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

Med101007 wrote: »

I will be attending a gig tomorrow night in the Olympia Theatre in Dublin and I am just enquiring where would be the best place to park. I will be travelling by car from Athlone and returning back to Athlone straight after the gig. I am not too familiar with the roads in Dublin City Centre. All I know really is how to get to Heuston Station by car but from there I get completely lost.

You'd probably be better off parking at Heuston and then getting the Luas to Jervis. Traffic in town is crazy at this time of year anyhoo.

MJohnston wrote: »

What's the best way to sell Ticketmaster "TicketFast" tickets?

www.toutless.com - Great place to sell tickets at FACE VALUE

Other Options - (set your own price);

www.seatwave.ie
www.viagogo.ie
www.donedeal.ie
www.gumtree.ie
www.adverts.ie

#ticketfairy on Twitter
Event page on Facebook

There is always some people who are wary of Ticketfast tickets soley because the original purchaser can print them as many times as he/she wishes, however, with original hardcopy tickets, the purchaser can easily contact TM stating tickets never arrived and have new tickets re-issued so it works both ways.

I'm finding alot more people are using the TOUTS like seatwave (a ticketmaster company) and viagogo purely because they "guarantee" the tickets. The seller also does not receive the funds until after the event to ensure the tickets remain valid and are not cancelled/resold etc etc.

Anytime I've sold tickets in the past, I've met the person face to face. I have always provided the original purchase email/receipt from TM and show my ID during the hand-over.

MJohnston wrote: »

Yeah sorry, I wasn't asking about particulary selling sites, I'm pretty aware of most of them - it was more specifically whether there was an official mechanism for transferring TicketFast tickets to anyone else. Seems there is not!

Ah, I'm with you now.

No official way of transferring as TM's T&C's state that re-selling of any kind is not allowed in any form.

It's basically a case of printing the ticket and exchanging it face to face with the person buying or sending via email when payment is received.

Do TM quietly add extra seats to sold out shows? I just bought tickets for a gig that was supposedly sold out, is it a mistake/problem with the website or legit?

scudzilla wrote: »

Yeah, They're called 'Production' seats. When the promotor receives the final specs for the stage show they sometimes release the extra tickets, and a lot of the time these are great seats.

Also, any tickets that were on hold for the band/record company/promotor that have not been used will also be released

Thank you, I was worried there was a mistake. My tickets are standing GA so no great seats.

Hi,

Will be going to Beyonce in croke park on the 9th of July.

Plan on getting the train up and down.

Do Irish rail have late trains after the concerts from Heuston to Cork ?

They had late trains after Springsteen so it's possible. Probably depends if they think there will be demand.

Heading to Marley park for the stone roses. Where's best for a pint prior to the gig?

http://last.fm used to be good but it seems to have lost most of the userbase. http://Entertainment.ie has listings but can be a chore to read them all as they list each and every club night.. each night! There is http://dublinconcerts.ie/ too. Ticketmaster has a venue alert option which it is worth signing up for but will only show you the events they are selling tickets for. Wavtickets and tickets.ie websites are easy enough to browse and check in addition. Personally I think rather than rely on one site to pull the info from the others (which often breaks) get used to check a few at the start of the month for what is coming up.

Suas11 wrote: »

Anyone been to the Iveagh gardens before? What's it like as a venue?

Iveagh Gardens is a nice place for an outdoor concert venue. You have all the greenery and nice office buildings around you. They usually put down a white plastic covering in the audience area in front of the stage so you don't have to worry about the mud.

The One Doctor wrote: »

I'm going to Bell X1 in the Iveagh Gardens on Friday. Does anyone know what time they're on at? The tickets says doors at 6pm but I've been to gigs the say that and the band doesn't come on 'til 8pm.

Last year it was the following for most gigs there.

Gates 6.30pm
Support Act 7.30pm
Main Act 8.45pm

Give or take 15 mins for each act.

Dundalkian wrote: »

Can anyone tell me what the policy on flares is for most concerts?
Would you still get in if caught? Would it just be taken off you? would they be right c**ts and bring ye to the gaurds? any feedback greatly appreciated, cheers

No idea but just don't bring one for everyone's sake. Why would you want to?

What sites do people use for upcoming gigs? I used to use last.FM but it's useless these days

I have a ticket for a concert in the 3 Arena but it's on the top tier and I hate heights. What's the view like from up there and are the seats steep?

jemser wrote: »

Hello
Ordered Standing tickets for Avenged Sevenfold but when I went to print them
its coming up with Section GA3, Row G9 , Seats 92-94...Are these standing or sitting tickets?
Thanks

...so you ordered standing tickets

They are standing tickets if you shifted through this thread it's probably the most asked question GA is General Admission i.e. standing

I think at this stage 3arena could best do a thirteenth floor job and distance themselves from a G section call it something else when displaying their seated maps we mightn't get this so often.

General question regarding 2 ticketmaster tickets I bought for someone as a gift. Old tradition perhaps but I would rather not the price to be on the tickets as its a gift but it just comes on the ticket. The figure is only small so I was thinking about just carefully blanking it out on the ticket with a marker and not going near the bar code. Should that be ok to do? I assume once the barcode is fine it should be ok.

delta_bravo wrote: »

General question regarding 2 ticketmaster tickets I bought for someone as a gift. Old tradition perhaps but I would rather not the price to be on the tickets as its a gift but it just comes on the ticket. The figure is only small so I was thinking about just carefully blanking it out on the ticket with a marker and not going near the bar code. Should that be ok to do? I assume once the barcode is fine it should be ok.

I wouldn't expect any issues if you went ahead and did the above as generally the ticket staff don't look at the ticket and just point the laser from the reader towards the barcode.

However, I'd imagine there's some stipulation within the TM T&Cs which warn against any unauthorised markings or adjustments being made to tickets.

Plus, the recipient of the ticket could easily just check the ticket price online if they so wish.

Maybe drop TM an email or tweet to be safe.

seachto7 wrote: »

Sold an eticket recently for a Vicar Street event. I’ve sold many in the past and nobody has ever had any issues. However this time, the person I sold it to pointed out that some venues need written permission etc that another person is picking up the ticket.

I don't get it, if its an e-ticket there is no ticket to pick up, its not like you're on a guest list or box office collection or something where they might ask for ID. You print out the sheet and that's the ticket.

I have bought two Ariana Grande standing tickets in 3arena for my daughter who is 9yrs old. However, apparently there are no under 14's allowed in the standing section. Does anyone know if this is strict or how do you get around it??? Tks

Lols71 wrote:

I have bought two Ariana Grande standing tickets in 3arena for my daughter who is 9yrs old. However, apparently there are no under 14's allowed in the standing section. Does anyone know if this is strict or how do you get around it??? Tks

If possible try change them for seated, you'll enjoy the seats. Enjoy

SecretsOfEarth wrote: »

Bought a ticket using my mother's credit card (as a gift and with consent might I add!!) and just wondering if there will be any problem because her name is printed on the ticket as cardholder?

No, there won't be an issue

Anyone ever used this crowd for getting top gigs? http://www.busestoconcerts.com/muse-vital/4593833414

I'm going to a concert in a few weeks at the 3 Arena. The only thing is that I'm up near the top (about 6 or 7 rows down) and I really don't like heights.

Does anyone know what the view from up there is like and would it be bad for someone who's afraid of heights?