*** QUESTIONS *** All non specific gig questions in here.

livEwirE

Any know if Paolo Nutini is doing any gigs in Ireland this year?

Debs91

Does anyone know if there is Meet and Greets available for Live at The Marquee? Thanks.

Ericaa

Can anyone answer me please?

So I want to buy tickets for Lee Evans. I've just had a look at the presale tickets for o2, and most of the good blocks are unavailable, as are the flat seating tickets. I've looked at the MCD presale, and they have better block options, but again, the flat seating are unavailable.
Am I right in saying that they both only got a certain amount of flat seating tickets each, and that if I wait til 9AM, when they go on general sale, if I'm fast and lucky enough, there's a slight chance I could get flat seating tickets?
Or would they sell them all in presale?

Hopefully I'll get a quick answer, I don't know whether to buy them now, or in the morning haha!

bren2001

Ericaa wrote: »

Can anyone answer me please?

So I want to buy tickets for Lee Evans. I've just had a look at the presale tickets for o2, and most of the good blocks are unavailable, as are the flat seating tickets. I've looked at the MCD presale, and they have better block options, but again, the flat seating are unavailable.
Am I right in saying that they both only got a certain amount of flat seating tickets each, and that if I wait til 9AM, when they go on general sale, if I'm fast and lucky enough, there's a slight chance I could get flat seating tickets?
Or would they sell them all in presale?

Hopefully I'll get a quick answer, I don't know whether to buy them now, or in the morning haha!

There is only a certain number of tickets allocated for the Presale. Yeah, if you wait till they go on general sale you should get tickets in the flat seating.

JJBEEFSTEW

Has anyone ever been to live at the marquee in cork? If so is the seating good because it looks awful far back! I want to bring my son to a gig there and was also wondering about the security there. Hope someone can answer my question! Thanks

Keggers2

Hey guys, I was just wondering if you can buy tickets on the door at the Academy? I'd love to go see Watsky tonight, but I've got no means of getting them off ticketmaster

Irish Aris

Keggers2 wrote: »

Hey guys, I was just wondering if you can buy tickets on the door at the Academy? I'd love to go see Watsky tonight, but I've got no means of getting them off ticketmaster

Doesn't seem to be sold out, so I reckon you will be able to buy on the door.

Keggers2

Brilliant, thanks for the info! I knew it wasn't sold out, I was just wondering if they actually still sell tickets on the door! Silly question I suppose :pac:

Thanks again!

Irish Aris

Keggers2 wrote: »

Brilliant, thanks for the info! I knew it wasn't sold out, I was just wondering if they actually still sell tickets on the door! Silly question I suppose :pac:

Thanks again!

no bother. Forgot to tell you, if you don't have a credit card and you can only buy tickets with cash, there are two Ticketsmaster outlets, one in the St Stephen's Green shopping centre and another in the Jervis shopping centre.

guapos

Anyone know of any indie or singer song writer gigs from 16th of June till 18th in Dublin?

Thanks

languagenerd

Just wondering, do Ticketmaster not allow you print your own tickets anymore? I just bought tickets for a gig in Academy 2, and the only options were "Mail Delivery" or "Collect at box office".

I didn't particularly want to print them (I always get the "real" Ticketmaster ones cause I have a frame with all my gig tickets from 2007-2012 and am putting em together for a second one ) but it struck me as odd that the option wasn't there. Is it just the venue doesn't want the printed ones? Or are they not doing them anymore??

Ericaa

languagenerd wrote: »

Just wondering, do Ticketmaster not allow you print your own tickets anymore? I just bought tickets for a gig in Academy 2, and the only options were "Mail Delivery" or "Collect at box office".

I didn't particularly want to print them (I always get the "real" Ticketmaster ones cause I have a frame with all my gig tickets from 2007-2012 and am putting em together for a second one ) but it struck me as odd that the option wasn't there. Is it just the venue doesn't want the printed ones? Or are they not doing them anymore??

They still do them, but sometimes they're not available for all events. I wonder why though, can anyone fill us in?

Toast

It is only an option for venues with barcode scanners that you can do it. Smaller venues like Whelans and I'm guessing Academy 2 don't have the scanners.

languagenerd

How bad are the "restricted viewing" seats in the Olympia?

