It was easier in 1990s. Get a letter from Pulp People, write a cheque for £38 with SAE. A week later, four great stalls tickets at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Bloody internet.
Thanks Eamonn, I really appreciate it. I'm 3833 in the queue right now. But it's better than literally no chance at all.
I guess the much advertised "Mailchimp" thing they use is just a useless piece of arse. It's like that "Shopify" thing that is constantly advertised to me, sometimes multiple times a day, for years now. Whenever I come across an online store that uses it, I usually just don't bother. It's a complete glitchy mess that barely manages to comprehend the idea of someone not living in the US, and forces you to enter your email address and go through multiple steps in order even to see EU shipping rates. Then harasses you via email for "abandoning" your cart afterwards.
Tickets are still appearing if you are logged in. Keep refreshing. I suspect that will all the issues creating accounts that tickets are timing out on people.
Which page are you refreshing from - the event page that's been there all the time, the queue page or the page telling you it was sold-out after you gained access from the queue?
I thought the tickets would be around £100 (due to venue size and its an event gig) but assume the production costs have pushed it up to £140. Second most expensive ticket Ive ever bought after Bruce Springsteen. Hopefully there will be some more, cheaper London gigs before this tour ends (still hoping for a Brixton residency).
Ive heard theyre using 4-ply toilet paper at this gig.
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