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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 16, 2017 15:42:20 GMT
For Madonna you have to BUY access to the presale, and then you have to battle through the ticketmaster fiasco in competition with zillions of other mugs who've paid for the privelege of buying a ticket.. Then when you've got your very expensive tickets they add on a huge booking fee PER TICKET. She's worth it though
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Post by joshb on Jan 16, 2017 15:43:19 GMT
Yes, it does seem like it varied between people who found it very easy and very difficult! I also personally found it quite difficult to book my tickets and lost out quite a few times (tickets had been sold after waiting 10 minutes in the queue for them). Strange! Yep, same happened with me. They would 'secure my tickets' for 10 minutes then after they'd be gone. Happened 4/5 times. I too had this issue! After 2 attempts with the same result, I refreshed and let them select the tickets instead and after two tries with that I got a set I was happy with and managed to snatch them. A very stressful half-hour in all, but it eventually paid off. I'm jealous of those who had it done in 10 minutes!
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Post by dizzieblonde on Jan 16, 2017 15:44:42 GMT
Nope! Have got tickets for various in-demand concerts in the past though (Kate Bush, Take That, front row One Direction etc.) all far easier than I did this! I usually just sail through a booking process. Haha, that's good going, I can imagine Kate Bush especially was a similar situation. The Glastonbury gods have certainly been kind to me and continue to be this year but it's such a stressful ticket day!! I closed out my booking at 12.15pm, but I suspect that the dates I was picking made the booking process just a bit easier. I did spend a nerve-wracking 5 minutes waiting for the seats to confirm though! BTW, does anyone know if I can book another set of tickets, as I've only booked 2 so far? The email said 'one use only' for the code, so I presumed I wouldn't be able to book any others (if I wanted to) until the general sale date. I've just seen a few people talking about additional bookings that they're making - were they all done in a single transaction, or are those codes valid for the next 2 weeks at any time, up to the ticket number limit?
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Post by tr252 on Jan 16, 2017 15:45:26 GMT
For Madonna you have to BUY access to the presale, and then you have to battle through the ticketmaster fiasco in competition with zillions of other mugs who've paid for the privelege of buying a ticket.. Then when you've got your very expensive tickets they add on a huge booking fee PER TICKET. She's worth it though I'm very pleased you're describing yourselves as mugs. That's shocking. I do wonder how much concert ticket prices will rise before people say no. Most I've paid is £100 to see Justin Timberlake, he was sensational and we were front row but I'm not sure I'd pay much more than that.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2017 15:46:58 GMT
All booked for June 2018 - Grand Circle, A35 for £37.50. I wanted the £20 slip seats for April but Ticketmaster decided to be a twonk and not add them to my basket - every time I clicked buy tickets and got through the "choose photos with street signs" malarkey, it would do the "Sit tight, we're securing your tickets" thing and then tell me they couldn't fufill my order. Tried it a gazillion more times and either the same thing would happen or I'd be thrown into a 10 minute queue to buy them. It took at least half an hour before I actually buy a seat. It was still better than the horrendous experience I had with Cursed Child (getting to the front of the queue only to get booted out).
Really tempted to book again for an earlier date.
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Post by mmmbop on Jan 16, 2017 15:47:02 GMT
Haha, that's good going, I can imagine Kate Bush especially was a similar situation. The Glastonbury gods have certainly been kind to me and continue to be this year but it's such a stressful ticket day!! I closed out my booking at 12.15pm, but I suspect that the dates I was picking made the booking process just a bit easier. I did spend a nerve-wracking 5 minutes waiting for the seats to confirm though! BTW, does anyone know if I can book another set of tickets, as I've only booked 2 so far? The email said 'one use only' for the code, so I presumed I wouldn't be able to book any others (if I wanted to) until the general sale date. I've just seen a few people talking about additional bookings that they're making - were they all done in a single transaction, or are those codes valid for the next 2 weeks at any time, up to the ticket number limit? You can book up to 2 more now, I assume at any time up until the pre-sale sells out. Then you would be able to book 2 more in the general sale.
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Post by eatbigsea on Jan 16, 2017 15:47:41 GMT
Haha, that's good going, I can imagine Kate Bush especially was a similar situation. The Glastonbury gods have certainly been kind to me and continue to be this year but it's such a stressful ticket day!! I closed out my booking at 12.15pm, but I suspect that the dates I was picking made the booking process just a bit easier. I did spend a nerve-wracking 5 minutes waiting for the seats to confirm though! BTW, does anyone know if I can book another set of tickets, as I've only booked 2 so far? The email said 'one use only' for the code, so I presumed I wouldn't be able to book any others (if I wanted to) until the general sale date. I've just seen a few people talking about additional bookings that they're making - were they all done in a single transaction, or are those codes valid for the next 2 weeks at any time, up to the ticket number limit? I was able to use my code twice, first for 2 tickets in the previews and then once again for 2 tickets in a separate booking.
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Post by dizzieblonde on Jan 16, 2017 15:50:45 GMT
You can book up to 2 more now, I assume at any time up until the pre-sale sells out. Then you would be able to book 2 more in the general sale. Thanks, that's really helpful to know.
