Latin America Tour 2015 Updated

23scidoo

dimitrispearljam said:

10c presale for BA is sold out...wow

we should have our eyes open for the second night??

dimitrispearljam

23scidoo said:

dimitrispearljam said:

10c presale for BA is sold out...wow

we should have our eyes open for the second night??

Lets hope

diego92

jaykay20 said:

diego92 said:

Ince.es said:

jaykay20 said:

Is there a good train connection from La Plata to Buenos Aires after the show? I think I will book a hotel in Buenos Aires, that might be more interesting than La Plata.

I have never been in La Plata Stadium (I have been once in Argentina), but most of the people will return to the downtown after the show. So there should not be any problem...

Yo can go from Buenos Aires to La Plata in train, but keep in mind train station in La Plata is not close to the stadium (around 5 km, or 3 miles). You can make it by walk, just be aware.

It's a 1 or 1.30 hours trip, and the train is far from being fancy. It's an old diesel-motor train, pretty wear down. Not really comfortable. But it will take you there, in and out.

On the way back to Buenos Aires, if you plan to take it on the late hours (lets say after 10 PM), frequency may be poor, trains leaving every hour, so you may have to wait some time.

It's safe (as safe as Argentina can be), better travel in group, just don't show your camera, smartphones or ipads around. Same for big watches or gold chains.

The unsafest place of the trip may be Buenos Aires station (called Constitucion). Not a nice neighborhood, so better get there by subway (line C of the subway gets you right there). Many pickpockets and grab-and-runs and so, looking for fancy smartphones or cameras and unattended bags. Don't be scared, just be careful, keep your eyes open and your things close. it's not worse than any other major city train station (plus this one has the charm of the third world!).

Hope this helps!

Thanks for your help, Diego! Sounds good. I plan to line up pretty early in front of the stadium. Do you know a website where I can find a railway schedule from Buenos Aires to La Plata and back?

Hi jaykay20, this is the train Roca website: http://www.trenroca.com.ar/
I checked and there's no railway schedule for Saturdays and Sundays, for the Constitucion-La Plata line, since it's under re-building (they are shifting from diesel trains to electrical trains, the progress is here!!). You may want to check it closer to the concert date, but it's something to take into account. By November, construction may be finished or there may be no trains at all, you never know over here.

1ThoughtKnown mentioned another option; going by bus. You picked them up at Retiro station (another train/bus station at Buenos Aires) and they leave close to the train station. Problem here is going back, buses may be pretty crowded. And the traffic will be a mess, there's only one major road connecting Buenos Aires and La Plata.

23scidoo

dimitrispearljam said:

10c presale for BA is sold out...wow

a friend from chile just told me, there are arena tickets..only the seats are sold out..

Brisk.

Looking for 1x all Brazil apart from Sao Paolo.

jaykay20

diego92 said:

jaykay20 said:

diego92 said:

Ince.es said:

jaykay20 said:

Is there a good train connection from La Plata to Buenos Aires after the show? I think I will book a hotel in Buenos Aires, that might be more interesting than La Plata.

I have never been in La Plata Stadium (I have been once in Argentina), but most of the people will return to the downtown after the show. So there should not be any problem...

Yo can go from Buenos Aires to La Plata in train, but keep in mind train station in La Plata is not close to the stadium (around 5 km, or 3 miles). You can make it by walk, just be aware.

It's a 1 or 1.30 hours trip, and the train is far from being fancy. It's an old diesel-motor train, pretty wear down. Not really comfortable. But it will take you there, in and out.

On the way back to Buenos Aires, if you plan to take it on the late hours (lets say after 10 PM), frequency may be poor, trains leaving every hour, so you may have to wait some time.

It's safe (as safe as Argentina can be), better travel in group, just don't show your camera, smartphones or ipads around. Same for big watches or gold chains.

The unsafest place of the trip may be Buenos Aires station (called Constitucion). Not a nice neighborhood, so better get there by subway (line C of the subway gets you right there). Many pickpockets and grab-and-runs and so, looking for fancy smartphones or cameras and unattended bags. Don't be scared, just be careful, keep your eyes open and your things close. it's not worse than any other major city train station (plus this one has the charm of the third world!).

Hope this helps!

