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Not sure they mail stuff out aboard tho... do  you need me to check ?
Revised... [class="verdana10"]Anyone purchasing tickets from outside of the UK will be required to pick their tickets up at the box office.

Confirmation of box office location, itinerary and venue map will be sent via e mail two weeks prior the event.

   

@beamiegoth Great. So I'll going to DL2012 and celebrate my birthday in the UK (:
@jezebel Yes, please, if you can check that it'd be great and my thankful will be huge.
Thanks guys for this help.
update: Oh, so I think I should arrive a day before the festival starts, so I can go to that box office. Thanks.

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Not sure they mail stuff out aboard tho... do  you need me to check ?
Revised...Anyone purchasing tickets from outside of the UK will be required to pick their tickets up at the box office.

Confirmation of box office location, itinerary and venue map will be sent via e mail two weeks prior the event.

Carrie,
 
In 2008, we had to collect our passport / tickets from the RIP entrance. 
In 2010, the passport was posted to me..... not sure if the same applies for Hotels

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I should imagine the collection will be the hotel to be honest in this instance but they will confirm it in an email 2 weeks prior.. Wez I should  imagine yours will be at the RIP camping checkin as you are camping mate x
 

   

Hmmm.... not sure Carrie.... in 2010, I didn't receive the 2 weeks prior email, so I emailed LN to find out where it was and they said that the passport was posted (and it was).  I received it about 4 days before I left.

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They confirmed that they not mailing aboard this yar and will email you the info for box office etc 2 weeks before.  I am sure it will work out ok either way :)
 

   

Cool..... It always has in the past..... Plus every time I have dealt with live nation, they have been extremely helpful

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I'm a Download newbie and have a query re RIP tickets.
 
Myself and 2 friends have all bought RIP tickets and will be staying in one 4 man tent.  A 4th friend was going to come but at the time the tickets went on sale couldn't afford to lay out the £380.
The problem is with the RIP now being sold out is there any possibility of him being able to get a RIP ticket if he could guarantee he wouldn't take up any additional camping space as he would be staying our tent?
 
Hope my query makes sense
 
 
 
 

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I'm a Download newbie and have a query re RIP tickets.

Myself and 2 friends have all bought RIP tickets and will be staying in one 4 man tent.  A 4th friend was going to come but at the time the tickets went on sale couldn't afford to lay out the £380.
The problem is with the RIP now being sold out is there any possibility of him being able to get a RIP ticket if he could guarantee he wouldn't take up any additional camping space as he would be staying our tent?

Hope my query makes sense
 

 
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Col Kurtz

I'm a Download newbie and have a query re RIP tickets.

Myself and 2 friends have all bought RIP tickets and will be staying in one 4 man tent.  A 4th friend was going to come but at the time the tickets went on sale couldn't afford to lay out the £380.
The problem is with the RIP now being sold out is there any possibility of him being able to get a RIP ticket if he could guarantee he wouldn't take up any additional camping space as he would be staying our tent?

Hope my query makes sense

 
The quantity of tickets would be based on the  number of people that the site can cater for, not the number of people who can fit into tents.
 
Your best and probably only hope is to contact Live Nation and get them put on the waiting list
 
 

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Well I think this is the best place to ask instead of creating a new thread, what are this rip challenges I keep seeing in peoples sigs? 

Its a photo game that some of the RIP crew play.
 
Someone sets a challenge such as "take a photo wearing your pyjamas at the pub"
 
The first person to post a picture that sufficiently meets the criteria chooses the next challenge
 
Here is the link to last years thread
 
http://forums.downloadfes...amp;high=RIP+Challenge

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Well, I'm not buying the RIP Hotel Package :C
Was a great dream, damn currency (a pound equals 7 AR$, so buying a package it's like a LOT of money)

Has anyone heard anything further on lockers in RIP?

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Not a peep Wez - will see what I can find out.

 
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Cheers Em..... when is the Fan Forum on?  Perhaps we could find out then?
 
I am thinking about hiring a car, so wouldn't need it in that case

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No FF this year and LN are going to confirm with me next week on lockers - they have requested them in their meeting x

   

Hi.  Question about space!  There are 7 of us in RIP this year.  Never been to RIP before.  We have two options - an 8-man tent for all of us, or 2/3 separate, smaller tents.
Is an 8-man tent going to be okay?  I know they can be pretty big, but we think that trying to pitch together with 3 smaller tents would probably take up more room than an 8-man by itself (and only one car next to it - the rest are getting dropped off!).
Thank you!

  

 

Hiya,
We usually arrive at the RIP campsite on the Thursday, but this year (with it selling out) I think we're going to set up on the Wednesday - what I'm wanting to know is: If we bring our stuff down and set up one of us will stop over and the other will come back the next morning after taking our son to school - do you think the stewards will be alright for us to bring our son onto the site just while we set up on the wednesday evening? I have noooo intention of having him there for the weekend (We like our 'dirty beer' too much at festivals! Much to his disappointment!). Would it maybe work with a deposit scheme like some do with pleb campers(!) coming over to RIP for an evening?
Cheers!
 

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jenab - you'll be fine to use an 8-man tent for the 7 of you.
 
