Your Offical Guide to the 2016 Florida Tour

JB128716

BLACK35 said:

SVRDhand13 said:

The 2008 Tampa set scares me a bit:

SET 1
Sometimes
Corduroy
Why Go
Severed Hand
Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town
Marker In The Sand
Light Years
Down
Wishlist
Given To Fly
Daughter
Even Flow
Present Tense
Insignificance
Better Man
Do The Evolution

ENCORE 1
Nothingman
Black
Life Wasted
Porch

ENCORE 2
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
Alive
Yellow Ledbetter

That was almost a decade ago, things will,be fine, evidence is in the setlists they been pumping out the last couple tours

Tampa shows are hit and miss. They have family there so they are typically in a good mood. At the same time, Tampa is a military town and tends to go Republican. So if it turns into a political show, it can get ugly. I think that happened on the Riot Act tour.

Then again if you read their book, they mentioned one of the Tampa shows was one of the best they ever had.

I still predict Miami will be the craziest and Jax will be something special.

Noload

Is it safe to assume anything close to beach is going to be super expensive in April? I'm sure it is. So people that are really familiar with these 2 areas (Ft Lauderdale and Miami) think better to stay in Miami and figure out a way to BB&T, than the reverse?

Cheo Ramirez

Hi, read about a hotel group distance near AAA Miami?

please let me know

txs

myoung321

Noload said:

Is it safe to assume anything close to beach is going to be super expensive in April? I'm sure it is. So people that are really familiar with these 2 areas (Ft Lauderdale and Miami) think better to stay in Miami and figure out a way to BB&T, than the reverse?

How about along the beach between the two?

Cheo Ramirez

good luck gladiators, 10 minutes....

CarryTheZero

Jacksonville will be great! I stay at Amelia Island 30 minutes away. It's pretty awesome. Quiet, great beach, great food.

myoung321

StAmsar20 said:

Thank myyoung. So pissed I can't find a Moline poster for less than $275 now. Won't miss my opportunity to get one from Tampa.

I know the feeling from Lincoln..

JB128716

Noload said:

Is it safe to assume anything close to beach is going to be super expensive in April? I'm sure it is. So people that are really familiar with these 2 areas (Ft Lauderdale and Miami) think better to stay in Miami and figure out a way to BB&T, than the reverse?

There are tons of hotels up and down the beach. If I were coming down, I'd probably stay nearer to the Miami show. Reasons:

1. Ft Lauderdale show is near a mall and the swamp. Not the beach. Not much to do if you don't have a car.

2. If you stay on South Beach (may be a little more expensive) you have the beach and a lot of clubs, bars, etc... in walking distance.

I'd rent a car if possible. The two arenas are about an hour apart but traffic can be unpredictable. And these are weekend shows during Spring Break although Spring Break isn't like it was in the 80's.

myoung321

Anyone know anything about Hollywood Beach? A few condos on airbnb from what looks to be an old beach resort.

iambwf

I read the posts from the first page and was disappointed with the either lack of knowledge about Jacksonville or the Florida bias in general. Maybe some of the "opinions" were corrected/retracted in the following pages (I saw the post about the Jax Arena being new). Country music and classic rock bands tend do well (that someone would think there'd be available seats at the Jax show was nothing short of ridiculous). The Arena is across the street from our minor league baseball stadium and on concert days the pub beside the Arena is jumping. You should see any number of food trucks for the show (very popular down here) and hopefully many vendors selling our great local brews. The acoustics of the Arena are better than average (sorry we don't have banners

iambwf

justam said:

When Ed played solo shows in Jacksonville in 2012, the audiences were very enthusiastic.

Those shows were loud and WELL attended. One of the best date nights with my wife ever.

steved

iambwf said:

I read the posts from the first page and was disappointed with the either lack of knowledge about Jacksonville or the Florida bias in general. Maybe some of the "opinions" were corrected/retracted in the following pages (I saw the post about the Jax Arena being new). Country music and classic rock bands tend do well (that someone would think there'd be available seats at the Jax show was nothing short of ridiculous). The Arena is across the street from our minor league baseball stadium and on concert days the pub beside the Arena is jumping. You should see any number of food trucks for the show (very popular down here) and hopefully many vendors selling our great local brews. The acoustics of the Arena are better than average (sorry we don't have banners

Awesome info! Thanks for the report from Jacksonville! Can't wait, even more excited now!

rr165892

iambwf said:

I read the posts from the first page and was disappointed with the either lack of knowledge about Jacksonville or the Florida bias in general. Maybe some of the "opinions" were corrected/retracted in the following pages (I saw the post about the Jax Arena being new). Country music and classic rock bands tend do well (that someone would think there'd be available seats at the Jax show was nothing short of ridiculous). The Arena is across the street from our minor league baseball stadium and on concert days the pub beside the Arena is jumping. You should see any number of food trucks for the show (very popular down here) and hopefully many vendors selling our great local brews. The acoustics of the Arena are better than average (sorry we don't have banners

We invade Jville every April for the Rockville Festival.This town absolutely knows how to rock.

If I wasn't going to Rockville 2 weeks later,I would add the Jax show to my tour stops.People always hate on us here in FL.they are just jelly we live in such an awesome state.Stay at the Hyatt or Omni and walk to arena would be my Jville play.

iambwf

We invade Jville every April for the Rockville Festival.This town absolutely knows how to rock.

If I wasn't going to Rockville 2 weeks later,I would add the Jax show to my tour stops.People always hate on us here in FL.they are just jelly we live in such an awesome state.Stay at the Hyatt or Omni and walk to arena would be my Jville play.

Solid advice.

JB128716

The Jax show was the easiest of the four to get.

With that said, I still think Jax will be the best of the four. It's the first time PJ is playing there and it's a relatively small arena.

longroadpittsburgh

Looking (begging) to buy a GA ticket for Ft Lauderdale! A big group of friends and I are planning to camp out over night in line. If you sell me your extra ticket, I will save a spot in line for you. Help me, help you!

SVRDhand13

Tampa is being treated like the dud of the run. Kinda like Hartford 08, jersey 10, and charlottesvilles 13 were overlooked

myoung321

SVRDhand13 said:

Tampa is being treated like the dud of the run. Kinda like Hartford 08, jersey 10, and charlottesvilles 13 were overlooked

Noticing that too...

JB128716

longroadpittsburgh said:

Looking (begging) to buy a GA ticket for Ft Lauderdale! A big group of friends and I are planning to camp out over night in line. If you sell me your extra ticket, I will save a spot in line for you. Help me, help you!

I'm not sure if they let you sleep out there. They tend to lock the gates around the arena.

JB128716

myoung321 said:

Anyone know anything about Hollywood Beach? A few condos on airbnb from what looks to be an old beach resort.

You should be fine. You would mainly use 595 and I-95 to get to both shows.