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Tuesday, April 29

No ID is just the ticket

By Ciara Grazier
Hunterhouse College

Like many other people under 18, I see this information on tickets, ticketmaster or any posters for a good gig, and get very disappointed.
I start trying to make the decision as to either take the chance of buying a ticket and getting in, being ragingly rejected, or to just leave it and sit at home while old couples are having a drink and watching a band they haven’t even heard of who are AMAZING.
I think it’s ridiculous that we aren’t allowed into a building that has a bar, it’s not like we’re planning on getting plastered.
People should just be asked for ID at the actual bar.
And I hate the way bouncers can be so cheeky and sarcastic to you, it’s like they were never young themselves and they hold all the power to just ruin your night.
Some tickets don’t even say that it is for over 18s only, so then many more people buy a ticket and are let down and you can’t even get a refund in most cases.
ID should be asked for at a bar, not to go into a big room to listen to music.

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