Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
Entertainment
Ellie Kemp

Ticketmaster crashes ahead of Eurovision ticket sales

Ticketmaster has crashed as Eurovision tickets for the song contest in Liverpool went on sale today (March 7).

Users attempting to get their hands on tickets have encountered a '500 Internal server error' message when trying to use the site. Others have also reported joining the ticket queue but getting the message: "Due to inactivity, your session has expired. To continue, please sign in to rejoin the queue."

Taking to Twitter, music fans complained about the crash. @vvoodentops said: "not ticketmaster already crashing while everyone is waiting to get tickets for the eurovision!!! @TicketmasterUK DO BETTER" while @setonrog added: "So much for me getting Eurovision tickets ... #fail #ticketmaster".

Tweeting a screenshot of the error message, @kwithbface said: "Not got a chance when this has been the screen for #Eurovision for 20 minutes. Sort it out ticketmaster. You knew there would be huge demand". @PancakePete00 added: "Ticketmaster crashing 10 minutes before Eurovision tickets go on sale is top quality trolling".

The Manchester Evening News has approached Ticketmaster for comment.

Please check back on this story for updates.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.