Upcoming live concerts.

[KenL]

Their concerts are superb , been lucky enough to see them about 6 times now and will be there next year to see them again

It’s the crowd that are good.

 

[KenL]

Coldplay. The most overrated band ever.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Coldplay. The most overrated band ever. View attachment 55147

That’s the thing with music - always about taste

They have done well for themselves with over 100 million album sales

 

[VVega]

I’ve just experienced my first ever attempt a getting tickets via presale on Ticketmaster. I have no complaints about the process but despite having two goes of pre sales, one by buying the Coldplay CD, the second by living in the local postcode, we failed to get any tickets. 8300 odd in the queue this morning, 13,000 this afternoon.

Well that’s a couple hours of my life wasted.

There was 90,000+ ahead of me when I tried for Linkin Park

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Coldplay. The most overrated band ever. View attachment 55147

And Chris Martin is a terrible singer. This list shows there is no accounting for taste https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/...-of-most-played-British-group-of-21st-century

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Okay, so how does this ticket buying thing work? A friend of my wife's wanted to see Kylie, she asked my wife to go with her. Both are not around this morning so I was on ticket duty, haven't bought concert tickets for a very long time. Log onto ticketmaster, go into the waiting room. At 10am I am put in the queue. Not 250k, not 100k, not 1k, I'm 191 in the queue. 10,000 or so tickets for Newcastle, I'm laughing. I get to be able to buy tickets, only VIP tickets at £330 + left. How does that happen? I'm 191st in the queue. Did 190 people each buy 50 odd tickets, I'm allowing 1k at VIP, or have I got this the wrong way around. Are there 100 or so normal tickets, 9.9k VIP ones?

Thankfully, it's Kylie, they wont be that bothered, but even so.......

 

[IanM]

Given the process and prices, I can't be bothered with anyone anymore.

 

[hairball_89]

after 4 stadium gigs this year (2x Metallica, Foos and AC/DC) just bagged tickets for Maiden at the London Stadium next year.

 

[Aztecs27]

after 4 stadium gigs this year (2x Metallica, Foos and AC/DC) just bagged tickets for Maiden at the London Stadium next year.

I thought about doing London stadium, as Maiden's live show translate's so well to larger venues as well - but then remembered how much of a pain getting to London Stadium is

Buzzing for the show though.

 

[hairball_89]

I thought about doing London stadium, as Maiden's live show translate's so well to larger venues as well - but then remembered how much of a pain getting to London Stadium is

Buzzing for the show though.

getting to it... A pain, but not awful. Getting out and getting home at a reasonable time? Disgusting and completely impossible.

 

[VVega]

Okay, so how does this ticket buying thing work? A friend of my wife's wanted to see Kylie, she asked my wife to go with her. Both are not around this morning so I was on ticket duty, haven't bought concert tickets for a very long time. Log onto ticketmaster, go into the waiting room. At 10am I am put in the queue. Not 250k, not 100k, not 1k, I'm 191 in the queue. 10,000 or so tickets for Newcastle, I'm laughing. I get to be able to buy tickets, only VIP tickets at £330 + left. How does that happen? I'm 191st in the queue. Did 190 people each buy 50 odd tickets, I'm allowing 1k at VIP, or have I got this the wrong way around. Are there 100 or so normal tickets, 9.9k VIP ones?

Thankfully, it's Kylie, they wont be that bothered, but even so.......

Probably all reasonably priced tickets were sold out via presale. Nowadays there are multiple presales to selected groups (often with paid membership) before anything goes on general sale.

Don’t event start me on the “VIP” packages, they give you half decent seats and a poster and charge 5x of normal prices.

The new Imagine Dragons show has a package that cost over £5K - do you think you’d meet the band for this… Not a chance!

 

[Billysboots]

Okay, so how does this ticket buying thing work? A friend of my wife's wanted to see Kylie, she asked my wife to go with her. Both are not around this morning so I was on ticket duty, haven't bought concert tickets for a very long time. Log onto ticketmaster, go into the waiting room. At 10am I am put in the queue. Not 250k, not 100k, not 1k, I'm 191 in the queue. 10,000 or so tickets for Newcastle, I'm laughing. I get to be able to buy tickets, only VIP tickets at £330 + left. How does that happen? I'm 191st in the queue. Did 190 people each buy 50 odd tickets, I'm allowing 1k at VIP, or have I got this the wrong way around. Are there 100 or so normal tickets, 9.9k VIP ones?

Thankfully, it's Kylie, they wont be that bothered, but even so.......

Ticketmaster is an appalling platform.

I spent 3 1/2 hours in the queue waiting for the opportunity to buy Coldplay tickets for my daughter. I joined with about 41k in front of me, and throughout the wait I had a full WiFi signal.

I got to the front of the queue and when the screen refreshed I got an error message which “detected unusual behaviour on your network or browser.” In short, I was being told by Ticketmaster that there was a problem with my connection. Erm, no, there wasn’t.

It’s the same sort of issue that thousands were experiencing when trying to buy Oasis tickets. It’s simply not fit for purpose.

 

[Pin-seeker]

And Chris Martin is a terrible singer. This list shows there is no accounting for taste https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/...-of-most-played-British-group-of-21st-century

 

[NearHull]

Ticketmaster is an appalling platform.

I spent 3 1/2 hours in the queue waiting for the opportunity to buy Coldplay tickets for my daughter. I joined with about 41k in front of me, and throughout the wait I had a full WiFi signal.

I got to the front of the queue and when the screen refreshed I got an error message which “detected unusual behaviour on your network or browser.” In short, I was being told by Ticketmaster that there was a problem with my connection. Erm, no, there wasn’t.

It’s the same sort of issue that thousands were experiencing when trying to buy Oasis tickets. It’s simply not fit for purpose.

I was a Ticketmaster queuing virgin, so read up on the FAQs. It seems that their Bot detection sometimes interacts with innocent history/cookies. I took their advice and cleared mine before trying to book. It’s a bit inconvenient and in the end I failed to get tickets.

I think I will be a “Ticketmaster - tried it once, never again” person.

 

[Billysboots]

I was a Ticketmaster queuing virgin, so read up on the FAQs. It seems that their Bot detection sometimes interacts with innocent history/cookies. I took their advice and cleared mine before trying to book. It’s a bit inconvenient and in the end I failed to get tickets.

I think I will be a “Ticketmaster - tried it once, never again” person.

Surely, though, their bot detection should not allow you to queue for over three hours before deciding not to let you reach the point of purchase?

I had heard that myself, but assumed as I had been allowed to queue patiently for hours that any issue like that did not apply to me.

I’m with you. I shan’t bother again.

 

[Beezerk]

Yeah badly worded by Homer, he's an awful flat singer

 

[Pin-seeker]

Yeah badly worded by Homer, he's an awful flat singer

Must have sold over 100m albums due to his looks & dance routines then

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Well looks like they have sold out pretty much every Venue including 10 times at Wembley - not bad

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

An insider in the business tells me that the business view is that some of the artists for which tickets are in high demand with Sky-high prices has happened due to artist hype…little or nothing to do with talent. Add in the consumers falling for the hype and wish for bragging rights, pics and vids for their social media…and you have what has been seen recently for Taylor Swift, Oasis and now Coldplay.

And it’s killing live music and clubbing across the wider spectrum (clubbing is getting hit by the same social media driver…if you don’t have a celeb or big name DJ…forget it..). And what is happening as a result of that wider hit? Smaller local venues can’t survive and close.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

An insider in the business tells me that the business view is that some of the artists for which tickets are in high demand with Sky-high prices has happened due to artist hype…little or nothing to do with talent. Add in the consumers falling for the hype and wish for bragging rights, pics and vids for their social media…and you have what has been seen recently for Taylor Swift, Oasis and now Coldplay.

And it’s killing live music and clubbing across the wider spectrum (clubbing is getting hit by the same social media driver…if you don’t have a celeb or big name DJ…forget it..). And what is happening as a result of that wider hit? Smaller local venues can’t survive and close.

Coldplay have been selling out venues for 20 years - got nothing to do with hype

The biggest artists will always sell out their venues and have for decades