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marcPJfanmarcPJfan Austin, TX Posts: 802
edited February 2008 in The Porch
Who's been there? Is it the obvious pick for someone flying in from out of town? Will this be the toughest of the shows to get tickets to? GA or Reserved on the floor? Thanks.

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    JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,427
    marcdmbfan wrote:
    Who's been there? Is it the obvious pick for someone flying in from out of town? Will this be the toughest of the shows to get tickets to? GA or Reserved on the floor? Thanks.

    Marc

    Seems like all of the other venues are reserved seats, so it would be logical to assume they will use their reserved seat set-up.

    I am going there tonight for DJ Shadow, so I will inquire!
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    ECMECM Posts: 1,687
    it will probably be all seats... this is how it was setup when Ed played there in 2002
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    CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,219
    They yanked the fixed seating back around 2004. For most of the rock shows (Foo Fighters, Chili Peppers, Queens) all of the floor is open General Admission. Although the tiers can be configued for seating.
    It's going to be a crap shoot on which configuration they choose.
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    dharma69dharma69 Posts: 1,285
    marcdmbfan wrote:
    Who's been there? Is it the obvious pick for someone flying in from out of town? Will this be the toughest of the shows to get tickets to? GA or Reserved on the floor? Thanks.

    Marc
    I like the Wiltern as it's an old theatre venue that you can imagine old-school Hollywood occupying back in it's glory days. I also like it because it is an all GA venue divided between the floor in front of the stage (pit-like), a raised floor that's stage-level (still al standing but gives you a more level view of the stage) and the upper balcony. There's theatre-style seating in the balcony but it's still GA...sit where you want if you sit at all. I've never been to a show there where they've invoked the seating at all levels.

    When you buy your tickets, the ticket will identify which GA you get: lower or upper, so beware the difference before you hit "purchase".

    I don't think any one of the 3 Southern California shows will be easier to get than another. Seriously.
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    jordn6971jordn6971 Posts: 675
    marcdmbfan wrote:
    Who's been there? Is it the obvious pick for someone flying in from out of town? Will this be the toughest of the shows to get tickets to? GA or Reserved on the floor? Thanks.

    Marc

    Yeah I have school through those concerts so I am going to try and fly in Friday night and see the two Wiltern shows and then fly out Monday morning and not even miss any school. Plane tickets will run $300, and that's only if I don't get shut out on Monday.
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    __ Posts: 6,651
    jordn6971 wrote:
    Yeah I have school through those concerts so I am going to try and fly in Friday night and see the two Wiltern shows and then fly out Monday morning and not even miss any school.

    So, when they say two tickets per member, do they mean two tickets to each show or two tickets period? (Please forgive my ignorance; it's my first time.)
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    walkunafraidwalkunafraid Posts: 2,557
    scb wrote:
    So, when they say two tickets per member, do they mean two tickets to each show or two tickets period? (Please forgive my ignorance; it's my first time.)

    Two tickets per show.
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    jordn6971jordn6971 Posts: 675
    scb wrote:
    So, when they say two tickets per member, do they mean two tickets to each show or two tickets period? (Please forgive my ignorance; it's my first time.)

    You can buy a pair for each show.
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    Mrs.Vedder78Mrs.Vedder78 Posts: 4,585
    dharma69 wrote:

    I don't think any one of the 3 Southern California shows will be easier to get than another. Seriously.[/color]


    I don't think any of these 7 shows will be easy to get by any means....
    ... I'm already stressed and the weekend hasnt even started yet! :eek:
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    SENROCKSENROCK Posts: 10,736
    marcdmbfan wrote:
    Who's been there? Is it the obvious pick for someone flying in from out of town? Will this be the toughest of the shows to get tickets to? GA or Reserved on the floor? Thanks.

    Marc

    the wiltern is a GREAT place to see shows. Ive been in the 'pit' several times there and its awesome. Theres a raised part of the pit that is pretty cool too. I've stood there during other shows where i just wanna check out the show and watch people going NUTS on the floor. Every show i've been to there has been GA so i dont know about reserved anything! Bottom line is, if you get a ticket? dont even trip cuz all seats/areas are pretty good.
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    dharma69dharma69 Posts: 1,285
    Mrs_Vedder78 wrote:
    I don't think any of these 7 shows will be easy to get by any means....
    ... I'm already stressed and the weekend hasnt even started yet! :eek:
    Easy, tiger.

