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Nothing is Everything

I'm guessing there's been no update on the merch situation for Jazz Fest?

CapnBob

I can ask them on Thursday when they are here, though not sure if they will know ... I, like you, am very curious as well

12inchdoc

MakingWaves said:

I was at the 2010 show and it was great. If you want to be close to the stage, you better get there early and claim a spot. Splurged for the VIP tickets this time around and I keep hoping we see something magical similar to what happened a couple of nights ago in SC. I am pushing for TEN to be played in its entirety.

Splurged for VIP tickets too. Couldn't get out east, so figured WTH. You going all weekend?

AmyDee

CapnBob said:

AmyDee said:

gotthebottle said:

Anders is da bomb...Glactic too...but you do know about the VIP area in front now, right?

Yes,it's a great lineup all day, so I will just try to stop myself from looking at the cubes for what I am missing by camping out at Acura. Yes, I know there is an area right in front for VIPs. But last time I went up front was for The Who and there weren't enough people up there to block the view of the stage. But it does keep us further back, too far to catch a pick, and maybe even too far to catch a tambourine. But it will do.

How many rows back will we be? I plan on trying to just go camp at Acura all day as well....

At the big stages, there is the usual security barricade right in front of the stage, which is about 8 feet wide. Then, there is the VIP area, which is pretty large, maybe 25 feet wide? And then, another row of barricades, and that's where the GA area begins. I have a photo from last year that happened to catch a pretty good view of the area in front of the Acura stage. Can someone point me to info on how to upload a photo to this forum?

Nothing is Everything

CapnBob said:

I can ask them on Thursday when they are here, though not sure if they will know ... I, like you, am very curious as well

Yeah that would be awesome if you could. I really hate having to turn to eBay and paying a premium for the things I'm hoping to acquire.

Jearlpam0925

Man, no offense to most of you - but c'mooon, get out and roam the other bands, and definitely eat a shit load of the food! I love PJ as much as the next guy, but you're missing out. It's not worth holding a spot and baking in the sun for this - accept that it's going to be a shit show, you'll lose your friends and make new ones.

CapnBob

Nothing is Everything said:

CapnBob said:

I can ask them on Thursday when they are here, though not sure if they will know ... I, like you, am very curious as well

Yeah that would be awesome if you could. I really hate having to turn to eBay and paying a premium for the things I'm hoping to acquire.

will do, agree with you 100%

CapnBob

AmyDee said:

CapnBob said:

AmyDee said:

gotthebottle said:

Anders is da bomb...Glactic too...but you do know about the VIP area in front now, right?

Yes,it's a great lineup all day, so I will just try to stop myself from looking at the cubes for what I am missing by camping out at Acura. Yes, I know there is an area right in front for VIPs. But last time I went up front was for The Who and there weren't enough people up there to block the view of the stage. But it does keep us further back, too far to catch a pick, and maybe even too far to catch a tambourine. But it will do.

How many rows back will we be? I plan on trying to just go camp at Acura all day as well....

At the big stages, there is the usual security barricade right in front of the stage, which is about 8 feet wide. Then, there is the VIP area, which is pretty large, maybe 25 feet wide? And then, another row of barricades, and that's where the GA area begins. I have a photo from last year that happened to catch a pretty good view of the area in front of the Acura stage. Can someone point me to info on how to upload a photo to this forum?

thanks Amy!

CapnBob

Jearlpam0925 said:

Man, no offense to most of you - but c'mooon, get out and roam the other bands, and definitely eat a shit load of the food! I love PJ as much as the next guy, but you're missing out. It's not worth holding a spot and baking in the sun for this - accept that it's going to be a shit show, you'll lose your friends and make new ones.

i hear ya bro... and i will eat my ass off, Lousiana native and 1st time back to NO since 06, have some catching up to do.. lol ... i really just want to ensure that i can see the stage... by shit show, you mean due to the amount of people there and its a festival? Midtown is the only festival that i have been to thus far and I am really pumped about seeing PJ for the 1st time in my home state.

Jearlpam0925

CapnBob said:

Jearlpam0925 said:

Man, no offense to most of you - but c'mooon, get out and roam the other bands, and definitely eat a shit load of the food! I love PJ as much as the next guy, but you're missing out. It's not worth holding a spot and baking in the sun for this - accept that it's going to be a shit show, you'll lose your friends and make new ones.

i hear ya bro... and i will eat my ass off, Lousiana native and 1st time back to NO since 06, have some catching up to do.. lol ... i really just want to ensure that i can see the stage... by shit show, you mean due to the amount of people there and its a festival? Midtown is the only festival that i have been to thus far and I am really pumped about seeing PJ for the 1st time in my home state.

Shit show, yeah, a festival, amount of people, lines to the bathroom. Unless you plan on wearing a diaper I don't know how it's going to be worth the hassle to get to and fro to be close. All I need is the music, which I'm sure will be LOUD from everywhere - if I'm looking at a screen, eh, so be it.

I'm hoping to get down there from our hotel on Bourbon around 12-ish, grab a Bloody Mary, soak in the sun, head on in to gorge my face and take in the blues/jazz/gospel bands.

Native eh? Familiar with the walk from Bourbon & Canal to the Fairgrounds? Was thinking about walking it. Not that bad of a walk?

