Fuckin'A. PJ in Nijmegen. Official Nijmegen thread

Ricsard

Your signature suggests you have not seen PJ in Holland!!! Getting and listenning to Arnhem bootleg is highly recommendable for U to stop saying ridiculous things like PJ shows in the Netherlands are NOT EXTRAORDINARY for the band themselves! Eddie recalled his memories about the faithful Dutch crowd and clubs they used to play and praised them a few times!!!
And what about Rotterdam 1992 show...??? That dvd is even better than the absolutely brilliant PINKPOP! Exactly that one is my biggest PJ treasure despite its poor quality!!!!!!!!!

But as I have written I am sure London and all the other shows are gonna be special...because our favourite band will amaze us as much as they can!!!!!!!

Obi Once

||Release_Me|| wrote:

People keep talking about gigs in Holland and saying how 'friendly' the crowds are and how receptive they are. I've never been to a gig in Holland, is everyone really that nice? Will people look after each other in the crowd? I don't want there to be another Paris '06 crowd experience.

I think it's every fan for themselves but imo I doubt everybody anywhere will be nice, I don't have much experience seeing PJ in other countries, but Arnhem was a better experience compared to Antwerp, crowd wise. But that simply might be that things were better organized.

But with 3 opening acts that I'd like to see, it being summer and in a park, yeah I'm looking forward to it!

||Release_Me||

Obi Once wrote:

I think it's every fan for themselves but imo I doubt everybody anywhere will be nice, I don't have much experience seeing PJ in other countries, but Arnhem was a better experience compared to Antwerp, crowd wise. But that simply might be that things were better organized.

But with 3 opening acts that I'd like to see, it being summer and in a park, yeah I'm looking forward to it!

Oh yeah, i'm definitely looking forward to it! If it's a nice day then even better!

Does anyone know how many people the park can hold for a gig?

Obi Once

||Release_Me|| wrote:

Does anyone know how many people the park can hold for a gig?

As many as the # of tickets sold, I can't find exact numbers anywhere, I'd guess max about 50.000 but doubt they will reach that..

This is the park: http://www.goffertpark-nijmegen.nl/pics/plattegrond.jpg it's the center field called 'speelweide'

parel jam

Obi Once wrote:

but Arnhem was a better experience compared to Antwerp, crowd wise.

I had a seating ticket and most of the fans beside me in Antwerp were boring! They were only standing up and singing when songs of Ten and Vs. were played.

sammer

parel jam wrote:

I had a seating ticket and most of the fans beside me in Antwerp were boring! They were only standing up and singing when songs of Ten and Vs. were played.

I have to stand up for my fellow countrymen.
it is true that compared to dutchmen belgians aren't that loud
but that is not because they boring or aren't impressed but because we want to hear the music. it is not without a reason that big bands keep on coming back to a small county like belgium, artists feel the respect op stage that their fans send them.
I work in a belgian musicclub that often has dutch visitors (http://www.n9.be) so i can think i can compare. the moment that dutchmen enter the club the silience is gone until they're gone (which can be irritating for a quiet small gig)i'm not speaking in general and I'm sure there are exceptions.

may I add that the biggest (and loudest) belgian fans didn't had seating tickets in antwerp, they were freaking out on mike's side!

daanarts

sammer wrote:

. the moment that dutchmen enter the club the silience is gone until they're gone (which can be irritating for a quiet small gig)i'm not speaking in general and I'm sure there are exceptions.

this is true and so annoying! but ill hand it to the belgians, never seen a better crowd (besides barcelona) then the belgians! we dutchys suck!
the goosebump moment in antwerp (after Black) could never happen in Holland..

