Greeny wrote:purespace wrote:I say BRING THEM ALL ON
I cannot fathom the moaning. All ticketing systems are shite. The fact the Spiritualized is doing gigs like this a cause for MAJOR celebration. There's NOTHING to moan about kids.
Hear hear!
I never thought I'd see the day when Jase could sell out the Festival Hall twice. It's great news for all things Spiritualized.
And everybody bitching should be grateful the man is still here to do these shows, given his illness....
Rejoice as much as you like and I wont disagree with you on that point. However, I feel you have been utterly disrespectful to others with your subsequent comments. I strongly disagree with you about the ticketing arrangements and the management of the bands HAVE the ability to feedback and voice their concerns on behalf of their paying audience (or not if you are one of unlucky ones). This was not done correctly and I've seen this sort of thing many times for so called 'big sellout in seconds gigs'.
What should have happened and this is again NO BRAINER information:-
1). State when the tickets are going to be available to all, for all dates clearly. Don't bullshit the public with 'additional dates' when it is guessable that it might happen given the demand.
2). Stick to the exact time slots for when tickets go on sale that day. Today it was up about 2 hours before the published time. That is just not on.
3). Stop pre-sales. What has being a member of SOUTHBANk got to do with liking and wanting to see Spiritualized? NOTHING. Stop ripping off people and creating a tier for elitism and pandering to middle classes. Music is supposed to be for all not...just remember that. It also encourages touts.
4). The bands management should listen to feedback and be the voice to the venues and ticket agencies and start putting pressure on these companies. Invest time in the people who actually bother with your music for a change, rather than jumping on bandwagons for your own personal gain.
5). I would comment on the ticket prices, but I wont go there..saving grace.
I eventually managed to get a ticket for the 2nd day in the end, after my first rant on here. And
thanks to that person who pointed out the tickets were on sale for the following day. If things are done fairly and squarely then I have no reason to complain but this was not the case here.