^^^ same boat as you Cept we're in reserved for Vancouver.... too damn old now for the pit And yup we got crummy seats for Seattle... but least we're going
05/11/2000, Vancouver, BC
05/30/2003, Vancouver, BC
09/01/2005, The Gorge
09/02/2005, Vancouver, BC
07/22/2006, The Gorge
09/25/2009, Vancouver, BC
09/25/2011, Vancouver, BC
12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC
12/06/2013, Seattle, WA
Missed out on the TC sale cos wasn't thinking of travelling over from Scotland for this tour but then decided to tie in our annual ski holiday with a PJ gig so opted for Vancouver.
Got seats right away when the Ticketmaster sale started which I couldn't believe. We are in section 308 Row 8 so prob not great seats but I'm sooooo excited about the whole trip now. Better get some flights and accommodation booked!
If anyone has fan club tix to spare that would get us closer to the guys please PM me.
what's with all of the seats still left for sale? where did all the vancouver fans go?? embarrassing!!! (says the vancouver island girl )
Vancouver is bipolar when it comes to PJ. Sometimes Vancouver gets a show when Seattle doesn't (or before they announce one in seattle). You get alot of migration of fans between the two cities (because they're pretty close to each other.. 3 hours driving...).
When Seattle and Vancouver are happening on the same leg of the tour the demand for Vancouver tickets seems low as people from south of the border don't bother coming up for it. I missed the '09 show but heard it didn't sell out right away, and the fan club members all got awesome seats! 2011 there was not seattle show and there were alot more 10c members.
2005 was really wierd. They announced Vancouver without a Seattle date. It sold out really quick. Lots of 10c members. Then they announced the Gorge after. It was so wierd. Lots of Seattle fan's at the Vancouver show, and lots of Vancouver fans at the Gorge show because they couldn't get tickets to Vancouver... lol!!
I'll stop rambling, but this doesn't surprised me. Very little migration from south of the border for Vancouver because of the Seattle show.
10c reserved for us! Taking my 10 year old nephew to his first ever PJ show. December cannot come soon enough.
Vancouver, GM Place 2005
Vancouver, GM Place 2009
Seattle, EV Solo, Benaroya Hall 2011
Winnipeg, MTS Center, 2011
Manchester, June 2012
Phoenix, EV Solo, Comerica Theatre 2012
Who else has ga for this show? The pit area seems so small!
Really excited for this show as its really off the radar. Sometimes those are the best shows
I do. It was sort of the way I was trying to play the preferences.. except it sort of backfired on me. From pervious experience demand for Vancouver 10c tickets isn't super high (I've never seen them run out). I thought not putting Vancouver GA as my #1 might cost me GA, and putting Seattle anything #1 might be 50/50, so I went the safe route and went with Vancouver Ga, Seattle Reserved. I should of reversed that that order. I think anyone who wanted Vancouver GA got it, no matter what the pref was. Demand was pretty low.
I looked on ebay trying to see what tickets were sold behind the ga section and I couldn't find floor tickets.. I thought that was a bit weird.
edit: I just took a look at stubhub and they listed tickets as far as row 25 for the floor. the seating chart says 27 rows.. so I guess that support is. That is a pretty small pit
How many rows are usually on the floor? 45ish? So the pit makes up 18 rows. Minus the buffer space between the GA section and the seats (and the fence).. that means the pit only goes back as far as maybe rows 15-18 in a seated environment?
Who else has ga for this show? The pit area seems so small!
Really excited for this show as its really off the radar. Sometimes those are the best shows
I do. It was sort of the way I was trying to play the preferences.. except it sort of backfired on me. From pervious experience demand for Vancouver 10c tickets isn't super high (I've never seen them run out). I thought not putting Vancouver GA as my #1 might cost me GA, and putting Seattle anything #1 might be 50/50, so I went the safe route and went with Vancouver Ga, Seattle Reserved. I should of reversed that that order. I think anyone who wanted Vancouver GA got it, no matter what the pref was. Demand was pretty low.
I looked on ebay trying to see what tickets were sold behind the ga section and I couldn't find floor tickets.. I thought that was a bit weird.
edit: I just took a look at stubhub and they listed tickets as far as row 25 for the floor. the seating chart says 27 rows.. so I guess that support is. That is a pretty small pit
I saw a few floor seats on ebay (including 10C GA :x). I did a little poll in some other thread to figure out if GA was even sold out through the lottery because I did think the demand for GA seemed low and worried that the pit wouldn't even be all 10C, and I found a couple of people who didn't get Vancouver GA when it wasn't priority #1, so I think you probably made the best decision with your selection if you really wanted these tix.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
Who else has ga for this show? The pit area seems so small!
