Hundreds of Flight of the Conchords fans in Dunedin and Queenstown queued for hours yesterday for tickets to shows on the comedy duo's New Zealand tour, and for those who missed out, all may not be lost.
After pre-sale tickets to the June shows sold out in minutes on Tuesday, people had the opportunity to secure "best in house" tickets in person from 8am yesterday. Tickets were sold initially in limited lots of 300 at each venue nationwide.
However, more tickets were subsequently released to meet the huge demand, Lisa Stokes, of tour promoter Brent Eccles Entertainment, said.
"We were working on a good balance to satisfy the queues and satisfy the people online."
Internet and phone sales began at noon and those tickets were also exhausted within minutes.
However, a press release from the promoter yesterday afternoon hinted more shows might be announced.
"Bowled over by the response, the tour promoters are feverishly working on plans to meet the huge demand for tickets - watch this space," it said.
Miss Stokes would not confirm whether an extended tour was likely.
At the head of the 170-strong queue outside the Queenstown Events Centre was local man Jamie McIsaac who bought front-row tickets for the June 24 show for himself and his wife.
He had seen Flight of the Conchords live several years ago, in Masterton.
"It was the best concert ever. They're awesome musicians," he said.
"I wouldn't miss them for the world."
British tourists Andy Jolly and Michaela Godley cut short their visit to the glaciers on the West Coast to drive to Queenstown and queue for tickets after becoming hooked on the Flight of the Conchords television show, screened by the BBC.
"We've never seen them live and ... we thought it would be good to see them in their own country," Mr Jolly said.
Not everyone in the Queenstown queue was a Conchords devotee, though. Bryan Lennon knew little about the musical comedians, but lined up from 5.30am for tickets for his employer, in exchange for breakfast, a box of beer and a bonus in his pay packet, he said.
Waiting at the front of the line for three hours ahead of hundreds outside Regent Theatre in Dunedin - which had the country's longest queue - was also worth it for fans Becki Diedrichs and Vicky Paul, who secured front row tickets to the June 23 show.
Miss Diedrichs said she tried to buy tickets online during a pre-sale of 550 earlier in the week but missed out.
