^Would you reccomend trying my luck at the ticket sites equivalent to ticketmaster and printing them in japan (7-11, etc). Or would it be better to just reseller shop it?

To my knowledge (and I'm not 100% sure about this), the ticket sites like Lawson, 7-11, pia, etc. all require you to use credit cards with billing addresses in Japan. So, unless you have one of those, that's not going to work. If you're actually going to be IN Japan when the tickets go on sale, it's definitely worth trying for it at one of the machines the moment they go on sale.

The thing with the fanclub tickets that are up on sale on Y!J right now is that they're overpriced, and there's absolutely nothing to guarantee what kind of seat you'll get. You're just as likely to get a seat in the back of the arena if you buy a fanclub ticket or a general sale ticket. There's no difference.

If you want to know where you'll be seated during the concert, and you want to be GUARANTEED a ticket, it might not be a bad idea to scour Y!J after the 11th of March, when tickets have already gone on sale to the general public. People who buy those receive their tickets right there and then, with the seat information and everything on it, and they'll put those details in their auction listings accordingly. You'd probably have just as much luck with reseller shops. Maybe the reason all the reseller shops were out of tickets for the date I wanted was because it was the last date. I find it really interesting that no one else has had that problem. :shrug

so you had problem with reseller shop for last concert? I am going for the first concert and I'm worried I'll have the same problem with reseller shop too... it'll be such a disappointment if you go to Japan and ended up w/o tickets! what did you end up doing?

After checking four reseller shops and realizing that I wasn't going to find tickets anywhere, I walked over to Yoyogi and found someone with a spare ticket. Sucks. Then again, that was back in 2008, and I think her popularity's declined a bit since then, so you probably wouldn't run into that problem.

i would be sooooo disappointed if i end up not having tickets.... :S

was it a lot more expensive the yoyogo tickets? so they were scalpers on site? how do you know they are scalpers?

Seems fairly certain I'll be attending the summer Osaka shows in July. If there's enough AHSers planning to go I can make a seperate thread to this one.

update: I booked all my hotels in Japan! I can't wait for Ayu concert!

I will be staying in Shinjuku so taking the train to Saitama...going to check out reseller at Daikokuya a day before....

btw I saw for each concert dates there are 2 time, is that a hall opening time and the actual show start time? there are usually 1 hour apart...do you need to enter the all 1 hour before the show? would they not let you in afterwards?

How many ayu's ticket did u see at that time?
Were there available a lot?

I'm planning to go CDL this year, and buy from reseller shop
but I'm worry about that the CDL ticket will be sold out...:(

There's trains that go directly from Shinjuku to Saitama, and from what my friend has told me, the distance from Shinjuku isn't too far from Saitama Super Arena.

I'll be arriving in Japan one day before Ayu's album comes out, and I want to go to a reseller shop right after I get Ayu's album! XD At least, I really want to get a ticket for the 4/8 show that day. I just want to be guaranteed a ticket, y'know?

That first time indicates when the doors open - they won't let you in before that time. You can be let in after the show starts. When I saw Ayu at AT08, I saw security seating a guy as the encore was starting. (Funny enough, he seemed to be a huge fan as he was decked out in merchandise and was dancing around more than a lot of the people around me, lol.)

^ 4/8's the day I'd like to get a ticket for too. I have work the day before, and all the other venues are a lot farther.

I don't know if I should try buying my ticket at one of those machines in the conbinis or if I should wait and just buy one from a reseller. Either way, I have to go. Not seeing an Ayu concert now that I'm actually living in Japan would just be tragic.

Anyone can advise me how to go to Saitama from Shinagawa, or from Harajuku?

I'm staying at Shinagawa, and might go to Harajuku before the concert to get some stuff.

you can take the JR train to saitama..the arena is right beside the train station..just google map it with the public transportation option

btw anyone know if I wanna get tour goods...do I need to go there very early to line up? If i go right before concert start are they still available?

^thank you.

About the goods, if you are hunting for the ayupan, you have to be there early. I remembered these get sold fast at the earlier shows. I'm aiming for them too.

If I remember correctly from the "Going to an Ayu Concert" guide + past experience... good stands open 3hrs before the concert? I'm not sure if it was that, or if it's recommended to get there 3hrs early, haha.

I remember going to AT08 and being SO BUMMED I couldn't get the AT07 tourbook. It had sold out at a previous concert. Thankfully with me going to the first&second dates, hopefully nothing important will sell out!

If you're going to the first show of the tour, it's probably better to get there really early. The lineups are huge and goods are likely to get sold out fast.

I'm leaving this sat for japan! so excited!!!!!!

I'll reach Japan on 4th morning! I can't wait too!!! It's been so stressful at work! I looking forward to my one week break!

Ahhh memories of my first show at Saitama :heart NEXT LEVEL Tour~
Lines were soooo long for the goods, since it's the first day and all. But super fun. Make sure you get some snacks and locate the restrooms before lining up, haha. Also, bring a mat to sit on!

I forwent the first show and I'm going to the show on the 8th for her debut! But I'm so excited! Wonder when the goods will be out!? Next week right??

I actually much prefer non-Yoyogi shows... Yoyogi is really crowded. Saitama has so much space to walk around. Sure you can go to Harajuku when you're at Yoyogi. But normal Harajuku crowds + all the Ayu crowd makes for one cramped place! Yokohama is fun too~

Last time, I was there at 11am (concert starting at 6pm or so) and there was already a 2h line!!! So long.. Under the sun and all, I wished I had been there earlier lol.. And I thought it was already very early! But nothing was sold out when I left after the concert so idk..

Did you all manage to get tickets? :)

I always arrive like 30 minutes before the show starts, lol. The line is shorter and moves quicker and usually there isn't a problem getting what I want to buy.

I dislike Yoyogi as well. It's crazy trying to get out of there and just in general the arenas in Yokohama or Saitama are much better.