Inside Nokia Music

Immediately after writing part one of this post I checked my inbox to discover that the initial allocation of tickets for Arctic Monkeys at O2 Academy Brixton had not been filled and had been released to the general public.

Unfortunately for me this was several hours after the message arrived in my inbox so it didn’t look promising. I tried regardless but to no avail. Each attempt resulted in a message window stating that tickets may still be available so I should keep trying… I kept trying till I could bare it no more. When I returned home later that evening I thought I’d give it one last go and much to my surprise I was faced with the payment details screen, this is where the cracks in this tout eliminating plan begun to show.

With a timer counting down in the bottom right hand corner and a lack of preparation on my part I frantically  had to choose between exceeding the overdraft limit on my card or getting my wife to use hers, we opted for the latter. In the frenzy of the moment I neglected to read the Terms & Conditions (as you do). What this stated was that the cardholder would be the primary name on the ticket! even though I had registered my name and contact details.

Now considering the crowd age Arctic Monkeys are known to pull, the question I propose is this: So if  a 16 year old who doesn’t have a debit/card, tickets limited to 2 per customer and Mommy having to pay for the tickets on her credit/debit card, how many of the audience are going to be chaperones?

For this plan to have worked flawlessly in my opinion the registered persons name should have been the primary ticket name and the credit/debit card holder should only have needed to verify the transaction.

Now although I’m pleased to be going with my wife, I had to decline my original plus one which is never a nice thing to do to a friend (I’m so sorry dude!) especially with rife rumours of support by Them Crooked Vultures.

Here’s hoping!