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Viagogo

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Viagogo has a rating of 1.2 stars from 1,886 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Viagogo most frequently mention customer service, face value, and credit card problems. Viagogo ranks 371st among Tickets sites.

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    266
  • Value
    262
  • Shipping
    222
  • Returns
    219
  • Quality
    239

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Positive reviews (last 12 months): 7.5%
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Top Positive Review

“Hopefully your tickets will be fine - mine were”

Stella C.
2/12/24

I used viagogo to purchase tickets without reading any reviews. I then read the reviews here and became very anxious. The e tickets came through but were in Row S instead of Row R as I had ordered. I wasn't worried about being one row behind but the discrepancy worried me in case it was a sign of the tickets being dodgy. I used Live Chat a few times and they were really friendly and reassuring. I was still nervous when I got to the venue but only because of all the negative reviews I had read. As it happened, we sailed through the gates and happily took our seats in Row S.

Top Critical Review

“Did not deliver”

Tim O.
9/22/24

Not only did I not receive the tickets I purchased, but customer service was not help at all. Live chat is the only option and on several occasions had to wait over 30 minutes for an operator. I was at the event trying to get things straightened out and was told I would receive an email listing replacement options and it never came. I finally the day after got them to agree to a refund, but surprise, surprise it will take 10 business days

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Thumbnail of user richards4178
GB
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March 15th, 2022

Purchased six nations tickets 2 weeks before the event only to be ket down the day before the event and no offer of alternative tickets. We had booked train tickets and taxi and day off work but they were not interested at all in compensation - overall a poor experience Richard

Tip for consumers:
Don't use them unless you are desperate for tickets and beware they take a long time to communicate

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Nothing as the failed to provide tickets and to add insult refunded me £59.81 short!!

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Poland
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April 3rd, 2018

They are ordinary scammers. You will not accept the changed price - they will collect the whole changed amount from the card anyway. They do not have a 3d Secure code so you can not see from the bank how much they really want to download. They do not accept return of defective tickets. There is a fool on the complaint that everything is okay on their side. The company should be avoided with a wide arc, in fact, as fraudsters, it would be necessary to block them from displaying the domain as a servant of extortion crimes.

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Germany
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April 1st, 2017

Total RIP OFF!

Totally not impressed with this company, I paid over 300 for Drake tickets, after the concert was rescheduled two times I was stuck with a set of tickets in the nosebleed section and valued at 58 per ticket. Totally avoid this company, even when trying to do right by the customer they revert back to their sellers statement about nonrefundable. You could at least pay me the difference of what the tickets were! I will never do business with them again!

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GB
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February 28th, 2017

We had paid 475.00 for 2 ticket to see rod Stewart at the O2 paid for excellent position. BUT when we got to our seats people was already in then. After a long visit at customer service out tickets was fraudulent we was offer 2 tickets up the very top worth 75.00. We watched the show. Please don't book with this company pkease pass this on. We had NO help from anyone about getting are refund. $#*! company low lifes and really don't care.

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Poland
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June 1st, 2017

Recently I bought tickets for Bruno Mars concert. The price for two tickets was supposed to be around 140 euro, however in the end, after I provided my credit card details, it turned out, that the total price is around 200 euro because of commissions / booking fees / DHL delivery and other crap that they put on top of the original price.

And of course no refund, because (quoting their customer support specialists) "It is clearly visible throughout the purchase process".

What is clearly visible for me is that this service bullsh*ts people and should be sued for doing such 'legitimate' manipulations.

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Canada
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2 helpful votes
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November 6th, 2018

This site will knowingly deceive and won't stand behind their own guarantee when called on it. Time to shut these guys down. They knowingly sold me tickets advertised for 7pm and then added a note to the courier pouch that they were for 1 am. No notice to let me decide if I wanted to attend a 1pm show instead. Missed the show, no refund. Disrespectful people that have no morals or business acumen.

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Australia
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January 27th, 2020

Viagogo charged me a total of $482.36 for two tickets to attend the David Suchet: Poirot & More: A Retrospective. The price on the actual tickets was $130 each! That's an extra $222.36 for the tickets. Complaining got me nowhere. The seats, we were lucky they were available, were in the second back row at the far end of the row. Not seats I would have picked.
These guys are scalpers. Do not deal with them. I have personally informed all my friends and family.
In future, I personally will not be going to any more concerts etc and so everyone misses out.

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California
1 review
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August 6th, 2022
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I purchased tickets to see Missio in L. A. July 30th. The show was postponed and rescheduled for a date I can't attend. I called Viagogo and they told me sorry, no refunds! They instructed me to sell the tickets on their site, BUT the event is not listed on their site! Don't waste your money with these scam artists.

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Australia
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February 23rd, 2017

I was trying to secure J Cole concert tickets for my daughter and ended up on this site as it was the top of my Google search. I had no idea it was a reseller and it wasn't clear what the final charges would be until after the transaction was completed. Based on previous reviews I don't have any hope of getting the tickets or stopping the payment but will be much wiser in future - stick to ticket sellers that are official or at least reputable.

