[Official Message] ayumi hamasaki 『Just the beginning -20- TOUR 2017』

[!Lawi!]

^Is that the average price? I imagine not all seats are 8900 yen?

I'm only now realising I have no clue how to book tickets for her shows and i need to be on point when they announce the dates!

[Corvina]

Originally Posted by !Lawi!

^Is that the average price? I imagine not all seats are 8900 yen?

I'm only now realising I have no clue how to book tickets for her shows and i need to be on point when they announce the dates!

All seats have the same price, it's standard.

[Aderianu]

Originally Posted by !Lawi!

^Is that the average price? I imagine not all seats are 8900 yen?

I think 8900 is the only one price for every ticket. Resellers sell them for 20000 only because of the greed

[rainbow_smile]

Originally Posted by !Lawi!

I'm only now realising I have no clue how to book tickets for her shows and i need to be on point when they announce the dates!

If you want to buy them officially the best way would be to sign up for TA and apply for the lottery. You won't be able to choose your seat, but you won't have to pay the markup that the resellers set.

Otherwise you have to buy from the resellers.

There are other options but I think all of them are only available to the residents of Japan.

[Aries]

Originally Posted by rainbow_smile

If you want to buy them officially the best way would be to sign up for TA and apply for the lottery. You won't be able to choose your seat, but you won't have to pay the markup that the resellers set.

Otherwise you have to buy from the resellers.

There are other options but I think all of them are only available to the residents of Japan.

Great info! But.. are we sure to get tickets through the lottery?

[!Lawi!]

Originally Posted by rainbow_smile

If you want to buy them officially the best way would be to sign up for TA and apply for the lottery. You won't be able to choose your seat, but you won't have to pay the markup that the resellers set.

Otherwise you have to buy from the resellers.

There are other options but I think all of them are only available to the residents of Japan.

Oh thanks for the info, that's another's couple of yen I have to take into account... Well I'll have an address in Tokyo starting April 3rd but I imagine that would be too late...

[rainbow_smile]

Originally Posted by !Lawi!

Oh thanks for the info, that's another's couple of yen I have to take into account... Well I'll have an address in Tokyo starting April 3rd but I imagine that would be too late...

It may be too late but I think just having an address is not enough, you either need to have a japanese bank account (I think they don't accept international cards) or you have to be present in japan and pay at a convenience store iirc

[Chris85]

Originally Posted by !Lawi!

Oh thanks for the info, that's another's couple of yen I have to take into account... Well I'll have an address in Tokyo starting April 3rd but I imagine that would be too late...

Why don't you join global fanclub now with your current international address? Major credit cards are accepted. There's almost 100 percent guarantee that you will win the lottery and get a good seat. If you join with Japanese address your chances are unpredictable.

[!Lawi!]

Originally Posted by Chris85

Why don't you join global fanclub now with your current international address? Major credit cards are accepted. There's almost 100 percent guarantee that you will win the lottery and get a good seat. If you join with Japanese address your chances are unpredictable.

That's probably what I'll do! Last question though, will I be able to apply for two seats? My boyfriend would love to come but he's not what you'd call a fan, so I don't think he'd apply to TA. Will I be able to enter the lottery for two seats?

[voltron]

Originally Posted by !Lawi!

That's probably what I'll do! Last question though, will I be able to apply for two seats? My boyfriend would love to come but he's not what you'd call a fan, so I don't think he'd apply to TA. Will I be able to enter the lottery for two seats?

You should be able to. TA Tour allowed up to 2 tickets per show, I'm not sure how normal tours are, but it must be at least that.

[rainbow_smile]

Originally Posted by Chris85

Why don't you join global fanclub now with your current international address? Major credit cards are accepted. There's almost 100 percent guarantee that you will win the lottery and get a good seat. If you join with Japanese address your chances are unpredictable.

You are not guaranteed to get a good seat. Yes, majority of overseas fans got great seats, but not all of them. My MIJ seats were pretty bad on 2 concerts out of the 3 I applied for. Idk if it depends on how many dates you apply for, or it might be because it wasn't my first time seeing her, but it's possible that the seats you get are indeed random even if you use an overseas address.

[Chris85]

Originally Posted by rainbow_smile

You are not guaranteed to get a good seat. Yes, majority of overseas fans got great seats, but not all of them. My MIJ seats were pretty bad on 2 concerts out of the 3 I applied for. Idk if it depends on how many dates you apply for, or it might be because it wasn't my first time seeing her, but it's possible that the seats you get are indeed random even if you use an overseas address.

That's why I said ALMOST 100 percent guarantee, didn't I? My point was you are more likely to win and get a good seat if you're an international fan, not the one with Japanese address. That's the reason they hand you tickets 2 hours before the show, because they don't want people reselling good seats.
It seems that something was changed last year, because all seats I was getting during 2015 were amazing and I won everything, and not just me.

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by Chris85

That's why I said ALMOST 100 percent guarantee, didn't I? My point was you are more likely to win and get a good seat if you're an international fan, not the one with Japanese address. That's the reason they hand you tickets 2 hours before the show, because they don't want people reselling good seats.
It seems that something was changed last year, because all seats I was getting during 2015 were amazing and I won everything, and not just me.

At the TA tour last year I had 3 ayu ticket from 2 different international accounts and all had incredibly low numbers (meaning we had the best chance to get front row). So I'm a total believer that yes, international TA members get better chances at good seats. Which I think is very nice, since most people are going a long way/spending a ton of money just to see Ayu. I haven't seen any other Japanese artists reach out internationally like that.