Bruce Springsteen Tickets
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S10GTA said:
Just tried to get some for Wembley, £137! Coventry is £88. I can't justify that!
Anyone else get some?
Tried, Failed. The corporate ticket cartel(s) have it all sewn up. Large numbers of these tickets will not end up in the hands of genuine fans. Disappointed with the boss, only one Wembley show, and he lets the ticket mafia handle the sale. Anyone else get some?
I got 2 for Wembley at 9 o'clock this morning, despite having to suffer £12.50 each booking fee and £3.45 postage I know it will be worth it. 3 hour sets with 30 track playlists at every event on the tour so far. Last time at Wembley he played the whole of Darkness on The Edge of Town LP, even better with The River this time. Bring it on
Managed to get two Wembley tickets only by running two laptops side by side at 9am. Clicked on "Buy Now" on one screen after waiting 12 minutes and completing all the data fields, and it promptly crashed to an error message - fortunately the backup computer kicked in after 15 minutes with the Buy screen and the transaction went through.
Top prices but one of the few artists who are worth it. Never been to a duff BS gig in my life. He plays every show as if it's his last for 42 years.
Top prices but one of the few artists who are worth it. Never been to a duff BS gig in my life. He plays every show as if it's his last for 42 years.
jmorgan said:
Just tried to get some. Seems the rip off robin bastids are at it again. Many appearing on the secondary web sites.
A pox on them all.
Modern day touts, shoot the lot of `emA pox on them all.
Sadly the likes of Ticketmaster, Live nation etc are no better, £12.50 booking fee, on top of the £125 ticket, and then they have the audacity to charge £3.45 postage.
Bruce is worth every penny though, a real showman who really enjoys being in front of his fans.
audidoody said:
Managed to get two Wembley tickets only by running two laptops side by side at 9am. Clicked on "Buy Now" on one screen after waiting 12 minutes and completing all the data fields, and it promptly crashed to an error message - fortunately the backup computer kicked in after 15 minutes with the Buy screen and the transaction went through.
Top prices but one of the few artists who are worth it. Never been to a duff BS gig in my life. He plays every show as if it's his last for 42 years.
I got mine first login with Ticketmaster, took about 10 minutes in the queue and completing checkout. Top prices but one of the few artists who are worth it. Never been to a duff BS gig in my life. He plays every show as if it's his last for 42 years.
Have been to many BS gigs, none of them less than 2 1/2 hours on stage, the vast majority of other artists I have seen struggle to make 2 hours. Really looking forward to the complete River double album live performance.
jmorgan said:
Just tried to get some. Seems the rip off robin bastids are at it again. Many appearing on the secondary web sites.
A pox on them all.
There was a warning prior to buying tickets that ID was required to go with the tickets. All tickets would have the person who booked the tickets name on all of them. You'd only get in if you were with the ticket owner who'd have to provide ID at the venue.A pox on them all.
Not sure they'll enforce that too heavily, but certainly a start to cut out some touts.
Live Nation crashed on me at 09.02...my Mrs managed to get onto Ticketmaster from work and got us 3 standing tickets for Coventry. This'll be my 5th and last time seeing The Boss as I just can't justify spending even more next time unless I win the Euromillions (in which case I'll get him to play my wedding).
I just hope my 11 year old stepson appreciates what he's seeing and hearing!
I just hope my 11 year old stepson appreciates what he's seeing and hearing!
Driver101 said:
jmorgan said:
Just tried to get some. Seems the rip off robin bastids are at it again. Many appearing on the secondary web sites.
A pox on them all.
There was a warning prior to buying tickets that ID was required to go with the tickets. All tickets would have the person who booked the tickets name on all of them. You'd only get in if you were with the ticket owner who'd have to provide ID at the venue.A pox on them all.
Not sure they'll enforce that too heavily, but certainly a start to cut out some touts.
Driver101 said:
There was a warning prior to buying tickets that ID was required to go with the tickets. All tickets would have the person who booked the tickets name on all of them. You'd only get in if you were with the ticket owner who'd have to provide ID at the venue.
Not sure they'll enforce that too heavily, but certainly a start to cut out some touts.
Checking an ID when there are several thousand behind the person getting checked is never going to be a good way?Not sure they'll enforce that too heavily, but certainly a start to cut out some touts.
The whole set up needs tearing down. Ain't gonna happen any day soon unless the bands kick it off.
Saw him Cardiff 2008 (???) £50. Think the secondary market was not as big then.
Missing Gilmore this year due to problems getting the time off, this would have been a good fix this but I am not paying through the nose to fill the coffers of some git that watched dragons den once and think they are an "entrepreneur". If the tickets go to a good home on first purchase and I miss them due to that, that I can accept.
Sorry, rant over. I cannot just sit there when tickets go on sale punching "Buy", I need time off or leave approved first as I am 24/7 365 available (with certain restrictions etc.).
wanders off muttering it was all fields around here when I were a nipper..... mutter mutter.....
