Has anyone done this instead of getting them in the post? I'm worried they will look fake if they dont print too well.

bungle said:

That's risky as hell and I think concert tix have some special code on them that is scanned so printing wouldn't work..

I've done it, they send you a PDF file to print, A4 size, ticket info at top, adverts for the remaining 2/3 of the sheet. There's a barcode on there if I remember correctly.

It's from ticketmaster - print out the PDF and the ticketmaster info + email and there shouldn't be an issue. It's like online check in at the airport - everyone else has nicely printed tickets, I turn up with a black and white A4 sheet I've folded up in my pocket that I've printed off from the BA website. You won't be the only one there using it.

I did it and it worked fine. There was a delay of about 10 minutes before the tickets came through after the order confirmation, which made me nervous, but it all worked just fine. They scan a barcode on the tickets the same as they do on the normal tickets.

Given the current postal strike, I'd definitely opt for this option again. I don't think it was available when I first put my order in.

And don't worry about them looking fake - as long as the barcode prints fine, you'll be okay. They don't have a pic of Prince on them or anything like that.

I save my tickets so I never use "ticketfast". If you dont care to save the ticket after its fine. You have unique barcode.

Dacoolen said:

You can save your tickt from ticketfast as well ???
At least here in Holland, since the tickets are not specially designed for the event with photographs etcetera.

See, me, I wouldn't want to do that, I want the TICKET. I still carry my 'Gold Experience' ticket from March 95 in my purse. It's old, faded and tatty and I've carried it with me for the last 12 years ( )

I shall be adding my new ones to make a collection.

...wow... does that make me a bit sad?

remko said:

You can save your ticketfast ticket but its nothing more than a boring piece of printer paper. I want the actual ticket as a keepsake.

Dacoolen said:

The orginial tickets here in Holland are also a boring piece of paper.....

I bought some tickets from ticketmaster at 4.30pm last night for last night's concert.... I got 3 in C3, Row D all together.

They sent me the pdf and everything - it was all good.

When I got to the arena, I queued up for about 10 mins to collect 'real' tickets - said my printer didn't work. No problem - so I got great seats and a real ticket to boot. You just need to have the credit card with you that you used. If I was abroad, this is how I would be doing it.

cheers
jamiestarr1uk
[Edited 8/4/07 3:12am]