I am a big fan of the band Arcade Fire. They are playing here in March. The tickets went 'on sale' here last Friday at 9.00am. Myself and 5 of my friends attempted to get tickets online - separately each with broadband connections - but the concert was advertised as sold out within seconds. A second date was then added and this too sold out within seconds. Neither I, nor my 5 friends got within a sniff of a ticket. I have since spoken to 6 more people who were similarly unsuccessful through the internet site. I also had a friend who was physically outside a ticketmaster outlet at 8.50am on Friday morning and was told when the shop opened that they had no access to tickets.
Now I can understand that a popular concert can sell out very quickly and lots of people can be disappointed. What I can;t understand is how e-bay sellers in the UK currently have pictures of tickets for sale for the Dublin concerts. Pictures! Needless to say the prices are extortionate. But how, given the experience of myself and my friends above, can someone in the UK physically have tickets???????? I think the whole ticketmaster thing stinks to the high heavens. Anyone else had similar experiences?
Now I can understand that a popular concert can sell out very quickly and lots of people can be disappointed. What I can;t understand is how e-bay sellers in the UK currently have pictures of tickets for sale for the Dublin concerts. Pictures! Needless to say the prices are extortionate. But how, given the experience of myself and my friends above, can someone in the UK physically have tickets???????? I think the whole ticketmaster thing stinks to the high heavens. Anyone else had similar experiences?