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Unfortunately due to outside commitments I'll no longer be able to update as frequently as I would like on this blog. As a result for the next six months I won't be adding concert updates.

Hopefully things will return to normal after that time and you can always find relevant ticket buying information on my website www.ticketscam.co.uk

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The Specials add Extra Dates

Extra dates can be found at seetickets.

If you miss out on the official sales or are looking for sold out dates then you can obviously find tickets for sale at a premium from viagogo and seatwave

Blur Presale Tickets on sale 11th December 9am

Presale tickets go on sale for Blur's Hyde park concert on 3rd July 2009 exclusively from absolute radio 24hrs earlier than any other outlet.

General sale tickets go on sale tomorrow 9am from:
livenation
seetickets
ticketmaster

If you'd like to book flights to London then use wegolo which searches all of Europe's low cost airlines and comes up with the cheapest option for you. If you miss out on the official sales or are looking for sold out dates then you can obviously find tickets for sale at a premium from viagogo and seatwave

Specials Tickets on Sale Thursday 11th December 9am

Coventry's finest announce 30th Anniversary tour tickets are onsale today at 9am Today (Thursday 11th December) from seetickets

If you miss out on the official sales or are looking for sold out dates then you can obviously find tickets for sale at a premium from viagogo and seatwave

Coldplay Announce Dublin Gig 2009

They certainly know how to stretch the publicity. Coldplay have announced details of a huge outdoor show in Dublin, Ireland. The band will play the city's Phoenix Park on September 14th next year as part of their autumn stadium shows. As previously reported on ticketscam, Coldplay's tour will include shows in London, Manchester and Glasgow. Tickets go on sale on Monday (December 15th). For ticket sales go to ticketmaster and as per usual if you miss out then try viagogo or seatwave for premium priced tickets.

If you're flying over from the UK then try wegolo which searches all the economy airlines in one go.

Britney Spears Adds Extra Dates

Britney has turned her O2 concerts into a London residency according to the NME. What quite constitutes a residency I'm not quite sure but tickets for her extra dates can be found at ticketmaster. Most seats are sold out so if you actually want to see her in action and are prepared to pay a premium then use viagogo or seatwave.

Her new album Circus is available to at a very reasonable rate from here

The Eagles

The Eagles Tickets on On sale for their 2009 European tour

THE EAGLES

Pearse Stadium, Galway - 28th June
Odyssey Arena, Belfast - 30th
RDS Arena, Dublin - 2nd July
Glasgow Hampden Park - 4th
Birmingham NIA - 7th
Manchester MEN Arena - 11th July

Glasgow birmingham and Manchester dates are on sale from 9am today at ticketmaster and I'm pretty sure London dates will be added shortly.

As always if you miss out then try either viagogo or seatwave for premium priced tickets

Coldplay announce European Tour Dates for 2009

With Coldplay's Album still selling strongly they have just announced some massive European Tour dates for 2009.

Tickets for all shows go on sale on Friday 12th December, apart from the Dutch gig, which is onsale now.

Sun 16th Aug - MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark - http://www.billetlugen.dk/
Wed 19th Aug - Koengen, Bergen, Norway - http://www.billettservice.no/
Sat 22nd Aug - Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden - http://www.ticnet.se/
Tue 25th Aug - Hannover Stadium, Hannover, Germany - http://www.eventim.de/
Thur 27th Aug - LTU Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany - http://www.eventim.de/
Sat 29th Aug - Reitstadion Riem, Munich, Germany - http://www.eventim.de/
Thur 10th Sept - Goffertpark, Nijmegen, Holland - http://www.livenation.nl/

If you'd like to book flights then use wegolo which searches all of Europe's low cost airlines and comes up with the cheapest option for you.

If you miss out on the official sales or are looking for sold out dates then you can obviously find tickets for sale at a premium from viagogo and seatwave

Blur Tour Dates Announced

After Months of Speculation Blur announced they will play hyde park on the 3rd July 2009. Tickets go on sale on the 12th December and will be on sale from seetickets and will sell out fast.

If you're to late try viagogo for premium tickets

Dirty Pretty Things Final Gig

Dirty Pretty Things will play their final gig together in London later this month.The band, will play Astoria 2 on December 20th.Tickets for the gig go on sale on Wednesday December 10th from seetickets and if you're to late try viagogo for premium tickets

Morrissey Adds More tour dates

Well, the miserable Manc has defied belief and added more dates to his 2009 tour.
The jaunt finishes with two shows in London at Mile End's Troxy Ballroom (May 26) and the Brixton O2 Academy (May 28).

