Tickets for California, Dream On: Aerosmith & Friends went through a stack of presales in two days before the general sale on Saturday. The fan club hour was the best deal of the lot, and the shortest.
Citi cardmembers went first, on Thursday. From the start, Ticketmaster split the Bowl in two. Standard-priced seats sat behind presale codes, while Official Platinum, priced on demand and open to anyone, took the Pool, the Garden and Terrace Boxes, the Super Seats and the front rows of many mid sections at close to double the standard price. A Pool seat at Platinum ran $2,135 to $3,050.
Aero Force One members had one hour on Friday morning. The fan club price came in 20 to 30 percent under Citi across the house: $212.55 against $273.75 in the L and P sections, $238.30 against $334.55 in F, K, M and N, $618.55 against $804.15 in the Garden Boxes. It was also the only standard-priced way into the Pool, at $927.85.
The hour did not stay private sadly, as the code was posted on socials and Reddit online a few hours before the sale opened, and some members never got the email in time for a sixty-minute window. The Pool, Garden, Terrace, Super Seat and D and E allocations went first and went fast.
Peace Out ticket holders, Live Nation members and the venue and artist lists followed at 11am at the standard price, with aisle seats about $24 more.
What is left tells the story. Fan club seats remain only in the L, P, K3 and F3 sections, at $212.55 to $238.30. Platinum is still on sale at the front on both nights: Pool from $2,135, Garden Boxes from $1,189.50, Terrace from $1,006.50.
The gap at the front is the number that matters. A fan club Pool seat started at $927.85. The same ring at Platinum costs more than twice that, which made the fan club price a valuable and appreciated courtesy to Aerosmith’s most loyal fans.
| Area | Fan club | Citi / Peace Out | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pool | From $927.85 | not offered | $2,135 to $3,050 |
| Garden Boxes | $618.55 | $804.15 | $1,189.50 to $3,050 |
| Terrace Boxes | $494.85 | $618.55 | $1,006.50 to $1,525 |
| Super Seats | $371.15 | $463.95 | $915 to $1,006.50 |
| F, K, M, N | $238.30 | $334.55 | $640.50 |
| L, P | $212.55 | $273.75 | $488 (P) |
| V, W, X | $129.60 | $183.40 | not offered |
Prices are in US dollars per ticket, fees included, before tax. Remaining tickets for both nights are at aerosmithandfriends.com.
