Show Me Center alters ticket sales procedure

Starting Saturday, concert patrons at the Show Me Center will be able to get the same tickets online as they can at the box office. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday for the venue's Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood concert scheduled for Oct. 21. It will be the first concert at the venue for which Ticketmaster will handle sales. Ticket orders placed online, over the phone, at Ticketmaster outlets and at the box office will all have access to the same tickets in real time. The venue will have a lottery at 7 a.m. for those waiting at the box office to buy tickets. All customers waiting for tickets will be given a random number which will determine their place in line when the sale begins at 10 a.m. Those who come after 7 a.m. will have a chance to purchase tickets after those with numbers. For more information on the lottery, online or phone orders call the Show Me Center at 651-2297.