TICKETS?!

[innerspeaker]

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]

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

Edited June 21, 2009 by Im_in_a_tent

[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]

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

[beLIEveR]

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

[innerspeaker]

gutted mate, incase you didnt realise

[markeee]

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.

[kittycat100]

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!!

[Im_in_a_tent]

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

[scottt]

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

sorry buddy you missed out

[Im_in_a_tent]

That's a pretty good answer,

[innerspeaker]

thank you

[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]

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.

Edited July 1, 2009 by shoptildrop

[shoptildrop]

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.

[beLIEveR]

EVERY year they say they're sold out

[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.

[tommo_owl]

Is it a myth that by law a small amount of tickets has to be made available on the door for events like this, i.e gigs and festivals?

[kittycat100]

Is it a myth that by law a small amount of tickets has to be made available on the door for events like this, i.e gigs and festivals?

[beLIEveR]

There's no law saying they need to, but it's generally considered good practise to keep ~1% back in case of delivery cock ups, people with a disabled ticket who don't meet the requirements for a disabled ticket, etc.

What they're saying this year is that if one of these happens, and you haven't arranged to collect the rearranged ticket from the Oracle, you ain't getting in. How strictly that's enforced remains to be seen, but they won't be selling tickets at the Oracle to Joe Public.

Edited July 1, 2009 by beLIEveR

[markeee]

i wonder if they will just have a box office and sell them on site anyway, like a temporary thing, and all the 'no tickets on sale at site' was to stop a mass queue like last year

[kittycat100]

i wonder if they will just have a box office and sell them on site anyway, like a temporary thing, and all the 'no tickets on sale at site' was to stop a mass queue like last year