Lady Gaga has re-scheduled [due to 'logistical' issues] 2 shows and announced 3 further dates for May/ June 2010,
Update: 2nd night for Manchester’s MEN Arena on Thurs June 3rd 2010, onsale from Ticketmaster, Ticketline, Seetickets
Update: 2nd show for London O2 Arena on 31th May 2010, onsale from Ticketmaster
Trent FM Nottingham Arena on May 27th 2010 (re-scheduled from March 8th 2010)
Birmingham LG Arena on 28th
London O2 Arena on 30th
Manchester MEN Arena on June 2nd
Sheffield Arena on June 4th (rescheduled from March 7th 2010)
Tickets onsale from Ticketmaster, Ticketline, Ticketfactory, Seetickets
See Nottingham and Sheffield for more info on re-schedules
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[...] 5: Lady Gaga has re-scheduled her Nottingham and Sheffield shows and confirmed 3 new dates, see News
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 12:08
I am wondering if ticket prices will still be the same for the new shows?
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 12:09
better be, saying that, her wardrobe can’t be cheap!
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 12:11
She’ll probably do a Michael Buble and double them!
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 12:33
what other artist reschedules dates a week away for no reason?she says shes all about her “little monsters”(thats fans to the rest of us) then she changes the dates purely to add more around them and make more money, money grabbing bitch, i dont mindas i can buy more of her tickets and flog them
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 12:35
Tickets £50 - £75 according to livenation…
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 12:42
i reckon she will as well. Greedy bar stewart.
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 12:42
what ! so say if we bought tickets we send them back only to buy them back at a higher cost???? surely not!!! ,, NEW DATES MAYBE,,,,,, BUT SURELY NOT FOR THE RESCHEDULED DATES???
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 12:49
is there any explanation why shes rescheduled?
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 13:04
Beacuse she underestimated how huge she would be and didnt do enough dates the first time around..
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 13:06
She told you “logistic issues” - i.e., she realised hey,…look how much tickets were going for on seatwave?
*hmmmmm..
“I think I may as well postpone the last dates and do a few extra dates when the o2 is next available and make some more money. What do you reckon mr manager?”
“makes perfect sense ms gaga. We’d be gaga not to wouldn’t we,”
*CHUCKLE CHUCKLE
“And anyway, its only nottingham and the little towns we’ll be annoying. Our main fans we care about are in London right??”
“I think so, I don’t remember ever hearing the town Nottingham before”
“Don’t worry lady, I’ll call AEG o2, ticketmaster etc. first thing on Monday and get the dates changed!”
“cheers!”
*Gaga goes to bank to pay in cheque
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 13:12
Probably got a rash from wearing to much polyester, modacrylic and rayon outfits!
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 13:13
£50-75 confirms my expectations and synopsis of what happenned. I really need to get higher up in this industry. It’s just printing easy money. They call bankers fraudsters, but this is ridiculous!!
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 13:15
She might be learning how to lip-sync properly, or be getting tips on how to perform a FULL concert live??
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 13:16
Bloody hell you lot are cynical, why the hell would she need an excuse to come back in May anyway?
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 13:16
I am sure there is a good reason for the rescheduled dates. It would be in her (financial) benefit to do the dates in Nottingham & Sheffield next week and then still add new dates at those places in May/June. I am sure she’d have no problems selling them out again. So I’m sure the rescheduled dates isnt a money making reason.
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 13:18
To ride off the momentum and good reviews of her initial london shows perhaps?
It’s obvious shes doing it for the money. OBVIOUS.
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 13:19
Lady Gaga needs to cash in on her popularity now, great work from her people and myself like news for the new dates as well ie The O2. I think we all know she’s actually not that good and in a year or two’s time she’ll just be another Shakira. I’ll be looking to snap up a couple of ticks that’s for sure, ie get involved while she’s at the top.
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 13:20
She’s added more dates for the money, yeah, maybe because being a musician is her JOB?
It’s not an explanation for cancelling the two dates though.
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 13:20
my question is for the sheff date.. would we send our tickets back and get our 66.00 back.. and then be expected to pay 100 plus??? surely this cant be the case what do others think
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 13:22
Dont knock the hustle… I’d tour constantly if I were her!
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 13:22
You wont have to rebuy your tickets!!! if you do have to send them back (which I believe is pointless) you would just be reissued with the same ticket for the new date.
