U2 Innocence & Experience Tour 2015 (Dublin and Belfast gigs confirmed, post #275)

Exclamation Marc

johnpatrick81 wrote: »

That was amazingly painless:pac:

2 standing tickets for the Saturday, €155, yesssssssssssssssssssss!!:):)

Happy days ya got them

Stupid question but is that €155 for the two? Just so I can have an idea how much they'll cost me if I get lucky enough to get a pair.

johnpatrick81

Yup for the pair. They advertised as 70, so 15 all for ticketbastardo

weadick

johnpatrick81 wrote: »

That was amazingly painless:pac:

2 standing tickets for the Saturday, €155, yesssssssssssssssssssss!!:):)

Congrats! Got two standing for Saturday too, delighted. Always wanted to see them up close and now will finally get the chance. Am I right in thinking that Saturday will be the last show in Europe? Should be a great night.

What's the deal with this paperless ticketing lark, you just bring the card you paid for the tickets with to the arena on the night?

Exclamation Marc

Seve OB wrote: »

Yea it was pretty swift all right.

I first clicked for the cheap seats but it offered me ones up in the gods for about 120 each

I rejected them and just went looking for standing, three times got offered expensive seats, even thought I only had standing ticked!

Then it offered me 2 tickets all in for €77, 1 row back in next section over from the original tickets.....

Looking at the map, I am probably in the back row, but dead centre.

Happy Dayz

Given the stage layout and the nature of the 3Arena, I'd say all seats will be pretty brilliant especially given that the stage extends out all the way through the standing area.

MisterAnarchy

padski08 wrote: »

Tried standing for Saturday and couldnt get them but offered seating

Went out and tried for Friday, same but got much better seats in Block C instead of Block L

Now to create plan for Belfast show for general sale

Did you select the standing seats in the ticket type ?
It defaults back to seated tickets when selected the first time so you have to reselect it,very annoying.
I also had to select standing in the section selection.

Mugser

Seve OB wrote: »

use it quick........

Tried

johnpatrick81

weadick wrote: »

Congrats! Got two standing for Saturday too, delighted. Always wanted to see them up close and now will finally get the chance. Am I right in thinking that Saturday will be the last show in Europe? Should be a great night.

What's the deal with this paperless ticketing lark, you just bring the card you paid for the tickets with to the arena on the night?

See you there:D Yeah it should be epic, last gig of the year unless they add more (which I wouldn't rule out!).

Yup just bring the card you used.

Seve OB

Mugser wrote: »

Tried

and?

zambrotta11

johnpatrick81 wrote: »

That was amazingly painless:pac:

2 standing tickets for the Saturday, €155, yesssssssssssssssssssss!!:):)

Lucky man. I tried for these myself by couldn't get them so I ended up getting €35 euro tickets for the Monday. They are near the front of Block L so I am pretty happy!

Seve OB

Folks,

Mine didn't give me any tickets, said they were getting posted!

deeroy12

Grabbed 2GA for the Monday and Saturday.Hopefully there not cancelled cause of me already using my Pre-sale code or even worse my Amsterdam tickets at the weekend

Mugser

Seve OB wrote: »

and?

"Please check your offer code/password and try again"

No Joy.

MisterAnarchy

So what seats were the most expensive ?

If there were cheap seats in the front of block L does this mean that the screen is perpendicular to the back wall of the 3arena like the other venues ?

flangemeistro

Bad news on twitter for any Three customers. Not happy. Can't wait for the ticketmaster app and website to go into meltdown Monday morning.

Seve OB

zambrotta11 wrote: »

Lucky man. I tried for these myself by couldn't get them so I ended up getting €35 euro tickets for the Monday. They are near the front of Block L so I am pretty happy!

Front of Block L should be the best seats in the house nearly, nice price you got there for them seats.

Mine are for Friday.
I was probably stupid to go for the Friday show, considering I'm going on the Friday in London. Should of picked Saturday now that I think about it! Might just have to try again on Monday morning

Messi19

Got 2 tickets for the friday. Block E row 23. Pricey but I'm pretty happy

The Nal

Messi19 wrote: »

Got 2 tickets for the friday. Block E row 23. Pricey but I'm pretty happy

How much?

