Sir, – A decade ago I resolved never to put myself through the trauma of using Ticketmaster. However, in a moment of weakness, I decided on Saturday morning to try and make a booking for Croke Park next August , but tickets turned out more mirage than Oasis. Log on, queue, make selection, “something’s gone wrong”, try again, fail again, try again, fail again, fail no better, ad nauseam. After one long wait on the mobile app, I’m told that no tickets are available on the mobile app. Next time, I’m thanked for my patience, before being timed out after an hour. Ah well, I enjoyed the chase and confirmation that the site is as it ever was. I’m not angry and I won’t be looking back. – Yours, etc,
MICHAEL KEEGAN,
Booterstown,
Co Dublin.
Sir, – Oasis? I would rather watch paint dry.
Several hundred euro to see a couple of argumentative, foul-mouthed brothers play in concert?
No thanks, and get off the news cycle, for God’s sake. – Yours, etc,
PAT O’CONNOR,
Cork.
Sir, – I don’t know what all the fuss is when it comes to Oasis tickets. There are tons on eBay. I picked up two from their 2009 concert. – Yours, etc,
DAVID CURRAN,
Knocknacarra,
Galway.
Sir, – I didn’t log in on Saturday to try for Oasis tickets. I saw them in their prime 30 years ago. Back then I bought my ticket by queueing at my local newsagents and paid the face value for the ticket. Some might say we should go back to this method of purchase, to avoid the cross between poker and Monopoly that the current system resembles. Do I agree? More definitely than maybe. – Yours, etc,
BRIAN QUIGLEY,
Dublin 9.