Fifty MORONS with nothing better to do have queued up for TWO DAYS to pay FIFTY QUID for tickets to see COLDPLAY.
Sorry about the caps, but we’re staggered. We knew people quite liked Coldplay. They sell a lot of records. A lot. It’s inevitable. But this is a level of devotion – or, let’s face it, idiocy – that frankly staggers us.
The bland (that’s a mixture of bland and band – how clever!) are playing at Exeter Castle (why does Exeter have a castle? Who in their right mind would attack Exeter?) on December 19, their first home town show since 2000.
The BBC reports that fifty people had queued up since Tuesday for the tickets, which went on sale this morning.
Gibbering idiot Charlotte Foster, who clearly has no job, no friends and no life if she can afford to spend two days waiting outside a HMV store for sodding Coldplay tickets, said: “I’ve seen them before and I really like them. It sounds like it will be a really good show. I just thought it’s worth queuing.”
At this point we must point out that the show is for cha-ri-dee, so it’s probably unfair to mock the afflicted that are forking out their hard-earned to go along. The charity in question is Mencap, which ‘represents people with learning disabilities and works to improve services and challenge prejudices’. Ironic really, as the people going to the show are probably the sort of people who Mencap should be helping.
The gig will be hosted by Radio 1 DJ Jo Whiley and also stars La Roux and Lily Allen.
Picture by Yodel Anecdotal
theafroguy
7 months ago
this is entirely non-news. there are obsessive fans for every band that will queue outside for hours, or even days, just to see their favourite band. i don’t think there’s any shame in showing such devotion, as long as it doesn’t become unhealthy.
jamie smith
7 months ago
I don’t think you read the article properly. This is Coldplay.
Jenn
7 months ago
Jaime Smith, would you like to tell us your favourite band so we can tell you they’re not worth queuing for tickets? Seriously, just because you don’t like Coldplay doesn’t mean their fans aren’t just as obsessive and die-hard as fans for other bands. Or that they are morons for being so.
someoneintheQ
7 months ago
Its Christmas and about doing this which are traditional British! Queing is great as long as you aren’t to British about it and chat to the people around you, or if you need a break people don’t mind you napping.
Mencap in itself is a great cause, however you will be suprised why people where in the Q…. some not for love of Coldplay but love for a neighborough a Child, a Family Memeber or being paid by Friends with Money to get the tickets, so they then in turn can buy xmas presents for friends. So not really a bad days work, and who said work had to be 9-5 -Dolly would be worth listening to. It was like a festival, for the love always!! Shame you weren’t there. You missed a great couple of Days.
Thank you for all those who made a Q a community for those moments and those memories x
The Final Track Coldplaying
7 months ago
The writer of this article is clearly a complete idiot and deserves no attention whatsoever.
The Final Track
7 months ago
I mean, seriously, he/she clearly has no idea it actualy is sorta fun waiting around with friends for seeing a great band perform.
Money isn’t everything.
coldplay fan
7 months ago
I was in the queue for this and if people think I’m a moron then that’s fine.
However, like someone else said there’s people who will queue for various different bands because they are fans. That’s what some fans do regardless of whether the band is Coldplay or not. So lots of people are clearly morons if this article is true.
Or the person who wrote this article is very narrow minded and possibly a moron himself.
It was great fun in the queue and everyone had a laugh with people they had never met before! I don’t think it was a waste of time, I’ll remember this whole experience for a long time.
Ayo
7 months ago
Seatwave have five pairs of tickets we are auctioning – with ALL proceeds going to Mencap – http://www.seatwave.com/mencap-coldplay-auction