Fall Out Boy UK Tour on sale 6th December 9am

Fall Out Boy have announced a short UK tour, which will begin in Manchester on March 5th. tickets can be bought from seetickets or ticketmaster I'll post a reminder up next week for you all

Coldplay 2009 Stadium Tour - on sale 9.30am 28th Nov

Coldplay tickets are onsale today at 9.30am for what is expected to be a sell out tour. Initial dates are for 1th september - Manchester, 16th September - Glasgow and 19th September - London. Tickets start at £45.00. The group will be supported by hip hop star J-Zay and I'd be very supriced if further dates weren't added. Ticket info can be found here

T in The parking 2009 tickets - On sale 9am 28th Nov

More T in the park tickets for 2009 are being released today at 2008 prices. Over half the tickets have already been sold for what is expected to be another sell out by the time they go on General release Tickets are available from ticketmaster at 9am on 28th November 2008 for a limited period.

Oasis release more dates

Even more tickets for the 2009 Oasis Tour have been announced with extra dates in Coventry and Manchester tickets are available from seetickets

Xclusive Ticket Scam Arrests Made

The alleged ringleaders of this summer’s Olympics ticket scam have been arrested, it was announced yesterday.
We were the first to link Terence Shepherd to the collapse of the website beijingticketing.com days before the opening ceremony.
Shepherd, 50, was arrested during a dawn raid on his house in Blackheath, South London, on Tuesday along with his wife Margaret Canty Shepherd, 49.
Parent companies Xlcusive Tickets Ltd and Xclusive Leisure & Hospitality Ltd went into liquidation in August owing £5million for 18,000 missing tickets for the Olympics and various summer music festivals.
Victims were in 60 countries and included the families of athletes competing in the Olympics.
Xclusive director Alan Scott, 54, was also arrested in the raids along with Geert van Meel, 51, and Richard Nicholas, 41, two other Shepherd associates.
The five were interviewed and released on uncon- ditional bail.
Detective Constable Tor Mansson, from Southwark CID, described the alleged crime as “particularly cruel”. He said: “This has cost people lots of money, which some may not be able to recover, and denied many of them once-in-a-lifetime opportunities.
“Some of those who have contacted us had bought ‘tickets’ through the company to travel to China to see loved ones compete in the Olympics.”
A spokesman for the Serious Fraud Office said that customers who had not received tickets should complete a form on the SFO website at www.sfo.gov.uk/investigations Source: Mirror

Britney Spears Tickets on Sale from 4th December

The concerts at the O2 in London on June 3rd and 4th, will be the only European dates on the singer's world tour (apparently) more details to follow

Take That New Dates in Coventry 2009

Take that have released new dates at the Ricoh Stadium as part of their Circus Live tour. Tickets can be found on seetickets and are onsale now

T In The Park 2009

More T in The Park tickets at last years prices will be released today on ticketmaster at 9am with half of the 2009 allocation already sold

Coldplay tickets onsale 28th November 2008

Tickets for Coldplay's 2009 stadium tour go on sale tomorrow at 9.30am ticket details can be found here

Cliff Richard and the Shadows

For the first time in twenty years Cliff Richard and the shadows will tour together in 2009. Tickets go onsale at 10:00am on Sunday 30th November 2008 more info available from here

Blur have refomed!

This is great news and hpefully we'll be seeing some tour dates for 2009 released soon. Coldplay are also playing London dates in 2009 with outdoor stadium gigs in September of 2009. Not so gret news from my perspective but Britney Spears will be appearing in the UK with gigs at the O2 arena in June 2009

Coldplay 2009 Tour

Coldplay recently announced they were unsuccessful in their bid to arrange dates for 2009 at Knebworth. With their imminent release of the 8 track album tomorrow on absolute radio could we see UK tour dates being released as well?

