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never has any luck!

You may remember I was asking if anyone had tickets for Reading Festival which is on over this weekend. He couldn't afford a ticket when they were first on sale and has been trying everywhere to get one at a reasonable price, full price is I think £160! He arranged to take the rest of his holiday over the weekend, ie. from Thursday to Tuesday and took his tent to his pal to take early Thursday morning so they could erect it near theirs and keep him a space. They assured him he would get a ticket when he got there. He was going with other mates in their car at lunchtime.
He even advertised on local Gumtree in case he could get a ticket, I saw an ad and emailed asking if they got offered two, could they ring me for my lad, he emailed me back and said Thanks Mum, that was me asking lol
Anyway during the morning his mate rings him from Reading, he has managed to forget son's tent so son had to go out and get another one (half price in Argos, £17) He goes off in other pal's car, £15 towards petrol, several of them, and they drop him off outside the festival venue so he can try and buy a ticket. He made himself a sign asking for one ticket but said there were touts everywhere getting to anyone who had ticket for sale and they had also bought up tickets earlier, and were reselling at over £400!
He thinks he must have walked about 20 miles, for hours, to try and get a ticket, and eventually gave up, left his stuff in his mates car and caught a train back to Norwich, £48 return, just £1 dearer than a single fare home. He is hoping his mates can get him a ticket today or tomorrow cheaply, and then he will use the return part of the ticket to get back there and enjoy his 'holiday'. He did wonder whether to get a b and b but that would have been almost as much as the train fare and if still unable to get a ticket, would have had to pay to get home as well.
Please cross your fingers he gets a ticket soon at a price he can afford, so he can enjoy himself with his mates.
Don't you wish you could wave a wand for your kids sometimes, to make things go right for them? He works two jobs to keep his flat going and I feel so sad for him stuck here without his mates. Even his new girlfriend had made other plans thinking he would be away!
Lizx

Liz, I do so hope your son gets a ticket. He certainly deserves one. Keep my fingers crossed for him.
Hilary. xx

Liz... how disappointing for him. I do hope his luck changes and he manages to get a ticket.

Jean x.

Aah Liz, Don't we feel for our kids? How I dislike the fact that these touts can get away with operating like that, cashing in on people who can't really afford it. I do hope something comes up for him.

Ann
Glos

Its just not fair Liz, is it......genuine fans want to see the festival and others just in it to make a fast buck..... I do hope his luck changes and he gets his ticket......x sally

fingers crossed he gets in what a shame maz

My son went to Reading yesterday, his girlfriends mum bought their tickets for them when they first went on sale and they have been paying her back monthly.

His friend didn't know if he could get the time off work until 3 weeks ago, by which time tickets from the normal sources had all been sold, so he paid £200 for one off ebay...... needless to say, his ticket never arrived and there's no sign of the person/site he bought the ticket from!

He went along with my son anyway in the hope that he could buy a ticket when he got there. He took a further £250 in cash for a ticket.

I haven't heard from them yet (son has his phone off to save the battery, so will only ring me if he's got a problem) so I don't know if his friend managed to get a ticket.

By the way, my son got his tent in Tesco's 2 weeks ago, they were in the sale, a 2 man one for £4.99!!!, and a sleeping bag for £3!!!!!!

Sandra

Morning Liz,

I do so hope that your son gets a ticket. I will cross
fingers and toes that he does.

Lindy xx

Morning Liz
i hope your son gets ticket keeping everything crossed for him
Love Dutchxx
ps goodmorning to all hope you better weather than us today ,rain and dismal

after paying £17 for a tent and £15 for petrol and also the train ticket, it would have been less stressful to get a ticket at the full asking price origially.... hope he does get to go asnd has a fantastic week-end.....

Thanks folks.

I know it would have been easier CP (love the name) but he didn't have the money when the tickets went on sale, he has a flat to run and arrears on rent and council tax he is paying back from when he did a college course and the council messed up his benefit claim. He would have had to pay the petrol money to get there anyway and it was his mate's error re the tent. If he doesn't use it he can get a refund on that altho he says he might keep it as his other tent is a bit old and smelly. He has done a lot of camping over the years and will do more so it isn't any ill store.
Sandra, he doesn't often go to Tescos except the mini one near his home for food bargains. The ones that do more than food are out of the city and he lives closer to the city centre and the Argos etc. He doesn't have a car and his scooter is off the road as he has to do his test again, it's run out.
I have heard of other people being ripped off over their tickets - it's a disgrace. Son said Reading organisers should do what Glastonbury did and put photos on the tickets so no one else can use them. I am hoping he doesn't end up ripped off too.
Hope your family's friend gets in ok.

Haven't heard from my lad, I expect he is still sleeping as he didn't get in till the early hours and was exhausted with all that walking about and then the travelling home and stress.
He is 26.

Lizxx

oh nooooooooooo

hope he manages to get one today babes

luv
stray
xx

We went to Reading today and there were two guys sitting beside the road holding a properly printed placard saying 'Tickets Wanted'

any luck?
Ros xx

I don't know but I do hope so.

Well, he made it! Managed to track down a ticket that a young (18 yr old) girl in Cromer had, she wanted £280 for it but was prepared to come into Norwich on the train to meet him at the station so he could then catch the train to London and then on to Reading. He managed to get her down to £260 (madness I think lol but it will be his only holiday this year) and he set off for the station. Then she rang him to say she had been called into work so no time to travel in and back again, so he had to get a train to Cromer and pick the ticket up. She took another £5 off for the train fare which was good of her, and I finally got a call to say he was at the Festival with his mates. He will be shattered poor lad!

He was still having a moan tho (wonder who he gets that from lol) he wasn't happy about the colour of his wristband! Fgs, boy, it's only a band, doesn't matter about the colour, you are there!!!

Just hope after all that effort, the weather isn't too horrible and he has a great time and stays safe. He should be home on Monday evening and I think he has Tuesday off to recover!
I am sure all your good wishes and positive thoughts helped him have his break.
Thanks, you lovely people.

Lizxx

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Hi Liz

Got text off of my son early hours to say he loved me!! How drunk was he, and there was I panicking as my phone had gone off!!!

His friend managed to get in after all, don't know how much he paid for his ticket though.

By the way my son is 19.

Sandra

Glad he got a ticket , Liz, hope he has fun.
Ros xx

really pleased to got to go, hope he enjoys it..