about the U2 tickets that go on sale Friday

sharkman

Davey Devil

I see it, just refresh a few times.

marcowil

rabbitinlights wrote:

no he not,

http://www2.ticketmaster.ie/cgi/asp_events/byid.asp?event_id=18003A3DCE3C7403&category=CONCERTS

Thanks Rabbit

Standard Toaster

What's the odds of a farce again?
Would the U2.com members have priority here again?

sharkman

Sunday tickets : HERE

besty

£150 sterling - £195
its a bit steep

Brando_ie

Been here since 7:45 pinging away at ticketmaster but like everyone got nowhere!!........ backup plan. send sister and mother to queue..... score!!! 9 tickets between us for Friday seating..... good old mam!!, and i'll even get a sunday roast dinner this weekend on top of all that!!..... Mam's rock (now if she can just arrange a trade for Saturday seating then this day will just about break even!!!)

In the great words of Hannibal Smith..... I love it when a backup plan comes together..... er, hang on.......

daymobrew

sharkman wrote:

Sunday tickets : HERE

Isn't it illegal to sell tickets for higher than face value?

Unfortunately http://www.ticketmaster.ie/legal/purchase.html
only says:

8 If this ticket is re-sold or transferred for profit or commercial gain by anyone other than the Promoter, Venue Management, Ticketmaster or one of their authorised sub-agents, it will become voidable and the holder may be refused entry to or ejected from the venue.

I'm so glad I'm not a fan, tough the computer-less brother-in-law asked me to try get tickets online (he got 2 tickets after overnight queuing in Cork).

WizZard

daymobrew wrote:

Isn't it illegal to sell tickets for higher than face value?

Unfortunately http://www.ticketmaster.ie/legal/purchase.html
only says:


I'm so glad I'm not a fan, tough the computer-less brother-in-law asked me to try get tickets online (he got 2 tickets after overnight queuing in Cork).

And how likely is that to be enforced?

Skyuser

No 3rd Date, Mcd Just Announced

daymobrew

WizZard wrote:

And how likely is that to be enforced?

Zero, like so many laws in our country.
I emailed TicketMaster customer service to report the site, on the off chance that they might take an interest.

On the topic of fairness in ticket distribution, I know that English Permiership clubs often require ticket stubs for previous games to get forthcoming game tickets. Required stubs could be from away games in the previous season!
The use of stubs might be best used for GAA games e.g. require early round stubs for provincial and later games.
Not sure of a fair way to do this for gigs.

Eye

ain't that a biiaaaatch

WizZard

Well this says different http://www2.ticketmaster.ie/cgi/asp_events/byid.asp?event_id=18003A3DCE3C7403&category=CONCERTS

PADDYPOKER

****ing Ticketmaster.
Just heard the following story.
Girl rang ticketmaster and got through after a small number of calls.
Ticketmaster Operator "What can I do for you?"
Girl: I'd like 6 tickets to U2 please.
TO: "No problem, (issues the tickets)and then anything else I can do for you?"
Girl: "Well there is a guy beside me here who wants to get some tickets
Can I transfer him onto you?"
TO: No problems!

8 people got 6 tickets each on the ONE phone call!

sharkman

Skyuser wrote:

No 3rd Date, Mcd Just Announced

Dont mind Justin Greene , There WILL be a 3rd gig and it will be on Sunday 26th June ...

TheStrandRoads

I was also an unfortunate one who got up early to order these online, and did not succeed.

What's worse is I hate U2 and was getting the tickets for a friend.

Here's a good link;

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=11worst

J

sharkman

Looks like Ticketmaster are preparing to release the 3rd date ....

http://www2.ticketmaster.ie/cgi/asp_events/byid.asp?event_id=18003A3DCE3C7403&category=CONCERTS

Pauly26

sharkman wrote:

Looks like Ticketmaster are preparing to release the 3rd date ....

http://www2.ticketmaster.ie/cgi/asp_events/byid.asp?event_id=18003A3DCE3C7403&category=CONCERTS

Sounds Very good whats everyone think???

jacko

yea, has to be a third.

acquiescefc

This is really annoying. I can pick where I want to sit but i cant select any tickets...grr

Standard Toaster

That's my new homepage for the time being.....

Third_Echelon

tried online and phone.... complete and utter joke... both were jammed... website crashed big-stylee....

you'd think that they would have leased extra servers/capacity from their web hosting company to deal with the demand... but nooooo...

they'll take your rip-off booking fee and then provide a sh1t service.

I found this on their website, which i found very funny:

Ticketmaster is committed to delivering the highest level of service to our customers both online and offline.

Ticketmaster is the world's leading entertainment ticketing company, with more than 8000 clients worldwide, selling over 100 million tickets a year.

