[9-Dec-2011] Coldplay @ O2 Arena, London, UK

[busybeeburns]

^ its still sold out even when you try the options

Twitter is awash with disgruntled people who couldn't get tickets. Unbelieveable!

http://twitter.com/#!/search/realtime/coldplay%20tickets

[Ronnabe]

is there any news of a possible MX tour next year?
Be very surprising if there wasn't.

[Ziva]

I tried it on the dot, and nothing came up, so I thought something could be wrong with the site so I kept refreshing, and I was so lucky I got 1 Standing ticket :D

[dfective]

isn't it strange no-one got tickets. maybe the touts have found amazing new computers with super speed broadbandings with their "hard earned" cash

[iantrem]

busybeeburns, of course it is. At three UK venues there are, at best, 40,000 tickets available. There are a lot more people than that want to go and see them. They'll need a take-that-esque stint at Wembley Stadium to please everyone but unlike Take That, they've got an American leg of the tour to fit in somewhere.

[busybeeburns]

I'm surprised there are no second dates popping up.

[Mimixxx]

^ its still sold out even when you try the options

Twitter is awash with disgruntled people who couldn't get tickets. Unbelieveable!

http://twitter.com/#!/search/realtime/coldplay%20tickets (http://twitter.com/#%21/search/realtime/coldplay%20tickets)

Seems that article you posted was bang on.

[coldplay_are_forever]

I tried it on the dot, and nothing came up, so I thought something could be wrong with the site so I kept refreshing, and I was so lucky I got 1 Standing ticket :D

I tried the same thing and didn't get mine.

I really can't believe this. So fucking sad right now :cry:.

[Ronnabe]

I'm surprised there are no second dates popping up.
I notice the O2 arena doesn't have any shows booked for Saturday 10th...:rolleyes:

[CJWG]

i never write on here, only browse. But i got 2 standing yesterday so that will make it 23 times i've seen them.

[dfective]

eBay has 230 postings for Coldplay tix, which hasn't included the new listings for whatever anyone got today...

[Mimixxx]

Coldplay Tickets For UK Tour Sell Out in 10 Minutes

http://www.stereoboard.com/images/stories/new/030611_js_coldplay.jpg

After an incredible rush for tickets, Coldplay's upcoming UK arena dates sold out this morning in less than 10 minutes as 100,000s of fans flocked to the Internet to try and get their hands on scarce tickets for the three UK shows.

If you're still looking for tickets, you should compare prices at Stereoboard.com. We work only with the leading UK agencies and fan exchanges to compare prices, ensuring you don't get ripped off by online scammers.

Click here to Compare & Buy Coldplay Tickets (http://www.stereoboard.com/coldplay-tickets) at Stereoboard.com.

Chris Martin and Co will release their new album ‘Mylo Xyloto’ on October 24th. Fans can now pre-order the new album through www.coldplay.com (http://www.coldplay.com/) and iTunes. Those who pre-order on iTunes will instantly receive a download of the new single ‘Paradise’. The track is also available to purchase as a single download.

‘Mylo Xyloto’ was produced by Markus Dravs, Daniel Green and Rik Simpson, with additional composition by Brian Eno. The album includes the track ‘Princess of China’ which features vocals by Rihanna.

Coldplay UK & European tour dates for December 2011 are as follows:

UK Dates

3 December - Glasgow, SECC
4 December - Manchester, MEN Arena
9 December - London, O2 Arena

European Dates

14 December - Paris, Bercy
15 December - Cologne, Lanxess Arena
17 December - Rotterdam, Ahoy
18 December - Antwerp, Sportpaleis
20 December - Frankfurt, Festhalle
21 December - Berlin, O2 World Arena

http://www.stereoboard.com/index.php..._campaign=news (http://www.stereoboard.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=167919&Itemid=9&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=news)

[jampot]

i never write on here, only browse. But i got 2 standing yesterday so that will make it 23 times i've seen them.

Thanks for that info....

[loveintechnicolor]

I tried to get 2 standing at 9:30:05 and absolutely nothing.... went back and tried for the tiered seats and again nothing. :( I managed to get through to order 2 standing from Seetickets but I took too long filling in the form and when I got to the confirmation page it said they'd sold out - can't believe they don't hold your tickets for you at all. Just a joke :angry:

Something just ain't right here surely? It's hard to believe they'd sell out that fast.... but then again this is the first big UK gig in like two years and everyone was talking about it, Radio 1 ended up advertising the gigs because one of the DJ's couldn't keep his mouth shut :rolleyes:

They better add another date or I'll be quite fed up with the band tbh. It's not very fair that so many genuine fans have to loose out. Perhaps it's already a planned thing to add another show on the Saturday. It might be that they'd rather stage the two dates sales. Gotta love the o2 :rolleyes: Also I have to be honest, the price of tickets this time has left a bad taste in my mouth. On See tickets the standing tickets were nearly £70!! I mean, with the booking fee the cheapest tickets this time were £50. I got level 1 Wembley tickets for less than that! Don't know whether it's more the band to blame or the venues but it's daylight robbery in my opinion. I know the guys are massive and all but there should be some kind of limit on how much these venues should be able to charge and I don't think £70 bloody pounds is reasonable at all...

[ironfist7997]

how the hell does viagogo have so many ppl selling tickets at ridiculous prices £700+

if TM wasn't the only official retail outlet for tickets then why not post the links for all official outlets on the coldplay website grrrrrrr :veryangry2:

[bosly1]

i never write on here, only browse. But i got 2 standing yesterday so that will make it 23 times i've seen them.

Rubbing salt into the wounds

[Skalor]

*Stops lurking* Disappointed about tickets especially when I was refreshing before 9.30

Is Viagogo reliable enough?

[BenSpeirs]

If you don't mind giving in to the touts viagogo is a great site. Standing tickets at viagogo are currently at around £110/120.

[thehitcher]

I managed to get 2 standing tickets yesterday, and I was trying for one ticket for my friend this morning as he was working at 9:30 (i was too but nevermind).
And I was there on the dot and nope, no standing available for feck sake.

So i head over to viagogo and the like to see how much, £119 up for standing up to £700 :/

Somebody needs to put a stop to this "legal touting" nonsense. Ebay ok, can deal with that but ban the others!

So if anyone has one standing to sell I would be very grateful if we could arrange something :)

Hope everyone else got what they wanted

[shesawsparks]

On the plus side i'd be incredibly surprised if they don't add extra dates now.

[dfective]

It's been brought into parliament before the issue I believe but scrapped on many occasions. Now the new e-Petition site is up, now could be a good time to have one created...

[thehitcher]

It's been brought into parliament before the issue I believe but scrapped on many occasions. Now the new e-Petition site is up, now could be a good time to have one created...

Needs to be done

[loveintechnicolor]

So i head over to viagogo and the like to see how much, £119 up for standing up to £700 :/

Somebody needs to put a stop to this "legal touting" nonsense. Ebay ok, can deal with that but ban the others!

Agreed. The whole thing is so scummy it makes me so mad. My Dad argues it's the way the free economic market works but I think it should just be stopped. And the way viagogo and stereoboard promote themselves as a 'fan exchange'. Complete load of stinking bull. Yeah, because I'm a REAL FAN I'll go ahead and pay £600 for a ticket. :rolleyes:

[rox]

Here is the e-petition if you wish to sign http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/8419.

[shesawsparks]

Agreed. The whole thing is so scummy it makes me so mad. My Dad argues it's the way the free economic market works but I think it should just be stopped. And the way viagogo and stereoboard promote themselves as a 'fan exchange'. Complete load of stinking bull.

Totally agree with you, especially object to places like viagogo and stereoboard promoting themselves as "fan exchanges" - fucking rip off merchants more like!!! :angry::angry::angry:

[dfective]

Just signed it. I would seriously recommend you pass this out via email to your friends and get them to sign to. Put the link on FB / Twitter. If it reaches enough signatures then it will be pulled into parliament.

No-one likes a tout.

[Skalor]

Signed it. They've been getting away with this for too long. Cheers for making it.

