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- Belgium (Werchter still has a headliner to anounce and werchter classic the same. They almost never skip Werchter, but they did in 2017)
Now announced: 14-Jul-2018, Germany's Electro-Pioneers Kraftwerk ('Autobahn') -- dunno if they're the headliner of TW-Classic ....
I believe Editors are the headliner at TW Classic.
Belgium is the only country where that band can be the headliner.
Might be Kraftwerk will play last that day, as they really need darkness.
maybe also the netherlands. Editors are a great great live band.
Still Werchter festival has to announce their Friday headliner. Likely to be The Killers but who knows. Pinkpop did it, so Werchter can also do it. Except they always chose to book the Stones for Classic. But maybe this time..
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The tickets will sell out in an hour or so i.e. no need to announce shows months ahead. They don't have a cash problem these days.
They'll sell out ok. And then half of them will appear on secondary sites being sold by absolute chancers within about 20 minutes. And then there'll be ticket drops.
No one needs to pay over the asking price for a stadium show for any act in 2018. Certainly not for tickets where the face value is in three figures. There'll be plenty available one way or another by May/June.
Spot on Gazza. The whole concert ticketing industry is as bent as a Shepherd's crook.
Sounds like a perfect cue for ..........
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The only difference is your favorite team will be around for many years, hopefully, while the Stones experience is on limited terms unfortunately.
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Lucky dip tickets don't cost that much. Pay attention here and learn the ways to get them, find a friend to share the pair, and you will see the Stones for a price not far from the price you would have to pay to see your favorite football team on their home ground, which is a growing expence these days. The only difference is your favorite team will be around for many years, hopefully, while the Stones experience is on limited terms unfortunately.
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The tickets will sell out in an hour or so i.e. no need to announce shows months ahead. They don't have a cash problem these days.
They'll sell out ok. And then half of them will appear on secondary sites being sold by absolute chancers within about 20 minutes. And then there'll be ticket drops.
No one needs to pay over the asking price for a stadium show for any act in 2018. Certainly not for tickets where the face value is in three figures. There'll be plenty available one way or another by May/June.
Spot on Gazza. The whole concert ticketing industry is as bent as a Shepherd's crook.
Sounds like a perfect cue for ..........
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I knew my last post might be a call to arms for you Paul amd I wasn’t disappointed
Unfortunately there have been Touts (scalpers) & spivs for as long as there have been human beings. Do you seriously think the powers that be will do anything about it? Like industrial scale Corporate Tax avoidance, it will only be successfully tackled with international co-operation across governments and even then Monaco and Panama type places would sprout up to get around it.
Technology and online selling has made the issue much worse and how Ticketmaster get away with owning Seatwave and almost certainly scalping 5heir own tickets makes my head explode. Thieving bar stewards the lot of them!
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The only difference is your favorite team will be around for many years, hopefully, while the Stones experience is on limited terms unfortunately.
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I'm all for Lucky Dipping for a few shows. On the No Filter Tour I mixed up different tickets and was perfectly fine with that. I experienced the pit, the seats way back, GA and Silver Pit. There's pros and cons with each category.
Can't be too hard to find a Lucky Dip partner on this board.
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Lucky dip tickets don't cost that much. Pay attention here and learn the ways to get them, find a friend to share the pair, and you will see the Stones for a price not far from the price you would have to pay to see your favorite football team on their home ground, which is a growing expence these days. The only difference is your favorite team will be around for many years, hopefully, while the Stones experience is on limited terms unfortunately.
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Lucky dip tickets don't cost that much. Pay attention here and learn the ways to get them, find a friend to share the pair, and you will see the Stones for a price not far from the price you would have to pay to see your favorite football team on their home ground, which is a growing expence these days. The only difference is your favorite team will be around for many years, hopefully, while the Stones experience is on limited terms unfortunately.
Hopefully they'll use that system this year. As I havent seen the Stones since this system came into use, I havent really followed it that much, whats roughly the % of those tickets which turn out to be really good upgrades (ie pit or best seats). I presume the majority would be the worst tickets in the venue - if so, are they generally bad? (obstructed view, poor sound etc?). I've seen lots of reports of delighted fans who ended up in the pit but I'd imagine that those who dont get that lucky would rarely feel the need to comment on where they got seated as they didnt expect much.
It seems a good system if youre a casual fan, doing multiple shows on a budget or not travelling far, I think. I just wouldnt want to book a flight to a gig, pay for a couple of nights in a hotel - and then end up with a place in the stadium where the sound and visual experience is so bad, it makes me feel that I may as well have stayed at home and watched it on a periscope.
Was thinking I might try it for Dublin as its only two hours away from me, but as that stadium is massive and the sound in the nosebleeds is notoriously bad, I'm in two minds about it.
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Bit stupid from me but what is the lucky dip ticket system ???
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thus the tour won't end at London (at least not in Twickenham)
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As for me, I prefer see 3 concerts with No Filter Pit tickets than 33 seating far away from the stage.
Of course, if you traveling all the tour it's not such a bad desicion. But if you try to attend just 50% of the tour I think more reasonable to buy 2-3 No Filter Pit tickets, 2-3 Golden Circle and 2-3 General Admission.
