Van Morrison Performing At Bass In January; Presale Today

Image via Van Morrison\’s Facebook page.

The reclusive and curmudgeonly genius Van Morrison is barnstorming across Texas arts venues in January, and will make a stop at the recently refurbished Bass Concert Hall on Saturday, January 23rd. The man nicknamed "The Belfast Cowboy" and "Van The Man" is often described as a mercurial performer, and one never knows whether his concerts will be a thing of rare beauty (like when we caught him in 1995 in a British casino) or a rote run-through devoid of interest (as some found his ACL Festival performance of a few years ago). If you're the gambling kind, note that the stakes are high: tickets start (!) at $85 for balcony seating and go up to $350 for preferred orchestra seats. We'll hope on your behalf that he delivers the goods, because Morrison does have a stunning catalog of work to play should he be so inspired. A presale is currently live - the password is "WAVELENGTH." If you've had a particularly good or bad concert experience with Van Morrision, let us know in the comments.

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By Tom Thornton in Arts & Entertainment on December 17, 2009 3:20 PM 0 Comments

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pop-sav

I have never donated a dime to U-T or the PAC. I got two different emails from the PAC to different addresses telling me the code. For the Austinist to share it is really not a big deal.

whoooo

Posting the presale code is not cool, that was intended for certain people only. Abuses like this will ruin presales for everyone. What if they stop doing presale codes because the Austinist posts the codes to the public? If you wanna post something to the entire public at large, give them the public onsale date of Friday.

ColSanders

I think it's fine...the password is only mailed to people who donate, and at that point, I feel it is ok for me to pass it along to friends. I PAID FOR IT and I will be buying tickets as well.

Nothing wrong with that. Donate if you are unhappy with your seats.

But as far as Van...I will never pay those prices unless Rhianna gives me a lap dance.