Hi,


Anyone attempt to get into Hallam Union for SHEFF1 last night (without a ticket)?

I usually tend to avoid the place after having bad experiences in the past but was persuaded to attend last night. We arrived to queue as usual around 9:30pm, waited in this queue until 11:15 when a bouncer told us that there was a private party upstairs and that the queue was one in one out because they had also sold over the club's capacity in tickets!!?? This was before anyone from the non-ticket queue had been let it.....

Does anyone know if the HUBs has gone all ticket (like Sheff uni) or is this simply yet another social event cock up by Hallam union?

Either make the event ticket only or don't sell any at all! Having this half and half system only confuses people. Having the no ticket as a majority of people is not perfect but it seemed to always work with the good old NMB.

The union's busiest night and there was a private party booked?:loopy: (i'm not taking that as gospel)


Any info on this would be appreciated.

Thanks

MKDR

PS- We finally left the queue at 11:30 without getting in or indeed moving an inch forward....

you waited in line for nearly 2 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What goes on in there that'd make you Q for nearly 2 hours?????

well, quite, but after we had invested our time and effort into getting drunk it seemed defetist to go home! did consider leadmill but was told it was as bad.

Its the principal I think.......silly i know.

sorry, logged on my mates computer for that last reply.

mkdr

fair play for trying, a little optimism in life can go a long way.

I don't understand what's so good about the Hallam Union anyway. I used to go there alot last year but my god, all there was to do was Queue, queue, queue and then inside it's rubbish it's just like a gutted out building with some colours on the wall and a rubbish bottle/optics bar with crappy bar staff. I don't go at the moment simply because I won't queue for their goddam crap!

1 in 1 out is silly.
You could have done with the place being full of Ex- miners.

1 out, all out. :thumbsup:

It really annoys me when there's a one-in one-out policy at clubs, especially when you've bought a ticket. I remember this happening at Gatecrasher a few years ago, we'd paid £20+ each for a ticket and queued for 2 hours to get in.

don't want to cry over spilt milk but am afraid all these problems have been casued by moving into a smaller venue.

Sheff Uni has won my loyalty and that makes me pi***ed off as a Hallam student of 3 years.

Originally posted by mkdr21
Does anyone know if the HUBs has gone all ticket (like Sheff uni)

SHEFF1 and Stardust both have tickets sold in advance from the Union Shop, which are also cheaper than paying on the door.

SHEFF1 and Stardust both have tickets sold in advance from the Union Shop, which are also cheaper than paying on the door

I understand that tickets are available for events at the HUBs but what I still don't understand is if a bouncer tells me that more tickets have been sold than the club's capacity, how can u have a non-ticket entry?

The system that exisits at Sheff Uni is simple, they sell the capacity in tickets and thats it. Maybe im wrong but this seems infinatley more sensible than letting people queue in the cold for 2 hours in the vein hope of gaining entry.

Sounds like the union is trying to maximise revenue in detrement to its own student body.