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The 02 are thieving bastards.
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2024 6:39 pm
by Top of the JES
Took a small back pack to the game today as I had a convoluted journey. My wife also took a very small one person back pack.
We are now at the O2 to watch Michael McIntyre ( I know not my idea)and they won’t let us in with two small rucksucks £10 each to go in the bag store!
Re: The 02 are thriving bastards
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2024 6:46 pm
by Long slender neck
Did security check the bags? If so, on what grounds are they not allowed? The drink prices there are crazy.
Re: The 02 are thriving bastards
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2024 6:57 pm
by Top of the JES
Nope bags are too big for them we told them we were happy for a search and the bags are really small, obviously no mention on tickets etc.
Re: The 02 are thriving bastards
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2024 6:58 pm
by Rich Tea Wellin
Was there nothing on emails prior to the show? It is a con but I sort of get it after what happened at Manchester arena
Re: The 02 are thieving bastards.
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2024 7:01 pm
by LittleMate
I'd have swerved it. MM ain't that great.
Re: The 02 are thieving bastards.
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2024 7:12 pm
by The Mindsweep
I've been to see a few comedy acts but I feel they are not worth the price you pay. They were enjoyable, but so would they have been if I had watched them on the TV at home.
A funny bloke with a mic is not enhanced like a gig, where you can get involved by dancing and singing along, or a stage production where there is alot going on.
Re: The 02 are thieving bastards.
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2024 7:13 pm
by one o in huntingdon
If you have an O2 phone I think the cloaks are free along with priority queue. Definitely were last time I went to one of their venues (Brixton Academy)
Re: The 02 are thriving bastards
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2024 7:14 pm
by Long slender neck
Top of the JES wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 6:57 pm
Nope bags are too big for them we told them we were happy for a search and the bags are really small, obviously no mention on tickets etc.
The bags are too big for what?
Re: The 02 are thieving bastards.
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2024 7:16 pm
by Constanza
These days you can go to a Stewart Lee live comedy gig and he doesn't even do any jokes.
Re: The 02 are thieving bastards.
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2024 7:18 pm
by Long slender neck
I noticed the resale tickets were going for about £40. How much did you pay?
Re: The 02 are thieving bastards.
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2024 7:24 pm
by Top of the JES
Constanza wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 7:16 pm
These days you can go to a Stewart Lee live comedy gig and he doesn't even do any jokes.
A4 or less - I complained to a supervisor and he agreed they are OK said that some of his staff are a bit over zealous.
Re: The 02 are thieving bastards.
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2024 7:25 pm
by Top of the JES
Long slender neck wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 7:18 pm
I noticed the resale tickets were going for about £40. How much did you pay?
Don’t ask!
Re: The 02 are thieving bastards.
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2024 9:00 am
by Stowaway
Constanza wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 7:16 pm
These days you can go to a Stewart Lee live comedy gig and he doesn't even do any jokes.
He can do jokes. He just chooses not to.
Re: The 02 are thieving bastards.
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2024 9:12 am
by CEB
It’s very common now to have stupid bag regulations.
Re: The 02 are thieving bastards.
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2024 9:58 am
by Rich Tea Wellin
Went to ally pally to see king gizzard last year and they charged me a tenner for bag drop which was a few kids under a gazebo outside the venue, over some fields and tucked away behind a bush
Re: The 02 are thieving bastards.
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2024 11:15 am
by Monkey Boy
Top of the JES wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 6:39 pm
Took a small back pack to the game today as I had a convoluted journey. My wife also took a very small one person back pack.
We are now at the O2 to watch Michael McIntyre ( I know not my idea)and they won’t let us in with two small rucksucks £10 each to go in the bag store!
To be fair Jes I’m pretty sure it does say that when you book up and get the tickets,I’ve been there several times and my tickets have said that. As for the O2,went to see Elton John a few months ago and they charged us £19.50 for a water and small glass of wine in a plastic cup. I couldn’t understand at the time why there were no queues at the counter,I did warn mrs monkey but did she listen,did she b-llocks
Re: The 02 are thieving bastards.
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2024 11:49 am
by Top of the JES
Monkey Boy wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 11:15 am
Top of the JES wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 6:39 pm
Took a small back pack to the game today as I had a convoluted journey. My wife also took a very small one person back pack.