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 13:24
Julie,
No, your tickets are used for the rescheduled Sheffied dates UNLESS you can’t go and then you send them in. Someone here mentioned they are cancelled. LiveNation shows them to be rescheduled.
There is a difference.
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 13:24
whereistherent you are missing the point.
She is cashing in by screwing part of her fan base rescheduling for no genuine reason other than to ride off the momentum of her existing shows/tours.
If she just added dates leaving the existing ones present then that’s a different story (and it wouldn’t have carried as much press and free marketing). Typical money grabbing nasty person. Not even a statement from her - she couldn’t care less for her fans (which again was obvious - using “logistics” as the reason).
whereistherent don’t be so naive. Or maybe I shouldn’t be so negative :p
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 13:27
Spartacus says Lady Gaga would never survive the arena.
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 13:27
lol @ ‘another Shakira’ - Shakira is still a very successful artist. And has been for the last 10 years.
So I’m sure Lady Gaga would love to be ‘another Shakira’
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 13:28
Funny how 95.8 capital fm has not stopped playing gaga today and keeps mentioning the new dates at the o2 and the cancellation.
Great free marketing by gaga.
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 13:32
Shakira is in the same bracket as Alison Moyet, Tori Amos and Atomic Kitten - ie very popular for a specific time window, but then not long after just another random artist who had a couple of good songs once. Lady Gaga will be the same, although at this point in time she’s doing very well and has at least three or four good songs. But she won’t be able to keep that up, look at her.
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 13:37
i pretty disgusted with her too. I dont mind her addiing extra dates and i dont even mind her putting the prices up but to a) reschedule existing dates just so it makes it logistically easier for her sucks and b) insist on sending your tickets back in just to have them reissued is ridiculous. The only one who makes out like a bandit there is the Royal Mail! So any tickets I’ve sent to my friends they have to send back to me RMSD for me to send back to TM RMSD for them to send me them back again and for me to send them back to my friends again RMSD. What a joke.
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 13:38
Totally agree highflyer. At least we get “royalties” for these new dates. I certainly won’t be in attendance.
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 13:40
I’d have to say if I were a fan I’d be really peed off too - imagine paying through the nose to see her at the O2 this week only for her then to add another date. Why didn’t she do it before! These artists really dont help in the fight against touts do they!
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 13:45
I hadn’t even thought of that highflyer.
And you miss the first set of dates and you hear “hey there are new dates, super!”
Only to see she jacks up the price to £50-75 only 2-3 months later!?! I mean surely it’ll make more sense to add MORE dates at the SAME original price rather than less dates at higher prices and p*ss off fans.
O, but I just realised that’d mean gaga turning up late more often and actually having to work twice as hard doing more dates. We can’t have her mess up her costumes can we?
As I said she doesn’t care about touts and fans and what not. Its all about the MONEY!!! Money makes the world go around.
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 13:50
I reckon she should name her next single and call it “Gigs, touts and money”.
And peform it live dressed in a $100 bill.
I’d pay to see that!! lol.
My my she hustled you Nottingham crowd very well. She really does have a poker face. haha
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 14:02
Looks like the new dates are all seated, so I suspect only a few of the tickets in the front blocks will be £75 and 95% of them will be £50.
£50 is probably about right in the current market for her.
Just to join in the debate, I don’t think she is a flash in the pan. I think she could easily end up in the Britney and Christina bracket and have some longetivity. She has enough about her to sustain the media interest and her songs are catchy and appeal to a wide range ( i’ve heard her in dance/rock/indie clubs) and there were kiddies to oldies at her Manchester gig. Same sort of thing with her making the Glastonbury lineup last year and looks set to be high up at V Festival this year, very few pop artists have ever made it to where she is expected to end up on the V lineup this year, except maybe Dido.
Shakira, Atomic Kitten and Tori Amos never had the kind of demand we’ve just had for Lady Gaga or even close. Gaga is huge now and she has gone down a storm with these gigs. If she releases another album anywhere near the success of these 1 and a half she’s done then she’ll be here to stay. I don’t particuarly like her btw, I took the other half but thought she was pretty good and everybody lapped her up throughout.
She’s got a habit of cancelling already, didn’t turn up for some of her Take That support slots and missed most of her V slot last year..
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 14:04
hi sean.. how do you know her next gigs are seated?
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 14:09
All seated now is it? That usually means just one thing (cynical hat on)….
Package options on Amex Card holders, etc
these package options with dinner, signed laminated turd framed pictures ect at £150+ pop each
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 14:14
SB I think you have nailed it.