[loveintechnicolor]

Totally agree with you, especially object to places like viagogo and stereoboard promoting themselves as "fan exchanges" - fucking rip off merchants more like!!! :angry::angry::angry:

Exactly, it's just a tout market sold as something it's not :angry::angry::angry:

Just signed the petition, hope it's able to get off the ground. Everyone with a twitter/facebook account should be linking it while this is the topic of the day.

[charley]

I must say though that i'm surprised that some fans didn't use the presale to book their tickets...

[rox]

I must say though that i'm surprised that some fans didn't use the presale to book their tickets...

We all tried! At least I've seen them this year, huge sympathy for those guys who've never seen them before.

[pilotWilks]

I must say though that i'm surprised that some fans didn't use the presale to book their tickets...
I had no luck with presale either and was searching for tickets at 9:30 exact :((

[coldplay_are_forever]

Actually we all did but yesterday was the same. Thanks for the useless comment.

[ironfist7997]

Charley - we tried and couldn't get any :(

[shesawsparks]

Exactly, it's just a tout market sold as something it's not :angry::angry::angry:

Just signed the petition, hope it's able to get off the ground. Everyone with a twitter/facebook account should be linking it while this is the topic of the day.

Just signed it and put the link out on my facebook and twitter, i hope everyone else does too. Theses places have been getting away with ripping off good honest music fans for far too long and it's time they were stopped.

[DSB1993]

We all tried! At least I've seen them this year, huge sympathy for those guys who've never seen them before.

I am one of those guys :(

[loveintechnicolor]

I must say though that i'm surprised that some fans didn't use the presale to book their tickets...

I would have attempted to but I wasn't able to get online yesterday morning, otherwise I would have logged on. The pre-sale is supposedly a very limited amount so some of us would have still missed out. I think a lot of us didn't expect it to be so difficult to get tickets this morning either.

And I agree with Rox, I've been lucky enough to see the band live 3 times, last time was at their really small Christmas 09 charity gig they did in Exeter which I feel extremely blessed to have gone to seeing as it's a very rare thing to get the chance to see the band in such an intimate setting now they're so very big. So I shouldn't feel too sorry for myself if they don't add another date. There's always the proper MX tour which is bound to be earlyish next year.

[alanhunt1967]

I tried the pre sale yesterday with no luck and the same again today.

What annoyed me was that when I googled Coldplay O2 tickets yesterday they were already available on the exchange sites and e bay at extortionate prices which means either fans are selling on for profit or non fans are signing up to get ticket opportunities.

I've signed the petition as this circus which happens every time tickets go on sale must stop.

:veryangry2:

[busybeeburns]

Seems that article you posted was bang on.yeah if there is any saving grace here it seems that all the twitter links direct people to sites such as viagogo where they will at least get genuine tickets for their money.

[bosly1]

I wander why no more London dates have been announced. Does anyone know if/when another show will be announced?

[charley]

ok guys sorry i didn't realize it was so difficult yesterday.

I really think something is wrong because that amount of tickets cannot go in less than a minute... and people got "sold out" messages at 9:01 or even 9:00 dead...

I suspect ticket companies to be not that fair...

FYI, Bercy in france was sold out in 3 minutes. Still weird as well... Cause in 2008, standing tickets were available for a few hours !

[Mimixxx]

Well I think most people here were trying for standing and I think most of those were sold in the pre-sale yesterday, which is why the remaining tickets went so fast.

[rox]

From Facebook:

"Following yesterday's pre-sale and today's general sale, tickets for Coldplay's shows in Glasgow, Manchester, London, Paris, Rotterdam and Antwerp have now completely sold out. Big thanks to those of you who bought one, and apologies to those who missed out. There are still some tickets available for the three shows in Germany - click below for those."

Doesn't sound promising for new dates.

[Ronnabe]

I wander why no more London dates have been announced. Does anyone know if/when another show will be announced?
As yet nothing is confirmed as booked for Saturday 10th at the O2.

[ChrislovesMartin]

Can I justify the extra £100 on ebay or getmein.com ?

[sar74]

managed to get 2 standing yesterday and needed one more today but not a chance everything just locked up and they were gone by the time the page opened :(

[busybeeburns]

Can I justify the extra £100 on ebay or getmein.com ?If you were going to, use getmein which is an affiliate of Ticketmaster. eBay could be any random spotty kid after your £££.

[Denise]

Well no luck again today, my friend bought tcikets for Frankfurt instead for fear we were going to have nothing in our hands, seeing as they're not going to play here in Italy for the forseeable future. This time was even more fucked up than usual, because most of the people from the countries where they are not supposed to play in December, have of course tried to get tickets to London, raising up even more the total number of people trying, and this will be the case also if they're going to add another date in London, I don't really think the situation is going to be better for us fans.

[Clipper85]

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/8419

[digimoll]

I Tried and failed both yesterday and today to acquire tickets for the O2 gig. Birthday present for my daughter. Gutted. And to rub salt in to the wound they are all ready selling on Ebay at over inflated prices. Touts making money at the expense of the fans. I am really sad that my daughter will miss out and I also feel for the hundreds of other folk in the same boat. It is high time that the UK ticketing system was sorted for once and for all.

[bosly1]

Well no luck again today, my friend bought tcikets for Frankfurt instead for fear we were going to have nothing in our hands, seeing as they're not going to play here in Italy for the forseeable future. This time was even more fucked up than usual, because most of the people from the countries where they are not supposed to play in December, have of course tried to get tickets to London, raising up even more the total number of people trying, and this will be the case also if they're going to add another date in London, I don't really think the situation is going to be better for us fans.

This is kind of what I thought but I didn't want to express my views for fear of aggravating people. Obviously people from other countries apart from England are entitled to purchase tickets for the London show(s), but part of me wishes that they would just wait until the band performed in their own country so there are more tickets left for the British fans.

[digimoll]

will sign that

[shesawsparks]

I just feel totally gutted atm. I tried yesterday in the presale and was never even offered lower tier tickets, which is what i need, so i came back this morning to try again and still had no luck with Ticketmaster so i tried Seetickets (i had both pages open well before 9.30am and kept refreshing them both) who actually offered me block 109, but when i put in the number of tickets i wanted it said "sorry, no results match your request" and then basically got nowhere since then.

Now i'm just hoping and praying that they either add an extra London date or we get a proper full UK tour some time next year.

[evilelvis]

I was fairly confident they would have added a second London date this morning. I still think they will, but unfortunately it will probably be advertisied in advance, and we will have to go through the same thing again. If they just added them around 10:30 as in the past, fans still trying to get tickets would have been able to purchase them. Now they will just end up in the hands of touts again.

[Lyla27]

This is kind of what I thought but I didn't want to express my views for fear of aggravating people. Obviously people from other countries apart from England are entitled to purchase tickets for the London show(s), but part of me wishes that they would just wait until the band performed in their own country so there are more tickets left for the British fans.

but the atmosphere in the uk so special, cause they're a british band and that's my reason why I prefer gigs in the uk instead of germany. it's not the same feeling here...

[bello-lo]

I didn't bother trying in the end. Friday night will be just too difficult. Just going to have to keep my fingers crossed for a 2nd date now.

[yhtrownu]

Please, Coldplay, release a second date for the O2 Arena London, and make a rule that noone who has tickets for the Friday can buy tickets for the Saturday. Otherwise, the touts that bought Friday's tickets will just return and buy Saturday's tickets. :(

[Mimixxx]

Just done a 'Who's Going' for the first page. Let me know if I've missed you off :)

Who's Going:



AnnaElisabeth
bakera
BonSpeirs
chrismott
CJWG
Claire-Louise
comicforce
englishrose
Jack1505
JamesR2
Jason-DeBord
johkujii
**Laura**
Lawliet89
LINNEAH
Mari*ColdplayLover*
Mimixxx
nathey42
Nattatouille
PlayingCold
sar74
_Tash
tmcd1989
VitaminZ
ziva

[dfective]

They should have just posted them as evilelvis said straight after the first sale. Just advertising new dates once again will not only annoy those who have just paid out like £300+ for Friday tickets but give touts another easy shot at more tickets.

It's a terrible state the way the economics of our country work nowadays.

If they don't release new dates anyway then Coldplay management have seriously just become a joke.

