Shepherds Bush Venue Details

Pauk

SoonForgotten2 wrote:

I think he means 7.30am, which is mighty early for a balcony spot, in my opinion.

Yeah, AM. It's not only so I can get front row. Will be seeing friends who I haven't seen in a year and general queue hanging out will be fun (as long as it isn't raining). As long as others are queueing and there are people to chat with, I don't really care.

I'll be up early that day regardless, and if I don't get down there early I'll only end up panicking about what if loads of people are getting there early. If it was standing, I wouldn't care so much, standing anywhere is grand. But with level 3 I imagine being in the front few rows or the back few rows make a big difference to the experience.

ilockyer

fowls wrote:

SoonForgotten2 wrote:

I think he means 7.30am, which is mighty early for a balcony spot, in my opinion.

Yeah, AM. It's not only so I can get front row. Will be seeing friends who I haven't seen in a year and general queue hanging out will be fun (as long as it isn't raining). As long as others are queueing and there are people to chat with, I don't really care.

I don't know where they'd hold a queue all day at SBE, from what I can recall the pavement round the corner into Goldhawk Road isn't that wide so I guess it'd have to be just outside the front of the venue. Could be interesting, how did it work when Smashing Pumpkins played there? I'm guessing that, second to this, that's the most in demand thing they've had for a while which would have people queuing!

Brisk.

ilockyer wrote:

fowls wrote:

SoonForgotten2 wrote:

I think he means 7.30am, which is mighty early for a balcony spot, in my opinion.

Yeah, AM. It's not only so I can get front row. Will be seeing friends who I haven't seen in a year and general queue hanging out will be fun (as long as it isn't raining). As long as others are queueing and there are people to chat with, I don't really care.

I don't know where they'd hold a queue all day at SBE, from what I can recall the pavement round the corner into Goldhawk Road isn't that wide so I guess it'd have to be just outside the front of the venue. Could be interesting, how did it work when Smashing Pumpkins played there? I'm guessing that, second to this, that's the most in demand thing they've had for a while which would have people queuing!

Queued from about 1-2pm till 7pm when the pumpkins played, there were already people in front of me, about 5-10 or so. I managed to get front row though. It just went round the edge, where all the gear comes out of.

i shit and i stink

ilockyer wrote:

fowls wrote:

SoonForgotten2 wrote:

I think he means 7.30am, which is mighty early for a balcony spot, in my opinion.

Yeah, AM. It's not only so I can get front row. Will be seeing friends who I haven't seen in a year and general queue hanging out will be fun (as long as it isn't raining). As long as others are queueing and there are people to chat with, I don't really care.

I don't know where they'd hold a queue all day at SBE, from what I can recall the pavement round the corner into Goldhawk Road isn't that wide so I guess it'd have to be just outside the front of the venue. Could be interesting, how did it work when Smashing Pumpkins played there? I'm guessing that, second to this, that's the most in demand thing they've had for a while which would have people queuing!

Fuck it, they should just give us the tickets then let us go straight in whatever time it is, even around midday. That way we can see the sound check, hang out with the band for a few hours, have a couple of beers in the venue and enjoy ourselves. Then see Ed's solo spot, then the gig... sound good to anyone else?

By the way, with all the talk of Ed maybe doing a solo spot, I'd personally like to see Ed and Stone both do very short solo spots. Some of Stone's solo stuff from last year was very nice and he's done a few small gigs, he could do 15 minutes, then Ed 25, then the concert.

Strangest Guy

Right, I'm a bit confused (as usual). Shall most people be queuing all day to pick up tickets from the box office? With my confirmation from HMV it says the tickets will be available half an hour before doors open, is it the same for 10C tix?

Pauk

sthughes1 wrote:

Right, I'm a bit confused (as usual). Shall most people be queuing all day to pick up tickets from the box office? With my confirmation from HMV it says the tickets will be available half an hour before doors open, is it the same for 10C tix?