Ricsard

I really felt Arnhem could NOT have been better (they started with my absolute favourite song: RELEASE for example)...but Antwerpen the other day was such a brilliant show with quite a loud crowd as well...I didn't feel the same comfort and safety in mosh pit experienced in Holland but if you ask me Sportpaleis concert was EVEN a little bit better and the band was indeed even more mesmerized by the crowd's fantastic reaction: at the end of Black Eddie simpyl started to cry...and he was crying once more that night...so I suppose it might be pretty great to be Eddie Vedder himself singing in Holland and Belgium;) And if I remember correctly Belgium was the first territory where Eddie promised their comeback to Europe I am terribly sad we cannot be there in Werchter but for a Hungarian underpaid poor teacher like me 4 PJ shows in 4 pretty fantastic countries are still more one can expect:cool:

Ricsard

daanarts wrote:

this is true and so annoying! but ill hand it to the belgians, never seen a better crowd (besides barcelona) then the belgians! we dutchys suck!
the goosebump moment in antwerp (after Black) could never happen in Holland..

I really loved the Arnhem PJ crowd if it means something...you Dutch fans seemed to me polite and gentle but still pretty enthusiastic...you can be proud of yourselves to pack a huge venue like Gelredome!!! And btw organising seemed way more professional in Holland than in Belgium...I wish I could turn back time...:)

Kushikushun

Come on guys, who cares what was better or wasnt...WTF is this all about?? Every PJ concert is fantastic and I am all too happy to see them, so dont care where that is and who are there with me. Lets just party together this June!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am sooo looking forward to it all!!

*hugs here Belgian and Dutch friends*

sammer

I just googled looking for the third support act, there are quite some websites that say that satelitte party has comfirmed.
are these just rumours or is it really comfirmed?

Obi Once

daanarts wrote:

this is true and so annoying! but ill hand it to the belgians, never seen a better crowd (besides barcelona) then the belgians! we dutchys suck!
the goosebump moment in antwerp (after Black) could never happen in Holland..

Black was beautiful indeed!! and I dont want to make this is BE vs NL, but it was the guys going absolutely nuts that annoyed me. Drunk, small, sweaty guys bumping into me who came ramming in from the back as soon as the show started, but thats also the lack of a barrier around the front area... I actually felt bad for some of the people around me who became a bit scared.

F* it we'll all have a great time, where ever PJ plays, let's just look out for each other and be respectful to others.

Obi Once

sammer wrote:

I just googled looking for the third support act, there are quite some websites that say that satelitte party has comfirmed.
are these just rumours or is it really comfirmed?

Confirmed! Check the link earlier in this thread.

Jennytree

So who the hell are Satellite Party then?!

Obi Once

No Fear Of Falling wrote:

Sorry if this has been asked already, Is it possible to get a train after the show back to Amsterdam?

Also, how costly are the tickets for the train ride? Thanks

Check http://www.ns.nl top right English and yes there is a connection from Nijmegen to Amsterdam after the show

Hinny

Jennytree wrote:

So who the hell are Satellite Party then?!

Perry Farrell's (vocalist from Jane's Addiction) band.

Ricsard

Obi Once wrote:

F* it we'll all have a great time, where ever PJ plays, let's just look out for each other and be respectful to others.

Amen to that!!!
Are there any THAT type of coffee shops in Nijmegen???
Is there any chance to smoke a joint securely during the show in Goffert Park;) without worrying being caught by some cops or guards??????????

Obi Once

Ricsard wrote:

Amen to that!!!
Are there any THAT type of coffee shops in Nijmegen???
Is there any chance to smoke a joint securely during the show in Goffert Park;) without worrying being caught by some cops or guards??????????

Hehe... I don't know about coffee shops in Nijmegen, but I'm sure you can smoke all you want in the park, I've never ever heard of anyone getting in to trouble for doing that. The legal amount is 5 grams, don't take more with you. In principal you are not allowed to smoke pot in the streets, but I don't think that law is enforced at all, especially at festivals.

parel jam

Ricsard wrote:

Amen to that!!!
Are there any THAT type of coffee shops in Nijmegen???
Is there any chance to smoke a joint securely during the show in Goffert Park;) without worrying being caught by some cops or guards??????????

Lots of coffeeshops. It's near Central Station (5 minute walk).

Ricsard

Thank God...:D!

http://www.coffeeshop.freeuk.com/ACDfrmSt.html

parel jam

Ricsard wrote:

Thank God...:D!

http://www.coffeeshop.freeuk.com/ACDfrmSt.html

Make sure you won't get too stoned before PJ starts. The weed is much stronger here than in foreign countries...