[estein219]

I'm over here in the U.S. so I wouldn't be going to any of these shows anyway, but I just want to echo everybody's thoughts on how broken the ticket/Ticketmaster system is. I'm sure it will be the same exercise in futility trying to get tickets for shows in the states next year. It's very annoying when fans of the band can't get tickets because scalpers want to make a quick buck.

[nickis]

2 upper tier tickets were just on sale again on ticketmaster which i managed to get guys so keep checking back
the upper tier is terrible but better than nothing at all!!

[BenSpeirs]

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BonSpeirs


Great list but.. it's Ben! ;D
And I gave in to a tout and paid 200 for 2 standing tickets.. gutted but this is going to be the best gig of my life, no doubt, I think it was worth paying.
Nothing to do with the girlfriend who specifically said GET STANDING to which I said I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT at all!

[Tonsu]

In December 2008 they had two initial dates, and then added a third due to demand. You could buy up to four tickets. No-one (that I know of - and I know a LOT of people who went) missed out, either on the initial sales or on resales to friends or fellow fans.

The touts and resellers-for-profit did NOT generally make a killing on those gigs, because the real fans, if they looked hard enough, could get them at decent prices.

Fast-forward three years and it seems a huge number of tickets have gone to touts and resellers-for-profit, while many fans haven't been able to get tickets. This is disgusting.

Sick and disabled people who need more than one person to help them attend, could not even go to this concert. Families with children (yes, you do need more than one parent when you are with at least one young child for peace of mind!!) could not even go.

Groups of friends of two or more could not go together.

Presumably this was anti-tout/reselling-for-profit, but look at the listings - this has not worked.

The only thing it's done is screw over the true fans/the sick and disabled/families/those hoping to take children/groups of friends.

Absolutely disgusting.

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/8419

Many thanks, is that the only one at present, does anyone know? With only around 70 signatures so far it makes it a long journey from here on in, and I think something has to be done now, but I'll add it to my sig :)

[Tonsu]

If you were going to, use getmein which is an affiliate of Ticketmaster. eBay could be any random spotty kid after your £££.

I've used ebay for seven years for an awful lot of concert tickets without any problems whatsoever. Check the sellers out carefully before buying and it is fine.

I wouldn't use getmein even if it was the last, or only, resort. I use Ticketmaster when I have to for tickets but I don't trust them (and personally believe they're at the heart of the stitch up of tickets with touts). I reckon tickets go directly from Ticketmaster to touts and/or letmein, where they sell them for hundreds of pounds more.

I'm prepared to 'deal with devil' by buying face value tickets from Ticketmaster, but won't go near them for anything else.

[UnderStrawberrySwing]

just managed to get tickets but they sold out so freakin quickly

[Comicforce]

Such a shame the real fans can't get tickets.. it's really a shame :( I've signed the petition.

[scusi]

Big cry! :(

[scusi]

dp I only clicked once honest

[satnam_mann]

If they add a second date they will now advertise it and we will have to go through the same pain again, hopefully there will be a pre-sale for fans and I may get a ticket this time.

[PlayingCold]

I've had a look on ebay for these tickets. How on earth can touts manage to get hold of so many tickets? The first auction I came across (£169 each for standing) had ten tickets for sale! I just don't understand how one person can manage to get so many tickets, while us the fans are struggling to even get one. *grumble*

[piggy]

Just done a 'Who's Going' for the first page. Let me know if I've missed you off :)



Great list ; really looking forward too it.

Just to let you know me and Sarahb have tickets :D

[Lovers in NYC]

Big cry! :(

I am absolutely gutted as well!! :( I'm moving back to London from NYC in Nov and woke up at 4am (US time) to try for tix on both days but failed to get any ;( I just want to echo everyone's thoughts on how utterly disgusting it is indeed!!...that scalpers are scooping them and devoted Coldplay fans have to suffer.

And thanks for reminding me of how absolutely mental it is to be paying a bloody 200 to even 300 pounds!! for a ticket through sites like Getmein! I paid nearly 200 for a seat miles away from the stage at Wembley two years ago. But tried to comfort myself saying it was an extra special one..as it's the last gig of the epic Viva tour, it's in their hometown, it's an excellent support lineup etc.. I absolutely had time of my life at that gig...but not sure if I can afford all of that again this year :(

I only pray that a new date is added or play once more in London soon...would love to catch them early on in their tour...while a lot of the songs still feel fresh to the boys.

Thanks so much again for your sharing your stories...and for taking the time to read mine...as non extra-ordinary as it is :( I am sad but also comforted by the similar stories in this forum...

Fingers-crossed for a second London gig date!

[yellowlover]

I was very lucky to get a ticket,,nearly missed out when i turned down one ticket,then it kept sayin no matches for what i wanted then eventually another came up! phew it was stressfull! havin to book coach as well and enter all my details was longest moments of my life! hope you guys who were unfortunate get some in the end :)

[bakera]

I'm so glad I bought those Upper Tier tickets during the presales rather than waiting to see if I could get anything better in the general sale. I now feel priveledged that we will be going at all.

Bad luck to those that missed out - surely they must be planning more dates.

[Denise]

This is kind of what I thought but I didn't want to express my views for fear of aggravating people. Obviously people from other countries apart from England are entitled to purchase tickets for the London show(s), but part of me wishes that they would just wait until the band performed in their own country so there are more tickets left for the British fans.
I can understand, but if you were in our shoes (try to think as non UKer because they play there for sure) would you sit and wait to see if by mistake and who-knows-when they're going to announce a date in your country or try to go abroad and see them in their hometown while you can?

[SeeYouSoon42]

I have tickets! :) But I worked out it would have been cheaper to get Paris tickets (travel included) This ticketing system is god awful. I think a rule of a maximum of 4 tickets per person should be implimented.

[Eve81]

Just done a 'Who's Going' for the first page. Let me know if I've missed you off :)

got mine: section BK 112, row X, seat 365 ! :)

[Jamesfish]

I am feeling pretty gutted at the moment, but I am pretty certain they will announce dates for the 02 Arena on 10 December, and 11 December. I hope so anyway. I am disabled and by 10.40am on Friday morning, the first line I got through to said, sorry all sold out, keep checking the Internet.

[shaun09]

I am feeling pretty gutted at the moment, but I am pretty certain they will announce dates for the 02 Arena on 10 December, and 11 December. I hope so anyway. I am disabled and by 10.40am on Friday morning, the first line I got through to said, sorry all sold out, keep checking the Internet.

I am pretty certain that they will do the 10th of December! status quo are at the 02 Arena on the 11th of December though.

[maria_shiver]

Thanks guys for your support that we haven't got tickets.
Don't buy on the resale will cause it to be available again.
I guess the band should not be happy with this news.

[iantrem]

I am pretty certain that they will do the 10th of December! status quo are at the 02 Arena on the 11th of December though.

If they haven't announced it now, it isn't going to happen.

Hate to be blunt (and apologies to those who didn't get tickets) but what did you expect?

Take that sold about half a million tickets in 30 minutes earlier in the year so abut 40,000 for Coldplay aren't going to be around for long.

This problem has been around for as long as TicketMaster and if the bands are happy with it (they don't appear to be doing anything about it) then it'll stay like that.

Be grateful there was a 2-ticket limit else a lot more people will miss out. From my experience, people at the companies (Ticketmaster, See Tickets et al) save a lot of tickets for themselves and friends before they go on official sale so that, come sale time, there aren't many left.

The fact that that maing "secondary ticket" website is owned and run by the main ticketing website stinks as far as I'm concerned but, as I say, the bands and record companies keep quiet so it'll just carry on.

[shaun09]

If they haven't announced it now, it isn't going to happen.

Hate to be blunt (and apologies to those who didn't get tickets) but what did you expect?

Take that sold about half a million tickets in 30 minutes earlier in the year so abut 40,000 for Coldplay aren't going to be around for long.

This problem has been around for as long as TicketMaster and if the bands are happy with it (they don't appear to be doing anything about it) then it'll stay like that.

Be grateful there was a 2-ticket limit else a lot more people will miss out. From my experience, people at the companies (Ticketmaster, See Tickets et al) save a lot of tickets for themselves and friends before they go on official sale so that, come sale time, there aren't many left.

