Non refundable tickets rights - event cancelled

Grumpy_chap

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head said:

I can't see the that third term is valid, if they can't provide the service they are in breach of contract. 

The third term says "if the event is cancelled after it started, no refund"

I read that in the same way a horse racing - no refund if the event is abandoned after x number of races have been run.

I am unsure what type of event the OP was attending. 

If the horse race comparison is incorrect, I wonder how that clause would compare to a theme park for example.  If you attend a theme park, start at opening 10 am but some event happens at, say 4 pm, that forces early closure so you lose the last hour of opening (if it is winter hours).  Would you get a full refund, no refund, partial refund, voucher for a return visit?  I don't know.  It might be a useful comparison to the third term, depending on what type of event the OP was visiting.

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head

Grumpy_chap said:

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head said:

I can't see the that third term is valid, if they can't provide the service they are in breach of contract. 

The third term says "if the event is cancelled after it started, no refund"

I read that in the same way a horse racing - no refund if the event is abandoned after x number of races have been run.

I am unsure what type of event the OP was attending. 

If the horse race comparison is incorrect, I wonder how that clause would compare to a theme park for example.  If you attend a theme park, start at opening 10 am but some event happens at, say 4 pm, that forces early closure so you lose the last hour of opening (if it is winter hours).  Would you get a full refund, no refund, partial refund, voucher for a return visit?  I don't know.  It might be a useful comparison to the third term, depending on what type of event the OP was visiting.

Sorry I was being lazy if a band plays one song then people are likely going to complain, where as if the band misses the encore people might grumble but aren't going to be seeking refunds so if the benefit under the contract wasn't fully derived to the point the average, reasonable person would be likely to complain the company couldn't rely on that term as they didn't provide the service in accordance to the contract.