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The 10 heartbreaking stages of failing to secure tickets to The Frames

We’ve still got tiiiiiime… oh no wait, we don’t.

THE FRAMES ARE playing a one-off gig in Whelans on Monday. Tickets went on sale at 2pm today but the system let a lot of people down. Not to mention the fact that they sold out in about 2 minutes.

It went a bit like this.

1. Initial excitement

The frames will play Whelans in Dublin next Monday as part of whelans 25th anniversary celebrations..
Send song requests our way..
— Glen Hansard (@Glen_Hansard) June 23, 2014

Glen Hansard / Twitter

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2. Anticipation

Alarms are set, refresh is located, the countdown is ON.

Tickets on sale in 87mins... http://t.co/4maE5PdcDN pic.twitter.com/0irXE9oazM
— The Frames (@TheFrames) June 24, 2014

The Frames / Twitter

3. Preparation

Lets DO THIS.

Is this anyone else right now? #frames #whelans #wavtickets pic.twitter.com/5He0q4N4xe
— Lydia O'Gorman (@lydiaogorman) June 24, 2014

Lydia O'Byrne / Twitter

4. Hope

In the queue for tickets for the Frames at @whelanslive ... Do I dare to dream?!
— Carol Fingleton (@thinkcarolthink) June 24, 2014

Carol Fingleton / Twitter

5. Doubt

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6. More doubt

Sigh. Tried to buy The Frames tickets for Whelans.

Refresh refresh refresh...
502 gateway error...
hope... no hope...
— aistag (@aistag) June 24, 2014

aistag / Twitter

7. Resignation

Wait time now at 17 minutes. I've resigned myself to the fact that I'm not getting a Frames ticket.
— Eoin Murphy (@TheOnlyEoinEver) June 24, 2014

Eoin Murphy / Twitter

8. Disbelief

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9. Devastation

Absolutely gutted to miss out on tickets for The Frames @whelanslive . Site crashed on me as I was ordering tickets. #devastated
— Irvine Ferris (@irvinef) June 24, 2014

Irvine Ferris / Twitter

10. Acceptance

No, wait. We will never accept this.

As we've said for all our birthday gigs, supply was never going to meet demand, The Frames play venues waaaaaay bigger than us.
— Whelan's (@whelanslive) June 24, 2014

WhelansLive / Twitter

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