The fact that that maing "secondary ticket" website is owned and run by the main ticketing website stinks as far as I'm concerned but, as I say, the bands and record companies keep quiet so it'll just carry on.

see, you mention take that, they're a perfect example for a band that released more dates a week after the tickets went on sale... i haven't got my hopes to high, but it would make a lot of sense to add another London date. they've done it before, they may do it again.
yeah, i totally agree, that it won't change. ever. all the bands can do is add more dates so a higher percentage of true fans can see without going against the ticket companies. you never know though, this could turn out just like the phone scandal by the newspapers in a few years time...

[AmygdalaHijack]

I really feel for all you guys who didn't manage to get tickets - I'm a genuine fan but I guess I was lucky on the presale and managed to refresh at the right time...

Do any of you guys know how early you'd have to start queuing to be at the front of the standing area? Any tips on what you need e.g. food etc and how toilets and stuff work? I've never queued for a really long time so need any advice I can get!

[oysterman55]

I really feel for all you guys who didn't manage to get tickets - I'm a genuine fan but I guess I was lucky on the presale and managed to refresh at the right time...

Do any of you guys know how early you'd have to start queuing to be at the front of the standing area? Any tips on what you need e.g. food etc and how toilets and stuff work? I've never queued for a really long time so need any advice I can get!

How toilets work? Really? Just make friends in the queue and people will look after your place. The O2 can start a queue when the front doors are open in the morning. Eat and drink well early (there are plenty of food establishments but better to bring your own) so when the arena doors are open, dispose of any food left and just make sure you won't need a break for at least 4 hours.

Good luck!

[Jamesfish]

They could always surprise us all completely, and do 10,11,and 12 December at Wembley Arena, as there is a very big gap there between early, and mid December.

[satnam_mann]

They could always surprise us all completely, and do 10,11,and 12 December at Wembley Arena, as there is a very big gap there between early, and mid December.
That would be awesome

[AmygdalaHijack]

You mention the o2 starts the queue when the morning doors open...what time is that and what happens to people who arrive earlier than that?

[oysterman55]

You mention the o2 starts the queue when the morning doors open...what time is that and what happens to people who arrive earlier than that?

No idea when the front door opens - why not email them, there's a contact address on the website. I'm sure if you arrive earlier than that you will get very cold. It's December!

[Skalor]

In December 2008 they had two initial dates, and then added a third due to demand. You could buy up to four tickets. No-one (that I know of - and I know a LOT of people who went) missed out, either on the initial sales or on resales to friends or fellow fans.

The touts and resellers-for-profit did NOT generally make a killing on those gigs, because the real fans, if they looked hard enough, could get them at decent prices.

Fast-forward three years and it seems a huge number of tickets have gone to touts and resellers-for-profit, while many fans haven't been able to get tickets. This is disgusting.

Sick and disabled people who need more than one person to help them attend, could not even go to this concert. Families with children (yes, you do need more than one parent when you are with at least one young child for peace of mind!!) could not even go.

Groups of friends of two or more could not go together.

Presumably this was anti-tout/reselling-for-profit, but look at the listings - this has not worked.

The only thing it's done is screw over the true fans/the sick and disabled/families/those hoping to take children/groups of friends.

Absolutely disgusting.



Many thanks, is that the only one at present, does anyone know? With only around 70 signatures so far it makes it a long journey from here on in, and I think something has to be done now, but I'll add it to my sig :)


Very well said. I'm very disappointed the band or their crew haven't explained or addressed the issues with this tour and their tickets. Their facebook comments are full of disheartened fans, how can you ignore this!?

If it's true as someone said that Ticketmaster's staff and friends save tickets for themselves it might explain why so many touts have got their hands on tickets. I've shared the petition around and will continue to do so. Perhaps a band like Coldplay is what is needed to generate enough people and interest in sorting out ticket merchants!

[Jamesfish]

Well fortunately I am one of the luckier sick and disabled people, as I only need one other person to come along with me, but I am totally behind the post that claims none of the real fans got tickets, I also think it is disgusting, I hope if they do add more dates, they do not let any of the same people book up again. I just hope if they do announce more dates, the number for the disabled line cannot be got so easily as it is totally unfair for the real fans, who are sick and disabled. Just like me.

[Jamesfish]

Well fortunately I am one of the luckier sick and disabled people, as I only need one other person to come along with me, but I am totally behind the post that claims none of the real fans got tickets, I also think it is disgusting, I hope if they do add more dates, they do not let any of the same people book up again. I just hope if they do announce more dates, the number for the disabled line cannot be got so easily as it is totally unfair for the real fans, who are sick and disabled. Just like me.

[Jamesfish]

I am hopeful they may announce something before the ticketmaster/ 02 arena e-mail is sent out tomorrow

[VIVA.42]

you guys are lucky to get to see them first who knows how long it will be till they come to vancouver :(

[Black Rose]

Damn it fell onto work's silly season weekend where pretty much all the messes on camp are having their christmas balls (currently it's 10 balls, with another 6 messes still to decide the dates) that weekend, so no time off for me (as I like the extra money for working the functions) :(

Ticket organisers should do ballots for when big bands do tours, to give working fans a chance of buying for face value, the dates were announced on a Tuesday for sale on the Friday, if your stuck at work with no chance of getting holiday or a late start you are pretty much screwed with a 2 ticket limit.

[satnam_mann]

still no news of another O2 date? At least I got my Cure tickets this morning which was as manic as last week.

[Jamesfish]

I am beginning to lose hope of them announcing a second date at the 02 over christmas, but you never know, maybe nearer Mylo Xylotos release, they will announce an extra/ extra dates over christmas, and announce the spring tour at the same time. I have been getting to grips with the EA Creation Centre all day, as I got my pre-ordered copy of Fifa 12 from Amazon yesterday morning, I am playing as Crawley Town in League 2 as they are my local league team. I have just added the Blue Square Premier, and Blue Square South into the game, it is a cracking game. Come on Coldplay, announce some news you know we deserve it.

[Stephie]

When do you reckon Ticketmaster will dispatch the tickets? Never ordered from them in the UK before.
As long as I don't have the ticket in my hands, I will probably not get rid of the feeling that something might go horribly wrong with my credit card and I'll end up with a cancelled order.

[busybeeburns]

ticketmaster have already started dispatching some UK ones, I got my M/CR ones this morning. I was debited last week

[Stephie]

Ah thanks, that's good to know!
Then maybe I can stop worrying sometime soon.

[Black Rose]

ticketmaster have already started dispatching some UK ones, I got my M/CR ones this morning. I was debited last week

And do they look nice mr Ian?

[satnam_mann]

Yeah maybe they are waiting for the release of the new album before they announce any further shows. I am expecting some summer gigs at Wembley but really want to see them in a smaller indoor venue.

[busybeeburns]

And do they look nice mr Ian?not really, the £40 wine voucher that came with them looks nicer :drunk:

[Comicforce]

When do you reckon Ticketmaster will dispatch the tickets? Never ordered from them in the UK before.
As long as I don't have the ticket in my hands, I will probably not get rid of the feeling that something might go horribly wrong with my credit card and I'll end up with a cancelled order.

Glad I'm not the only one worrying about this! LOL.. Good to know some of you have them already.. I'm in the UK too, so hopefully it won't be too long before I have them in my grasp! :D

[Black Rose]

not really, the £40 wine voucher that came with them looks nicer :drunk:

The old £40 off when you spend XXX on some overpriced site or another?

[Black Rose]

They could always surprise us all completely, and do 10,11,and 12 December at Wembley Arena, as there is a very big gap there between early, and mid December.

They won't, most probably written in their contract not to play any other London venues in December (bar promo gigs)

[busybeeburns]

yeah that's the one! looks really enticing until you realise its £40 off a mortgage-haul of wine. sammy took to it though, chewed it for a while and put it in the bin!

[Alien Radio]

I hope they do a live blog from this show. :)

[Jamesfish]

Well I am not expecting any more December dates now, but you never know, however I reckon they are more likely to do somewhere like Hyde park/ Twickenham/ Milton Keynes Bowl for a few nights next summer because of the Olympics, unless they wait until next September when they are over, I also reckon they will do a massive spring UK Arena tour.

[Black Rose]

I reckon they will do a couple hyde park shows in those 2 weeks between Hard Rock Calling and Wireless, when the fence is up

[Tash]

I still haven't received my tickets :(

[sar74]

I still haven't received my tickets :(

Neither have we will feel much happier when they arrive!