You gotta love the lovegame lovegame - from the poker face.
What a hustler!
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 14:18
What is the problem with her making money from her five minutes of popularity? In the long term she will probably end up being yourself like as I’ve mentioned above, but what’s wrong with her cashing in now? I don’t get it. If people want to see her, they’ll pay, if they don’t, they won’t.
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 14:21
As for Shakira, Atomic Kitten and Tori Amos - I’m not talking about demand for gigs, I’m talking about being very popular for a given perid of time like Lady Gaga is now and making the most of that financially, measuring demand for gigs would only be one way of guaging that. I have no idea if Atomic Kitten ever toured, but I know they were hugely popular and commercialised back in the day, even though their music was terrible and their fans were mostly dimwits. All three of those acts have gone through what Lady Gaga is going through now. Clearly she won’t stand the test of time, just like those three, but for now she is very successful and fair play to her.
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 14:26
Well the seating plans for it are all seated on LN. On reflection that probably means nothing at the moment
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 14:28
Sean,
you answered your own question. I wouldn’t take too much notice of the seating plan.
Jack Johnson and Rhianna is also on the LN website as fully seated and we know that’s not the case.
Thinking about it, I think it will just be standing as before now.
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 14:42
Trips there is nothing wrong with making money from touring. That IS their job afterall.
What I am against is;
1) Her target audience is generally quite young - asking prices of £50-75 is too high in my opinion for her target audience (especially given how rarely she has if ever toured in the uk). If it was her 2nd or 3rd UK tour then fine.
2) Increasing the price within 2 months of her latest gig in the same venue is wrong and immoral - no argument about that I hope
3) Cancelling within 1 weeks notice for little or no genuine reason is poor.
4) Adding dates so soon after her latest show when she knew full well she could’ve added a date earlier, saving hundreds if not thousands of desperate unfortunate fans having to pay ridiculously over the odd prices to touts
5) If the AMEX ridiculously tiered pricing prophecy does indeed come true, I am thoroughly against giving the richest fans the best seats. *This point is based purely on historical cynical speculation mind.*
6) Ultimately, lastly for playing her fans like a game of poker and making money out of them in such a seedy b*tchy way.
I can think of many artists who’d never do the above. NEVER. And if management forced them to do it they’d make a public statement and apologise to their fans. Her website apology is very generic and not genuine at all.
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 14:42
LOL - people like to complain just for the hell of it.
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 14:50
When we are slaving over crappy jobs in a recession,and we are well over qualified for our role, and someone not at all that musically gifted gets given the chance to make millions and treats the people who got her there like that, why shouldn’t I complain?
If only humans were intelligent enough to boycott idiots like I have seetickets; economics & market forces would soon force losers like her to appreciate what she has got and been given.
But unfortunately there are too many stupid people out there to let people like her get away with an attitude like this and keep printing money.
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 14:59
Highflyer- I just the following e-mail from ticketline :
“Further to the email you have received today regarding the rescheduled tour dates for Lady GaGa, a copy of which is included below, we have been advised that Original tickets for both shows in Sheffield and Nottingham WILL remain valid for the rescheduled dates.”
Looks like sense has prevailed!
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 15:00
Is she likely to do the Mon after the Sunday as an extra date at the O2? Rod has the Sat before hand.
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 15:00
seated or not - this is going to be big, you all know it… Just enjoy!
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 15:01
Spartacus says “why don’t you all stop moaning and join my slave rebellion”
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 15:28
Chancer - TFFT!
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 17:02
My thoughts as well !
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 18:07
£75,65 and 50 + fees of course.
Posted on March 4th, 2010 at 17:57
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/mar/05/lady-gaga-ticket-prices
Well well well… looks like I was right. I don’t think livenation will care mind.
Posted on March 5th, 2010 at 14:04
Disgraceful!
I wonder if a boycott is in the wings regarding this!!
Posted on March 5th, 2010 at 15:19
Same as before at the O2 - standing in the middle, seated levels 1 & 2. Works out at nearly £85 with fees for most tickets (except level 4)…
Posted on March 8th, 2010 at 16:48
I just managed to get a pair for Sheffield on See Tickets for the re-arranged date. Nice! £27.50 each.
Posted on March 8th, 2010 at 17:57
Does anyone have the pre sale code for gaga tickets in manchester 2nd june? x
Posted on March 8th, 2010 at 19:42
I’ve seen on one site that standing tickets are 65 plus fees - I wonder if this means they are doing Gold Circle Standing at the o2 this time?
