^^I didn't know that. It makes things more complicated that's true. Basically the thing you need is someone who is in Fukuoka and buys the tickets for you. ;_; But good luck with the lottery anyway. Tell us how it worked out later, ok?

^Yes, scalpers. But that's as risky as the reseller shops. It's not impossible, though. But it's understandable that she wants her tickets before she goes to Fukuoka.

I think I will wait and see first if I win some tickets at TA, and if yes what tickets. If I don´t win this problem is gone anyways ^^
Maybe I can buy of some cheap bad seat tickets from yahoo as a reserve to be safe xD
I guess reseller shops in Osaka/Kyoto are won´t have tickets for other cities?

Yeah I know :( I considered attending one of the Yokohama dates, but I am not sure if I'll be able to do so due to financial problems. I am sure she'll have some Yoyogi dates announced, but the question is when :(

You never know, you might get extremely lucky with a scalper. I know I ended up selling my 5th row ticket A block to someone outside the arena for $100 only and it cost me $650.

^OMG Why was I not there, which concert was it

Also the big advantage to the resale shops is you get to chose your seat. I actually got the worst seats I've ever gotten from the fanclub. :thud

Yeah, Amuro tickets can be kind of scarce these days - I missed seeing her tour last year cause the tickets were too expensive and scarce this time around. :(
I've never been to the Shinjuku store, but the Ueno and Shibuya stores the last few years ALWAYS have Ayu tickets and quite a lot of them too especially if you are planning on going to one of the shows in or around Tokyo.(Saitama, Yokohama, Chiba etc) I've seen tickets for other areas too, but obviously not as many.

Wow that sucks. You couldn't have held out for more? :)
Why were you selling the ticket?

The Harajuku shop has the most tickets for IDOL groups these days; some for solo artists, but not a lot. If you are living in Bunkyo (that's where I work btw^_^), the Ueno ticket store is close.

I've seen reseller outlets in Fukuoka, just walk around downtown and you'll spot them really easily. They have bright yellow/blue neon signage that says "ticket" or something. ;)

^Thanks, Misa-chan. Do they have a name (like "Yokohama tickets" in Tokyo)?

^I don't remember the exact name, but it was some cheesy thing, like "ticket 24/7" or "ticket shop" or something. :P The characters for ticket is "チケット", so just look for a store with a yellow signboard that says that. ;)

Worse case scenario, just let your hotel reception staff or hostel owner know what you're looking for, and I'm sure they'll do their best to help. ^^

I entered for tickets for 4/8 :)

I figured it'd be fun being there for her debut day. But I'm sure every other fan is thinking the same thing...

Gonna wish you good luck, but only if you wish me luck too ;P
I am hoping that I have better chances because I am not enetering for the "main travel area" tickets xD

I need to match her dates with my school exchange student trip, but I will only know the available trip date like 1 month before, so I'll just go to the reseller shops to grab my ticket.

hey just wondering how early can non fans buy her tickets? I might be planning for my first trip to tokyo ...

Lucky! I'm still hoping I can go this year! ( i have never been either!)

:o Yeah i meant non TA fans.
Hmm guess I shall just leave it up to fate if i can go to her tour

Persoanlly I'd just get tickets from a scalper. I'm not going to AT12 but I'll get going to CDL12-13, which seems to be much harder to get tickets for... :thud

^ I wonder if she was do anything special since it will start off her 15 years in the business? (besides nothing from nothing)

I'm planning on Tokyo for this summer. So it looks like I'll go to the Shizuoka concert. It's only one hour on the bullet train, but I more than likely will stay the night in Shizuoka. I've never been to Shizuoka (or outside of Tokyo) so I think it will be a fun day trip!

Anyone going to Nagoya shows? I'm planning to get tickets for May 27/28. :D

She said that the setlist has been decided...man am I excited to learn what it is!

^ Where? Where?? do we know yet or is she teasing us with the info?

She's never released a tracklist before a concert.

Damn, I want to know it! >_<

Where has ayu said that!!?
OMG can't believe it!

On TA. Misa-chan translated the message on her blog ^^ You have to ask her for the password though if you don't have it already.
http://misachanjpop.wordpress.com/

hayasaki - i'm about to change my flight schedule, before...my schedule is from 12-19 July 2012, but there is no ayu concert on that date, then i want to change it from 21 - 30 May, and there is concert at Nagoya...

Anyone here have some info about Nagoya? and how to get concert tickets in that city? any reseller shop?
I need to make a quick decision to change my flight schedule...
Please help!

i just listened Happening Here for the 1st time and i'm disappointed!

i hope this is just one-off.... it definitely sounds like a 90s tune.

No reseller shops that I know of, it gets hard outside of Tokyo with ticket reseller shops.
I would definitely buy on Yahoo Auctions!

^i see...
i think it will be easier get ticket for yokohama arena concert, right? not far from tokyo, maybe it will be easier...

^Yokohama arena tickets will definitely be sold at Tokyo reseller stores!!! Yokohama is only 30 minutes by train (theres like a train every 5 minutes to go to Yokohama) so doing a concert in Yokohama sort of counts as doing them in Tokyo because it's really easy to get to.

