Rolling Stones

[stylishkids]

Hoping the cue situation isn’t too bad for Lucky Dips. There on a Friday but don’t wanna have to trek there at half 4 to cue up for an hour for em.

Anyone enjoy the gig if you’re off tonight! Can’t wait for Friday 

[giantkatestacks]

Yes all the Lucky Dips say General Admission. 

[some dude]

AXS have just replied to someone on Twitter stating the box Office is open until 9pm for lucky dip ticket collection...although how that works with last entry I am not too sure...

 

[retrokev]

1 hour ago, some dude said:

It does say in the email you need to arrive with your guest, so suggests there must be something like a wristband or a holding pen or early access to the arena...or actually more likely that you get your tickets and are escorted to a queue to wait for it to open.

you cant take away with or go off as could tout them.you queue till stadium opens at 3 ,show them an id ,card ,then escorted in and cant come out again till finish or wont be allowed back in.

[stylishkids]

4 minutes ago, retrokev said:

you cant take away with or go off as could tout them.you queue till stadium opens at 3 ,show them an id ,card ,then escorted in and cant come out again till finish or wont be allowed back in.

They never enforce the ‘escorted in’ rule with these lucky dips. Folk will be fine picking them up and then heading to the pub if they like 

[retrokev]

REALLY ......so not bothered about touts then

[stylishkids]

3 minutes ago, retrokev said:

REALLY ......so not bothered about touts then

Nar. If it was an arena show they may have enforced it but they won’t do it for a stadium gig. There won’t even be enough staff to escort hundreds of people to their seats or to the standing area. They just want to sell as many as possible at this late stage and won’t adhere to the terms word for word. They didn’t for Dublin and they won’t today I’m sure

[sisco]

The collection is actually a little way away from the stadium too so not sure how they can enforce it 

[MinionDave]

1 hour ago, retrokev said:

REALLY ......so not bothered about touts then

Why would the be bothered, touts would have got full price tickets at £100+ when first on-sale, you can now get for £30, so shows the tickets are not selling well.  Why would a tout risk buying more tickets for £30 and then not selling them....

Also - if you had the option of buying from a tout at £30, or buying direct from the venue for £30, what one would you go for ?

ta, D

[Gilgamesh69]

Having a liquid lunch at Wetherspoons 

[glasto-worker]

51 minutes ago, MinionDave said:

Why would the be bothered, touts would have got full price tickets at £100+ when first on-sale, you can now get for £30, so shows the tickets are not selling well.  Why would a tout risk buying more tickets for £30 and then not selling them....

Also - if you had the option of buying from a tout at £30, or buying direct from the venue for £30, what one would you go for ?

ta, D

I do agree - the touts must be pulling their hair out wondering how to get rid of them.   
 
I was at the Led Zeppelin concert at Knebworth in 1979 - there was touts every where - not sure how much they were after but my mate and I took great delight in letting the Buyers know that if they kept on walking they could buy face value tickets at the box office - you should have seen the touts faces they were well pissed off with us and I am sure they struck us off their Christmas Card list - they kept moving further away but we kept following them - at one point they offered us money to go away - told them they could stuff it.

[retrokev]

55 minutes ago, MinionDave said:

Why would the be bothered, touts would have got full price tickets at £100+ when first on-sale, you can now get for £30, so shows the tickets are not selling well.  Why would a tout risk buying more tickets for £30 and then not selling them....

Also - if you had the option of buying from a tout at £30, or buying direct from the venue for £30, what one would you go for ?

ta, D

trouble is some may not of had cash or saw lucky dips were on so touts will sell you know they will thats why there is such a problem with touts and why they make it a profitable business  

 

[Gilgamesh69]

Anyone want a cider? Brought far too many for predrinks 

[sisco]

Standing tickets for me on the lucky dip

[retrokev]

30 minutes ago, sisco said:

Standing tickets for me on the lucky dip

do you get a choice and was there huge queues and did you have to go in straight away

[sisco]

28 minutes ago, retrokev said:

do you get a choice and was there huge queues and did you have to go in straight away

Nah, they ask for your name, then your id and give you a sealed envelope and say good luck.  We got there about 4.30 and there wasn’t any queue. 

[xxialac]

2 minutes ago, sisco said:

Nah, they ask for your name, then your id and give you a sealed envelope and say good luck.  We got there about 4.30 and there wasn’t any queue. 

Did you sense your chosen seats were pre-determined/linked to your name or were they assigning seats linked to the time you arrive?

[sisco]

20 minutes ago, xxialac said:

Did you sense your chosen seats were pre-determined/linked to your name or were they assigning seats linked to the time you arrive?

Literally was a random envelope.

[xxialac]

Just now, sisco said:

Literally was a random envelope.

thanks

[Ejestivals]

Long shot but I don't suppose anybody has a spare?

[giantkatestacks]

42 minutes ago, sisco said:

Literally was a random envelope.

hmm its a long way to go to get given standing tix that I cant use. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

9 minutes ago, giantkatestacks said:

hmm its a long way to go to get given standing tix that I cant use. 

You'll be able to swap with the next person in the queue who gets given seats.

[TheWaters]

I'm going to the Coventry show next Saturday, problem is I've got work till 5 and haven't been able to book it off. Should I be prepared for some massive queues?

[giantkatestacks]

13 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

You'll be able to swap with the next person in the queue who gets given seats.

True that as normally I would want standing and not sat miles away.

[the wonderwhy]

25 minutes ago, giantkatestacks said:

hmm its a long way to go to get given standing tix that I cant use. 

Isn't it standing + unreserved seats anyway? Meaning, if there is still space when you get in, you'd be able to sit