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| Anger as fans miss out on Coronation concert tickets | Anger as fans miss out on Coronation concert tickets |
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| Katy Perry will be performing at the concert on 7 May | |
| Fans who applied to attend the Coronation Concert have been left disappointed after thinking they had been picked to go, only to find out the tickets had already gone. | Fans who applied to attend the Coronation Concert have been left disappointed after thinking they had been picked to go, only to find out the tickets had already gone. |
| Thousands posted angry messages on Twitter after receiving an email congratulating them on being chosen. | Thousands posted angry messages on Twitter after receiving an email congratulating them on being chosen. |
| In reality, recipients were only sent a link to access the final set of tickets on a first come, first serve basis. | In reality, recipients were only sent a link to access the final set of tickets on a first come, first serve basis. |
| Many found the tickets had gone when they clicked through. | Many found the tickets had gone when they clicked through. |
| The Coronation Concert will be held in the ground of Windsor Castle on 7 May. Take That, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie will be performing. | |
| Ticketmaster, which organised the ballot, said there had already been two previous rounds of the ballot and only the final tickets were released on a first come, first served basis. | Ticketmaster, which organised the ballot, said there had already been two previous rounds of the ballot and only the final tickets were released on a first come, first served basis. |
| A Ticketmaster spokeswoman told the BBC: "Final standing tickets for the Coronation Concert were released today on a first come, first served basis and, unsurprisingly, sold out very fast." | A Ticketmaster spokeswoman told the BBC: "Final standing tickets for the Coronation Concert were released today on a first come, first served basis and, unsurprisingly, sold out very fast." |
| But fans reacted angrily on Twitter, saying that the email they received was far from clear. | |
| One tweeted: "I received an email from Ticketmaster this morning congratulating me on successfully being allocated 2 tickets following the ballot. It stated I have until 12:00 27 April to claim before they get released. I was obviously delighted, clicked the link to claim. | |
| "Ticketmaster then seemed to fail and has since displayed an ongoing message: 'Tickets are currently unavailable from Ticketmaster. We're unable to find tickets right now, please try again later.'" | |
| Another tweeted: "What a shambles. Received email to say I'd been successful in the ballot... Click the link and it says sold out!" | |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Coronation of King Charles III | Coronation of King Charles III |
| Windsor Castle | Windsor Castle |