October 2014

Saturday, October 18, 2014

2NE1’s All or Nothing Manila Tour 2014

Just when I thought that I will not be able to watch Korean Girl Group, 2NE1’s 5th anniversary and All or Nothing concert, I was absolutely wrong. For the second time, I was able to secure a ticket with good seat, few hours before the concert. Yatta!

My first plan was to just buy the regular priced lowerbox VIP ticket. But I don’t have enough money when they started ticket sales. As weeks passed, the seats I was eyeing disappeared one by one. I’m a fangirl but I don’t want to spend too much money on a seat I don’t like. Thus, let Plan B commence! I changed my mind and decided to just scalp tickets on the day itself.

I found sellers online offering tickets for discounted rates. To be honest, their offer was really believable. They promised that they will only pay upon entering the venue. That’s how they assure the buyers. However, when I asked for the photo of ticket as a proof , they're unable to provide it. I felt something fishy so I dropped the deal.

Before May 17th came, their group member and our very own Krung-Krung ng Pinas, Sandara Park had some series of guestings on her former station. Then when CL, Bom and Minzy arrived last Friday, they held a jam-packed public press conference at The Shang.

Then came Saturday. I went to the venue ticket-less and just hoping to get a discounted one plus a good seat. I’ve always believe in the motto, “If it’s meant to be, then it’s meant to be”. So if I will not get a ticket, it's okay. At least I was able to save my money.

My friend, who doesn't have a ticket as well, arrived at the venue earlier than expected. (By the way, she's the eonnie I’ve met during the Big Bang Alive tour concert as we were both waiting for the ticketing stalls to open the GenAd seats. However, during that time, we ended up seating at the VIP1 (me) and lowerbox (Mommy) sections! ^_^)

We were just seating in front of the ticket booth when a scalper approached us and asked if we want a complimentary suite ticket. I got up and asked him how much it was and persuaded to show the ticket to us. And it’s legit! We immediately bough it. There were three girls who didn't have tickets yet and they’re dying to see 2NE1. So we helped them out and they got the a lower box and complimentary tickets as well.

I didn’t know that when you have that ticket, you no longer have to line up to get inside. We just showed it to the guard and they let us in. By the way, the gates opened as early as 4 in the afternoon. And looking at it, the attendees of All or Nothing were lesser than the of Alive tour.

View from the Premier Suites.

In all fairness, seating at the premier suites was awesome! It was very comfortable. At least I can seat down whenever tired. In addition to that, there are no rowdy fans in the area.