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Old 17-04-2014, 00:54
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Isn't the bulk of One Direction's fanbase made up of the under 12's? I can understand the stadium's reasons for this rule but even if the under 12's are allowed seated tickets, won't banning them from a large portion of the stadium really hurt the group's ticket sales?
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Old 17-04-2014, 08:39
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Isn't the bulk of One Direction's fanbase made up of the under 12's? I can understand the stadium's reasons for this rule but even if the under 12's are allowed seated tickets, won't banning them from a large portion of the stadium really hurt the group's ticket sales?
However thir rules are consistent with most venues.

The O2 Academy in Birmingham, for ecxample, only allows under 12s on the balcony, not the standing area, although under-14s need to be accompanied by an adult rather than under-16s wich The stadium of Light requires.
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Old 17-04-2014, 09:24
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Isn't the bulk of One Direction's fanbase made up of the under 12's? I can understand the stadium's reasons for this rule but even if the under 12's are allowed seated tickets, won't banning them from a large portion of the stadium really hurt the group's ticket sales?
Everyone thinks this but it isn't true. Look at the graphs for their you tube views and largest proportion are 20-30. I am a member of various music forums and they have loads of fans in the 20-30 age bracket
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Old 17-04-2014, 10:30
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I don't really understand why this has become a story in the last few days. These tickets have been on sale since last Summer with these age guidelines being in place since then. If any fans are to be caught out by these age restrictions then it is their own fault for not reading the T&Cs when buying their tickets.
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Old 17-04-2014, 12:16
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Everyone thinks this but it isn't true. Look at the graphs for their you tube views and largest proportion are 20-30. I am a member of various music forums and they have loads of fans in the 20-30 age bracket
I know there are older fans too but I just assumed they are a tiny minority. To learn otherwise is very, very surprising.
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Old 17-04-2014, 12:40
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I don't really understand why this has become a story in the last few days. These tickets have been on sale since last Summer with these age guidelines being in place since then. If any fans are to be caught out by these age restrictions then it is their own fault for not reading the T&Cs when buying their tickets.
Me neither. Unless the age restrictions had changed since the tickets first went on sale - in which case fans should be entitled to a refund. But yeah, it's tough luck if you don't read the T&Cs - age restrictions are always clearly labelled.
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Old 17-04-2014, 13:10
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I don't really understand why this has become a story in the last few days. These tickets have been on sale since last Summer with these age guidelines being in place since then. If any fans are to be caught out by these age restrictions then it is their own fault for not reading the T&Cs when buying their tickets.
Exactly. People would have known this when they bought the tickets.
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Old 17-04-2014, 21:32
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I doubt any of this kids have access to credit cards so the parents must be dumb
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Old 17-04-2014, 22:13
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Everyone thinks this but it isn't true. Look at the graphs for their you tube views and largest proportion are 20-30. I am a member of various music forums and they have loads of fans in the 20-30 age bracket
I agree with you. The average age of a One Direction fan is probably older than most people would assume.

However, it is worth noting that Youtube's age statistics can be mis-leading, since a lot of children and teenagers put their age at over 18 so they can watch explicit videos.
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Old 17-04-2014, 22:45
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I know there are older fans too but I just assumed they are a tiny minority. To learn otherwise is very, very surprising.
They play all the time at university club nights.
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Old 18-04-2014, 13:04
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They play all the time at university club nights.
Who do?
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Old 18-04-2014, 14:57
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One Direction songs obviously...
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Old 18-04-2014, 18:23
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I don't really understand why this has become a story in the last few days. These tickets have been on sale since last Summer with these age guidelines being in place since then. If any fans are to be caught out by these age restrictions then it is their own fault for not reading the T&Cs when buying their tickets.
Possibly because tickets were posted out this week and had an FAQs leaflet with them.
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