Messi19

The Nal wrote: »

How much?

216.20 :eek:

MisterAnarchy

Seve OB wrote: »

Front of Block L should be the best seats in the house nearly, nice price you got there for them seats.

Mine are for Friday.
I was probably stupid to go for the Friday show, considering I'm going on the Friday in London. Should of picked Saturday now that I think about it! Might just have to try again on Monday morning

If the screen is running the length of the catwalk,then those seats could be slightly restricted view ?

zambrotta11

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

So what seats were the most expensive ?

If there were cheap seats in the front of block L does this mean that the screen is perpendicular to the back wall of the 3arena like the other venues ?

It said that there were screen restrictions with the tickets so I would say you are correct about the positioning of the screens.

PTH2009

Messi19 wrote: »

216.20 :eek:

2 of mine were 392. Block G row 21. Motley Crue in manchester 3 Nov, u2 24 Nov and Def leppard on the 6th dec. no christmas for my family

i didnt want to pay 2 extra euro for the 3arena to run. cowboys they are

martin101

Are all the tickets gone? I can't get on at all. Gutted

MisterAnarchy

zambrotta11 wrote: »

It said that there were screen restrictions with the tickets so I would say you are correct about the positioning of the screens.

Should be grand there ,35 euro is a bargain .

r0chf0rt

anybody else getting the following error?

Please check your offer code/password and try again

I havent used a code before on any of the other dates.

The Nal

Messi19 wrote: »

216.20 :eek:

PTH2009 wrote: »

2 of mine were 392.

Thats really really sad. 196 fcuking quid for a ticket!?

MisterAnarchy

Messi19 wrote: »

216.20 :eek:

108 each ?
Thats not bad for 3rd row seats

Seve OB

mental prices there PTH2009. I wouldn't have paid it

Seve OB

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

I'm not very happy about this to be honest.
I held my Presale code for the Irish gigs when I could have used it to go to Barcelona as I'll be there on holidays the week of the gigs.:(

Well did you get yours yet?

The Nal

The precedent these prices set for the future is worrying. We learned nothing from the recession. Nothing.

We should have taken a stand like the Romans did with Barbra Streisand

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6696501.stm

MisterAnarchy

Seve OB wrote: »

Well did you get yours yet?

Yes I got 2 standing tickets ,what I wanted.:)

bren2001

flangemeistro wrote: »

Bad news on twitter for any Three customers. Not happy. Can't wait for the ticketmaster app and website to go into meltdown Monday morning.

Well I was wrong so. Guess I'll be lumped with the common folk in trying to get tickets.

johnpatrick81

The Nal wrote: »

The precedent these prices set for the future is worrying. We learned nothing from the recession. Nothing.

We should have taken a stand like the Romans did with Barbra Streisand

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6696501.stm

It's true. I was sickened when I saw the tour prices. But they've been vindicated by the sales (although apparently you can still get London opening night seats at the highest price).

As people seem to be buying them, you can't really argue with it. Simple economics. But yeah, sets a bad precedent for future gigs.

dSleeper

Collie D wrote: »

Not sure if it interests you but if you're a 3 customer you can access the Neon Bar and they give you a card on a lanyard which I think is a pretty decent souvenir in place of a ticket stub. If you're not a 3 customer and I don't get a ticket myself I'll happily put you down under my name for it

I still miss the "event" style tickets that had one off designs on them like band logo rather than the generic Ticketbastard ones. Haven't collected tickets in years.

U2 Presale code came overnight...And it worked

PTH2009

Seve OB wrote: »

mental prices there PTH2009. I wouldn't have paid it

i dont have much money more than some less than many others at this stage in my life i can afford these and always wanted to see u2. Come 2016 my bucket list will be almost complete (foo fighters, van halen, black sabbath, Garth Brooks is all thats left)

got a scare when buying tickets the sensitive code i entered was wrong and im not used to the new ticketmaster website and then the verify thing didnt work and it all stalled for a few mins.

good luck monday. mite take a pop in and see how its all going

http://www.seatwave.de/u2-tickets/3arena-dublin-tickets/samstag--28-november-2015/show/1009253

they have started already

The Nal

johnpatrick81 wrote: »

It's true. I was sickened when I saw the tour prices. But they've been vindicated by the sales (although apparently you can still get London opening night seats at the highest price).

