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What I Saw Camped Out for Paul McCartney’s Secret Shows
Attempted bribery, vehicular mishaps, and tears ensued. But nothing was as bad as a Ticketmaster queue.
In an era when trying to see your favorite artist up close typically involves losing a virtual battle with Ticketmaster, there’s something invigorating about standing in a queue (fans had to physically show up at the Bowery Ballroom to get their ticket), no anxious refreshing of devices necessary. Jack, who asks to use a pseudonym because he’s ditching his now-imperiled job working for the federal government, arrived at around 11 p.m. on Wednesday night, just in time to see celebrities like Anne Hathaway, Tom Hanks, and Jerry Seinfeld walking out of a previous show. Peter, one spot ahead of Jack and a Ph.D. student from Boston, hopped on a bus when he heard about the shows and brought little more than a long orange scarf and headphones to listen to the audiobook of Patti Smith’s Just Kids.
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