ArmchairMillionaire
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I must be a glutton for punishment...
I just found out Stevie Wonder will be performing at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee in October. DW has wanted to see him in concert for the past decade. It's definitely a bucket list item for her so when I asked her if she wanted me to get tickets, she replied with an immediate "Yes, Please", so I looked online and found two seats in the first row of the upper section. (she is short, and cannot see if anyone stands up in front of us)
Of course, in their blatant discrimination of non-smartphone owners, the forum and Ticketbastard decided to make this show exclusively for smartphones. (their owners get to accompany them) so now I had to try to contact the forum box office and see if there is any way to get into the event without a smartphone if I were to buy the mobile tickets.
Note - We were able to get into the Metallica show last month without a phone. We had to wait in (the wrong) line outside the stadium for an hour to get our paper tickets and missed the first night's opening band, but we got in. Plus I got paper tickets to put in the CD cases, like I've been doing for 37+ years.
According to a press release about the Fiserv Forum and their mobile tickets, here's what they claim:
Now, let's say that you own a flip phone or your mobile device died while you were enjoying a beer before the game. You can still definitely get into Fiserv Forum.
"You can give us a call, and we have solutions for those folks. At no point is this technology meant to prohibit any type of person from getting into the building," said Morningstar, explaining that they can print off tickets or verify your tickets on location at Fiserv Forum for those in need. But they handle these all on a case-by-case basis – and honestly, that'd be more of a hassle than simply downloading an app, making an quick account and hitting a few buttons.
They also claim: Fiserv Forum/Ticketmaster Box Office #: (414) 227-0511 Hours: Event days from 12:00pm (or 3 hours prior to event, whichever is earliest) until approximately 1 hour into the event, and on Saturdays from 12:00pm until 4:00pm. Closed on non-event weekdays.
I tried calling about 20 times an hour today (Saturday) between noon and 4:00pm but sometimes it would ring once and then go to a busy signal. Most times it would ring twice and then switch to a busy signal, but other times it would ring fourteen times before switching to a busy signal. Once, just once, it rang six or seven times and went to an answering machine where it asked me to leave my name, number, and reason for calling and they would get back to me. So I did. And they didn't. So I just went ahead and bought the tickets while they were available for a reasonable price.
I'll try to figure out when the box office is open during the week and try calling them in a few days. Hopefully, I'll be able to pick the tickets up at the will-call section of the ticket office.
Wish me luck!
-AM
I just found out Stevie Wonder will be performing at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee in October. DW has wanted to see him in concert for the past decade. It's definitely a bucket list item for her so when I asked her if she wanted me to get tickets, she replied with an immediate "Yes, Please", so I looked online and found two seats in the first row of the upper section. (she is short, and cannot see if anyone stands up in front of us)
Of course, in their blatant discrimination of non-smartphone owners, the forum and Ticketbastard decided to make this show exclusively for smartphones. (their owners get to accompany them) so now I had to try to contact the forum box office and see if there is any way to get into the event without a smartphone if I were to buy the mobile tickets.
Note - We were able to get into the Metallica show last month without a phone. We had to wait in (the wrong) line outside the stadium for an hour to get our paper tickets and missed the first night's opening band, but we got in. Plus I got paper tickets to put in the CD cases, like I've been doing for 37+ years.
According to a press release about the Fiserv Forum and their mobile tickets, here's what they claim:
Now, let's say that you own a flip phone or your mobile device died while you were enjoying a beer before the game. You can still definitely get into Fiserv Forum.
"You can give us a call, and we have solutions for those folks. At no point is this technology meant to prohibit any type of person from getting into the building," said Morningstar, explaining that they can print off tickets or verify your tickets on location at Fiserv Forum for those in need. But they handle these all on a case-by-case basis – and honestly, that'd be more of a hassle than simply downloading an app, making an quick account and hitting a few buttons.
They also claim: Fiserv Forum/Ticketmaster Box Office #: (414) 227-0511 Hours: Event days from 12:00pm (or 3 hours prior to event, whichever is earliest) until approximately 1 hour into the event, and on Saturdays from 12:00pm until 4:00pm. Closed on non-event weekdays.
I tried calling about 20 times an hour today (Saturday) between noon and 4:00pm but sometimes it would ring once and then go to a busy signal. Most times it would ring twice and then switch to a busy signal, but other times it would ring fourteen times before switching to a busy signal. Once, just once, it rang six or seven times and went to an answering machine where it asked me to leave my name, number, and reason for calling and they would get back to me. So I did. And they didn't. So I just went ahead and bought the tickets while they were available for a reasonable price.
I'll try to figure out when the box office is open during the week and try calling them in a few days. Hopefully, I'll be able to pick the tickets up at the will-call section of the ticket office.
Wish me luck!
-AM
She doesn't impress me much. I would not have seen her otherwise 
