Hey guys, i was one of the crazy people who queued up for hours upon end at hmv to get tickets and can't wait! Does anyone know what time the doors ACTUALLY open?

 

Because on my ticket from hmv it says doors open at 6.30pm. But my friends who luckily got tickets online, their etickets say doors open a 6pm? Any idea anyone?

 

Oooh hi there!!

 

What's your name and where were you in the queue? Me and my friend were the two girls who had been there since 9am on the Tuesday!!

 

When we were talking to the guy who part owns Exeter Castle he had told us doors would be 6.30pm, so I'd assume that's right.

 

They had started putting up the steel beams etc for the marquee thing yesterday but I'm going to go back there tomorrow and see how it's coming along and if I can get any pics :D

ok thanks! let us know asap!!

They should sing a lot of Christmas songs... :rolleyes2:

Oooh hi there!!

 

What's your name and where were you in the queue? Me and my friend were the two girls who had been there since 9am on the Tuesday!!

 

When we were talking to the guy who part owns Exeter Castle he had told us doors would be 6.30pm, so I'd assume that's right.

 

They had started putting up the steel beams etc for the marquee thing yesterday but I'm going to go back there tomorrow and see how it's coming along and if I can get any pics :D

Thanks for the info!

Haha yeah i met you! I'm Alan. I came and saw you on the tuesday night and you were texting me about the queue! Ended up being number 30something.

 

Not too long now, might go and have a look at the marquee soon too :D

Exeter Coldplay tickets sell for £1,000 on eBay but won't guarantee entry, say organisers

 

The first pair of tickets for Coldplay's Big Noise Sessions homecoming concert to be sold on Internet site eBay have gone for more than ten times the original price, according to Exeter's online newspaper Express & Echo this morning.

 

There has been anger that more than five per cent of the 500 tickets that were made available for the Mencap event on Saturday are being sold on eBay. None of the profit will go to the intended charity. The first tickets to reach the end of their alloted auction time at 5pm yesterday were sold for £1,020 — dwarfing the £50 they were originally bought for. Others are currently for sale for several hundred pounds with several days or hours to go.

 

Excitement is mounting ahead of the gig, which will see Lily Allen and La Roux supporting Coldplay. But organisers have warned they could not guarantee entry to anyone who uses eBay to purchase a ticket which was originally sold through the official Little Noises website.

 

Ebay said it had a policy with charity gigs to donate at least 20 per cent of profits if tickets were resold in this way. However, a spokesman said Mencap had not alerted it to this particular event so it was not able to put the policy in place on the sales. As a result, none of the profit made by the sellers looks set to benefit Mencap. A spokesman for the event said: “It is very disappointing. The reason we do these gigs is that Mencap desperately needs funds and the money we raise goes directly to the people Mencap supports.” A spokesman for eBay said: “We work with thousands of charities and are delighted to support them but we cannot be held accountable if we are not told about it or approached about it by Mencap.”

 

Just 500 tickets were available for the charity gig at Exeter Castle on Saturday, December 19. Chris Martin and his band will be joined during the evening by singers Lily Allen and La Roux. Radio One DJ Jo Whiley has helped organise the event. Those who missed out on buying tickets have voiced their anger on the Echo’s website. Karen, from Plymouth said: “In my opinion it is not fine to make hundreds and hundreds of pounds out of a charity — in the season of goodwill. I hope HMV have the sense to cancel all tickets and put them up for resale to genuine fans.” Becky, from Exeter said: “I am really disappointed with those selling their tickets on ebay. I think those tickets up for sale on ebay should be cancelled and resold to those who would really like to enjoy the concert.”

 

David, from Exeter said: “In the first place, the self-print tickets have the holder’s name printed on them. They say ID checks may be implemented. If they really want to stamp out this sort of profiteering they should put out a statement that there will be such checks right now.” But Tony, from Exeter disagreed. He said: “The charity sold all tickets available and therefore could not have made any more money. What would you say if I sold two tickets on ebay for £1,000 and gave half of it to back to Mencap, would you criticise me?”

 

http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/features/Exeter-Coldplay-tickets-sell-163-1-000/article-1611541-detail/article.html

Thanks for the info!

Haha yeah i met you! I'm Alan. I came and saw you on the tuesday night and you were texting me about the queue! Ended up being number 30something.

 

Not too long now, might go and have a look at the marquee soon too :D

 

Oh! I didn't even twig that it might be you even though part of your username is Al lol!!

