Chicago solo shows

luvisatower

took a look at the Auditorium's website and saw this:
CURRENT & UPCOMING EVENTS
Eddie Vedder
Dates: August 21 & 22, 2008
Times: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $77, $62 (limit four tickets)
Liam Finn: Opening act
TICKETS ON SALE TO GENERAL PUBLIC JULY 11, 2008 AT 11 AM.
Limit four tickets per order.
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And this:
The National Landmark Auditorium Theatre is available for private rental. The Auditorium Theatre's total capacity of 3,929 on four levels and large stage with flexible configuration options make it ideal for the largest touring theatrical production. When scaled to the main floor seating of 1,400, the Auditorium becomes the perfect venue for an intimate solo performance or speaker
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Some pictures HERE:
http://auditoriumtheatre.org/wb/pages/home/about-us/photo-gallery.php#
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WHO'S GOING????
*Raises hand*

pj.uw.laura

If I can get tickets!!

Yellow Ledbelly

I would love to (edit: TRY TO) catch one of the Chicago shows and have been investigating travel options this morning. My thought was to ride the City of New Orleans up from Jackson, MS, and, of course, arrive at Union Station, which would be much more reasonable cost wise than driving (I'm deathly afraid of flying). $200 for a round trip.

My question is how close would that put me to the theatre?

CubsWin

the theatre is about 8 blocks directly east of union station. a nice little jaunt.

jbalicki10

Stay out of Chicago!!!! It's worse than Detroit and Iraq Combined!!!! I live there and it's a war zone... you have been warned!!!! Go to the Eddie Vedder Tour somewhere else... Thank you.

Yellow Ledbelly

jbalicki10 wrote:

Stay out of Chicago!!!! It's worse than Detroit and Iraq Combined!!!! I live there and it's a war zone... you have been warned!!!! Go to the Eddie Vedder Tour somewhere else... Thank you.

Sounds to me like someone is trying to weed out any extra competition when it comes to ticket buying! Perhaps?

That said, I don't doubt its a lot like a war zone, but I think it would be worth the chance

bettermanofthehour

Yellow Ledbelly wrote:

I would love to (edit: TRY TO) catch one of the Chicago shows and have been investigating travel options this morning. My thought was to ride the City of New Orleans up from Jackson, MS, and, of course, arrive at Union Station, which would be much more reasonable cost wise than driving (I'm deathly afraid of flying). $200 for a round trip.

My question is how close would that put me to the theatre?

$200, nice. i am pretty sure that is what it would cost me to drive there now. and i only live two hours away.

if i get shut out of the milwaukee show i will be trying for one of the chicago shows

Yellow Ledbelly

CubsWin wrote:

the theatre is about 8 blocks directly east of union station. a nice little jaunt.

Eight blocks...that's a good distance I guess, but its really not that far is it? Within walking distance I would think or am I wrong?

voodoopug

I will be trying to procure tickets and hope to see both nights, particularly the last night as it is on my 31st birthday.

jbalicki10

Yellow Ledbelly wrote:

Sounds to me like someone is trying to weed out any extra competition when it comes to ticket buying! Perhaps?

That said, I don't doubt its a lot like a war zone, but I think it would be worth the chance

I missed out on the ViC show and I couldnt see PJ at Lolla even though I went. (Too far and too many people) I am going to try and get tickets, but too many people like visiting chicago... oh hum...

Yellow Ledbelly

jbalicki10 wrote:

I missed out on the ViC show and I couldnt see PJ at Lolla even though I went. (Too far and too many people) I am going to try and get tickets, but too many people like visiting chicago... oh hum...

Thing is...just a few days ago my dad and I were talking about going to Chicago and riding the train up...just seems like a neat trip even if there isn't an Ed Vedder show waiting at the other end. It couldn't have been more than five days ago...quite a coincidence the tour comes up so soon after that conversation

The Stugots

Yellow Ledbelly wrote:

Eight blocks...that's a good distance I guess, but its really not that far is it? Within walking distance I would think or am I wrong?

Very easy walk.

mattcozea

Yellow Ledbelly wrote:

Eight blocks...that's a good distance I guess, but its really not that far is it? Within walking distance I would think or am I wrong?

It's about 8 blocks east and 2 blocks south, which is about 1 mile. Not that bad of a walk, as long as the weather is nice.