[Comicforce]

Me either... but if there are quite a few of us with no tickets YET, then maybe it's all OK?

I hope so anyway! Bites nails nervously..

[Black Rose]

I'm surprised the tickets are coming out this early, it's the armchair touts dream

[Ziva]

My order history says my ticket is being processed and hasn't been dispatched yet :/ What I'm most worried about is that I'm moving to London the 3 of november, and I don't know if I'll have the ticket before I'll leave... I guess I'll have to contact Ticketmaster.

[Ziva]

(duplicate post)

[Philibob]

I got my ticket yesterday and the Ticketmaster website still says they're being processed so they might be on their way :)

[Comicforce]

I hope so..

[Ron Burgandy]

Hi all,
Not posted for some time, but still a HUGE fan of the band.

I managed to get a couple of tickets for the O2 show and received them on Saturday from Ticketmaster.

Sorry to hear so many missed out. Sodding touts must be making a killing.

Ron

[johkujii]

I'm so worried about getting my tickets cos I had to get them delivered to my billing address aka Finland..my friend is coming from Finland for this gig so she'll bring them along IF the tickets arrive before she leaves for London :S really don't wanna go through the hassle of box office pick up since that probably fuck up any chance of getting up front..

[Jenjie]

depends if there's someone else you know who'll be queuing for the front. If I remeber right, Ian had to pick up his Wembley ones from the Box Office but queued early with others, who saved his spot while he went to the Box Office.

[Mimixxx]

I'm so worried about getting my tickets cos I had to get them delivered to my billing address aka Finland..my friend is coming from Finland for this gig so she'll bring them along IF the tickets arrive before she leaves for London :S really don't wanna go through the hassle of box office pick up since that probably fuck up any chance of getting up front..

You aiming for front row? If so I am too, we should meet up and I'll keep your space if you need to go to the box office. :nice:

[Tash]

^ me three!

[Mimixxx]

:D

[johkujii]

Yeah but it said on the ticket master webpage that the box office opens at the same time with the gates so that'd mean me queueing at the box office when everyone else is running for front row.. :uhoh:

[Mimixxx]

Where did you see that Jo? That can't be right. The amount of huge bands that play there, people would totally kick off.

At Wembley I'm pretty sure the official line was box office opens at 4pm (when the doors open) but they opened at like 11am. Maybe call the venue?

[johkujii]

It was on the page when I was ordering my tickets and couldn't get them delivered to my UK address, dunno what's up with that but I'll probably call them this week to ask about it cos that's just really stupid

[Phools]

Hi!

Has anyone recieved tickets from Tiketmaster who live outside UK?

I live in Finland and my tickets are still being processed.. I really hope that they arrive soon.

[Jason-DeBord]

Hi!

Has anyone recieved tickets from Tiketmaster who live outside UK?

I live in Finland and my tickets are still being processed.. I really hope that they arrive soon.

I'm in the U.S. and mine haven't shown up yet, but I won't be worried about it unless that is still the case in early December...

Jason

[Comicforce]

Still waitiing in the UK.. but as long as they come before the show I'm happy. I have all my paperwork showing them as ordered etc, and my reference.. But I won't properly relax until I am actually holding them..

[LINNEAH]

YAY, got my tickets today :) they found their way all the way to Sweden.
Entrance F, that kind of sucks - does anyone know if it matters? Can I still go in at entrance A or B? F stands for Far away from the stage :idea2:

And also... special guests! Any idea!?

[Ziva]

Entrance F, that kind of sucks - does anyone know if it matters? Can I still go in at entrance A or B? F stands for Far away from the stage :idea2:

It doesn't matter. Well, at least at Wembley didn't matter. I know it because I started queuing in front of the wrong entrance, but the worst is that i noticed I couple of hours before the show, and I had been there since 8am lol No way I was going to move. One of the staff guys there said I didn't have to worry.

[Tash]

My tickets arrived! :wacko:
But I'm still waiting for my t-shirt :(

[Philibob]

My tickets arrived! :wacko:
But I'm still waiting for my t-shirt :(

I wish I'd got a t-shirt now but I didn't know what size I'd need and the timer counting down in the corner made me panic a bit and skip past :(

[marina_]

I'm still waiting too :( ...Btw I'd like to start queueing early in the morning but my friend can't come until like 3:00 pm..if I queue on my own for both of us do you think he could join me later?is it possible?

[Elina]

Got my tickets for the concert. I ordered them together with the fussball tickets (http://www.fussballeintrittskarten.com) for my husband and liked that everything went so smoothly. This will be a great concent, really look forward to it :-)-

[Stephie]

My ticket found its way to Germany now as well. I'm very relieved nothing went wrong with the payment or the shipping.

[johkujii]

Oh never mind, my tickets arrived to Finland today, so relieved! I thought they'd post them a lot closer to the gig but this is gooooood!

[Mimixxx]

Yay :dance:

[Ziva]

Mine arrived today too!! :smug: Finally I can breathe easy

[Mimixxx]

I have no idea about mine, they were sent to my home address. Should really check :uhoh:

[Comicforce]

Mine arrived today! *does happy dance* :D

[Jack1505]

Tickets arrived today too!

Coldplaying meet up on the day please !!!!!!

[Cris_Santos]

If anyone happen to have a spare standing ticket and is willing to sell it for a reasonable price I'd be the happiest girl in the world :P

[Phools]

I think that my tickets also arrived but UPS still has them. Courier visited my door but I wasn't home :( Waiting till monday...

[satnam_mann]

Just lookin got one standing ticket and can afford to pay £100. Just cant afford some of the ebay prices. Thank you.

[Phools]

Anybody know something about Special guests on this show?

[sar74]

Anybody know something about Special guests on this show?

Rhianna is playingat the 02 around that time so i wondered if she might make an appearance for POC

[Tonsu]

If anyone happen to have a spare standing ticket and is willing to sell it for a reasonable price I'd be the happiest girl in the world :P

If anyone has a spare ticket then please please please help Cris out - she's coming all the way from Brasil for this!!

Rhianna is playingat the 02 around that time so i wondered if she might make an appearance for POC

:o

[Phools]

Rhianna is playingat the 02 around that time so i wondered if she might make an appearance for POC

Yea, I was thinking the same. I made some research and found that Rihanna has one show 8.12 in Budapest and next one is 10.12 in Zürich..so maybe we will see POC appearance.

[Vitamin Z]

Mine's arrived too! Really excited now :)

Intrigued by the 'special guests' bit...I hope that means Rihanna will perform Princess of China with them 'cause that song is awesome

[mrsspoon]

Is anyone else still waiting for their tickets?! Starting to worry even though it's still weeks away!

[Jason-DeBord]

Is anyone else still waiting for their tickets?! Starting to worry even though it's still weeks away!

I recently received an e-mail asking for a non PO Box to FedEx them to, but I'm in the States...

Jason

[sar74]

Is anyone else still waiting for their tickets?! Starting to worry even though it's still weeks away!

We are still waiting , ours still just say processing.

[Phools]

We are still waiting , ours still just say processing.

When dealing with ticketmaster.co.uk I think that orderstatus doesn't mean anything. According to ticketmaster my tickets are still "processed" but I received them last week. So it is possible that your tickets has already been dispatched.

[johkujii]

Do you guys know how the queueing works at the O2? I've only been there for a gig once and didn't queue then. Cos this guy I talked to today said that you can queue inside cos the place is open (for the restaurants and stuff), but I'm really doubtful about that..? Anyone planning on putting on a Wembley shirt? :P

[Tash]

42 days! :wacky:

[meganlovescoldplay]

I'm going to this. So excited!

[Tivvy]

Do you guys know how the queueing works at the O2? I've only been there for a gig once and didn't queue then. Cos this guy I talked to today said that you can queue inside cos the place is open (for the restaurants and stuff), but I'm really doubtful about that..? Anyone planning on putting on a Wembley shirt? :P

Well you can do whatever you want inside as long as it's legal as it's open to the public. Entertainment Avenue is effectively a public shopping centre. You don't need a ticket to get in through the main doors. So yes, you'll be able to queue at the Arena doors which are inside under cover.

