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audi321 said:
Hi, I've not been to Wimbledon before, but looking at their website I cannot buy tickets as they are for some kind of ballot??? WTF?
Anyway, does anyone know how to get hold of the tickets? Can I just turn up on the day? Seems a bit of a mystery this ballot
The ballot closes in December each year...Anyway, does anyone know how to get hold of the tickets? Can I just turn up on the day? Seems a bit of a mystery this ballot
If you wanted too go, you either need to find a debenture holder who will be willing to sell you their ticket for a day (for a fortune) or queue up early in the morning for one of the limited day tickets. You won't get access to any of the many courts (Centre, 1, 2, 4 etc) but will have access to the rest of the site. Then, at about 4pm, they begin to resale all the returned tickets from the main courts, which you can then buy for the rest of the evening session. There is a booth up on the hill by Court 1 that resells the tickets.
audi321 said:
Cheers, so were these ballot tickets free?
Don't be daft!!http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/tickets/20120509133...
Da fuk 
It's the largest single venue sporting event in Europe; 500,000 people across 13 days. They could sell the ticket allocation 10 times over. Hence why they have a ballot to give everyone a chance of getting tickets. You think that they'd give these tickets out for free?
And you thought you could ring the ticket office 3 weeks before the start and simply buy some tickets from them
It's the largest single venue sporting event in Europe; 500,000 people across 13 days. They could sell the ticket allocation 10 times over. Hence why they have a ballot to give everyone a chance of getting tickets. You think that they'd give these tickets out for free?
And you thought you could ring the ticket office 3 weeks before the start and simply buy some tickets from them
You can't book tickets 3 weeks in advance but yet you can turn up on the day and queue up! How antiquated is that! Doesn't really entice people outside London to come does it?? I mean I've a 3 hour drive to queue up and then not even get in?
Maybe it's me, but I don't think that really is the best way to do it.
Maybe it's me, but I don't think that really is the best way to do it.
audi321 said:
You can't book tickets 3 weeks in advance but yet you can turn up on the day and queue up! How antiquated is that! Doesn't really entice people outside London to come does it?? I mean I've a 3 hour drive to queue up and then not even get in?
Maybe it's me, but I don't think that really is the best way to do it.
I'm not sure they need to "entice" you to go. Maybe it's me, but I don't think that really is the best way to do it.
el stovey said:
audi321 said:
You can't book tickets 3 weeks in advance but yet you can turn up on the day and queue up! How antiquated is that! Doesn't really entice people outside London to come does it?? I mean I've a 3 hour drive to queue up and then not even get in?
Maybe it's me, but I don't think that really is the best way to do it.
I'm not sure they need to "entice" you to go. Maybe it's me, but I don't think that really is the best way to do it.
They also sell a limited amount of tickets on the day, for people who missed out on the ballot but still really want to go and are prepared to get there early in the morning and queue.
Sadly they don't cater for people who decide that they might fancy going a couple of weeks before it starts but aren't bothered enough to get there early and queue....
I'd quite like to go to the Superbowl but the tickets are £300 and it's in the States and I'd have to get a flight, then there are hotel rooms and the queues at passport checkin.....don't think I'll bother as it doesn't sound like they really want me to go.....
audi321 said:
"Empty" seats; not "unsold" seats.They can't force ticket holders to turn up anymore than they can force Arsenal season-ticket holders to turn up to a Tuesday game in January against Stoke.
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