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Hello, it's 11.57 on Tuesday, which means it's three minutes until the Eurovision tickets

go on sale. I am targeting the Family Show, which is on the Saturday afternoon before the

final on Saturday night. Although I've slightly mocked this up because I've arranged to meet

a friend for lunch, so I will be partially doing this at home and partially doing this

on the bus. Wish me luck. So, already, I've just gone on the ticket master website and

it's come up with an hour. As you were browsing something about your browser, I made

this think you were a bot. Maybe I'm going to have to do this on my laptop.

Oh, this is stressful already. Okay, going on my laptop instead. I'm going to have to

carry this on the bus and I'm now on the website, join the queue. Sorry, we can't display

event details right now. Join the queue again. Due to inactivity, you've been kicked out

of the queue. What? This is blood pressure affecting. Oh, bingo, you're now in the queue.

2,000 plus people ahead of you. Okay, I'm now leaving the house, which means I have to

tear their my laptop to my phone. What could possibly go wrong? Thank you.

No, I'm on the bus with my laptop, on my knee. I feel like such a tech, bro. Still 2,000

plus people ahead of me in the queue. Off the bus, laptop still in hand. Still 2,000 plus

people in front of me in the queue. Although the blob is moving along the blue line. So

I think I'm making progress over the last hour. Off to meet my friend for lunch. It's nearly

half past one and Eurovision Guru Padil Kornal of Broadcasting House and Radio 2 fame says

the grand final is sold out. Let's see if I get any luck with the afternoon rehearsal.

Oh, 133, a little pop up has just come up on the screen. Tickets through Eurovision 2023

have now sold out. Fans still wanting to purchase tickets should keep an eye on ticket

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