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Post by kathryn on Jan 16, 2017 15:54:00 GMT
Got stalls for first preview with 'find seats' not my first choice but thereabouts. Went through Quidco and got ~10% back, £71.55. Can get £10 plus 10% if you haven't signed up before hereDamn it, didn't realise Ticketmaster was on Quidco. I bought 4 at £79.50 and my Mum 3x £57.50, could've saved a tidy packet! Yeah, I'm kicking myself too. Oh well.... Note: It's only 3.33% on TopCashBack. And I may have just 'accidentally' booked a ticket for June in the Grand Circle. Someone take the computer away from me!!
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Post by Mr Crummles on Jan 16, 2017 16:08:00 GMT
I'm guessing you've never tried to get Glastonbury tickets? Nope! Have got tickets for various in-demand concerts in the past though (Kate Bush, Take That, front row One Direction etc.) all far easier than I did this! I usually just sail through a booking process. Saw Hamilton twice with the original cast and it was a breeze to get tickets in comparison. I certainly never had to overcome so many hurdles before completing the purchase of a ticket. Having said that, despite all obstacles, it was still quicker and much less of a nightmare than buying tickets for the Benedict Cumberbatch Hamlet (five hours in the queue), or the Rory Kinnear/Adrian Lester Othello at the National, or any busy show in the Almeida site.
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Post by lynette on Jan 16, 2017 16:21:28 GMT
My main challenge was trying to work out which of the squares featured commercial trucks, when Ticketmaster needed to prove I wasn't a robot. I Kept getting it wrong!! I had apartment blocks. Easier than trucks I reckon. And so American! You'd think ticketmaster could think up a British set of pics 😂
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Post by stuartmcd on Jan 16, 2017 16:24:52 GMT
My main challenge was trying to work out which of the squares featured commercial trucks, when Ticketmaster needed to prove I wasn't a robot. I Kept getting it wrong!! I had apartment blocks. Easier than trucks I reckon. And so American! You'd think ticketmaster could think up a British set of pics 😂 I had neither of those. I just had to tick a box which said I am not a robot
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2017 16:25:03 GMT
Hamilton just tweeted that there will be a further allocation of seats for all performances when public booking opens, so not all seats released today.
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Post by Nelly on Jan 16, 2017 16:26:35 GMT
Provisional plan now up at: theatremonkey.com/VICTORIAPALACEstalls.htmLooks like the upper circle has the same layout - were bars at the front, now they seem to rv only the centre aisle for 4 rows. Just watch for legroom. Width in stalls and dress is almost the same, bit narrower in the front stalls than I expected. Rear stalls is wider and shallower than before. Dress circle is about the same apart from infill of the front rows. Those boxes at the back of the stalls are brand new, similar in layout to the Prince Edward now. Not surprised at the lack of centre aisle.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2017 16:27:47 GMT
I had apartment blocks. Easier than trucks I reckon. And so American! You'd think ticketmaster could think up a British set of pics 😂 I had neither of those. I just had to tick a box which said I am not a robot No wonder you got through so quickly! I had to do about 3 tasks before it would verify me.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2017 16:29:55 GMT
Logged in out of curiosity this morning and was surprised to get through. Rather painless and got great stalls seats for November.
Sad to hear some people struggled. It must be impossible to please everyone, but for the most part this seems to have been a success. Much better than the useless Almeida website.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2017 16:31:54 GMT
I wonder if there's a way to disable that so you can just tick the box? I'm thinking for the general sale.
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Post by indis on Jan 16, 2017 16:44:35 GMT
TEmped to book one of the slip seats in the grand circle or RoW in the middle of the grand circle, but there is a mention then that there might be a pillar there?
would you book it?
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Post by Hamilton Addict on Jan 16, 2017 16:45:18 GMT
I was at school today, so I asked my Mum to get some tickets today and she forgot! I hope there's still a few left!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2017 16:47:01 GMT
I was at school today, so I asked my Mum to get some tickets today and she forgot! I hope there's still a few left! There is! Look from April onwards for best availability. Nothing left in November, December and not much in January.
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Post by Hamilton Addict on Jan 16, 2017 16:51:02 GMT
I was at school today, so I asked my Mum to get some tickets today and she forgot! I hope there's still a few left! Nothing left in November, December and not much in January.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2017 17:18:16 GMT
Nothing left in November, December and not much in January. I would've thought you could be glad there are tickets left at all for you to book? Seeing it first preview isn't the be all and end all (plus I never understand the attraction of seeing a show before it's been locked down personally) Anyway, as has already been said, tickets for all performances will be in the general sale on the 30th.
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Post by alece10 on Jan 16, 2017 17:23:14 GMT
I just had to tick a box which said I am not a robot You lucky... I had to keep clicking shop fronts until they had all gone and been replaced by ticks. Took nearly 30 seconds to get them all - bit like "whack a mole." I had traffic signs first time and then shop signs. Ticking the right boxes.was more nerve wracking than buying the seat.
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Post by Mr Wallacio on Jan 16, 2017 17:23:27 GMT
If anyone has a Hamilton code they don't want to use would you mind DMing it to me? If that's allowed. A friend of mine completely missed the Hamilton train back in November and I'm trying to make her day.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Jan 16, 2017 17:31:20 GMT
I'm going in exactly a year, I hope Angels in America will go as smoothly as this on Thursday.
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