Dirty Tom

I'm trying for both Chicago shows too. Hopefully we can get a nice Detroit group coming to those as well.

luvistower wrote:

took a look at the Auditorium's website and saw this:
CURRENT & UPCOMING EVENTS
Eddie Vedder
Dates: August 21 & 22, 2008
Times: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $77, $62 (limit four tickets)
Liam Finn: Opening act
TICKETS ON SALE TO GENERAL PUBLIC JULY 11, 2008 AT 11 AM.
Limit four tickets per order.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
And this:
The National Landmark Auditorium Theatre is available for private rental. The Auditorium Theatre's total capacity of 3,929 on four levels and large stage with flexible configuration options make it ideal for the largest touring theatrical production. When scaled to the main floor seating of 1,400, the Auditorium becomes the perfect venue for an intimate solo performance or speaker
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Some pictures HERE:
http://auditoriumtheatre.org/wb/pages/home/about-us/photo-gallery.php#
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

WHO'S GOING????
*Raises hand*

Steve Dunne

Jeannette - looks like you're in business!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yellow Ledbelly

mattcoz wrote:

It's about 8 blocks east and 2 blocks south, which is about 1 1/4 miles. Not that bad of a walk, as long as the weather is nice.

I've certainly walked farther for shows much less interesting

GraySaturday

I'll be trying.. REALLY hard!!!

I'd hate to be shut out of a show that is so close to me. But, it happens to many people every show. I am just being a good person and doing a lot of good deeds this week, and hopefully that karma will come around on wednesday!

I can't try for the first night due to a work situation, but I'll be going full on for 10c for the friday show, and if that doesn't work, I hope ticketmaster does.

poto101

thank god I don't start school till the 25th!!

cannot wait for these tix to go on sale. i kinda liek the stress sometimes, its fun. then again I have been very fortunate with the 10c server...

luvisatower

Dirty Tom wrote:

I'm trying for both Chicago shows too. Hopefully we can get a nice Detroit group coming to those as well.

bring on the detroit contingent

pjalive21

ill be taking my ass 5 hours northeast to Chicago for this show

watch out Cubs fans, Cardinal nation is coming to tear up the city

luvisatower

the cubs have a home stand starting on the 19th thru the 23rd (i think)
can anyone say "eV singing during 7th Inning Stretch At WRIGLEY"?!?!?!?
but what day to get cubs tix???
decisions, decisions

to the cardinal fan
stick it in yer pujoles
I kid, i kid

pjalive21

luvistower wrote:

the cubs have a home stand starting on the 19th thru the 23rd (i think)
can anyone say "eV singing during 7th Inning Stretch At WRIGLEY"?!?!?!?
but what day to get cubs tix???
decisions, decisions

to the cardinal fan
stick it in yer pujoles
I kid, i kid

i was hoping they were playing the Cardinals that weekend but they have Washington (thurs) and Atlanta( friday) both afternoon starts

here is to another 100 years of futility

luvisatower

pjalive21 wrote:

i was hoping they were playing the Cardinals that weekend but they have Washington (thurs) and Atlanta( friday) both afternoon starts

here is to another 100 years of futility

CUBS v Cards would've been SWEET for that weekend, i agree

and not only am i a cubs fan, i'm also a bears fan...talk about futility 95% of the time

tschav

I'm in for the first night... will be on the road for a wedding the next day... GRRR

BUT, I'll only need one, live in Chicago, and will definitely offer up my extra 10C (if I get a pair) to another 10C member.

j_web18

I'll be coming up from STL that Friday too, sucks the Cards aren't in town but whatever.

I'll be heading up by myself for the night (need to make it back in time for THE BOSS in STL!), so if anyone wants to try for tickets together I would be down......

callmedaughter

*fingers crossed*

I'm going to try my hardest for 10c tickets. If not I'll still be going, even if I have to lie, cheat, and steal to get a ticket by some other method.

We'll be riding the train up from southern IL, definetly cheaper than driving these days... Same thing we did for Lolla, it's not bad at all....

P.S... there's a streetcar type tram thingy you can take from the train station that will drop you off anywhere in the area..... I've already got my room at the Congress Plaza. Appears to be preeeeetty close to the venue.

CAN'T WAIT!

heartdesire

I'm going tenclub tickets or not, both shows. No doubt!

j_web18

"We'll be riding the train up from southern IL, definetly cheaper than driving these days... Same thing we did for Lolla, it's not bad at all...."

Are you talking about Amtrak? I took that from STL last year for Lolla and it was the worst experience of my life, 3 hour delay both ways and one of the trains had no air conditioning, never doing it again.

luvisatower

j_web18 wrote:

"We'll be riding the train up from southern IL, definetly cheaper than driving these days... Same thing we did for Lolla, it's not bad at all...."

Are you talking about Amtrak? I took that from STL last year for Lolla and it was the worst experience of my life, 3 hour delay both ways and one of the trains had no air conditioning, never doing it again.

amtrak is hit or miss, always has been
sometimes its on schedule other times not

cincinnati dude

Looking for someone to split tickets with for night 1 & 2.

mindi

I'm another in Southern IL that will be trying for tickets. If I get tickets then I will figure out how to get there and where to stay.
Ok just looked up plane tickets and it is sooo weird that they have one flight that goes to Atlanta and then to Chicago. Why go to Atlanta from STL and then to Chicago. I'm sure somewhere somehow it makes sense.
Anyway looks like I can get plane tickets for $150-200 round trip, not too bad I guess.