Grils Aloud & Kings of Leon tickets on general sale today

tickets are expected to sell out fast. www.ticketscam.co.uk for more info

blur to reunite

Another band that are looking to cash in is Blur. According to frontman Damon Albarn it's a very real possibility so keep your eyes peeled for more info

Faces to reunite

According to Rod Stewart it's a done deal with a tour and new album next summer http://www.ticketscam.co.uk/ for more info

Kings Of Leon New dates announced

Kings of Leon will play two gigs in the UK in June 2009 for more info visit www.ticketscam.co.uk

New Snow Patrol date - London

Snow Patrol have added an extra date to their UK tour. details can be found on www.ticketscam.co.uk

Snow Patrol UK Tour Tickets

TICKET INFO Presale Tickets on sale at 09:00am 5th November 2008 General sale tickets on sale at 09.00 7th November 2008 limited number of presale tickets NOW from the snow patrol official site Bournemouth, BIC - February 22nd 2009 Glasgow, SECC - February 24th 2009 Glasgow, SECC - February 25th 2009 Aberdeen, AECC - February 26th 2009 Dublin, O2 Arena - February 28th 2009 Dublin, O2 Arena - March 1st 2009 Sheffield, Hallam Arena - March 4th 2009 Liverpool, Arena - 6th March 2009 Manchester, MEN - 7th March 2009 Cardiff, Arena - 8th March 2009 Newcastle, Arena - 10th March 2009 Birmingham, NEC - 11th March 2009 Nottingham, Arena - 12th March 2009 London, O2 Arena - 14th March 2009 London, 02 Arena - 15th March 2009

www.paperticket.co.uk boss in court

John Koukoullis appeared before magistrates on (Wednesday October 29) charged with fraudulently selling tickets for Premier League, FA and UEFA football matches. A summons had been issued against John Koukoullis, 37, of Birchwood, Briscoe Road, Hoddesdon, relating to 15 charges under the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act (CJPO) Act, of selling tickets for the football organisations without authorisation. For more info see here

Are illegal downloads good for music fans?

I was sitting on my laptop this morning whilst looking through the latest gig listings and I've noticed more and more often this year bands are adding extra dates to their tour schedules. It happened with Oasis, Take That and Snow Patrol to name a few. Whilst both Oasis and Take that have sold record amounts there are still tickets available. Could it be that bands cannot solely on record sales to pay for their retirement. Either way it can only be a good thing for your average gig goer

Concert tickets been Scammed?

This is taken from my website www.ticketscam.co.uk so if you want further info on how to buy safely then please feel free to visit. What to do
1) Report the incident to the website they were advertised on eBay/gumtree etc - Don't expect any form of response from them but it's better to have a formal account of what has occurred. 2) If you paid via paypal less than 45 days ago lodge an item not received complaint. 3) If the purchase was funded via a credit card contact your card issuer who should provide a full refund on purchases over £100.00 under the consumer credit act of 1974. When it comes to debit cards visa have their own protection scheme which may help. 4) If you'd like to take the dispute further contact your local trading standards office and report the seller. 5) At this stage the police will be very reluctant to do anything as they'll usually consider it a civil matter. If you believe the seller has ripped of a few people then post on a forum the details of the alleged offence in order for other people to find you. Please keep everything factual and to the point avoiding any personal remarks however tempting it maybe. Once a few people have become involved then it's an excellent time to take all the information available to the police in a clear and concise form.

Buying concert tickets from ebay - www.ticketscam.co.uk

eBay seems to have turned us all into a ticket tout and makes it easy to offload spare tickets. I would never purchase tickets of somebody whose eBay account is solely used for the purpose of selling tickets. The reason being two fold; firstly tickets are not sent out until much closer to the gig so it's possible the eBay member is selling tickets they don't have at an inflated price with the intention of buying and supplying equivalent quality tickets at a later date. The end result can lead to you receiving poor quality tickets or not receiving them at all. Secondly feedback can only be left on eBay for a maximum of 60 days after the event. As concert tickets are usually sold well before this time frame if there is a problem buyers find that it's then too late to leave any negative feedback which would alert other potential buyers. Always aim for users with good feedback with a variety of different items, ask to see a copy of the ticket confirmation upon purchase and if possible fund your purchase on a credit card through paypal so you're protected under the consumer credit act. 1) Ask to see a copy of the booking confirmation. 2) Confirm the sellers details, check their address is accurate via royalmail and 192 3) Google the sellers name and phone number to look for similar scams. 4) Aim to pay via credit card if that isn't an option then visa debit, cheque or bank transfer in that order. If paying by cheque make sure the name is the same as the sellers name and if you're paying by transfer pay cash over the counter so you can clarify the account holders name with the cashier.