Only time will tell. Undoubtedly, some people will queue all day, whether it's most people or not no one can guess. There are as many reasons for people not queueing as much as a usual gig as there are for the opposite argument. Even if the BO doesn't give out tickets til 30 minutes before, it won't stop people queueing though.

Hopefully we'll get more of an idea of what board people are doing nearer the time, and guess from that how big the queue will be early on.

redrock

sthughes1 wrote:

Right, I'm a bit confused (as usual). Shall most people be queuing all day to pick up tickets from the box office? With my confirmation from HMV it says the tickets will be available half an hour before doors open, is it the same for 10C tix?

For HMV tix, I would have thought they would be available as soon as the box office opens....

teepee_uk

Have seen a couple of bands at SBE (We are Scientists, J Mascis, Stephen Malkmus), but this is my first PJ show. Even up on the top floor, I'm very, very excited about this.

:!: :!:

Strangest Guy

redrock wrote:

sthughes1 wrote:

Right, I'm a bit confused (as usual). Shall most people be queuing all day to pick up tickets from the box office? With my confirmation from HMV it says the tickets will be available half an hour before doors open, is it the same for 10C tix?

For HMV tix, I would have thought they would be available as soon as the box office opens....

Ah yeah, you're right, I just misread the emai :oops: l. They will be available when the box office opens. Cheers.

Pegasus

fowls wrote:

pdalowsky wrote:

those early on are looking to bag the barrier, but its a long time to wait and then hang around in the venue without a drink or a toilet break....I dont know how they do it

People are allowed to leave the queue for food/drink/toilet break and come back. Queuers aren't total barbarians!!! Rules of common sense apply, unless they have really strict security (which is pretty rare). The 2 hours inside the venue without a toilet break aren't that bad. The adrenaline takes over.

I think the queue will be quite busy since it's an especially small gig + seats are unreserved (afaik) so a lot of sitting people will be queueing for good seats as well. If some ways the sitters have an easier time of queueing too, at least they can sit down and relax once they're inside

there's different entrances at SheBu for upstairs and downstairs so different queues.

Although there'll probably be people very early for downstairs (but I won't for once.. midday will be enough and even then might just be at the pub), I doubt anyone will be daft enough to queue so early for upstairs. frankly, I'd think early afternoon would be way early enough for the front of whatever floor you're at.

kazmo

Pegasus wrote:

there's different entrances at SheBu for upstairs and downstairs so different queues.

Really? That's good to know. Mind you, knowing my luck I'll stand in the wrong queue and still end up at the back

Pauk

Pegasus wrote:

fowls wrote:

pdalowsky wrote:

those early on are looking to bag the barrier, but its a long time to wait and then hang around in the venue without a drink or a toilet break....I dont know how they do it

People are allowed to leave the queue for food/drink/toilet break and come back. Queuers aren't total barbarians!!! Rules of common sense apply, unless they have really strict security (which is pretty rare). The 2 hours inside the venue without a toilet break aren't that bad. The adrenaline takes over.

I think the queue will be quite busy since it's an especially small gig + seats are unreserved (afaik) so a lot of sitting people will be queueing for good seats as well. If some ways the sitters have an easier time of queueing too, at least they can sit down and relax once they're inside

there's different entrances at SheBu for upstairs and downstairs so different queues.

Although there'll probably be people very early for downstairs (but I won't for once.. midday will be enough and even then might just be at the pub), I doubt anyone will be daft enough to queue so early for upstairs. frankly, I'd think early afternoon would be way early enough for the front of whatever floor you're at.

Yeah, I'm thinking of getting the first off-peak train of the morning to get there 10.30-10.45ish now. 7.30 might be a touch too eager Thanks for the reassurance Sandra!

pearl spam

i am picking my tickets up from box office but will still be in the walkabout from about 4
dont really know any of you but am up for a few beers with anyone

teepee_uk

Have there been any whispers on the support yet? At all?

mrjoegoodwin

No support.