fri night
i was really excited about the counting crows concert. met my friend evie at westminster, all glammed up in our "rock chick" look - tight black jeans, lashings of black eyeliner and very high heeled black boots.

i had the tickets in my bag. show started at 7pm. we arrived at the 02 at about 6.55, feet already hurting in the stupid spiky stiletto boots. evie's tight jeans were already giving her what she attractively described to the entire tube station as "nappy rash".

the security guard looked at the ticket. then he looked at me. i looked at him. he looked as if he were trying not to piss himself. so i looked at the ticket. then it hit me straight between the heavily mascara'd eyes... the ticket clearly said WEMBLEY. all over it. in huge black capital letters. those fricking tickets had been pinned on the noticeboard in front of my face since september. evie thought i was a total fucktard. i think she may be right.

for anyone who might not know london, if the 02 is twenty past, wembley is ten to. they couldn't be much further apart. we had to "run" back to the tube and travel all the way over to wembley. in jeans that didn't want to let us sit down and shoes that were insisting we did, sparkly black makeup streaked everywhere with rain and sweat.

finally we got off at wembley at about 8.15pm. shit, shit, were we missing it? we ran limpingly down to the stadium. nobody there, but the concert was at the arena, after all. turned right. staggered over to the arena.

hmmmmmmm. looks a bit quiet, doesn't it?

bastards had only gone and cancelled it, rescheduled for MAY 2009. i bought our tickets on ebay, so it seems that the seller didn't feel this was information that needed to be passed onto me. i would really really like to cunt him in the feck.

i bet i win the "shit night" award for 2008, any other contenders?
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 8 Dec 2008, 16:03, 17 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

*stifles laughter*
what a terrible ordeal...
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 8 Dec 2008, 16:07, Reply)

That's pretty fuckin' rubbish...
Although I raise you this for "Worst night of 2008":
www.b3ta.com/questions/common/post279007
( Cawl, Mon 8 Dec 2008, 16:07, Reply)

*wins*
I feel your pain. Well I would feel your pain if I wasn't one of those silly people that check everything 60 million times before setting off to a gig, show, event of any sort really.
( girlinthehole, Mon 8 Dec 2008, 16:08, Reply)

aaw bless you
It has however made me laugh quite a lot and cheer up an otherwise bleak shitty day, so thankyou!

it also beats my turning up at the wrong College for an outdoor shakespeare thing earlier in the year!
(Halfy By light alone, Mon 8 Dec 2008, 16:08, Reply)

Oh dear
*tries not to laugh*

That really, um, unfortunate!

*collapses in giggles*

Did you go for a few beers at least?
(Bazongaloid, Mon 8 Dec 2008, 16:09, Reply)

There's only one answer for that. Revenge.

( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Mon 8 Dec 2008, 16:18, Reply)

Ouch!
That sounds like a truly shit night!

*runs off to triple check the details for tonight's Wildhearts gig*
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 8 Dec 2008, 16:28, Reply)

That's quite a bitch!
I was quite gutted to learn that they weren't playing manc last night...

However worked out OK as I was hungover to fuck and my GF is down and out with the flu!

SO yeah, worst night winner for you!

Lucky escape for me!

Although I was going to ask if the gig was any good as I'm not sure if they cancelled all the gigs!

And the tickets are valid for the new date so it;s not all bad...
(Fuckarma was masturbating into your handbag, Mon 8 Dec 2008, 16:34, Reply)

twinkle...
i think your best bet is to put yourself up for adoption

the big dopey cow eyes would break many hearts

I'll speak to mrs spimf - if shes fine you can move in with us

its for the best
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Mon 8 Dec 2008, 17:06, Reply)

My night was much worse
I snogged this girl at a party. Then she went home...without me. What no sex again I sobbed to myself! So I resolved to find someone else which within 2 hrs I had successfully managed. We snogged. She collapsed not long after because she was so drunk. Feck! So that is how I ended up in McDonalds in Brixton at 7am being chatted up by a 55 yr old woman who insisted I call her soon so we could meet up. Officially that makes it one month without sex which is about as close to death as I've ever come. Boo!
(The Archduke of South London I'm in your Girlfriend eating her organs, Mon 8 Dec 2008, 17:23, Reply)

I used to love counting crows, I haven't listened to them for ages though
Also, you're a stupid. I always check all the details about 50 times before I go anywhere, but then I'm really paranoid.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 8 Dec 2008, 18:15, Reply)

hehehe
Brilliant story!! I have mental images of you and your mate chasing all over London too!

It may have been crap for you, but it's made me smile ;)
( SeasonTicketless is too often the statue, and rarely the pigeon., Mon 8 Dec 2008, 19:00, Reply)

I went to see them once
They were extraordinary, if that helps?
( Kroney, Mon 8 Dec 2008, 19:09, Reply)

@kroney
Kroney,

you're trying to make her feel better by saying: "You know that band that you REALLY wanted to see? The band that you went to the wrong venue for? That your mate looked at you outside the 02 as if you had only one braincell? And then that you then RACED across town to see? The band that had cancelled their tour and no-one had told you? Not even the man that sold you the ticket? That band was ACE!!!"

I don't know if that's going to work, to be honest.
( SeasonTicketless is too often the statue, and rarely the pigeon., Mon 8 Dec 2008, 22:41, Reply)

hmph!
i did check, that's the really sad thing. i even looked at the 02 seating plan online, thought, hmmmmm, there is no N12 entrance, oh well, it'll all be fine.

it's a good job being a lawyer doesn't require an eye for detail or an anal attention span, innit.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 8 Dec 2008, 23:15, Reply)

@seasonticketless
...
( Kroney, Tue 9 Dec 2008, 13:29, Reply)

@kroney
You make a good point lol ;)
( SeasonTicketless is too often the statue, and rarely the pigeon., Tue 9 Dec 2008, 14:51, Reply)