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The May 12 U2 concert at B.C. Place Stadium was supposed to be a triumphant kickoff for the super-group’s world tour honouring the 30th anniversary of its breakthrough Joshua Tree album.

The evening, however, descended into a ticketing debacle that saw a long line of frustrated, general-admission fans stuck outside the stadium, which resulted in them missing opening act Mumford & Sons, a star band in its own right.

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Now, attendees who registered complaints over the fiasco are receiving word they will get a measure of compensation for the inconvenience, which some ticket-holders are OK with, but others, not so much.

Ticketmaster is sending $50 gift cards for each ticket bought, for use against future events, and B.C. Place is offering free admission to a Vancouver Whitecaps or B.C. Lions game, with a $20 food and beverage voucher attached to each entry.

“B.C. Place is dedicated to delivering excellent customer service at every event, and we acknowledge that on this occasion we let you down,” reads the email spelling out the offer sent to ticket-holders.