Hartwall Areena - July 5th & 6th!! (Helsinki, Finland)

[Litti10]

What finnish auction sites, never heard but i got only 5 balcony tickets even though i clicked on it on the same second it came possible to reserve tickets, it searched sum 5mins for the tickets and gave me those balcony tickets. i will trade them for say 4 floor tickets? anyone??

[Axlative]

What finnish auction sites, never heard but i got only 5 balcony tickets even though i clicked on it on the same second it came possible to reserve tickets, it searched sum 5mins for the tickets and gave me those balcony tickets. i will trade them for say 4 floor tickets? anyone??

If you carry an extra ticket I'll buy it off you! 

[kaasupoltin]

Ok, I got two tickets now One for sale! PM me if you're interested.

[Will]

Anyone with spare tickets (floor if possible) at normal price, for either Helsinki or Stockolm, please contact me!!

[rolleri]

Heh, got 6 floor tickets

Will all 6 be used?

Yes, they're for me and my frieds. Sorry!

I was lucky, but shame that most people don't seem to be 

[kaasupoltin]

Hey, is anyone going to record this show?

[jarmo]

What finnish auction sites, never heard but i got only 5 balcony tickets even though i clicked on it on the same second it came possible to reserve tickets, it searched sum 5mins for the tickets and gave me those balcony tickets. i will trade them for say 4 floor tickets? anyone??

I heard it was mentioned in a newspaper that tickets were already on sale on some auction site(s).



/jarmo

[Aava]

Fuuuck. Didn't get tickets either.   

[kaasupoltin]

Has anyone been in concerts in Harwall Arena? I'm just wonderin that which one is the better seat of these two:



I think it depends a lot of Gn'R's stage, but ummmh.. is there a possibility that I wont see anything from 107?

[Will]

There was something wrong with that sale...there's no way 12,000 GN'R fans bought every ticket in less than 10 or 15 minutes. Look at how many people from the board didn't get tickets.

[Axlative]

There was something wrong with that sale...there's no way 12,000 GN'R fans bought every ticket in less than 10 or 15 minutes. Look at how many people from the board didn't get tickets.

Yep. Actually, throughout its history (built in 1997 IIRC) Hartwall Areena has been criticized for its tendency to cater first to the corporate sector, then the fans. This has been most evident in the atmosphere at the home games of Jokerit. The old venue had its corporate guests sit almost randomly among the fans and the atmosphere was great. Now theres boxes and club seats and all that crap which basically creates "atmospheric black holes" in the crowd. Thus destroying the uniform atmosphere in the arena.

So I wouldn't wonder if bulk of the tickets went to a few corporations once again.

Sucks. I just don't get what the hell they're supposed to accomplish with that? This is not easy listening like the Stones, which I can understand is a rather attractive band from the corporate point of view.

[Skeletor]

There was something wrong with that sale...there's no way 12,000 GN'R fans bought every ticket in less than 10 or 15 minutes. Look at how many people from the board didn't get tickets.

Definitely there was. Seems that this time A LOT of business/corporate tickets were sold (businesses can buy tickets in advance, as far as I know), so to those of you going to the gig: expect to see tons of old men in suits drinking beer and wondering what the hell's going on. I guess there's so much nostalgia value related to GNR that the business tickets were really popular this time. From what I've read, the concert was nearly sold out already before "normal" people had the chance to buy tickets. It's really fucked up, and I'm going to give some feedback to Lippupalvelu on that.

edit: Yeah, Axlative was a bit faster in saying essentially the same thing...

[Will]

I looked at the auction site and tickets are already going for more than 100 euros...

[Aava]

Actually, throughout its history (built in 1997 IIRC) Hartwall Areena has been criticized for its tendency to cater first to the corporate sector, .

True.

So, I just called to my dad and he promised to try to arrange two tickets! Woop! 

How did I forgot him. 

[Will]

Any chance for two more?

[Aava]

I?ll ask tonight.

[sic.]

Damn. Never thought people would've had such a shitty luck getting those tickets. I bought mine in Jyv?skyl?, and the receptionists were complaining they didn't have too many floor tickets to go around. I was ninth on queue, only one lady before me bought seats. When I got there, I asked how many floor tickets they still had. The answer was four. Ten minutes after opening and they were sold out, as a girl after me bought the rest.

I feel for you guys, seriously. I had a terrible feeling while I watched some hoarders get somewhere around 5 tickets at once. ?

[Hypird]

i bought my tickets 3 pm.
I bought it from traveloffice(?). It was a packet, with floor ticket and bus, 105?. They had still many packets left.
matkatoimistomatkalippu.fi
other places may still have same kind of packets

[Skeletor]

I had a terrible feeling while I watched some hoarders get somewhere around 5 tickets at once. 

Well, you never know... If I'd had luck with the tickets, I would've bought four, so I guess that might've looked like I was hoarding. They would've only been for me and my friends, though.

It was a packet, with floor ticket and bus, 105?. They had still many packets left.
matkatoimistomatkalippu.fi

Hehe, so to get to a concert in my home town, I'd first have to travel to Pohjanmaa, and then take this bus back to Helsinki? Brilliant

[sic.]

I had a terrible feeling while I watched some hoarders get somewhere around 5 tickets at once.?

Well, you never know... If I'd had luck with the tickets, I would've bought four, so I guess that might've looked like I was hoarding. They would've only been for me and my friends, though.

Mother always told me you shouldn't judge people by their looks, but they sure as hell looked like 'nostalgia guys' for me. In a better world people who lived through the cancellation in 2001 and board regulars in general should have the right for those 'pre-emptive seats'.

Damn you, Hjallis!

Hehe, so to get to a concert in my home town, I'd first have to travel to Pohjanmaa, and then take this bus back to Helsinki? Brilliant

Some crosscountry traveling never hurt nobody.