Tickets go on sale Friday 10.00am 12th December on seetickets and if you miss out and are prepared to pay a premium then try viagogo for safe ticket transactions

Coldplay add more dates for 2009 tour

Coldplay have added more dates for their UK tour with support from Jay - Z unless stated


Coldplay, Lancashire County Cricket Club, Manchester, Sat 12 Sep 2009

Coldplay - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Wed 16 Sep 2009

Coldplay - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Wed 16 Sep 2009

Coldplay - Wembley Stadium, London, Fri 18 Sep 2009 - Girls Aloud Supporting

Coldplay - Wembley Stadium, London, Fri 19 Sep 2009

More Britney tour dates added

Britney Spears has added two more dates to her London concerts

Britney Spears, The O2 Arena, London, Sat Jun 13 2009
Britney Spears, The O2 Arena, London, Sun Jun 14 2009

Move quickly as tickets sell out fast

Morrissey tickets sold out today as expected and it's unlikely the moody manc wil be adding anymore dates.

If you've missed out and are prepared to pay a premium try viagogo

SImple Minds to Play Edinbugh Castle on sale 11th December 2008

Simple Minds are to play a one off gig at Edinbugh Castle in July 2009 the Frontman Jim Kerr revealed the gig would see the band play 1982's album 'New Gold Dream' in its entirety."To play at Edinburgh Castle is more than a dream come true," he said. "Particularly since we have been looking for a sensational backdrop in which to film and record this tour where we play our landmark album 'New Gold Dream' in its entirety."Tickets for the gig go on sale at 9am (GMT) on December 12. from the websites below

seetickets
ticketmaster

if you miss out you will be able to buy premium tickets from viagogo

Ticket Sales Friday 5th December 2008

They're a few concerts worth a mention that go onsale tomorrow these include
Bob Dylan
Morrissey
Nickleback
Britney Spears
Coldplay supported by Girls aloud

check with the following
seetickets
ticketmaster
ticketline
if you miss the boat and are prepared to pay a premium try viagogo

Bob Dylan UK tour Dates

The following UK dates have been announced:
Sheffield Hallam Arena – April 24thLondon
O2 Arena – April 25th
Cardiff International Arena – April 28th
Birmingham NIA – April 29th
Liverpool Echo Arena – May 1st
Glasgow SECC – May 2nd

All venues are fully seated except Cardiff, which has seats to the side and rear with GA standing on the floor. Ticket prices are £37 and £42 for Glasgow, Sheffield, Birmingham and Liverpool; £37.50, £42.50 and £47.50 for London and £40 standing and £42.50 seated for Cardiff. For the seated only venues, the higher prices are for the better seats – I only have the higher priced, better seats on offer.Tickets will go on sale through the venues and Ticketmaster on Friday December 5th at 9am

Bob Dylan UK Tour 2009

Tickets go on sale 5th December 2008

Theres a Dublin presale for 02 Ireland customers on Saturday. They can get the password by texting BOB to 51020.

Sheffield Arena 24/4
Cardiff 28/4
Tickets on sale tomorrow.
Prices seem to be £42 and £37 for Sheffield.Dublin is Eur 59.80 and 49.80

ticketmaster

more dates to follow

Concerts on Sale Friday 5th december 2008

They're a few concerts worth a mention that go onsale tomorrow these include morrissey, nickleback, Britney Spears and Coldplay supported by Girls aloud (yes you heard me right - Girls Aloud)

Sale dates vary so check with the following
seetickets
ticketmaster
ticketline

if you miss the boat and are prepared to pay a premium try viagogo

Ebay Concert ticket sellers can they be trusted?

During the course of my day searching for presale links etc I usually find myself on eBay at some stage looking at the average price of a ticket etc. This isn't something new but I think it needs to be pointed out as people who buy on eBay seem to think they have a fool proof protection against scams and this just isn't true.

Now I'm not saying the following two listings are scams but they certainly look very dodgy. Both were listing Britney spears tickets on Wednesday evening which was a day before the PRESALE date. I'll start with one I believe was a hijacked account the seller was anne19680_1 and the item number 190271378131 with a feedback rating of over 300.