 

How cool is that! Well my friend Mary says hi too and maybe we'll bump into you at the gig :D

the problem is that as said the last person, all the ticket were sold so mencap took all the money it could. Think at those who had given out 1000 pounds, what the hell would they say if they won't let them enter the concert?

the problem is that as said the last person, all the ticket were sold so mencap took all the money it could. Think at those who had given out 1000 pounds, what the hell would they say if they won't let them enter the concert?

 

not buy tickets for £1000.00 on ebay in first place. Stupidity is never an excuse!

 

P.

^This !

Those dishonest guys who sell their tickets on ebay for hundreds of pounds count one this actually... the stupidity of people who are ready to pay that much :dozey:

yeah you are right, i would never have bought tickets for 1000pounds, but this could not forbid the entrance. anyway now we have to think about the gig, trying not to be so angry for this and enjoying this mencap gig.

Yeah... I'll try :bigcry:

So I went to the castle for a wander round today.

 

There wasn't much going on and there was a few cars and vans going in, workers and people delivering stuff etc. There was definitely people working inside the marquee and there was a tiny gap, but not enough to see what was going on inside.

 

Anyway I took a few pics, photobucket and tiny pic don't seem to want to work at the moment so I'll post the pics in a bit once I get them loaded :D

Great Karen :D

 

And re: the ebay tickets, makes me sick to think someone has pocketed £950 for themselves :sick:

 

As someone else said whoever bought them is a fool.

I'm in agreement about the tickets, I mean I'm not exactly flush with money at the moment, in fact I don't have very much but I would never have put my ticket on ebay just to make the £900 extra back on it.

 

I guess it's a matter of principle and I just wouldn't do it.

Great Karen :D

 

And re: the ebay tickets, makes me sick to think someone has pocketed £950 for themselves :sick:

 

As someone else said whoever bought them is a fool.

If I ever HAD the money spare, I would pay it .... BUT ONLY to an official auction like the one from Seatwave/Mencap knowing that the money would go to the right organisation.

 

Honestly I can't believe that someone is willing to pay GBP 1,000 for two tickets and even risking not to be given access to the show ... :stunned:

I'm in agreement about the tickets, I mean I'm not exactly flush with money at the moment, in fact I don't have very much but I would never have put my ticket on ebay just to make the £900 extra back on it.

 

I guess it's a matter of principle and I just wouldn't do it.

Same here, plus the fact that I am way too chicken that I get in trouble for reselling tickets ...

 

I'm not just saying that, but if I had spare tickets I would definitely offer them to a Coldplayer.

I did that with a spare ticket to the WarChild concert, as my friend couldn't make it.

 

And honestly, I would be more than happy, if others thought the same, offering tickets to fellow Coldplayers instead than selling them for a fortune ... :(

If I ever HAD the money spare, I would pay it .... BUT ONLY to an official auction like the one from Seatwave/Mencap knowing that the money would go to the right organisation.

 

Honestly I can't believe that someone is willing to pay GBP 1,000 for two tickets and even risking not to be given access to the show ... :stunned:

 

Oh yeah, of course. Is the fact that whoever bought them has given all that money to some nobhead.

Oh yeah, of course. Is the fact that whoever bought them has given all that money to some nobhead.

Must be someone with a lot of spare money ... :(

 

And the person selling them can now have a nice holiday somewhere warm and escape this cold weather ... :angry:

Must be someone with a lot of spare money ... :(

 

And the person selling them can now have a nice holiday somewhere warm and escape this cold weather ... :angry:

 

What worries me is the fact that a genuine fan might be really struggling money wise etc but they'd get themselves into debt etc just to pay £1000 for these tickets.

here's the pics I took, nothing exciting but it's the best I could do today... :(

 

 

 

Weee thanks :dance:

 

God it's so small...I can't believe COLDPLAY will be performing in there :bomb:

Wow :wideeyed:

You're welcome, I might see if I can get anything better on Friday without getting removed from the premises :laugh3:

Thanks so much for the pictures! It does look very small indeed. Great!

Thank you for the pictures, Karen!!! :kiss:

 

Gosh, I'm so excited and I'm not even going!! :bomb:

 

 

 

Can I ask you all a big big favour??

 

Do you think it's possible that you talk with each other in advance and maybe "divide" who does what?

When Ian and me were at the C-Stage in Wembley for example we agreed that he'd take pictures and I would record a video...

 

Aaaaand... could one of you film the banter inbetween songs (for at least me)?? :shy: