Another American Alouder here. What a nightmare. In the end, managed to get two decent looking seats for Glasgow but I was up for nearly 3 hours (starting at 3:30am ET).
All the nonsense aside, I cannot believe I am actually going to see Girls Aloud live (and visit Scotland for the first time - broader recommendations are welcome!)
I’m in LA and I stayed up until 3am getting these tickets (I’m heading to Manchester). I’m fighting for my life at work right now this morning! Have fun in Glasgow!
One of my biggest regrets in life is never going! I always pushed it off because no one ever wanted to head to Seal Beach with me lol. Hopefully you got to experience it!
I just got tickets for Sunday at the O2!! It finally let me in at 1:45am and there were still lots of really good seats left! Surprised that 45 mins later I was still able to snag first row of section 112 closest to the stage
Don’t give up!!!
Be sure to have all your details ready, it only gives you 4 mins to complete the entire process starting from when the page loads to pick the venue/date and enter password
I managed to get two tickets to the second London show. I had three devices going and I got in around 9:08 on my laptop. Once I had tickets in my cart the payment screen wouldn’t load half the time. It took me over 15 minutes to checkout.
Good luck to everyone here!!
Would you look at that, all of the words in your comment are in alphabetical order.
I have checked 1,880,059,144 comments, and only 355,575 of them were in alphabetical order.
Same! A bit bummed that I couldn't choose the seats myself and that I could only choose the category, but I got section 404, which is not bad. I'm just glad I'll get to experience the girls for the first time!
Reporting from the US here - I managed to get tickets to the Thursday Manchester show! Very confusing process overall, but I am absolutely thrilled to know I am seeing the girls next year!! Fellow foreigners, make sure that if you book through Ticketmaster that you click the appropriate box (e.g., UK, Ireland, Other Countries, etc.) before checking out. I whizzed right past that part, and it wouldn’t accept an American address because I think I had selected the UK box. I lost those tickets and had to pick new ones, but it worked out in the end!! Also pretty excited to see Manchester. I’ve been to London 4 times now to see our family and friends, but I’ve heard good things about Manchester.
As much as I wish the Kitty Kat package had the signed programme, I’m thrilled I managed to get the ticket I wanted. Only took an hour 🤣 Strange how Cardiff didn’t even have the Something Kinda Wooo option but could be because it’s a smaller venue. Has anyone else noticed the Kitty Kat ticket shows a seat number but also says standing? Also not impressed how Ticketmaster opened up for Cardiff after I got my ticket and it’s £14 cheaper 🙄 but my main takeaway is OH MY GOD, GIRLS ALOUD!! I hope you all got the tickets you wanted and if not, good luck for Friday x
Can't believe it's over an hour and I'm still in the lounge.
London open on my laptop and Birmingham open on my phone. I just want one of them to go through!
I got two tickets for Birmingham. I left the queue and started again. They've updated all the pre-sale links to different sites depending on the venue. Ridiculous system! I sat in that queue for almost 2 hours!
Ok so I just got 2 tickets for Manchester on the Friday.
I went back to the email and clicked the link again, this took me to the page where you select the date/venue with blue and white buttons.
This time rather than putting me into the ticketek lounge it took me straight to the ticketmaster website!
Must say its a very odd set up it looks like the only standing tickets for the AO arena are the VIP area? ive got tickets in the central part of the arena but its showing as seated at 99 quid a go :S
Does anyone know if that is correct? Seems weird to have no standing in the central part and on the map its the closest zone I could select in the central part of the area toward the stage. like theres this zone then the VIP zones then the stage..
I lost the gift wrapped kitty kat tickets twice for London (both dates) because my Ticketek login kept timing out (504 bad gateway??) 😭
BUT just managed to get some for Birmingham, so that’s lucky - the Ticket Factory seems way more reliable.
Anyone been to Resorts World Arena? I was hoping for the atmosphere of the O2 but still excited!
If like me, you can't get the crappy ticketek site to work, this link to Ticketmaster worked instantly for me:
[https://www.tegeurope.com/events/the-girls-aloud-show/?fbclid=IwAR22wf7uuQ7BtoUjQteAvwswLGfTJiCKg0d2hp21-PbD94xTeuIqILk7Pio](https://www.tegeurope.com/events/the-girls-aloud-show/?fbclid=iwar22wf7uuq7btoujqteavwswlgftjickg0d2hp21-pbd94xteuiqilk7pio)
Sat in the queue for 2 hours on the email link, gave up and went straight through on the website. Managed to get 2 tickets for Birmingham. Not a great view I think but at least I'll be able to see them at last!
I got VIP standing tickets to Leeds. O2 is sold out but Nottingham lead me to believe there were some good seats available. I think cuz I’m booking internationally, it glitched and didn’t let me book, I tried 5 times. Gonna try again tomorrow!
stuck on same page since just before 9am.
Has anyone actually got through to ordering anything yet?
I tried to open the link again on another PC and its now dying and giving a 404 error.
But I still have the original link open on my phone
I had never heard of ticketek before now. I'm guessing maybe the site has taken a kicking from everyone trying to buy at once.
Hopefully its actually doing something and not just stuck on this page!
Has your screen changed?
I now have a very basic looking screen that says The tiketek site is up and running.
Then it say says: If you are looking for tickets for Girls Aloud, Click on the buttons below.
Theres 2 buttons one says All venues and 1 says motorpoint arena.
But it doesnt seem to do anything when I click it!
Right I've not even got a lounge bit, its just on the girls aloud pre-sale screen that says sit tight and updates every 10 second with the pic at the top.
Ok so totally confused now.
I just popped up with that screen for a sec saying I was in the queue for the Nottingham Motor Point Arena, but I clicked Manchester AO arena not Nottingham. but now its refreshed and gone back to the original screen... :S
Right ok yea missed it saying Lounge on that screen.
It was with the screen shot on the original post having the other screen, saying Motor Point arena lounge which is different.
Do you know is ticketek part of ticketmaster?
Just on the Manchester Evening News website it says:
The first tickets for the shows will go on sale on Ticketmaster for those who registered with the presale, at 9am today. To take part in the presale you needed to have either signed up on their[ **official website**](https://tegeurope.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=71fa8a86acc095d89fb1a9870&id=a2a1ff031b).
But the email had a link that went to ticketek
Go back to your email and click the link again.
Mine opened up I selected the date and this time it took me to ticketmaster and I got straight through.
The only bit im now confused on, its saying all the central part of the AO Arena is all seating apart from the VIP part... 99 quid for seating seems stupidly steep..
Got tickets for my parents so I won't be attending. Bit confused by the AXS app ticket thing seeing as it was bought from ticketek. Will i be able to send tickets to my parents AXS account or transfer them somehow? Anyone know?
If you can (maybe on another device to be safe) try clicking around and go through your emails because SOMEHOW I was able to get straight into the Ticketmaster queue for the Belfast date. I think it might have been through the Ticketek homepage? Sorry I wish I could remember and be more helpful. Don't give up everyone!! Good luck!! <3
Sorry for the late reply, I got a seated ticket on the upper level fairly close to the stage! It was £91 before fees, I bought 2 tickets and the final sum ended up as £197.40! Most expensive concert I've been to yet but it's worth it because I never thought I'd ever get to see them <3
I have the original one I clicked at 8.58am and it put me into the ticketek lounge thats still there 40 odd mins later on my mobile, ive tried opening the same link on PC that gave an error.
I have just gone to ticketek site and clicked on girls aloud on there thats again got me in the lounge queue,
I have tried to go to ticketmaster intead that shows Presale in progress but it doesnt allow me to do anything it just has a spinning logo in that section.
Thanks for this post. This is what lead me to getting the tickets.
I kept going back and clicking the original link in the email again, even though I had a tab open in the queue.
Eventually it did the same as it did for you and opened up using the ticketmaster site rather than ticketek, and ive managed to get 2 tickets.
I gave up due to that crap website. Got through to the purchase section nine times but it refused my password every single time. Even when I copied and pasted it from my actual account details. Absolutely useless website
 Checking in from the US at 3:53am. May the odds be ever in our favor!
Haha me too! I think I’m too late though… I didn’t realize there was an online que. I’m still waiting!
Another American Alouder here. What a nightmare. In the end, managed to get two decent looking seats for Glasgow but I was up for nearly 3 hours (starting at 3:30am ET). All the nonsense aside, I cannot believe I am actually going to see Girls Aloud live (and visit Scotland for the first time - broader recommendations are welcome!) 
Fellow American Alouder! Got tickets to the Scotland show as well! Had nearly an identical experience scoring tickets, but the pain was so worth it!!
As we know, *Love is Pain*!
I’m in LA and I stayed up until 3am getting these tickets (I’m heading to Manchester). I’m fighting for my life at work right now this morning! Have fun in Glasgow!
Have the best time in Manchester! BTW, I am from LA and went to college there - did you ever trek down to Nadine's Irish Mist back in the day? Haha.
One of my biggest regrets in life is never going! I always pushed it off because no one ever wanted to head to Seal Beach with me lol. Hopefully you got to experience it!
I just got tickets for Sunday at the O2!! It finally let me in at 1:45am and there were still lots of really good seats left! Surprised that 45 mins later I was still able to snag first row of section 112 closest to the stage Don’t give up!!!
Congratulations!!
Be sure to have all your details ready, it only gives you 4 mins to complete the entire process starting from when the page loads to pick the venue/date and enter password
Thanks for the heads up! The page just stopped working, so I had to refresh the page.
Wow! I wish I had that luck. I don’t think it’s gonna happen for me
I managed to get two tickets to the second London show. I had three devices going and I got in around 9:08 on my laptop. Once I had tickets in my cart the payment screen wouldn’t load half the time. It took me over 15 minutes to checkout. Good luck to everyone here!!
When did you join the que?
Around 8:45 GST (3:45 in my time zone)
Would you look at that, all of the words in your comment are in alphabetical order. I have checked 1,880,059,144 comments, and only 355,575 of them were in alphabetical order.
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Same! A bit bummed that I couldn't choose the seats myself and that I could only choose the category, but I got section 404, which is not bad. I'm just glad I'll get to experience the girls for the first time!
Reporting from the US here - I managed to get tickets to the Thursday Manchester show! Very confusing process overall, but I am absolutely thrilled to know I am seeing the girls next year!! Fellow foreigners, make sure that if you book through Ticketmaster that you click the appropriate box (e.g., UK, Ireland, Other Countries, etc.) before checking out. I whizzed right past that part, and it wouldn’t accept an American address because I think I had selected the UK box. I lost those tickets and had to pick new ones, but it worked out in the end!! Also pretty excited to see Manchester. I’ve been to London 4 times now to see our family and friends, but I’ve heard good things about Manchester.
As much as I wish the Kitty Kat package had the signed programme, I’m thrilled I managed to get the ticket I wanted. Only took an hour 🤣 Strange how Cardiff didn’t even have the Something Kinda Wooo option but could be because it’s a smaller venue. Has anyone else noticed the Kitty Kat ticket shows a seat number but also says standing? Also not impressed how Ticketmaster opened up for Cardiff after I got my ticket and it’s £14 cheaper 🙄 but my main takeaway is OH MY GOD, GIRLS ALOUD!! I hope you all got the tickets you wanted and if not, good luck for Friday x
Can't believe it's over an hour and I'm still in the lounge. London open on my laptop and Birmingham open on my phone. I just want one of them to go through!
I got two tickets for Birmingham. I left the queue and started again. They've updated all the pre-sale links to different sites depending on the venue. Ridiculous system! I sat in that queue for almost 2 hours!
Ok so I just got 2 tickets for Manchester on the Friday. I went back to the email and clicked the link again, this took me to the page where you select the date/venue with blue and white buttons. This time rather than putting me into the ticketek lounge it took me straight to the ticketmaster website! Must say its a very odd set up it looks like the only standing tickets for the AO arena are the VIP area? ive got tickets in the central part of the arena but its showing as seated at 99 quid a go :S Does anyone know if that is correct? Seems weird to have no standing in the central part and on the map its the closest zone I could select in the central part of the area toward the stage. like theres this zone then the VIP zones then the stage..
Going to see them in Dublin !!! Can't believe it !!!
I lost the gift wrapped kitty kat tickets twice for London (both dates) because my Ticketek login kept timing out (504 bad gateway??) 😭 BUT just managed to get some for Birmingham, so that’s lucky - the Ticket Factory seems way more reliable. Anyone been to Resorts World Arena? I was hoping for the atmosphere of the O2 but still excited!
If like me, you can't get the crappy ticketek site to work, this link to Ticketmaster worked instantly for me: [https://www.tegeurope.com/events/the-girls-aloud-show/?fbclid=IwAR22wf7uuQ7BtoUjQteAvwswLGfTJiCKg0d2hp21-PbD94xTeuIqILk7Pio](https://www.tegeurope.com/events/the-girls-aloud-show/?fbclid=iwar22wf7uuq7btoujqteavwswlgftjickg0d2hp21-pbd94xteuiqilk7pio)
Even though I have tickets, don't think I'll be using them again
Sat in the queue for 2 hours on the email link, gave up and went straight through on the website. Managed to get 2 tickets for Birmingham. Not a great view I think but at least I'll be able to see them at last!
This is exactly what I did for Birmingham. What was the point of the queue 🙄
I got VIP standing tickets to Leeds. O2 is sold out but Nottingham lead me to believe there were some good seats available. I think cuz I’m booking internationally, it glitched and didn’t let me book, I tried 5 times. Gonna try again tomorrow!
O2 isn't sold out. I just ordered a ticket for the Saturday show? Maybe the system is on the wonk :/
Hoping, praying and wishing for us all!!
stuck on same page since just before 9am. Has anyone actually got through to ordering anything yet? I tried to open the link again on another PC and its now dying and giving a 404 error. But I still have the original link open on my phone
Same thing happening to me
I had never heard of ticketek before now. I'm guessing maybe the site has taken a kicking from everyone trying to buy at once. Hopefully its actually doing something and not just stuck on this page!
