Scottish Lily Allen fans should know these things before buying Glasgow gig tickets today

It's been a fabulous time for Lily Allen fans thanks to the release of a powerful new album that has everyone talking. To make things even better, she's quickly followed this by announcing a new tour and will be performing right here in Scotland. Last week, the Smile singer confirmed she would be bringing her new album on tour next March. Titled Lily Allen Performs West End Girl, she announced 13 UK dates with things kicking things off in Glasgow, her first Scotland performance since 2019. Her fifth studio album, which came out on October 24, has been a viral hit, with songs discussing the breakdown of her marriage to actor and Stranger Things star David Harbour. Notable hits include the self titled West End Girl, 4chan Stan and the infamous Madeline that makes heavy reference to a woman Harbour allegedly had an affair with . The show will take place in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, where the singer will perform her entire new album, with all songs sung in the order of her record. According to its site, she has personally chosen this venue, likely for a more intimate experience. But with great popularity comes greater demand, and it seems fans have already been having trouble nabbing tickets before they even go on general sale on Friday (November 7) along with all other listed dates. Fans were left "devastated" on Wednesday (November 5), when a pre-sale specially advertised by Allen reportedly ended in many missing out on tickets . More Scottish fans were left further dismayed on Thursday (November 6), when a pre-sale through Gigs in Scotland ended in the same result for some. One fan took to X to share their feelings, saying: "Lily Allen Glasgow pre-sale was absolutely shocking." So it seems that there has been drama before tickets go live later today, suggesting this won't be your usual gig ticket experience (or maybe it will). As such, anyone trying to get a ticket for the first time (or trying with all their strength a third go) should know some things that could make purchasing easier, coming from someone who tried (and failed) to get tickets through Gig's in Scotland's pre-sale. While I came out of the time consuming process ticketless, I noticed some important factors that I felt (or hoped) would have helped me actually get my hands on tickets. And I'm going to share them. It should be known that trying to buy tickets was a stressful process for me personally and my experience may be different to other Lily fans. One of the most important things to remember for Lily's Glasgow gig is that tickets will be going live on multiple sites. As well as the classic Ticketmaster , there is also an option to buy directly from the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall page via Glasgow Life Tickets. Fans who choose the second option can create a Glasgow Life Tickets account, all though I'm unsure if this is required - better safe than sorry. Its main auditorium, where Allen will likely be performing, seats 2,000 people, according to its website. However, some people who tried this way were not happy, with another eager buyer who didn't get pre-sale tickets tweeting: "Why the [f***k] was it on a Glasgow life website? "That website looked like it was built on Square Space! For sure didn't have the capacity for all of those people." I can't say I had a particularly bad experience with Glasgow Life's site, of course besides not getting tickets, but it seems no different to other sites. It should be noted that I haven't gotten the chance to try for tickets through Ticketmaster and the set up may be different. I'm hoping to go to Lily Allen with two other pals, and for the brief moment I actually got into the seat selection process, I realised this made things tougher. It should be noted that the entire gig is seating only. We were unable to select any seats if it meant leaving a single empty seat in between two groups. While I can't find solid information on the concert hall's website, it's likely down not allowing for single seats to avoid isolating and putting off potential buyers. When we tried, we would be blocked from our seat selection. At this point we had accepted that we wouldn't get to sit together and would have to try again. Instead, one of us tried to book two, while the other tried to book one, and our third continued to try and find three together. But eventually, every seat was snapped up, and not by us. I think our chances would have been higher if we all decided to focus on trying to get tickets in specific areas, splitting the effort and also getting tickets in a section together. If buying directly through the concert hall website, if you click on a seat, this may not automatically put it in your basket. Rather, a separate box will appear that must be clicked to put the ticket in your basket and this can only be done one ticket at a time. So make sure you allow extra time for this. The concert hall's website states that ticket prices start from £63.10 and range to £96.70, £74.30 and £85.50, which all include booking fees and restoration funds. However, I came across a ticket for a seat on its own that cost £95 and usually wouldn't be willing to pay that high. But I think if I secured a ticket in that moment for this price I probably would've paid in a panic. But I do wish I had gotten to think about this before hand. So before you get down to it at 10am today, consider how much you're willing to spend and make the choice to either stick to that limit. Or just go whole hog and pay whatever it takes. Good luck!