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Oasis ballot

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MrsChestnut · 08/09/2024 06:42

Has anyone else got the email being invited to the ballot for the new dates?

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MaddieElla · 08/09/2024 14:22

Yes I've just got my confirmation email and it's once you click on that that you get the "you're confirmed" message.

Wasn't this stressed when I moved house.

Didimum · 08/09/2024 14:11

Azzep1972 · 08/09/2024 13:52

Hi I had the same thing..'nearly there" and no confirmation so I thought I would sign up here, but starting to think its a scam

Not a scam. It takes hours to get the confirmation.

wonderstuff · 08/09/2024 13:56

Just got the email to confirm ballot entry, completed the initial form at about 9am this morning.

Azzep1972 · 08/09/2024 13:52

Hi I had the same thing..'nearly there" and no confirmation so I thought I would sign up here, but starting to think its a scam

Tomorrowisyesterday · 08/09/2024 13:43

Oh thanks, I know it's Wembley though - just thinking might have to travel or even find a way to sell or swap them. Ds would be happier with one in London than none at all.

FriendlyNeighbourhoodAccountant · 08/09/2024 13:39

Tomorrowisyesterday · 08/09/2024 13:38

I got the ballot email today, no confirmation yet. I don't want tickets for London though, we wanted Scotland and spent 7 hours on Saturday queueing for them, but it crashed at the point of checking out.

It's only for Wembley

Tomorrowisyesterday · 08/09/2024 13:38

I got the ballot email today, no confirmation yet. I don't want tickets for London though, we wanted Scotland and spent 7 hours on Saturday queueing for them, but it crashed at the point of checking out.

Isitovernow123 · 08/09/2024 13:37

I got it

Clairos15 · 08/09/2024 13:36

Yes I got one and had the same. I did it twice as wasn't sure I had completed it. Hoping it's OK!

GrammarTeacher · 08/09/2024 13:34

I had that several times too

Daisydaisydaizee · 08/09/2024 13:31

Morph22010 · 08/09/2024 12:36

Which queue were you in? I was in the first queue for about seven hours, then when I got to the front of that it took me to tickermaster website and I then had to pick the date I wanted and then entered a second queue. It’s only if you were in this second queue Ticketmaster would have definitely known who you were as weren’t required to log in for first queue

I was logged in and I went all the way to ticket window where it did not let me buy despite showing there were some tickets available. The stadium image was all grey.

CellophaneFlower · 08/09/2024 13:03

whynotwhatknot · 08/09/2024 12:58

i woulnt go now if it was free

liam telling fans to stfu about prices

pig

His spelling put me off more than what he actually said 😱😂

MelodyMalone · 08/09/2024 13:01

Yeah, I got an email.

I got chucked out of the original queue after hours of waiting because it said I was a suspected bot 😭

whynotwhatknot · 08/09/2024 12:58

i woulnt go now if it was free

liam telling fans to stfu about prices

pig

Tangled123 · 08/09/2024 12:58

@KnobZombie7 I agree. I got an invitation and I initially queued for Dublin. I waited for the waiting room to refresh as instructed but there were 450k in the queue in front of me by the time it did. I didn’t queue for very long before giving up.

Didimum · 08/09/2024 12:56

DontBiteTheCat · 08/09/2024 12:52

They did say that not everyone would get a ballot email, it was the luck of the draw. It said that if you were logged in and in a queue for a date but didn’t purchase tickets then you may get an email inviting you to the ballot.

It is a shit system though I agree.

I read this too.

At the end of the day, there aren’t enough tickets for everyone who wants to go. There will have been disappointed people and people who claim unfairness no matter what the system. The simplest systems will likely be the most unfair, the most fair will likely be the most complicated.

WomanOfSteel · 08/09/2024 12:56

Daisydaisydaizee · 08/09/2024 12:33

Did you queue in for Wembley or location closer to hone last week? Asking because I was in queue for another location but I would love to go see them in Wembley but haven't got any email.
Wondering if they only emailed those were were in queue for Wembley last week. But they said added concerts are for UK fans, so it shouldn't maje a difference you were trying to get Manchester or Wembley.

