A pal and myself go to quite a few gigs together and we both applied for Led Zep tickets - nothing heard as per expected.
Last week - 10 days after the concert - he was going through his junk e mail folder and found this:
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Congratulations we are very pleased to be able to offer you a limited opportunity to buy tickets for the Ahmet Tribute concert at the O2 Arena in London on the 10th December 2007. These tickets are available now until sold out on a first come first served basis. Please read the below information carefully before you proceed to booking, by continuing to the booking page you are agreeing to all the below. This passcode is non-transferable. Only the winner of the ballot as named above is eligible to purchase a maximum of 2 tickets using this passcode and a credit card in their name. Tickets purchased by anyone other than the winner of the ballot as named above will be cancelled. The tickets purchased using this passcode are non-transferable. Your individual passcode can only be used once and will be invalid once you have either made your purchase or tickets are sold out. If you have already obtained tickets via any method do not purchase tickets as they will be cancelled. Terms and conditions • Your passcode is strictly for your own personal use only. It may not be transferred or sold to any other person or body under any circumstances, nor may it be used in any way for commercial gain. If you breach this term we reserve the right to cancel your passcode with immediate effect. If your passcode is used to purchase tickets by any person other than you, we reserve the right to immediately cancel those tickets. • The tickets purchased using your passcode are for your own personal use only and may not be transferred or re-sold to any other person or body under any circumstances for any consideration whatsoever or used as part of any promotion or competition. Where there has been any re-sale or attempted re-sale of any tickets, we reserve the right to cancel those tickets with immediate effect. • We reserve the right to cancel any ticket purchase made by any person whom we reasonably believe to be associated with any ticket broker or tout. • NO tickets will be mailed out. All concert goers must pick up their tickets and non-transferable wristbands in advance of the show at the O2 Arena between 10am and 6pm on Sunday 9 th December and between 10am and 6pm on Monday 10th December. To avoid long queues on the day of the show you are strongly urged to pick up your tickets and wristbands on Sunday 9 th December or arrive as early as possible on Monday 10th December, please be aware that ticket collection will be busy at peak times and you should anticipate having to wait to be served. • To collect the tickets each original purchaser and the person accompanying them to the show must be present in order to pick up the tickets and wristbands. NO exceptions • Each original purchaser must provide the actual credit card used for the purchase along with valid state-issued PHOTO ID in order to receive the tickets and non-transferable wristbands. All wristbands will be fitted immediately. The name on your photo ID must match the name against which your passcode is registered AND the name on the credit card used for the ticket purchase, otherwise you may be refused entry to the event. • There will be no exceptions to the above, no name changes or letters of authorisation will be accepted under any circumstances. • On the night of the show EVERYONE will be required to present BOTH the WRISTBAND and TICKET for entrance to the show. Wristbands must NOT be removed or tampered with prior to entering the show or your access will be refused. Original ticketholders must bring photo ID to the show as they may be required to present it upon entry to the venue. • The original conditions of sale will be enforced. These passcodes and tickets are non-transferable under any circumstances and any resale or transfer, or attempted resale or transfer, will invalidate your passcode and any ticket purchase made using that passcode. • No refunds will be accepted under any circumstances with the exception of the event being cancelled by the promoter. • Customers with disabilities should forward this email and contact phone number to ticketing.co.uk to book accessible seating (subject to availability). • All ticket purchases are subject to the standard terms and conditions of Ticketmaster (UK) Limited, accessible at www.ticketmaster.co.uk/legal. We are doing our best to keep the tickets for this event out of the hands of secondary ticket sellers and in the hands of the fans so please help us by adhering to the above. Your Passcode is PVJPN4Q To purchase tickets please go to the below link and follow the instructions to enter your passcode. Click Here Thankyou for supporting the Ahmet Ertegun Education Fund we look forward to seeing you there! |
Talk about gutted - it will be a long time before this one gets forgotten!