[sar74]

Tickets came today :)

[oliv]

Hello,

My name is Olivia all the way from Indonesia. I'll be travelling to London for the first time (and alone :tears:) on December 4th (would love to join the Coldplaying Xmas Party but sad don't match with the time I arrive :( ). And back to my country on Monday December 12th.

Anyway I have tried so hard to get the tickets for Coldplay at O2 on September. Also have asked Mich to help me (thanks, Mich! :') ) but still didn't manage to get one ticket. As it was sold out in 2-3 minutes! Crazy.

So please, if you guys know any Coldplayers/friends who have spare tickets or want to sell theirs because they can't make it on the day December 9th, please let me know... I really really really want to watch Coldplay at the O2 so baddd...:( This is my biggest dream...

My username on Twitter is: @oliverpool. Cheers to all lovely Coldplayers here!

Thanks a lot for your attention to this poor girl.

Best Regards,
Olivia

[Jenjie]

this show to have a 360 degree stage?

the MEN Arena website says the Coldplay show will have a 360 degree view. the ticketmaster website has rear view seats now available.

just checked the ticketmaster website for the O2 show and there are rear view tickets showing there too, although none available

[johkujii]

The O2 have that quite often though I think? Atleast when I saw Arctic Monkeys there a few weeks ago, they had seats waaaay at the sides..I quite like the O2, it's suprisingly "athmosperic" for such a big venue! (and it's super easy for me to get home from there hehe) EXCITED

[Tash]

One month!

[Comicforce]

Woooo! :nod:

[Tonsu]

The O2 have that quite often though I think? Atleast when I saw Arctic Monkeys there a few weeks ago, they had seats waaaay at the sides..I quite like the O2, it's suprisingly "athmosperic" for such a big venue! (and it's super easy for me to get home from there hehe) EXCITED

I agree, I love the 02! It's amazingly atmospheric for the size, it's a perfect venue considering I think :) I've been there loads and have only seen the 'centre stage' thing a couple of times but it worked out well. The only problem I've ever had there is the sound/acoustics. I don't know if it's the venue or the technicians (most probably both) but it seems to be really hard for them to balance the sound so it sounds good across the whole place. When I've been they've usually got it right eventually when an act plays there for more than one night, but we don't have that luxury (yet?...)

Woooo! :nod:

What?!

One month!

Oh, I see! :P :laugh3:

[Tivvy]

If anyone is still without tickets, there are a few in Block 401 on Ticketmaster. They are individuals, but it looks like you could get one in row D and one in the seat immediately behind it in Row E. They're not called restricted view so I suspect they're about as close as you'll get to the stage in the upper tier. Some in the block opposite too. Worth experimenting - you may need to use 2 different types of browser to keep them in your basket at the same time :smug:

[FixYou*]

I've just bought 2 upper tier tickets ! :) But I made a big mistake. I used 2 different browser and when I saw Row B, I thought that they were the same section ! I was in a big panic :( So stupid ! :( I don't know what I'm gonna to do.

What do you think about section 402, row b, seat 479 ? I've no idea :inquisitive:

And lastly, is there anyone going London from Brighton in that day?

-So sorry about my English:embarrassed:

[Tivvy]

I've just bought 2 upper tier tickets ! :) But I made a big mistake. I used 2 different browser and when I saw Row B, I thought that they were the same section ! I was in a big panic :( So stupid ! :( I don't know what I'm gonna to do.

What do you think about section 402, row b, seat 479 ? I've no idea :inquisitive:

And lastly, is there anyone going London from Brighton in that day?

-So sorry about my English:embarrassed:

Oh dear - I'm sorry as it was my idea to use two browsers. You may have been better booking one ticket and taking the risk to book the 2nd one afterwards :\

Anyway, your seat is as close to the stage as you can get in the upper tier. In general the upper tier tickets are much further away than the lower tier - there are 2 floors of corporate boxes between the two tiers, so it relies on the band to 'fill the space' which Coldplay do as well as anyone. Last time they played the O2 Arena they set up a little area on the upper tier with a drum and guitar and played a couple of songs from up there - you may be lucky again! You're better off in blocks like 402 that are more side on to the stage than those at the end that are straight on, which will be 3 or 4 times further away from the stage than you.

The other thing to bear in mind is that there is almost free movement within the venue with no ticket checks, so if you and your friend can find a couple of seats next or near each other that aren't taken - or one of you spots a single spare seat near to where you are, it's worth the risk of sitting in them. There will be some no shows, such as unused production seats.

Enjoy the show!

[Comicforce]

I'm about as far away from the stage as it's possible to be I think with my tickets, but I don't really care.. I'll be there! :) Of course it would be nice to be closer, but I am certain I will enjoy it wherever I am .

[satnam_mann]

Nothing left now, thanks for the info I will keep checking regularly.

[FixYou*]

Oh dear - I'm sorry as it was my idea to use two browsers. You may have been better booking one ticket and taking the risk to book the 2nd one afterwards :\

Anyway, your seat is as close to the stage as you can get in the upper tier. In general the upper tier tickets are much further away than the lower tier - there are 2 floors of corporate boxes between the two tiers, so it relies on the band to 'fill the space' which Coldplay do as well as anyone. Last time they played the O2 Arena they set up a little area on the upper tier with a drum and guitar and played a couple of songs from up there - you may be lucky again! You're better off in blocks like 402 that are more side on to the stage than those at the end that are straight on, which will be 3 or 4 times further away from the stage than you.

The other thing to bear in mind is that there is almost free movement within the venue with no ticket checks, so if you and your friend can find a couple of seats next or near each other that aren't taken - or one of you spots a single spare seat near to where you are, it's worth the risk of sitting in them. There will be some no shows, such as unused production seats.

Enjoy the show!

Oh it's ok, it was completely my fault :) Thank yo SO MUCH for all this information. What do you think about 421 row b?

[Tivvy]

Oh it's ok, it was completely my fault :) Thank yo SO MUCH for all this information. What do you think about 421 row b?

Exactly the same - if you look on the Ticketmaster plan you'll see that 421 and 402 are mirrors of each other.


I'm about as far away from the stage as it's possible to be I think with my tickets, but I don't really care.. I'll be there! :) Of course it would be nice to be closer, but I am certain I will enjoy it wherever I am .

You're absolutely right. I was up there for Muse a could of years ago. When the support band came on I couldn't believe how far away I was and how small they were. Then Muse came on and filled the place with light, sound and video and I forgot all about the distance for the rest of the gig - I might just as well have been on the arena floor!

Michael McIntyre made a joke when he played there, mimicking a couple who arrived with tickets for the Upper Tier with the wife saying 'these can't possibly be the seats, darling, the sat nav says we've still got 2 miles to go' :laugh3:

[the_escapist]

Guys. Do you think there is still chance for me to get tickets to this one? Please HELP! An opportunity has just rise and I will be able to make it to London on December 9.

[Black Rose]

You can try the secondary ticket sites, I think it was something like Scarlet Mist whom did tickets sales at face value.

[Phools]

How early are you going to the arena and start queueing?

[englishrose]

How early are you going to the arena and start queueing?

I was just about to ask the same thing.

I have 2 floor tickets, one for me and one for a friend. However, she's just found out she's got a practical for uni until about noon that day, and can't get there before 3 PM. I'm perfectly happy to get there for 6 AM and queue until the cows come home, but will I be able to reserve a place for her? Or will that make a lot of people very angry? :\

[FixYou*]

I have seated ticket. When should I get there? Do you think is 3 or 4 pm ok?

[marina_]

I was just about to ask the same thing.

I have 2 floor tickets, one for me and one for a friend. However, she's just found out she's got a practical for uni until about noon that day, and can't get there before 3 PM. I'm perfectly happy to get there for 6 AM and queue until the cows come home, but will I be able to reserve a place for her? Or will that make a lot of people very angry? :\

I have your exact same problem! :(

[johkujii]

I have seated ticket. When should I get there? Do you think is 3 or 4 pm ok?

If you have a seated ticket you don't really have to queue at all if you don't want to. You can get there whenever since you have a specific seat so no one's gonna steal it from ya :P

[FixYou*]

If you have a seated ticket you don't really have to queue at all if you don't want to. You can get there whenever since you have a specific seat so no one's gonna steal it from ya :P

Thank youu :) I thought like that too, but still wanted to ask :)

[Jack1505]

I was just about to ask the same thing.

