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Viagogo Reviews Summary

The company's reputation is significantly marred by a consistent pattern of customer dissatisfaction, primarily due to issues related to ticket availability, inflated pricing, and inadequate customer service. Customers frequently report receiving invalid tickets, last-minute notifications, and a lack of effective support when seeking refunds or resolution. While some users may have had positive experiences, these are overshadowed by widespread claims of fraud and poor service. The overall sentiment reflects a strong caution against using the platform, highlighting a pressing need for improved transparency and customer support to rebuild trust.

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AE
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I paid nearly 1500 for 2 orchestra stalls seats at the London Opera house. They sent me tickets for the upper amphitheatre, the face value of these seats are £37! I have contacted them 5 times through their website asking them to fix the problem before the performance and they haven't even replied. Absolute scam. Its thievery. Scumbags.

Date of experience: May 27, 2016
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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May 27, 2016

Absolute bunch of thieves. Sent me an invalid ticket and refused a refund. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY. DISHONEST AND CROOKED

Date of experience: May 27, 2016
Massachusetts
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I was sent tickets for an event on the incorrect date. I was then instructed to mail the tickets back and guaranteed new tickets, I did and now... nothing!

I wish I had done my research on this scam of a company before purchasing.

Date of experience: May 25, 2016
NL
1 review
4 helpful votes
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We ordered 8 tickets for the Benfica match. Three days before the match we would receive the tickets by mail. We went to Lisbon and still promised us the tickets to be send to our Lisbon address. A day before the match they cancelled the tickets. Can you believe it. Still in shock! This company should be banned. In Holland me and my mates put bad reviews in on the website Trustpilot and straight after these reviews they put anonymous positive reviews. Please be warned!

Date of experience: May 23, 2016
Morocco
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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Hello
I have sent my tickets to Viagogo and they were received friday.
They are still not active.
I have wrote five Emails without any answer from your side.
Please advise. I am really worried.
Does anyone have a phone number?
Listing Reference: *******

Date of experience: May 23, 2016
Brazil
1 review
6 helpful votes
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My kid is doing 15 this year. As a gift for him, I registered for tickets in FIFA Champions League 2015/2016 final. Of course, I was not luck enough to receive a ticket in their fantastic process of giving tickets to they want. So, I decided to buy the ticket in Viagogo. I bought in advance and asked to deliver in France, where a friend of mine would take them and find us in Milan. I live in Brazil and decided to do this, since the tickets that were from Germany would arrive earlier in Europe than in Brazil. I received the email saying the tickets were shipped in May 9th. And would be delivered by May 11th. In May 11th, the date got change to May 12th and after that it got changed to "no more information". The tickets got lost. UPS that I thought was a reliable company(my mistake), could not allow me to raise a complain, saying that I was not the sender. Who is the sender? Viagogo? No they say that it is a problem to be managed with the seller. Now, I am 6 days from the game and I have no news. Viagogo told me I should contact UPS (really?) and UPS is not giving a damn that it will take a month to find this package, The tickets were very expensive and I have the overseas airline tickets and hotels as well, that are going to be missed. Besides that, there is no customer care in Viagogo. They only say that you should send an email, that is never answered. UPS does the same. You, as a customer, needs to slam their door and find a way to contact them, like you were a thief. I need help and they never contact me. I feel completely betrayed. What should have been a celebration is changing into a nightmare.

Date of experience: May 21, 2016
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I purchased tickets in April 2016 for a consert in Japan in September 2016. At the time I was NOT informed that they would be shipped 3 days before the concert. I am in the United States military and will be stationed at a Japanese military facility during September. I cannot receive the tickets three days before the concert because I do not have an address at that time that they can be shipped to. Any reasonable person would be under the same impression that I was, thinking that the tickets would be shipped within a reasonable time frame after purchase to my current USA address. WHY CANT THE SELLER SEND THEM TO ME NOW? OBVIOUSLY THEY DONT HAVE THEM! There goes $400 in wasted money.

Date of experience: May 21, 2016
France
1 review
6 helpful votes
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I'm also sharing my personal experience of viagogo as I bought 4 tickets at a jawdropping price of 800eur. Price paid is of course much more than what they re really worth but fine, you decide to pay up if you re really keen to go.

As of today and one month away from the concert, I havent received any tickets despite them telling me that they have been delivered. Their website help is useless, 'copy paste', they keep on asking me for confirmation of my details despite me providing them with everything. I am now taking legal action. STAY AWAT FROM THEM!