Ricsard

Thanx mate...you should have told that 10 years ago when I simply got a brutal OVERSMOKE!!!!!! I got sick of a really expensive marijuana for an entire day...since then I respect the Dutch stuff and smoke it carefully:)

Margo

Ricsard wrote:

Amen to that!!!
Are there any THAT type of coffee shops in Nijmegen???
Is there any chance to smoke a joint securely during the show in Goffert Park;) without worrying being caught by some cops or guards??????????

Just go to a small alley/street in the centre of town called Vlaamse Gas. You'll have a great time....

Ricsard

Yeah but Dakota is said to be the best one in town concerning to online reviews:)

Kushikushun

So funny how foreigners seem obsessed with our weed...;)

Dutch do not even smoke it that much...at least I do not think so. We all had the chance to try it and bc it is legal it does not have that big attraction to most of us as it has for others. I feel it is a shame when you smoke it before the concert..you need all your sense to be as sharp as a pencil, mate!

Hmm, got a question...as a woman...what do I do when I have been sitting in line for hours and have to go to the toilet? AND what do I do if I have been standing in the front row all night, PJ starts playing and I really need to go...?? :eek:
Anyone got tips ...haha...but I mean it!

einatshaul

hold it in!

That's all I did... plus, go just before you get in if you can, have someone hold the place in line for you, and then try to drink as less as possible inside! and only water.

Butterfly_Thoughts

Kushikushun wrote:

So funny how foreigners seem obsessed with our weed...;)

Dutch do not even smoke it that much...at least I do not think so. We all had the chance to try it and bc it is legal it does not have that big attraction to most of us as it has for others. I feel it is a shame when you smoke it before the concert..you need all your sense to be as sharp as a pencil, mate!

Hmm, got a question...as a woman...what do I do when I have been sitting in line for hours and have to go to the toilet? AND what do I do if I have been standing in the front row all night, PJ starts playing and I really need to go...?? :eek:
Anyone got tips ...haha...but I mean it!

i know what u mean, i had that concern before. When i saw U2 in Rome in their last tour, i was waiting crammed in line from 8 'o clock in the morning, didn't sit down till after midnight when i got home, and i drank buckets of water because it was end of July and it was open-air. You'll be suprised how ur own body represses ur needs. Just go once, about half an hour before u go inside the venue. I bet u won't even need it, you'll have bigger worries than wee-wee Don't drink too much water unless u need it
Also, no beer. Beer equals wee-wee Parel Jam is gonna have a problem :p

Jennytree

Ricsard wrote:

Thanx mate...you should have told that 10 years ago when I simply got a brutal OVERSMOKE!!!!!! I got sick of a really expensive marijuana for an entire day...since then I respect the Dutch stuff and smoke it carefully:)

Yeah, I think some visitors get very carried away when in Holland and go mad on the first day of a visit there. But ye soon learn and you learn to smoke just the right amount - just bear in mind it takes a while to kick in!

Get an uppy kind of weed, not a sleepy one and you'll all be fine!

parel jam

Kushikushun wrote:

So funny how foreigners seem obsessed with our weed...;)

Dutch do not even smoke it that much...

I really am happy that I quit to smoke that stuff...I feel much better now.

Maybe I'm growing up

bookem

Nickrand wrote:

GOOD HOTEL OPTION

There aren't any cheap hotels left in the Nijmegen center. But there's a really nice, traditional Dutch hotel in the village of Elst called Linge Hotel Elst. I stayed there last year for the Arnhem show. Rooms are really nice and free breakfast is good too. Parking is free as well. You can reserve the room online. You don't have to pay until you arrive. Cost is 82.50 euros per night for a double room. Book soon if you're interested. It's not a big place.

There's a train station in Elst that's only 0.5 km away from the hotel. An intercity train leaves there for the Nijmegen main station every 15 minutes. The ride is only 13 minutes. The last train leaves Nijmegen for Elst at 00:14. Cost is 6.20 euros for a return ticket.

I was thinking of staying in this hotel, or one of the others that are just outside Nijmegen (5-10km radius). Does anyone know what the taxis are like? Particular post-show?

cheers