Mr Jenks said:
jmorgan said:
Just tried to get some. Seems the rip off robin bastids are at it again. Many appearing on the secondary web sites.
A pox on them all.
Modern day touts, shoot the lot of `emA pox on them all.
Sadly the likes of Ticketmaster, Live nation etc are no better, £12.50 booking fee, on top of the £125 ticket, and then they have the audacity to charge £3.45 postage.
Bruce is worth every penny though, a real showman who really enjoys being in front of his fans.
jmorgan said:
Checking an ID when there are several thousand behind the person getting checked is never going to be a good way?
The whole set up needs tearing down. Ain't gonna happen any day soon unless the bands kick it off.
Saw him Cardiff 2008 (???) £50. Think the secondary market was not as big then.
Missing Gilmore this year due to problems getting the time off, this would have been a good fix this but I am not paying through the nose to fill the coffers of some git that watched dragons den once and think they are an "entrepreneur". If the tickets go to a good home on first purchase and I miss them due to that, that I can accept.
Sorry, rant over. I cannot just sit there when tickets go on sale punching "Buy", I need time off or leave approved first as I am 24/7 365 available (with certain restrictions etc.).
wanders off muttering it was all fields around here when I were a nipper..... mutter mutter.....
They could do it if they really wanted to. Most of the arenas and football stadiums have enough entrances to break up the queue. The crowd to a gig normally turn up a lot more staggered rather than everyone arriving minutes before the start.The whole set up needs tearing down. Ain't gonna happen any day soon unless the bands kick it off.
Saw him Cardiff 2008 (???) £50. Think the secondary market was not as big then.
Missing Gilmore this year due to problems getting the time off, this would have been a good fix this but I am not paying through the nose to fill the coffers of some git that watched dragons den once and think they are an "entrepreneur". If the tickets go to a good home on first purchase and I miss them due to that, that I can accept.
Sorry, rant over. I cannot just sit there when tickets go on sale punching "Buy", I need time off or leave approved first as I am 24/7 365 available (with certain restrictions etc.).
wanders off muttering it was all fields around here when I were a nipper..... mutter mutter.....
They are going to need to scan tickets and check bags anyway. A quick glance at ID shouldn't add too much extra time.
I highly doubt they'll do it to any level though. Maybe just an excuse to knock back undesirable people.
Ticketmaster's resale site already has thousands of tickets up for sale. Surely given the warning prior to purchase they should be restricting the sales of these tickets?
Edited by Driver101 on Sunday 28th February 20:48
Driver101 said:
They could do it if they really wanted to. Most of the arenas and football stadiums have enough entrances to break up the queue. The crowd to a gig normally turn up a lot more staggered rather than everyone arriving minutes before the start.
They are going to need to scan tickets and check bags anyway. A quick glance at ID shouldn't add too much extra time.
I highly doubt they'll do it to any level though. Maybe just an excuse to knock back undesirable people.
Ticketmaster's resale site already has thousands of tickets up for sale. Surely given the warning prior to purchase they should be restricting the sales of these tickets?
What possible legitimate justification is there for tickets appearing on official resale sites within days (or hours) of them being purchased? I can understand people wanting to sell on tickets they purchased months before if they find that they can no longer attend nearer the performance date, but the next day? Surely these are just profiteers/touts and the ticketing agency should seize the tickets and re-sell them themselves through the normal process?They are going to need to scan tickets and check bags anyway. A quick glance at ID shouldn't add too much extra time.
I highly doubt they'll do it to any level though. Maybe just an excuse to knock back undesirable people.
Ticketmaster's resale site already has thousands of tickets up for sale. Surely given the warning prior to purchase they should be restricting the sales of these tickets?
Edited by Driver101 on Sunday 28th February 20:48
Marvindodgers said:
What possible legitimate justification is there for tickets appearing on official resale sites within days (or hours) of them being purchased? I can understand people wanting to sell on tickets they purchased months before if they find that they can no longer attend nearer the performance date, but the next day? Surely these are just profiteers/touts and the ticketing agency should seize the tickets and re-sell them themselves through the normal process?
They often appear on the resale sites before they go on sale to the public.There is no other reason than people profiteering. It's just how these people get so many tickets that concerns me. In the days of eBay it was easy to see who was selling tickets. There used to be loads of accounts that got loads of tickets for sold out events.
I've never bought off Stubhub, Getmein or any of the other resale sites, but it all looks anonymous now. You can't see other people's trading history unless I'm mistaken?
I can't help but feel Ticketmaster are buying and selling tickets themselves. They make good money on fees, but the resale fees are even higher. Then you've also got the profit on the ticket if they are indeed behind selling the.
It just seems wrong to me that the biggest ticket seller in the world actively promotes the reselling of tickets at huge prices.
I was lucky to get my Springsteen tickets on Thursday, so I'm lucky this time. I know soon enough another gig will come up that I can't get them. It's so frustrating.
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