Hmm...ok..yokohoma is better...
i will try to change my schedule to match the concert at yokohama arena...
i'm not sure, if i can move my flight ticket schedule from July to May...Wish me luck!

Nagoya has a lot of reseller shops:

http://www.igami.co.jp/
http://www.esca-sc.com/variety_0062.html (very close to JR Nagoya Sta.)

^they sold concert ticket as well jorge? have you tried it?

Yes, they sell Ayu concert tickets but maybe too expensive.
In 2010 I bought my ticket for Nagoya through scalpers.

^If you remember...is it really pricey? how big the different between the reseller shop and scalpers?

The main problem you can find if you're going alone is that they sold tickets only in pairs of two, single tickets were not selling, at least I couldn't find any in Nagoya so I bought it near of NGH, it cost me even cheaper than official price.

may be risky as last chance to get tickets but I've ever seen scalpers for her concerts in Saitama, Yoyogi, Nagoya and Osaka around the venues.

^ is scalping illegal in Japan?

in the end..i can't afford to change my flight schedule, the fee is too much for me...almost twice of my flight fee...crazy...
i just can pray, that there will be miracle, that ayu will held concert on the date i visit japan...

I whould like to know that too.

^ lol.. it would be horrible to go there and get arrested because you didn't know!

:roflmao When I first read this I was like "There is no doubt about that it's illegal to scalp someone!!!!!"

^LOL :lech

^^ It is probably illegal to scalp, but I always see lots of them at the Yoyogi venue, so maybe noone really cares much? But it'll be best if you get a Japanese friend to buy the ticket from the scalper instead of doing it yourself, since they may jack up the price because you're a foreigner and they know you need a ticket cause that's what you came to Japan for (to see ayu) lol. :laugh

So yeah, it's possible to get really good deals from scalpers, but just be careful! :)

Yeah, I saw scalpers at Yoyogi just as you come down the stairs where the train station is, and honestly, I bet you'd be fine because I didn't see any cops and they were also really obvious about it...but, it's MUCH better to go to a reseller shop because you can think and choose what you want instead of being pressured to buy something that you may regret.

^^ good to know! I think i woudl rather use the reseller shops too... but I wonder if you can find a good deal every known and then with the scalpers?

^ I'm sure you can, but I would check the reseller shops first because at least that's a better guarantee for you than the scalpers...and according to one of my friends who has been several times they try and charge more because they know you're desperate for tickets and will try and fool you with expensive prices since many foreign fans won't speak Japanese.

The reseller shops have the tickets nicely laid out and you can look for awhile and think about it and actually compare prices with different seats. I suppose you could try the scalpers first...? Then if not go back to the reseller shops...but meh, the reseller shops IMO are the best way because it's more legitimate.

I'm crazy...but i change my flight...the fee is almost twice of my original ticket fee (X_X)

now is the time to find out more about how to buy ticket for nagoya concert
PLEASE HELP minna-san...
tell me information about how to get ticket for nagoya concert (6/30,7/1)

^you're such a faithful fan! :love wish you luck!

^wish me luck...

i think it will be harder to find ticket for Nagoya concert...but i will try...

Jorge already tell me one place http://www.igami.co.jp/

but more info will be better!!!

I always wanted to go to the nagoya show and the tokyo one!

^let's go to Nagoya then....hahaha...

I am mainly asking because it may be that I have too many tickets when I am probably buying a second pair on yahoo just to be safe xD
One more week to go till TA Lottery results are announced O_O *excitet*

do you guys think it will possible to buy a ticket one week before the actual show?

It's probably possible to even get a ticket the day of the show depending on how lucky you get.

Back in 2009, I was able to buy floor seats for one of the Tokyo shows the day of the show. I kid you not, they were cheaper than retail value!! (I think my pair of tickets were 12,000yen, so 6000yen per ticket - and tickets were 7500yen originally!) We got lucky then. For the show the day before, my friend bought us tickets the day before that show - each ticket was 12,000yen, and again we were next to the stage.

Aah, I'm so excited... Once I get my tax return, I plan on getting a plane ticket to Tokyo! Haven't seen her live since 2009, so I'm very excited to return to Japan to see Ayu in concert again!

oh my!!! I haven't been to this thread in such awhile!!! I can sense a number of people here wants to come to Nagoya concert. I still haven't been able to get tickets though. But whatever happens, please drop me a message so i can meet you all!!! Nagoya is my home city, and i'd be more than happy to show you around! :)

^I need info for ticket reseller shop hayasaki...

Tickets going on sale to the general public, according to Lawson's website...

