Big Day Out 2014– Aust&NZ– Pre-partys, Travel Info&Roll Call

doompony

lostrocker815 wrote:

tinkerbell wrote:

Well I did a little happy dance when I heard that PJ were headliners and was super psyched but now I'm not sure if I have anyone to come with me :( it's a long drive to Auckland by myself.... if they were headlining then I would go by myself but I've never been to a BDO so not keen to go alone. :evil:

Don't let that stop you! You wont be alone, there's a bunch of us going, I've been to a BDO before, its not scary at all. There will be plenty of us around that you could hang out with

yeah come! we'll all be there. i'm keen to hang out with pj nerds all day.

doompony

oh and i've done the drive from welly to auckland alone a few times. it's actually not too bad at all.

me and my friend are driving up on the thursday. where are you?

tinkerbell

doompony wrote:

oh and i've done the drive from welly to auckland alone a few times. it's actually not too bad at all.

me and my friend are driving up on the thursday. where are you?

I am crossing my fingers that my friend will come but she's a bit of a piker and has to find someone to have her 4 kids. My hubby isn't keen at all.
Thanks everyone for the encouragement I live near Palmy doompony.
Still super excited and a lot less nervous now, I haven't been on here for a while, I forgot how awesome you lot are

morello

I don't actually really know Mudhoney. I saw them at PJ20 of course & must have brushed up on them a bit before that but actually only seem to have "Since we became translucent". What albums are their best for me to get & listen to before January? It seems "Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge", "Piece of Cake" & "My Brother the Cow" were the ones that charted according to Wikipedia so wondering which ones people think I should check out.
Cheers

yellowledbetterman80

so im doing bdo at gold coast, melbourne,sydney x2 and perth. im thinking i should add adelaide and make it all 6 bdos in australia i probably shouldnt,but....... (never been to adelaide ) anyone else doing all bdo's?

E.K

All of you people doing all of the BDOs or coming from overseas must be either very rich or bank robbers.

Princess Bulldozer

simonster80 wrote:

so im doing bdo at gold coast, melbourne,sydney x2 and perth. im thinking i should add adelaide and make it all 6 bdos in australia i probably shouldnt,but....... (never been to adelaide ) anyone else doing all bdo's?

I want to, don't have that much money though.

B-Rock

simonster80 wrote:

so im doing bdo at gold coast, melbourne,sydney x2 and perth. im thinking i should add adelaide and make it all 6 bdos in australia i probably shouldnt,but....... (never been to adelaide ) anyone else doing all bdo's?

Doing them all except Gold Coast & Auckland

Wicksta

simonster80 wrote:

so im doing bdo at gold coast, melbourne,sydney x2 and perth. im thinking i should add adelaide and make it all 6 bdos in australia i probably shouldnt,but....... (never been to adelaide ) anyone else doing all bdo's?

I'm doing all Aus BDO's....I went to Europe for last year's tour and the US for Wrigley so it seemed the least I could do to follow them around my home country

-Emma-

You're all very dedicated for going to so many shows .

My mum told me I was crazy when I said I'd bought tickets for both Sydney shows, she asked me "isn't one enough?"...definitely not!

yellowledbetterman80

-Emma- wrote:

You're all very dedicated for going to so many shows .

My mum told me I was crazy when I said I'd bought tickets for both Sydney shows, she asked me "isn't one enough?"...definitely not!

i know what you mean. I ve seen pearl jam 8 times and my family/friends think im crazy or obessed than i explain there are fans out there who have seen them 80+ times probably even over 100 times, non PJ fans just dont undestand. im quite comfortable seeing them 5-6 times this tour

jumbojet

E.K wrote:

All of you people doing all of the BDOs or coming from overseas must be either very rich or bank robbers.

Or we must love to be in airplanes. 24-hour flight duration sounds just enough to fulfill my hunger for some quality airplane time. God, why did you have to be that far away, people? Still working on it, though.

jumbojet

simonster80 wrote:

-Emma- wrote:

You're all very dedicated for going to so many shows .

My mum told me I was crazy when I said I'd bought tickets for both Sydney shows, she asked me "isn't one enough?"...definitely not!

i know what you mean. I ve seen pearl jam 8 times and my family/friends think im crazy or obessed than i explain there are fans out there who have seen them 80+ times probably even over 100 times, non PJ fans just dont undestand. im quite comfortable seeing them 5-6 times this tour

You know, I think Arcade Fire and Blur should be aware of this and be ready. If they are planning to run the same setlist all through the BDO's, they will be called out (and probably booed?) by P-Jammers, who will be doing the multiple shows.

I've witnessed this phenomenon through the act of some bands in their South America festival runs. To watch the same show 2nd time was OK, but the 3rd time would be boring.

yellowledbetterman80

like a boss tickets. who purchased them? dunno if i wanna pay an extra $100 for it. plus where is the like a boss section likely to be (how close to stage). also if us 10c members stick together boss tickets may not be necessary.

-Emma-

jumbojet wrote:

E.K wrote:

All of you people doing all of the BDOs or coming from overseas must be either very rich or bank robbers.

Or we must love to be in airplanes. 24-hour flight duration sounds just enough to fulfill my hunger for some quality airplane time. God, why did you have to be that far away, people? Still working on it, though.

Eek, prepare yourself for jet lag! Are you giving yourself at least a few days to recover before the BDO starts?

When I flew to San Francisco last year (via LAX) I had bad jet lag for 4 days. Whenever I sat down or stopped walking, it felt like the ground was spinning :? . Next time I travel, I'll give myself more time at my first destination to recover.

jumbojet

-Emma- wrote:

jumbojet wrote:

E.K wrote:

Eek, prepare yourself for jet lag! Are you giving yourself at least a few days to recover before the BDO starts?