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    normnorm I'm always home. I'm uncool. Posts: 31,147
    i haven't been to the wiltern in about 18 years :eek: didn't know they took out all those seats....
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    leedog0leedog0 Posts: 152
    if you go on ticketmaster.com - some of the upcoming shows are general seating and some do have reserved seating. I guess it depends on the artist.
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    marcPJfanmarcPJfan Austin, TX Posts: 802
    Thanks for the replies. I'm so nervous about getting tickets. I will be crushed if I get shut out but I know the odds aren't in my favor. Good luck monday!
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    slightofjeffslightofjeff Posts: 7,757
    Damn you people. Just on plain coincidence, I'm going to be in L.A. on the 12th and 13th for work. Flights have been booked since September. I'm working the night of the 13th, and have nothing to do the 12th.

    If I don't get a ticket for the 12th, I'm personally driving around and kicking all your asses. ;)
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    slightofjeffslightofjeff Posts: 7,757
    Mrs_Vedder78 wrote:
    I don't think any of these 7 shows will be easy to get by any means....
    ... I'm already stressed and the weekend hasnt even started yet! :eek:

    Why do we think this will be a tough ticket? Not disagreeing, just wondering.

    To me, it would seem like there isn't going to be a large demand for these tickets outside the people on this board. When I tell most people I know I might get to see Ed Vedder play solo while I'm out in Los Angeles, eight out of 10 say, "Who?"

    Of course, since they are smaller venues, maybe the demand from the folks on this board will be enough to fill it up.
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    chiquimonkeychiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    wow not a bad seat in the house? that along with the art deco feel of the joint is really tempting me! presuming i'd get tix :o lol
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    quasiquasi Posts: 492
    I was just at the Wiltern last weekend for the Editors show. One of my favorite venues...though I prefer sitting up in the balcony than the floor. Staff is pretty cool too...I've never had a problem with cameras or anything with them. I've seen Belle and Sebastian, New Pornographers, Editors, Beastie Boys and Explosions in the Sky (next month for Explosions) there. My favorite marquee in town...and art deco structure.
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    Synapses FlashingSynapses Flashing Ventura, CA Posts: 86
    marcdmbfan wrote:
    Who's been there? Is it the obvious pick for someone flying in from out of town? Will this be the toughest of the shows to get tickets to? GA or Reserved on the floor? Thanks.

    Marc

    I emailed 10c on Friday about the GA/Reserved thing because I wondered the same thing. The response I got was that all tickets at this venue would be reserved. So they must be putting seats on the floor. The question is, will a reserved seat towards the back end of the floor be better or worse than the front few balcony seats? And will 10c be selling only floor seats or will it be a mix?
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    marcPJfanmarcPJfan Austin, TX Posts: 802
    No idea how many tickets the 10c is getting. They should have just made these 10c shows. If there are any tickets left over, let TM sell them. Unfortunately that's not the case.
    As for your question about balcony seating: it's been my experience that the front few rows in the balcony are better than the last few rows in the orchestra.
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    demetriosdemetrios Canada Posts: 87,807
    BeerBaron wrote:
    Biggest thing is that the 10C is not getting all the tickets. They will likely only get the standard 10% or so, which will be less than 300 tickets, or 150 pairs. Even the Vic had more like 350-400 pairs of 10C tickets.

    That's assuming that the 10% number will apply.

    D'oh! Please don't tell me 10% of the show will be for 10club seating? :(

    I'm flying from Halifax, NS to Los Angeles, CA to catch those 2 show's at Wiltern. Also catch the Santa Barbara show. I pray it goes well this Monday getting those tickets. And I wish it goes well for you guy's too on getting tickets!
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    jambayleafjambayleaf Posts: 646
    Where is the best place to stay? Near the Wiltern? Do we stay somewhere with more to do then cab it to the wiltern? Just need some help since my wife and I are not from around the area (Iowa).
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    slightofjeffslightofjeff Posts: 7,757
    BeerBaron wrote:
    Biggest thing is that the 10C is not getting all the tickets. They will likely only get the standard 10% or so, which will be less than 300 tickets, or 150 pairs. Even the Vic had more like 350-400 pairs of 10C tickets.

    That's assuming that the 10% number will apply.

    yeah, that makes sense. The 10C tickets might be hard to come by. I would imagine Ticketmaster might wind up being a little easier.

    All in all, I'm not freaking out about getting tickets to this thing, somehow.
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