black & white seagull
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...and I managed to bag two tickets for the track cycling! 
Seriously, couldn't be more excited.
Anyone else strike lucky?
Seriously, couldn't be more excited.
Anyone else strike lucky?
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The last lot of Olympic tickets went on sale today...
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Medwayseagull
JCB
Got two for the Athletics evening session on the last day of the women's pentathlon - come on Jess Ennis !
HawkTheSeagull
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Sums up the entire process really...
Sums up the entire process really...
ElkieB
New member
Got Old Trafford Footy tickets last week.
Seeing Team GB and then Uruguay so expect to be sitting down with Gus.
Well chuffed though.
Seeing Team GB and then Uruguay so expect to be sitting down with Gus.
Well chuffed though.
Early priority given to people who tried and failed to get anything in both of the first two rounds.
ROSM
Well-known member
Those who applied but were not successful in the ballot last year, and who tried to buy in the failed resale earlier this year have first dibs (c20k people)
Then from 13th May, those who applied and were unsuccessful in the ballot have the next pick (c1m people) and I believe each day will be different sports
anything left after that period will go on general sale.
Relaistically, the biggest criticism is that 'real' sports fans missed out. I cant se that anybody who meets that description should be left ticketless after this.
Provided Ticketmaster's infrastructure can keep up!!!
TheJasperCo
Well-known member
I can only get hold of them from Sunday. I'd like to go and see at least one event, if only to just take in the atmosphere and everything.
- Jul 7, 2003
- 47,630
Well it doesn't, does it? It simply means that an awful lot of people want to watch a once-in-a-lifetime event.
4 tickets for the football at the Millenium Stadium, on Aug 1st. Mexico v Switzerland, followed by GB v Uruguay. 2 adults + 2 kids, for £64. Price is very fair, and buying the tickets was as simple as possible. My boys are very excited, which in turn makes me happy.
sydney
tinky ****in winky
17 tickets for the aarvark juggling.
Billy Whizzkid
New member
- Aug 24, 2011
- 57
4 tickets for the opening ceremony!!! I am cock-a-hoop! Although you have to wonder why these weren't available in the two previous ballots ... not that I am complaining of course!
Birdie Boy
Well-known member
- Jun 17, 2011
- 4,387
I can't get any until Sunday. I am hoping for morning of basketball and afternoon of crycle track. All on my birthday weekend! fingers crossed.
Is it really as many as 1 million, I was hoping it was only going to me and I'd be able to get what I wanted on Sunday.....
Can someone explain why there are such a (relatively) high amount of tickets left when previous applicants (i.e me) weren't able to get them e.g 60,000 hockey tickets including apparently some at the lowest prices which is what I applied for before but didn't get any?
Are these new tickets they had held back to get good PR close to the off or is it people sending tickets back when they worked out that they didn't actually really want to go to all the things they had bid for because they actually don't really like sport and just pretended they did
Hatterlovesbrighton
something clever
Is it really as many as 1 million, I was hoping it was only going to me and I'd be able to get what I wanted on Sunday.....
Can someone explain why there are such a (relatively) high amount of tickets left when previous applicants (i.e me) weren't able to get them e.g 60,000 hockey tickets including apparently some at the lowest prices which is what I applied for before but didn't get any?
Are these new tickets they had held back to get good PR close to the off or is it people sending tickets back when they worked out that they didn't actually really want to go to all the things they had bid for because they actually don't really like sport and just pretended they did
Because the Hockey pitches hadn't been built at the time of the first ballot......
Because the amount of actual seats always changes between what you plan and what is the actual. LOCOG therefore went for a low estimate on the amount of tickets available. Its turned out that they can fit in more than they originally thought and so that combined with the huge number of hockey sessions means lots more tickets.
It's actually gone the other way at some venues. For the volleyball the capacity is less than they planned so there will be less available.
Was not Was
Loitering with intent
- Jul 31, 2003
- 1,607
Are these new tickets they had held back to get good PR close to the off or is it people sending tickets back when they worked out that they didn't actually really want to go to all the things they had bid for because they actually don't really like sport and just pretended they did
According to the BBC yesterday, they're tickets held in reserve in case they were needed for broadcasters, or in case the view would be restricted, etc.
