Elbow Return

Does anyone know any other pre sale sites where I can get standing tickets for the 02?

I stupidly delayed getting tickets til I got home from work and now standing has all gone

missdiane wrote:

Does anyone know any other pre sale sites where I can get standing tickets for the 02?

I stupidly delayed getting tickets til I got home from work and now standing has all gone

If you're an O2 customer (or you have a friend who's one) there's one at 9am tomorrow (Thursday). Details here. That's what I'm going for. You'll need to text them tonight though for your code - don't leave it til this morning.

Thanks, found that earlier- best chance I have
I've got a really busy day at work tomorrow though, so here's hoping I can get on before they go

If you only want standing I think you'll be OK - I'm looking for decent seats which might be more tricky. My other suggestion - if you fail tomorrow - is to try stargeen.com on Friday instead of the big guys. They always sell out more slowly and I'm sure they'll have standing after they sell out on See and Ticketmaster. They're absolutely kosher - just smaller than the others.

The O2's presale is at 9am this morning, here.

London tickets only, obviously.

EDIT: That's from The O2 Arena's mailing list so, as far as I can tell, no pin required.

Misspelt Yoof wrote:

The O2's presale is at 9am this morning, here.

London tickets only, obviously.

EDIT: That's from The O2 Arena's mailing list so, as far as I can tell, no pin required.

Good spot. I think that's a different presale though, with a different allocation. So if you're an O2 User try both.

now this is very interesting... the website below is advertising a Saturday show at the Shepherds Bush Empire!

http://www.5gig.co.uk/gigs/elbow-london-368689

no doubt these tickets will be rare as the proverbial rocking horse shit.

although having said that, I've only seen it on that one site so it could be a cockup (they're both O2 venues)

the plot thickens - turns out The Script are playing the O2 on Saturday 26th March. So could it be that 5gig.co.uk are right and everyone else was wrong?
Bloody hope so!

Hmmm it would be nice if something like this could be somehow promoted as fans only i.e. via a mailing list so true fans stood a real chance of getting tickets instead of having to go to mega-stadiums... (sorry if this sounds whingey, it's been a tough week )

or as Misspelt Yoof said on twitter just now it could be a second MEN Arena date on the Saturday... checked MEN's website and there's nothing pencilled in for the Saturday. I guess two hometown gigs in two nights would make more sense than two London dates with a day off in between.

Still holding out for a Saturday London date though!

Lee Spoons wrote:

now this is very interesting... the website below is advertising a Saturday show at the Shepherds Bush Empire!

http://www.5gig.co.uk/gigs/elbow-london-368689

no doubt these tickets will be rare as the proverbial rocking horse shit.

Bloody hell ! Well, if it's true, MBV fancies it without a doubt - keep us on the ball Spoonsmeister !

Glendarian wrote:

Hmmm it would be nice if something like this could be somehow promoted as fans only i.e. via a mailing list so true fans stood a real chance of getting tickets instead of having to go to mega-stadiums... (sorry if this sounds whingey, it's been a tough week )

Maybe the band could donate a couple of tickets to the board !
or we could persuade them to do a private gig ! - Don't think there are enough of us to commission our own performance though

I dunno, it's a nice idea Chrissy

Glendarian wrote:

Hmmm it would be nice if something like this could be somehow promoted as fans only i.e. via a mailing list so true fans stood a real chance of getting tickets instead of having to go to mega-stadiums... (sorry if this sounds whingey, it's been a tough week )

Snow Patrol used to have a private gig every album, with members of the forum who were regulars getting PMs with password info and first dibs on tickets. Yet another reason why many of their fans have fallen away, oddly they don't do that any more!!!!
I really don't begrudge the Elbow boy their Mega-stadiums, they really have earned it, they're just venues that i really don't feel comfortable in, doesn't mean i love the band any less, just that i don't really want to go postal in the O2!!!!

