Radiohead, 3Arena, 20th June 2017

Matt Bianco · 02-11-2016 10:38AM

Got two seating and although I took a double take at the charges I reckon it was worth the peace of mind before the madness on Friday morning.

Big kudos to the OP who posted the WASTE link

BullBlackNova · 02-11-2016 10:39AM

davywalsh7 wrote: »

Absolute rip off!!

Anyone know what the story with three is? R they doing a pre sale ?

No 3 presale, but they have their own allocation of tickets on Friday. You'll need to do the usual texting to get your code - I'm not on 3 so I dunno how it works - and whether it means you are more or less likely going through that method when everyone else is going through the general sale, I don't know.

Euphoria Intensifies · 02-11-2016 10:42AM

I JUST GOT 2 STANDING TICKETS.

I won't be eating for the next few weeks clearly.

02-11-2016 10:43AM

BullBlackNova wrote: »

No 3 presale, but they have their own allocation of tickets on Friday. You'll need to do the usual texting to get your code - I'm not on 3 so I dunno how it works - and whether it means you are more or less likely going through that method when everyone else is going through the general sale, I don't know.

I asked my brother who is on 3 and he gave me a code but sounded like you also had to be logged in on the 3 website or something to be able to buy them? Sounded like too much hassle to muck around with!

Brow · 02-11-2016 10:45AM

Kudos to those who posted the W.A.S.T.E link - 2 tickets just bought and peace of mind I'll be seeing them next year *tips hat

BullBlackNova · 02-11-2016 10:46AM

Deleted User wrote: »

I asked my brother who is on 3 and he gave me a code but sounded like you also had to be logged in on the 3 website or something to be able to buy them? Sounded like too much hassle to muck around with!

I've only ever used a 3 presale once and it was buggy as hell, but that was years ago.

Friends of mine used it for Iron Maiden recently and said it wasn't any use either, that they had better luck in the general portal sale.

mrblondecutsear · 02-11-2016 10:47AM

Just got through to buy two standing tickets but couldn't bring myself to spend 200 euro on two standing tickets. Gonna take my chances on Friday! For those who get through the online queue it appears the option to select a standing ticket is now gone so all the allocated tickets on their site for that section might have been sold now.

maximoose · 02-11-2016 10:50AM

I'm not entirely convinced standing will be any cheaper on Friday.

Has that all important "from €61.45" on Ticketmaster

02-11-2016 10:51AM

BullBlackNova wrote: »

I've only ever used a 3 presale once and it was buggy as hell, but that was years ago.

Friends of mine used it for Iron Maiden recently and said it wasn't any use either, that they had better luck in the general portal sale.

Back when it was the O2 I used to use it a lot because you just texted for a code and went through the TM site the day before, so you could try your chances before GA. That said my mother frequently would end up buying better tickets in the general sale, so it was only really any use for standing concerts or ones that have a lot of demand!

dirkmeister · 02-11-2016 10:51AM

Again, thanks to the poster who gave the all important link.

Blackstar767 · 02-11-2016 10:53AM

Was €10 short on my card. Might as well go jump off a window now.

Zardoz · 02-11-2016 10:53AM

maximoose wrote: »

I'm not entirely convinced standing will be any cheaper on Friday.

Has that all important "from €61.45" on Ticketmaster

They will be ~90 euro on Friday Id guess, 83.50 + 6.85 .

ghostdancer · 02-11-2016 10:59AM

maximoose wrote: »

I'm not entirely convinced standing will be any cheaper on Friday.

Has that all important "from €61.45" on Ticketmaster

it won't be €14 service fee per ticket and €10 postage.

assuming there's the Ticketfast option and standard 6.50 service fee, that's already €18 per ticket saved by buying from big evil Ticketmaster....

OhHiMark · 02-11-2016 11:00AM

Zardoz wrote: »

They will be ~90 euro on Friday Id guess, 83.50 + 6.85 .

I'd be happy enough with that. Worth the extra 20 quid for the peace of mind of having them now.

munchkin_utd · 02-11-2016 11:01AM

mrblondecutsear wrote: »

Just got through to buy two standing tickets but couldn't bring myself to spend 200 euro on two standing tickets. Gonna take my chances on Friday! For those who get through the online queue it appears the option to select a standing ticket is now gone so all the allocated tickets on their site for that section might have been sold now.

for Coldplay , the price of a standing ticket was over 100 Euro, before booking fees. We are now in a new reality when it comes to concerts, and the "true fans" have to have a standing ticket and are prepared to pay for the privilege

Previously, the concerts were a promotional tool for expensive CDs but now they are a money generator in themselves to make up for the lack of money to be made from music sales. Sad, but true.

Zardoz · 02-11-2016 11:03AM

OhHiMark wrote: »

I'd be happy enough with that. Worth the extra 20 quid for the peace of mind of having them now.

Definitely as Ticketmaster Friday General sales are a complete farce.
It will be a lottery Friday unless a second gig is added .

mosstin · 02-11-2016 11:03AM

munchkin_utd wrote: »

for Coldplay , the price of a standing ticket was over 100 Euro, before booking fees. We are now in a new reality when it comes to concerts, and the "true fans" have to have a standing ticket and are prepared to pay for the privilege

Previously, the concerts were a promotional tool for expensive CDs but now they are a money generator in themselves to make up for the lack of money to be made from music sales. Sad, but true.

