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| Half a billion Tickets to 2013 unsold, say organisers of Next Year
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The organisers of 2013 were yesterday heading off a potential fiscal disaster with the news that ticket sales to the much publicised Next Year were lower than expected. "We usually see a late uptake around September from customers, but this year we're seeing an enormous shortfall, which might result in some of the attractions of 2013 being curtailed, or even cancelled." Market analysts have blamed poor ticket sales on a lack of attractions by 2013's organisers, who have admitted that 2012 was 'a hard act to follow', but were confident that the Global Historic Events on the programme would make the ticket price more than justified. "With 2012 boasting a Diamond Jubilee, an Olympics, a nail-biting US election and Felix Baumgarten's proof that yes, objects with mass do attract one another, 2013 will have to really pull some show-winners out of the hat to stave off a mass suicidal event by a species who yearly crave distraction from the terrifying notion of cosmological irrelevance. If the 2013 organisers aren't careful, militant organisers might be awarded a five-year 'Special' - and it will be 1940-45 all over again. Historically very exciting, but not a huge bundle of fun." Potential attendees of 2013 were interviewed by this newspaper, and the views were mixed. "I bought my ticket the moment I heard there was going to be a Royal Baby," said a Mrs Entwhistle of Sidcup yesterday, "and that will be worth the admission price alone - although since I don't follow Rugby or Formula One I'll probably concentrate on the not-really-shocking death of a well known celebrity (TBA), yet another size of iPad, a shocking news story about something we kind of knew already, the rolling out of 4G and the defeat of Scottish devolutionists." Another potential ticket holder complained that the events in the Eurozone were moving too slow and lacked 'real drama', and added that he'd buy the basic 'Exist-only' ticket for 2013, and then splash out in 2014 with a front row seat for the bursting of the property bubble in China, which 2014's organisers are promoting as a warm-up for the World Cup. But despite all the problems, 2013 will still go ahead, say the organisers, who are confident that almost everyone alive on the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve will be attending the event whether they want to or not. "It's going to be a good show," said a 2013 spokesperson, "whether you prefer a new series of Downton Abbey, an Indian Mars Probe or even the Croatian entrance to the EU, 2013 will have something for everyone. It's going to be good." Josh Hatchett reporting for The Toad |
 Chinese Property Bubble collapse - scheduled to be one of 2014's headline attractions. A ringside seat from here will cost you a £700 surcharge (sorry, RMB not accepted) Picture: J. Patrick Fischer  The Royal Couple, soon after selling the historical rights of their first child to the 2013 organisers for a reputed £7.2M. Picture: Telegraph  2013 Rugby. A few surprises in store for diehard fans. Watch NZ like a hawk. |
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