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1) What are the Official Grateful Dead Hotline numbers?
West Coast: 415-457-6388 or 415-457-8457
East Coast: 201-744-7700
Ticket Problems: 415-457-8034 M-F 11am - 5pm PST
Merchandise Info: 415-898-4453
To order merchandise: 800-CAL-DEAD
2) How do I order tickets by mail?
The Grateful Dead Ticket Service (GDTS) is set up for ordering Grateful
Dead tickets direct by mail, bypassing the monopolized TicketMaster.
Here's how it works: Basically the Dead have a Spring, Summer, and Fall
tour run, as well as assorted other concerts (though these
are usually in California). Anywhere from one to two months before each
tour, GDTS will announce on the hotline [see #1] mail order dates for that
tour. Note that each tour may be broken up into several different mail
order dates for different shows. This fragmentation is done so GDTS can
process the thousands of requests over a period of time. Typically the
hotline message will be five days before the actual mail order date. This
means you have five days to get your order (and money!) together.
GDTS mail orders are processed on a first come, first served, basis
by the date your order was POSTMARKED. However, if there are more
postmarked orders for the first mail order date than there are
tickets for that show, GDTS will collect all the ticket orders for
that day, and employ a random selection process for filling orders.
The important idea here is to get your mail order postmarked on the
first day mail order is announced for the show you want. For example,
if the first mail order date is April 9th, go to your post office
and get a postal employee to hand postmark your order on that day.
It's illegal for the post office to postmark any date other than the
current day, so don't try to get them to postmark a day earlier or
later.
The actual instructions for mail order are described below. I cannot
stress enough to follow the instructions EXACTLY; if your order is
wrong, you WON'T get your tickets, unless someone at GDTS is feeling
charitable that day.
**Example: Joe Deadhead wants to order two tickets to both shows
for the Knickerbocker in Albany, New York. The summer
dates are for June 11th and 12th.
Items needed:
0) Mailing #10 envelope addressed to GDTS
Inside the #10 envelope:
1) 3x5 Index card
2) Money order for tickets [and registered mail fee]
3) #10 return envelope for tickets
0) Outside #10 envelope, addressed to GDTS.
Please include your name, return address, the dates and # of
tickets for each on the OUTSIDE of your order.
The address to send your order to is:
Grateful Dead Ticket Sales - Name of Concert
P.O. Box C-S 8190 (usually ether the box number is
8190 or 8150)
San Rafael, CA 94912
this address occasionally changes, always confirm it before
ordering, by calling the mail order hotline (415) 457-6388.
Example #10 outer envelope:
Joe Deadhead
12345 Terrapin Way
Big River, TN 01812
Grateful Dead Ticket Sales - Albany [2-6/11, 2-6/12]
P.O. Box C-S 8190
San Rafael, CA 94912
1) Index Card:
A 3x5 index card-NOT PAPER!-, any other size will not fit in our
files and may get lost. On this 3x5 card, write in the upper
left hand corner:
Your FULL NAME
Your Address
Your Area Code and Phone Number
Work number (optional)
In the middle of the card, put how many for which date.
Put your ticket request by preference:
-if you want tapers tickets make sure to write TAPER
next to you request
-Specify GENERAL ADMISSION or RESERVED SEATING if this
option is available, or;
-ANYTHING AVAILABLE- as your last preference is the best
way to ensure that you get something instead of nothing.
Example 3x5 Index card:
Joe Deadhead
12345 Terrapin Way
Big River, TN 01812
H - (325) 458-0989
W - (325) 466-0954
Albany 6/11 - 2 tickets @ 26.00 = $ 52.00
Albany 6/12 - 2 tickets @ 26.00 = $ 52.00
(TAPER/GA/RES/ANYTHING AVAILABLE) registered mail = $ 6.75
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$110.75 enclosed
Note that if you don't want to be so verbose that it is
OK to just specify the tickets and preferences and not the
math part.
2) Payment.
Total up all your tickets. GDTS recommends you have your
tickets sent back to you via registered mail. GDTS will
take care of the registered mail, you will not have to do
anything, EXCEPT add in the money order $6.75 for the
registered mail fee.
GDTS will ONLY accept either a US POST OFFICE MONEY ORDER
or an AMERICAN EXPRESS money order. NO OTHER MONEY ORDERS
WILL BE ACCEPTED!
Note that I have heard that American Express may charge
a $5.00 refund fee incase your ticket request is rejected;
Postal Money Orders have no refund fee.
Make payable to: GRATEFUL DEAD TICKET SALES-CONCERT NAME
for the exact amount. Make sure your name and address are
on the money order. Keep your receipt!! If your order is
not filled your payment will be returned to you.
