From the evening of August 20, many audiences were in the rain, patiently lining up in front of the Hanoi Opera House to wait to receive tickets to the national concert "Vietnam in Me".
Despite the rain, many people still decided to stay up all night with the hope of owning this special ticket. At 7am on 21, the audience lined up from the Opera House to the end of Dang Thai Than Street.
Many audiences said that they had come since the first ticket announcement day but were unlucky. This time, everyone is carrying higher determination.
Audience Dang Dinh Phong (21 years old, from Hung Yen) - a student at Hanoi University of Industry - was the owner of the first ticket with the serial number 01. Sharing with a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, this audience said: I started lining up at 7pm on August 20, traveling alone from Nhon at 5:30pm but encountered a traffic jam. Last night, I and many others had to wait in the rain. I feel very happy and proud of my love for the Fatherland.
Two other audiences, Do Minh and Dinh Khoi from Dong Anh (Hanoi), said: "We arrived at the Opera House at nearly 2am on August 21 but there were many people waiting. Both did not dare to leave their positions because they were afraid of losing their positions. At 8am, seeing the large number of people, they had to give up. Before that, on August 20, we also lined up from 3am but still had no tickets".
Many audiences persistently waited, in which audience Nguyen Phuong (from Bac Giang) said: "I have been lining up since 6am on the evening of August 20. The day before, I also woke up at 3am without a ticket. This time, I decided to stay all night, talking to everyone to help reduce sleepiness. I am very excited because this is a national concert.
Notably, in addition to the young audience, there are also many middle-aged people participating.
Audience Nguyen Thi Truc (60 years old) from Thanh Hoa was moved: I went with my sisters and grandchildren, departing from Dai Mo (Hanoi) at 4:00 p.m. on August 20. We eat and stay on the spot to keep goods. This is the first time I have enjoyed the atmosphere of the capital on the days of the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day on September 2. I am very excited and waiting.
According to the reporter's records, the second day of ticket distribution was more orderly thanks to the guidance of the organizers and the support of security forces. The ticket issuance time has been pushed up early, starting at 8am. Each turn of 20 people can enter to receive tickets, ensuring order and fairness.
According to the plan, the organizers will distribute 3,000 free tickets per day and distribute them for 3 days from August 20 to 22.
Tickets are distributed at the Opera House (Hanoi), ticket receiving time is in the morning from 9am to 11:30am, in the afternoon from 1pm to 4:30pm.
Earlier, on the morning of August 20 - the first day of ticket issuance, thousands of people lined up in an uncontrollable situation. Due to the large number of audiences, at around 9:05 a.m. on August 20, the organizers announced that they would stop distributing tickets and resume on the morning of August 21.
According to the old regulations, each audience is allowed to receive a maximum of 2 tickets. Vietnamese citizens aged 14 and over must bring the original citizen identification card (CCCD) to receive tickets. The audience must present their ID card for the staff to check to avoid overlapping information. After receiving the tickets, the audience checked the tickets carefully before leaving the counter.
Tickets cannot be bought, sold or transferred in any form. The organizing committee has the right to refuse to issue tickets if it is found to be violating regulations. In addition, tickets cannot be reissued in case of lost or damaged tickets.
The concert "Vietnam in Me" took place on the evening of August 26 at the Vietnam Exhibition Center (Dong Anh, Hanoi), gathering many famous artists such as: Soobin Hoang Son, Hoa Minzy, Erik, Duc Phuc, Anh Tu, Quan A.P, Duong Hoang Yen and the Chillies music group.
