Please enjoy, about the deep love and endless memories of Mayday in our youth! Those youthful times, full of longing, we look forward to witnessing a brilliant feast of Mayday on the campus stage.
At that time, we were full of youthful energy, and whenever we heard beautiful music coming from the radio, we would involuntarily shake our heads to the rhythm, as if our world was beating because of it.
Mayday's songs are like love poems that touch our hearts, and we always transcribe them word by word in the most precious notebooks, as if we are cherishing the good wishes of our youth.
On May 5, 2024, in the first May after the epidemic, when Mayday's soul Ashin announced on social media the good news that "we are about to return to the Bird's Nest in Beijing", fans across the country instantly fell into unprecedented enthusiastic cheers.
As soon as this news was released, Mayday's official "Believe in Music" WeChat public account also immediately announced the ticket sales information - concert tickets with the two themes of "I want to see you" and "Noah's Ark 10th Anniversary Evolution Replica" will be officially launched for pre-sale on major ticketing platforms such as Damai.com and Fun Island at 11 am on May 9.
The sheer scale of holding two consecutive shows in six days, coupled with the unrivalled large venue of the Bird's Nest, made thousands of fans enthusiastic. For those post-80s and post-90s generations who were eager to witness the Mayday concert in their youth, this is undoubtedly a rare opportunity like a pilgrimage.
Although the number of more than 300,000 tickets seems astronomical, for the "hungry" fans with plenty of money, it can be swept away in minutes. Not to mention, they can also supplement their purchases through the most important fan group ticket purchase channels.
With this last glimmer of hope, fans began to prepare for this ticket rush in an intense and orderly manner - some set alarm clock points, some called friends to participate, and some tried multiple ticketing platforms at the same time, trying their best to make their dreams come true.
However, just as the Hangzhou concert was about to be held, there was another problem of ticket loopholes, which made the enthusiasm of fans gradually cool. First of all, in the process of grabbing tickets, the "fan group ticket purchase" link, which was originally a fan benefit, was maliciously interfered with by scalpers, resulting in chaos.
As loyal fans of Mayday, those actors who have been experienced in the entertainment industry still remember the unwavering "group ticket agreement" with the organizers over the years.
Regardless of any offline event in Mayday, the organizers will deliberately arrange a small number of tickets for the three major fan groups to purchase internally, and always adhere to the principle of transferring out at the original price, which not only greatly facilitates the purchase of tickets by real fans, but also more effectively curbs the bad behavior of scalpers maliciously raising ticket prices.
However, in this incident, the operation team unexpectedly found an abnormal order that was placed in "0 seconds", and at the same time, a large number of information with the gimmick of "Mayday Fan Group Ticket Purchase and Auction" also appeared in the second-hand trading market, and it is obvious that scalpers have successfully infiltrated the interior.
In the end, the unbearable "MAYDAY Mayday Arbitrary Door" had to announce the cancellation of this long-established benefit. This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to long-time fans who have always regarded it as an important weapon against scalpers.
At the moment when the official sale went on sale on May 9, 300,000 genuine tickets were swept away in just 5 seconds, and it is really puzzling that scalpers were able to play the slogans of "100% ticketing" and "seat selection".
On the eve of the upcoming Hangzhou concert on June 18th and 19th, there was an anomaly on the Internet again - tickets that should have been sold at 10:55 were sold out at 10:54;
Fourth, compare the current situation of train ticket grabbing, and put forward suggestions for improvement
Looking back on the past May Day holiday, the fierce scene of scrambling for train tickets made us deeply realize the importance of fair competition. Even the high-profile celebrity Xue Zhiqian, in order to be able to buy a ticket home, had to go into battle in person at the scene, squeezed the position, and waited in line.
The real-name mechanism of the 12306 ticketing system ensures that every ticket buyer must rely on his or her true personal information to participate in ticket grabbing in a fair and just environment, regardless of status, and everyone has equal opportunities.
