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They don't hide it, it's common knowledge and all above board. Ticktmaster and Seatwave are the same company. A certain percentage of tickets go on stub hub and are available to the highest bidder. The bands agree to this when they use Ticketmaster.

I don't like it, but it's fair I guess. If someone really wants to go and values it more than a random punter then they can get tickets.
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Did anyone use the script to get tickets ? Worked a treat and worth a punt when they release the 2nd date in Croker and 3rd in Cork
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Charlton's Child Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Jan 2017 at 10:32pm
Originally posted by FREEWHEELER FREEWHEELER wrote:

Originally posted by bhob bhob wrote:


Seatwave would probably have 80% - 90% of the tickets selling at x5 times the original price.
 
I'd imagine only around 10,000 tickets were sold this morning with possibly 100,000 people looking for them.

 
Would they do this in other countries or is it just here they're allowed rob fans?
 
At least Dick Turpin wore a mask when he was robbing folk.



There was a pre sale last week for member of the website so you woundlt know the actual number that went on sale this morning . But if you said half I wouldn't be surprised
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote sid waddell Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Jan 2017 at 10:54pm
Ticketmaster engage in the exact same practices Pat Hickey was arrested for, on a mass scale

The 10 ticket limit per person was fooking hilarious.

Crookery pure and simple, this country's economy is based on it and nobody does it better. 


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It was a 4 ticket limit for u2
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote BigStrongMan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Jan 2017 at 7:26am
Why no 2nd gig for Dublin/Ireland? Other cities getting 2(couldn't give a fock either way)
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Selling on GETMEIN! a ticketmaster company in the UK for £230 a ticket.

You can f right off.



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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote lassassinblanc Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Jan 2017 at 9:30am
Originally posted by BigStrongMan BigStrongMan wrote:

Why no 2nd gig for Dublin/Ireland? Other cities getting 2(couldn't give a fock either way)


Because Croke Park is only allowed 3  concerts a year, Coldplay being one U2 the other and I believe another will be announced soon.
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seatwave is used in other countries around Europe as well, spain and france are notable ones. tried to get tickets for paris gig although wasn't on the ball at all and was too late to be picking up preferred tickets at face value. ex-ceo of ticketmaster has already said previously how ticketmaster hold back quite a large volume of tickets for straight sale on seatwave.
http://www.thejournal.ie/ticket-touting-law-3189558-Jan2017/ - noel rock obviously missed out on tickets and will be having words with enda
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In fairness to Rock he's been banging the drum about ticket touting and stuff like this for a good while now. Not just hopping on the bandwagon

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ah yea I know he's been a keen advocate for a bill to ban touting for a while, it was just that he was out very quickly yesterday morning with price quotes and what not!
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Originally posted by lassassinblanc lassassinblanc wrote:

Originally posted by BigStrongMan BigStrongMan wrote:

Why no 2nd gig for Dublin/Ireland? Other cities getting 2(couldn't give a fock either way)


Because Croke Park is only allowed 3  concerts a year, Coldplay being one U2 the other and I believe another will be announced soon.

Gareth Brooks is coming, cue an Eire 32 freak out. 
Romario 2016: And the ticket mafia gets caught! Well, four years ago I had already told the government.
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Supposeably the rolling stones had booked a date in Croke Park for this summer and U2s management were aware of this and only announced the one date and worked the other dates around this (travel arrangements making it impossible too add a 2nd Croke Park date) but The Stones backed out at the last min due too something and the 3rd Croke Park slot was never filled 

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote pre Madonna Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Jul 2017 at 1:45pm
Are they just playing The Joshua Tree? That is the only album they should be allowed play!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote lassassinblanc Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Jul 2017 at 2:00pm
Originally posted by pre Madonna pre Madonna wrote:

Are they just playing The Joshua Tree? That is the only album they should be allowed play!


Think they play all of Joshua Tree then play a greatest hits set after that
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Originally posted by lassassinblanc lassassinblanc wrote:

Originally posted by pre Madonna pre Madonna wrote:

Are they just playing The Joshua Tree? That is the only album they should be allowed play!


Think they play all of Joshua Tree then play a greatest hits set after that
So they are playing it twice then!LOL
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Originally posted by pre Madonna pre Madonna wrote:

Are they just playing The Joshua Tree? That is the only album they should be allowed play!
Achtung Baby is their best album. 
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