The National

[Gucci Piggy]

Why the fuck is this in London on a Wednesday? Have fun you bastards

Exactly my thoughts. Heartbreaking.

[Zoo Music Girl]

Looking at a >2hr set at the O2 with Wild Beasts supporting.. duh. STILL HAVEN'T SEEN ABOUT TODAY LIVE. Thank goodness for O2 priority too; I can have a lovely, stress-free 9am ticket purchase.

Which one is the O2 presale? Looks like there are two presales. But yes this is basically why I can never leave O2.

And you're right, this is going to be all kinds of awesome.

[Lord Rooster]

Ticketmaster saying £34-£40 for seating and £40 for standing plus fees

The prices advertised include the per ticket booking fees. I believe all of the major ticket sites have started listing in this manner, presumably after complaints that all of the additional fees never used to be added until the payment process was underway. The delivery fee per order still needs to be considered, though.

If I can get the time off to go along to this I'll be taking advantage of the (hopefully) slow ticket sales by popping along to my local O2 Academy when I'm in the vicinity to pick up tickets. From previous experience, you can pick up tickets for any O2 branded venue from any other such venue. And it means, as long as you're paying in cash, that the per ticket fees are eliminated. This all being said, I've never tried purchasing tickets for the arena at an academy, so I can't say with 100% certainty that this is an option.

[Babyquack]

The prices advertised include the per ticket booking fees. I believe all of the major ticket sites have started listing in this manner, presumably after complaints that all of the additional fees never used to be added until the payment process was underway. The delivery fee per order still needs to be considered, though.

If I can get the time off to go along to this I'll be taking advantage of the (hopefully) slow ticket sales by popping along to my local O2 Academy when I'm in the vicinity to pick up tickets. From previous experience, you can pick up tickets for any O2 branded venue from any other such venue. And it means, as long as you're paying in cash, that the per ticket fees are eliminated. This all being said, I've never tried purchasing tickets for the arena at an academy, so I can't say with 100% certainty that this is an option.

I'm afraid it most definitely not. The O2 Arena is run by AEG while the O2 Academies are owned by the Academy Group. This is my understanding of how things are as I too have tried to buy tickets for the arena from an academy and they said 'we don't do that' so I looked it up and hey, they don't do it cause it's not even the same group!

It's the O2 branding that's puts you off. However, you can go to the arena direct and they have ticket booths open for the majority of the afternoon just outside, to the left of the main entrance.

[ivan]

Never been to the 02 Arena before.

I am told sound can be rubbish , could this not be a problem for The National.?

I saw em at The Other Stage in 2010 - my mate said after 3 mins "either the sound is rubbish or they are " and he wandered off for some food.

[russycarps]

Never been to the 02 Arena before.

I am told sound can be rubbish , could this not be a problem for The National.?

I saw em at The Other Stage in 2010 - my mate said after 3 mins "either the sound is rubbish or they are " and he wandered off for some food.

sound is ok, for an arena. But it's totally the wrong venue for a band like the national I reckon. If it was £30odd I'd risk it, but I'm not taking a chance at £50.

That being said, I saw leonard cohen there and the sound was perfect. Though I think his band would sound perfect anywhere.

[Dog Burger]

Never been to the 02 Arena before.

I am told sound can be rubbish , could this not be a problem for The National.?

I saw em at The Other Stage in 2010 - my mate said after 3 mins "either the sound is rubbish or they are " and he wandered off for some food.

I think they'll be fine. That Other Stage gig was, in my mind, awesome, although for what it's worth I find the sound on the Other Stage to be shite and far too quiet across the board.

I was told repeatedly before I went to the Ally Pally gig last November that it would be rubbish and the sound would be awful - seemed Ok to me.

[CaledonianGonzo]

They were not the bees knees on the Other Stage in 2010.

[Dog Burger]

They were not the bees knees on the Other Stage in 2010.

Very subjective statement. Personally I loved it, but I accept that blazing hot sunshine, late afternoon and a 45-minute set is not their ideal environment by any stretch of the imagination.