Radiohead, Coldplay - lack of money? Does not compute.

02-11-2016 11:05AM

munchkin_utd wrote: »

for Coldplay , the price of a standing ticket was over 100 Euro, before booking fees. We are now in a new reality when it comes to concerts, and the "true fans" have to have a standing ticket and are prepared to pay for the privilege

Previously, the concerts were a promotional tool for expensive CDs but now they are a money generator in themselves to make up for the lack of money to be made from music sales. Sad, but true.

Tbh I prefer to spend money on concerts than 20 quid a pop for a CD like the old days...

OhHiMark · 02-11-2016 11:06AM

munchkin_utd wrote: »

for Coldplay , the price of a standing ticket was over 100 Euro, before booking fees. We are now in a new reality when it comes to concerts, and the "true fans" have to have a standing ticket and are prepared to pay for the privilege

Previously, the concerts were a promotional tool for expensive CDs but now they are a money generator in themselves to make up for the lack of money to be made from music sales. Sad, but true.

Bands have never made much money from CD sales.

everlast75 · 02-11-2016 11:06AM

mosstin wrote: »

Radiohead, Coldplay - lack of money? Does not compute.

not ok computer!

maximoose · 02-11-2016 11:07AM

ghostdancer wrote: »

assuming there's the Ticketfast option and standard 6.50 service fee, that's already €18 per ticket saved by buying from big evil Ticketmaster....

I'd be surprised if Ticketfast is an option given the anti-touting measures.

Service fees today are a joke yeah. I almost don't mind paying about a tenner extra though just to not have to look at bloody storefront, street signs and bodies of water captchas on ticketmaster :pac:

Arne_Saknussem · 02-11-2016 11:12AM

ghostdancer wrote: »

it won't be €14 service fee per ticket and €10 postage.

assuming there's the Ticketfast option and standard 6.50 service fee, that's already €18 per ticket saved by buying from big evil Ticketmaster....

And it's not €10 postage per ticket, i got 4 and postage was €10.50

MisterAnarchy · 02-11-2016 11:15AM

maximoose wrote: »

I'd be surprised if Ticketfast is an option given the anti-touting measures.

Service fees today are a joke yeah. I almost don't mind paying about a tenner extra though just to not have to look at bloody storefront, street signs and bodies of water captchas on ticketmaster :pac:

Speaking of anti touting measures ,just had a quick look there and Viagogo the rogues are selling tickets for Dublin .
They must obviously believe the ID thing wont be enforced .

machiavellianme · 02-11-2016 11:16AM

Went to both nights at the olympia in 2003 and the 1996 gig there for less than the price of one standing ticket in the 3arena. Thanks but no thanks radiohead.

Bonidel · 02-11-2016 11:16AM

Was in the queue for 20 minutes right through to entering the credit card details when I got the "Bad Gateway" error after clicking buy, No idea how p***ed off I was.

But I had a second browser windows and suddenly I was back in the race, and managed to get two tickets (okay, lets not go there with the price). But even after paying €209 for two tickets I still felt much better that when I was looking at that "Bad GateWay" error.

Kudos to both OPs who mentioned the pre-sale and who posted the links\info.

ahlookit · 02-11-2016 11:17AM

munchkin_utd wrote: »

for Coldplay , the price of a standing ticket was over 100 Euro, before booking fees. We are now in a new reality when it comes to concerts, and the "true fans" have to have a standing ticket and are prepared to pay for the privilege

Previously, the concerts were a promotional tool for expensive CDs but now they are a money generator in themselves to make up for the lack of money to be made from music sales. Sad, but true.

Radiohead have always been shrewd with their money:

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/apr/29/radiohead-corporate-structure-firms

OhHiMark · 02-11-2016 11:18AM

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

Speaking of anti touting measures ,just had a quick look there and Viagogo the rogues are selling tickets for Dublin .
They must obviously believe the ID thing wont be enforced .

Or they don't give a **** once they sell the tickets.

ghostdancer · 02-11-2016 11:25AM

Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

And it's not €10 postage per ticket, i got 4 and postage was €10.50

i didn't say it was €10 postage per ticket.

Swashbuckler · 02-11-2016 11:27AM

Bonidel wrote: »

Was in the queue for 20 minutes right through to entering the credit card details when I got the "Bad Gateway" error after clicking buy, No idea how p***ed off I was.

But I had a second browser windows and suddenly I was back in the race, and managed to get two tickets (okay, lets not go there with the price). But even after paying €209 for two tickets I still felt much better that when I was looking at that "Bad GateWay" error.

Kudos to both OPs who mentioned the pre-sale and who posted the links\info.

Didn't someone say earlier that they got the Gateway error but they got an email and the transaction was processed anyway. You might want to double check that you havent bought a set of tickets you dont want!

Arne_Saknussem · 02-11-2016 11:28AM

ghostdancer wrote: »

i didn't say it was €10 postage per ticket.

You said it would be €18 per ticket cheaper buying off Ticketmaster

Radiohead, 3Arena, 20th June 2017

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