We are now at the O2 to watch Michael McIntyre ( I know not my idea)and they won’t let us in with two small rucksucks £10 each to go in the bag store!
To be fair Jes I’m pretty sure it does say that when you book up and get the tickets,I’ve been there several times and my tickets have said that. As for the O2,went to see Elton John a few months ago and they charged us £19.50 for a water and small glass of wine in a plastic cup. I couldn’t understand at the time why there were no queues at the counter,I did warn mrs monkey but did she listen,did she b-llocks
Nothing on our tickets MB, and can't see it in the booking conditions. They agreed to a quick bag search and relented so all's good.
Re: The 02 are thieving bastards.
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2024 4:43 pm
by EliotNes
BTTT, so are most performance venues nowadays, IMO.
Re: The 02 are thieving bastards.
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2024 6:15 pm
by Cheshunto
Absolute Rip off,
What about your wife’s handbag was that allowed ??
Re: The 02 are thieving bastards.
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2024 6:49 pm
by Scuba Diver
Monkey Boy wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 11:15 am
Top of the JES wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 6:39 pm
Took a small back pack to the game today as I had a convoluted journey. My wife also took a very small one person back pack.
We are now at the O2 to watch Michael McIntyre ( I know not my idea)and they won’t let us in with two small rucksucks £10 each to go in the bag store!
To be fair Jes I’m pretty sure it does say that when you book up and get the tickets,I’ve been there several times and my tickets have said that. As for the O2,went to see Elton John a few months ago and they charged us £19.50 for a water and small glass of wine in a plastic cup. I couldn’t understand at the time why there were no queues at the counter,I did warn mrs monkey but did she listen,did she b-llocks
Crazy price.
Was at Ally Pally the other Saturday and iirc was about £9.50 for a pint and a diet-coke.
Door staff seemed pretty pleasant too, with 10,000 people or whatever it was to deal with..
Re: The 02 are thieving bastards.
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2024 7:26 pm
by Monkey Boy
Cheshunto wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 6:15 pm
Absolute Rip off,
What about your wife’s handbag was that allowed ??
She only took a small bag so wasn’t a problem
Re: The 02 are thieving bastards.
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 8:22 am
by cymruO
Any checks done in the bag store? Could be a great haul of bombs.
Re: The 02 are thieving bastards.
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:32 am
by Stowaway
I went to the O2 Docklands a few years ago to see Massive Attack, it was the worst gig experience of my life. Queues were enormous, we waited for around an hour and when we got to the gate we were told we couldn’t bring our bags in and had to go all the way back around the other side of the venue to the bag check and then had to queue up all over again. We got in so late that we had to stand near the back, couldn’t see a thing, people were talking all the time so we couldn’t hear it either. We gave it 15 minutes and left. £100 down the pan.
Ally Pally is no better, the view is even worse and then sound is appalling. I swore never to go there again, and a couple of weeks ago one of my favourite bands, Interpol announced their only London date there. So I’m going to Bristol to see them instead.
Re: The 02 are thieving bastards.
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:37 am
by Hoover Attack
Top of the JES wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 6:39 pm
Took a small back pack to the game today as I had a convoluted journey. My wife also took a very small one person back pack.
We are now at the O2 to watch Michael McIntyre ( I know not my idea)and they won’t let us in with two small rucksucks £10 each to go in the bag store!
At least put one bag inside the other and save yourself a tenner.
Commiserations on seeing Michael McIntyre.
Re: The 02 are thieving bastards.
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:39 am
by Hoover Attack
Stowaway wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:32 am
I went to the O2 Docklands a few years ago to see Massive Attack, it was the worst gig experience of my life. Queues were enormous, we waited for around an hour and when we got to the gate we were told we couldn’t bring our bags in and had to go all the way back around the other side of the venue to the bag check and then had to queue up all over again. We got in so late that we had to stand near the back, couldn’t see a thing, people were talking all the time so we couldn’t hear it either. We gave it 15 minutes and left. £100 down the pan.
Ally Pally is no better, the view is even worse and then sound is appalling. I swore never to go there again, and a couple of weeks ago one of my favourite bands, Interpol announced their only London date there. So I’m going to Bristol to see them instead.
Ally Pally is a great venue, seen loads of bigger artists there without any issue.
Why do people have to take bags with them? What are you carrying around?