Really excited for this show as its really off the radar. Sometimes those are the best shows
GA here as well really looking forward to this, it will be my first PJ pit since Barrie in 98. I have a feeling this one is going to be a whole lot tamer than Barrie was :twisted:
Van 92.07.21 / Van 98.07.19 / Sea 98.07.22 / Tor 98.08.22 / Sea 00.11.06 / Van 03.05.30/ Van 05.09.02/ Gorge 06.07.22 & 23 / EV Van 08.04.02 / Tor 09.08.21 / Sea 09.09.21 & 22 / Van 09.09.25 / Van 11.09.25 / Van 13.12.04 / Pem 16.07.17 / Sea 18.08.10
Hey so what tourist advice can people give me re Vancouver, ie cool things to do & see while I'm there? I've never been to Vancouver or in fact Canada before.
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EV - Canberra, Newcastle & Sydney 1&2 2011
Hey so what tourist advice can people give me re Vancouver, ie cool things to do & see while I'm there? I've never been to Vancouver or in fact Canada before.
The thing about Vancouver is that practically everything touristy (and enjoyed by the locals as well) is focused on the outdoors. So hopefully you will get lucky with the weather and it won't be pissing rain the whole time. If it isn't raining, then Stanley Park is the number one place to go. Go for a walk around the seawall and through all the forest trails - it really is beautiful, and the locals are bananas for this massive park on the water and in the city as well. And English Bay meets up with Stanley park on the west side too, and English Bay is also lovely, and it leads onto Davie Street, which is great for restaurants and stuff (it's also the main LGBT neighborhood in the cities and is proud of it). I go there often. You can also maybe still rent bikes in the winter - I'm not sure if they only do that in the warmer months.... But if you haven't been on a tandem bike before and you're with someone else, do it, because it is HILARIOUS. The Vancouver Aquarium is also in Stanley Park, and it's a pretty good Aquarium (it's no seaworld, and they do unfortunately keep Belugas in a small pool, but besides that, it's pretty good. The otters are adorable. ).
Go to a Vancouver Canucks game if you can!!! So fun, so Canadian. And if that's too pricey for you, then go see a Vancouver Giants game (junior league hockey). Also very fun.
Also check out the Granville Island Market. There are little ferry taxis that go between English Bay and Granville Island Market, and they continue all the way along up to Science World/Main Street, and all of that is really nice. Actually, the seawall goes all the way from there to the Northeast end of Stanley Park, which is a huge distance for a seawall. Great walk from one end to the other, but it's got to be at least 20km all told so a bike is also a good idea.
Grouse Mountain has snowshoeing and an ice skating rink. It's a ways from the city, but there are busses that go there, and then you take a tram up the mountain (just that is fun). Not sure if the weather up there will be acceptable to you at that time of year or if the snow will have reached it enough for snow shoeing to be any fun.... It's also a ski hill (not a very good one - If you want to go skiing go to Cypress - only a 45 minutes drive from Downtown, and buses go there too) - I think you can actually rent ski outfits along with gear if you need to. It's a really good mountain for skiing for all skill levels.
The Vancouver Art Gallery is pretty good if you're into that kind of thing. A lot of Canadian/Native art there, among other things.
The UBC Museum of Anthropology is cool too, especially for the West Coast Natives/Haida history, art, etc. And the UBC campus is gorgeous, and Wreck Beach is there. There won't be any nudists there in December, but it is a GORGEOUS beach (I actually think it's a shame that it's a nude beach where drugs are sold in the summer - not a place for everyone to enjoy, but it should be because it's probably the nicest beach in the city).
Steveston out in Richmond is nice I guess - historical fishing area; quaint, very fresh seafood right off the boats that caught them, there is a cannery museum, etc. Pretty touristy..... Actually it might be kind of grim in the winter unless it's a nice clear and sunny day.
The White Rock Promenade is nice on a nice day. That's pretty far out of town, but it's all beach, which lots of bars and restaurants and fish and chip shacks and stuff.
If you can take a drive up the Sea to Sky highway to Squamish and/or Whistler, that's an option (buses go up there too, if you want to check out Whistler/Blackcomb, although unless you want to ski or skidoo or something, I'm not sure there is much point in going in the winter. If it were summer that would be a must-see.
