Boston (Cambridge) Show BUT BUT BUT

[Kathy]

Converse bringing free 5-night music festival to Boston

On Thursday morning the Massachusetts-based shoe company Converse will announce another significant addition to the city’s festival landscape: Converse Rubber Tracks Live Boston, a free five-night event set to take over the Sinclair, a club in Harvard Square.

From April 27 through May 1 may perhaps be the only time fans will be able to see major acts such as alt-rock pioneers the Replacements, Boston-bred electro-pop sensations Passion Pit, thrash-metal titans Slayer, rap star Chance the Rapper, and punk-rock progenitors Descendents in a cozy venue that holds 525 people. All are acts that easily draw crowds triple that size.

Tickets for Converse’s event will be distributed through a random, electronically chosen lottery. On Monday, starting at noon, hopeful attendees can register online at www.Converse-Music.com/boston and choose two tickets for one of the five nights. Registration will be open until noon on Wednesday, and beginning that night Converse will start notifying lucky ticketholders by e-mail.

Lewis acknowledges there will be high interest in each night, enough so that hundreds of fans will be shut out.

“From our past experience, we’re expecting thousands of registrants, and unfortunately the demand is going to outweigh the amount of tickets and space we have inside,” Lewis said.

Converse Rubber Tracks Live Lineup


April 27: The Replacements, Dinosaur Jr., the Young Leaves

April 28: Passion Pit, Baths, Radclyffe Hall

April 29: Slayer, Doomriders, Rozamov

April 30: Chance the Rapper, Action Bronson, Michael Christmas

May 1: Descendents, King Tuff, Bent Shapes

[whiteknux]

Someone "in the know" let this slip to me a few weeks ago and I promised to keep it a secret and did, but the person didn't convey that tickets would be distributed via lottery. Keeping my fingers crossed, but I have to imagine demand is going to be huge. The club is pretty much ideal. It sounds great and sightlines are awesome. 

[Kathy]

[FreeRider]

"Tickets for Converse’s event will be distributed through a random, electronically chosen lottery."



They dangle this carrot in front of us and teasing all of us who got shut out on tickets. Ah well, ain't nothing to do but to cast your fates to the lottery gods and see what happens.

[ndesimon]

[dj]

I wonder how they are going to ensure that the lottery winners are the ones who get to go and not just scalp them (although that may be the only way I get to go)

[jess]

A Paulou show is my dream come true... of course it'd be a damn lottery! I'll enter but still secretly hold out for a joint solo acoustic PW/LB tour.

[Kathy]

There was a little bit of info on The Sinclair site about the process - you win 2 tickets and you have to bring ID and you and your plus one have to enter together:

Ticket holder must use one of the tickets and the entire party must be present to enter. The name on the Ticketmaster order must match the name of the selected winner, valid ID necessary.

[timx1386]

Ahh that's crazy news! So soon! So awesome... But why not just do a regular show!?! I'd gladly pay to go !! ... Lottery?! What?!

[brianlux]

'Mats and Dino on the same bill?!! Some people out there are going to be very, very, VERY LUCKY! If you're one of them, have a great time!!

[timx1386]

Tried to register for a chance to win right at noon and then again a few minutes later and it said that tickets were closed! Already?!? That happened way too fast!

[Kathy]

I just registered a few minutes ago, there might have been a server problem?

[timx1386]

Thanks Kathy- glad I checked back here before giving up- just tried again and it worked!!

[daffodil]

Has anyone been notified that they won tickets to this yet?

[Meri]

I'm still awaiting notification that I won tickets!

refresh, refresh, refresh...maybe the mail server is down...refresh, refresh, refresh...what's taking so long?

[dj]

Its going to drive me nuts all day long until I know one way or the other

[ndesimon]

I just got my rejection email. I feel like burning my Jack Purcells.

Thank you for your interest in Converse Rubber Tracks Live Boston!

Unfortunately, you did not get tickets to Converse Rubber Tracks Live Boston. However, we will be back soon with more free concerts!

Visit Converse Music to sign up for news on upcoming events and to see what Converse Rubber Tracks has been up to all over the world!

[Kathy]

I saw one person on FB who got tickets, a few who got rejection notices and a few who haven't gotten anything. I'm in the "no reply yet" group.

[lildroogie]

Got my rejection notice. poop. Anyone get an extra they want to share? be your best friend!

[lildroogie]

(also, with regards to my plea for an extra ticket and offer to be your best friend, please note that my avatar is not a picture of me dressed up for a murder mystery night!)