4/7 & 4/8 (Saitama) - on sale 3/11
5/12 & 5/13 (Yokohama) - on sale 4/14

When I went to see Ai Otsuka back in '07 I had an extra ticket that I wanted to sell but I wasn't sure if scalping was illegal or not and didn't want to end up in a Japanese jail! I wasn't selling the ticket for any more than it was worth, but then I would've also have had to sit next to the person who bought it xD

I got tickets to the 4/8 show! yay! :D

I have 4/7 4/8 tickets each one 6/9 tickets for four
If there are people in need, I can give you pumping the ticket serial number
However, the tickets they want a way to Hello! Period to 2/15

this makes me sad.. seeing all these people getting tickets! :(
hope all my plans come togather so i can go this year!

I don´´t kinow yet if I got tickets ._.
I am so curious, it´´s killing me xD

anyone bought tickets for saitama at reseller shop? any reseller shop suggestion?

how?!?!

He won the TA lottery. :shakehead

I won 2 tickets at the TA lottery for the 21st April show in Fukuoka^^
I am so excited, it´´s cool to see Ayu in her hometown^^

Man, I really want to go to an Ayu concert. buying the concert ticket wouldn't be an issue for me, but buying the plane ticket would cost me an arm and a leg :(

I won Fukuoka tickets as well :D

But I don't have someone in Japan to help me retrieve the tickets...:thud

Same here... But I saw a guy selling his soul on ebay. Maybe I should try this... xD

^haha, that reminds me of the Simpsons episode where Bart sells his soul to Milhouse. You shouldn't try that - there are concequences. :P

Anyway, Congratulations to the TA Lottery Winners!

I wonder when the public sales start?
i want to seach for nagoya concert tickets

Congratulations, guys!!

I hope I make it too *____*

I did this and he ended up stealing my A BALL that Ayu threw toward ME! I bring this up every time I get the chance but I guess you could say I'm still bitter about it!

^ lol... i would totally whacked him over the head with something and taken it back! :lech

One question about the TA tickets, don´´t you get to know your seats until you get your tickets? And do they really just send 1-2 weeks before the concert? I whould like to know enough time before what seats I have to buy some others in case I really get crap seats >< Or do TA members usally get decent seats eg not some in the last corner of the hall?

^ it's completely random. and yes you don't know your seat until you print out your tickets.

It's just a guaranteed ticket at list price. For RnRC first day, I had the -worst- seats ever. I was completely to the side, almost parallel to the stage, and so I couldn't see anything happening. I had to look at the screens the whole time, unless she was on the runway.

If you want a great ticket, it's almost necessary to go to a ticket shop. However you have to be willing to pay the price.

I am not willing to pay more than list price especially since I see her often (2-3 times a tour, plus a-nation), so I rely on TA.

mhhh.... damn it ><
Now I don´´t know what to do... just hope to get good tickets, and hope they can arrive at my hotel in time, or spent some more money and get avarage seats and maybe sell the 2 spare tickets off at the arena.... hard desicion ._.

I have so much money saved up for this!
But I don't know if I will be able to go because I have no job and my dad keeps telling me to get one, lol... so if I spend all this money and not on bills... aww.. the pain that my head will go through! lol

Congratulations! this show MUST be awesome =)

How much are the ticket shop sellers typically? In US dollars, I'm in China until the first week of July so I'm thinking of going to the 7th July date.

I got tickets to the 30/6!! OMG can't believe it

Anyone going to 21/4 Fukuoka show?

Has there been an update if Ayumi added more concert dates??

ahh..i need your ticket!!! Nagoya show, right?
hopefully i can get one as well...

still waiting for public sales...

No more dates have been added yet. From what I remember from the past few years, more dates weren't added until a few months after the initial round of dates... So, if she adds more this year, those may not be announced until April or May?

I think they wait to gauge what areas need more dates and go from there. Every tour for the last few years has had new dates announced so I'm sure there will be some.

Yeah.. I was just thinking about yoyogi... She has done a show there for as long as I can remember!

I'm sure she will add Tokyo dates in October like usual - its up in the air whether there will be a summer Yoyogi show though. The last few years the summer shows have been announced from the beginning, so maybe there won't be one this time around (3 rounds of shows in Tokyo may have been excessive).

So freaking excited to be going to the Osaka shows, first Ayu concert/s. Have waited way too long for this!

I hope you have fun! Seems like most fans have really good first-Ayu-show experiences.

Yes! Nagoya show!!!

^ that would be amazing if I could get one for that show! I have always wanted to go!

Got my plane ticket to Japan today :D Can't wait to see Ayu live again! I'm definitely seeing both Saitama shows, and I'll be Osaka during the 4/14 and 4/15 shows... I may go to those as well, but I'm not sure yet.

LOL, you poor thing... haveing to decide on 4 different shows...
Wish I had those problems... :tipsy

Are you from the US as well? :love

I have absolutely no confidence when it comes to trying to get a ticket to see Ayu. I have no idea why either. *shrug* Plus I feel like I'd devote more time/energy into getting tickets to see Dir en grey in Japan lol. But I'm really glad a lot of you are going, are making plans to go, etc.

lol I know I'm going to the first two, it's just the other two I'm deciding on ;) It all just comes down to money, really.

I am!! Yay for long flights to see my idol :dead2 lol

Just checking - are Osaka Jo Hall and Osaka Castle Hall the same venue?

Yup