Elton John Farewell Gig @ The Vic 2022

Discussion in 'The Hornets' Nest - Watford Chat' started by Burnsy, Nov 24, 2021.

  1. Happy bunny

    Happy bunny Cheered up a bit

    All contributing to us buying John Stones in January.
     
  2. Supertommymooney

    Supertommymooney Squad Player

    I have a text message too.

    Can't believe there's no sniff of pricing though.

    Do we have to wade through the trying 1,000 times to get on the website before we discover they're too much to be worth buying?
     
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  3. Bore

    Bore Reservist

    Still not received SMS

    anyone else the same?
     
  4. FromDiv4

    FromDiv4 Reservist

    I got an email first, then the text a few hours later.
     
  5. Supertommymooney

    Supertommymooney Squad Player

    Any luck yet?
     
  6. Bore

    Bore Reservist

    No - and impossible to even phone Ticketmaster.

    I think I know why - my mobile number on the Watford ticket website was old so maybe sent there. I did see where to even put a mobile number down when registering the other day

    looks like I will miss out
     
  7. domthehornet

    domthehornet Moderator Staff Member

    I've received ten texts from Ticketmaster with my code.
     
  8. Supertommymooney

    Supertommymooney Squad Player

    They REALLY want you there, don't they?
     
  9. Supertommymooney

    Supertommymooney Squad Player

    That's a shame.

    They're on general sales as well from tomorrow but presumably more competition for those tickets.
     
  10. Keighley

    Keighley First Team

    I wonder if this is how the music business usually works? If only we knew an insider…
     
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  11. Maninblack

    Maninblack Reservist

    The 'best available' is the (rip-off) default for Ticketmaster. You'll be able to choose.

    They also warn against touting, however at the same time they usually offer what they call 'demand driven platinum tickets' for gigs, in which higher the demand, the more the price goes up. Legalised touting, a bit like booking a flight back home to the UK once a country goes on the red list.

    Ticketmaster really are scum, what with withholding the prices, their handling fees, processing fees, charging you for the privilege of printing your own tickets at home etc but as they own most of the event ticket marketing, they do what they like and other companies follow suit. Gig-goers are stuck over a barrel with their trousers down.
     
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  12. domthehornet

    domthehornet Moderator Staff Member

    I think they have had less of an uptake than anticipated, first we were told we can only buy two which has now been upped and now the texts.
     
  13. nornironhorn

    nornironhorn Administrator Staff Member

    So each season ticket can now buy 4 tickets?

    Can't see there being much on 'general sale' for those without season tickets sadly.
     
  14. Maninblack

    Maninblack Reservist

    All part of the ruse. Get people worried, great a false demand ('You might not get a text') then pretend to relax the rules on ticket numbers so people think 'Aw that's nice of them to let Watford fans have a greater allocation. Aren't Ticketmaster lovely'. They know exactly what they're doing.
     
  15. Otter

    Otter Gambling industry insider

    I saw him at the Vic in 2005, decent concert but my wife doesn't want to go to see him again so I shan't be bothering for this concert. It would be interesting to see prices, I can't remember what I paid in 2005, but anything north of £50 for a singer who you don't necessarily like the music for is not worth it, I went in 2005 as there was a financial campaign which led to promotion a year later.
     
  16. tonycotonstache

    tonycotonstache Squad Player

    6000 ahead of me in the queue. Or Moog and all his logins on here
     
  17. tonycotonstache

    tonycotonstache Squad Player

    Admin can we open the shoutbox while we are all waiting please
     
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  18. Diamond

    Diamond First Team

    It feels like calling the doctors on a Monday
     
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  19. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    2474 in front of me....
     
  20. tonycotonstache

    tonycotonstache Squad Player

    Yeah the doctors won't try and charge 500 quid a seat though when you finally get through!
     
  21. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    Next tory policy.
     
  22. tonycotonstache

    tonycotonstache Squad Player

    Inevitable sadly
     
  23. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    £49.50 - £162 per ticket

    £49.50
    £71.50
    £99
    £129.60
    £162
     
  24. R4E

    R4E Reservist

    £50-70 gets you back third of the pitch. £99 for the Rookery Stand, then £129 for the sides and £162 for the front of the pitch. Stage is a the Vic Road End.

    I think I'll pass this time.
     
  25. tonycotonstache

    tonycotonstache Squad Player

    Cheapest left 99
     
  26. My options aren't giving me anything under £300???
     
  27. domthehornet

    domthehornet Moderator Staff Member

    Got mine at £129 each on the pitch, not too shabby considering.
     
  28. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

    Got the £71.50's on the pitch.

    The options the system was spitting out for £99 in the Rookery were appalling seats!
     
  29. R4E

    R4E Reservist

    You need to enter your code to get the fan prices.
     
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  30. hornetboy1

    hornetboy1 First Team Captain

    Got 4 at £99. Very easy process to buy.
     
  31. Otter

    Otter Gambling industry insider

    I'm helping my dad but there doesn't seem to be a choice, only £162 tickets available
     
  32. Diamond

    Diamond First Team

    I think the codes are very much linked to what you can get. My options were utter cr*p but then I've not had a ST for a few years so not unexpected.

    EDIT: Lots more available for the Monday.
     
  33. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

    Jeez, he's charging you a lot.
     
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  34. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    I was only getting 162 quid options.
     
  35. I Blame Pozzo

    I Blame Pozzo First Team

    I've given up.
    Ticketmaster wanted me to register.
    I did.
    They asked for my number.
    I entered it.
    They somehow have the last four digits incorrect so no code to enter to proceed.
    Not the one I received yesterday.
    Have sent a help message but no reply.
    Not very chuffed.
    Had tickets.
     

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