Costa Rica

totto

I am going with a friend from out west. We are staying at a Marriott resort about 12 miles away. If I have tickets and just need to pick them up what time do I need to be there for will call? We selected seats on the side so I wont be pushing to the front.

cent208

calvo17 wrote:

I'm a Costa Rican and have been a fan of the band since 1997 when I first listened to Ten. No need to mention how much I had dreamed with this concert ever since! Nov 20 will be my first PJ show, and it would be the first for the majority of the crowd, so you can expect a crowd that will go nuts all the way! If you want to go the beaches or any other national park, I would definitely recommend renting a car to get there. You can go to Guanacaste (pacific coast), a province located at approx 250 kms from San Jose with the most beautiful beaches of the country in my opinion. Beaches like, Samara, Carrillo, Tamarindo, Flamingo, Papagayo are just beautiful. If you're looking for night-life at the beach, then Tamarindo is the place. If you just want to relax, then I would recommend Samara and Carrillo. If you want to go to the Caribbean side, then visit Manzanillo (for the views) and Puerto Viejo (for night-life and restaurants). Be advised that this zone is not as safe as the Pacific.
Now, the place I like the most is Arenal Volcano, this is located about 2/12 to 3 hours from San Jose in the Northern region of Costa Rica. Google it and you'll see what I'm talking about.

The day of the concert I personally prefer to take a taxi from the stadium to my house. The stadium has no parking lot, meaning you would need to leave the car on the streets of the neighborhoods that surround the venue. I wouldn't recommend it. If you stay at a nice hotel, perhaps you can ask them to arrange transportation for that night.

About restaurants, you can find anything you want in here. I would recommend eating at restaurants located inside shopping plazas or so; the food is defintely better there. Again, the guys from the hotel can give you options once you arrive.

As for the tickets, definitely buy them online before you come here. No need to have Credix to buy them online, that was only for the pre-sale. I have heard of people from Guatemala and other countries nearby that bought them already. Page is laboleteria.co.cr

Hope you find this helpful guys!

Thanks for all the info

mateo45

purchased tickets for the "Alive" section. i couldn't be more excited. my first show was in san jose, ca (well, i went to the infamous s.f. show to, where ed got sick) and my bookend show will be in san jose, cr (with many more to follow i'm sure. i can't wait. i believe there were 35,000 at that '95 show, and i think that's gonna get passed up at this one. i can not wait. so many tie ins. me and my wife started dating the day after that '95 show, we had our honey moon in costa rica in 2000 and just fell in love with this country, took her to her first pj show the third night at the gibson amphitheatre in l.a. and she was floored. i simply can not wait for this to happen. thanks for all the info that everyone has been giving out. so excited. see you soon.

calvo17

Hi guys! You're all welcome! Let's see. As far as waiting to buy the tickets outside the stadium on resale, I would not recommend it at all. Those guys usually double the prices and if they see that you're foreigners they will charge you even more. It's a total rip off. So, if you have a credit card and can purchase them on-line, I would recommend doing so.

As far as picking up tickets at the stadium the same day of the concert, I honestly don't have much info about that. But if you could pick them up at least the day before, please do so. About 5-6 km from the stadium, going west, there is a store called EPA, (located in a town called Escazu, everyone knows where it is so you can ask how to get there) it's sort of a Home Depot kind of place; that's one place where you can pick up the tickets if you bought them on line, or you can purchase them there also if you arrived here with no tickets (as long as there are still tickets of course!). All you need to pick them up is the credit card that you used to buy them, a valid ID, and I think the confirmation email.

While on line, you can drink whatever you want, just behave hehehe. Bring sunblock; mornings here are very sunny nowadays and it could also rain in the afternoon.

And I think the idea of checking out the line the day before in a cab is great.

Hope this helps guys!

Pura vida maes!!

GivenToJam88

Can we bring a backpack into the stadium?

aneutronbomb

mt

ks276262

Thanks again Calvo! Me and my girlfriend will be getting to San Jose on Saturday after staying 5 days in the Guanacaste area traveling from Wisconsin. Can't wait see your beautiful country now just hope ten club could still do something for us to get early entry or me and my girlfriend doing shifts in line! And have to figure out how to get the packer game on my phone! See you all there!

ladydocNYC

If I order tix online from laboleteria site, do you know if I can pick them up the day of the show?

For Mexico City, ticketmaster says you have to pick them up at least 48 hours in advance in person (and they don't ship them internationally) or you lose them.

Is it the same in CR?

cent208

Calvo or anyone that might know. Does anyone when know where to pick up the tickets if you bought them online? What do I need to pick them up? I'm assuming id, credit card and order # are enough. Also can you bring a bag into the venue? Someone mentioned you need your passport but I don't believe it Thanks so much

heduable

Hola, soy costarricense y tengo entradas para gramalive, podría decirme si es necesario estar desde el día anterior haciendo la fila? es que tengo una condición de salud que me impide estar de pie muchas horas y quiero gastar mi energía en el concierto, así como usted comento es mi primer y creo será mi único concierto (no estoy sacando el violín) no me interesan otras bandas solo P.J. Tengo un sobrino que dice que el hace la fila y va estar desde antes pero no me gusta "colarme", ya que ud tiene experiencia que me aconseja? Gracias de antemano. :?:

calvo17

As far as picking up tickets at the stadium the same day of the concert, I honestly don't have much info about that. But if you could pick them up at least the day before, please do so. About 5-6 km from the stadium, going west, there is a store called EPA, (located in a town called Escazu, everyone knows where it is so you can ask how to get there) it's sort of a Home Depot kind of place; that's one place where you can pick up the tickets if you bought them on line, or you can purchase them there also if you arrived here with no tickets (as long as there are still tickets of course!). All you need to pick them up is the credit card that you used to buy them, a valid ID, and I think the confirmation email.

