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  1. German Ticketmaster didn't mention about experience an innocence groups. It's only "U2-subscriber". And then "Retail-Presale"
  2. You don't base your ticket price on what it might go for on a tout site. All you are now doing is creating an elitist band of fans who can afford or are willing to pay £200 a ticket. i think using touts as reason for charging high prices is just crazy.

    I'd consider myself a genuine fan but would never pay £200 for them or indeed anyone else. As you've mentioned U2 seem to have just let the touts do what they want now without any attempt to stop re-selling.

    What the band, and others, in their position should be trying to do is figure out ways to sell tickets at an acceptable level and work on how to shut the touts out but as it is all about money and how much they can fleece the fans for as long as they have their share they don't really care what the touts do or how many fans have decided they are charging too much (irrespective of tickets selling).

    If people are happy to pay £200 or more good luck to them but not for me. I've sat in the top tier at the O2 and it's as far removed from the action as you can get. I wouldn't even pay the standing price for a ticket up there if I'm honest.

    I understand people twist themselves in knots trying to defend the indefensible because they love the band but it is just greed. In my opinion of course.

    Originally posted by ukmofo:[..]
    Good point, explained well, pricing is a way to squeeze out the touts and you are right if the majority of tickets are selling they have not overpriced. For JT30 most of Twickenham was sold at £160 per ticket (plus those fees !!)
    But touts will no doubt benefit from resale of standing tickets when they are eventually released. U2 / Live Nation appear to have ditched any attempt to stop resale of these, original booker name on ticket, presenting credit card used to book tickets at venue etc. Plus by holding them back fans are under pressure to buy the seats. For I&E at London O2, an allocation for standing tickets were released about a week before the shows, hopefully this will happen again.
  5. Originally posted by vanden:Hi

    First post hopefully you can help, l have been emailing u2.com regarding it but the replies have been very vague to say the least.

    Basically l purchased 2 tickets for the NA tour using my u2.com subscriber code. However l checked my account around a week ago and there was a new code in it for the European tour plus the fact U2.com emailed me telling me about the presale and my innocent group code. I have tried the code and it does work but l have not purchased no tickets with it.

    Kind regards

    You can use it. The U2.com help page indicated that anyone who used their account to buy 2 North American tickets, and then renewed their account into 2018 later, are still eligible due to "early renewal" for European tickets.

    It's interesting that they just removed that info though and replaced it with that if you already used your codes for shows in 2018 you cannot use it again.

    This is what they had on that page earlier:
  6. How do u get retail pesale?
  8. "The pre-sale is for people who pre-ordered the album prior to November 30, 2017 at select retailers. This offer has now ended, you cannot buy the album now and participate. The offer offered a chance to “purchase tickets for yet-to-be-announced European tour dates in a city near you in 2018, while availability lasts.” and did not promise the ability to buy tickets in your own country.

    The retailers participating were Fanfire/U2.Com (UK, Ireland), Universal Music (Germany, France), FNAC (Spain, Portugal), Amazon (Italy), Gaffashop (Denmark), Bol.Com (The Netherlands) and Empik (Poland)"
  9. Originally posted by Remy:[..]
    "The pre-sale is for people who pre-ordered the album prior to November 30, 2017 at select retailers. This offer has now ended, you cannot buy the album now and participate. The offer offered a chance to “purchase tickets for yet-to-be-announced European tour dates in a city near you in 2018, while availability lasts.” and did not promise the ability to buy tickets in your own country.

    The retailers participating were Fanfire/U2.Com (UK, Ireland), Universal Music (Germany, France), FNAC (Spain, Portugal), Amazon (Italy), Gaffashop (Denmark), Bol.Com (The Netherlands) and Empik (Poland)"
    Cheers Remy. Do you think the extra Milan dates will be announced tomorrow?
  10. Might be, haven't heard much about those but should be expected soon. Maybe they announce one extra first like in Paris.
  12. Originally posted by Remy:[..]

    You can use it. The U2.com help page indicated that anyone who used their account to buy 2 North American tickets, and then renewed their account into 2018 later, are still eligible due to "early renewal" for European tickets.

    It's interesting that they just removed that info though and replaced it with that if you already used your codes for shows in 2018 you cannot use it again.

    This is what they had on that page earlier:
    https://twitter.com/atu2/status/954369258640871425
    Hi

    Thanks for the reply, most appreciated. Basically l renewed my account early l believe and used my newly issued code (as l previously used my old code for the JT tour) for 2 tickets for the MSG. My account is valid until Jan 2019. I just don't want to get 2 tickets for EU date then have the fear that they will be cancelled.
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