U2 gaat weer op tournee in 2005!

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Op maandag 24 januari 2005 21:14 schreef DIGGER het volgende:

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Oh wat lul je nou man.

- U2 15-06-1992 in Ahoy, 50 piek
- U2 09-05-1993 in de Kuip, 52,50
- U2 01-08-01 in de Gelredome 95 piek

En nu (4 jaar na de laatste concerten in Nederland) dus vanaf 53 Euro exclusief servicekosten (net als bij die hierboven).

Dus zeik niet zo over die prijzen van nu.

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Op dinsdag 25 januari 2005 07:40 schreef Tourniquet het volgende:
vv Arena begint op 5 februari 10 uur:

http://www.mojo.nl/agenda/evenement.asp?pid=618

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Op maandag 24 januari 2005 22:52 schreef Timo20 het volgende:

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euhm... 50 piek of 53 euro is nogal een verschil

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Op dinsdag 25 januari 2005 11:25 schreef rupicola het volgende:
Boeken voor België is momenteel absoluut onmogelijk - alle servers overbelast

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Op dinsdag 25 januari 2005 14:12 schreef mazzle het volgende:

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Dan zou ik het nu nog eens proberen. Zojuist met succes 4 kaarten besteld voor Brussel. Maar tot mijn verbazing maakt men daar onderscheid tussen middenplein kaarten van ¤85 (vooraan???) en (ik dacht) ¤70

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Op dinsdag 25 januari 2005 17:13 schreef Chilly_Willy het volgende:
5/2 is de normale verkoop. 1/2 begint de pre-sale voor U2.com members.

Ik verwacht gewoon dat ik als betalend member mijn kaarten kan bestellen. Het is wel een voordeel dat NL niet meteen aan de beurt is. Nu kunnen ze de problemen misschien een beetje oplossen.

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BUT PLEASE NOTE:You must have subscribed to U2.Com by Monday evening 24th January to be assured access to the online ticket pre-sale covering the bands first North American leg and the European leg of the 2005 tour.

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Ticketmaster have apologised to U2 fans who found themselves frustrated by
technical problems in today's online presale to U2.Com Members.

'Ticketmaster would like to apologise to those U2 Fan Club members who
experienced problems in purchasing tickets via the Ticketmaster website
today.

'In order to ensure fans were given priority access to tickets, U2's
management instructed Ticketmaster to organise a pre-sale for U2 Fan Club
members. Members were given a six-digit code which, for security reasons,
was enabled for one-time use only. Tickets went onsale at 10:00am this
morning and immediately Ticketmaster experienced an incredibly high level
of demand. This resulted in the website, www.ticketmaster.co.uk, offering
a slower than normal service. Unfortunately some customers were timed out
of the website and found that when they attempted to continue with their
transaction, the six-digit code was no longer valid.

An automatic email link had been set up on the website to help any
customers with an invalid code. Ticketmaster has been working to resolve issues concerning access codes and will be contacting all customers affected with further instructions on how to purchase tickets.

'There is still ticket availability at all UK venues and we are confident
that all those affected by the problem today will still be able to purchase
tickets.

'Once again Ticketmaster would like to apologise to those affected by the
problem today. Ticketmaster is committed to offering the best possible
service and we can assure customers that once we became aware of the
problem, we took every possible step to ensure a quick and efficient
solution. '

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Op dinsdag 25 januari 2005 20:36 schreef rupicola het volgende:
EINDELIJK tickets kunnen bestellen voor Brussel - hieronder de prijzen.

- zitplaatsen 48 EUR
- staanplaatsen 65 EUR
- zitplaatsen 65 EUR
- zitplaatsen 70 EUR
- staanplaatsen 85 EUR

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"Once again, U2 will offer General Admission floor tickets giving fans the best view in the house for the lowest ticket price."

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Please note the following important advice that Ticketmaster have forwarded to us which will improve the purchase process.

1. The Ticket Master Code you have been sent as a U2.Com Member is a 6 character only numeric code .
If your access-code is being rejected please note that the access-code is a 6 character code contained in the email from U2.Com. If, for example, your email featured --->xyz123<--- then the code you must use is xyz123 . Your code is also displayed in the 'My Profile' section of the site and in the red Members Box on the home page.

2. Please be aware that although the first of the presales have begun today, the timing of presales is co-ordinated with the general on-sale at different venues - the presale begins at different times for some cities, but the exclusive advance window remains the same for U2.Com members. (Be assured that if the presale you are interested in does not begin today, no tickets for that show will be on sale until the presale begins – and then only to U2.Com Members.)

