The PLAY MINNESOTA Thread!

YieldInHiding

AndySlash said:

YieldInHiding said:

AndySlash said:

were people sat behind stage in 2003? i don't recall.

I don't think so. See you in Moline btw...

great! you doing just that show?

if anyone reading this has them available, i'll be looking for preferably 1 ga ticket, otherwise a pair of reserved tix not behind/side stage, for st. paul.

Nope...Lincoln, Moline, and St Paul!

vant0037

Sounds like everyone is finding themselves tickets.

What is everyone's 2014 tour itinerary looking like?

Only getting to two US shows (given the dates/locations). Sort of an odd configuration/order of shows. Anyway, ours is:

July 8 - Leeds
July 11 - Milton Keynes
October 9 - Lincoln
October 19 - St. Paul

What's yours?

jwhjr17

Oct 9 - Lincoln
Oct 17 - Moline
Oct 19 - St. Paul
Oct 20 - Milwaukee

mwplum

MN people, where would be the best place to stay if you had two nights there? Any preference btwn st. paul an minneapolis? I get the impression st. paul is more historic buildings vs. minne skyscrapers…is that fair?…any advice? (excuse my Canadian ignorance)

Oct 14 - Memphis
Oct 16 - Detroit
Oct 17 - Moline
Oct 19 - St. Paul
Oct 20 - Milwaukee
October 22 - Denver

evenflow82

Moline on 10/17
St. Paul on 10/19

it's basically a weekend of pearl jam.

CM189191

mwplum said:

MN people, where would be the best place to stay if you had two nights there? Any preference btwn st. paul an minneapolis? I get the impression st. paul is more historic buildings vs. minne skyscrapers…is that fair?…any advice? (excuse my Canadian ignorance)

Oct 14 - Memphis
Oct 16 - Detroit
Oct 17 - Moline
Oct 19 - St. Paul
Oct 20 - Milwaukee
October 22 - Denver

I'm sure the St Paulians will contest -

Minneapolis is the place to be, only a 15-20 drive to St Paul. Downtown St Paul near the Xcel gets a little sleepy nights and weekends. If you want to stay where the nightlife is, head to Minne.

/biased

CM189191

evenflow82 said:

Moline on 10/17
St. Paul on 10/19

it's basically a weekend of pearl jam.

ditto

mwplum

Thanks!

Dirty Frank Z

I will contest.

St. Paul is the place to be.

kdiddy

1- St. Paul W. 7th (where the Xcel is) is where to be if you plan to pre-game and even post-game. It'll be full of PJ fans!
2- holiday inn is literally kitty corner from the Xcel and it's affordable
3- the light rail will be open and you can take it to the airport!
4- St. Paul is better than Minneapolis (boom, just got jammed) <:-P

vant0037

I think Minneapolis will have more to do, but I would stay in St. Paul. Being close to the show will be the most convenient. Stay downtown. You can always cab it to Minneapolis.

mwplum

Thanks! After hearing from CM last night I started looking at Minneapolis. Was glad to hear that it was lively as previously I had been looking at St. Paul and was getting a bit unstoked on the hotel prices (most good options seemed to be $150+ per night).

…Anyways, I was able to snag the Westin in Minneapolis using their name your price option for only $76/night! From the recent comments about St. Paul, it sounds like it will be a good base as we can explore around St. Paul the day of the show, and use the conveniences of Minneapolis to rest up on the day before the show after driving up from Moline.

Congrats again everyone for getting your long sought after show, I can't wait!

Dirty Frank Z

In all fairness (like most cities), it really depends what you are into doing. The twin cities is basically broken up into neighborhoods. So whatever your vibe, we got it

vant0037

Dirty Frank Z said:

In all fairness (like most cities), it really depends what you are into doing. The twin cities is basically broken up into neighborhoods. So whatever your vibe, we got it

Agreed. That's one of my favorite things about the Twin Cities. Lots of good neighborhood hangouts in both cities.

Minneapolis has uptown, northeast, U of M/Cedar, the lakes areas, south. St. Paul has Como Park, Highland, Grand, West 7th area.

5 major professional sports teams (Twins, Wild, Wolves, Vikings, Lynx). U of M. Tons of theaters. Parks. Record stores (Hymies, Agharta, Fetus etc). Shopping (Mall of America, uptown, downtown, Grand Avenue). Comedy clubs (Acme, in particular). Lots of great local bars.

I don't know. Maybe it's not as fast paced as NYC, Chicago or LA, but we've got a great urban life here. Lots of things to do. Maybe I'm boring, but food, music/comedy and sports are all here in abundance and it makes life pretty awesome.

vant0037

Heck if lots of out of towners are in town that Saturday night, maybe us local MN kids could put together something at a local bar?

vant0037

Here's my setlist. Quote and tweak. Let's a get a killer one out there.

Lightning Bolt
Corduroy
Breakerfall
Animal
Why Go
Getaway
Severed Hand
Nothing As It Seems
No Way
Mind Your Manners
Not For You
Grievance
Even Flow
Got Some
Hold On
Inside Job
Black
Swallowed Whole
Love Boat Captain
Small Town
Hitchhiker
Leash

--ENCORE 1--

Whipping
Present Tense
Faithfull
Red Mosquito
Off He Goes
Yellow Moon
Release
Spin The Black Circle

--ENCORE 2--

Thumbing My Way
Untitled/MFC
Black Red Yellow
Go
Breath
Alive

evenflow82

35 songs is a little generous, but we'll see what happens!

AndySlash

mybe they'll make up for lost time

Air23

are there public transports from st paul to minneapolis after the show?

NWOntario

Zero shows this year...but I travel for work, and if I can manipulate my schedule I'll try and get to St. Paul. My first show was Minneapolis in 1998, but I haven't seen the band in the Twin Cities since.