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Dave's One Night Stand - Dublin & Wexford

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    #32
    Basq
    Registered Users Posts: 43,806 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Who played Wexford?


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    #33
    mdwexford
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    Lloyd Langford, Stewart Francis and Tommy Tiernan.

    I really enjoyed it.


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    #34
    Basq
    Registered Users Posts: 43,806 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    That's not a bad line-up..

    Tommy Tiernan obviously a shadow of his former glory. Not a fan of Stewart Francis but Lloyd Langford is a very funny comedian.


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    #35
    baronflyguy
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    patjackman wrote: »
    In fairness, it did say in the small print on the entrance is not guaranteed, at that one should arrive early. I was fortunate as I work in the Opera House and one of the staff with spare tickets spotted me in the crowd. But I was at the back of the crowd that finished more than half way up the top of Rowe Street and the ticket distributors were just telling the crowd at the front of the Opera House that there were no more tickets left as I passed by, this was at twenty past six. In fairness, the terms could have been a hell of a lot clearer on the ticket. And, yes, I heard that 2000 tickets were offered for 850 places too. Bit extreme if they wanted to guarantee all the seats being filled. Furthermore, the Dave staff decided to open the door, without Opera House staff being present, at five, a full hour and a quarter before the stated time. People were inside getting drinks apparently without any floor staff there to ensure everyones safety!
    'in fairness' why didnt they just say the first 800 people who arrive at the Opera house can get in?
    If that was what it meant then i wouldnt have wasted to my time and my friends time and petrol. 'Early' to me means before the doors open, I was there at 6.10pm and the doors opened at 6.15pm. From what I can gather, it seems that if you didnt know someone who worked there or know someone who has inside info dont bother going cause you wont get in.

    It's not good PR or marketing for the Opera Hse either, I've never been in the Opera Hse before and this is my first experience going to this place. Is this a common thing?


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    #36
    patjackman
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭patjackman


    baronflyguy wrote: »
    'in fairness' why didnt they just say the first 800 people who arrive at the Opera house can get in?
    If that was what it meant then i wouldnt have wasted to my time and my friends time and petrol. 'Early' to me means before the doors open, I was there at 6.10pm and the doors opened at 6.15pm. From what I can gather, it seems that if you didnt know someone who worked there or know someone who has inside info dont bother going cause you wont get in.

    It's not good PR or marketing for the Opera Hse either, I've never been in the Opera Hse before and this is my first experience going to this place. Is this a common thing?

    Don't get me wrong, I totally agree with you, it was very far from an ideal setup. At worst they could have made the conditions far clearer in the email and on the ticket. And I would say that knowing someone would've been no help whatsoever, the vast majority of people got in by queueing, I was just exceptionally lucky.

    The Opera House had absolutely nothing to do with how the tickets were distributed, that was all down to Dave. I'm not hired directly by the Opera House but I do have to say that normally they are quite good at looking after this sort of thing. Just sayin! ;)


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