500.00 JPY which is only 341.933 USD! I imagine people would jump at the chance for a ticket like that at that price! I guess it depends on how much it costs for the middleman and such because in my budget I only planned on spending ¥130,374 and that's on the ticket alone if I have to so whatever it costs for the middle man I will add on to the second ticket price. Maybe if you live in Japan though I won't have to use a middleman and I will sell the second ticket to you for ¥37,500 or a little bit more!!

Someone asked for a ticket, i've scanned one (pretty old, but if it can help):

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/5...cketvo6.th.jpg

Thanks a lot astameth, I'll be using that one in the guide :).

@all.night.raver, considering where you want to be seated I gave my arguments for which seats I think are the best. It would be two different kinds of experiences to see her from central front row A seats (you really don't want to be far out on the sides) and sitting a little further back since that gives you a better overview of the entire show and you'll still be relatively close to Ayu and very close at times if you manage to get seats by the catwalk/central stage. You'll have to judge by yourself, or simply try to go to two different shows with different seating.

^ Thanks for the advice. I guess I will just wait and see what tickets I have available to me. Either way I am going to try and get central seats located next to the catwalk. If anyone is interested in getting a pair of tickets with me as I had mentioned above for only $400 or so, let me know.

Thanks!

Did they give you an estimate of when you'll have your tickets? And did they say they are sure they can get the kind you want?

Still such a long time until the whole thing starts. All dates aren't even released yet!

Well, I do not understand how they are planning to get a hold of tickets that doesn't even exist yet. There's still a month or two before the first ones, for the first shows, are released o_O.

TeamAyu connections on their part? :O

TA members just had the lottery for tickets, and teth[evo] got a set at Yoyogi that weren't for the first day or the anniversary date.

I see, didn't think TA tickets was released so early, I thought it was like 2 months before the performance, the regular ones being like 1 month before. Right now there's almost 3 months left before the first performance.

Anniversary tickets will be in VERY high demand. D;

It's a one-time chance.. like.. EVER. D:

http://page18.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/w18959809
Seats for 6/18 going for 79000yen right now D:

Probably even more later.. D:

Front row, but doesn't even say which section... insane.

Aagh.. I should put a request already but I can't 'cos I'm not sure if am I able to go. :/ And don't have enough money yet, but soon.

I put in my request for the Yokohama shows at FDJP. lol I forgot to put in my budget, hahaha, but the cheapest they can get is 15,000yen (Stand), and the most expensive is 50,000yen (A-block).

Even though my status of going to Japan is "undecided", I need to save up some more and at least buy a ticket...and if I suddenly can't go, I'll just sell it. XD

Awesome! Do review the show when you see it :)

Gratz! :) Nice seats.
I'm one step closer now too. It's up to that am I getting a friend to go with me. :P And now it seems that he's able to go.

Show that you're participating is on 6/17 in Nagoya? I'm trying to go to that one too or 18th.

Oh my god I feel like my hope is lost. Altough I am planning on spending about ¥130,374 or ¥150,000, I won't have that money until late April/May and front row seats are already on sale!? I hope someone is selling some when I have the money. I NEED FRONT ROW! Lol.

Front row is probably still going to be available in April/May..

Although I think it'd be wiser to wait until the conclusion of the concert is revealed. :O

I really hope it ends at Yoyogi :)

^ Definately. By then I think the conclusion shall be revealed. I feel jumpy now like maybe I should purchase the concert tickets first instead of my plane tickets? I'll wait I guess and hope she announces more dates.

http://search.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/s...ode=2&auccat=0

OMG. 8 pages worth of TeamAyu tickets.. O_O

Highest so far is 40,500yen for anniversary seats.

A lot of people, I think almost most of them, wait with selling their tickets until a week or two before the performance. That's the period when you usually get the most from selling concert tickets, which means there'll be good seats but at a high price.

You're better off waiting with getting your tickets if it's the best seats you want I think.

immel: as i can't read japanese..where can i sit for the ticket with 20.000 Yen?

hmm.. I may be stupid, but could I be forced to pay customs when I order tickets via FDJP.com? I mean it would be like about 20% more then. :D

And other thing what I'm scaring of is that what if the tickets won't come here. I mean I lost a great amount of money but i get nothing.
Well.. why they wouldn't come... :P

I do not think so, because or the way you paid for the ticket. And if it'd happen it would most likely be on the original ticket price, 20% of 7,800yen.

Hope you dont mind me chipping in :)

Y20000 was the price I paid for a B2 row ticket. This is in the central area and the catwalk was to my right. I wasn't as close as I'd like, I think 8 seats away? Still, for this price it was great value without paying silly money.

I ordered tickets for the concert on 17th June. :P
My total payment was $815 for 2 tickets on row 30 (I think so). Yeah.. that's very much but.. :D

EDIT: Can someone say, in which block is the row 30? Or how many rows there are in one block.

http://eplus.jp/sys/main.jsp?prm=U=8...P5=0001:P6=001

Eplus reservations for the first few venues will start in early February.

truehappiness, thank you very much for this link!