Fuckin'A. PJ in Nijmegen. Official Nijmegen thread

parel jam

Can't believe the news today! Thanks Ten Club...

The Goffert Park is a real cool place to give a concert....and it's open air...

Wow, can't wait till Monday to buy the tickets!

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Woo-hoo; got myself the 10C tickets.

noa.who

an open air concert sounds amazing!
do you know anything about the seating arrangements? GA or seats?

parel jam

No seats, but sections of fences...I assume

noa.who

great, thanks.

dunkman

guys... closest airport, train station, etc???

especially airport?

parel jam

dunkman1974 wrote:

guys... closest airport, train station, etc???

especially airport?

Amsterdam I guess...or maybe some airport in Germany...It'll take you 2 hours from Amsterdam to Nijmegen by train...

Margo

The closest airport is Weze in Germany. Dusseldorf is still a bit closer than Amsterdam I guess, but it might be a bite more difficult to travel from Dusseldorf to Nijmegen. Amsterdam - Nijmegen is 1,5 hours on the train and 2 direct trains every hour.
You could even try Eindhoven airport.
The Goffert Stadion is about a 20 minute walk from the central station but there will be extra busses.

parel jam

Margo wrote:

The closest airport is Weze in Germany. Dusseldorf is still a bit closer than Amsterdam I guess, but it might be a bite more difficult to travel from Dusseldorf to Nijmegen. Amsterdam - Nijmegen is 1,5 hours on the train and 2 direct trains every hour.
You could even try Eindhoven airport.
The Goffert Stadion is about a 20 minute walk from the central station but there will be extra busses.

I think foreign people should take a flight to either Eindhoven (Ryanair or Easyjet maybe) or Amsterdam...

Wow - I still can't believe this...PJ back in the Netherlands...

disconnected

Oh fuck yeah man, I'm coming to Nijmegen!!!!

noa.who

I have just one little question: how do you pronounce Nijmegen?
I just want to be sure

parel jam

no a wrote:

I have just one little question: how do you pronounce Nijmegen?
I just want to be sure

nai may ggg en

noa.who

thanks. I'll probably fuck it up anyway...

Kushikushun

HIGH FIVE to my Dutch pals on here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah, yeah, yeah...we are a bunch of lucky ppl
Eindhoven is quite close and there are cheap flights from London with Ryan air!

I am going and will get those 10c tickets. So see you all there!

Are you guys also going to Werchter??? ...I am!

parel jam

I'll be going to werchter as well...only for 1 day...


Maybe some other concerts too...have to decide tonight..
Oh, hello Kushikushun!

yieldjames

will be there!!! awesomeness all around baby! :D:D

SoonForgotten2

I am strongly considering going to this gig instead of Munich now, as the logistics of that show and Katowice are a nightmare... what do you guys think? Will Nijmegen be in for a treat?

audiodave

Here is my plan!

Go to the London show, fly to Dusseldorf and see PJ again. Fly from Dusseldorf to Copenhagen, see PJ AGAIN. Fly from Copenhagen to Amsterdam, and get the train to Nijmegen. See PJ ONE MORE TIME, then get the train back to Amsterdam, and fly back to London.

I've looked into prices, and all that was very affordable. My only concern is that I could not book train tickets from in the Netherlands online. Can anyone from Holland tell me if there's anyway to do this?

SEE YOU IN NIJMEGEN!

decides2dream

Kushikushun wrote:

HIGH FIVE to my Dutch pals on here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah, yeah, yeah...we are a bunch of lucky ppl
Eindhoven is quite close and there are cheap flights from London with Ryan air!

I am going and will get those 10c tickets. So see you all there!

Are you guys also going to Werchter??? ...I am!

how cheap is cheap?
i'd really love to do london and this, although don't know. i really don't know how much all this travel between countries would be, makes a BIG difference in the deicision process...and there's a big gap of time between just these 2 shows. don't know what i'd do, or where'd i'd stay if i only hit these 2. yikes. i wish there were more UK dates, make my decision process way easier. i don't know when to go, and what for....and i always said i'd not go to germany w/o hubby..........:o sheesh. hahahaha. my brain hurts. i just think i'd love going back to the NL. i only once spent a birthday weekend in amsterdam...but man, what a GREAT time!

nutmeg81

well if u fly to eindhoven theres a train that costs E11.30 one way to
Nijmegen!! my house mates dutch fiancee just checked that out for
me!!

decides2dream

nutmeg81 wrote:

well if u fly to eindhoven theres a train that costs E11.30 one way to
Nijmegen!! my house mates dutch fiancee just checked that out for
me!!

well, i need to know how much it costs to get to NL first. that's the 'cheap' part i was really interested in. does seem though, if i'm gonna go to NL...might as well hit up the dusseldorf show...andf seems the flights there from lodon ARE cheap...so perhaps london - dusseldorf - nijegen....copenhagen is definitely out...and i think festivals.....so yea, maybe. ahhhhhhh...we'll see monday what i get.....take it from there! the rest, just hopeful i can score some people's 10c extras if i don't buy or miss out......just always have to hope for the best!

audiodave

Having trouble finding hotels in Nijmegen!

parel jam

audiodave wrote:

Here is my plan!

