The Wrong Way to Get Concert Tickets

For some people purchasing tickets for a concert seems like a very easy thing to do. However, it's not always that straight forward. There are a number of bad ways to go about purchasing concert tickets.

One year I was desperately keen to see Led Zeppelin playing live. I'd read about a one-off gig that they were playing in my local area and I really had to go. Led Zeppelin had been my favorite band for years and years but I'd never had the chance to see them live since I first saw them on their original tour years before. I checked the venues which would be selling tickets and made a note of the time they were going on sale.

The next day I hurried down to the nearby ticket office - just 10 minutes away from where I lived. Knowing that it was so close by I wasn't too worried about getting up really early that morning. So I stepped out of my front door with a little more than two hours to spare, getting really excited about the prospect of seeing my all-time favorite band performing live. I was absolutely buzzing with excitement. In the end I ran up to the ticket office, not because I was worrying about queues, but because I was just that full of adrenalin I simply had to let off some steam!

All was well. I got to the ticket office with plenty of time to spare - two hours in fact. As I stepped inside I could almost feel the ticket in my hand. Wandering up the narrow staircase I could feel my heart racing until I turned the corner and saw the inside of the building had been turned into one giant queue. My heart sank; I thought I'd never be able to get a ticket with so many people in front of me. It took me 2 hours to find out that I was correct - waiting in line to find out that there weren't enough tickets left me feeling really down. If you've ever got so excited about something that ends up not happening, you'll know what it feels like.

Then it occurred to me. Although the tickets had sold out, I'd almost certainly be able to pick up a few from the ticket touts. I decided to keep an ear out for any tickets being sold on, but as the concert date neared I still hadn't heard of any tickets being sold. Finally the day of the concert came. I thought my best bet would be to turn up at the stadium where the gig was being held and look for touts hanging around outside. After waiting around in the chilly air for almost an hour I finally found someone willing to sell me a ticket. It came at a price though; it was six times as much as the original selling price! When I finally got to the door, the bouncer told me my ticket was a fake and I was turned away empty handed and out of pocket!