taxi4ballet Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Last May my daughter was asked by her friend if she would like to go and see Jessie J in concert, and tickets were duly bought for the concert this coming March - a long time to wait if you are 13! We've just found out that she has postponed her tour because she will be on TV in 'the Voice' again and the concert will not now be until October... That's 18 months for children to wait (and 18 months for our money to sit in their bank account). A massive thumbs down to Jessie J, 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 That's appalling! Perhaps Ms J should repay the 6 months worth of extra interest she is earning! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie 2 Milner Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 That is really poor. Sometimes these "stars" do treat their public badly. I bought tickets for Leonard Cohen at The Hop Farm here. Then the interest shown he decided to move it to Wembly! We could have just transferred tickets but even so 20 mins down the road or Wembly huge difference. Some people had booked accomodation to see it here and they got no refunds for that. Thought it was very shabby of him to do that. Also we didn't get huge notice either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 That does make me cross. I was considering buying dd a couple of tickets (birthday treat) to see Miranda Hart's stand-up tour but tickets went on sale in December - for the tour which starts in March 2014! I didn't have the money to spare in December for a tour in 15 months' time. :-( 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 That's the same as the tickets for War Horse! It's all very well planning in advance but that is surely ridiculous. What happens if your plans have to change and you can't go? Years ago a friend and I booked to see Marvin Gaye at the Phil in Liverpool. The date was reset and then reset again and finally reset for Southport! We heard informally that the Phil had just given up on him. Well we finally go to Southport. Edwin Starr did his set. The interval was so enormously long that we saw 15 minutes of Marvin Gaye and then had to leave to get the last train back to Liverpool (as did many of the audience). I could not repeat our thoughts in an open forum! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I notice that more and more places are offering insurance against you being unable to attend your selected event: I wonder if this covers any of these situations? I agree, it's very poor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 It is poor, especially with pop concerts for the youngsters - who knows whether that pop star will still be 'cool' by October? So-called celebrities do seem to be taking their fans for granted more and more these days!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2dancersmum Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Especially since Jessie J knew last summer that she was doing The Voice again so it was hardly unavoidable. It really is just taking fans for granted! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MargaretN7 Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 That's the same as the tickets for War Horse! It's all very well planning in advance but that is surely ridiculous. What happens if your plans have to change and you can't go? ! I managed to get some fairly last minute tickets for Warhorse, direct from National Theatre although the play has moved to another London theatre - it's always worth investigating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Thanks Margaret. I should have made clear I meant the tickets for the regional tour of War Horse, which have been on sale for some time for well over a year in advance. I gather they are selling fast too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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