UPDATE 4 p.m. 11/5: Still no word on Bocelli tickets. The Ticketmaster site still has the Dec. 10 date listed but that tickets are "currently not on sale." The Fresno Grand Opera isn't returning calls, and the company's voice message is telling callers: "Regarding Andrea Bocelli, we are experiencing some unforeseen issues, and we are working hard to solve them. Unfortunately, we will not be taking any orders for tickets today."
ORIGINAL POST 11/4: I'm not sure why tickets for Andrea Bocelli's Dec. 10 concert with the Fresno Grand Opera at the Save Mart Center didn't go on sale as scheduled Monday, but Mike Scott, on his Channel 47 blog, has his suspicions.
I gave the Save Mart a call, and marketing manager Annie Melvold told me that she's not sure why tickets aren't yet on sale. She's supposed to get back to me when she learns anything new. I also called Ron Eichman at Fresno Grand Opera but haven't heard back from him yet, either.
I'm not ready to hunker down into "oh no he's not coming" Fresno mode, and I'm speculating that the ticket delay has something to do with how the arena is going to be configured, but as Mike points out, the Fresno concert date still isn't listed on the Gelb Promotions tour Web site. Wonder what's up?
I don't think he is coming anymore.
FGO season tickets holders were able to purchase tickets in sections 1 and 2 as well as the VIP reception.
These tickets were refunded by FGO on 11/2 with no explanation.
Already sold tickets printed and mailed then credit card refunds issued for hundreds of dollars? Bocelli is not coming.
Too bad; terrible communication and marketing of FGO.
--Bob