DEPECHE MODE IN GERMANY 2006
The "Touring The Angel" by Depeche Mode would not come to Brazil. We decided to see the show in Europe. The best date would be on January 26, 2006 (in Frankfurt). We had gone to Germany twice and we knew that this time, besides the cold, there was snow.
We discovered (in Frankfurt hotel) the tickets were sold out.
We went to Germany because of the show and we should find a way to find the tickets.
In the taxi, going to Festhalle, talking to the driver, we were warned that it was a bit dangerous (and uncommon) negotiating with scalpers in Germany.
We went at the box office and the clerk said there were no tickets. We decided to mention that we left Brazil just to see the show in Frankfurt. But he repeated: there were no more tickets.
It began to snow. People with tickets, got in Festhalle.
There was a huge banner warning of the danger of buying tickets from scalpers. However, there was no alternative. Under snow and speaking in German and English, I started to talk to a man. It was the negotiation right there at the venue door.
The original price was 59.50 euros. There was no negotiation. We wanted two tickets and the total went for 300 euros.
The problem persisted because of the various recommendations regarding scalpers. If the tickets were fake, it was a foreign country. We could be barred and we could have other problems.
In the end, it worked. We entered. We were near the stage.
The show was great. It was really a good experience.
The "Touring The Angel" by Depeche Mode would not come to Brazil. We decided to see the show in Europe. The best date would be on January 26, 2006 (in Frankfurt). We had gone to Germany twice and we knew that this time, besides the cold, there was snow.
We discovered (in Frankfurt hotel) the tickets were sold out.
We went to Germany because of the show and we should find a way to find the tickets.
In the taxi, going to Festhalle, talking to the driver, we were warned that it was a bit dangerous (and uncommon) negotiating with scalpers in Germany.
We went at the box office and the clerk said there were no tickets. We decided to mention that we left Brazil just to see the show in Frankfurt. But he repeated: there were no more tickets.
It began to snow. People with tickets, got in Festhalle.
There was a huge banner warning of the danger of buying tickets from scalpers. However, there was no alternative. Under snow and speaking in German and English, I started to talk to a man. It was the negotiation right there at the venue door.
The original price was 59.50 euros. There was no negotiation. We wanted two tickets and the total went for 300 euros.
The problem persisted because of the various recommendations regarding scalpers. If the tickets were fake, it was a foreign country. We could be barred and we could have other problems.
In the end, it worked. We entered. We were near the stage.
The show was great. It was really a good experience.