Today, Muse cancelled their upcoming show in Oslo. I bought my sold-out tickets on the black market for double the retail price, and have no way of getting my money back. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, after taking various trains to get to Marseille to see Bruce Springsteen in concert, whom I've been waiting about 30 years to see, I found out only a few hours before it was supposed to start that the gig had been cancelled due to The Boss having "vocal issues." I'd even spent 50€ on a t-shirt. I actually cried. FML
Today, I arrived at work to find an email from the manager whom I had bought concert tickets from the night before. He said he had actually sold those tickets to someone else. He still expects to be paid. FML
Today, the arts company I work for cancelled our 8 pm sold-out outdoor performance at 7:30 due to rain, and will have to reticket 550 patrons. I'm the only person in the office trained in ticketing. It stopped raining 10 minutes after we cancelled it. FML
Today, to be kind, I gave away my tickets for an electronic music event I could no longer attend to a Facebook stranger. Later, they told me they were refused at the door. Turns out the pdf I'd received from the ticketing system contained some placeholder values and invalid QR data. And this happened on April 1st. FML
Today, I was supposed to be going to Edinburgh to see my favourite band live. I was expecting to be picked up at 8 a.m. for the drive there, but I woke up to a text saying my friend bought tickets for the wrong city. The show he paid was for 2 days ago. FML
Today, I remembered that the concert I bought tickets for over a month in advance was yesterday. FML
Today, someone tried to scam me by selling me a ticket to a Chris Cornell concert. FML
Today, it was the concert of my life. I had bought tickets the minute they went on sale, and I'd anxiously waited until the concert date. Thirty minutes before the show, my friend got so drunk that we weren't allowed in, and I was stuck babysitting her all night in the hotel, completely missing the show. FML
Today, I was going to a big concert at my university. I paid around a hundred twenty bucks for my ticket. Outside the venue, people were handing out the tickets. For free. FML
Today, I drove six hours with a friend to see one of her favorite bands in concert. We were turned away at the door because the online site didn't say we had to be 21 to enter. I drove six hours back with nothing to show for it but an empty gas tank and useless tickets. FML
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thisispointless 2
that's why you don't go to the black market
newbiehere99 6
1- Good thing you said that. For a minute I thought OP was blaming me. Phew, glad that's cleared up.
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enie511 3
Good thing that in Norway, you're not allowed selling tickets higher than their market prize. Find the person that sold it to you, and get whatever over what the ticket cost. At least that's something!
afropuffjake 9
Although I know big bands can get overpriced with their shit REALLY quickly, when they're good they deserve every penny they make. Muse is one of those bands. I've never dealt with the prospect of sold out tickets so for me the idea of paying double for illegal tickets is dumbfounding since most times the only reason to do so is to avoid ticketmaster fees, which ultimately seems trivial. Plus you paid DOUBLE. I would've said hell no. The fact that you can afford to throw that much dough at tickets is admirable though, I wish I had that kind of cash! ^_^ Still, can't help but feel you deserve it. If you REALLY love muse you would've made sure to have acquired those tickets before they sold out, at regular price.
LONERANGER44 11
Are you stupid or something?
PsychoBitch666 8
Heyhey, nordmann jo!
dogpfcorn 11
For this , I must say "take a bow" for you obviously may feel the effects of "hysteria" (muse fans better get this)
charvisioku 22
If you're a massive fan of Muse then I can understand you paying extra for tickets when they've sold out. The person at fault is the ticket tout; they're greedy bastards, that lot. Sucks to be you, OP :(
kennaem1 11
Well that was just stupid of you, OP
firefly319 7
Quite often, sold out shows are rescheduled & those tickets will get you in. Sometimes you have to wait a bit but its happened to me... GL OP
zenrael 21
Uhh you mean Craigslist?
MuseFan1991 14
i dont care how you got the tickets, i just feel sorry for you for missing out on seeing the greatest band in the world :'( i feel for you OP