Scores of Elton John fans braved below-freezing temperatures to get their hands on the hottest ticket in town.
The line outside the box office at the Santander Arena on Penn Street in center city began forming overnight, hours before the 10 a.m. opening.
The first person in line was a Reading man who pitched a tent at the front door at midnight. He bought four tickets for the Feb. 28 show, which will be John's third appearance in Reading since 2004.
Other fans sought seats on Ticketmaster from the comfort of their own computers, but it wasn't necessarily easy.
"Was online at one minute after 10:00 to buy Elton John tickets and keep getting a message that, due to high usage, no tickets were available, only to find places like StubHub selling them at three minutes after for twice face value," one viewer wrote in an email to 69 News.
In fact, 69 News found tickets to the Reading concert selling on StubHub for as high as $6,446.05 each. Another website, VividSeats, had tickets for sale as high as $5,050 each.
The concert was already a near-sellout before noon, with mostly just single tickets remaining at the Santander Arena box office.
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