Astorians with tickets

stonesgstring

belfast1 wrote:

oh how i laughed just now at the prices on ebay

theres one guy even asking for 99pence donations to allow him to purchase a ticket from the bigbadtoutmen

paris of tickets for 500 of your english pounds - crazy stuff

Laugh all you want but it's really not funny. Some people do ACTUALLY want to go and some are prepared to pay that amount of money. It sickens me that people will do this (sell them for that price I mean) :(

UKDave

belfast1 wrote:

oh how i laughed just now at the prices on ebay

theres one guy even asking for 99pence donations to allow him to purchase a ticket from the bigbadtoutmen

paris of tickets for 500 of your english pounds - crazy stuff

You'll be damn lucky to get two tickets on ebay for £500... try £700...

redrock

dunkman1974 wrote:

yes you did :(

so you must know a lot about it then

The day I said my first word, my dad was wondering if I would ever shut up!

redrock

stonesgstring wrote:

Laugh all you want but it's really not funny. Some people do ACTUALLY want to go and some are prepared to pay that amount of money. It sickens me that people will do this (sell them for that price I mean) :(

I just read this thing on the meanfiddler site re: touts on online auctions - they say they are doing what they can but basically it is not illegal to do so. It would seem they are trying to work with ebay, etc. to stop this kind of thing.
http://www.meanfiddler.com/displayPage_reading.asp?ArticleID=2931&URLID=67

chime

Hi Dave. Firstly I'm female.

Reading this thread has sent my heart racing. Thanks for being such a star trying to sort this out

Am on Easter weekend holidays so won't be checking in too often but let me know if you want me to PM my number so you can keep in touch.

Will probably try on get on internet once tomorrow but horrible dial-up connection where I am.

To everyone else congrats on such a monster thread am glad I decided to wade through the last few pages. See you all in the George whatever happens

stonesgstring

Chime wrote:

Hi Dave. Firstly I'm female.

Reading this thread has sent my heart racing. Thanks for being such a star trying to sort this out

Am on Easter weekend holidays so won't be checking in too often but let me know if you want me to PM my number so you can keep in touch.

Will probably try on get on internet once tomorrow but horrible dial-up connection where I am.

To everyone else congrats on such a monster thread am glad I decided to wade through the last few pages. See you all in the George whatever happens

Woo! See you in the George for sure. I'm sure you will get a ticket though, must stay positive

UKDave

Chime wrote:

Hi Dave. Firstly I'm female.

Reading this thread has sent my heart racing. Thanks for being such a star trying to sort this out

Am on Easter weekend holidays so won't be checking in too often but let me know if you want me to PM my number so you can keep in touch.

Will probably try on get on internet once tomorrow but horrible dial-up connection where I am.

To everyone else congrats on such a monster thread am glad I decided to wade through the last few pages. See you all in the George whatever happens

Cool, even better!! ... still waiting to hear though!!

thunderacer

How long are they here for?

foxymop79

How far is this place from the Astoria - just booked a room as so many others seem to be staying there! Will be checking in around 3.30pm if anyone else is planning on heading to the George from there!

Also, any Newcastle Pearl Jam fans heading down on the Thursday morning National Express bus?

dunkman

foxymop79 wrote:

How far is this place from the Astoria - just booked a room as so many others seem to be staying there! Will be checking in around 3.30pm if anyone else is planning on heading to the George from there!

Also, any Newcastle Pearl Jam fans heading down on the Thursday morning National Express bus?

I'm sure its about a mile or so... 15-20 mins walk... 30-40 mins stagger

hopefully i'll be checked in by then and at the pub but i'm sure there are loads on this thread checking in and around that time.

UKDave

dunkman... on the red tonight sir?

shmike

foxymop79 wrote:

How far is this place from the Astoria - just booked a room as so many others seem to be staying there! Will be checking in around 3.30pm if anyone else is planning on heading to the George from there

Not staying there myself (I'm over by Hyde Park somewhere), but the Astoria is very close to tottenham court road tube station.
Your hotel is close to Kings Cross. Its walkable, no prob..

http://www.aboutbritain.com/maps/hotel375-map.asp

dunkman

UKDave wrote:

dunkman... on the red tonight sir?

why yes Dave sir... a little bit of South African Western Cape Red... 13.5%.

