BBC's The Biggest Weekend 2018

[NickisGinger]

9 minutes ago, DiscothequeDave said:

Well here we go for Belfast. Pot 3 so 2700 tickets to go at. Fingers crossed.

Looks like no queue.. could easily got tickets for both days. No queue in sight

[DDave]

5 minutes ago, NickisGinger said:

Looks like no queue.. could easily got tickets for both days. No queue in sight

Yep, bagged all the tickets we wanted. looks like the trip across the water may have put people off.

Edited February 12, 2018 by DiscothequeDave

[Stuart1000]

I had 2 Perth Pot 3 in my basket and gave them up. It’s only up the road but only Noel was taking my fancy that day.

[Jericode]

Girlfriend got tickets to both Swansea days, I'm just keen for the weekend of peace I now get!

[DareToDibble]

It surprised me how difficult it was. I thought with myself and my group being as coordinated for this as we are for Glasto it would be a breeze. Took me a while to get Sunday but my friends failed to get Saturday.

I've also seen tickets are already being sold for £290. Ticket touts really are scum of the earth.

[NickisGinger]

Did anyone go to Hull last year and had a paperless ticket? What do they do? Scan phone?  Card?

[WMWMOfficial]

On 12/02/2018 at 7:20 PM, NickisGinger said:

Did anyone go to Hull last year and had a paperless ticket? What do they do? Scan phone?  Card?

They are the card you used to purchase your tickets with. That's what happened last year.

[WMWMOfficial]

Funny, traveled all the way to Hull last year from Swansea last year (2017) and this year it's actually in Swansea. Very happy!

God hope there are some rock acts in the line-up!

[NickisGinger]

48 minutes ago, WMWMOfficial said:

They are the card you used to purchase your tickets with. That's what happened last year.

So what happens if your card expires in March?

[WMWMOfficial]

2 hours ago, NickisGinger said:

So what happens if your card expires in March?

You should have in the email you received, confirming your order, all the terms and conditions about your paperless tickets. There should be a message saying

 

''If you notice that your card will expire, or is replaced, before the event date please contact one of our customer services team when the new card arrives so that we can transfer your details at: http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/h/help.html?tm_link=tm_homeA_ql_2
To ensure paperless ticketing operates effectively, we cannot transfer tickets unless the original credit card used to make the booking has expired.''

saying

If not this message on your ticket confirmation email, then try this link to contact customer services (https://help.ticketmaster.co.uk/contact-us/) explaining clearly the event your attending (Biggest Weekend Swansea *INSERT DATE(S)*), and that your card will expire before the event date. They will then ask you for a new card which they can transfer the ticket confirmation details over to, which will then make that new card the ticket.

 

Keep me updated  

Edited February 14, 2018 by WMWMOfficial

[NickisGinger]

22 hours ago, WMWMOfficial said:

You should have in the email you received, confirming your order, all the terms and conditions about your paperless tickets. There should be a message saying

 

''If you notice that your card will expire, or is replaced, before the event date please contact one of our customer services team when the new card arrives so that we can transfer your details at: http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/h/help.html?tm_link=tm_homeA_ql_2
To ensure paperless ticketing operates effectively, we cannot transfer tickets unless the original credit card used to make the booking has expired.''

saying

If not this message on your ticket confirmation email, then try this link to contact customer services (https://help.ticketmaster.co.uk/contact-us/) explaining clearly the event your attending (Biggest Weekend Swansea *INSERT DATE(S)*), and that your card will expire before the event date. They will then ask you for a new card which they can transfer the ticket confirmation details over to, which will then make that new card the ticket.

 

Keep me updated  

Yeah i read it, im sure it'll be fine. Knowing my luck ill probably snap the card and forget about this.

