Here is what not to do if you're really anxious about getting concert tickets that are bound to be sold out:

1. Do not repeatedly refresh the webpage before the concert tickets go on sale. Ticketmaster will tell you that you have exceeded the number of times to access the webpage and will deny you access. Then you will have to wait several minutes or use a different web browser to order tickets.

2. Do not open multiple instances of your browser. Ticketmaster will tell you that you have multiple sessions open and tell you to use only one window. You will have to close the window that the message was displayed in. Then you will have to wait some more to get to the order page.

3. Do not use Internet Explorer. It will keep asking you if you trust the Webpage. While you keep clicking YES, it won't actually be doing anything. You are not actually in the queue to buy tickets.

Madonna tickets, I believe, are sold out for Vancouver.

I knew if I wasn't in within the first two minutes, I wouldn't have been able to buy tickets.

Die, Internet Explorer. I blame YOU! The whole time the page kept displaying in IE, Ticketmaster told me my wait time was approximately 3 minutes. 20 minutes later, it is still saying the same thing while my page in FF tells me to try finding tickets in other price ranges or a different number of tickets.

I hate IE. I hate Ticketmaster!

Edit: I got the tickets!

But I still hate IE. I was actually logged onto the site really close to 10 am, when the tickets when on sale, but too bad the browser wasn't doing anything. It took multiple tries with Firefox to work. It's no good when time is of the essence!!

And even then, I got to the order page TWICE and Ticketmaster said it couldn't process my order. TWICE! And that was the original order I wanted!! (I had thought about getting 3 tickets for my me and my friends and 2 to sell.)

I ended up buying 2 pairs of tickets in the nosebleeds and on the side. At first I only got one pair and fretted about which friend I would be taking. So I tried to get another pair and succeeded. So the second friend can choose not to go, or I can sell the two extra tickets!