Concert tickets go on sale tomorrow morning for Elton John's Sioux Falls concert at 9:30. You can buy your tickets online, over the phone or in person by camping out overnight at the arena.
This is expected to be the biggest push for Sioux Falls concert tickets in a decade, ever since 42,000 people bought tickets to see country singer Garth Brooks in just two hours.
The arena expects all 7,000 tickets for Elton John to be sold-out within an hour.
Your best chance at catching the "Rocket Man" is by launching your ticket mission through cyber-space. Arena General Manager Russ DeCurtins said, "I suggest that you go online at 9:30 on a high-speed Internet connection, that's where the tickets are going to be sold."
DeCurtins says purchasing through Ticketmaster-dot-com will likely go quicker than calling for tickets. DeCurtins does not foresee problems even though thousands of tickets seekers will flood the Internet all at once. "We have heard some horror stories just recently about some of the ticketing systems on this Elton John tour already that have failed, Internet has gone down, their primary system has gone down. Knock on wood, that won't happen here."
Technicians have been checking the arena's computers to make sure there's no system failure here. As many as three-out-of-every four Elton John tickets will be sold either online or over the phone. Outdoor-types are willing to take a more low-tech approach.
The arena expects several hundred people will be waiting in line to buy their tickets. The arena's even going to serve coffee and donuts to make sure their wait is a little more comfortable. But there will also be security on hand in case people are upset about not being able to get tickets.
DeCurtins said, "We're trying to let people know that yes, this thing is going to go fast, don't be surprised if we sell out within the first hour."
Those nearest to the front of the line are most likely to get tickets, otherwise it's "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road."
If you miss getting tickets tomorrow, there's always the fallback of buying online through auction sites like eBay or Stub Hub. But buyer beware: DeCurtins says you need to get your tickets from a reputable seller. Plus, you'll spend a lot more than the original price of $87.