As far as bringing a backpack to the concert, I wouldn't try it. There are two risks; one they won't allow it and will take it away at the entrance, two, you may get robbed! Bring just what you need, tickets, Id, camera, and some money. I personally don't even bring my wallet to the stadium; I just put my belongings (Id, camera, tickets and money) inside the front pockets of my jeans. I don't mean to scare you, but just be careful.

I think you would only need the passport to pick up your tickets, but definitely not to get inside the stadium. You may bring your DL just in case.

I really don't know if you can pick up the tickets the same day of the concert, sorry.

calvo17

heduable wrote:

Hola, soy costarricense y tengo entradas para gramalive, podría decirme si es necesario estar desde el día anterior haciendo la fila? es que tengo una condición de salud que me impide estar de pie muchas horas y quiero gastar mi energía en el concierto, así como usted comento es mi primer y creo será mi único concierto (no estoy sacando el violín) no me interesan otras bandas solo P.J. Tengo un sobrino que dice que el hace la fila y va estar desde antes pero no me gusta "colarme", ya que ud tiene experiencia que me aconseja? Gracias de antemano. :?:

Pura vida mae, yo en lo personal no veo necesario hacer fila desde el dia antes. Todo depende de que tan adelante uno quiera estar. A mi me gustaria estar en primera fila, pero la verdad es demasiado matado hacer fila dias antes, nunca lo he hecho ni lo hare. Tanpoco es que he ido a muchos conciertos, pero por ejemplo en el de Metallica no tuve mas remedio que colarme porque si no me hubiera tocado en el parque de Tibas jaja. A mi tampoco me gusta colarme pero diay mae, es PJ. Yo pienso llegar a la fila como a las 5-6 am, y aun asi se que no voy a estar ni en las primeras 10 filas. Es mucha la gente que va a estar desde el viernes, ademas que a ese estadio le cabe como el doble delo que meten al saprissa en un concierto. Dicen que a metallica fueron 20 mil, para PJ el nacional lo habilitaron a 44 mil. Mucha gente dice que llegan el mismo dia del concierto en la noche y llegan hasta primera fila una de dos, o es mentira o no se como hacen.

Mi consejo es que si su sobrino va a hacer la fila desde antes, aproveche mae, es PJ, y mas si su salud no se lo permite, esto es una vez en la vida para la gran mayoria de los que vamos. Si ud no se cola con su sobrino me colo yo jaja. Pura vida!

heduable

Pura vida!! seguire el consejo. Si ves una pareja dispareja (un joven y una roquilla) con camiseta de pj y un mae mas joven con cara de cansado, ahí estamos, yo te guardo campo .... Ja Ja (la roquilla soy yo

jjtormey

Thanks for all the great info...I really getting excited!!

A little worried about picking up tickets. I'm probably not going to get the chance until the day of the show...

There's got to be a way to pick-up internet purchased tickets at the stadium the day of the show...hasn't there?

bootlegger10

Is this show sold out? I'm thinking about catching this show.

Mike's Side

bootlegger10 wrote:

Is this show sold out? I'm thinking about catching this show.

Tickets still available

in eds tree

Mike's Side wrote:

bootlegger10 wrote:

Is this show sold out? I'm thinking about catching this show.

Tickets still available

awwww i wanna go :(

calvo17

heduable wrote:

Pura vida!! seguire el consejo. Si ves una pareja dispareja (un joven y una roquilla) con camiseta de pj y un mae mas joven con cara de cansado, ahí estamos, yo te guardo campo .... Ja Ja (la roquilla soy yo

Eso eso jaja! Que disfrute!!

calvo17

in eds tree wrote:

Mike's Side wrote:

bootlegger10 wrote:

Is this show sold out? I'm thinking about catching this show.

Tickets still available

awwww i wanna go :(

I read there are less than 1000 spots available on GA. Some other areas of the stadium are sold out, but there is still plenty of space. Newspapers said 70% of the tickets have been sold so far.
I will try to find info about picking up tickets the same day of the show and I will let you know guys.
I really hope that since this is their first time in Costa Rica the setlist will be just unbelievable. I personally would like it to be fired up with stuff from Ten to Yield. And I’m hoping they play Release as an opener. I was checking the setlists they played when they first when to South America in 05 and they were insane. I hope to get something like that here although I know they have launched two more albums since.

Mike's Side

in eds tree wrote:

Mike's Side wrote:

bootlegger10 wrote:

Is this show sold out? I'm thinking about catching this show.

Tickets still available

awwww i wanna go :(

ahhhh.... I wish you would. I am sitting here crunching numbers trying to figure out if i should spend the week in Costa Rica or fly back and catch the Mexico City show also. I need a money tree!