Oasis ballot

Yes 🤞

I filled in the form at 8.05am and just got my confirmation email, so just over 2 and a half hours.

Hilarious.

I signed in to see if there was any chance of getting tix via Ticketmaster on the day, was about 200,000 in the queue, realised there was no chance and prices were insane and fluctuating upwards, so gave up after about 10 minutes. Closed my computer and went out for the day.

Just got an email that I'm now in with a potentially sensible chance for the new dates. My teenage boys will be thrilled. They really want to go.

How long after comleting the form did you receive this? I’ve completed mine and not had one back 😔 it’s been about half hour.

Exactly this. Like I've said on these threads over the past week or two, I'm really glad that my kids are grown now (in their late 20s,) and I don't have to put up with this shit: teenagers whinging and whining to want to go to Taylor Swift concerts and causing me stress and money. (Or me myself, being desperate to go to the Oasis concert and fighting to try and get tickets...)

Although that is unlikely. I like them and I enjoy listening them, but I'm not bothered about seeing them. Unless the venue was 15 miles away and the tickets were 25 quid, (and I could just pop into the box office at the venue to get the tickets,) I couldn't be arsed to make the effort to be honest. The stress and strain that people are putting themselves through trying to get Oasis tickets is just not worth it. As I said see also: Taylor Swift.

As you say, it was a much simpler time (pre 2010s really,) when you could just order the tickets over the phone, for a decent price - like £30 to £47 (and the price didn't change whilst you were waiting on the line!) Or just pop to the venue and pick them up. Then rock up to the concert venue about an hour before the concert, and then get a train back at half 10 at night or so.

A simpler time. I genuinely pity people these days having to go through the shit they do to see their favourite music act.

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If you're a family of 3 like we are then we've got no chance of getting tickets. They need to do what they initially said, 4 tickets max and cancell any that are sold on for more than face value.

We wanted to sit together as a family of four so even if it was for a venue near us it wouldn’t have been any good with the two ticket limit.

I much preferred queueing up in person at ticket offices/ stores. I got oasis tickets with no issue doing it that way in the past.

Someone realised that tickets for gigs could be seriously monetized and technology gave them a chance to do that. Some sharp practice and unregulated. The artist got ££££ in return for Live Nation taking control. Live nation also own ShowSec the security you see and a big merchandise company. Expect dynamic pricing to be the norm. The idea is what won't the fans pay? Then pitch the prices just below that.

Finally got confirmation after 2 and a half hours. Good luck everyone else.

We used to get to Wembley first thing and once in the concourse we'd dash to the very front where a steward was always handing out wristbands for the front pit.

It seemed a much fairer system queueing and on the phone. Surely in this day and age there has got to be a fairer system. I was in the waiting room when it crashed and then was hundreds of thousands away in a queue when I managed to get back on.

I try not to go to arena gigs if possible as I find them a bit soulless. I much prefer just turning up and it being a free for all. I would’ve rather gone to Manchester but we’ll make a weekend out of it if we get tickets.

I’ve just recieved the email too and read an article online so it’s genuine.

Just got my confirmation email after filling out the form 3 hours or so ago.

i also think it’s totally fair and the right thing to do to sell 2 tickets pp. gives more people and families the opportunity and less likely to have cases as above where people overbuy and then resell. People are such selfish aresholes when it comes to stuff like this!

How many in the ballot I wonder.

Who benefits- a few large companies, spivs and chancers. Maybe even worse than estate agents.

I hope that for those of you who manage to get tickets it is as enjoyable as you hope for.

I also think that the law needs to be changed to end anything remotely like this for large stadium events at the very least.

🤣 must admit I felt the same!

For all our modern high tech world I do wonder who benefits from it. I am old (54!), I live near Wembley and have been at a lot of concerts from 1984 onwards. Back in the day we either phoned or queued at the box office and got our tickets or turned up on the day and bought from the touts if the price was ok. Even worked there occasionally. The tickets were obtainable to ordinary people. There was no VIP, all tickets the same price. You legged it to the front when doors opened. Life was much simpler!

I've had an email and have registered. No confirmation email yet though...hoping one soon arrives. 🤞

Nope, had nothing. Will ask dh as he also signed up last time. Idk why we just can’t buy them normally.
I heard from someone involved in the ticket industry that they’ll
be another two dates at Wembley, but don’t quote me on that! Even he’s trying for his own tickets as he only sells hospitality ones that are going for 2K apparently 🤦‍♀️

I registered almost two weeks ago for the first ballot and it took 12hrs for my confirmation email to come through.

I don’t know whose decision it was. I’ve blocked and avoided anything that might rub my nose in not getting tickets as I was that fucked off with the whole thing. 😂

Their Instagram page said emails will be sent overnight, so I think we won't get one now.
I was in the queue for specific shows not just the website and don't have one either 😫

No but it's annoying. We missed out, need 3 but can only buy 2 in the ballot

Someone DH works worth got 4 for Heaton Park, one for him and his wife and sold the other two and made money on them. I can't even wish the tickets get cancelled because it's not fair on the person who bought them off hum! He pretty much sold them at a price that made his tickets free.

Good luck chaps!

But wasn't it more the promoters and oasis management that took the decision to switch to dynamic pricing? Ticketmaster does as the client requests. It's a terrible policy.