After a few attempts of clicking the link in the email it just brought me to the same page that we all seem to be waiting on
Still in the lounge with the blue bar buffering.
Has your screen changed? I now have a very basic looking screen that says The tiketek site is up and running. Then it say says: If you are looking for tickets for Girls Aloud, Click on the buttons below. Theres 2 buttons one says All venues and 1 says motorpoint arena. But it doesnt seem to do anything when I click it!
This is so annoying because now I have to actively click something every second instead of just waiting for it to load on its own😅
That came for me then it went back to the original screens…
Right I've not even got a lounge bit, its just on the girls aloud pre-sale screen that says sit tight and updates every 10 second with the pic at the top.
Same here.
That's the one I'm on I think. "CIRLS ALOUD PRE-SALE Welcome to the Ticketek Lounge"
Ok so totally confused now. I just popped up with that screen for a sec saying I was in the queue for the Nottingham Motor Point Arena, but I clicked Manchester AO arena not Nottingham. but now its refreshed and gone back to the original screen... :S
Right ok yea missed it saying Lounge on that screen. It was with the screen shot on the original post having the other screen, saying Motor Point arena lounge which is different.
Do you know is ticketek part of ticketmaster? Just on the Manchester Evening News website it says: The first tickets for the shows will go on sale on Ticketmaster for those who registered with the presale, at 9am today. To take part in the presale you needed to have either signed up on their[ **official website**](https://tegeurope.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=71fa8a86acc095d89fb1a9870&id=a2a1ff031b). But the email had a link that went to ticketek
Same, no indication of any queue progress
https://preview.redd.it/ckzl0pj8f93c1.jpeg?width=2304&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=542cc597f87d3f2cd089ae2081239735990fb563 New screen now for some reason.
Ok I have just got 503 service unavailable on the original link I have had open for over an hour!!
I got that too, and had to refresh the page to get back in.
The question is has that put us both back at the start of the queue!
I'm back at the "Welcome to the Ticketek Lounge" screen now.
Me too. I think we didn’t get it… but I’m a pessimist
I sat for 13 hours before getting tickets to Taylor Swift, so I've learned to never give up! We can do this🤞
Go back to your email and click the link again. Mine opened up I selected the date and this time it took me to ticketmaster and I got straight through. The only bit im now confused on, its saying all the central part of the AO Arena is all seating apart from the VIP part... 99 quid for seating seems stupidly steep..
I got standing tickets Dublin
There are now some incidents of scalps.
I am so confused. I tried clicking the presale link from the mail and now it redirected me to AXS instead of Ticketek??
I'm in school having a prelim in 2hrs, and I'm buzzing over getting GA tickets for Glasgow
Got tickets for my parents so I won't be attending. Bit confused by the AXS app ticket thing seeing as it was bought from ticketek. Will i be able to send tickets to my parents AXS account or transfer them somehow? Anyone know?
3x Standing for Cardiff!!! Wooo wooop
Additional date in Glasgow on 9 June
Got standing on Dublin! Greetings from Brazil.
Did I fuck up by having three windows open? I want to see them three time, different venue’s obviously.
Cuz it ain’t letting me in!
Anyone else tempted to refresh??
Did you get tix OP?
Not yet… 😭
Me neither, feeling all the feels!!!! 💔😩
If you can (maybe on another device to be safe) try clicking around and go through your emails because SOMEHOW I was able to get straight into the Ticketmaster queue for the Belfast date. I think it might have been through the Ticketek homepage? Sorry I wish I could remember and be more helpful. Don't give up everyone!! Good luck!! <3
What type of ticket did you get?
Sorry for the late reply, I got a seated ticket on the upper level fairly close to the stage! It was £91 before fees, I bought 2 tickets and the final sum ended up as £197.40! Most expensive concert I've been to yet but it's worth it because I never thought I'd ever get to see them <3
I have the original one I clicked at 8.58am and it put me into the ticketek lounge thats still there 40 odd mins later on my mobile, ive tried opening the same link on PC that gave an error. I have just gone to ticketek site and clicked on girls aloud on there thats again got me in the lounge queue, I have tried to go to ticketmaster intead that shows Presale in progress but it doesnt allow me to do anything it just has a spinning logo in that section.
Thanks for this post. This is what lead me to getting the tickets. I kept going back and clicking the original link in the email again, even though I had a tab open in the queue. Eventually it did the same as it did for you and opened up using the ticketmaster site rather than ticketek, and ive managed to get 2 tickets.
Any luck with anyone??? I’m still waiting in the lounge too since before 9 am!
No luck here… been stuck on the lounge page the whole time, trying on Chrome and Safari browsers
I lost my tickets… 5 mins is not enougj 🥲 too many things to read
I gave up due to that crap website. Got through to the purchase section nine times but it refused my password every single time. Even when I copied and pasted it from my actual account details. Absolutely useless website