Gaslight Anthem were so good tonight that I wanna go again and that's all I can get. They're in the circle and there doesn't seem to be a pillar or anything - is it just the angle, or what? It's been years since I sat at a gig (let alone restricted) so just wanna know what to expect! I don't particularly mind once I can hear em anyway :P

Irish Aris

languagenerd wrote: »

How bad are the "restricted viewing" seats in the Olympia?

Gaslight Anthem were so good tonight that I wanna go again and that's all I can get. They're in the circle and there doesn't seem to be a pillar or anything - is it just the angle, or what? It's been years since I sat at a gig (let alone restricted) so just wanna know what to expect! I don't particularly mind once I can hear em anyway :P

It depends.
There are some "restricted viewing" seats at the Olympia where you actually have a pillar in front of you. Some others, you can't see one corner of the stage-it had happened to me once, where I couldn't see the far right corner of stage (I was sitting on the left side of the circle), so no big deal-I only missed one musicians on some occasion.

languagenerd

Irish Aris wrote: »

It depends.
There are some "restricted viewing" seats at the Olympia where you actually have a pillar in front of you. Some others, you can't see one corner of the stage-it had happened to me once, where I couldn't see the far right corner of stage (I was sitting on the left side of the circle), so no big deal-I only missed one musicians on some occasion.

That sounds okay so, the seats we got are the left of the circle too. They are pillars marked on the seating chart for downstairs (for shows without standing) but noneon the map for upstairs, so it should be alright. Thanks!

iamanengine

I'm looking to swap tickets for a gig for tickets to a gig of the same band but at a later date, anyone know where I could look?

formernyer

iamanengine wrote: »

I'm looking to swap tickets for a gig for tickets to a gig of the same band but at a later date, anyone know where I could look?

Toutless has a swap forum. http://www.toutless.com/viewforum.php?f=15

GTE

I posted this elsewhere, but perhaps its best suited here.


Regarding seating in the O2
If I get a standing ticket that says GA1 and a friend gets GA2 separately, will be be split up for the gig? The O2 seating plan has split up standing and another has one huge area. Not too sure on the fine details for the QOTSA gig in November.

Thanks

ED E

bbk wrote: »

I posted this elsewhere, but perhaps its best suited here.


Regarding seating in the O2
If I get a standing ticket that says GA1 and a friend gets GA2 separately, will be be split up for the gig? The O2 seating plan has split up standing and another has one huge area. Not too sure on the fine details for the QOTSA gig in November.

Thanks

Standing is standing, you may just enter via difference entrances.

GTE

I got an email from them confirming it will be one big standing area. :-)

CrashBandicoot Girl

I'm going to my first festival and I was wondering if anyone had some advice on good one man tents that are light and affordable? Thanks

Toast

Really is very little in the one person and light line that also is affordable. That is usually the realm of proper trekking tents.

Gelert Eiger 2 from Millets Mary St should do you. They are usually sold for a lot less than that RRP (think I got one for closer to 35 euro). If you go for something cheaper you might find yourself getting woken up by a leak if it rains.

deisedude

I have tickets for Grizzy Bear in Dublin but Galway would suit better. would ticketmaster allow me swap?

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JJ

deisedude wrote: »

I have tickets for Grizzy Bear in Dublin but Galway would suit better. would ticketmaster allow me swap?

No but toutless.com would.

smilgy

Hey I was just wondering has anyone here volunteered at a festival before and what it is like?

Dermo

smilgy wrote: »

Hey I was just wondering has anyone here volunteered at a festival before and what it is like?

I usually (not this year) volunteer at the Leeds festival with a company called Hotbox Events. Volunteers normally camp in a separate staff campsite and have their own canteen. Depending on your work hours you can actually get to see a lot of the acts.

0000879k

Hi, hoping to buy tickets tomorrow morning on Ticketmaster but I've never bought anything on ticketmaster before

Do you have to have an account to buy tickets? thanks

Irish Aris

0000879k wrote: »

Hi, hoping to buy tickets tomorrow morning on Ticketmaster but I've never bought anything on ticketmaster before

Do you have to have an account to buy tickets? thanks

Not necessarily. But if you do, it speeds up the procedure. (and if you are looking to buy for a very popular concert, it's a safer bet).