I only drink wines above 13% otherwise i may as well drink Vimto... well flat Vimto... well flat Vimto that'll eventually get you drunk if you drink enough

tell me you got the tickets Dave....

UKDave

dunkman1974 wrote:

why yes Dave sir... a little bit of South African Western Cape Red... 13.5%.

I only drink wines above 13% otherwise i may as well drink Vimto... well flat Vimto... well flat Vimto that'll eventually get you drunk if you drink enough

tell me you got the tickets Dave....

Not yet mate, still waiting, two contacts from Gumtree, one at face value, one offering 2x tickets at £400, either are awesome, just waiting for confirmation!! and drinking to make the time pass.......

dunkman

UKDave wrote:

and drinking to make the time pass.......

libation of choice tonight is????

well i hope either ticket option comes off for you... you'll get in someway or other... do touts charge £200 a ticket 5mins after the show's started?

surely they;ll take best money and not want to lose too much.... evil bastards like, but its a last resort..

UKDave

After a couple of cheeky bottles of Becks...

A Cabernet Shiraz, Australian, 13.5%...

Yeah, fuck it, don't mind missing the first few minutes, just a risk that they sell them all....

dunkman

UKDave wrote:

A Cabernet Shiraz, Australian, 13.5%....

quality my good man...

up to much over easter break then?

UKDave

Got my youngest (13) for the weekend, heading up to York on Sunday, possibly down to bleeding Cornwall if I need to pick up those tickets... who knows?!! you?

dunkman

yeah.. i'll be doing stuff with the kids as well... no plans as yet but taking them to roll eggs on Sunday, other than that no travel plans... UNTIL FUCKIN THURSDAY!!! so yeah, quiet weekend!

UKDave

Plane, train or automobile sir?

dunkman

UKDave wrote:

Plane, train or automobile sir?

going down on the train... straight down with no changes and I think one stop!!! only takes 3hrs 15 mins from here... thats amazing


seen this.. its a trailer for the new album (contains spoilers) it came free with the iTunes purchase of WWS i think.. anyway its good, but its no PJ and Duncan

http://www.getyourfix.com.au/pearljam.html

UKDave

Cool man, I'm watching it now!!

dunkman

Comatose is my favourite song thus far... i love it

shmike

dunkman1974 wrote:

going down on the train... straight down with no changes and I think one stop!!! only takes 3hrs 15 mins from here... thats amazing


seen this.. its a trailer for the new album (contains spoilers) it came free with the iTunes purchase of WWS i think.. anyway its good, but its no PJ and Duncan

http://www.getyourfix.com.au/pearljam.html

saw that earlier...very interesting clips from new songs...they sound pretty intense.....

shmike

the only song I have heard in full (WWS excepted) is Parachutes.

I dont wanna spoil the CD, but I am starting to crack I think

UKDave

Downloaded a boot from a guy earlier, need to check that out soon, just booted my youngest off msn though!!

dunkman

shmike wrote:

the only song I have heard in full (WWS excepted) is Parachutes.

I dont wanna spoil the CD, but I am starting to crack I think

I've heard WWS and Unemployable, a snippet of something on that link thats sounded good but never heard before

Gone demo, and Comatose as live versions..

i wont crack though... for the rest

shmike

dunkman1974 wrote:

I've heard WWS and Unemployable, a snippet of something on that link thats sounded good but never heard before

Gone demo, and Comatose as live versions..

i wont crack though... for the rest

oh aye, heard Gone live....didnt know they had played Comatose live????

UKDave

Fuck, my resolve has just doubled if that was possible!!!!!!

shmike

UKDave wrote:

Fuck, my resolve has just doubled if that was possible!!!!!!

you mean from the little samples on the vid?
they sound like they have a seriously hard album......cant wait to hear Ed do the "another another another another WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!" from WWS next week...sends shivers down the spine just imagining it