Paul Heaton - Concert at the Lane

[100% part time blade]

Were you worried that he didn't raise any issues with Marlon King signing for us?

I genuinely think you should write to him and ask him how he feels about what he did at that time.
I genuinely think he would say he got that wrong and should have spoken up about the King signing.

I think every pop star, in fact every human, will look back on their actions in the last 20 years and regret some things they did and didn’t do.
I think forgiving people is often a helpful and positive thing to do.

It is almost certainly possible to find a moment where any person in the public eye, at any time in history, has said or done something that is completely out of order.

It seems excessive to me to say Heaton’s misdemeanour of ‘not condemning the signing of Marlon King loudly or publicly enough’ is unforgivable, when put in the context of the general all-round decent character quite a few posters on here have pointed to. He should have spoken out about King. He didn’t. If asked, he’d probably say he should have. It would be odd though for him to unilaterally release a statement about the Marlon King signing now, over 10 years later …

 

[Foxy]

Setup looks same as Def Leppard:

 

[Foxy]

Well that was significantly more pleasant than the hours spent not getting Oasis tickets.

 

[Billyblade]

Well that was significantly more pleasant than the hours spent not getting Oasis tickets.

I signed up for presale but never got the email

 

[Foxy]

I signed up for presale but never got the email

Me too, via the free function... But i'd also made a purchase on pre-order, which seems to be the source of the code I received.

 

[FTPE]

Well that was significantly more pleasant than the hours spent not getting Oasis tickets.

Are you sat on the kop for this one too? I stood for Def Leppard but this is a gig you can basically sit for.
Was it OK up there?

 

[Moan? Nope-I saw Longhorn]

I signed up for presale but never got the email

(I think I’ve)DM’d you a code
Let me know if it doesn’t ‘land’

 

[Billyblade]

(I think I’ve)DM’d you a code
Let me know if it doesn’t ‘land’

Legend
Thank you

 

[KPO]

I signed up for presale but never got the email

Me too - but I emailed customer services and they sent me one.

 

[100% part time blade]

Me too - but I emailed customer services and they sent me one.

What’s the customer services email? I couldn’t find it. I didn’t get my presale code from the free sign up.

 

[Moan? Nope-I saw Longhorn]

What’s the customer services email? I couldn’t find it. I didn’t get my presale code from the free sign up.

 

[Lincoln_Blades1889]

I haven't received the pre sale code either

 

[KPO]

What’s the customer services email? I couldn’t find it. I didn’t get my presale code from the free sign up.

I emailed [email protected], but I also filled in the contact form mentioned in the poster above. Not sure which one got the reply.

 

[Dkc]

Just bought tickets no problem and no wait. Via Gigs and Tours. Total price for four was 175 quid. You need their app to see the tickets.

 

[UHLENBEEKS-RIGHT-BOOT]

A refreshing change to go and easily get tickets after the last few fiascos - Kudos Heaton!

 

[S5Blade]

Bought standing tickets, think I should have bought seating but was too late to get 4 together.

 

[Guesty]

Got myself a standing ticket, no issue at all.

 

[Echo Blade]

Ticketmaster wasn’t showing any standing tickets available for me but had no problem getting a couple at gigsandtours
‘When Heaton sings, we’re on the pitch’

 

[alcoblade]

Get in. £40 - bargain by today's standards.

 

[Upton_Blade]

Logged on at 10am. Standing tickets bought and confirmed by 10.03am. Just how it should be.

 

[yamyamblade]

Ticketmaster wasn’t showing any standing tickets available for me but had no problem getting a couple at gigsandtours
‘When Heaton sings, we’re on the pitch’

Got a feeling Paul did that on purpose and gave them seating only !

 

[Lord Eddard Muir]

I forgot about it until just now but snagged a couple of tickets on the Kop for me and Lady Muir. Only the second time I've managed to drag her along to the Lane

Looks like it'll probably sell out over the weekend, not sure what the standing tickets are like but there aren't many seats left.

 

[Moan? Nope-I saw Longhorn]

Seated tickets still ((easily) available on “Ents24”

 

[Birdwell Blade]

I didn't go to Def Leppard, but the last non-match event I went to at the Lane was Kell Brook v Errol Spence Jr. After the ridiculous queues for the bars (South Stand) I swore never to go again.

Can anyone who went to the Def Leppard gig tell me a) where you sat b) was it a decent view c) what the bar queues were like?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Wards]

Yep, got tickets x5 no problems this morning. Should be a good one, Lightening Seeds are excellent live too. Not too fussed on Shed7 aside from a few hits but they're always decent as well. Should be a good day.

 

[Dkc]

I didn't go to Def Leppard, but the last non-match event I went to at the Lane was Kell Brook v Errol Spence Jr. After the ridiculous queues for the bars (South Stand) I swore never to go again.

Can anyone who went to the Def Leppard gig tell me a) where you sat b) was it a decent view c) what the bar queues were like?

Thanks in advance.

Agree the bars were a nightmare at the boxing. It will depend on the catering company, how many staff they employ and whether the staff have any experience in pouring pints. It's a nightmare to get served in any of our stands when they are full. They might open up the new fan zone which could help.

 

[gavtheblade]

Just purchased 2 tickets, looking forward to it

 

[O Fletch]

I didn't go to Def Leppard, but the last non-match event I went to at the Lane was Kell Brook v Errol Spence Jr. After the ridiculous queues for the bars (South Stand) I swore never to go again.

Can anyone who went to the Def Leppard gig tell me a) where you sat b) was it a decent view c) what the bar queues were like?

Thanks in advance.

Bar queues fine. I had plenty !

 

[Birdwell Blade]

Bar queues fine. I had plenty !

Where did you sit/stand? We were in the south for the boxing. If you’re standing on the pitch which bars do you use?

 

[SouthStandGBlock]

Tickets purchased, and glad I'm going to see him for the umpteenth time.

He's a top, top man.

Some of the bollox spouted on here about him is shameful. If anyone has principles he has. He's never sold out to the music industry, lives in modest house in Manchester, and has none of the trappings of fame.

He's a national treasure and better still, a Blade.