I also think they've honed their craft a great deal in the past two or three years and, as well as having their song catalogue greatly enhanced by adding the Trouble Will Find Me songs, have really moved into their own as a live act on this tour.

[atomised]

The on site box offices at the o2 arena charge booking fees regardless, even for cash

[Vanderlyle]

sound is ok, for an arena. But it's totally the wrong venue for a band like the national I reckon. If it was £30odd I'd risk it, but I'm not taking a chance at £50.

That being said, I saw leonard cohen there and the sound was perfect. Though I think his band would sound perfect anywhere.

Which gig? I went to a couple of his at the O2 and the second one (a Friday last autumn) I had a few problems. Was pretty much stage right, and got quite a significant echo from the back of the arena - at least I think that was what was happening. So I heard every lyric for a second time about one second after I'd heard it the first time. That was LAME.

[russycarps]

Which gig? I went to a couple of his at the O2 and the second one (a Friday last autumn) I had a few problems. Was pretty much stage right, and got quite a significant echo from the back of the arena - at least I think that was what was happening. So I heard every lyric for a second time about one second after I'd heard it the first time. That was LAME.

Yeh, it was the last time he played this country. September last year I think.

I was to the left of stage, in the middle bit. The sound was great. Your experience sounds horrible though

[Tuna]

Only gig I've seen at the O2 was Radiohead almost 2 years ago now. Got there in good time to see Caribou and had my pick of the spots for sound. Ended up about 7-8 deep, stage right (like, north-north-east), and it was bang on. Hoping to do similar this time but I reckon a lot of people will swing down for Wild Beasts... 'specially for the price. Don't think this will sell out partly because everyone's gonna start announcing autumn tours imminently.

Edit: O2 priority presale at 9am tomorrow, if you're one of the lucky ones.

Edited July 15, 2014 by Tuna

[bocumaroy]

What about the presale on ticketmaster, is that only for O2 customers, as well?

[Tuna]

I assume that'll be ticketmaster/livenation; doubt it's reserved for only O2 customers. Would be weird if it were.

Here is a link to the presale for those who want it.

[russycarps]

2,000 tickets available in tomorrows o2 presale. Wonder how many are standing?

Really cant make my mind up on this! To go or not to go. I'm skint but I only live round the corner...

Edited July 15, 2014 by russycarps

[Zoo Music Girl]

2,000 tickets available in tomorrows o2 presale. Wonder how many are standing?

Really cant make my mind up on this! To go or not to go. I'm skint but I only live round the corner...

Go, you fool! It will be amazing.

With you on the skint front though. Thank fuck for having my birthday late in the year.

[russycarps]

Go, you fool! It will be amazing.

With you on the skint front though. Thank fuck for having my birthday late in the year.

I'm in this weird waiting room queue thing...

[atomised]

I despise the AXS waiting room thing. Awful system

[russycarps]

Same, but I've secured a standing ticket. Yay. Free post too, on the ticketmaster presale website the only postage option was £5.50. Robbing twats.

[Zoo Music Girl]

Anyone got a link? I can't even get to a page that says tickets available!! Keep refreshing and nothing

[russycarps]

the link on this page worked for me, or the o2 one is http://www.axs.com/uk/events/252409/the-national-tickets/promos/28761?cid=ukpresalepriority&skin=o2priority

[russycarps]

still standing tickets here

http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/promo/b2jbe1?camefrom=CFC_UK_BUYAT_83985

[Zoo Music Girl]

the link on this page worked for me, or the o2 one is http://www.axs.com/uk/events/252409/the-national-tickets/promos/28761?cid=ukpresalepriority&skin=o2priority

Got them! Cheers for this though. Annoyingly, the link I was refreshing before 9am didn't take me anywhere but when I opened a new window straight through. And then it made me reset my Ticketmaster password for some insane reason.

GOD I AM EXCITED.

[russycarps]

yeh I had to change ticketmaster password too, twats.

Did you get them off o2 website?

I've got war on drugs, lykke li and now the national in november. Woop!