Go to the London show, fly to Dusseldorf and see PJ again. Fly from Dusseldorf to Copenhagen, see PJ AGAIN. Fly from Copenhagen to Amsterdam, and get the train to Nijmegen. See PJ ONE MORE TIME, then get the train back to Amsterdam, and fly back to London.

I've looked into prices, and all that was very affordable. My only concern is that I could not book train tickets from in the Netherlands online. Can anyone from Holland tell me if there's anyway to do this?

SEE YOU IN NIJMEGEN!

Okay, I'm an experienced train traveller in the Netherlands. You CANNOT book in advance...just go to a boot to buy the ticket and jump in one of those trains...free seats (compare this with London Metro)...

disconnected

decides2dream wrote:

how cheap is cheap?
i'd really love to do london and this, although don't know. i really don't know how much all this travel between countries would be, makes a BIG difference in the deicision process...and there's a big gap of time between just these 2 shows. don't know what i'd do, or where'd i'd stay if i only hit these 2. yikes. i wish there were more UK dates, make my decision process way easier. i don't know when to go, and what for....and i always said i'd not go to germany w/o hubby..........:o sheesh. hahahaha. my brain hurts. i just think i'd love going back to the NL. i only once spent a birthday weekend in amsterdam...but man, what a GREAT time!

single flight from londen to eindhoven costs € 39,44 according to http://www.cheaptickets.nl/index.cfm

Tombourine

audiodave wrote:

Here is my plan!

Go to the London show, fly to Dusseldorf and see PJ again. Fly from Dusseldorf to Copenhagen, see PJ AGAIN. Fly from Copenhagen to Amsterdam, and get the train to Nijmegen. See PJ ONE MORE TIME, then get the train back to Amsterdam, and fly back to London.

I've looked into prices, and all that was very affordable. My only concern is that I could not book train tickets from in the Netherlands online. Can anyone from Holland tell me if there's anyway to do this?

SEE YOU IN NIJMEGEN!

That's my plan too. What airline are taking from Copenhagen to Amsterdam, I can't find any (cheap ones) who fly that route.

Jamal

Hmmmm
I'm trying to work it out with my boss so I can go to both Nijmegen AND Werchter....

I certainly hope to see you all there

edwho

I’m in!

12 years (almost to the day) since Golden Gate Park 1995. So this time I attend with American friends and hopefully a bunch of new Euro friends. Now the wait begins.

~

American tourist question, if I stay in Amsterdam, do trains run all night after the concert?

audiodave

parel jam wrote:

Okay, I'm an experienced train traveller in the Netherlands. You CANNOT book in advance...just go to a boot to buy the ticket and jump in one of those trains...free seats (compare this with London Metro)...

Thanks man, I appreciate the info. You just saved me the cost of a phone call to the Netherlands!

iljaiya

http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=231078

iljaiya

edwho wrote:

I’m in!



American tourist question, if I stay in Amsterdam, do trains run all night after the concert?

Last train leaves at 23:30. Maybe there will be an extra train. Otherwise I'd recommend spending the night in Nijmegen (nice city, oldest in the Netherlands).

Accommodations:
http://www.vvvnijmegen.nl/default_uk.cfm

Railways:
http://www.ns.nl

http://www.ns.nl/servlet/Satellite?referrer=plannerplus2stap_stap1&cid=1071147988062&pagename=www.ns.nl%2FPlanner%2Fplannerplus2stap&action=js2&p=1071147988062&lang=nl

daanarts

there are always extra trains after big event to amsterdam and so on. No worries about it. so its easier to book a hotel in amsterdam, cause there very few in nijmegen.

its funny to read how people worry so much..

noa.who

daanarts wrote:

there are always extra trains after big event to amsterdam and so on. No worries about it. so its easier to book a hotel in amsterdam, cause there very few in nijmegen.

its funny to read how people worry so much..

well, people worry out of experience.
after the show in Greece we had to find our way to the highway very late at night and catch a cab, because there was only one last train leaving the venue straight after the show and it was packed..

so your country's in a good shape... that's good