I think the fact that the Eurovision song contest is being held in Liverpool this year is a pretty big deal for a lot of people in this country, as people that I’ve never even heard mention it before started talking to me about how we should go and how it’s always been their dream to attend.
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Not sure how many of those people actually bothered trying to get tickets today, but from what I can tell from all the people complaining on Twitter it was an absolute shxtshow, even worse than similar recent attempts to get tickets to see Beyonce, Taylor Swift and Blink 182. I’m not sure if that’s really that surprising considering it’s a one off event that all the homosexuals in Europe are trying to get tickets for, but even so people were quick to berate Ticketmaster for being such a useless platform that’s seemingly always used by major companies for similar events and don’t seem to be able to stop bots picking up tickets either.
Here’s a few of the most heartbroken reactions:
Even though I know nothing about music composition, I’ve realised it’d be easier to write a song, get selected for the national final, win that, then win through the semi-final to get into the Grand Final, then buy tickets via Ticketmaster #Eurovision pic.twitter.com/M0TkLMuxHO
— Robert Lanigan (@robertlanigan) March 7, 2023
If it makes anyone feel better… I couldn’t get #Eurovision Grand Final tickets…
…and I’m presenting the Opening Ceremony! #Ticketmaster pic.twitter.com/2m53xPzyWk
— Sam Quek (@SamanthaQuek) March 7, 2023
#Eurovision tickets has been an absolute shitshow. Imagine leaving it 2 months before the event & selling it over Ticketmaster of all places! pic.twitter.com/sWHezy5SH8
— Иво (@Evo_Loves_Brit) March 7, 2023
ticketmaster you take the absolute piss, as a huge #Eurovision fan + living in liverpool i was so excited, been in the lobby when it opened at 11:30, and ready for tickets at 12 how do you sell out with a 4 ticket max when theres only 2000+ people in front. ticketmaster is a joke
— rhianna ≅ (@rhiannamarsh_) March 7, 2023
15 fucking thousand dollars for a #Eurovision resale ticket.
How is this more insane than Beyonce and Taylor Swift combined. pic.twitter.com/4l9hozlLRY
— Priyant 👨🏾🚀 (@Priyant1987) March 7, 2023
Anyone getting to the ticket stage and then being told they have sold out?
What’s the point of keeping the queue when the event has sold out? #Eurovision
— Keeley (@alices_headband) March 7, 2023
Dear @TicketmasterUK, please have this code I created for you. It seems silly to make someone wait in a queue of 30,000+ when you already know there are no tickets left. And then offer them another queue when they hit the front. #Eurovision #Eurovision2023 #ticketmaster #soldout pic.twitter.com/biTGA3oV04
— Paul Shaw (@paulshaw) March 7, 2023
Really? @Ticketmaster I had to wait for 1 hour 30 minutes and I select the seats I want and then it says we couldn’t find any tickets for @Eurovision #eurovision #eurovisionnightmare #unhappy #unacceptable #ticketmaster
At least tell us all tickets are sold. Waste of the day. pic.twitter.com/NAep3KNPrg— Jason Bennett (@JB_TripReports) March 7, 2023
Eurovision 2023 Grand Final tickets sell on resale sites for £11,800 a ticket #eurovision #ticketmaster #news pic.twitter.com/LJp1vFiTJY
— Chris Chandler (@newswithchris) March 7, 2023
Trying to buy tickets for #Eurovision pic.twitter.com/kh8qYm1ZDX
— Sierra (@Andromeda_Alt) March 7, 2023
why would you ever ever ever decide to use Ticketmaster to sell anything #Eurovision #Ticketmaster pic.twitter.com/YV2opoTzcx
— molly 🌿🪐 (@mollturley) March 7, 2023
the reality #Eurovision pic.twitter.com/RMHOzn8mUE
— ouch (@iBurntMyLip) March 7, 2023
Yeah I think I’ll stand by my original statement that anyone who thought it was going to be easy to nab these tickets is extremely naive because there was no way it was going to be that simple to get a one fo 6000 tickets for a worldwide event, but even so it looks as though Ticketmaster have been predictably useless with their handling of the situation. How are they still allowed to look after such major events when everyone complains about them and they inevitably screw everything up? Seems completely ridiculous.
As for all the people who didn’t make it to Eurovision, I guess that’s a major bummer for them but I’ve heard that going and hanging out and watching it at the Eurovision Village on the big screens in the host city is a lot of fun as well. Kinda unrealistic expectations to get anywhere near a ticket for the grand final though. Always next year.
For more of the same, check out this Eurovision star who decided to smash up the stage in the heats. Bit much isn’t it?
