Pissed off about this! All outlets showing 'sold out' at 9.02, when they only went on sale at 09.00!! Plenty of tickets avaialable at massively inflated prices via specialist outlets, which means the tickets have been allocated /sold to them instead of paying customers. I had a look at the O2 presale on Thursday, but the seats were terrible, so Ileft it till general sale instead. I really think this is a crap situation when genuine customers are not able to get tickets, while the venue sell them to other outlets to sell at over £200 per ticket. Not paying that. I was really hoping to take my G/F to see Stevie Nicks. Most likely the last opportunity we will get, but she won't expect me to pay ridiculous money like that. Hacked off! Rant over!http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929760#msg-929760Sun, 26 May 2013 19:15:51 +1000 Phorum 5.2.16 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929891#msg-929891 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929891#msg-929891
As I said in my first post, I couldn't have been any quicker on Friday morning. I was refreshing the page until they came available, but by the time I placed my order all three sites I had running in three windows were all 'tickets unavailable' within 2 minutes.

Very dubious.]]> Surfpunk NoticeboardSun, 10 Feb 2013 07:44:21 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929885#msg-929885 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929885#msg-929885 Vantheman NoticeboardSun, 10 Feb 2013 05:11:40 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929849#msg-929849 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929849#msg-929849 rocinante_uk NoticeboardSat, 09 Feb 2013 19:42:49 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929829#msg-929829 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929829#msg-929829
I have no idea how they manage to get away with it.]]> rocknut NoticeboardSat, 09 Feb 2013 12:26:43 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929801#msg-929801 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929801#msg-929801 Britny NoticeboardSat, 09 Feb 2013 06:35:26 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929790#msg-929790 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929790#msg-929790 Chazz NoticeboardSat, 09 Feb 2013 03:39:51 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929788#msg-929788 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929788#msg-929788 Doug Wolfgang NoticeboardSat, 09 Feb 2013 02:58:04 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929785#msg-929785 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929785#msg-929785 Darren In Florida NoticeboardSat, 09 Feb 2013 01:07:02 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929783#msg-929783 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929783#msg-929783 gary191265 NoticeboardSat, 09 Feb 2013 00:18:26 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929781#msg-929781 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929781#msg-929781
There certainly is something rotten with all of this. I would like to think that Fleetwood Mac would play to audiences that are 10% of capacity, and other bands too...

Will it happen?....of course it won't....

So, I will continue to support the up and coming bands in our melodic rock scene, but these corporate road crashes I will continue to avoid like the plague.

Paul]]> pjs NoticeboardFri, 08 Feb 2013 23:42:27 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929780#msg-929780 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929780#msg-929780
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/stop-e-ticket-companies-and-touts-exploiting-us/

Chris]]> robaich NoticeboardFri, 08 Feb 2013 23:32:15 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929778#msg-929778 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929778#msg-929778You can watch it on 4OD

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches/episode-guide/series-108/episode-1]]> MetroGnome NoticeboardFri, 08 Feb 2013 23:24:14 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929774#msg-929774 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929774#msg-929774
People need to take a stand and stop paying stupid prices to the touts.
Nothing I would love more than to see touts paying a fortune for tickets and be left with them all.


Gill]]> Gill NoticeboardFri, 08 Feb 2013 22:19:03 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929772#msg-929772 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929772#msg-929772 Addyeddy NoticeboardFri, 08 Feb 2013 22:12:09 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929771#msg-929771 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929771#msg-929771 Irwin m fletcher NoticeboardFri, 08 Feb 2013 22:11:31 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929763#msg-929763 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929763#msg-929763 Surfpunk NoticeboardFri, 08 Feb 2013 20:48:31 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929762#msg-929762 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929762#msg-929762
There is a petition going around to try and get the Government to look into agencies like Viagogo & Seatwave because of incidents like this and the total lack of respect they have shown Wilko Johnson by snapping up most of his tickets for his final tour. Apparently, £17 tickets are going for £160+!!!

The sooner we put an end to dodgy outlets like this and dodgy promoters the better.

I guess ebay nearer the time is probably your best bet now sir?

Chris]]> robaich NoticeboardFri, 08 Feb 2013 20:41:12 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929761#msg-929761 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929761#msg-929761 RAMSAY NoticeboardFri, 08 Feb 2013 20:33:20 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929760#msg-929760 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,929760,929760#msg-929760
I had a look at the O2 presale on Thursday, but the seats were terrible, so Ileft it till general sale instead. I really think this is a crap situation when genuine customers are not able to get tickets, while the venue sell them to other outlets to sell at over £200 per ticket.

Not paying that.

I was really hoping to take my G/F to see Stevie Nicks. Most likely the last opportunity we will get, but she won't expect me to pay ridiculous money like that.

Hacked off!

Rant over!]]> Surfpunk NoticeboardFri, 08 Feb 2013 20:22:10 +1100