All good so far you think to yourself but they were selling tickets which they claim were bought from overland tours ltd which itself is a ticket reseller. so we are in a situation where the tickets haven't even gone on sale and overland tickets has sold them to anne19680_1 who was then intending to sell them to another ebayer.

Now, this add may have been genuine but I'm 99% certain that neither person had the tickets yet and they would be joining the queue at 7.30am on Thursday morning to try and fill that order!

On a final note after looking at the feedback you'll see account regular activity up until July 2008 and then nothing until December so it's possible that the account had been hijacked.
Remember if you're buying gig tickets do your research!


The second Ebayer that warrants a mention is eflash08 with a feedback of 453 and item number 170284472211 who seems to sell a substantial amount of concert tickets. I must point out that the seller currently has 100% feedback but as feedback can only be left for 60 days after the purchase and tickets are sent out beyond that time then this could be misleading. Again this seller had listed Britney Spears tickets on Wednesday 4th a day before the were due to be released on presale. It poses the question does this seller always sell tickets he hasn't got in the hope of buying them up at a later date? If so it's a very dangerous way to do business. I emailed eflash08 and asked for a response but unfortunately I am yet to receive a reply.
Remember the official ticket outlets include
ticketmaster
seetickets
ticketline
ticketzone
livenation

trusted secondary ticket exchanges are
viagogo
seatwave
getmein

In my opinion you're playing Russian roulette if you use anything else

Morrissey announces tiny tour for 2009

Morrissey has announced a smallUK tour, which will include a two nights in Manchester. The former Smiths' and moody mancunian star will begin at London's Royal Albert Hall on May 11th before playing the Manchester Apollo on May 22nd and 23rd. Morrissey releases his new album, 'Years of Refusal', next February. Tickets for the tour go on sale tomorrow (December 5th) at 10am and will be available through seetickets and ticketmaster. If you're too late you can also get them at a premium from viagogo


London, Royal Albert Hall – May 11
Manchester, Apollo – 22/23

Britney Spears update presale code

After further investigation the presale code is individual but here's another one to keep you busy 92524249 On presale 7.30am! from Ticketmaster O2 customers can text BRITNEY to 2402 for a passcode

Britney Spears UK Presale tickets

I've just received the presale link for britney spears UK tour tickets which go onsale Thursday 4th at 7.30am. I've been given a presale pass sometimes this is generic and other times it's for each individual fanclub member but it's 33338434 and tickets can be found here.

She's also added another date as expected so at the moment we have
Thursday june 4th
Saturday June 6th
Sunday June 7th
Wednesday June 10th
Thursday June 11th

Remember presale tickets take advantage of fanclubs who are eager to get hold of tickets they are not the best seats in the house

Coldplay add another London date supported by Girls Aloud

Not really my cup of tea but Coldplay have added an additional date at London's Wembley Stadium to their 2009 UK tour.The band's show on September 18th, which will feature support from Girls Aloud, comes in addition to their sold-out date on September 19th.

Tickets are onsale now and can be bought from seetickets, ticketmaster and when they sell out try viagogo

Starsailor unveil UK tour for March 2009

Starsailor will be another band touring in March 2009 with the tickets going on general sale on the 5th of december from seetickets and ticketmaster but you can also purchase presale tickets from the bands website on the 3rd of December at 9am

Nickleback Uk Arena Tour

Chad Kroeger's Nickleback are due to tour the UK in May with a five date arena tour. Tickets go on sale on the 5th of December and are available from seetickets and ticketmaster. If you miss out try viagogo or ebay but don't forget to buy safely

presale tickets are onsale to fanclub members on the 3rd of December which you'll need to join here

The Specals Tour in 2009

To celebrate their 30 years the specials are reuniting for a series of gigs throughout the UK starting in Newcastle on the 22nd of April. At the moment the Coventry gig is being kept under wraps but a spokesperson for the band told ticketscam that something very interesting was being planned. Tickets go on sale from on the 11th of December 2008 and are available from seetickets and ticketmaster. If you miss out try viagogo or ebay but don't forget to buy safely

Cliff Richard & The Shadows

Cliff Richard tour tickets are selling out fast. Over the weekend extra dates were added for London, Manchester and Birmingham. Don't forget this is the last time Cliff and the shadows will be touring together. Tickets are onsale from official sellers at http://www.ticketmaster.com/ and http://www.seetickets.com/ with premium tickets available at a price from viagogo