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I am in the habit of doing online competitions. I've won a couple of tiny things. Anyway, at some point I entered to win tickets for Hard Rock Hell which is this November in Haven ( I think, it's not very clear) in North Wales.
Not an event I'd be that bothered about really but I seem to have won the tickets so hey ho.
But:
- I have to pay £15 admin cost per free ticket ( although the full price is £99) so it's ringing some alarm bells.
- it's a two day pass with no accommodation ( the ones with accomodation are in the £500 region) so I'd need to sort something. I have a campervan so it should be possible somewhere ( there is touring parking on site although it's not clear if you can book that). Bit too far for a daily commute.
- it just might be a bit shit. It's a bit of a dodgy line up and I'm wondering wether it'd be two days with a lot of very drunk people.
Bit of a change, fairly cheap, relive my youth or waste of money, possibly a scam or to be avoided?
Tipton is a small fishing village in the borough of Sandwell.
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I'd certainly be thinking scam if they want money for "free" tickets.
I'm rapidly going off the idea.
Last year I 'won' six tickets for me and some friends but still had to pay £10 admin fee on top for each ticket.
They are usually quite a good laugh.. cheap tickets because they get you on accommodation.. Luckily i'm from north Wales and just drive there for each day, or if i'm feeling special i have a mate in caernarfon where i crash..
But for £10 a ticket it's great, if you do get 6 tickets, and have 6 friends, splitting accommodation isn't really that bad.
Or get a chum who's a journalist to call them and offer to do a piece on it, who then gets offered free accommodation, help him interview your favorite bands then leave him to it while you get bladdered and have a great time... That was a good time!
Still a bit of a bargain considering the bands on!
It's a good deal if your a local. I went last November for one night after a mate won the same, £10 each for six of us. We all live not too away far so arranged a taxi home. Remember to add cost of food and beer, not cheap. The event itself, not bad, two stages in two halls, one very large. The crowd, which seemed to consist mainly men in combats with beards and tattoos, were well behaved and not as wild as you'd imagine. Bands such as Gun, Reef, 80's hard rock/hair/metal bans, were not really my cup of tea (unfortunately I missed Airbourne who were on the night before). I'd only go again if there was a band I really wanted to see.
You could use a nearby site for your campervan and book a taxi for the end of the night, plenty of Taxis in Pwllheli/Criccieth.
it's a good event... lots of fun..
However, we get a B&B instead of staying on site, and to be honest we tend to go sightseeing instead of staying to watch most of the bands. Used to be great, but last year was waaaaay too busy and full of drunk tosspots.
Strange process, I wonder how many people buy the tickets for £99 and then how many of them get a bit pissed off because they realise other people paid a fraction of the price.
I’m sure if I went back to the original competition that the admin fee and all that would have been explained but it is very much in a competition style so you feel like you have won something.
Give away enough tickets and then point them towards the accomodation fairy..
And there's the money.
is it crazy how saying sentences backwards creates backwards sentences saying how crazy it is?