Ed Sheeran tour

Pliers
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edited May 2018 in Entertainment #1

Are any CT people going to Ed's stadium tour?

We have tickets for his Manchester concert on Sunday night, really looking forward to it. Just hope it doesn't rain....

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  • Goldie146
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    edited May 2018 #2

    I'm very impressed with the way he is tackling ticket touts - 

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-44195496

  • Oneputt
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    edited May 2018 #3

    We will be away but he is coming to where we live to take part in a beach concert scene of a new film. They ask for 5000 extras but they got 7000 applications.  As it’s on the beach I expect several thousand more will line the prom and the cliffs.

  • Oneputt
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    edited May 2018 #4

    Respect for Ed and the Artic Monkeys, not before time that action should be taken against the touts.

  • Extugger
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    edited May 2018 #5

    My Son and his wife went to the Etihad last night and said the concert was absolutely fantastic!

    Enjoy!!

  • Pliers
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    edited May 2018 #6

    Just back from the concert and Wow, absolutely fantastic it certainly was!

    Will try to post a photo.

  • GodivaNige
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    edited June 2018 #7

    Very clever what he does with an 8 track loop pedal, talented guy

  • Kennine
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    edited June 2018 #8

    Loads of people were ripped off when they bought ED Sheeran tickets for Hamden park Glasgow. Sounds like a bit of a swindle. Some people lost hundreds of pounds. Bad Show. 

    surprised

  • moulesy
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    edited June 2018 #9

    K - were they the people who booked through one of the disgraceful "secondary ticketing" sites?The sooner that racket is made illegal, the better IMO. I believe Ed and his team are assisting those folk in reclaiming the outrageous amounts of money demanded of them by the likes of viagogo. 

  • moulesy
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    edited June 2018 #10

    Hello! Anybody there? wink

  • Oneputt
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    edited June 2018 #11

    Don't think you will get a reply M as he often acts like a seagull.  If he did make a response he would probably tell us that this type of behaviour didn't happen with Scottish artistsurprised

  • Kennine
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    edited June 2018 #12

    Since nobody else wants to reply to your post M I'm happy to step in and oblige.smile 

    If somebody buys a ticket for a concert in good faith and pays over their hard earned for the privilege. what right has the concert artist to deny them access to the venue.  I personally know a number of people who were victims of the Glasgow Ed Sheeran debacle. They are now hundreds of pounds out of pocket and quite rightly are no longer fans of that singer and will now never ever go to any of his future concerts. . Sheeran has done absolutely zilch to help those people. 

    I personally have never rated Sheeran as a singer and would never attend any of his concerts - so I was fortunately spared being fleeced.

    smile 

  • moulesy
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    edited June 2018 #13

    Well since I specifically asked you, K, why do you think anyone else would answer.

    I'm afraid though that your reply illustrates how out of touch you are with the process of ticket buying for big concerts these days. Nobody who bought tickets from official putlets were denied access. Maybe a bit more research would convince you that the blame lies entirely with the industrial scale ticket touting that companies like viagogo engage in these days. I think there's pretty much universal admiration for the stand Ed Sheeran has taken on this subject and for the fact that his team are helping folk who have lost money through the process of getting it back. Your statement about him doing zilch couldn't be more incorrect. Think you need to get your facts right before making that sort of statement, regardless of what the many people you "personally know" may tell you. frown

    (You might even look at the link on the first reply to this thread -you're usually very keen to post links to news events.)

  • Kennine
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    edited June 2018 #14

    You may have your opinion M to which you are entitled. BUT . You have not lost hard earned money over a Sheeran concert. frown

      My sympathies lie entirely with the victims,  obviously we won't agree.---  As far as I'm concerned now, any Ed Sheeran concert ain't worth the effort.---- I'm so glad I decided to give it a miss. smile 

    smile

  • moulesy
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    edited June 2018 #15

    My sympathies also lie with the victims, K - those folk who paid the outrageous prices demanded by the likes of viagogo. But the facts are indisputable - no one who bought tickets from the official source lost money or was denied access. I absolutely understand why folk are so keen to see their favourite stars that they are pulled into paying for those tickets. But let's put the blame squarely where it late - and that is not with Ed Sheehan or any other artists come to that.

    Do you disagree that the likes of viagogo should be outlawed, by the way? undecided

  • Kennine
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    edited June 2018 #16

    That's up to the courts to decide as you know.  Our opinion doesn't matter and will not influence a thing.  smile

     What is important is that a lot of people lost a lot of money over that Sheeran concert.   That should never happen again.  surprised

    K

  • JVB66
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    edited June 2018 #17

    Ps who is this Sheeran is it man Edward? or woman  Edwina?undecided

  • Kennine
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    edited June 2018 #18

    Who?.. IMO... A second rate singer singing second rate songs.frown    I'm afraid I'm unable to answer your question with any certainty about what the  Ed stands for. smile 

    Hope this helps smile

    K

     

  • JVB66
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    edited June 2018 #19

    Bring back Andy Stewartsurprised