[Martin Ashford]

So Taylor Swift is playing close to where I have worked for 19 years. Its a dream come true. My mate bagged me a ticket for her day. I have lots of mates living in Swansea and two offers of accommodation so this is going to be a lot cheaper than my trip to Manchester two weeks later. Now then, the interesting bit is that the two days were massively oversubscribed. I was in Albufeira on Monday morning but I'm told it was like Glaso T Day......I know lots of people in work who are absolutely gutted that they coudn't get any tickets. The concerts made the main Welsh news on the day it was made official so it's a very big deal. half the population of Wales is already booked to see Ed Sheeran at the Principality Stadium the following month where he sold out FIVE FUCKING NIGHTS in half an hour or something like that  so there is even more interest in the Sunday event.One woman accused me of "stealing" her daughter's ticket as I'm already going to see Taylor in Manchester. I really wish Wolf Alice had been booked for the Sunday but I reckon there will be a whole lot more announced soon.

[the wonderwhy]

I'm surprised there are still tickets left for everything bar the Swansea event tbh 

[NickisGinger]

3 hours ago, the wonderwhy said:

I'm surprised there are still tickets left for everything bar the Swansea event tbh 

I wonder how the beeb are feeling about it

[jackarmy]

Feels like they've kind of just spread the budget for their usual Radio 1 Big Weekend and 6 Music Festivals over 4 cities rather than the 2 they would usually be hosted in.

I don't think any of them are due to be multi-stage events are they? 

[NickisGinger]

44 minutes ago, jackarmy said:

Feels like they've kind of just spread the budget for their usual Radio 1 Big Weekend and 6 Music Festivals over 4 cities rather than the 2 they would usually be hosted in.

I don't think any of them are due to be multi-stage events are they? 

I thought they would be considering swansea and coventry have a similar capcity level as normal big weekend. Also on the website it says like stage TBA

[RiMo]

I managed to get tickets for the Saturday of this, looking forward to it on the promise of "their best line up yet". Anyone heard any rumours yet? It seems to sit conveniently for Arctic Monkeys to kick off their tour?

[the wonderwhy]

Swansea will definitely be two stages. No idea about the others tho I'd have thought Belfast will be too. 

I agree Arctics seem likely to pop up. 

[NobodyKnows]

I'd have thought there are still dozens of artists across minimum two stages for all the venues - in Exeter there were three stages plus DJ bars.

The Beeb will know how this was going to sell and the radio one section was never going to be an issue.

The selection of bands tends to be across the spectrum so fingers crossed for some more rock.

 

[NickisGinger]

I’m hoping for more decent artists for Coventry on Sunday. Do you think there is a mega headliner?

[DDave]

3 hours ago, the wonderwhy said:

Swansea will definitely be two stages. No idea about the others tho I'd have thought Belfast will be too. 

I agree Arctics seem likely to pop up. 

Must be at least 2 stages at Belfast. Looking forward to some smaller bands to be announced soon. Pip Blom is supporting the Breeders on their tour so hopefully she'll get picked up for a slot. Definitely need something else on whilst Ash are on anyway.

Edited February 15, 2018 by DiscothequeDave

[Rico_Pliskin]

18 minutes ago, DiscothequeDave said:

Must be at least 2 stages at Belfast. Looking forward to some smaller bands to be announced soon. Pip Blonde is supporting the Breeders so hopefully she'll get picked up for a slot. Definitely need something else on whilst Ash are on anyway.

Have you heard Ash's new song? Shockingly bad. Tim won an Ivor Novello years ago. What happened?

[DDave]

7 minutes ago, Rico_Pliskin said:

Have you heard Ash's new song? Shockingly bad. Tim won an Ivor Novello years ago. What happened?

Dunno mate. Always been shit to me.

[the wonderwhy]

35 minutes ago, DiscothequeDave said:

Must be at least 2 stages at Belfast. Looking forward to some smaller bands to be announced soon. Pip Blom is supporting the Breeders on their tour so hopefully she'll get picked up for a slot. Definitely need something else on whilst Ash are on anyway.

when they announced Underworld they said something about them completing the lineup so I dunno if anyone else is gonna get added 

[WMWMOfficial]

On 14/02/2018 at 11:19 PM, the wonderwhy said:

I'm surprised there are still tickets left for everything bar the Swansea event tbh 

I know right, Belfast looks like a right blast!