The First Ticketmaster Inaugural?
Buy your inaugural parade route tix, via Ticketmaster.com. No kidding. An inaugural cmte release:
Washington, D.C. -- The Presidential Inaugural Committee announced today that 5,000 tickets for the 56th Inaugural Parade will go on sale to the public at 1:00 PM EST today for $25 each. Tickets will allow spectators access to bleachers along the historic parade route from the Capitol to the White House. Tickets will be available for sale at Ticketmaster.com or by phone at 202-397-SEAT(7328), 410-547-SEAT(7328) or 703-573-SEAT(7328). Tickets will be distributed on a first come, first serve basis.
"We are very pleased to make these tickets available to the public as part of our commitment to holding the most open and accessible Inauguration in history," said Presidential Inaugural Committee Executive Director Emmett S. Beliveau. "The Inaugural Parade is a celebration of America, and we are working to make sure that as many citizens as possible can take part in this historic tradition."
Thousands of spectators will line the 1.7 mile parade route as the new President and Vice President are escorted from the Capitol to the White House by over 13,000 parade participants. Over 90 music, cultural and community groups will join representatives from our Armed Forces in the historic parade, which concludes at the presidential reviewing stand, where the President and Vice President will watch the processional with their families.
Tickets are limited to four per person for purchase. Tickets are not required to view the parade, but the purchase of tickets will guarantee spectators a seated spot along the parade route. Ticket holders must be in their seats no later than 1:00 PM EST on January 20th. Standing room will be available along Pennsylvania Avenue on a first come, first serve basis.
Earlier this month the PIC announced that hundreds of free parade tickets were being made available to Washington, DC students and their families. DC residents can visit www.pic2009.org/page/s/dcstudentessay for more information on how to obtain those tickets.
For the latest information on the 2009 Presidential Inauguration, please visit www.pic2009.org.
what a sham...i tried exactly at 1 to get tickets online and by phone and there are none to be found...
None of the phone numbers worked and I got on line at exactly 1:00 and then every few minutes thereafter and all I got was "No Exact Matches found" after I selected the number of tickets and put in the 'secret words'. How could all of the tickets be gone at 1:00?
I got 4 tickets, and now I found out that the person I'm going with probably isn't going to be able to make it.
Same here. Speaking as a member of the general public living in the DC area, this was a joke. I got online exactly at 1 as well as the phone. When I finally got thru 15 minutes later, I was told the tickets were sold out.