First off, I'm not sure if it should be in GMD or here, but I figured the mods will kindly move it if it belongs in GMD.
So here's the deal, I'm flying to Germany in September and I'm interested in visiting a few gigs, namely Edguy in Cologne on September 22nd and then Need / Evergrey in Siegburg on September 27th. My priority is to get the e-tickets for me and my friends so I could just print them at home.
I tried eventim.de, but they don't have a ticket-print option for Edguy show, and the shipping is kinda too expensive to Russia (about 35 EUR). I could wait until I will be in Cologne myself to try and buy them at the venue a few days before the show I suppose, but I think the venue could be sold out at that moment, or the tickets will be more expensive than now. They do have e-tickets for Evergrey show though.
I also tried bonnticket.de, but they don't have English language option on their site, so I've been kinda stumbling in the dark there as my German is basically nonexistent. I've found that they have this type of ticket delivery for Edguy:
Abholung in der Vorverkaufsstelle print@shop (0,00 €) - Kreditkarte oder giropay. Die Liste aller teilnehmenden Vorverkaufsstellen finden Sie hier
and this type of tickets for Need / Evergrey:
print@home (0,00 €) - Lastschrift (für Stammkunden), Kreditkarte oder giropay
I suspect the Edguy ones are printed at the venue and you can buy them there when you arrive, and the ones for Need / Evergrey can be printed at home, but I'm not sure. Would like to have some translation for these, as Google Translate yields quite pitiful results.
So, basically, my questions are:
- Are eventim.de and bonnticket.de sites reliable?
- Are there any other sites I could check for the e-tickets for Edguy show?
- Do you need any ID confirmation at the venues or do you just show your printed e-ticket and walk in?
- Is it even possible to buy the tickets at the venue, if, say, I arrive five days before the gig?
Also any advice about Germany would be welcome. I've got some other questions about various subjects like rental cars and football tickets and whatnot, but I guess that would be too much for one thread, so if you're willing to chat with me at Facebook or have a PM conversation, please let me know.