Our Mission
For Clients: To provide the best systems, services, and tools for the optimal sale of tickets to the widest possible audience

Ticketmaster Ireland
Ticketmaster is Ireland's leading ticketing company, with a proven track record in the computerised ticketing industry, offering clients a service which is backed up by extensive experience and the highest standards of professionalism.

all of the above is in fact a lie... their systems are crap and cant cater for load at peak times... what type of system is that???

I work with these type of systems everyday, and the ones that dont work when they need to are always the cheap-ass b@stards who wont pay the money for extra hardware/capacity etc...
They'll take your money from you alright, but they dont seem to want to invest it in their systems... but according to their mission statement they do????

babyhack

acquiescefc wrote:

This is really annoying. I can pick where I want to sit but i cant select any tickets...grr

same here (and for all of us)
how long does it take them to upload a few pages

bet the sitting down having a laugh at all this

Pauly26

Did anybody manage to buy tickets online?>?

flanzer

As a U2.com member I got tickets Best €30 I've ever spent! Secondly, a friend of mine lives on Clonliffe Rd. and received a letter from the Planning Authority saying there may be high levels of noise in the vicinity of Croke park on 24th, 25th and 26th June 2005. I'd say that's a sure bet there will be another concert

rabbitinlights

Pauly26 wrote:

Did anybody manage to buy tickets online?>?

I have not heard from one person who managed to get one single ticket online, Ive had about 40+ emails from different people who tried all morning to get some, 60,000 were pre sold to U2.com, Id say most of them were Friday tickets on the pitch, thats why at about 8.15, pitch tickets were sold out......


God i hope sunday goes onsale soon. how would they let the public know? would they do another morning release or would they just sell them without saying anything?

Sean.

babyhack

just checked the GAA site
Croke Park is free on the 26th
GAA matches that are on on that date below

Jun 26th:
Guinness Munster Hurling Championship Final

Bank of Ireland Ulster Football ChampionshipSemi-final
Ard Mhacha/Fear Manach/Dun na nGall v Muineacháin/Doire

Danno

Spoken to a Ticketmaster rep, U2 are expected to announce a further date.

Standard Toaster

Any idea when?

superfly

shouldn't you know The Edge

babyhack

they have taken out all links to the 26th now
what going on

Standard Toaster

Hehe.

http://www2.ticketmaster.ie/cgi/asp_events/byid.asp?event_id=18003A3DCE3C7403&category=CONCERTS

The Sun gig is now not showing.....

WizZard

Ticketmaster Sunday concert page has reverted back to 'Not on Sale Yet' with NO details of the concert!
Trying to stuff the cat back in the bag?

babyhack

just wish they would say if its on or not
people have lives and cant be sitting at a PC all day

WizZard

babyhack wrote:

just wish they would say if its on or not
people have lives and cant be sitting at a PC all day

Umm, that is my life. (Well, at work)

sharkman

Sit tight , the Sunday gig will go ahead . As per usual it Ticketmaster hype...." due to huge demand a 3rd gig has been added " . When in fact it was planned all along .

Standard Toaster

I think I'm starting to crack up....

*rocks back and forth*

babyhack

they sooner we get rid of ticketmaster from here the better
I blame them and there ****y website

babyhack

FM104 news just said 3rd date ruled out for now

Mr E

Big annoouncement about U2 coming up in the new few mins on 2FM....

(oooh... I wonder what it could be?)

acquiescefc

Yeah they are gonna let people walk their dogs around the pitch on sunday 26th instead of selling another 80,000 tickets @50 euro. plus booking fee of course.

I wish I had a calculator with enough digits to work it out.

Kuntz

babyhack

TmB wrote:

Big annoouncement about U2 coming up in the new few mins on 2FM....

(oooh... I wonder what it could be?)

well lets us know what they say
2fm blocked by FW in the office

Mr E

Never mind.... they're flogging a U2 prizepack. Ah well.

babyhack

there is soooo many bad words i want to say about 2fm grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

CountryWise

MCD just announced there will be no third date

holly_johnson

The touts are out already... just had a text saying someone has too many tickets, would I be interested?
Nah to that, I'm not paying above face value to some knacker who thought they were pulling a fast one by buying loads!

sharkman

Dont believe it . There will ...

Pauly26

Did anyone know that some of the Spar shop where selling the tickets!!!

gazzer

I knew the Spar up at the Blanch S. C had a ticketmaster outlet but i was afraid to go up in case the q was huge... so decided to take the internet in work option

Pauly26

gazzer wrote:

I knew the Spar up at the Blanch S. C had a ticketmaster outlet but i was afraid to go up in case the q was huge... so decided to take the internet in work option

Well i have 4 pc's on a high speed network all trying to get to the booking page and none of them got there in time :mad: , feckon ticketmaster grrrrrr