Posted on March 8th, 2010 at 20:40
Trent - get ready for a box office collection then !
Posted on March 8th, 2010 at 23:35
The usual shite O2 “pre-sale” …
I gotta get decent seats for this gig so this is gonna get expensive for me on the secondary market
Posted on March 9th, 2010 at 10:10
Posted on March 9th, 2010 at 10:12
Block 112 Row D - I wouldnt call that shite!
Posted on March 9th, 2010 at 10:13
I got row c - But I didnt think we were bragging on here anymore.. thats not gonna make anyone feel better now is it?!?!?
Posted on March 9th, 2010 at 10:14
Wonder if they’ll come after the fees they’ve forgotten to add on? Should be £75 + £9.25 fees according to Ticketmaster but when you buy them, they’ve forgotten to add the £9.25.
They’ve just added them in now at about 9:15, reckon they’ll come for the booking fees on the tickets they sold without them?
Posted on March 9th, 2010 at 10:15
@Sean - lol - I thought they were slightly cheaper than I was expecting! I bet somebody is feeling fairly insecure in their job at Ticketmaster HQ right now… Are they allowed to up the price? I would have thought that would be illegal. If you make a sale at a price, surely you are bound by it - shops can’t chase you out the shop asking for extra
Posted on March 9th, 2010 at 10:19
They can - they can cancel the order at their discression.
Posted on March 9th, 2010 at 10:21
They’ve come for extra postage before on standing tickets they charged at standard post but needed to send secure delivery so wouldn’t suprise me.
It is a lot to lose out on, don’t know how many tickets go to the o2 pre-sale but think its a couple of thousand, at least £6.25 a ticket, fair old amount to lose. Definately a mistake because they’ve added them on now if you manage to bring any up
Posted on March 9th, 2010 at 10:22
Good for you guys - I’m gonna get raped on Seatwave/whatever I imagine …
Bragging about seats is fine by my books, just don’t shove your secondary profits down me throat at the same time …
Posted on March 9th, 2010 at 10:22
Also Standing tickets only have standard post as an option - Nice and cheap!
Posted on March 9th, 2010 at 10:23
John, she’ll likely add the 31st as well, sure at these prices you’ll be able to find some somewhere along the way at face if you try for all the pre-sales etc.
Posted on March 9th, 2010 at 10:25
Would be fairly unethical to cancel on their mistake, surely only that other agency we all know and love would pull that kind of stunt (which you’d find out at the Box Office on the night of the event)
Posted on March 9th, 2010 at 10:25
Im sure they wont - they will just fire the poor sod who lost them all their profit! I dont personally think she will add (although she probably will…) as she suffered quite badly with stress last time (cancelling US dates due to exhaustion) so if shes sensible - she wont overdo it just for the sake of making more money (when she has made a mint already) but then again - some people think money is more important than health…
Posted on March 9th, 2010 at 10:28
I’m in the smoke on the 30th for a weekend away (Love Never Dies on the 29th), hence I wanted to make this date - will be back in Brum on the 31st.
I have the option of the smelly NEC on the Friday before but I haven’t even been to the O2 yet and it woulda been fab to add that to the weekend away …
Posted on March 9th, 2010 at 10:28
Monday 31st May is a bank holiday so she is more than likely to add that.
Posted on March 9th, 2010 at 10:30
Notts 27/5
Brum 28/5
Day Off 29/5
O2 30/5
Nothing 31/5
Nothing 1/6
MEN 2/6
Defo a date going in after the O2 in my opinion. Even though once again theo2 are advertising it as “1 extra night”
Posted on March 9th, 2010 at 10:31
I thought that was a bit cheeky - calling it an extra night to the same tour - but this night is going to cost you twice as much!! lets hope its twice as good then shall we!!?!?!
They could at least have had the decency to call it a different tour then her less educated fans would see this as a justified reason to spend twice as much - I was happy for what I got for £35 - but for £75 (with or without booking fees) I want a lapdance! And I dont even swing her way - but its principles!!!!
Posted on March 9th, 2010 at 10:33
Ah I see your problem John.
The o2 isn’t *that* great anyway, it is quite out of the way, the restaurants and bars are horrendously over priced and the upper tier is extremely steep even by arena standards. The LG has been refurbed now too?
Posted on March 9th, 2010 at 10:36
Ticketmaster have now taking the booking fees - log on and see.