It is precisely because of this fair environment that the field of concert ticketing will not be easily manipulated by scalpers.
Now that it is 2024, advanced technologies such as real-name system, ID card information verification, and face recognition have become increasingly mature, and can be applied to all kinds of ticketing links to eliminate illegal operations of scalpers from the source.
In fact, is there really an essential difference between concert tickets and ordinary train tickets? We can't help but wonder why one industry can achieve fairness and justice, while another industry has never been able to reach this height? Is it true that the organizers are so arrogant and rude that they ignore the rights and interests of consumers to enrich themselves and ignore the opportunity to give fans a chance to compete fairly? No wonder many fans angrily accuse the organizers of treating them as cash cows, and even forgetting the most basic human concerns.
As a die-hard fan of the past, I sincerely hope that the organizers will learn to respect each and every fan and not take this sincere love for granted. Blindly asking for it will only be exchanged for endless spit, and even Mayday's superstar halo will probably not be able to restore its reputation.
5. Volunteers were treated with poor food and "penalty station".
Mayday's first concert kicked off with the eagerness of the fans. For this carnival feast of youth, tens of thousands of college students from all over the country have enthusiastically signed up, and they have given up their precious vacation time just to be able to attend the scene and listen to the moving songs of their idols.
However, as the organizer, I should have been grateful to these selfless volunteers. However, the reality of the day was very different – after catering to the tens of thousands of fans in the venue, many volunteers were given a humble meal and not even a single egg.
What's even more unfortunate is that some volunteers can't even get this meager meal, so they can only look at the empty lunch boxes, full of helplessness.
This can't help but remind people of their beautiful vision of Mayday concerts in those years. As campus fans of the post-80s and post-90s, they used to be eager to experience this audio-visual feast in person! Now their dream has finally come true, but what awaits them is to be scorched by the scorching sun in the scorching summer, and their throats are hoarse, but they must stick to their posts and maintain order on the spot.
What's even more embarrassing is that only a handful of people are lucky enough to enter the infield to show the way and maintain order for the fans. However, the vast majority of volunteers could only "stand up" under the scorching sun, watching from afar on the stage Ashin was still sweating passionately, thinking about the youthful followers of the past.
After the successful conclusion of the wonderful concert, the volunteers had a warm and in-depth discussion in the WeChat group, and the hot topics mainly revolved around what they saw and heard today.
Some people shared beautiful images and precious videos of the Mayday concert, while others showed the extravagant treatment of other stars in the concert: exquisite meals with two meat and two vegetables, delicious chicken thighs and braised eggs, and a variety of delicacies, but these completely ignored the hard work of the volunteers, making their expectations come to naught.
6. It is hoped that the organizers can truly pay attention to and protect the rights and interests of fans
When we saw this series of chaotic phenomena that made people laugh and cry, the majority of netizens gave a strong condemnation of "the organizer is not kind". According to official data, the ticket revenue of this Mayday Bird's Nest concert is as high as an eye-popping 250 million yuan.
However, in the face of such huge profits, the organizers are so stingy that they cannot even provide a decent lunch for the volunteers, which is unacceptable for the lack of basic human care.
In addition to the misconduct of the volunteers, the organizers also showed suspicious signs of malpractice in many other details. The light stick, which is essential for concerts, was originally only sold for 45 yuan before the epidemic, but now it has been directly raised to a sky-high price of 140 yuan.
In the past, scalpers speculated on ticket prices, and then the organizers made a lot of money on the price of accessories, which can be described as a heavy blow, which hit the wallets of the majority of fans hard.
We have all been deeply moved by the moving song of Mayday, and we have drawn endless youthful vitality from it. However, as a public figure, in addition to being able to bring laughter to fans, you should also learn to convey love and positive energy.
If the organizers insist on going their own way, treating fans as mustard and treating them as cash cows and constantly squeezing, then their original good reputation will be wiped out.