Fans of The Strokes have taken to social media to vent their frustrations at having failed to secure tickets for the band’s last minute intimate show at London’s Roundhouse.
Having already announced February live dates in Berlin, Paris, and Belfast, The Strokes revealed earlier this week that they’d be heading to the intimate surroundings of the London venue on February 19.
Tickets went on general sale today (February 14) at 1pm. A pre-sale was also available to anyone who pre-ordered new album ‘The New Abnormal’ before 5pm yesterday (February 13).
Fans have taken to Twitter to share their grievances after the gig reportedly sold out in seconds. Some users claimed that although they were given a pre-order code they weren’t able to secure tickets.
“The Strokes is another bloody ridiculous example of how horrible the secondary ticketing issue is. The show was sold out before it even went on sale,” one fan wrote.
Another said: “I tried to buy tickets for The Strokes today at 10am sharp using my presale code but it was already sold out! How could that be?!”
The Strokes is another bloody ridiculous example of how horrible the secondary ticketing issue is. The show was sold out before it even went on sale.
— EvoOba (@EvoOba) February 14, 2020
I tried to buy tickets for The Strokes today at 10am sharp using my presale code but it was already sold out! How could that be?!
— Flávio Barros (@barrostflavio) February 14, 2020
One fan tweeted that tickets sold out in “about 10 seconds,” while another claimed it was more like “0.0005 seconds.”
how the fuck have the strokes tickets just sold out in about 10 seconds :((((
— sara (@SaraGleeson) February 14, 2020
Okay so the Strokes sold out in 0.0005 seconds ?
— Toni (@tonilauramarie_) February 14, 2020
One fan pointed out that after tickets had sold out they were already being sold for £200 on secondary sites, writing: “@TicketmasterUK is a shame that I was ready at 10:00 for The Strokes tickets in London and not even a second it eas [sic] everything sold out. The same at the general sale at 1pm. No chance at all, impossible to try faster. 2 minutes after some people were selling tickets 200£ each.”
@TicketmasterUK is a shame that I was ready at 10:00 for The Strokes tickets in London and not even a second it eas everything sold out. The same at the general sale at 1pm. No chance at all, impossible to try faster. 2 minutes after some people were selling tickets 200£ each ?
— G. (@GuillerGP) February 14, 2020
Another accused Ticketmaster of being “frauds,” claiming tickets were sold out before they even went on sale. “@TicketmasterUK All general onsale tickets for The Strokes sold out at 12:59pm? One min before official release? Frauds.”
@TicketmasterUK All general onsale tickets for The Strokes sold out at 12:59pm? One min before official release??? Frauds
— sam? (@Johnston19S) February 14, 2020
One fan announced that she was able to get tickets after receiving multiple errors. “It was truly a stroke of luck, I was getting errors and it said sold out and then I tried one more time for shits and giggles and it just suddenly worked!!”
It was truly a stroke of luck, I was getting errors and it said sold out and then I tried one more time for shits and giggles and it just suddenly worked!!
— Nadia Shammas @ECCC (@Nadia_Shammas_) February 13, 2020
See more reactions below:
The Strokes tickets sold out in seconds! I don’t think I could have clicked the presale link faster. Fuck
— Matt Portland (@MattPortland) February 14, 2020
There’s no bloody way The Strokes gig sold out in 20sec. Bollocks.
— EvoOba (@EvoOba) February 14, 2020
@TicketmasterCS tickets for the strokes at the roundhouse just crashed!! How has this sold out straight away?
— Cieran Joce (@CieranJoce) February 14, 2020
So the strokes tickets were sold out before general sale? Did they even put any tickets on sale?!?
— マイカ (@maikaterashima) February 14, 2020
Literally had a ticket in the basket and my laptop crashed while the confirmation was processing and now it’s all sold out. No one talk to me for the rest of the year (unless you have a spare Strokes ticket I can buy off u obv)
— ?????????✨ (@xfrankles) February 14, 2020
@TicketmasterCS how is it that as soon as The Strokes album & member pre-sale tickets go on sale they’ve already sold out? Literally within less than 1 second both times ?☹️
— Charlotte Stringer (@mystringaling) February 14, 2020
The Strokes’ new album ‘The New Abnormal’ arrives on April 10, via Cult Records/Columbia. It marks their first album since 2013’s ‘Comedown Machine’.
Earlier this week, The Strokes shared ‘At The Door’, the first track from their upcoming sixth album.
A new music video also accompanies the contemplative track, and it appears to be heavily influenced by cult ’80s cartoon Masters of The Universe.