Date of experience: May 17, 2016
NL
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I bought to tickets for adele in cologne. The price i payed turned out almost 2 and a half time as much as what was on the ticket. First i was worried about what i read about viagogo. But we went last night (14th of may) to cologne and it was absolutly amazing. We had a great nignt. But i not know if i will do it again like this. Thank you viagogo

Date of experience: May 15, 2016
Australia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Tickets to Australian AFL tickets were totally misrepresented. Wrong section delivered and viagogo refused to step in. They are based in Europe so no phone number to call. Written responses in broken English and I am afraid unprofessional. Viagogo supports scam artists in Australia

Date of experience: May 14, 2016
Spain
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Total Rip Off
May 13, 2016

I purchased 2 tickets for Rod Stewart in Ireland. Concert date June 2016, I purchased tickets November 2015, I wanted great seats in a covered area, and was charged 826 euros for the tickets. Expensive? Yes but a special treat for my wife. The tickets arrived, face value 96 euros each, and the position in the farthest away part of the stadium from the stage. I revisited their site recently to find that I can now buy 2 tickets in the same covered area for 290 euros in total. Viagogo state that the prices have gone down for this concert,

Date of experience: May 13, 2016
California
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Scammed!
May 11, 2016

First off I never write bad reviews. I purchased tickets thinking they were from the main source for desert trip and somehow these guys put a link to them for secondary market sales on the same page at the on sale! Then they duplicate charged me for 8 seats total and over 35K! Ripped off and they won't help me out at all! I'm going legal! I'm so pissed off and they can care less. Mistake!

Date of experience: May 11, 2016
Austria
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Ripped off...
May 10, 2016

Can anyone advise if Stephen Roest is still on the board of viagogo, maybe he can enlighten me on why his company refuses to solve my issue?

Date of experience: May 10, 2016
Elizabeth S.
Hawaii
1 review
8 helpful votes
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I paid $2475.38 for sec 100, front and center, but when the payment went through they say row HZ. There is NO ROW HZ! After several emails asking them what does HZ mean they finally told me it would be somewhere between ROW H TO Z.. so Vague! My guess is the tickets are promised by the venue from a pool of tickets that are comps for musicians and promoters.
After research here I learned that Viagogo has a reputation for delivering less than what is promised. Sometimes they may come through. But it is very risky for sold out events. And their policies are tricky. They aim to keep your money and don't care about the suffering they cause others. My suggestion is for people who got ripped off by these shady ticket jerks is to go to your bank or call your credit card company and sign a dispute to the charge and have the bank investigate them and try to get your money back . Credit cards are easier to get your money back. If they are giving you a fraudulent deal then they will get them. I don't trrust this weekend 2 of Desert Trip tickets. The stars are not good for me on that weekend. As an astologer, my prediction is that many people will get screwed by them. And there will be a whole lot of selfishness and aggression at the weekend's events. Aries full moon.

Date of experience: May 9, 2016
Australia
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Scam do not buy
May 8, 2016

I am sorry I did not research the site before I bought tickets. I am the same as other reviewers I bought tickets for specific seats for $248 and was charged a total of $335. I got the tickets with a face value of $79 each in a totally different area. This site should be investigated by the ombudsman. I keep getting computer generated responses in reply to my emails. It is not clear when you are booking the tickets at all. Stay away from this site and I advise everyone who has been scamed by this site to contact the ombudsman to try and stop this horrible site from operations.

Date of experience: May 7, 2016
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I used Viagogo for selling tickets. Apparently these tickets got bought still 7 days before the event Viagogo canceled my order, saying that the information I have provided was not right and that the purchaser is not happy. I have got charged extra 81£ for just trying selling the tickets. Worst experience ever :((
I even could't sell the tickets in that 7 days left... waste of time, money and energy..

Date of experience: May 5, 2016
GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Gregory Porter
May 3, 2016

I decided to treat my son to this concert and booked through Viagogo. The attempt at booking failed to process and when I tried to book again the price had increased and for worse seats. When we eventually got the tickets the price indicated was more than double the price indicated on the ticket. The price sent on the confirmation is also in Euros which may suggest they are avoiding UK tax. I WILL NEVER USE THEM AGAIN.

Date of experience: May 3, 2016
GB
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I paid way over the odds for tickets to see Dixie Chicks at Manchester Arena from Viagogo. I needed to sell one of four tickets and listed the ticket on Viagogo. I reduced the price during the last week when there were very few tickets left for Block 115. Did not sell but at the concert someone was sitting in my unsold seat! When I contacted Viagogo the next day expecting a refund they said that they were unable to sell my ticket! I sent three e mails and got the same reply every time. I will never use this ticket site again and would advise everybody to stay clear. It's a SCAM site!

Date of experience: May 2, 2016
District of Columbia
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Fraudulent
April 28, 2016

This company buy's batch tickets from external ticket brokers on their company creditcards and sale them for inflated prices, "customer support" = "copy past support"

Stay away at all cost!

Date of experience: April 28, 2016
Texas
1 review
13 helpful votes
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Not going to lie I was a little skeptical about using this site since I had never in my life heard of them. I read a few reviews some good some bad and in the end decided to take a chance. I purchased a ticket to Coachella 3 days before the event. They were originally going to be mailed to me but they instead decided that having a pick up point for me close to the venue would be best. They kept in constant contact with me emailing me with updates. Even if I had a question the response time was excellent.

Date of experience: April 26, 2016

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