Sarah wrote:

Snow Patrol used to have a private gig every album, with members of the forum who were regulars getting PMs with password info and first dibs on tickets. Yet another reason why many of their fans have fallen away, oddly they don't do that any more!!!!
I really don't begrudge the Elbow boy their Mega-stadiums, they really have earned it, they're just venues that i really don't feel comfortable in, doesn't mean i love the band any less, just that i don't really want to go postal in the O2!!!!

The Snow Patrol thing is exactly the kind of thing I mean - wouldn't it be wonderful? We can dream...

I agree with you (and Hotblack earlier) entirely about not begrudging their success but hating stadium gigs myself, but I'm afraid I have slightly less willpower and thinking how I'd feel not seeing them was worse than the thought of a huge stadium gig so have got tickets for Liverpool. I'll see how it feels. I thought MEN last year would be my last time but here I am again... obsessed.

O2 still sold out (Standing) at 9:02 am this morning. Can't believe how unfair this ticketing system is. There are oodles available on Ebay at extortionate prices!

Had the band been playing smaller venues, I wouldn't have a cat in hells chance of getting tickets anyway, the touts must have armies all over the country waiting for the phone lines to open.

However, I remember when we saw Elbow at Wembley 2008. Just got back from Newport gig night before then phoned the box office in the chance of getting tickets on the day of the concert and managed to get three standing for that same evening and that gig was sold out. So there is hope. I expect they were the tickets the touts sent back due to not being sold.

Glad I got that one off my chest.....

Lynne wrote:

O2 still sold out (Standing) at 9:02 am this morning. Can't believe how unfair this ticketing system is. There are oodles available on Ebay at extortionate prices!

Had the band been playing smaller venues, I wouldn't have a cat in hells chance of getting tickets anyway, the touts must have armies all over the country waiting for the phone lines to open.

However, I remember when we saw Elbow at Wembley 2008. Just got back from Newport gig night before then phoned the box office in the chance of getting tickets on the day of the concert and managed to get three standing for that same evening and that gig was sold out. So there is hope. I expect they were the tickets the touts sent back due to not being sold.

Glad I got that one off my chest.....

Don't worry. They'll be on eBay the week before for a tenner.

I really sympathise Lynne and do hope you get tickets. I couldn't be there at 9 am either but fortunately I had a choice of Liverpool or Manchester and Liverpool standing didn't sell out so quickly.
I really don't know what the answer is, but a fan presale that's advertised all over the radio (I didn't hear it but someone said it was) isn't really a fan presale is it?

I will probably have some spares for Liverpool Standing if anyone needs them.

I bought 4 on presale when I couldn't get Manchester, but I managed to get 4 for Manchester on general sale this morning.

I will go to both but I'm not sure whether my mates will. I'll offer any spares on here at cost if anyone is stuck....should know more after the weekend

I'm not a tout (some folks know me on here ) and I don't want a profit. Just want them to go to proper fans

Don't despair, Lynne.

We didn't get tickets from the pre-sale. They were 'sold out' within 10 minutes.

Fortunately, a friend noticed they were available the following day, so we managed to get some then. May be worth checking back occasionally. We assumed there must've been some glitch during the pre-sale?

newborn wrote:

Fortunately, a friend noticed they were available the following day, so we managed to get some then. May be worth checking back occasionally. We assumed there must've been some glitch during the pre-sale?

Only a percentage of tickets are made available for any gig pre-sale, so there are always some (the majority, I believe) on general sale.

We are going to Nottingham, just my sister was dead keen as she lives in London. As you say tickets will become available 'cheaper' on Ebay, unsold ones no doubt.

I'll just have to tell her to shift her arse up this end of the country!!

wozza wrote:

newborn wrote:

Fortunately, a friend noticed they were available the following day, so we managed to get some then. May be worth checking back occasionally. We assumed there must've been some glitch during the pre-sale?

Only a percentage of tickets are made available for any gig pre-sale, so there are always some (the majority, I believe) on general sale.

For some reason, the pre-sale tickets were available for Manchester on Tues and again on Wed -then for the general sale today.

Well it's about time I made a reappearance on the forum, and what better time than now. Hello again everyone!! How has the last year been treating you all?

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that there might be further standing tickets for London released somewhere down the line - in need of one of them myself.

*bounce*