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[UP THE WOLVES!]

I need to find a ticket somehow, does anyone know where i could still buy one from? or is it best to wait till just before?!
thanks x

[Im_in_a_tent]

UP THE WOLVES!, on Jun 21 2009, 07:16 PM, said:

I need to find a ticket somehow, does anyone know where i could still buy one from? or is it best to wait till just before?!
thanks x

gutted mate,  incase you didnt realise

Edited by Im_in_a_tent, 21 June 2009 - 06:22 PM.

[DanDan]

Keep checking Last Minute dude, I managed to get 4 off there last week

[beLIEveR]

Phone up the 24 hour lines at unsociable hours, and keep checking the website.

You never know.

[markeee]

UP THE WOLVES!, on Jun 21 2009, 07:16 PM, said:

I need to find a ticket somehow, does anyone know where i could still buy one from? or is it best to wait till just before?!
thanks x

just keep trying as said before

and ring seetickets, check if they have any, as there are always cancellations!!

also in previous years they have sold them on site on the day of the festival - not sure if they will this year though, they claim the wont

[beLIEveR]

markeee, on Jun 22 2009, 06:54 AM, said:

also in previous years they have sold them on site on the day of the festival - not sure if they will this year though, they claim the wont

They're as likely to sell tickets on the gate as they are to shoot non ticket holders on sight.

And that isn't tongue in cheek.

[UP THE WOLVES!]

Im_in_a_tent, on Jun 21 2009, 07:22 PM, said:

gutted mate,  incase you didnt realise

Yes, hence the question, STILL get one from?!

[markeee]

beLIEveR, on Jun 22 2009, 08:42 AM, said:

They're as likely to sell tickets on the gate as they are to shoot non ticket holders on sight.

And that isn't tongue in cheek.

they always did in previous years though? i thought they were just saying they wouldn't sell any at the gates to avoid a massive buildup/queue at the gates like last year!!

[kittycat100]

markeee, on Jun 23 2009, 12:49 AM, said:

they always did in previous years though? i thought they were just saying they wouldn't sell any at the gates to avoid a massive buildup/queue at the gates like last year!!

They never announced it in previous years, but they were sold from the box office on site. This year there will be no box office on site, so seems unlikely they will be selling tickets, especially as they have catagorically said they will NOT be selling tickets on the gate this year.

[Im_in_a_tent]

UP THE WOLVES!, on Jun 22 2009, 04:55 PM, said:

Yes, hence the question, STILL get one from?!

sold out generaly means they are out of things to sell, there are no more tickets

sorry buddy you missed out

[scottt]

Im_in_a_tent, on Jun 23 2009, 12:57 PM, said:

sold out generaly means they are out of things to sell, there are no more tickets

sorry buddy you missed out

That's a pretty good answer,

[Im_in_a_tent]

scottt, on Jun 23 2009, 01:26 PM, said:

That's a pretty good answer,

thank you  

[UP THE WOLVES!]

Im_in_a_tent, on Jun 23 2009, 08:35 PM, said:

thank you  

Not from the official website, from somewhere else... didn't need some twat trying to be cocky

[edgar]

EVERY year they say they're sold out, EVERY year they say there will be no more tickets for sale, and EVERY year they end up releasing more batches and selling some on the gate. but they have said there will be no box office on site at all this year. whether you believe them or not is up to you.


you could also try ebay a bit nearer the time, sometimes the touts (scum) will lower their prices to get rid of tickets they have left.

[markeee]

yea as said above, im not sure about the tickets on site


hopefully be another wave of tickets

failing that - you can pick one up off a tout on the day, and the later it gets i.e. near end of the thurs, no bands start till friday, the touts drop prices here too, in order to get rid of them..rather than having what becomes useless pieces of paper

[bigadabigadabong]

Dude, check gumtree out, Ive just sorted myself 2 tickets for FACE VALUE!   How chuffed am I woooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

[shoptildrop]

beLIEveR, on Jun 22 2009, 08:42 AM, said:

They're as likely to sell tickets on the gate as they are to shoot non ticket holders on sight.

And that isn't tongue in cheek.

well I bought my ticket at leeds onsite box office 1st thing friday morning last year  

to OP tickets ALWAYS come back on sale sold out does not mean that, as pile of b*****ks!!! just keep checking all the main sites and folk will post links on here if anywone sees anything

They have said no box office this year however I don't think this is set in stone as buying at the gate has been very popular in previous years therefore I doubt the festival will pass up on more money opportunities myself...

Edited by shoptildrop, 01 July 2009 - 11:46 AM.

[shoptildrop]

edgar, on Jun 25 2009, 05:58 PM, said:

EVERY year they say they're sold out, EVERY year they say there will be no more tickets for sale, and EVERY year they end up releasing more batches and selling some on the gate. but they have said there will be no box office on site at all this year. whether you believe them or not is up to you.

Yep always the same last year tickets were going for up to £500 on ebay due to being "sold out" yet they were still selling tickets at the gate at Leeds Friday morning bah!!  

[beLIEveR]

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EVERY year they say they're sold out

Yes.

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EVERY year they end up releasing more batches

They have done, and there might be another one.

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EVERY year they say there will be no more tickets for sale, and EVERY year they end up selling some on the gate.

Wrong. Every year up until now the offical line has been

"The festival is sold out. Do not buy from unauthorised sources, the tickets may be fake or not arrive and we will not refund your money. The conditions of our licence dictate that we can't reveal whether there will be any tickets on the gate. That said, you'd be pretty foolish to turn up to a sold out event without a valid ticket now, wouldn't you?"

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failing that - you can pick one up off a tout on the day, and the later it gets i.e. near end of the thurs, no bands start till friday, the touts drop prices here too, in order to get rid of them..rather than having what becomes useless pieces of paper

That is the worst advice I've ever read on here. To put it in context, I have advised someone to f**k off and die in the past, and I maintain it was better advice than this.

Did you go last year? No touts had any tickets, they were all trying to buy. This year, in the absence of a box office, they'll shift even quicker and in the unlikely event that you find one, it will be even dearer than eByeBye.

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you could also try ebay a bit nearer the time, sometimes the touts (scum) will lower their prices to get rid of tickets they have left.

There are far easier ways to redistribute your money while receiving nothing in return. Throwing it out of a car, for example.

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well I bought my ticket at leeds onsite box office 1st thing friday morning last year

And there isn't going to be a f**king box office this year

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They have said no box office this year however I don't think this is set in stone as buying at the gate has been very popular in previous years therefore I doubt the festival will pass up on more money opportunities myself...

I'm an engineer. If you've found a way to completely hide a building situated just off a public road and or near a river, I would very much like to speak to you.

Seriously though, the amount they've made from ViaToutTout more than makes up for the money they would normally have taken from the box office, not to mention saving on the staff, security and police costs, and potentially being liable for any trouble the queues might have caused.

[kittycat100]

Tjhe reason Reading is no longer selling ticvkets onsite is because of the massive queues over the past few years. If you search the council website for Reading Festival, then you will find various documents relating to this decision and the reasons behind it.

There will be no tickets on the gate this year at Reading.