Chances of picking up a ticket outside the Button Factory?

blastman

Hey, was wondering what the chances of picking up a ticket outside the Button Factory tonight at Gary Numan would be? There were some floating around for Beady Eye outside the Olympia last night, but with the BF being that much smaller, would it be a waste of time going in?

schemingbohemia

blastman wrote: »

Hey, was wondering what the chances of picking up a ticket outside the Button Factory tonight at Gary Numan would be? There were some floating around for Beady Eye outside the Olympia last night, but with the BF being that much smaller, would it be a waste of time going in?

What has your boyfriend's height got to do with it?

There's nearly always someone with a spare ticket at gigs of all sizes.

rubadub

Always ask the bouncers and/or at the box office. Sometimes people hand them in free rather than deal with touts.

I have seen people with signs outside gigs like "ticket wanted, genuine fan", so they do not have to go shouting that they want a ticket, like a tout would, touts might look at you doing that, taking their business. Most people selling would go to them before a tout.


Also check toutless, there could be last minute dropouts
http://www.toutless.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=18939

Soundman

Quite a few didn't bother turning up in the end, so there were tickets available for a little while. Hope you got sorted and managed to get in. It was one hell of a show that he/they put on.

A V A

rubadub wrote: »

Always ask the bouncers and/or at the box office. Sometimes people hand them in free rather than deal with touts.

I have seen people with signs outside gigs like "ticket wanted, genuine fan", so they do not have to go shouting that they want a ticket, like a tout would, touts might look at you doing that, taking their business. Most people selling would go to them before a tout.


Also check toutless, there could be last minute dropouts
http://www.toutless.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=18939

never understood why people hand them in for free, iv seen bouncers and people in the box office sell them on making ectra profit for them selfs, id rather deal with a touts even if its only half of my tickets ,

AnonoBoy

A V A wrote: »

never understood why people hand them in for free, iv seen bouncers and people in the box office sell them on making ectra profit for them selfs, id rather deal with a touts even if its only half of my tickets ,

Because people don't want touts to be around and so don't want to feed them is why.

poundhound

@ schemingbohemia

The OP's comment "..but with the BF being that much smaller" was reference to the Button Factory, not boyfriend.

Made me laugh that.

Anyhow there was touts outside when the doors opened, €25 tix going for €45.

Numan was incredible. Splinter sounds epic live.

Photos to follow...

poundhound

Numan - Dublin - 08.11.13