Queens of the Stone age

spindex

3 areana 22nd November

hynesie08

https://twitter.com/mcd_productions/status/1668515542808813568?t=I0mCAI0-QWxzx7BptXDYZw&s=19

I'm away, but it should be a belter.

Mushy

I'm just back, was so worried when saw dates for UK were around 19th...this works perfectly

Wrongway1985

Before Qotsa all I need is a big pub feed.

Spooch

Another bloody mid week gig. Nightmare if you don't live in Dublin

Mushy

What do you add to TM link for presales? Have seen it here before but can't find it

Electric Nitwit

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120708333#Comment_120708333

Tomorrow's is MCD, won't need a code, should be... https://www.ticketmaster.ie/queens-of-the-stone-age-dublin-22-11-2023/event/18005EC8DF578775?did=prompre

Today's band presale needs an access code. If you have that, the link is...

https://www.ticketmaster.ie/queens-of-the-stone-age-dublin-22-11-2023/event/18005EC8DF578775?did=artpre

Mushy

Cheers, I got it sorted, wasn't fully trusting the link from email as looked just like app which knew wouldn't get me in

evad_lhorg

Got tickets there in the artist presale.

LilNiall

How much are the tickets?

s8n

awesome - tickets sorted

Mushy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120708402#Comment_120708402

standing was like 69 each after fees included, was one cheaper price band (bout tenner less), and one more pricey

VictoriousSecret

Anyone got a presale code please? I'll love you forever

nullObjects

I was sent a code but it's not working, any ideas?

davywalsh7

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120708568#Comment_120708568

SICILY

Mushy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120708694#Comment_120708694

Use Sicily in case you got sent Rome

greenspurs

nice .....

Royale with Cheese

I'm looking at seats (I'm old now) but it's only offering me ones in G or P way over to the side of the stage. Is it worth waiting for the MCD presale tomorrow to see what's in that?

Edit: actually scratch that, tried again on my phone and it's giving me a much better range of seats now

Stone Deaf 4evr

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120708070#Comment_120708070

gotta fuel up my 6L GTR,

i'm nearly more hyped about the chats tbh.

Wooderson

The Chats make this even more essential.

Electric Nitwit

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120708788#Comment_120708788

The presales for the 3arena are very often pretty poor seats. Waiting until the general sale is a gamble, of course, but it's probably what I'd do

Mushy

I got The Chats and The Struts quite mixed up

Ricosruffneck

To wait or not to wait

fillup

Got two standing

Tnks for the link n code folks!

Royale with Cheese

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120708837#Comment_120708837

I waited for the MCD presale there to see what it had. They gave me 3 seats in the back row of Block D, best I could get yesterday was in L or M a few rows back so these are a bit better. I guess I could have waited until the general sale to see what was there but would rather just get the tickets now.

I'm guessing anything towards the front rows of the seats they'll attempt to sell as some kind of premium ticket for €200 and then release the ones that didn't shift for general sale months down the line. I've seen them do this at the Olympia, assholes.

Ricosruffneck

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120713114#Comment_120713114

I got the same block D from the MCD, guaranteed front view with hopefully the best sound worked for me.

Tried the three presale also and they are always in the sidelines

Roll on a good rollicking night

Mushy

They've just released Paper Machete now, 3rd single.

damianmcr

I would like to have went but no way am I paying 60e for QOTSA tickets.

Ricosruffneck

Glad I bought in MCD presale, seat I got would be considered platinum ticket seated in the general sale today.

Crazy.

Royale with Cheese

It's just Ticketmaster becoming touts of their own events. When they say tickets are from 49.50 - 70.50 it means nothing because they'll hold back a whole load of seats for "platinum".

At least with seats you can sell the best ones at a higher price, but they even did it with general admission tickets at Slane apparently:

https://www.newstalk.com/news/harry-styles-platinum-slane-tickets-were-double-the-price-but-no-different-1475181

Jaysus, €140 + fees they're looking to sit in the front row of seats but over to the side. Scumbags. I thought I was done with standing at gigs now but maybe not if that's the sort of carry on that's it becoming normal with seats.

Ironman76

Is there no standing tickets left?! Only option for tickets appears to be seating?!

Mushy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120723038#Comment_120723038

There's platinum standing, so yeah there's some left. They'll go back on sale at usual price when they aren't going to sell them, would just have to wait

Fanirish

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120723038#Comment_120723038

Platinum standing tickets available for double the price of the general sale standing tickets.

Ironman76

Thanks. Yeah just seeing it now.