Posted on March 9th, 2010 at 10:43
Oh, and it is more than likely she’ll add Monday 31 May, especially as it’s a bank holiday.
Posted on March 9th, 2010 at 10:46
I’m pretty sure what Ticketmaster have just done is illegal, they’ve actually just gone and charged the card an entirely different price that they’ve shown on the screen and confirmed by email.
Booking screens and order confirmation shows…
Lady Gaga
The O2, London,
Sun 30 May 2010, 19:00
Order for: *********
Seat location: section BK ******
Total Charge: £302.50
Now TM account shows:
ype
RING
Price
£84.25 x 4
RING
Ticket Price
£75.00 x 4
Service Charge
£9.25 x 4
SUBTOTAL
£337.00
Tickets/Items
£337.00
Standard Post
(includes Order Processing Fee)
£2.50
TOTAL CHARGES
£339.50
Posted on March 9th, 2010 at 10:50
Yeah I know, I’d only take seats in 101/102 or 111/112 anyway. Clearly I wasn’t quick enough compared to some of the “pros”. I coulda had 108 etc but I’m not accustomed to trying to watch a gig that’s 100yds away, especially at these prices lol. I’d never do the 400s under any circumstances!
It just woulda been cool as a one-off O2 adventure seeing as we’re there anyway with not much to do on the Sunday evening I imagine.
I’ll try my luck tomorrow although I imagine there was prolly a 100 decent seats today and the rest have already been “reserved” for people richer than me and will never see primary sale …
Posted on March 9th, 2010 at 10:53
Sean - me too, theyve just changed mine as well.
Posted on March 9th, 2010 at 10:55
Me too - does this mean anybody who cannot go selling on Getmein can add a few quid onto the sale price after it has been agreed? As this is standard business practice, apparently!
Posted on March 9th, 2010 at 11:04
They did the same with me on the Kings Of Leon pre-sale a couple of weeks back - they forgot to charge me postage (the confirmation screen and email confirmation definitely didn’t include anything for postage), then I checked my TM account a couple of days later and they’d added £5.25.
Bizarrely, a few days ago I noticed a refund for £2 from Ticketmaster on my credit card statement and when I checked the booking again they’d reduced postage to £3.25! (And no email to let me know or anything) Very odd.
But yes, surely it’s illegal to confirm one price at the time of booking and then charge the card a different (higher) amount?!
Posted on March 9th, 2010 at 12:24
I just checked my online bank statement and it appears Ticketmaster have only charged the initial price they offered (£65.00 x 4 tickets + postage = £262.50).
Posted on March 9th, 2010 at 13:25
Have a look what your TM account says now for the tickets that were bought without the booking fee!
Posted on March 9th, 2010 at 14:24
false alarm, said cancelled but has changed back again now. very strange
Posted on March 9th, 2010 at 14:37
Sean - my Ticketmaster account says £65.00 + £8.25 x 4 tickets + postage = £295.50, but I’ve still only had £262.50 taken from my bank account…
Posted on March 9th, 2010 at 14:38
I got charged same as you ganga_man
Posted on March 9th, 2010 at 21:35
Having looked at the price of shit seats on the secondary market, I thought better of it and bagged a pair in 105 this morning so we will get to go to the ball, though we’ll need our binoculars I imagine …
Posted on March 10th, 2010 at 10:58
Dear Ticketmaster customer,
We are writing to you regarding your booking for the Lady Gaga event at The O2, London, on 30 May 2010.
Due to an administration error, at the time of purchase, your booking did not include the service charge. Due to our internal auditing procedure, it has been necessary for us to cancel and re-book your tickets. You will not incur the cost of the service charge, so there is no additional cost to you. We have covered this cost due to the inconvenience caused.
In order to check this, please go to your My Ticketmaster online account. It will appear that your tickets have been cancelled, however, please scroll down where you will find a new booking with the service charge included. Your tickets remain the same and all other details are unaffected.
Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Posted on March 12th, 2010 at 20:59
on the other hand I got a refund from them today for some tickets i bought where theyd charged me special delivery postage and they should have been normal 1st class.
Posted on March 12th, 2010 at 21:05
I’ve been getting a lot of orders through from seetickets recently. Not one box office collection.
Posted on March 13th, 2010 at 14:33
regarding seetickets - most orders received a month early, a couple orders 10 days before.
Posted on March 13th, 2010 at 23:51
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