To think that Ticketmaster should not be allowed to operate like this....

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DH and I decided that we would like to go and see the U2 Joshua Tree concert in July. Tickets went on sale at 9am this morning. I went on the site just before 9, and at 9am exactly I hit the 'buy tickets' button. I went into a 'virtual queue' for about 5 minutes, and then the page came up where you choose your tickets. I selected 2 'at any price' and it immediately came back with 'there are no tickets available'. However, it then offers you a link to a resale site where you can get tickets 'from £200 to £800'!!

So basically, within 5 minutes of the tickets going on sale, Ticketmaster have managed to sell them all to a bunch of touts who are now flogging them on-line for upto 8x the original price. This seems to happen whenever a big gig is announced that is likely to be sold out. It just seems really unfair on the average person who is basically priced out of going to see a gig they would really like to see. I don't know how Ticketmaster are allowed to get away with this. They are just making ticket touting legal.

Angry - needing to vent!!

I used to work for ticket master. It is absolutely not true staff can buy tickets before others, nor are they allowed to buy tickets if they're working. If they're Not working they get in the queue like everyone else

The reason they sell so quickly is there are so many people buying at once, and as described the band have limited te tickets on public sale

Did you get some today, OP?

I did (although I'm not the OP but was on this thread last Monday) am so excited I was literally shaking as I entered my card number. My first search returned two at over £200 each, I refused them (and thought I'd blown it) and got two others (for less than £200 all in). I keep checking my Ticketmaster confirmation email as I can't quite believe it! Took me 18 mins from start to finish.

I have just remembered that i watched a tv programme about this a few years ago. It showed companies employing people whose jobs are to scout for tickets, buy as many as possible, it was a lot because they had quite a few credit/debit cards available, then they posted them on resale sites.

maddiemookins16mum brilliant! I was lucky today as well, not sure if it was less busy because people were put off by it being a Sunday or something, but I got in immediately after dropping DD at school and got my confirmation email at 9.05 (probably because we're standing so no need to choose prices etc) - super excited!!!