Your reunited band is getting ready to hit the road, but the road is now in the middle of a nasty recession. What do you do? Give the farm away! No Doubt has made an offer that it hopes its wallet-watching fans can’t refuse: People who purchase "top price level" tickets (greater than $42.50, and on sale today) to most dates on the group’s 2009 North American summer tour will receive a free digital download of the band’s 80-plus-song catalog, as well as a newly recorded cover of Adam and the Ants’ "Stand and Deliver." Sure, artists have value-added their tickets with complimentary tunes before, yet No Doubt’s bundling of its entire back catalog with a concert ticket seems like a pretty good deal — not to mention one that generates a little publicity to boot. (Something to ponder: How many of these higher-priced seats will be purchased by hard-core fans who already own all of the band’s music, save for the new track?)
What say you, PopWatchers? Does this incentive make you more inclined to go see Gwen & Co. this summer? What types of promotions would motivate you to buy a concert ticket in general?
i own their entire discography already. if they want to get me they need to send me a PSN gift certificate for 1.99 for f*cking “NEW” which wasnt in their 20 dollar greatest hits DLC even tho it was on their album …if they want it, they can take all the songs of rocksteady BACK…that album was SHlT anyway
i have all their stuff already, but i still think its wonderful. itll make a great gift for one of the friends im taking to to show, who is not all that familiar with their older stuff… ill never say no to free.
Most of the scalpers get these tickets as soon as they go on sale. Great idea but unless they can do something about tickets scalpers and give the public a fair shot at buying seats then it may work.
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I think it’s a pretty cool deal, although I agree with the fact that most of us who bought tickets over $42.50 already own the majority of their albums. I’m looking forward to the new cover song though!
I bought my ticket regardless of the deal. Sure its a plus, but I just want to see Gwen doing pushups on stage with 5 inch heels. Woot!
i love no doubt and will go if finances allow but why not do a couple of songs for fans shelling out that much for tickets.
The offer seems a little bit vague on what the entire catalog is and what format the downloads will be in. Is this an iTunes download offer or another application (which may not be formatted to be used in iTunes).
Having purchase tickets already and received the confirmation, I still don’t know what I’m getting as far as the download offer. The fine print from the offer says there will be a code emailed to you approximately 30 days before the show.
Anyone get it yet?
This is a brilliant move to ensure that all scalpers will now have the entire No Doubt catalog on their (probably stolen) iPods.
I just bought tickets on Firday! I hope they qualify.
And a new No Doubt 80s cover, they’re always good.
I stopped buying concert tickets a long time ago. I don’t care who’s in town – I’m tired us waiting in lines early – only to see the ‘good’ seats grabbed by all of the ticket scalpers. (I love seeing winos and south of the border immigrants wearing wristbands and waiting at the front of lines for U2/Bruce Springsteen/Madonna…you’re a fan!
The only thing that’ll make me buy a purchase, to anybody, is if TicketMaster went out of businees. Please, I need to pay a SERVICE CHARGE to order over the phone?!? I don’t need that tickets that bad!
Dan, I was thinking the same thing – fans who would pay for the best seats would most likely already have all their music.
Mark Knopfler has done similar his past few tours – buy a ticket to the concert, a few weeks later you get the newest CD in the mail. (Which doubles me up on a bunch because I always buy his CDs as soon as they come out.)
if i loved them that much, i totally would.
I’m going to the concert because I love No Doubt.. the free downloads are just a bonus!