Roll Call - Newport Folk Festival!!!!

[Jahmazed]

Picked up 2 tickets for Wilco.  It should be a great weekend.

thread should be amended to Roll Call + Wilco! 

so awesome to be able to use the words roll call and wilco in the same sentence  :D

[Tired Eyes]

I went to buy my 2-day pass today and they are sold out!  Saturday too.  If anyone hears of a 2-day pass or a Saturday ticket for sale, please let me know.  Thanks.
At least I got a Wilco ticket in the presale so I'll be at that show for certain.

[wolof7]

Enjoying my first of these...



official beer of the NFF.

Delicious...if people are looking for other ways to spend their time in Newport, the Newport Storm Brewery is a lot of fun...wonder if its open during Sunday Service hours before Joe Fletcher hits  the stage.

[CountSA]

GDI - I don't know why the hell I waited to buy tickets...looks like I'll be hitting the secondary market.

[TheThird]

Goodness. $235 for a Saturday ticket?   :'(

[FiddleCastro]

Goodness. $235 for a Saturday ticket?   :'(

Well, this is totally terrible.  :'(

[Penny Lane]

I think prices will come down. I keep repeating myself (sorry) but I got my ticket the week before last year and paid face value. People jump to buy tix but then accommodations fall through so have faith--there will be tix!

[wamsankas]

I bet this year the tickets are priced a bit higher however just do to how awesome the line up is. i would assume jackson browne tickets alone go for 150. moms love that stuff (so do i)

[FiddleCastro]

I think prices will come down. I keep repeating myself (sorry) but I got my ticket the week before last year and paid face value. People jump to buy tix but then accommodations fall through so have faith--there will be tix!

Yeah i'm probably going to pick up my Sunday ticket ASAP and hope this happens! I WILL BE THERE.  :D

[FiddleCastro]

Uhh... Anyone got an extra 2 day pass?  :(

[Dillsnufus]

Uhh... Anyone got an extra 2 day pass?  :(

I'll take a one day pass(MMJ day)  if anyone is selling. i was planning to go for my 21st birthday but got shut out.

[Penny Lane]

Uhh... Anyone got an extra 2 day pass?  :(

I'll take a one day pass(MMJ day)  if anyone is selling. i was planning to go for my 21st birthday but got shut out.

i am keeping my eye out for both of you...we'll find some!

[mahg33ta]

Uhh... Anyone got an extra 2 day pass?  :(

I'll take a one day pass(MMJ day)  if anyone is selling. i was planning to go for my 21st birthday but got shut out.

i am keeping my eye out for both of you...we'll find some!

I am not one to condone scalping, and I know Penny your advice has been that tickets will come down and be available as we get closer.... but my 0.02 is that tickets are going to be very hard to come by and if you see something at a price you can live with, pull the trigger.   I have seen a bunch of wanted posts on craigslist, the NFF Facebook, and I know a bunch of friends who are personally looking.

[CountSA]

Some eBay scalping company had $1000 for (1) 2 day pass and $500 for (1) saturday.

[mahg33ta]

Some eBay scalping company had $1000 for (1) 2 day pass and $500 for (1) saturday.

Yeah, that's ridiculous and I wasn't suggesting that- I just meant if there are tix and even if they are a little over face, I would make sure I grab them and not get too cute.   But, that's just my opinion  (and no I don't have tix I'm trying to sell  ;D)

[johnnYYac]

Here are 2 Saturday tix... for $425.  :-\ :-\

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Newport-Folk-Festival-Tickets-/221004869167?pt=US_Tickets_all_in_one&hash=item3374eaae2f

[TheThird]

If you guys don't mind keeping another eye out for saturday tickets that'd be very helpful!

[APR]

Not sure about festivals or specifically NFF, but quite often there are tickets released just before the show (or day of) for previously sold out shows on ticketmaster's website.  But if I had to travel  or knew I couldn't risk missing out, then I don't think I could take that chance.   

I have a feeling people bought extras for friends and/or plenty of people's plans will fall thru and there will be extras for face value in July.  It took a while to sell out.  If tickets were sold out on the first day, then I think there would be more scalpers involved from day one until the show.

[br00ke]

yeah, i too have faith in there being more tix available closer to date. there are often re-releases that were part of a ticket block for industry folks and such. the one's that don't get used up go back in the pool for a rerelease. be sure to follow NFF and such on twitter/fb what have you to stay up on things. i will of course keep my peepers peeped !!

[johnnYYac]

Ever the optimist, I should however note a tweet from the folks at NFF:

@Newportfolkfest (15 hours ago)

"We're COMPLETELY sold out of ALL SAT & SUN tix & have NONE on hold or reserve. Thanks for the amazing support in making this an epic year"