Is this a common use of 取り置き?


【大ニュース！】. . 8月6日(日)Lovesofa は Africaリリースパーティー. . みんなでお祝いしましょう！. .
いつもと違うLovesofaが見れるかも？. . **取り置きお待ちしてます！**

I need some help with this Tweet. I understand everything except the last
sentence. I've Googled, and asked around among some (older) Japanese friends
and everyone seems a little stumped. Based on the context, it occurred to me
that rather than the dictionary definition of "layaway," perhaps it means
"pre-order" instead? As, in "We await your pre-orders (of our latest
album/CD)." Any help would be greatly appreciated.




"Pre-order" is not too far, but "(ticket) reservation" might be a better word.
It specifically refers to a certain system small Japanese ライブハウス use. When an
event is not big enough to use a dedicated ticket agency, they use this 取り置き
system to sell tickets.

Basically you can call or email the club and make your tickets "reserved".
Sometimes the performer/organizer themselves will accept such reservation. On
the day of the event, you come to the club, tell your name at the reception,
and get your reserved paper ticket. So it's essentially similar to a
reservation of a restaurant, but you cannot use 取り置き for reserving
restaurants. You cannot use 取り置き for pre-ordering in general, either.