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Op dinsdag 25 januari 2005 14:51 schreef MadMaster het volgende:

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Het is vrijwel onmogelijk om kaarten te krijgen voor Brussel of de UK shows die vandaag in de pre-sale gingen. Berichten uit België, de UK en ook Nederland spreken over een dramatische performance en zwaar overbelaste websites van de lokale ticketservice.
Na het ingeven van de code wordt de volgende pagina niet getoond, waardoor de code bij een volgende poging gezien wordt als reeds gebruikt of, wanneer je wel verder komt op de bestelpagina, wordt daarna de bestelprocedure afgebroken doordat de webserver overbelast is.

Slechts een enkeling lukt het om de bestelling goed af te ronden, het merendeel heeft zo langzamerhand zelfmoordneigingen en is ten einde raad.....

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(01-25-2005) U2 Ticket Presale Inflames Fans -- groovevolt.com*
U2 Ticket Presale Inflames Fans

Tickets for the North American and European legs of U2’s forthcoming Vertigo tour were pre-sold to members of the band’s fan club Tuesday morning (January 25); however, instead of looking forward to the kickoff of the tour in San Diego, California, thousands of fans are up in arms over the way in which the presale was conducted after being shut out and they have jammed U2 message boards to express their displeasure.

U2 fans who paid the band’s fan club for a membership late last year were told that the membership would allow them to gain priority access to tickets, including the coveted low-priced General Admission tickets that proved so popular on the band’s Elevation tour.

The band’s organization emailed patrons a personalized password late last week along with links to a page from which fans could choose a specific show. Unfortunately, when fans attempted to link to the page this morning, many were unable to get through.

Though this is far from typical (a fact to which those who have dealt with Ticketmaster in the past can attest), the problems did not end when fans arrived successfully at a purchasing page. Those lucky enough to arrive at a purchasing page discovered quickly that the allotment of coveted GA seats was sold out (in less than one minute for most shows.)

This left those interested in General Admission seats with the option of purchasing more expensive tickets (which ranged from $98 to $165) or waiting for the public on-sale. Those who chose to search for more expensive tickets ran into some problems that have plagued Ticketmaster ever since they began selling tickets online: Passwords that did not work, pages that froze, interminable waits, and transactions that were mysteriously canceled even after the sale appeared to go through.

Even those who purchased tickets successfully reported that there were significant problems with the ticketing system. A number of buyers reported that the Ticketmaster seating charts they consulted during the purchase were changed later in the day and fans who thought they had prime seats next to the stage (at a cost of more than $175 each including service charges) found themselves in the back corner of the arena. Others pointed out that the seats that were offered were often the worst in the house.

U2 fan Emily Worth summarized the feelings of many of supporters of the band. “U2 backed out on a promise to their most loyal fans,” she said. “We joined the U2.com fan club under the premise that we would have priority ticket buying. Well, I'm a member of the fan club, but [three] hours after the pre-sale began, I am still ticketless. U2 have clearly not allotted for enough tickets to accommodate the fan club members. This treatment is unethical and has hurt the people that have funded the band's career for the past 25 years.”

This ticketing snafu especially distressed those members of the fan club who were previously members of Propaganda, the band’s fan club, which handled ticket distribution for years before closing after the conclusion of the last tour. In the past, ticket sales were handled in much the same way that bands like Pearl Jam handle fan-club ticket sales: Prior to public ticket sales, fan club members received a letter listing the forthcoming tour dates. Fans would then check off the show (or shows) they wanted to see and sent in money for the tickets.

For this tour, U2.com took over the fan club and associated presale chores and attempted to use Ticketmaster and Fanfire to coordinate the sale. Longtime fans were especially distressed. On the message boards at interference.com, U2 fan adenoid_hynkel wrote, “The band took a reliable fan-friendly service like Propaganda and replaced it with a poorly-managed company.”

And it wasn’t just North American fans that were served poorly today. European fans encountered similar problems went tickets went on sale this morning. At the band’s official Web site, u2.com, the following message was posted.

“European members have been buying tickets since 10am GMT this morning and some fans have let us know that they have experienced some frustrating technical problems.

“Ticketmaster have expressed their apologies to fans who were frustrated in the booking process – and are contacting all U2.Com European Members who failed to book their tickets to explain how they can still do this well within the presale window.

“‘With tickets available at all venues, we are confident that all those affected by the problem today will have been able to purchase tickets.’ reads the Ticketmaster statement. ‘Once again Ticketmaster would like to apologise to those affected by the problem today. Ticketmaster is committed to offering the best possible service and we can assure customers that once we became aware of the problem, we took every possible step to ensure a quick and efficient solution.”