Gastown is tourist central, but you should go there. There is a steam clock that seems to fascinate people to no end, and it's a very history part of town. Not much to do except go into the little art gallery/tourist shops and restaurants, but it's still nice. Just make sure you don't go too far, because it very suddenly turns into skid row and that is just a horror show. So don't go farther east through Gastown than Carrell Street or so unless you don't mind being surrounded by severe drug addicts (not that there isn't a community there and I don't want to shit on those who are shit upon... It's just not an area that will make you anything other than disturbed and sad).
Otherwise, you know, just walking around downtown and stuff, just check out the city.... It's pretty nice since it's surrounded by water on three sides, and mountains dominate the northern skyline. I probably forgot all kinds of good shit, but I'm sure you'll figure it out. Good luck with the weather!
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With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
Sadly no Canucks game to catch while we're there. If you can really rent gear + outfits for skiing that is damn tempting! early morning skiing on the day of the show... I can't go to Canada and not ski there once, that's impossible!
Sadly no Canucks game to catch while we're there. If you can really rent gear + outfits for skiing that is damn tempting! early morning skiing on the day of the show... I can't go to Canada and not ski there once, that's impossible!
Double check out the clothing rental, but I know I've seen that in Whistler at least, so it's pretty likely that Cypress might have something like that too. Alternately, you can probably get a (not necessarily very attractive) ski outfit from the Salvation Army or Value Village for less than $30.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
Sadly no Canucks game to catch while we're there. If you can really rent gear + outfits for skiing that is damn tempting! early morning skiing on the day of the show... I can't go to Canada and not ski there once, that's impossible!
Double check out the clothing rental, but I know I've seen that in Whistler at least, so it's pretty likely that Cypress might have something like that too. Alternately, you can probably get a (not necessarily very attractive) ski outfit from the Salvation Army or Value Village for less than $30.
I checked, they have it listed on their website! woo the pictures look gorgeous too!
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09/25/2009, Vancouver, BC
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12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC
12/06/2013, Seattle, WA
I was offering to trade you guys a pair of reserved seats for a pair of ga. You mentioned you weren't happy with ga since you were a little older..
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Missed out on the TC sale cos wasn't thinking of travelling over from Scotland for this tour but then decided to tie in our annual ski holiday with a PJ gig so opted for Vancouver.
Got seats right away when the Ticketmaster sale started which I couldn't believe. We are in section 308 Row 8 so prob not great seats but I'm sooooo excited about the whole trip now. Better get some flights and accommodation booked!
If anyone has fan club tix to spare that would get us closer to the guys please PM me.
Thanks
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Vancouver is bipolar when it comes to PJ. Sometimes Vancouver gets a show when Seattle doesn't (or before they announce one in seattle). You get alot of migration of fans between the two cities (because they're pretty close to each other.. 3 hours driving...).
When Seattle and Vancouver are happening on the same leg of the tour the demand for Vancouver tickets seems low as people from south of the border don't bother coming up for it. I missed the '09 show but heard it didn't sell out right away, and the fan club members all got awesome seats! 2011 there was not seattle show and there were alot more 10c members.
2005 was really wierd. They announced Vancouver without a Seattle date. It sold out really quick. Lots of 10c members. Then they announced the Gorge after. It was so wierd. Lots of Seattle fan's at the Vancouver show, and lots of Vancouver fans at the Gorge show because they couldn't get tickets to Vancouver... lol!!
I'll stop rambling, but this doesn't surprised me. Very little migration from south of the border for Vancouver because of the Seattle show.
Vancouver, GM Place 2009
Seattle, EV Solo, Benaroya Hall 2011
Winnipeg, MTS Center, 2011
Manchester, June 2012
Phoenix, EV Solo, Comerica Theatre 2012
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Really excited for this show as its really off the radar. Sometimes those are the best shows
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I do. It was sort of the way I was trying to play the preferences.. except it sort of backfired on me. From pervious experience demand for Vancouver 10c tickets isn't super high (I've never seen them run out). I thought not putting Vancouver GA as my #1 might cost me GA, and putting Seattle anything #1 might be 50/50, so I went the safe route and went with Vancouver Ga, Seattle Reserved. I should of reversed that that order. I think anyone who wanted Vancouver GA got it, no matter what the pref was. Demand was pretty low.