Really better to stay at home then flying far away, pay for a couple of nights in a hotel and then have a seat at tribune...
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Lucky dip tickets don't cost that much. Pay attention here and learn the ways to get them, find a friend to share the pair, and you will see the Stones for a price not far from the price you would have to pay to see your favorite football team on their home ground, which is a growing expence these days. The only difference is your favorite team will be around for many years, hopefully, while the Stones experience is on limited terms unfortunately.
Hopefully they'll use that system this year. As I havent seen the Stones since this system came into use, I havent really followed it that much, whats roughly the % of those tickets which turn out to be really good upgrades (ie pit or best seats). I presume the majority would be the worst tickets in the venue - if so, are they generally bad? (obstructed view, poor sound etc?). I've seen lots of reports of delighted fans who ended up in the pit but I'd imagine that those who dont get that lucky would rarely feel the need to comment on where they got seated as they didnt expect much.
It seems a good system if youre a casual fan, doing multiple shows on a budget or not travelling far, I think. I just wouldnt want to book a flight to a gig, pay for a couple of nights in a hotel - and then end up with a place in the stadium where the sound and visual experience is so bad, it makes me feel that I may as well have stayed at home and watched it on a periscope.
Was thinking I might try it for Dublin as its only two hours away from me, but as that stadium is massive and the sound in the nosebleeds is notoriously bad, I'm in two minds about it.
You could get lucky, though. But it's a gamble indeed. Haven't tried it myself, but I know people who've had both good and bad experiences..
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Lucky dip tickets don't cost that much. Pay attention here and learn the ways to get them, find a friend to share the pair, and you will see the Stones for a price not far from the price you would have to pay to see your favorite football team on their home ground, which is a growing expence these days. The only difference is your favorite team will be around for many years, hopefully, while the Stones experience is on limited terms unfortunately.
Hopefully they'll use that system this year. As I havent seen the Stones since this system came into use, I havent really followed it that much, whats roughly the % of those tickets which turn out to be really good upgrades (ie pit or best seats). I presume the majority would be the worst tickets in the venue - if so, are they generally bad? (obstructed view, poor sound etc?). I've seen lots of reports of delighted fans who ended up in the pit but I'd imagine that those who dont get that lucky would rarely feel the need to comment on where they got seated as they didnt expect much.
It seems a good system if youre a casual fan, doing multiple shows on a budget or not travelling far, I think. I just wouldnt want to book a flight to a gig, pay for a couple of nights in a hotel - and then end up with a place in the stadium where the sound and visual experience is so bad, it makes me feel that I may as well have stayed at home and watched it on a periscope.
Was thinking I might try it for Dublin as its only two hours away from me, but as that stadium is massive and the sound in the nosebleeds is notoriously bad, I'm in two minds about it.
You could get lucky, though. But it's a gamble indeed. Haven't tried it myself, but I know people who've had both good and bad experiences..
Would I be right in saying though that your chances of ending up in a really good place in the stadium can depend on how many places in those areas have been sold at their advertised price?
Say, for example, they sold pit tickets at £300 and about 10% were left unsold at the day of the show - wouldnt that increase your chances of a LD ticket being upgraded to that area?
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Lucky dip tickets don't cost that much. Pay attention here and learn the ways to get them, find a friend to share the pair, and you will see the Stones for a price not far from the price you would have to pay to see your favorite football team on their home ground, which is a growing expence these days. The only difference is your favorite team will be around for many years, hopefully, while the Stones experience is on limited terms unfortunately.
Hopefully they'll use that system this year. As I havent seen the Stones since this system came into use, I havent really followed it that much, whats roughly the % of those tickets which turn out to be really good upgrades (ie pit or best seats). I presume the majority would be the worst tickets in the venue - if so, are they generally bad? (obstructed view, poor sound etc?). I've seen lots of reports of delighted fans who ended up in the pit but I'd imagine that those who dont get that lucky would rarely feel the need to comment on where they got seated as they didnt expect much.
It seems a good system if youre a casual fan, doing multiple shows on a budget or not travelling far, I think. I just wouldnt want to book a flight to a gig, pay for a couple of nights in a hotel - and then end up with a place in the stadium where the sound and visual experience is so bad, it makes me feel that I may as well have stayed at home and watched it on a periscope.
Was thinking I might try it for Dublin as its only two hours away from me, but as that stadium is massive and the sound in the nosebleeds is notoriously bad, I'm in two minds about it.
You could get lucky, though. But it's a gamble indeed. Haven't tried it myself, but I know people who've had both good and bad experiences..
Would I be right in saying though that your chances of ending up in a really good place in the stadium can depend on how many places in those areas have been sold at their advertised price?
Say, for example, they sold pit tickets at £300 and about 10% were left unsold at the day of the show - wouldnt that increase your chances of a LD ticket being upgraded to that area?
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At the LD Desk, the Staff appeared to have 2 piles of Tickets. Strangely, if you were youngish, attractive and female, your chances of getting Pit were very good. Funny that! I saw a few such types celebrating upon opening their envelopes. I got an excellent spot at the front of GA for both and was very happy with that.
I know that loads of Lucky Dippers got Pit tickets at the 3 German shows, where Pit was a whopping 800EUR.