No personal checks or cash EVER!!
Note that the total amount on the postal money order MUST BE
EXACT. Since the ticket office may receive more requests than
there are tickets, they will process the correct requests
first, and you may miss out. I've been rejected for tickets on
a sold-out show because my money order was $0.50 too much!
Example:
Joe wants two tickets to each Albany show, and each Albany
ticket is $26.00. The registered mail fee is $6.75.
Payment = ( 4 tickets * $26.00 ) + ( 6.75 Registered Mail fee )
= 104.00 + 6.75
= 110.75
Make out money order to GRATEFUL DEAD TICKET SALES - ALBANY
for $110.75, with Joe's name and address. Joe keeps the
receipt.
**** CANADIAN MAIL ORDER ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS ****
If you are ordering from Canada, here are some helpful instructions:
Ticket prices are the same, of course, only in US dollars. There is
only one option for canadian orders: canadian postal money orders
in u.s. currency. THERE IS NO OTHER ACCEPTED FORM OF PAYMENT (i.e.,
no american express money orders as is ok in the u.s.).
Have your mail hand-stamped by the canadian postal workers.
Instead of putting stamps on your return envelope (SASE), add
an extra dollar (US$1.00) to each money order (or to one MO per
envelope, if multiple orders per envelope are allowed) so that
GDTS can purchase the appropriate amount of US postage for your
return envelope. You may need to add more if ordering more than
8 tickets. You can also include an International Reply Coupon
(IRC) instead of the extra dollar on the money order, but with
IRCs now at $3.50 each, including the extra buck is significantly
cheaper.
Since your mail is passing through two postal and border systems
IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU REGISTER YOUR MAIL. The price
is the same as for american orders ($6.75); just add this amount
to your canadian money order.
Finally, your order will take a little longer than an american
order because of the border and postal issues, but it does work!
[Thanks to joseph muller - JMULLER@SSCvax.CIS.McMaster.CA]
3) #10 Return Envelope:
Include a #10 sized Self Addressed, Stamped Envelope for
your tickets. This envelope can be folded in 3 to fit in the
outside envelope. PLEASE do not decorate your return envelope
with Grateful Dead art or mention of tickets, it only invites
theft. (For example: Tickets Enclosed) We do love and display
the artistic and colorful incoming order envelopes!!!
Make sure to include correct postage. Currently this is $.32 for
1-8 tix, $.55 for 9-16 tix, $.78 for more than 16 tix. We
recommend that you have your tickets sent back by registered
mail. Include the fee for this in your money-order, do not
add extra postage. This fee does not include postage, you must still put a stamp on your return envelope. The fee for this
service is currently $6.75.
NOTE: Please put the correct number of stamps on the return
envelope. Registered mail does NOT include stamps, you
must always put stamps on the return envelope.
Return Postage: .32 for 1-8 tix [I always put 2 stamps on, anyway...]
.55 for 9-16 tix
.78 for > 16 tix
$6.75 Registered mail
Example #10 return envelope:
[Note: No address for GDTS.
They have a stamp.]
Joe Deadhead
12345 Terrapin Way
Big River, TN 01812
Other Rules:
One order per envelope and one order per person. Each person
must fill out their own order. Duplicate orders of any kind
will cause disqualification of all involved orders.
(Which means: If we announce 3 concerts in the same city,
you may order the maximum number of tickets to all 3 concerts
in one envelope, unless we state otherwise. Mixed orders or
orders for more than one city in one envelope will not be
accepted.)
All orders will be filled on a "first come, first served"
basis by date postmark, NOT by when we receive them.
NO METERED MAIL, EXPRESS MAIL, OR FEDERAL EXPRESS ACCEPTED!!
Make sure your envelopes are stamped. Postal employees may
by habit meter your mail if you don't watch them.
(Express Mail and Federal Express are never accepted and are
a waste of your money)
If we decide to do a random selection mail order we will
announce it on the hotline before hand. (If we receive more
mail postmarked the first day than we have tickets for,
then the mail order automatically becomes a "random selection"
mail order.)
The mail order hotline (415) 457-6388 will give the correct
information and address to mail for tickets. Do not use any
other address or your request will not be filled!! If the
hotline instructions are different from the above, then always
follow the hotline instructions or your order may be canceled.
Please write to us with any suggestions, problems, praise or
complaints at:
Grateful Dead Ticket Sales
P.O. Box 9812
San Rafael, CA 94912
DON'T SEND TICKET REQUESTS TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS, THEY WILL BE RETURNED!