18/08/07; my girlfriend bought two vip tickets to the show. she had to get vip tickets because ticketmaster and their cronies made sure that they would milk this show for all it was worth and the £31.21 tickets were left to the folk with binoculars. this was going to be the trip of a lifetime and so we traveled 560 mile round trip to be welcomed by, no seat in the vip lounge back stage. had to ask for vege food 5 times before getting a couple of vol au vonts and 4 small bottles of drink each. the first act was pretty much a pub act. prince came on a full hour later than billed and left the stage on numerous occasions. one and half hours in total and messed about for much of that. this little package cost the best part of £500.00. or if you bother to read this prince $1000.00. this might be a pittance to you but not to us. could have put up with the rip off at the bar but to see the look on my girlfriends face when you finished early so as to go to the after show party for a couple of hours was a serious p off. she has been a lifelong fan of prince and he could do no wrong but she refused my offer after the 'main' show of getting some tickets to the after show. she has told me of days gone by when eileen ran the fan base and front row tickets were £25.00 and if you were a true fan the after show was magical so long as you could find it. once in though one could expect to meet the band members or even the man himself. i was a prince concert virgin until the 18th and to be honest i knew nothing of the man until i met my girlfriend, however, i soon found his music to be good, his guitar playing even better but the facts that he was a vege and a biker clinched it for me. such a sad shame that so many came away from that concert so dissilusioned with a sense of being well and truly ripped off. ps thanks for nothing ticketmaster, you bunch of thieving tossers. i will never purchase anything from or through you again. may you rot in pieces.

eye was ripped off big time buying vip tix....eye got a few floor seats 4 31.21 N with the difference between vip N reg tix eye could have paid some bills etc..makes me sad that we were decieved by the promoters N this very shabby fashion.
looks like were just getting 3 free drinks at the white bar with a dj and finger food like cheese on sticks....what a sham....eye was expecting a soundcheck N aftershow thrown N with front row seats..this disgusts me 4 all the hard earned cash eye spent.

post here 2 show ur thoughts and views,,,

peace,
WOLFY
[Edited 7/28/07 11:24am]
[Edited 7/28/07 11:27am]

http://www.housequake.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=92399

thats the most recent thread on HQ, but if you look back that forum you will maybe find an earlier one with more info (or do a search)

i've given fairly detailed instructions on how to obtain a refund if you got vip from TM and got seats behind the stage, it's very simple too

explain to person one, then ask for a line manager as they won't be able to help them. note names, job titles, extension numbers, times and dates of all calls so you have a log of who you spoke to

good luck

phone 02075362600 and ask for "maxine" this lovely lady apologized for the lacklustre vip treatment we received on the 18th and has offered us a proper vip reception with seats in the upper tier. to my mind maxine, who works for aeg, has come up trumps by making this offer. and ticketmaster should hang their heads in shame. we were put off going to see any acts at the dome after our last experience ,despite loving the dome itself, however, by making this gesture of goodwill maxine has convinced both shez and me to travel the best part of 600 miles round trip again. shez is over the moon at the prospect of seeing her hero again so if you read this PRINCE let's have a bit more than an hour and a half this time ( the 20/09/07 ) MAXINE, YOU ARE A SWEETHEART. THANK YOU. AND MAY LORD BUDDHA GRANT YOU MUCH GOOD KARMA.

I have been given tickets for the VIP on 9th September for my friend and myself and Maxine dealt with my complaint. Do think we should give some credit to Radio 5 live and the Guardian newspaper for taking up this matter on our behalf - although AEG seem to have got the message and been really helpful to us all.

phone 02075362600 and ask for "maxine" this lovely lady apologized for the lacklustre vip treatment we received on the 18th and has offered us a proper vip reception with seats in the upper tier. to my mind maxine, who works for aeg, has come up trumps by making this offer. and ticketmaster should hang their heads in shame. we were put off going to see any acts at the dome after our last experience ,despite loving the dome itself, however, by making this gesture of goodwill maxine has convinced both shez and me to travel the best part of 600 miles round trip again. shez is over the moon at the prospect of seeing her hero again so if you read this PRINCE let's have a bit more than an hour and a half this time ( the 20/09/07 ) MAXINE, YOU ARE A SWEETHEART. THANK YOU. AND MAY LORD BUDDHA GRANT YOU MUCH GOOD KARMA.

makes wolfy real happy that at least some of us have been sorted out.
i 2 put a complaint in 4 the awful reception and the bad seat i was offered for 240 quid....heres hoping i 2 get sorted but once my friends who all responded 2 my thread 2 make the media aware of the situation it gives me pleasure in knowing that there is a power when we all come 2gether like in my thread 2 show the ppl at the top that we wont take this bad treatment lying down.
we all worked really hard 4 that £££££ 2 pay 4 VIP....
peace n love,

WOLFY
[Edited 9/5/07 8:39am]