Fans of the band have reacted loudly and swiftly, bombarding the offices of U2’s Principal Management with phone calls and faxes. They have also posted thousands of messages at the interference message boards, with frustration being the predominant emotion. “Is this any way for a band that thanked their fans "for giving us a great life" in their 2001 tour to treat their fan-club members who paid $40?” fan Patrick Farrell asked. “I clicked for 80 minutes, about 800 clicks… and did get [two] terrible seats for $300 only to have the final click at the Ticketmaster.com site on 'Click here to purchase tickets' bring me to a page that said ‘Internal service failure. Please try again.’” A frustrated Farrell added, “I love U2 more than anything except God, Family, Friends, and Country. It disgusts me that the band's image is being raked over the coals with their greatest fans due to the sins of Ticketmaster, U2.com, and the promoters who obviously funneled tickets to brokers because actual photos of tickets were on eBay before the presale.”

Numerous calls for comment to Ticketmaster and Fanfire were not returned. Callers to Principal Management were directed to contact their PR firm, Code Blue Media. At press time, messages to Code Blue were unanswered.

--groovevolt.com

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U2 wil alle vormen van zwarthandel tegengaan en heeft daarom de volgende regels opgesteld voor al haar concertkaarten:
Het toegangsbewijs is een persoonlijke en intrekbare vergunning om het concert te mogen bezoeken. Eenieder kan de toegang worden geweigerd onder teruggave van de op het toegangsbewijs vermelde bedrag.
Het is ten strengste verboden:
- toegangsbewijzen te (doen) verkopen of te koop aan te bieden tegen een hogere vergoeding dan op het toegangsbewijs vermeld;
- toegangsbewijzen te gebruiken voor advertententies en/of promotie met welk doel dan ook (inclusief wedstrijden en prijsvragen) zonder de uitdrukkelijke toestemming van de promotor en/of agent.

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Op dinsdag 25 januari 2005 23:48 schreef twistednerve het volgende:
Prijzen slaan ook wel alles als ik eerlijk mag zijn, ¤85 voor een staanplaats.
Ik weet dat het niet mag, maar omgerekend is dat gewoon een 190 oud Hollandse guldens per kaartje...

Ik ben dan vast wel weer een Hollandse gierige zeikerd, maar als die Bono op Slane Castle loopt te roepen dat ze met moeite 500 pound van hun ouders hebben gekregen en over de Ierse ellende loopt te zingen, maar dan anderzijds wel verwacht dat de fans een ¤85 gaan neertelen voor een staanplaats vind ik persoonlijk erg cru... het concert is niet meer voor iedereen toegankelijk te noemen met deze woeker prijzen...

Artiesten als Eminem krijgen die toko ook binnen het kwartier uitverkocht, maar die vraagt voor een staanplaats een euro of 45. Nu weet ik dat dit een heel ander soort artiest is, maar dit is gewoon puur bekeken naar andere populaire artiesten...

Maar ik ben en blijf absoluut een fan van U2, ik zal ook wel weer voor een postkantoor een nacht gaan rillen, maar desondanks vind ik de prijs gewoon aan een veel te hoge kant.

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Op dinsdag 25 januari 2005 23:54 schreef Roel_Jewel het volgende:

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Als ik op http://www.ticketmaster.com/09189062371/ kijk, zie ik daar ook prijzen van 49,50 dollar staan (en bij datzelfde concert ook 160 dollar). Ik vraag me af waarom dat in Nederland dan bij > 50 euro moet starten. Dan scheelt meer dan 20 procent. Slaat ook nergens op .

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Op dinsdag 25 januari 2005 23:54 schreef ArmaniMania het volgende:
Prijs boeit me niet, dit jaar ga ik geen U2-concert missen.

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MAKE IT RIGHT U2 and PRINCIPLE MANAGEMENT
we deserve better.

or enjoy having the suits with large money who can pay brokers up front for this tour.

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Even though I finally got nosebleeds for San Diego in the top most level, they were still priced at $384.55 for the pair.

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Op dinsdag 25 januari 2005 23:57 schreef Roel_Jewel het volgende:
De reacties op interference zijn (terecht) BEHOORLIJK negatief.

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Op woensdag 26 januari 2005 00:04 schreef ArmaniMania het volgende:
Hmmm, daar kan U2 niks aan doen...

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Op woensdag 26 januari 2005 00:05 schreef Murray het volgende:

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Lijkt er op dat de weinige leden die wel kaarten hebben kunnen krijgen alleem ontzettende kutplaatsen hebben.