What's the best way to get hot concert tickets?

[Steve D]

Well, after yesterday, I'm now waiting to see if the second U2 Vertigo show in Melbourne goes ahead. I've seen the experiences already posted here, but I didn't do so well as some of you. :

Manual demon dialling on the phone (lift handset - dial - engaged - toggle handset button - redial button - engaged ....), mobile (dial - engaged - auto redial - wait for phone to give up...) and hitting the computer ("This site is busy to retry click here" click...click...click): didn't get through on any!

Perhaps U2.com membership would have been worthwhile after all for the 'priority ticketing'. :

I'm sure some of you have a lot more experience than me. :

As someone who hasn't done this for a while, what is the best way to get your tickets? Is the old 'queue at the outlet from 6:00 AM' method still the best? Are there other techniques for the internet or phone bookings? What's worked for you?
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