As people seem to be buying them, you can't really argue with it. Simple economics. But yeah, sets a bad precedent for future gigs.

Fans will pay anything to see bands like U2. What choice to people have? Pay it or don't go. They'll sell out and people will travel from all over the world to see them in Dublin.

However for other people who aren't particularly arsed about them anymore and see them for the businessmen they've become, this is really bad news.

Just no need at all to charge people €196.

ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY SIX FCUKING EURO!

Shameful.

I really worry now that other acts will perceive this as the norm. Is this going to be the price we have to pay from now on to see big acts in Dublin?!

PTH2009

The Nal wrote: »

Fans will pay anything to see bands like U2. What choice to people have? Pay it or don't go. They'll sell out and people will travel from all over the world to see them in Dublin.

However for other people who aren't particularly arsed about them anymore and see them for the businessmen they've become, this is really bad news.

Just no need at all to charge people €196.

ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY SIX FCUKING EURO!

Shameful.

I really worry now that other acts will perceive this as the norm. Is this going to be the price we have to pay from now on to see big acts in Dublin?!

the music generation red zone tickets are even dearer and are at the back of the standing area according to the chart and you dont get much for them either.

johnpatrick81

PTH2009 wrote: »

http://www.seatwave.de/u2-tickets/3arena-dublin-tickets/samstag--28-november-2015/show/1009253

they have started already

Wow, that is so dodgy.

Why didn't they make seating paperless and ticketless like the standing? I don't see any GAs for sale on that website!

Seve OB

MML wrote: »

Yeah, I figured as much, but when they said "2 per customer" I didn't think I could get 2x Dublin and 2x Belfast at the same time, as that would be a total of four in one transaction, even though it's for separate dates.

I'll take a stab at it on Monday anyway.

yea but you can never ever book tickets for different events in one transaction!

Seve OB

Collie D wrote: »

Not sure if it interests you but if you're a 3 customer you can access the Neon Bar and they give you a card on a lanyard which I think is a pretty decent souvenir in place of a ticket stub. If you're not a 3 customer and I don't get a ticket myself I'll happily put you down under my name for it

I still miss the "event" style tickets that had one off designs on them like band logo rather than the generic Ticketbastard ones. Haven't collected tickets in years.

Oh yea? How do you get in there? I mean they hardly have list of all 3 customers on the door to check you in?

Exclamation Marc

It really is shameful pricing.

It makes the 2million to charity pledge a little less endearing and slightly hollow when you know where that 2million is coming from.

Yes, they could have charged the same prices and given nothing to charity and it's better there than in the pockets of those that don't need them. And some artists give nothing so it IS something. It is a good gesture but it should be weighed against the price punters are paying. Would tickets be cheaper/more affordable if there was no charity pledge?

And no, I'm actually one of the few who have literally no problem with Bono, I don't begrudge him any success or fortune, he's made it his own and made his own path, fair play to him.

But those prices for tickets are insulting.

Pay it if you want and if you value the gig at that much, good on ya, I hope you enjoy it and I won't judge. I'd pay more than some would for other artists I'm sure and be laughed at. But U2 allowing tickets to be priced that high when it's not necessary (ie it's not all going to the costs of the show) is awful.

secondrowgal

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

I'm not very happy about this to be honest.
I held my Presale code for the Irish gigs when I could have used it to go to Barcelona as I'll be there on holidays the week of the gigs.:(

Me too!! No where in the mail did it say that you could use the presale code for a non-Irish gig and then get another presale code for the Irish gigs! :mad: BAD form.

But on the upside, two GA standing tickets on Sat for €155, happy, happy days!

MisterAnarchy

The Nal wrote: »

Fans will pay anything to see bands like U2. What choice to people have? Pay it or don't go. They'll sell out and people will travel from all over the world to see them in Dublin.

However for other people who aren't particularly arsed about them anymore and see them for the businessmen they've become, this is really bad news.

Just no need at all to charge people €196.

ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY SIX FCUKING EURO!

Shameful.

I really worry now that other acts will perceive this as the norm. Is this going to be the price we have to pay from now on to see big acts in Dublin?!

If Paul McGuinness was still managing them ,they wouldn't be charging these prices.

U2's new manager Guy Oseary is to put it politely ,not like McGuinness.
He also manages Madonna who likes rip off ticket prices and Oseary is using the same pricing system for Madonna for this tour.
Madonna doesnt care if people hate her but U2 do so I think they have made a big mistake on this tour with the outlandish ticket prices.

Lets face it ,the band are primarily only interested in money at this stage ,from the Apple album deal to this tours ticket prices,it all about bringing in the maximum revenue.

Pandiani

Seve OB wrote: »

Oh yea? How do you get in there? I mean they hardly have list of all 3 customers on the door to check you in?

You have to sign up in advance on your 3Plus account and you are put on the guestlist. Spaces are limited on the list so you can't just rock up to the door on the night.

johnpatrick81

Manufactured Miracle wrote: »

It really is shameful pricing.

It makes the 2million to charity pledge a little less endearing and slightly hollow when you know where that 2million is coming from.

I agree about the disgraceful prices. But these have been across the tour. So for that reason I don't think it should take away anything from the great gesture of the 2 million donation.

PTH2009

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJXqnYCWW7Y

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

If Paul McGuinness was still managing them ,they wouldn't be charging these prices.

U2's new manager Guy Oseary is to put it politely ,not like McGuinness.
He also manages Madonna who likes rip off ticket prices and Oseary is using the same pricing system for Madonna for this tour.
Madonna doesnt care if people hate her but U2 do so I think they have made a big mistake on this tour with the outlandish ticket prices.

Lets face it ,the band are primarily only interested in money at this stage ,from the Apple album deal to this tours ticket prices,it all about bringing in the maximum revenue.

Exclamation Marc

johnpatrick81 wrote: »

Wow, that is so dodgy.

Why didn't they make seating paperless and ticketless like the standing? I don't see any GAs for sale on that website!

And do you know what's ironic. Because standing tickets can't be resold, it actually reduces the amount of tickets available for resale so the prices go up. There's already nearly 150 tickets on sale already with the cheapest at €350 all the way up to €1,500 per ticket.

Higher demand gigs like that should be entirely paperless.

Seve OB

Pandiani wrote: »

You have to sign up in advance on your 3Plus account and you are put on the guestlist. Spaces are limited on the list so you can't just rock up to the door on the night.

just looking through the app now and don't see anything relating to it

Pandiani

Seve OB wrote: »

just looking through the app now and don't see anything relating to it

http://plus.three.ie/BarNeon

I wonder if there is no presale will there be any access to this bar for 3 customers either.

weadick

secondrowgal wrote: »

Me too!! No where in the mail did it say that you could use the presale code for a non-Irish gig and then get another presale code for the Irish gigs! :mad: BAD form.

But on the upside, two GA standing tickets on Sat for €155, happy, happy days!

I thought it was a nice gesture for Irish fans. The Dublin shows were so long coming and there was so much uncertainty about them for so long that they must surely have realised that many Irish fans (me included) would have used their pre sale code for other shows. We are the only subscribers in the world who have been given another code. I'm delighted.

As regards prices, some of the tickets are insane but some are pretty reasonable. 75 quid for a standing ticket is 30 euro cheaper than I paid to see Springsteen in a field two years ago.

deeroy12

weadick wrote: »

I thought it was a nice gesture for Irish fans. The Dublin shows were so long coming and there was so much uncertainty about them for so long that they must surely have realised that many Irish fans (me included) would have used their pre sale code for other shows. We are the only subscribers in the world who have been given another code. I'm delighted.

As regards prices, some of the tickets are insane but some are pretty reasonable. 75 quid for a standing ticket is 30 euro cheaper than I paid to see Springsteen in a field two years ago.

As someone who used there codes on other shows and purchased Dublin tickets with the same codes,i just have this feeling there going to be cancelled.I know of bout 20 Hardcore fans who used codes today that were used.Also saw on U2.Com that Irish Subscribers with unused codes couldn't get in