I have 2 floor tickets, one for me and one for a friend. However, she's just found out she's got a practical for uni until about noon that day, and can't get there before 3 PM. I'm perfectly happy to get there for 6 AM and queue until the cows come home, but will I be able to reserve a place for her? Or will that make a lot of people very angry? :\

I very much doubt people will get angry... Just carefully explain the situation to the people behind you in the que when you get there. Im sure they will understand... after all, she will have a ticket, its not like your que-ing for tickets... that might be a different story

[johkujii]

I think it depends on how long the queue is at that point and how close to the front you are..Cos if you're one of the first ones then it'll be quite irritating that someone just walks there at 3pm, you know? I know your friend can't do anything about it but it still is kind of unfair for people who have queued there since early morning and have someone "jump queue" in the afternoon. But yeah you should say to the people around you that someone is joining you later on and it'll probably be ok, you might get some annoyed looks but might just get away with it :)

[arrgee]

You can try the secondary ticket sites, I think it was something like Scarlet Mist whom did tickets sales at face value.


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[Nattatouille]

I've just bought 2 upper tier tickets ! :) But I made a big mistake. I used 2 different browser and when I saw Row B, I thought that they were the same section ! I was in a big panic :( So stupid ! :( I don't know what I'm gonna to do.

What do you think about section 402, row b, seat 479 ? I've no idea :inquisitive:

And lastly, is there anyone going London from Brighton in that day?

-So sorry about my English:embarrassed:


Oh, me! I'm going from Brighton up to London. I've booked a place on the coach though, which is only like £21 return which is actually cheaper than the train with underground/overground (unless you have a rail card).

[Claire-Louise]

Oh, me! I'm going from Brighton up to London. I've booked a place on the coach though, which is only like £21 return which is actually cheaper than the train with underground/overground (unless you have a rail card).

Nat, what time does the coach come back from London? I'm going up from Worthing and have already booked a parking space at the O2 so if it's not returning early enough for you, you're welcome to hitch a lift home with me - PM me if you want to chat about it some more :)

[Nattatouille]

Nat, what time does the coach come back from London? I'm going up from Worthing and have already booked a parking space at the O2 so if it's not returning early enough for you, you're welcome to hitch a lift home with me - PM me if you want to chat about it some more :)

Aww thank you. That's really kind of you, but the coach is due to leave at 11:15 which given the curfew isn't that long after the show so I will be alright that way around. :)

[Ziva]

Less tha 3 weeks :dance:

I'll probably be there first hour in the morning. I'm going on my own btw.

[FixYou*]

Oh, me! I'm going from Brighton up to London. I've booked a place on the coach though, which is only like £21 return which is actually cheaper than the train with underground/overground (unless you have a rail card).

Hi Natt ! I'm happy to know this :) Because, I still don't know how or what time to get there etc.. I sent you a pm :)

[Comicforce]

Exactly the same - if you look on the Ticketmaster plan you'll see that 421 and 402 are mirrors of each other.




You're absolutely right. I was up there for Muse a could of years ago. When the support band came on I couldn't believe how far away I was and how small they were. Then Muse came on and filled the place with light, sound and video and I forgot all about the distance for the rest of the gig - I might just as well have been on the arena floor!

Michael McIntyre made a joke when he played there, mimicking a couple who arrived with tickets for the Upper Tier with the wife saying 'these can't possibly be the seats, darling, the sat nav says we've still got 2 miles to go' :laugh3:

Thanks for telling me that, it makes me feel better. I know I will have a ball, my son is coming with me, and it's his first EVER real concert, he's 13 and he is going to be blown away.. I know I am! :D

[Nattatouille]

Hi Natt ! I'm happy to know this :) Because, I still don't know how or what time to get there etc.. I sent you a pm :)

I didn't get your PM...? :uhoh:

[FixYou*]

Hello everybody. I have 1 seated (upper tier) ticket for London O2, 9 Dec. My friend won't be able to come with me.

BK:402
Row: B
Seat:479

I've paid £60. If you're interested, send a pm please.

[englishrose]

Less tha 3 weeks :dance:

I'll probably be there first hour in the morning. I'm going on my own btw.

Have you got floor tickets? How early are you going to get there? (I can't believe it's so soon already, ahhh! *runs round in circles*)

[Cris_Santos]

Finally bought a ticket!!! Yaaaaaaay :dance: :dance: :dance:

CAn't believe it's soooo close!! Can't wait to meet you all there :D

[Belaozu]

Hey guys! Is anyone going by their one? I've got a standing ticket and I would like to be there early morning!

[Eve81]

hello everybody!

I'm a lucky french fan who have her ticket for the O2 but I'm alone. I have a seated tciket (level 1, Row X, BK 112, entrance H)
Will anyone be on the same block?

or for those who have seated tickets, does anyone want to have a drink before the show?

I would be very excited to meet other fans :D

[FixYou*]

hello everybody!

I'm a lucky french fan who have her ticket for the O2 but I'm alone. I have a seated tciket (level 1, Row X, BK 112, entrance H)
Will anyone be on the same block?

or for those who have seated tickets, does anyone want to have a drink before the show?

I would be very excited to meet other fans :D

My entrance is also H :) So see you there :) !

[Eve81]

My entrance is also H :) So see you there :) !

cool!!! :)

[AmygdalaHijack]

I'm so excited and can't wait...what time do you need to start queuing to get near the front of the standing? What time do people start queuing?

[Phools]

Still wondering the same thing... I really want to be close to stage.

[FixYou*]

Only 1 week ! I still can't believe it ! It was my BIGGEST dream.

Huh.

[Stephie]

hello everybody!

I'm a lucky french fan who have her ticket for the O2 but I'm alone. I have a seated tciket (level 1, Row X, BK 112, entrance H)
Will anyone be on the same block?

or for those who have seated tickets, does anyone want to have a drink before the show?

I would be very excited to meet other fans :D
Hey you!

I'm coming from Germany and I'll be on my own as well. And...I have a seat in BK112 as well. :D

Maybe we can meet. :)

[Tash]

One week! :wacky:

[Ziva]

Have you got floor tickets? How early are you going to get there? (I can't believe it's so soon already, ahhh! *runs round in circles*)

Yep, it's floor ticket and I guess I'll be there at 8am more or less. You got floor tickets too?

[Eve81]

Hey you!

I'm coming from Germany and I'll be on my own as well. And...I have a seat in BK112 as well. :D

Maybe we can meet. :)

It would be a great pleasure!!! :D

[Tash]

I just got an email from Ticketmaster

http://i39.tinypic.com/11lqy41.jpg

I totally forgot about that! NOT! :lol:

[FixYou*]

Yes, I've just got it too :D Thanks Ticketmaster :P

[marina_]

Guys I've never been to the o2 (I know it's huge)...Is the queue to enter the arena inside the building ? Because I'm quite worried about the cold outside..

[satnam_mann]

Guys I've never been to the o2 (I know it's huge)...Is the queue to enter the arena inside the building ? Because I'm quite worried about the cold outside..
Hi - dont worry the queues are inside the O2 but it is still not particularly warm but you wont get wet...

[marina_]

^ Thank you! :)

[Phools]

Coldplay glowbands - Glasgow SECC - 3 Dec 2011 - YouTube

"On the December arena tour, the audience will be given radio-controlled glowbands. They were looking pretty booming great during Charlie Brown on the opening night in Glasgow..."

[Comicforce]

I got the email too.. damn lucky that, or you know I'd have forgotten :rolleyes5: :rolleyes: :laugh3: Made me laugh this morning..

[LINNEAH]

Hi - dont worry the queues are inside the O2 but it is still not particularly warm but you wont get wet...

What? Are the queues inside as under a roof!? Have never been to O2 so I have no idea how the arena looks like... so that means we can start queuing early morning and not freeze ourselves to death? :thinking:

Anyway.... 4 days left hallelujah :laugh3:

[danjamesbaker]

so excited for friday! I hope they change their setlist and include christmas lights so much, if anyone wants to come chat me and a friend are in level 4, block 420 and row M :smug:

[Black Rose]

Just think of me when your having the time of your life when I'm stuck rushing around doing bar function work for a function of 300 people.