Thanks for your help, Diego! Sounds good. I plan to line up pretty early in front of the stadium. Do you know a website where I can find a railway schedule from Buenos Aires to La Plata and back?

Hi jaykay20, this is the train Roca website: http://www.trenroca.com.ar/
I checked and there's no railway schedule for Saturdays and Sundays, for the Constitucion-La Plata line, since it's under re-building (they are shifting from diesel trains to electrical trains, the progress is here!!). You may want to check it closer to the concert date, but it's something to take into account. By November, construction may be finished or there may be no trains at all, you never know over here.

1ThoughtKnown mentioned another option; going by bus. You picked them up at Retiro station (another train/bus station at Buenos Aires) and they leave close to the train station. Problem here is going back, buses may be pretty crowded. And the traffic will be a mess, there's only one major road connecting Buenos Aires and La Plata.

Thank you so much! I will take a look once in a while at the train Roca website, but as you and 1ThoughtKnown said, going by bus might be the thing to do. Maybe I'll book a hostel in La Plata for the night of the show. We'll see.

Victoria81

Both Teatro Opera and Palermo are good choices to pick up your tickets. The first one is right downtown and the second one is a little bit further away but you can ride the subway just fine.
As for going to/coming from the stadium , an alternative I was thinking that might be helpful (based on the comments I've read) is to hire a private car "remis" or a cab in advance. The hotel clerk should be able to help with this. I'm not familiar with the cost of booking a hostel/hotel in La Plata, but my guess is that i'd be cheaper especially if you're travelling in a group.
Hope this helps

javis el errante

Where's the 10C code?

Ince.es

javis el errante said:

Where's the 10C code?

Events section.

http://www.pearljam.com/tenclub/events

CountingSteps

Yesterday I could not select two tickets for Argentina, but now is letting me do it. Too bad there are no more seats

dimitrispearljam

CountingSteps said:

Yesterday I could not select two tickets for Argentina, but now is letting me do it. Too bad there are no more seats

Yes..seats sold out realy fast yesterday...and ga are still,cos its huge one with no section..must be like 20.000 plus down there

1ThoughtKnown

CountingSteps said:

Yesterday I could not select two tickets for Argentina, but now is letting me do it. Too bad there are no more seats

Come on down in the pit!

23scidoo

1ThoughtKnown said:

CountingSteps said:

Yesterday I could not select two tickets for Argentina, but now is letting me do it. Too bad there are no more seats

Come on down in the pit!

yes..

23scidoo

Palermo must be a cool place to stay..

Lenz

23scidoo said:

Palermo must be a cool place to stay..

yeah - Palermo definitely is a great place to stay/spend time in Buenos Aires! (the Italian Palermo isn't bad as well)

WashMyLove

milan said:

Okay, before I contact 10c can anyone advise me whether they have received their "E" tickets for Bogota or if they have any update on what is happening re. these tickets.

Hello, I'm trying to register to the ticket website and it keeps giving me an error message. How did you manage to get through to buy tickets?

vest71

got my 4 tickets ( i think ) worst lesson in not speaking spanish ever ... never felt so lost and frustrated at the same time ... think i got them and will pick them up at the opera

CountingSteps

WashMyLove said:

milan said:

Okay, before I contact 10c can anyone advise me whether they have received their "E" tickets for Bogota or if they have any update on what is happening re. these tickets.

Hello, I'm trying to register to the ticket website and it keeps giving me an error message. How did you manage to get through to buy tickets?

I think I read someone put "other" when chosing the country, and typed it in. Maybe that helps.
Since my Chilito wasn't listed, I had no trouble at all registering,
Good luck!

milan

CountingSteps said:

WashMyLove said:

milan said:

Okay, before I contact 10c can anyone advise me whether they have received their "E" tickets for Bogota or if they have any update on what is happening re. these tickets.

Hello, I'm trying to register to the ticket website and it keeps giving me an error message. How did you manage to get through to buy tickets?

I think I read someone put "other" when chosing the country, and typed it in. Maybe that helps.
Since my Chilito wasn't listed, I had no trouble at all registering,
Good luck!

I had no trouble registering from the UK.
Cannot really explain why it was easy.
Not got my "E" tickets yet though.

Sandy66

Tried for 2 days to get Argentina tickets kept timing out when trying to process card info, no ticket for me. A bit over it all