cant go to a gig/tickets have name on them

piltonvet

hi

iv`e got tickets for a blur gig which i was intending on going to ,they will have my name on them ,trouble is i cant go as person who was doing my shift can no longer do it and im stuck with them ,cant go sick as most people know i was planning on going.

cant get refund from ticket agency so if i sold them on would the buyer be able to use them, had a few interested people ask me for em but hey are concerned they wont get in .

Sharon87

Most places don't check the names of the tickets. What venue is it at? I've never been asked for ID for tickets, what if one of you arrived at a different time?

I shouldn't worry about it

securityman

If its does not say on them that you will need id, how will you know to take it to the gig. I never carry any id because i dont have to in the UK.

piltonvet

they will have my name on them apparently

piltonvet

rang ticket company and basically its tough luck on my part cant let anyone else have em as my name will be on ticket.

how the hell do companies like seatwave manage to sell tickets at inflated prices for same gig? i just want what i paid for em back.

mynameistallulah

piltonvet wrote: »

rang ticket company and basically its tough luck on my part cant let anyone else have em as my name will be on ticket.

how the hell do companies like seatwave manage to sell tickets at inflated prices for same gig? i just want what i paid for em back.

It states on Seatwave that the seller must accompany the buyer to the venue to ensure entry.

alisont

Hi I'm going to the Wolverhampton Blur gig.
Yes names will be on the tickets but they say the ticket purchaser has to be there with the card they were booked on and photo ID too!

I honestly can't see how they will staff these extra checks on the door - time consuming - when I checked with the venue they advised me to allow an extra hour for queuing due to the ID checks.

I'm not really happy going to a gig with my bank card and passport security wise!

If you had a trusted friend to sell your ticket to you would have to let them take your card/ID? They are selling Blur tickets on eBay but say the seller will go in with you.

Is there no way you can swap your shift with someone or offer to do say 2 shifts for them? Seems a shame for you to miss the gig?

goblin

I am having a battle with Seatwave, too :mad: but on the subject of 'name on tickets' ... it states on their help section:

"Why is the name on the e-tickets different to mine?

When e-tickets are bought, the name of the original purchaser is printed on the tickets. When they sell these on, the tickets are not re-issued but forwarded in their original state. This will not restrict you from entering the event."

Does anyone know if it also says on the site that the named person on the ticket has to attend??

I am even more panic stricken now!

greenface

What gig BTW

goblin

greenface wrote: »

What gig BTW

It's the Cirque du Soleil Michael Jackson thing at the O2 in London in October. I bought the tickets for my daughter and her husband - they were listed as Fast E-tickets - the definition of which was "immediately available and ready to download electronically". I paid a vastly inflated price for them - £267 for two x £68 tickets, and am now told they are being sold on through a third party who hasn't even had them from Ticketmaster yet! I think the whole thing is a huge con and there should be a law to stop this sort of false advertising ... or maybe there is? I was in touch with Seatwave again yesterday regarding the name on the ticket issue, and they have simply replied "do not worry, the card is not needed". Useless.

goblin

mynameistallulah wrote: »

It states on Seatwave that the seller must accompany the buyer to the venue to ensure entry.

Hi Tallulah - can you please tell me where it states this on the Seatwave site? All I can find is something that says it doesn't matter if the name on the tickets isn't yours, and I can't get a straight answer from them. Thanks.