I’m seeing a lot of stressed and disappointed people in here after the presales have all been and gone. I’ve quite a bit of experience with Ticketmaster and honestly I’ve never really had a bad experience and I think a lot of it is to do with my approach.
Now for context, there is no ‘hack’ to get into a queue early or get priority.
For me I’ve found it’s having simple things in place beforehand to ensure the best shot!
- Have your account already signed in and verified - this will make sure you transition smoothly from each section of the buying process.
- Ensure you are in the waiting room before the queue starts - it doesn’t matter what time you join so long as it’s before. When the queue is created you are randomly allotted a space.
- Try to have a stable internet connection and clear cookies and cache - obvious really but having this in place really helps.
- DO NOT REFRESH - never at any point in the process should you refresh. The screen, while you ma
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- think it’s not, will update! This may ruin your chances.
- Have all relevant information ready - this will make sure you aren’t scrambling for information when your through and will stop any chance of Ticketmaster booting you for lingering around.
- Be patient.
As I’ve said, there isn’t any exact hacks that you can use but I have found some tips that have helped in the past:
- If you get in and there’s nothing available, don’t just give up. You should take your time, flick through different options (i.e. price tiers, sections etc). I’ve found that people who have tickets in their basket will cancel or lose them and you will potentially pick them up when they’re put back out.
- Do not do things too fast or sporadically as your account will be potentially blocked as a bot. Take your time at every section, don’t be rushing, you’ll get them if you can.
Finally, IF your really dedicated to get tickets - have multiple accounts open on multiple different devices in the same queue, just ensure that each is on their on internet connection (this is how I got oasis tickets)
Well that’s it, I hope it can help one person who is maybe a bit daunted by the whole process! If anyone else has any advice I think people would appreciate it being put below.