Front Row GA Floor advice

So I was lucky enough to score GA floor tickets for a show this tour. I want to try to make the most of it and stand in the very front along the rail if possible. What can I say, it's still on my PJ bucket list. Does anyone have any advice on when to show up to the venue to help my chances of standing in the front? I can't recall offhand what time the 10C releases the GA tickets but I'm assuming a line gathers at will call way ahead of that time and then goes from there. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks
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No, seriously. I would be there looking for a line by 7-8am at the latest. Make line friends or have your ticket buddy hold your spot for bathroom breaks and to pick up tics at will call. But it's better to enjoy your day and have fun. Show up when gates open and not worry about it. Good luck
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2018: Seattle 1 & 2, Boston 1 & 2
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Just search "the list" plenty to read about that.
2013: Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Chicago, Worcester 1 & 2, Brooklyn 1 & 2, Philly 1 & 2, Hartford, Baltimore
2014: Oslo, Gdynia, Leeds, Cincinnati, St. Paul, Milwaukee
2015: New York City, Mexico City
2016: Miami, Columbia, New York City 2, Quebec City, Chicago 2
2018: Seattle 1 & 2, Boston 1 & 2
2022: MSG 2, Camden
2023: St. Paul 1 & 2, Chicago 2, Austin 1 & 2
2024: Vancouver 1 & 2, Las Vegas 1 & 2, MSG 1 & 2, Philly 1 & 2, Baltimore, Auckland 2, Melbourne 2, Sydney 2
2013: Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Chicago, Worcester 1 & 2, Brooklyn 1 & 2, Philly 1 & 2, Hartford, Baltimore
2014: Oslo, Gdynia, Leeds, Cincinnati, St. Paul, Milwaukee
2015: New York City, Mexico City
2016: Miami, Columbia, New York City 2, Quebec City, Chicago 2
2018: Seattle 1 & 2, Boston 1 & 2
2022: MSG 2, Camden
2023: St. Paul 1 & 2, Chicago 2, Austin 1 & 2
2024: Vancouver 1 & 2, Las Vegas 1 & 2, MSG 1 & 2, Philly 1 & 2, Baltimore, Auckland 2, Melbourne 2, Sydney 2
2013: Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Chicago, Worcester 1 & 2, Brooklyn 1 & 2, Philly 1 & 2, Hartford, Baltimore
2014: Oslo, Gdynia, Leeds, Cincinnati, St. Paul, Milwaukee
2015: New York City, Mexico City
2016: Miami, Columbia, New York City 2, Quebec City, Chicago 2
2018: Seattle 1 & 2, Boston 1 & 2
2022: MSG 2, Camden
2023: St. Paul 1 & 2, Chicago 2, Austin 1 & 2
2024: Vancouver 1 & 2, Las Vegas 1 & 2, MSG 1 & 2, Philly 1 & 2, Baltimore, Auckland 2, Melbourne 2, Sydney 2
Period.
Not to mention, the people you'll meet are pretty damn cool too.
With that being said, lining up at the "official" GA entrance at 9am and being e.g. 15th in line is not going to get you into the venue any quicker than going to a different entrance and being first in line...
In other words, unless GA has early access to the venue (as was the case for most European shows in 2012), your ticket guarantees you entrance to ANY entrance at the venue, and gates open at the same time.
Once inside, if you have GA, you'll end up on the floor - you'll just have to walk a bit longer to get there than everyone else.
Long story short, if for some reason you can't get there in time...
OR
e.g. you'd rather spend your time reading Horton Hears a Who to a kindergarten class...
Go to any entrance and be the first to line up at that entrance...
Once inside, run like hell... You'll be at the rail... far before most people who wrote a number on their wrist.
- Al Swearengen
http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com
Seattle as you describe sounds roughly the same as Oslo a couple tours ago - we entered as groups and every 10 or so, and a security guard walked us in. Those European shows were different because GA doors opened up about an hour before every other entrance (IMO hands down the best approach).
Maybe Seattle was different from the rest of the tour, but everywhere else you could leave/return to the GA section as you please. Once all the doors were open, everyone had the same "privileges" - a GA ticket gets you to the GA section, regardless of how/when you enter the venue.
I'm not writing this to try and cheat the system - sitting in line and meeting people is downright awesome, especially given the type of people who are in line.
All I'm saying is that (e.g. Worcester), staff venue told us repeatedly there was one entrance for GA.... And under any other circumstances, I probably would have listened.
I didn't.
And again, its not out of disregard for people who "deserve" their spot on their rail because they waited in line all day... It was for my sister... And I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
Long story short, if your kid has school during the day, you can go wait in line all day and e.g. have their father/mother drop them off.... OR.... if you're traveling to a foreign city that you've never been to before, you can spend the entire day sitting in line at the venue (staring at a fence).... OR... you can show up at the front gate and hand the ticket collector your ticket, and then *walk* to your seat.
Regardless of what you do, if you do make it to the rail (especially towards the right or left of the stage), please wear ear plugs.... And please please please DO NOT RUN LIKE HELL.
Perhaps more importantly - Yefa, that is a pretty cool website you have listed: http://cantstoptheserenity.com
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