Question: Strangers on a Train

[esquethetic.livejournal.com]

Hey everyone,
So, as I'm still pretty desperate to find a ticket to Nino's play, I stumbled upon this link at Johnnys-net.
I suck at reading kanji, so all I could pick up with the help of some online translators was that you can buy tickets at the door?
It gives you contact information to Ticket Pia and the Globe Theater, but I wouldn't be able to speak to anyone anyway (unless they had english interpreters). On the second option there though, under Pia's contact info, is it saying that you can queue for tickets at the door from 12 to 2PM?
Or am I just reading this horrendously wrong?

If anyone could help me out, I'd love you forever<33
I might just have to resort to scalpers/idol shops D:

Thanks in advance to anyone too~

Comments

[zomboid.livejournal.com]

Basically, all the pre-sale tickets have been sold out but if you really want to go see a show, you can line up the day before the show between the hours of noon to 2PM. You can't chose your seats, and you must bring an ID with you (I guess it's to prevent scalpers?)

But good luck trying to get tickets. Last time I check, tickets for his butai were selling for 40,000yen on Yahoo Auctions. ^^

Oh and I forgot to add that you must also bring an ID with you if you are lucky enough to get tickets. They don't guarantee that you will get tickets, and they're hinting that most of the seats might be crappy seats, so be prepare for that? Each person can also only buy 2 tickets max.

[esquethetic.livejournal.com]

First, thanks so much for the reply :D
Second, with ID checks, does that mean they won't let foreigners watch? Or is it just a sort of formal thing?
Third, if I were somehow lucky enough to get a ticket by lining up, shouldn't the prices be original-value, since I'm not buying it off of greedy fans, but from the theater? XD

And I honestly don't care if it's crappy. I heard the Globe theater is tiny, and being in close proximity with Neeners is enough :P Not to sounds creepy...

Thanks again~

[zomboid.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing it's so prevent scalpers from buying tickets and then re-selling them, because they want to make sure that the name on the ticket would match the name on the ID? That is, if you can get tickets.

And yeah, the Globe is a tiny tiny theatre, it's based on the Shakespeare theatre back in England? The acoustics are nice and you can hear pretty clearly without the aide of mikes.

From what I understand, even with the original balloting, there were different prices for different seats, based on how close the seats are to the stage, so I'm guessing that you'd pay the original price, but since there are price levels, you can't pick which price level you're going to pay for depending on which seats are available.

But I sincerely hope that you'll get to see the butai. I know I want to, but my ballot fell through. It's a really rare chance since Nino hasn't done a butai in a very long time. ^^

[esquethetic.livejournal.com]

Oh okay, that's good news, I didn't want to show them my passport and then get denied for whatever reason XD

That sounds nice, I would love to even just step into the theater for a moment.

That's fine, the most expensive ticket on Johnnys-net was like 8500 yen, which is totally fine compared to prices on Yahoo Auctions~

Thanks so much, I'll definitely be on the hunt once I'm there. Thank you thank you thank you!

[zomboid.livejournal.com]

No problem, glad to be of service. I'd line up too but I have school at the time so, I guess I won't be able to see Nino's butai unless I go to Yahoo Auctions. :(

[miryoku.livejournal.com]

If you can use Yahoo Auctions I recommend it. It's expensive, but there are a bunch of people selling tickets, and that's how I saw Aiba's butai in March. I paid by 銀行振込 so if you can't do that it's pretty difficult I think.

Good luck! I'm jealous I wish I could have seen Nino's butai...

[esquethetic.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I try to stray away from Yahoo Auctions. Especially since prices seem to be getting even higher as the date gets closer. All the tickets that I could possibly use were in the $200 ~ $500 range O_O Plus, I can't really communicate with Japanese sellers unless I got a middle-man service like i-tm4u, but they charge fees like crazy.

Thanks, I'll definitely be praying ^^;;

[beccy-chan.livejournal.com]

hey~ I wanna try going too! we could queue together if you want :3 (=higher chance?)
I'm always looking on mixi if someone wants to sell their ticket... but no luck yet ^^;

[esquethetic.livejournal.com]

That sounds fun! ^_^ Since it did say that you can order two tickets, we could definitely help eachother out if it came to that. When will you be in Tokyo?

[beccy-chan.livejournal.com]

I'll arrive on August 4th and stay 2 weeks~ =D
I already looked at your lj and your vox said that you'll be there around the same time, so yey~ ^0^

[esquethetic.livejournal.com]

Yep :D I'll be arriving in Japan on August 6th, so I probably won't be able to queue until the 7th, but yeah.
As the time gets closer, I guess we could contact each other ^_^

[beccy-chan.livejournal.com]

yup, let's do so ^~^

[yabaix.livejournal.com]

I'm also going to try my hand at this. Thanks for the information! I didn't know this was an option XD
I'd be willing to queue with you (^^)

[esquethetic.livejournal.com]

Sounds good XD We could all have a LJ queuing party :P

[(Anonymous)]

can u tak in japanese

[dilimanista.livejournal.com]

Wow, this sounds interesting. Meeting Arashi fans all over the world. Really contagious, ne?

Hope I'll be there to see the butai, too. Ü

[kiiroinamida17.livejournal.com]

there is no lining up from 12pm - 2pm, instead you have to call in the hotline during that time the day before for the date of show you want to watch. if you managed to get the "pre-order" number from the call, you have to reach Tokyo Globe 1 hour before the show starts.

there is also a cancel ticket quese starting 30 minutes before the show starts, but there is a possibility there will be no cancel tickets for that day also

[esquethetic.livejournal.com]

Hi! Thanks for your reply, and clarifications~
When you say call the hotline, would that be the number to Ticket PIA or to the Globe Theater?
And speaking/understanding Japanese fluently is probably a must to contact through the phone right? ^^;

[kiiroinamida17.livejournal.com]

yes, the ticket pia number for day ticket sales, and most probably you need to understand Japanese to get through the call, as they will check id to see if you are the one who called in.