The Foo Fighters won鈥檛 be in Penticton for another seven months but the anticipation to welcome the famed-rock band into the city is already growing at a record pace.
As of March 10, the majority of seats for the show on Oct. 1 at the South Okanagan Events Centre (SOEC) have been sold and did so as fast as any other concert in the venue鈥檚 history, according to the facility鈥檚 general manager Dean Clarke.
鈥淲hen you put the Foo Fighters on sale in a market like ours, it鈥檚 not going to be very long until all those tickets are gone,鈥� Clarke told the Western News.
Early sales numbers indicate the famed rock band is on its way to setting all-time box office records at the SOEC.
鈥淭he majority of the tickets are gone in record time,鈥� he added.
Rock and roll lovers without tickets for the October show aren鈥檛 completely out of luck, though.
Clarke is encouraging people to check the venue鈥檚 weekly to find seats that may 鈥渢rickle through鈥� the window of availability.
鈥淭here will be tickets that continue to trickle out to the public for people to purchase just because this is a giant production. Tickets will continually release, whether it鈥檚 weekly or closer to the event.鈥�
Clarke explained that ticket holdbacks are common with massive shows. Several seats that have not yet been made their way to the public on-sale will soon become available, the venue鈥檚 general manager said.
The Dave Grohl-led band will touch down in the Peach City after stops in Edmonton and Calgary, and before its concert at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Oct. 5.
鈥淭his is world-class,鈥� Clarke said.
鈥淭his is probably the best show that will be in the Okanagan and we鈥檙e going to put on the greatest party you鈥檝e ever seen.鈥�
It was announced in February that the Foo Fighters would make their way to Penticton.
The band鈥檚 appearance in October will follow up what is expected to be a busy springtime at the SOEC, with acts like ZZ Top, Cheap Trick, Santana and Alice Cooper set to hit the South Okanagan stage.
People hoping to get their hands on Foo Fighters tickets are asked to check on weekly basis ahead of the band鈥檚 Oct. 1 show.
logan.lockhart@pentictonwesternnews.com
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