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Tips for a successful DLD ticket purchase

1) Bookmark our Facebook page, Twitter, and appropriate Beer Advocate and Ratebeer forums ahead of time.  The link to tickets will be cross posted across the internet, not only on Darklordday.com.  The ticketing site we are using should not be affected by the volume of people trying to buy tickets but our own sites may.

2) When buying tickets, make sure you enter your shipping address correctly.  Double, triple, or quadruple check.  Tickets are going through a third party this year, so if you make a mistake, we will not be able to help you like in years past.

3) Tickets go on sale at 1 p.m. CDT on Saturday March 19th.  Two tickets maximum per person.

4) Your ticket is your admission to the grounds.  Beer allocations will be on a per person basis.  Holding two tickets in your hand will not give you two allotments of Dark Lord.

5) All tickets are good for general admission.  Your ticket will have an A, B, or C sales time assigned to it.  Group A will be from 10am to noon.  B will be 1 to 3.  And C will be 5 to 7.  This will hopefully cut down on the time everyone has to spend in line.

This is still Dark Lord Day.  We’re looking forward to all of the beers that people bring to trade, the awesome lineup of bands, the ultimately unique experience that Dark Lord Day is and has become.  The guest draft list is coming together nicely, food preparations and planning are at full speed, there is even a Czar of porto-potties this year.  Good Luck Saturday and we look forward to seeing you April 30th.

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  • Greg

    A question everyone seems to have (me included) is whether the tickets will be specific to the purchaser: if I get one and can’t go, can I give it to a friend?

  • Craig

    By 1PM CST, I presume you mean 1PM CDT.

  • Honk

    You WILL be able to choose your preference of the A/B/C time, right? (For those of us that travel.)

    And related, what if an A ticket holder shows up at the C time, from running late or something?

  • Steve

    Are these times strict or just recommended? Can Group C tickets get Dark Lord at a Group A time?

  • Tom

    Cheers guys! Really appreciate the time you’re putting into this and the extra communication along the way… hopefully all of the extra effort will make this DLD one for the ages!

  • George

    When purchasing our tickets, do we get to choose the sales group we want, or is it automatically assigned?

  • Tina

    Can you choose the group you are in (A, B, or C)?

  • Scott

    Gotta say, that while there have been a few bumps and hiccups during previous Dark Lord days, props to 3Floyds for constantly trying to update, upgrade and improve upon that which is already a great experience in order to make it a fantastic one. Cheers!
    Scott

  • Sunny

    Would like to know if the maximum of 4 tickets per houseold still holds good, incase I want to buy 4 tickets and bring three friends along?

    Will be buying 2 with my credit card and 2 with my wife’s…

  • Chris

    Will we be able to choose the the time group or will it be randomly assigned?

  • kbharris99

    Thanks for info…you’ve raised the anxiety level in the house but this should help! We want to come celebrate the birth of a great brew!

  • Dave Wilson

    Perfect! Thanks for the heads up and good luck on a great event this year. This will be my first DLD!

  • Rick Jamez

    Hella coolio!!
    Respect.

  • Darren

    This year is already going much more smoothly and tickets haven’t even gone on sale yet. Thumbs up on the improvements. Now… what qualifications are required to be the Potty Czar?

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  • sack

    Thanks for all the thought put into this event. I and a lot of my friends really love attending it and i can understand all the changes. But i’ll be damned if i don’t get a ticket! LOL!

  • David

    I just want to be clear; you said 1pm CST, meaning Central time and NOT observing daylight savings time, correct?

  • Greg

    I do like the juxtaposition of a potty czar and a Russian Imperial Stout release. Will this tsar be on his throne to accept the hearty brew while doing a royal squat?

    Again, good work to all. Crossing my fingers to get tickets, get to DLD, see all the weirdos and have a bunch of smiles.

    Just curious, would you put any thought into minions carrying funyuns? Think about it.

  • Mike

    Will we be able to choose the time slot for the tickets? Or will this be a random draw. Your wording on the blog seems to be it will be randomly assigned.

  • Steve

    My first year! I’ll bet it’ll be memorable…

  • loafimus

    Will you be able to chose which time your ticket is for?

  • http://yahoo Jeff

    Does this mean that those are the only times we can pick up Dark Lord? Am I understanding that there will be no coming and “hanging out” if you don’t have a ticket

  • Pete

    I do have a question for 3 Floyds. If there are bottles of Darklord that are unsold after the 3rd group how will they be sold. Will golden ticket holders have an opportunity to purchase additional bottles or can anyone purchase any unsold bottles?

  • http://none powergirl72

    how many Dark Lord tickets will be sold today?????

  • http://twitter.com/tenacubus Tony

    Seems pure luck was the best route for successful DLD ticket purchase. The ticket site was still destroyed by the volume of traffic and only one person I knew got tickets out of at least 4 trying the second they went on sale :(

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