Deni - I think your best bet is to phone Live Nation Experience to see what they say. I don't see why you shouldn't check him in for the evening on a RIP guest pass (you have to pay a deposit which they return when you check the person out).

 
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which box office do i pick up rip pod pad tickets??
is it the main box office or the box office at the front of the rip entrence near park farm(were you get your goodie bag and wrist bands)???
any help thanks guys an gals

If you bought combined pod pad and weekend arena ticket then Live Nation Experience send you your RIP passport and then you get everything (wristband, goody bag and souvenir ticket) from the Live Nation Experience check-in tent at the entrance to the RIP site.

 
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you get the weekend tickets with the pads anyway dont you?
i was just woundering were i pic passport up cuz last year they sent me them but
they sed on phone i will have to pick them up from box office but they didnt tell me which one.
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 this is my confermation e-mail it also says nothing bout shipping and there no delivery cost either.

all RIP tickets get posted (unless you order from/ live overseas)
no need to pick up from the box office.

Hi everyone,
 
I am new to the forum and apologise if this has been covered before, (I have looked, I swear!).....
 
Could somebody please help me out? I already bought family camping tickets for myself and my other half but I am wondering if it's possible to upgrade these to RIP camping when they go back on sale? I wanted them when I bought our tickets but they had sold out, grrrrrr! I haven't recieved the tickets yet, obviously, and so I assume it would just be a matter of changing my order somehow?
 
If this is possible, would somebody please be kind enough to let me know how to go about upgrading and how much extra, (roughly), this will cost me?
 
Thanks in advance :)

No, RIP is pretty much all sold out already, only way RIP would go back on sale is if they found some extra space from packages that haven't sold well but just about everything has been sold at the minute.

  

Well that's that idea out of the window then, lol! Still, family was relatively civilised last year so i'm sure i'll be fine. The other half however.....
It's his first time and he's not a huge fan of walking. I'm not saying a word. It'll be a nice surprise for him haha!!
 
Thanks for the help :)

second post time, answers have a tendency to breed questions.
I havent managed to find the answer to this, I have booked four camping "tickets" under my name for my party (wife, sis in law and her boyf). originally we were all able to arrive together for the wednesday in one car, nice and easy. Now though the other two can only arrive on the thursday with a second car. so question is, are they still entitled to their own car with their two "tickets"? (dont worry about the camping arrangements i have asked that elsewhere)
 
I am figuring if it is easier to send their tickets (sorry passport) on to them or meet them at the gate, but just checking they could still drive onto site either way, or if it is one car per original booking and if they will need other arrangements. Thanks for the help 

Welcome to RIP, I'm glad you've found most of the info you need.
 
You'll be fine with two cars, even arriving separately. I think it's a good idea to give your friends their passports and to also let the Live Nation Experience staff know when you check in that two of your group are arriving the next day (I'd also give their names).
 
If you want them to be camped with you then yes, take their tent too and pitch it with yours. I doubt they'll let you save a parking space for them - as Wendy has suggested they can park wherever the stewards direct them to in the camping fields (which will no doubt be a little distance from your tents).

 
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Excellent, thank you for the responses, they are much appreciated, i had assumed this was the likely case, and really wasnt too worried about them parking near so long as they could get in with the rest of their gear. Anywhere closer than the slog of yesteryear from carpark to family camp was good enough! can't wait now!!

Come and get to know some of the RIPpers in the chat thread - they're a great bunch of people :)

 
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[font=""arial","sans-serif""]Hi
 
[font=""arial","sans-serif""]I’m an RIP newbie and this thread is awesome!
[font=""arial","sans-serif""]I feel this might have already been partially answered but for the sake of clarity…

[font=""arial","sans-serif""]It looks like I’m coming up by coach on Wednesday but my mate will not be able to drive up until Friday evening/Saturday morning.
[font=""arial","sans-serif""]I’m guessing I won’t be able to reserve a phantom car parking space next to the tent to await his arrival and he’ll have to park the car “somewhere else” on the RIP campsite for the duration…
[font=""arial","sans-serif""]If so how far is this likely to be from the tent?
 
[font=""arial","sans-serif""]Cheers!

Crikey...Can you tell i'm new to this!?!?

You can ask the guys when pitching that you have a car coming but obviously by the tme he comes someone may have parked there.. try taking some tape and tape it off with a sign saying car parked here.
If he does end up parking elsewhere it will literally be a few mins walk - it is not a big campsite.
 

   

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Crikey...Can you tell i'm new to this!?!?

 
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Just a quick question regarding ticket web and the RIP tickets i ordered.  Do they ever change the order status to show if it has been despatched in the same way that ticket master do?  Mind is only showing the order details, but no status.  Not been Rip before so i am not sure if it works differently with ticket web.  Also, do they arrive recorded delivery? Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere.

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Just a quick question regarding ticket web and the RIP tickets i ordered.  Do they ever change the order status to show if it has been despatched in the same way that ticket master do?  Mind is only showing the order details, but no status.  Not been Rip before so i am not sure if it works differently with ticket web.  Also, do they arrive recorded delivery? Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere.

 
I'm in the same boat I would like to know this as I have been checking Ticketweb since people have been posting here that they have their standard tickets.

 
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