[Vitamin Z]

Even though the setlist leaves a bit to be desired (No DLIBYH/Christmas Lights/LiT II makes me a bit sad), I really can't wait. Just 4 more days :) one thing I know for sure is that Charlie Brown is going to be epic...

[*Ant]

Howdy all,

Can anyone help?

I've been very unlucky enough to not get tickets for the upcoming arena tour - and was wondering if anyone from the forum going to the O2 show would be so kind as to pick me up a Tour Programme? Of course, payment and postage & packing would be fully covered (and any extra charge i need to cover the inconveinece, just to say a BIG thankyou!!), as there appears no way of obtaining one otherwise. I'm an AVID collector of the programmes - have them all to date - have been to every gig to date - but fear no tcket = missing out on continuing my collection. :-( You have one very unhappy Ant here - hence logging on and hoping some kind soul would be able to assit.

Can anyone out there be so kind and help me out..............??

"Help me Obi Wan, you're my only hope....."

...or something like that :-)

Thanks in anticipation of a reply

Tku :-)

[johkujii]

What? Are the queues inside as under a roof!? Have never been to O2 so I have no idea how the arena looks like... so that means we can start queuing early morning and not freeze ourselves to death? :thinking:

Anyway.... 4 days left hallelujah :laugh3:

The O2 is not just the venue, there's a lot of restaurants, a club, a movie theater etc. so it's kind of like shopping mall-ish and yes we can queue inside from when the O2 opens which I was told would be at 10AM. I hear it's still not THAT warm inside though so if you're planning to queue for a long time then you might want to bring some warm clothes..Still warmer than sitting outside though which is nice!

[BenSpeirs]

3 DAYS OH MY GOD

[lorraine74320]

3 DAYS OH MY GOD have a great time i cant go because work doesnt allow leave during christmas as i work for the ambulance service but i have tickets for next june. i hope they have the same set

[LINNEAH]

Thank you johkujii, sounds great!! No rain and no wind as I was prepared for :)

See you soon!

[Ziva]

but it's so cold so cold!! lol

[JamesR2]

I'd love to turn up at 6am to queue for the front, but my friend refuses to queue at all, so we're going at 6pm. :( Cannot wait though, extremely buzz!

[Samuel_94]

I'm really jealous, have a good time guys! ;):cry:

[Mimixxx]

Howdy all,

Can anyone help?

I've been very unlucky enough to not get tickets for the upcoming arena tour - and was wondering if anyone from the forum going to the O2 show would be so kind as to pick me up a Tour Programme? Of course, payment and postage & packing would be fully covered (and any extra charge i need to cover the inconveinece, just to say a BIG thankyou!!), as there appears no way of obtaining one otherwise. I'm an AVID collector of the programmes - have them all to date - have been to every gig to date - but fear no tcket = missing out on continuing my collection. :-( You have one very unhappy Ant here - hence logging on and hoping some kind soul would be able to assit.

Can anyone out there be so kind and help me out..............??

"Help me Obi Wan, you're my only hope....."

...or something like that :-)

Thanks in anticipation of a reply

Tku :-)

I've PMed you :)

[Jenjie]

just bumping so it doesn't get lost ion the new tour threads! :D

[Jason-DeBord]

Just made it to London a few hours ago... not that anyone should care, but I'm here. :lol:

Jason

[Mimixxx]

Welcome :D

[Eve81]

does anyone know what time Coldplay will begin?

[cleeson7]

i am buzzzingggggg can't wait for this, can i be added the list of whose going? I forgot to say i was :P I'm top tier but i don't mind as im standing (first time ever) at the emirates. EXCITED

[Vitamin Z]

Anyone else have an email from Ticketmaster about the runtime for tomorrow?

For anyone who didn't here's what I had:


Doors: 18:30
Low Suns: 19:10
Interval: 19:35
Emeli Sande: 19:55
Interval: 20:25
Coldplay: 21:15
Finish:23:00


1 hour and 45 minutes seems a bit longer than the ones from last week - can we expect DLIBYH/Christmas Lights or am I living in hope?:P

[Eve81]

Anyone else have an email from Ticketmaster about the runtime for tomorrow?

For anyone who didn't here's what I had:



1 hour and 45 minutes seems a bit longer than the ones from last week - can we expect DLIBYH/Christmas Lights or am I living in hope?:P

I received the same!!!
and yes, let's hope for 1 hour and 45 minutes!!! :D

[Ziva]

And you guys know if there will be more than one queue like happened at Wembley??

[FixYou*]

^ Don't know :inquisitive:

It's TOMORROW ! :vuvuzela: I'm trying not to pass away now :stunned:

[crazyduckette]

I think there is only one entrance for standing tickets! That's better really :)

[Comicforce]

Oh I am so excited! :dance: :dance:

[boots]

Hi all. First time posting. Figured it was worth it to say that I'm am really super excited to see Coldplay tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's gonna be sooooooo amazing!!!!! :D Also, I can't wait to hang out with all the awesome Coldplay fans that will be there :)

I've got a standing ticket for the show and want to get there as early as possible. When is everyone else with standing tickets planning on getting to the O2?

[piggy]

Excited too!!! Really can't wait to hear all the new songs :D

What time are people getting there to start queuing?

[Jack1505]

Hey guys! Cant wait for tommorow, im standing, think im gonna arrive about 4PM

[Cris_Santos]

It's sooo cloosee :bomb: :dance:

[englishrose]

Yep, it's floor ticket and I guess I'll be there at 8am more or less. You got floor tickets too?

Hi all. First time posting. Figured it was worth it to say that I'm am really super excited to see Coldplay tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's gonna be sooooooo amazing!!!!! :D Also, I can't wait to hang out with all the awesome Coldplay fans that will be there :)

I've got a standing ticket for the show and want to get there as early as possible. When is everyone else with standing tickets planning on getting to the O2?

Excited too!!! Really can't wait to hear all the new songs :D

What time are people getting there to start queuing?

We were thinking of getting there for 9-ish but if the O2 doesn't open til 10 then is that a bit overkill? :thinking: Oh well, we can always go and have a shop! ;) I'll be carrying a blue flowery bag and may wear some LED lights, even though we might not hear Christmas Lights...just in case anyone spots me!

[boots]

We were thinking of getting there for 9-ish but if the O2 doesn't open til 10 then is that a bit overkill? :thinking: Oh well, we can always go and have a shop! ;) I'll be carrying a blue flowery bag and may wear some LED lights, even though we might not hear Christmas Lights...just in case anyone spots me!

Thanks! I will plan on getting to the O2 around 9ish as well. See you all there! :D

[Mister MX]

It's today!!! I literally can't wait. Not seen them since 19/09/09. :( As long as they play Christmas Lights and/or Us Against the World, I'll be very happy.

And yes, this does mean I'm going :) Please add me to the list on the OP. :D

[zzz]

Have loads of fun everyone that's going today :)

[Comicforce]

Thanks.. I am not sure HOW I am going to get through work today.. Only the morning though.. and then.. weeeeeee... :dance: :dance:

[Ziva]

Yay!! It's today!!

I was thinking about get there at 8am, but now I don't feel like going so early, I'm lazy as that lol so I guess I'll be there at 9.30ish or 10.

[AmygdalaHijack]

Hey peeps, does anyone know how many people are already at the o2 queuing?

[busybeeburns]

not sure about people but there are 3 elephants
https://twitter.com/#!/LdnMich/status/145081034126540800

[johkujii]

There's quite a few people here! Atleast 20 I'd say! But yes the elephants are leading le queue hehe

[Comicforce]

not sure about people but there are 3 elephants
https://twitter.com/#!/LdnMich/status/145081034126540800

LOL! Lovely elephants.... :laugh3:

[Pezza]

To be honest guys if your not here already your probably going to be at the back. Queue is literally huge, maybe 1000 people plus. :( sorry.

[Denise]

There's quite a few people here! Atleast 20 I'd say! But yes the elephants are leading le queue hehe

To be honest guys if your not here already your probably going to be at the back. Queue is literally huge, maybe 1000 people plus. :( sorry.

did 1000 people arrive in the last 30 minutes? :thinking: