Michael Jackson and U2 tickets blog

The answer appears to be yes…

I just noticed on Ticketmaster’s presale page that American Express cardmembers may be entitled to access to buy better seating

From the TM site:

Tickets for Michael Jackson will go on sale on Friday 13 March at 7:00am. For American Express Cardmembers we have reserved some of the best seats in the house!

Click on “Find Tickets” below and select your date; you will see 2 boxes: American Express Premium Seating (please click on the question mark icon for further instructions) and American Express Preferred Seating (all other card types).

Demand for these concerts is expected to be high. Get in quick to book your tickets!

Buy tickets from Ticketmaster at 7am this morning (if you have a presale PIN)

The Official Michael Jackson website has set up a forum this evening for fans to chat:

http://community.michaeljackson.com/us/forum

Previously fans were using the comments section of the news/blog page to talk about the upcoming ticket onsales, so this is a great idea :)

In particular, check out the concerts section of the forum

Here’s what the text message looks like if you have missed out on a MJ presale PIN code:

"From: AEG LIVE. FREE MSG: Due to high demand we cannot issue you a MJ code at this time. If more become available we’ll be in touch. Txt STOP to 81707 to opt out (cost 10/12p)"

:(

Don’t panic too much if you don’t have access to Wednesday’s MJ presale, as you can still buy tickets when they are released to the general public on Friday at 7am

I imagine there’ll only be a limited number of presale tickets going on sale tomorrow…. I don’t think all 10 dates will sell-out before Friday. Also don’t forget that it is widely rumoured that extra shows will be added to the initial ten.

Here are some quick links you can bookmark:

- TICKETMASTER PRESALE PAGE
www.thewonderwall.com/tickets/go.php?link=mj-ticketmaster-presale-link

- Buy General Tickets
www.thewonderwall.com/tickets/go.php?link=mj-ticketmaster-general-tickets

- Buy Thriller Hospitality Packages
www.thewonderwall.com/tickets/go.php?link=mj-ticketmaster-thriller-hospitality-tickets

Pre-sale tickets go on sale at 7am on Wednesday 11th March. To buy these presale tickets from Ticketmaster you need a 7 digit PIN Code!

PIN codes are on their way!! I have heard confirmed reports of people getting their 7 digit PIN code via email (someone who got theirs at 7pm this evening), and someone who go their PIN via text around 5pm.

The confirmation email reads:

Congratulations!

We are thrilled to tell you that your registration for a chance to join the Michael Jackson presale has been successful! The presale begins promptly at 7am [GMT] 11 March 2009 through to 6am [GMT] 13 March 2009. During this window, you could be able to buy up to 4 tickets to see Michael Jackson at the O2 arena, London. This is NOT a guarantee you will be able to purchase tickets. But hurry, demand for tickets is unprecedented so they will go fast!

Buying tickets is very simple. Here’s all you have to do…

Click on the white buy tickets button below

Enter your exclusive code xxxxxxx (removed)

BUY TIX!

REMEMBER DON’T SHARE YOUR CODE WITH ANYONE – IT WILL ONLY WORK ONCE

10 SHOWS!
Wednesday 8-Jul
Friday 10-Jul
Sunday 12-Jul
Tuesday 14-Jul
Thursday 16-Jul
Saturday 18-Jul
Wednesday 22-Jul
Friday 24-Jul
Sunday 26-Jul
Tuesday 28-Jul

Visit MichaelJacksonLive.com for more news, great video clips, news, and download the widget.

Good luck!

General on sale starts 7am [GMT] 13th March 2009. Registering for the presale is not a guarantee of tickets or a code. Duplicate registrations not accepted. Your email address / mobile number may be used for future marketing promotions by the promoter (AEG Live (UK) Ltd). Email users can opt out at any time after registering by visiting www.ncrpmreports.com/aeg/Unsub.asp and entering your email address. AEG Live is not responsible for lost or misdirected emails.
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The text message PIN code confirmation looks like this:

FROM: AEG LIVE

FREE MSG: Your unique code for the MJ presale is:xxxxxxx (removed). Go to www.michaeljacksonlive.com/sms from 7am on 11 March. Txt STOP to 81707 to opt out (cost 10/12p)

The Ticketmaster presale page – www.ticketmaster.co.uk/packages/michael_jackson.html – links to two types of tickets to buy…

General Tickets and

Thriller Hospitality Packages:

Here’s what the Thriller Hospitality tickets inclde:

Choose Premium seats in Block A on the Floor in the first 15 rows, or first 20 rows in the Lower Tier.

* Champagne on arrival
* Pre-show party in private facility
* DJ and entertainment
* Red carpet VIP check-in and fast track entry
* Goody bag
* Souvenir tour laminate
* After-show party
* Parking/Thames Clipper ticket
These special tickets seemed to be priced from £770.00 up to £795.00 (for Level 1 seats)

It has been rumoured that the PIN codes for the pre-sale will be sent out at tonight (Tuesday) at 10pm UK time, via text and email

BBC Watchdog have recorded a helpful programme on how to avoid getting ripped off by fake tout/scam sites.

Watch it now – it is well worth viewing for those of you contemplating buying tickets from a 3rd party site if you miss out on Friday.

BBC Watchdog in their report conclude that you should avoid these sites:
AVOID cliffrichardtour.com
AVOID vfestival2009.net
AVOID tinaturnerworldtour.com
AVOID downloadfestival2009.com
AVOID worldticketshop.com
AVOID theonlineticketshop.com
AVOID double8tickets.com

Of course not all ticket re-sellers are a scam…
The re-seller sites we are happy to recommend to purchase Michael Jackson tickets are:

viagogo (who are official Man Utd partners)

Seatwave (a fan to fan ticket exchange)

and finally GetMeIn (which is actually a company owned and run by Ticketmaster!)

Unfortunately tickets are going to be very expensive from these 3rd party sellers if you miss out on the official tickets onsales from Ticketmaster.co.uk, SeeTickets and Ticketline