CoolFunkMan Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Went Leeds last year and loved it, Tried to get a weekend ticket for either Leeds again or Reading this year but the site was fucked and i had no luck on the phone line...I should have queued up outside the Astoria after work but didnt think gahh! When the site finally came back Leeds and Reading Weekend tickets were sold out I may get day tickets but i dunno, ive seen most of the bands playing but damn it would have been good, nice lineup this year despite some of you lots opinions i think there are plenty of good bands worth going to see and more to be added for the NME/Radio 1 tent no doubt. The reason they have sold out so quick is cos there is no Glastonbury this year!!! Last year Reading tickets took about a month to sell out and Leeds weekend tickets you could still pick up about 2 months after they were released! Damn Glastonbury people + Ebay MOFO's taking my ticket! grrr. Ah well. I feel your pain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21st century cowboy Posted April 3, 2006 Author Share Posted April 3, 2006 you only had to look at the V festival tickets selling out in 3 hours to knoe today was going to be tight. I'v heard they are going to stagger the release of the tickets cause 2 hours for 55 000 at reading seems crazy. i still haven't recieved my confirmation e mail yet. has any one else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platty Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 It's all rubbish man. Hopefully more will be released but then no doubt the same thing will happen again i.e site down, phone lines engaged! If they do release more i wouldnt mind a bit of notice then i would queue up outside a mean fiddler place like the Astoria and get tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21st century cowboy Posted April 3, 2006 Author Share Posted April 3, 2006 i might have to go over to leeds HMV tommorow and see if i can get some from there. this is rediculous i ordered the tickets goddamit. (and he just carrys on rantting to himself all night!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingJoe Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 ^ you sure. i don't think they were on sale the day of the festival cause my mate was dying to see the killers The first year I went to Leeds was 2000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGS Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Well I got my confirmation email through so I don't know whether that means you do have the tickets or not? Yeah, the first year I went to leeds you could get them up until the day. Was caught out last year because they sold out a lot faster than normal. I really wish they'd sort things out and do something to stop the bloody ebay ticket sellers. Couldn't they just make you tell them the names of the people you're wanting the tickets for when you buy them, then you'd have to show some sort of id corresponding with the ticket when going in. Surely the solution is as simple as that and if it is as simple as that then why the hell aren't they doing anything to stop the ticket touts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyellowbloke Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Meh, I'm usually a Glasto guy, for me summer is looking very empty. I tried a couple of times tonight for Reading tickets, but to be honest I'm not too bothered. I think I'll go with lots of little festivals this year rather then one big weekend. It'll cost less and last longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21st century cowboy Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 i got my confimation letter this morning. sorry king joe i thought you meant last year. £147 each, that was expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CooInTheZoo Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Anyone else get the early passes too? for a tenner you can get in the night before, waheeyy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girly hiyaz!~ Gamer Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Once again the organisers show how stupid they really are. Artic Monkeys co-headlining? Give me a break. They do it every year. Dumbasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshMat Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Yeah, a one album band that were popular for 1-2 months, it was the killers last year, monkeys this year. It's these fucking fags that buy tickets up and sell them on at double price, they should be lined up and shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21st century cowboy Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 ^ I think it's a fluke too that AM have managed to sell 370 000! Yeah why have the biggest band in the country co-headline. it makes no sense (sarcasm). I've liked them for nigh on 10 months now and they're releasing some great new songs next month. I think it's safe to say they won't be a 'one album band' for too long. anyone know how you get the parking passes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyletherobot Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 what are you guys about? of course the organisers are going to get popular bands to appear at their event, they do actually want people to attend and pay them money you know. ticket touts do suck yeah, buy you can hardly blame them, its legal, easy money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21st century cowboy Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 In referance to the touts why can't they just put the name of the buyer on the tickets and when you go to the festival you have to take some ID with you to get in with that ticket. Or did glasto try something like that last year. To be honest it would probably be expensive to set up for Mean Fiddler and they're not going to waste the directors of the company's holiday fund are they. They sell all the tickets these days and that's all they're bothered about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingJoe Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 I'm annoyed. It's not meant to happen like this. If anyone has accidentally bought extra tickets, and fancies shifting them without dirtying themselves an lowering themselve to the level of a tout, then I would be very interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyellowbloke Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 In referance to the touts why can't they just put the name of the buyer on the tickets and when you go to the festival you have to take some ID with you to get in with that ticket. Or did glasto try something like that last year. Yeah, Glastonbury did that last year. It was a bit of a pain to have to take along some ID, but it did put stop to touts for the most part. Few people just buying dodgy tickets from a dodgy source, even fewer for fake ID and dodgy tickets from a dodgy source. Also whilst selling tickets on for a profit isn't illegal (yet) selling dodgy ID is (as far as I know). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domstercool Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 I ordered two for my friend. That means she's seeing Placebo, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Radiohead touring and then also going to V fest and now Leeds fest, crazy woman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CooInTheZoo Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Calm down. You may not like the bands so far, but they have only told us the big popular bands so people rush out to by a ticket. They still have the Dance tents and the NME/Radio 1 tents to announce, they are allways amazing. Plus the sunday line up isnt even finished!! Dont worry about so many new bands. Its only to sell the tickets, there will be some decent stuff there trust me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShavenWolf Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 I got a day ticket for the Sunday in Leeds (Muse, Arctic Monkeys day). Also got my girlfriend a ticket for Easter, which she doesn't know about yet... Christ, I've got a busy few months... 23/04/06 Arctic Monkeys – Blackpool Empress 25/04/06 The Flaming Lips, The Go! Team – Apollo 08/05/06 Hard-Fi – Apollo 10/05/06 Richard Ashcroft – Derby Assembly Rooms 12/05/06 Radiohead, Willy Mason – Blackpool Empress 17/06/06 Richard Ashcroft, Razorlight, The Feeling – Old Trafford Cricket Ground 18/06/06 Foo Fighters, The Strokes, Angels & Airwaves, The Subways – Old Trafford Cricket Ground 27/08/06 Leeds Festival (Muse, Arctic Monkeys, The Streets, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Dirty Pretty Things, The Futureheads, The Cribs, Wolfmother) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolFunkMan Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Trying to het throigh on the extra sale, I can't atm though... If anyone is/will be selling extra tickets Im' extremely interested. I'm even willing to pay anything up to £300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portlett Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 i managed to get 4 tickets for leeds for me and mates, bands im lookig foeward to are Pearl Jam, Muse, Audioslave, Belle and Sebastien and Placebo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolFunkMan Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Well, I just bought a ticket off ebay. I feel like such a tool. ¬¬ Though I checked his feedback and didn't notice he had some negative responses. He also only accepts personal cheques. Hmmm.... :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21st century cowboy Posted April 5, 2006 Author Share Posted April 5, 2006 ^ how much to did you pay CoolFunkMan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolFunkMan Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 ^how much to did you pay CoolFunkMan? Eeeer.... *cough*220quid*cough*.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CooInTheZoo Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 PLEASE tell me he was verified seller... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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