I looked on ebay trying to see what tickets were sold behind the ga section and I couldn't find floor tickets.. I thought that was a bit weird.
edit: I just took a look at stubhub and they listed tickets as far as row 25 for the floor. the seating chart says 27 rows.. so I guess that support is. That is a pretty small pit
How many rows are usually on the floor? 45ish? So the pit makes up 18 rows. Minus the buffer space between the GA section and the seats (and the fence).. that means the pit only goes back as far as maybe rows 15-18 in a seated environment?
I picked Vancouver GA because I thought it would be the only out of 5 shows I might win (Philly 1-2, Hartford, Vancouver Seattle) and I'm glad I did!
I have seats for every other show.. But I feel this pit will be tiny, less than 15 rows.
If you look at the seating chart, it only takes up one section of seats on the side. Usually there is like 5-10 rows of seats in a section that wide
Can't wait!!
GA here as well really looking forward to this, it will be my first PJ pit since Barrie in 98. I have a feeling this one is going to be a whole lot tamer than Barrie was :twisted:
PJ - Auckland 2009; Alpine Valley1&2 2011; Man1, Am'dam1&2, Berlin1&2, Stockholm, Oslo & Copenhagen 2012; LA, Oakland, Portland, Spokane, Calgary, Vancouver, Seattle 2013; Auckland 2014
EV - Canberra, Newcastle & Sydney 1&2 2011
Go to a Vancouver Canucks game if you can!!! So fun, so Canadian.
Also check out the Granville Island Market. There are little ferry taxis that go between English Bay and Granville Island Market, and they continue all the way along up to Science World/Main Street, and all of that is really nice. Actually, the seawall goes all the way from there to the Northeast end of Stanley Park, which is a huge distance for a seawall. Great walk from one end to the other, but it's got to be at least 20km all told so a bike is also a good idea.
Grouse Mountain has snowshoeing and an ice skating rink. It's a ways from the city, but there are busses that go there, and then you take a tram up the mountain (just that is fun). Not sure if the weather up there will be acceptable to you at that time of year or if the snow will have reached it enough for snow shoeing to be any fun.... It's also a ski hill (not a very good one - If you want to go skiing go to Cypress - only a 45 minutes drive from Downtown, and buses go there too) - I think you can actually rent ski outfits along with gear if you need to. It's a really good mountain for skiing for all skill levels.
The Vancouver Art Gallery is pretty good if you're into that kind of thing. A lot of Canadian/Native art there, among other things.
The UBC Museum of Anthropology is cool too, especially for the West Coast Natives/Haida history, art, etc. And the UBC campus is gorgeous, and Wreck Beach is there. There won't be any nudists there in December, but it is a GORGEOUS beach (I actually think it's a shame that it's a nude beach where drugs are sold in the summer - not a place for everyone to enjoy, but it should be because it's probably the nicest beach in the city).
Steveston out in Richmond is nice I guess - historical fishing area; quaint, very fresh seafood right off the boats that caught them, there is a cannery museum, etc. Pretty touristy..... Actually it might be kind of grim in the winter unless it's a nice clear and sunny day.
The White Rock Promenade is nice on a nice day. That's pretty far out of town, but it's all beach, which lots of bars and restaurants and fish and chip shacks and stuff.
If you can take a drive up the Sea to Sky highway to Squamish and/or Whistler, that's an option (buses go up there too, if you want to check out Whistler/Blackcomb, although unless you want to ski or skidoo or something, I'm not sure there is much point in going in the winter. If it were summer that would be a must-see.
Gastown is tourist central, but you should go there. There is a steam clock that seems to fascinate people to no end, and it's a very history part of town. Not much to do except go into the little art gallery/tourist shops and restaurants, but it's still nice. Just make sure you don't go too far, because it very suddenly turns into skid row and that is just a horror show. So don't go farther east through Gastown than Carrell Street or so unless you don't mind being surrounded by severe drug addicts (not that there isn't a community there and I don't want to shit on those who are shit upon... It's just not an area that will make you anything other than disturbed and sad).
Otherwise, you know, just walking around downtown and stuff, just check out the city.... It's pretty nice since it's surrounded by water on three sides, and mountains dominate the northern skyline.
PJ - Auckland 2009; Alpine Valley1&2 2011; Man1, Am'dam1&2, Berlin1&2, Stockholm, Oslo & Copenhagen 2012; LA, Oakland, Portland, Spokane, Calgary, Vancouver, Seattle 2013; Auckland 2014
EV - Canberra, Newcastle & Sydney 1&2 2011
I checked, they have it listed on their website! woo the pictures look gorgeous too!