I called the concert promoters (Iredell Concert Assn) about the Orla show in Statesville NC on December 4.
For $40 ($20 student season ticket if under 18 years old) you will receive a season ticket that includes the Orla show in Statesville NC (and four other shows); OR if you prefer to wait and purchase a ticket for the Orla show only, tix will be available at the door for $20 (box office opens about 1 hr before show starts). Seats are not reserved, and the auditorium is large enough that the event may not sell out -- but no guarantees that tix will be available in large numbers on the day of the show. There is not a (formal) M&G, but Orla will probably greet fans in the lobby after the show (expect to be in line a while).
If you want to order a season ticket for $40 (each adult)/$20 (each student under 18) [
there are special family rates for season tix - see order form] and be guaranteed a seat, you have to send a ticket order form along with a check/money order to the IREDELL CONCERT ASSOCIATION (no credit cards, no tax, no shipping charge). Here's the PDF file to copy:
http://iredellconcerts.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/ica-2010-color-brochure.pdf If you decide you want to get a ticket at the door, bring $20 in cash. What else? Parking - no charge, auditorium has limited space in front and a large parking lot in rear. Oh yeah, you can order season tix at any time (now or even after the season starts), but they will not be mailed until September.
Some considerations:
The lady I talked to, Ms Whatley, doesn't expect this to be a sell-out; she says the auditorium is large.
These ticket prices are rediculously low espcially when you consider that the crowd will most likely be small.
Being able to buy a ticket at the door means you don't even have to decide now
, but the advantage to
purchasing the season ticket is that you will be able to skip whatever box office line is there and get a better
seat
. North Carolina in early December may have cold, even snowy conditions, or maybe not
.