Holy crap!! They can keep it.

sp00k

The hell is a platinum standing ticket? I can sort of see how they can get away with (although it's still criminal) making better seats 'platinum', but platinum standing is taking the piss altogether.

Mushy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120723375#Comment_120723375

Literally thinking this. Then I thought golden circle sure, but at least you get something for that. First time seeing it for standing. How it gets around legislation is beyond me

Fanirish

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120723375#Comment_120723375

Same rationale as why is a flight to Manchester on a Saturday is more expensive after the premier league schedule is released.

not agreeing with practice but it’s essentially surcharge on people wanting to buy last few standing tickets before it sells out.

Fanirish

The legislation merely covers no touting above face value of a ticket.

as ticketmaster/promoter in this case Mcd/band agree the platinum prices it’s face value is €110 as it was never sold originally for cheaper.

now if it doesn’t sell at this price it will be just released as general standing ticket at lower price

Royale with Cheese

It did sell for cheaper though, there doesn't appear to be any difference between regular and platinum standing other than the price. They can get away with it for seats but doubling the price of standing after they sell a certain number of tickets is absolutely taking the piss.

Fanirish

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120723672#Comment_120723672

Irish legislation is about the reselling of tickets above face value. The platinum tickets they offer weren’t previously sold, therefore not resold.

Zardoz

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120723643#Comment_120723643

The legislation is rubbish, all it has done is make Ticketmaster king tout.

They are manipulating the demand, the supply and the prices.

The Qotsa even have the cheek to have resale restrictions in the UK yet sell Platinum and dynamic which is a clear violation of the recommendations in the UK.

If you have resale restrictions you aren't supposed to have Platinum and Dynamic pricing.

Literally thinking this. Then I thought golden circle sure, but at least you get something for that. First time seeing it for standing. How it gets around legislation is beyond me

This was flagged by a number of TDs before , I think it was Mick Wallace but most of the other TD's thought Platinum/Dynamic pricing was VIP tickets, they were completely ignorant.

They snuck that law in during Covid using the Euro 2020 games as an excuse to implement it, despite the fact Dublin was never going to host a game.

Its only getting worse here I'm afraid there is platinum now for almost every event, look at Melanie Martinez in the 3Arena, 185 euro platinum tickets being sold despite the fact the upper tier is being held back at the moment.

People are being priced out of events, Michael Rapino CEO of Livenation made $139m last year, yes $139m.

He and the other robber barons have the audacity to say that they want to reform ticketing in the US to help the public get tickets, all he cares about is milking them dry.

Fanirish

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120725388#Comment_120725388

in regards to Melanie Martinez it looks like they decided to have the curtain up on the upper tier and limit capacity to 8,000. Not necessarily a tactic to inflate prices but rather they don’t think demand is there for another 5,000 seats at the back.

the band are to blame as much as people want to paint ticketmaster as evil. They decide to allow dynamic/platinum.

realistically if legislation planned dynamic or platinum they will just change the package to include early entry or a laminate or a t shirt and still charge the €110 for standing ticket

Zardoz

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120725425#Comment_120725425

The upper tier will be opened soon, once they have sold a good few platinum.

Yes the bands are as bad as Ticketmaster.

The legislation was just optics. Keep resale out of the public domain.

The same street touts are still in operation it would seem and Twitter and social media are teeming with scammers.

Toutless does a good job but its not without risks, as bad as Viagogo and Stubhub were you had a guarantee if your tickets were invalid and they acted as competition for Platinum and Dynamic.

You could often pick up tickets on there for much less than face value for events if you were shrewd.

The secondary market here needed regulation and competition not a ban.

Fanirish

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120725449#Comment_120725449

now they just didn’t she could do the extra thousands of seats, they may open up them up if she sells out the lower tier. Suppose they are trying to estimate her demand here.

again dynamic and platinum aren’t secondary market but need to be examined.

Ironman76

Tickets going up now for asking price. Just grabbed three. 🤘🤘

Ricosruffneck

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120738576#Comment_120738576

True, but the good seats are still platinum.

Toast

There is standing at normal prices to be clear at the moment.

Ironman76

I got standing tickets. Applogies, should have mentioned.

greenspurs

They were bloody brilliant at Glasto !!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPv63byLoNk

brevity

Tempted to go to this.

No standing though. Might just have to go for seated.

VM Varga

Seeking three standing tickets (not paying for premium BS). I’d take seated at a push.

There’s seating in H and M Sections on Ticketmaster now - which are better than what was up there a few days’ ago.

Anyone have an opinion whether standing or seated tickets might appear in due course?