When I flew to San Francisco last year (via LAX) I had bad jet lag for 4 days. Whenever I sat down or stopped walking, it felt like the ground was spinning :? . Next time I travel, I'll give myself more time at my first destination to recover.

Thank you Emma. Obviously jetlag is a fact. But if I can bring the pieces together, I won't back down because of jetlag problem. Actually the pieces are there, but I am facing the hardest obstacle: convincing the wife. :fp:

filthy_canvis

I'll be taking my 14 year old to his first Pearl Jam show on the Gold coast BDO

The Oracle

simonster80 wrote:

like a boss tickets. who purchased them? dunno if i wanna pay an extra $100 for it. plus where is the like a boss section likely to be (how close to stage). also if us 10c members stick together boss tickets may not be necessary.

Yep - Sydney 2 only. At my advanced age I need all the creature comforts I can get, plus I don't want the heat of the day to wear me out for PJ :roll:

yellowledbetterman80

The Oracle wrote:

simonster80 wrote:

like a boss tickets. who purchased them? dunno if i wanna pay an extra $100 for it. plus where is the like a boss section likely to be (how close to stage). also if us 10c members stick together boss tickets may not be necessary.

Yep - Sydney 2 only. At my advanced age I need all the creature comforts I can get, plus I don't want the heat of the day to wear me out for PJ :roll:

im close to buying boss tix. just concerned how far back the viewing area will be from stage

Princess Bulldozer

I am chancing the thought that there will be enough 10C people around me to make it very enjoyable.
Scared I would be in "Like a Boss" without any fans there.

Blind3

Flew to Australia in 2005 . Found it wasn't the jet lag on the the way to Oz that got me, but the early onset Post Pearl Jam Tour Depression Syndrome on the return home.

bazzer

Princess Bulldozer wrote:

I am chancing the thought that there will be enough 10C people around me to make it very enjoyable.
Scared I would be in "Like a Boss" without any fans there.

I'm scared I would be in "Like a boss" with great toilets but a crap view.

Princess Bulldozer

bazzer wrote:

Princess Bulldozer wrote:

I am chancing the thought that there will be enough 10C people around me to make it very enjoyable.
Scared I would be in "Like a Boss" without any fans there.

I'm scared I would be in "Like a boss" with great toilets but a crap view.

GC BDO has always had enough toilets when I've needed them.

No Coder

morello wrote:

I don't actually really know Mudhoney. I saw them at PJ20 of course & must have brushed up on them a bit before that but actually only seem to have "Since we became translucent". What albums are their best for me to get & listen to before January? It seems "Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge", "Piece of Cake" & "My Brother the Cow" were the ones that charted according to Wikipedia so wondering which ones people think I should check out.
Cheers

I saw them last year and they were great live- The first EP, Superfuzz Bigmuff is stellar. You can get the EP re-released with other songs - Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles (1990). It has "Touch Me I'm Sick" which is a regular in their set lists. Their new album is quite good as well and "Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge " and "Mudhoney" are both good.

morello

^^^ Thanks for that info. Superfuzz Bigmuff seems to be the recommended one + I must check out the new album too.

bramnieskens

jumbojet wrote:

bramnieskens wrote:

Princess Bulldozer wrote:

Maybe even someone from Moscow

Amsterdam is also there!

Hey bramnieskens, is that right? Looks like we're on the same boat, thinking to do this crazy trip. :twisted:

I am the one from Moscow. I have baggage too, wife and a baby.

Were you able to find some good flights? Looks like connecting flights should go through UAE or Qatar, is that also the case for you? What about the prices you are receiving? Best I can get is 1.500 - 2.000 USD / person. I'd be happy if I could find a deal for 1.000, but it seems to not exist.

Sorry for my late reply. was out for the weekend. I have booked a one way ticket to Melbourne with stopovers in LA and Auckland. Going to see them in LA as well. Ticket was 1500 USD. The cheapest will be like Princess Bulldozer said, or via Kuala Lumpur.

hjs1css

Princess Bulldozer wrote:

bazzer wrote:

Princess Bulldozer wrote:

I am chancing the thought that there will be enough 10C people around me to make it very enjoyable.
Scared I would be in "Like a Boss" without any fans there.

I'm scared I would be in "Like a boss" with great toilets but a crap view.

GC BDO has always had enough toilets when I've needed them.

Hoping most of the 10C members will be buying regular tickets, the more of us that are trying to get close to the front the less bogans will be around us. Never done BDO before but have done Soundwave a couple of times and 'Blues and Roots', Australian festivals have always been a generally pleasant experience, if we all get together then I'm sure these will be as well.

Steve and Helen.

yellowledbetterman80

i just got adelaide tickets minutes ago, now attending all aussie bdos (ouch the bank account) if you want to update my details to the roll call princess bulldozer, cheers. all my tix are standard (not boss). agreed i think if we all have same tickets we can band together and take over. from what i hear boss tix are quite a fair way back from the stage. looking forward to meeting as many of you as possible.

jack cameron

Going to Sydney 1 and 2

jumbojet

bramnieskens wrote:

Sorry for my late reply. was out for the weekend. I have booked a one way ticket to Melbourne with stopovers in LA and Auckland. Going to see them in LA as well. Ticket was 1500 USD. The cheapest will be like Princess Bulldozer said, or via Kuala Lumpur.

Yes, that looks like a good deal. Enjoy the shows.