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By Anonymous - 27/07/2009 09:38 - United States

Today, I drove six hours with a friend to see one of her favorite bands in concert. We were turned away at the door because the online site didn't say we had to be 21 to enter. I drove six hours back with nothing to show for it but an empty gas tank and useless tickets. FML

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By musiclover - 06/12/2009 05:05 - United States

Today, my friend and I went to see our favorite band in concert. We walked at least a mile from our parking space and stood in line for two hours. My friend was supposed to have the tickets in her purse. She actually had, but she left her purse in the car. FML

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By sostupid - 10/10/2009 19:22 - United States

Today, my friend and I drove three hours to attend a U2 concert. We had been psyched about the tickets for weeks because they were awesome seats (my early Christmas present). After a long drive, we get to the venue and I realize in horror that I left tickets at home, on my desk, three hours away. FML

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By savanna - 03/05/2012 04:46 - United States

Today, it was the concert of my life. I had bought tickets the minute they went on sale, and I'd anxiously waited until the concert date. Thirty minutes before the show, my friend got so drunk that we weren't allowed in, and I was stuck babysitting her all night in the hotel, completely missing the show. FML

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By duhitskelly94 - 24/05/2009 14:48 - United States

Today, I drove 150 miles to see one of my favorite singers in concert. Before I got out of the car I checked to make sure I had the tickets. Did I have the tickets? Yes. Were they for today's concert? Nope. FML

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By deserted - 01/09/2010 07:05 - France

Today, I was going to meet my friend at a concert. I got there before her, so I went in to check out the local bands that were playing before the headliner. When she got there, I went just outside the building to give her a ticket. The security guards wouldn't let me back in. She went in anyway. FML

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We hear it was a great show!

By Anonymous - 27/10/2019 14:00

Today, I was supposed to be going to Edinburgh to see my favourite band live. I was expecting to be picked up at 8 a.m. for the drive there, but I woke up to a text saying my friend bought tickets for the wrong city. The show he paid was for 2 days ago. FML

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By feeling fed up - 25/04/2017 17:00 - United Kingdom - Dundee

Today, I spent hundreds of pounds buying my best friend concert tickets to see our favourite band, complete with a meet and greet. I drove over very excited to pick her up to take her. She had already left. With her boyfriend. FML

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By Anonymous - 21/07/2013 04:51 - United States - Aurora

Today, I went to see one of my favorite bands. They were having signings, but only the first one hundred could get one. When I finally got to the desk, they said I was number hundred and one, and to get lost. FML

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By DriveNowhere - 31/12/2015 11:50 - Australia

Today, I drove my friends two hours to see a tourist attraction I had been talking up for months. It burnt to the ground last week. FML

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By anonymous - 11/08/2010 19:19 - Canada

Today, after saving up my money for weeks, I went to see my favorite artist in concert with my friends. Two songs in, I passed out, hit my head, and had to have someone drive me home. FML

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roznic 0

Monday 27 July 2009 20:03

why didn't you jus sell them to someone quickly?

gracieroxursox 3

Tuesday 5 April 2011 20:29

I don't know if you noticed, but OP specified that there was nothing about the age restriction on the website...

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midwestjerk 0

Monday 27 July 2009 20:19

As others are saying, if you're under 21 you should have called the venue and been sure that you would be able to get in. Not doing do is pretty irresponsible. Seeing as you were turned away, I'm guessing it might haveve been at a bar or somewhere similar. You should've scalped the tickets. It would at least be some gas money (which your friend was chipping in for, right? If we're talking 12 hours of driving, they'd damn well better be).

4ube_fml 6

Monday 27 July 2009 20:19

I didn't know there was an age limit to any concert (i know there is for buying alcohol but that has nothing to do with the actual concert)

Katiekhalifa_fml 28

Saturday 25 January 2014 17:13

Some shows are held in bars that require you to be 21 and up. It's not uncommon, but usually it's clarified on the site/tickets/fliers.

Chocoholic17 0

Monday 27 July 2009 20:23

I think that sucks, because you'd think 18+ is fine for most concerts. But you had other options besides just driving back. You could've sold the tix there or pleaded with whomever could have let you in that looked sympathetic (a young girl, let's say) and explained your situation. Bribing might've worked, too.

Lucky444 0

Monday 27 July 2009 20:23

In most states no one under 21 is permitted to enter a bar, so if the show was at a bar they surely couldn't have gotten in...My friend's band frequently plays at different bars and it is not indicated on the website that they are 21+ shows.

cougarclaws 0

Monday 27 July 2009 20:26

If you had told the bouncer or gotten the bouncer to find the manager/owner and told them you drove 6 hours to see the band and you promised not to drink they probably would have let you in.

Sappheyes 0

Wednesday 29 July 2009 16:28

"Promise not to drink?" I doubt that the owner would be willing to risk having his establishment shut down for knowingly letting in underage people (they don't have to be drinking for the place to get in trouble, just inside the bar). For all he/she knows, these two girls could be working with law enforcement, testing the bar. Besides, if they aren't going to be drinking, the owner won't be losing money by turning them away!

x_Leopard_x 1

Monday 27 July 2009 20:30

You should have called if you are under 21. That stinks, though. :)

mrlucky4444 0

Monday 27 July 2009 20:52

what band was it?

NonImmigrant 0

Monday 27 July 2009 20:59

YDI for being under 21

Danieeru 0

Monday 27 July 2009 21:31

I know for a fact that that comment was posted just to piss people off. Or the person really is just an idiot. (#19)

DameGreyWulf 0

Monday 27 July 2009 22:51

@23: Oh okay. I totally couldn't have seen that for myself. We all appreciate you warning us of trolls; we almost fell for a trap there! All hail the watchdog! Shut up and go away.