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Thumbnail of user jmcm
Australia
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January 16th, 2017

They truly are thieves. Our Big Bash Tickets are double what they should have been. No way to contact them to complain. I am putting in an official complaint to the ombudsman and they should be removed from internet searches for tickets. Complete rogues

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Australia
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December 5th, 2013

I tried to buy tickets through Ticketek for Fleetwood Mac (sold out) only to be re-directed to viagogo where I could purchase tickets at inflated prices. I chose to try it out but when the event was cancelled and it came to trying to get a refund the customer service was down right offensive "... we consider this matter settled and have closed our case".
This site is all about providing a platform for non-genuine fans to scalp tickets that they purchased with no intention of going to the event.

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GB
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March 22nd, 2017

Bought tickets for Diana Krall, no mention anywhere of additional £47 per ticket until too late to cancel. Pure deception on the company's behalf. All details did not include this charge until too late

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New Zealand
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February 7th, 2017

Please don't purchase from this company- they add lots of extra fees and the amount that was shown at the checkout was quite different to what I was billed. ( Obviously I was billed more, not less!) When emailing directly after the transaction took place, realising a rip off had taken place, they advised me that I couldn't get the purchases reversed. They refuse to return my emails now, asking them about the differences in charges. Scammers!

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Australia
1 review
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April 11th, 2017

I'm really worried now. I bought tickets online fro Viagogo for a Jethro Tull concert. About an extra 150 for the booking fee! Also it was under someobody else's name. Will I actually be able to attend the concert with these tickets?

Regards Paul

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GB
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July 3rd, 2017

Do not go near this site! They are total scam artists and will just make your life miserable and will leave you out of pocket a lot of money! They need to be shut down immediately and I can't actually believe they are still up and running!

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GB
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September 26th, 2018

I bought a couple of tickets for a concert - pick up on box office was stated upon purchase.

I have been harassed by the seller for the last few weeks.
And I gave no permission for my details to be given out.
Avoid this unprofessional uncaring company.
Buy tickets elsewhere or just don't go.
Viagog are difficult and unprofessional

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North Dakota
1 review
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May 6th, 2019

I needed to cancel the ticket purchase, Viagogo would not cancel, this was a couple of hours after the purchase! Horrible customer service, horrible company. Just get your tickets somewhere else! The only reason I gave it one star is that I could not go any lower.

Thumbnail of user leahs111
Australia
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March 10th, 2019

Do not buy from this site. I got scammed big time. This business should be shut down.

I was charged x3 more by the company charging me in EU and not AU. No customer service at all. I hope Australia bans this website soon.

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Wyoming
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September 29th, 2021

Purchased a set of $600.00 tickets and had a question three days before concert. Tried calling Viagogo each day several times. Each time phone call would go through, be put on hold with music for a minute or so, then would disconnect me. Missed concert. Purchased tickets from other venders that were there to help you with a problem

Thumbnail of user alanl61
GB
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November 3rd, 2016

Purchased tickets for an event in London, later as I was unable to attend I followed on line instructions to re sell tickets, they were sold almost immediately but despite following instructions and advising Viagogo that I did not yet have the tickets from original seller. They then cancelled my sale and charged me for the privalage.
The site and customer service (not responding to emails) is to say the least poor.
Having lost quite a lot of money through poor advise I would not recommend this site to anyone.

Thumbnail of user jasminem42
Australia
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February 24th, 2017

Never ever buy from this site, they pressured me into buying me tickets, giving me 10 minutes to put all my details in. It advertised them to be $347 for two tickets, after putting my credit card details in, it said $882 has been charged from my account, after reading reviews I realised I had been scammed considering they go for $110, I immediately tried to get in contact with viagogo and there was no real phone number or any real contact details provided, besides an address that is in Switzerland. After ringing all the phone numbers, one tracked to U. K. Never ever buy from here

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GB
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February 3rd, 2017

We purchased Guns n Roses tickets for the Feb 2017 Australian concert next week about 5 months ago at the highly inflated cost of over $400. My husband had his email account hacked and as a result his email address changed. We are no longer able to access his old email account or our tickets. Despite in excess of 20 emails asking viagogo to resend the tickets to his new email address or contact us they have not and we have no way of speaking to anyone at this company - total scam buyers be very wary.

Thumbnail of user amyh169
GB
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June 14th, 2017

Bought my ticket a month in advance of the concert. Spent above and beyond as Paramore are my all time favourite band. I was having some issues with getting the ticket and managed to email (got a vague and useless reply), as none of their phone numbers I found after ridiculous digging actually connected.
A week before the event I emailed again and got an automated reply that it was not getting through to their servers. Checked my account and it said they were having issues with my order. Sent another email, no reply. Checked my account two days before the event. Order cancelled with no call or email to notify me about this.
Terrible service, little to no customer support, hard to reach and uncommunicative staff if there even is any. 0/5 would not recommend at all.

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AE
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November 3rd, 2017

After agreeing to purchase Ed Sheeran Dubai show tickets at a sizable markup, the final step shows the ticket processing fee which was equivalent to 110% the actual tickets, and chargeable per ticket. So in order to complete my transaction, I'm paying quadruple the ticket value + more which is effectively five times the standing room price. And in the end, it's a legal ticket issued by PDF. I believe that the con is between the promoter and viagogo, who have a massive stock of unsold tickets reserved for auction and to generate profit.

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GB
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November 29th, 2016

So upset at paying 289 pound for tickets, they have arrived and only 37.50 per ticket plus 6.50 fee how can this be possible, it has completely spoiled the event and we are so far at the back we wont see anything. Never ever will i use viagogo again and i will make sure everyone knows what they have done. A discrace

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