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Post by cubbiephil on Feb 6, 2007 14:16:03 GMT -5
Don't know where else to post this question:
I'll be in Munich on the 25th and would like to attend the football match at Allianz Arena. I'm pretty experienced in buying tickets on the street just prior to sporting events and concerts across America (as this is when you'll get the best price to sold out events), but I wonder if it's different overseas.
Has anyone done this before and do you have any tips or advice for me? Buying from an online broker in advance is out of the question as I refuse to pay the uber-inflated prices (pun intended). Thanks.
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Post by herrbert on Feb 6, 2007 19:29:41 GMT -5
Well first of all, make sure the dates are right, because Bayern Munchen will play on Saturday 24th of february at 15.30 against Wolfsburg. If there are tickets left, you can buy them before the game, at the Allianz Arena. On Saturday you can get tickets from 9.00 in the morning. But you can also buy tickets at one of these shops, and that would save you a trip to the Arena: www.fcbayern.t-com.de/media/native/live/vorverkauf.pdf (it's a PDF-file, so you need Adobe Reader) |
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Post by cubbiephil on Feb 7, 2007 4:15:49 GMT -5
Thanks for the help, it looks like the website I was using had an erroneous date listed. I won't even make it to town until the morning of the 25th at the earliest so this changes everything. Grrr...
Regardless, I still wonder if anyone can tell me if buying tickets to concerts and sporting events outside the arena is similar to how it's done in the US. Are cops ever an issue? And do they have a problem with the seller only, or is the buyer also seen to be in the wrong? Thanks.
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Post by herrbert on Feb 7, 2007 5:56:59 GMT -5
I guess, you can buy tickets at the last minute, but to answer you other question: yes it is a criminal activity, also for the person who buys the tickets. If you can suspect that you are buying tickets in an illegal way (and you would if you buy them on the street), you are likely to get fined and send away from the venue.
One thing you should know: the last couple of years it has become common to check the tickets in a better way. Therefor if you bought a fake entrance ticket, you can loose the money you paid, and get refused entrance. (only buy tickets when you are 100% sure, that they are original tickets)
This is mostly true for music concerts, for sporting events I never seen it happen, but then I again, I only visit a few matches every year, and support a team that only sold out the stadium 1 time, so there are always tickets left. (and copies won't work as the tickets come with a barcode).
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