2011 NightGrass Lottery Rules

2006 Telluride audience
Sheridan Opera House

Sorry, the 2011 NightGrass lottery is now closed. We will notify all lottery entrants by the end of the day on Monday, April 25. All other NightGrass tickets go onsale at 9am MDT on Tuesday, April 26.

Because of the high demand for the intimate NightGrass shows in the Sheridan Opera House and Fly Me to the Moon Saloon, Planet Bluegrass will be selling tickets to these 7 shows using an online lottery system. This lottery will be open from 12:01am - 11:59pm MDT on Thursday, April 21, 2011.

Our goal is to make this system as fair and convenient as possible for all Festivarians, while reducing incidents of scalping and other ticket resales. Please read the lottery rules below carefully. If you have further questions, check the Festivarian Forum or feel free to contact us – 800-624-2422 or planet@bluegrass.com.

Tickets to all other NightGrass shows (in the Telluride Conference Center and Palm Theater) will be sold using our regular online ticketing system at shop.bluegrass.com beginning at 9am MDT on Tuesday, April 26.

Lottery Rules

  1. The lottery may only be entered using our secure online form.
  2. We will only accept lottery entries from 12:01am-11:59pm MDT on Thursday, April 21, 2011. You may enter at any time while the lottery is open. No entries will be accepted before or after this time period. The time/date of your entry is irrelevant since we process lottery entries in a random order.
  3. For each individual show at the Sheridan Opera House and Fly Me to the Moon Saloon, you may request up to two (2) tickets. You may request a different number of tickets (or no tickets) for each individual show.
  4. You may elect to have all your tickets mailed to you or all held at will-call at the festival box office.
  5. You may only enter one (1) lottery form per person and two (2) entries per household. Any additional entries will be discarded.
  6. You may elect to pay for your tickets with either a credit card or check. If paying by check, you must submit a separate check for each show you have requested tickets for and your check(s) must be received by Planet Bluegrass no later than Monday, April 25, 2011.
  7. If your credit card payment is rejected, your check bounces, or your check does not arrive by April 25 your order will be immediately disqualified.
  8. There are no service fees for entering the lottery. You will only be charged for tickets you were able to successfully purchase. As always, Planet Bluegrass charges no service fees on any tickets, so the ticket prices listed are the final price you pay.

What happens next?

2006 Telluride audience
Sheridan Opera House

On Friday, April 22, we will begin processing lottery entries. For each show in the lottery, we will begin randomly selecting entries which have requested tickets for that show. We will continue selecting entries until that show is sold-out.

We will re-randomize all entries for each show. Thus, your chances are the same for each show you have requested regardless of whether you have won tickets to any other shows.

Your credit card / check will only be charged for the value of the requested tickets we are able to sell you. If you are not selected to purchase any tickets in the lottery, you will not be charged / your check(s) will not be deposited.

We will notify you by the of the day on Monday, April 25 via email whether we were able to fill any of your ticket requests.

If you have further questions, give us a call - 800-624-2422 - or email planet@bluegrass.com.