So the much publicised Michael Jackson UK tour went on sale last week… and the whole process reminded me exactly why I rarely go to live events in this country. The face value of the tickets for the O2 started at £50.00, the event goes on sale at 7am and the nation starts dialling the ticket hotline… after several hours of being on hold (thanks again honey 
) and trying to log onto the website which was crashing, try googling tickets and what do you get? Michael Jackson tickets on sale upwards of £300.00 - within minutes of being released!! Why can’t they finally get their act together and limit the amount of tickets you can purchase to, say, two which have your name printed on and you have to show ID when you enter the event? It really is about time that touts and last minute sold out events companies are stopped in their tracks and allow true music fans (not just corporates with several hundreds of pounds to blow on a gig) to get involved. Having worked in corporate events for several years, I regularly purchased tickets at massively inflated prices (£5k for a pair of tickets to Wimbledon once just to send a good client..) and if events full of no atmosphere and individuals staying in their corporate boxes for more champagne and canapes is what the promoters and artists want? Then so be it.
Needless to say I didn’t get Michael Jackson tickets!
