Help me get 2008 TOUR TICKETS!?

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by all.night.raver

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?

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..

[alternarist]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

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

I think thats probably the case..

[JinHamasaki]

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

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

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by ShadeKeiko

I already put my request into FDJP for the June 17th Nagoya concert, and they emailed me back saying that they would process my request, but that they probably wouldn't be available until March or April.

Just so you know, you'd probably not have to spend as much if you go on the 17th as opposed to the 18th (at least at this point, since her last concert will probably be harder to get good seats for).

As for the DVD, I think they usually film the Yoyogi one for it, but they always include clips and footage from the other locations. Or they have in more recent years at least.

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.

[immel]

Originally Posted by ShadeKeiko

w00t, I'm graduating too in June (from high school, at least). I don't think I'm going to have a party, though. ^^; Saving up all of my money for this.

She most likely will go back to Yoyogi after all of the Asia Tour dates are added. At this point it's too early to tell when that will be - I'm certain though that June 18th will not be her last performance. It's just the last for now.

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?

I dunno when I'm going to book my flight. My dad keeps saying I should wait until I get the tickets, but June is a busy month for Japan traveling, so I don't want to end up paying a trillion dollars. Plus a friend of mine is going with me and she has to catch a flight to Milan as opposed to coming back to the states with me, so there's that logistical issue. I think I'm going to have to end up going through a travel agency. >.>

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.

[truehappiness]

Nihon Gaishi holds 10,000.

I think Yoyogi holds around 3,000 more.

[immel]

^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.

[Marquez]

Originally Posted by ShadeKeiko

I already put my request into FDJP for the June 17th Nagoya concert, and they emailed me back saying that they would process my request, but that they probably wouldn't be available until March or April.

Just so you know, you'd probably not have to spend as much if you go on the 17th as opposed to the 18th (at least at this point, since her last concert will probably be harder to get good seats for).

As for the DVD, I think they usually film the Yoyogi one for it, but they always include clips and footage from the other locations. Or they have in more recent years at least.

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.

[truehappiness]

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.

[truehappiness]

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.

[immel]

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.

[truehappiness]

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

[Zeke.]

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!!

[astameth]

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

[immel]

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.

[Zeke.]

^ 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!

[immel]

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!

[immel]

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.

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by immel

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.

[immel]

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.