They'll fly even if it takes them all night. At least half-a-dozen fans are already waiting outside Aotea Centre in Auckland for tickets for the Flight of the Conchords concerts - which don't go on sale for another 14 hours.
The Edge reported on Twitter that "there arealready six people in line for @fotc tickets at the Aotea Centre box office," and posted a picture of the die-hard Conchords fans, who are set up with chairs for the long wait until 8am Friday.
The earlybird tickets, available to Visa cardholders for nine of the 10 June tour dates planned by the Conchords, went on sale Tuesday and all were sold out in 30 minutes. That included shows in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, New Plymouth, Dunedin and Nelson. Details for a "special" Christchurch show are yet to be announced.
There has been plenty of hype over the shows, the first in New Zealand by Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie since 2009.
"It's going to be great to play New Zealand again. I can't wait to perform where people can understand our accents," McKenzie said in a statement.
The tickets go on general release on Friday, with 300 tickets per show available in person at select outlets from 8am. They cost between $55 and $79.
The Conchords perform on June 13 at the Hawkes Bay Opera House in Hastings, followed by Founders Theatre in Hamilton on June 14, the Town Hall in Auckland on June 16, TSB Showplace in New Plymouth on June 17, two shows at the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington on June 19 and 20, the Regent Theatre in Dunedin on June 23, the Events Centre in Queenstown on June 24, Trafalgar Centre in Nelson on June 27, along with a Christchurch show at a yet-to-be-confirmed venue.
