So that's "No" too, O2?

The intarwebs taunt me. My iPhone taunts me. O2 taunt me.

Last night I received a text from O2 – one of their regular updates on what’s going on in the world of live entertainment. It’s a side benefit of sorts of having my mobile contract with them. Most of the time there is nothing going on that interests me, but the occasional nugget crops up.

Last year Macca played the O2 Arena, but I failed to get tickets – largely my fault as I ummed and ahhed until it was too late, but that’s okay, it was disappointing, but it was my own fault. This time around I get priority notification that Hugh Laurie is gigging at Hammersmith in July, one of only 3 dates in the UK in 2012. We bought and enjoyed his recent CD, so Furtle and I thought we might take a punt on tickets if they weren’t too expensive.

Last night and this morning before leaving work, the website wouldn’t give any details beyond informing me that priority tickets would be available from 9.00am. Fine, but I just wanted to know the price range.

Now I’m at work and the tickets – if any remain – are on sale.

But.

If I log in on the office PC, I just end up in a loop taking me from page to page that repeats the same bland information, but doesn’t allow me to book, or even inspect ticket availability. If I try on my iPhone, I just get a nice blank webpage with a blue background and the words ‘Priority Tickets’, but nothing of any use – or even clickable.

I have to hope that everybody is having this fun and that tickets, theoretically available or not, are not selling because the webpages are cocked up. That means I shall have a reasonable chance when I try again tonight on my own PC.

In the old days, I had to buy Time Out and get stuck in phone queues to experience this level of frustration. Annoyance has gone digital.