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So I got roped into trying to help folk here buy pre-sale tickets for snow patrol this morning... the issue? The link in the email they sent didn't work... here's the link they sent: http://zaphod.uk.vvhp.net/click/1934040-103838/zaph%0A+od.uk.vvhp.net/v-v/36df2d5ea6eba5242b7de32917-1934040 here's what they meant to send: http://zaphod.uk.vvhp.net/click/1934040-103838/zaphod.uk.vvhp.net/v-v/36df2d5ea6eba5242b7de32917-1934040 It looks like the link got mangled by the software they use to create the mailouts for the fanclub. %0A equates to a CR and the + to a space. Of course, ticketmaster are frustrating fans further because none of the Irish dates are available this morning... From the looks of the 2 dates visible in the system, they got the start date of the pre-sale wrong (20 Aug and not 19 Aug). Got to wonder why we pay them so much when they can't get stuff like this right... UPDATE @ 12:35: Looks like ticketmaster resolved the pre-sale issues this morning fans can ...

Hard Working Class Heroes '08 is on 12-14 September and competes with the Fringe festival. What's more, ticket prices are up some 100% since 2006. A weekend ticket through ticketmaster.ie is €44.98. According to nialler.com (currently down), the weekend ticket price in 2006 was just €22.50 (if bought directly from the festival folk). Single-day tickets have also seen a similar increase. In 2006, "80 plus bands from Ireland with six acts from Canada largely represent the indie / indie rock genre with a very small amount of artists classed as other genres such as electronica (not a gritty Irish hip hop act in sight)...". In 2008, the approach to band selection hasn't changed much and I would argue that you're comparing like-with-like. Yes - they have added some additional elements like a photo exhibition, but this hardly justifies the large increase. Ticket prices are rising dramatically and it just doesn't make sense... MCD and Aiken claim that the live ev...

as sinéad puts it "i got tickets, up yours!"... haha The last time REM played in Ireland was back in 1999 iirc - in Landsdowne Road. I fell out with a guy I went to school with over that gig - we were meant to go and get tickets together and he went off and bought the tickets without talking to me. I never went to the concert... so now that they've announced 5 nights in the Olympia, I'm delighted. It will be a preview of new material which is being recorded this spring. I love the intimacy of the Olympia so this will be a real treat... We've got tickets for sunday and thursday night. see you there...

heard this on phantomFM tonight while driving home from the cinema... genius...