I was in the queue for Manchester and I had the email and received confirmation (about 2 and a half hours later).

RedToothBrush · 08/09/2024 12:54

Didimum · 08/09/2024 12:45

Potentially, but given the multiple failures in their servers throughout the day, it’s plausible that those failures have led to incomplete, missing or or unstored data.

Ticketmaster had multiple outages. These most effected people in Glasgow/Edinburgh, Manchester and London.

It would be interesting to see whether those who didn't get an email are more likely to be in these locations.

GrammarTeacher · 08/09/2024 12:54

DontBiteTheCat · 08/09/2024 12:52

They did say that not everyone would get a ballot email, it was the luck of the draw. It said that if you were logged in and in a queue for a date but didn’t purchase tickets then you may get an email inviting you to the ballot.

It is a shit system though I agree.

Just seems odd. Why not invite everyone into the ballot. It is a ballot. London Marathon has one with loads of people trying to get in every year.

DontBiteTheCat · 08/09/2024 12:52

GrammarTeacher · 08/09/2024 12:38

But that second queue isn't enough to get you potential access to the ballot! Lots of people were logged in and in the specific date queue but have not had any email at all. It has failed.

They did say that not everyone would get a ballot email, it was the luck of the draw. It said that if you were logged in and in a queue for a date but didn’t purchase tickets then you may get an email inviting you to the ballot.

It is a shit system though I agree.

RedToothBrush · 08/09/2024 12:49

DontBiteTheCat · 08/09/2024 09:54

Got the email, just waiting for the confirmation to come through.

Disappointed it’s only 2 tickets per person. The whole thing has left a sour taste in my mouth, I wasted a full day last Saturday getting to the front of the queue and then being kicked out, then selecting tickets and being kicked out on repeat. Feels like I’m now back in the queue to join the queue 🙄.

If my son wasn’t so desperate to go I wouldn’t bother.

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The Queue for the Pre-queue to Queue for tickets you might not get.

There's no word on prices at all yet, but I wouldn't be surprised if the bottom prices are higher but theres no dynamic pricing.

The ballot last time limited site traffic which I think triggers dynamic pricing. So if dynamic pricing is triggered by huge numbers trying to get tickets and they've effectively limited number in this way, this MIGHT mean that they've backed away from doing it again but there's no way they will publically admit this.

It will be interesting to see, especially since there's now multiple investigations into whether fans were sold tickets in an unfair way contrary to the law.

Would you want to to put yourself in a position where if there is a problem, you are opening yourself up to a greater liability if those investigations go against you?

(Meanwhile, yay another thread on Oasis to wind everyone up half of MN!).

Didimum · 08/09/2024 12:45

GrammarTeacher · 08/09/2024 12:39

Given we were all logged in to Ticketmaster and in their queues, they have all the data.

Potentially, but given the multiple failures in their servers throughout the day, it’s plausible that those failures have led to incomplete, missing or or unstored data.

KnobZombie7 · 08/09/2024 12:41

Daisydaisydaizee · 08/09/2024 12:33

Did you queue in for Wembley or location closer to hone last week? Asking because I was in queue for another location but I would love to go see them in Wembley but haven't got any email.
Wondering if they only emailed those were were in queue for Wembley last week. But they said added concerts are for UK fans, so it shouldn't maje a difference you were trying to get Manchester or Wembley.

I queued for Heaton Park but got an email today so I don't think your original choice of location matters.

mrshoho · 08/09/2024 12:40

I'm kind of thinking even if and that's a very big IF I am successful and get tickets for September, after 2 months touring together Liam and Noel will have had a big bust up and call it off! Actually there's a lot could happen between now and July so who knows...

GrammarTeacher · 08/09/2024 12:39

Didimum · 08/09/2024 12:38

Ah I see 🤣 maybe true. I don’t know how they are collecting date, determining who is eligible or if all data was collectible in the first place.

Given we were all logged in to Ticketmaster and in their queues, they have all the data.