AmyDee

Here is a photo that shows the arrangement of the area in front of the Acura stage. If you look at the right side of the photo, you can see the first barricade separates the security area, then there is a big area for folks with VIP tickets, and the second barricade starts the GA area

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AmyDee

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shep

alright.... gonna weigh in here real quick.

not a jazzfest vet, but definitely a festival vet and did go for PJ back in 2010.

for those asking about merch: PJ posters were not sold at the venue in 2010. The only band merch you could buy all weekend was the PJ show specific shirt (for any band). Back in 2010 JF had a policy of no band merch allowed for sale at all, only JF products.... PJ cracked the nut (if you will), and it sounds like in subsequent years it has been allowed.... Poster orders were taken by the 10C after the show (online) and shipped out. The tubes you saw in the venue were for the highly collectable JF posters - there are a history of these dating back to the start of the festival with a million different price levels... I doubt they let someone else come in with posters this year, but maybe things have changed since 2010.

PJ stage was rammed in 2010, but there was/is a "no chair" zone at the front of GA at the main stage. getting there about 30-45 minutes before PJ was set to take the stage, I was able to get a pretty decent viewing point, but it did pack in behind me pretty thick. No opportunities to go get another beer or pee break...

and to people bringing blankets and attempting to get close: YOU BOUGHT A GA TICKET! PUTTING DOWN A BLANKET DOES NOT RESERVE YOU 10 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE. THAT IS NOT HOW IT FUCKING WORKS. THE TICKET SAYS "NO RESERVED SEATING".... if you have 10 square feet for 2 people... well good fucking luck. when I see open space i move through it or fill it up.... I ain't gonna stand on your blanket, but I will pass through it or by it if it impedes my path. YOU WANT YOUR OWN PRIVATE SPACE, HEAD TO TO BACK AND SETUP YOUR BLANKET THERE...

(sorry, this is my biggest pet peeve at festivals)....

Jearlpam0925

Bravo, sir. Well said.

svenhoek

I am positive they sold shirts in 2010 because I have one. As for the posters the pre sale thing makes sense.

svenhoek

Jearlpam0925 said:

CapnBob said:

Jearlpam0925 said:

Man, no offense to most of you - but c'mooon, get out and roam the other bands, and definitely eat a shit load of the food! I love PJ as much as the next guy, but you're missing out. It's not worth holding a spot and baking in the sun for this - accept that it's going to be a shit show, you'll lose your friends and make new ones.

i hear ya bro... and i will eat my ass off, Lousiana native and 1st time back to NO since 06, have some catching up to do.. lol ... i really just want to ensure that i can see the stage... by shit show, you mean due to the amount of people there and its a festival? Midtown is the only festival that i have been to thus far and I am really pumped about seeing PJ for the 1st time in my home state.

Shit show, yeah, a festival, amount of people, lines to the bathroom. Unless you plan on wearing a diaper I don't know how it's going to be worth the hassle to get to and fro to be close. All I need is the music, which I'm sure will be LOUD from everywhere - if I'm looking at a screen, eh, so be it.

I'm hoping to get down there from our hotel on Bourbon around 12-ish, grab a Bloody Mary, soak in the sun, head on in to gorge my face and take in the blues/jazz/gospel bands.

Native eh? Familiar with the walk from Bourbon & Canal to the Fairgrounds? Was thinking about walking it. Not that bad of a walk?

I walked to the fairgrounds in 2010. Although it wasn't an extremely bad walk I wouldn't recommend it. Some of the neighborhoods you have to walk thru are pretty rough.

AmyDee

Shep, you are exactly right. No chairs or blankets up front. By "camping out" near the rail, I didn't mean literally. I will be standing there with a beer, making new friends. We bring chairs and umbrellas that we set up MUCH further back as a place to park between shows. Since Elton John seriously over-packed the place last year, the festival organizers are advertising that they are going to be stricter about enforcing rules. Here is a link to info, scroll down to the bottom. http://www.nola.com/jazzfest/index.ssf/2015/05/new_orleans_jazz_fest_2016_dat.html

Jearlpam0925

svenhoek said:

Jearlpam0925 said:

CapnBob said:

Jearlpam0925 said:

Man, no offense to most of you - but c'mooon, get out and roam the other bands, and definitely eat a shit load of the food! I love PJ as much as the next guy, but you're missing out. It's not worth holding a spot and baking in the sun for this - accept that it's going to be a shit show, you'll lose your friends and make new ones.

i hear ya bro... and i will eat my ass off, Lousiana native and 1st time back to NO since 06, have some catching up to do.. lol ... i really just want to ensure that i can see the stage... by shit show, you mean due to the amount of people there and its a festival? Midtown is the only festival that i have been to thus far and I am really pumped about seeing PJ for the 1st time in my home state.

Shit show, yeah, a festival, amount of people, lines to the bathroom. Unless you plan on wearing a diaper I don't know how it's going to be worth the hassle to get to and fro to be close. All I need is the music, which I'm sure will be LOUD from everywhere - if I'm looking at a screen, eh, so be it.

I'm hoping to get down there from our hotel on Bourbon around 12-ish, grab a Bloody Mary, soak in the sun, head on in to gorge my face and take in the blues/jazz/gospel bands.

Native eh? Familiar with the walk from Bourbon & Canal to the Fairgrounds? Was thinking about walking it. Not that bad of a walk?

I walked to the fairgrounds in 2010. Although it wasn't an extremely bad walk I wouldn't recommend it. Some of the neighborhoods you have to walk thru are pretty rough.

Sounds good. Looks like a 2 1/2-ish mile walk. I'm sure I've walked through worse so will probably give it a shot. Shaping up to be a pretty nice day so might be worth the stroll.

MChapman

All great points, Shep. A blanket was more for a place to sit every now and then while waiting at the stage all day for PJ to come on. Not my first festival either, just my first JF... Great info about the posters, hopefully they do it that way again this year. For any of you interested in JF posters you can order those now on the fest site.

JasonTeck

Jearlpam0925 said:

svenhoek said:

I walked to the fairgrounds in 2010. Although it wasn't an extremely bad walk I wouldn't recommend it. Some of the neighborhoods you have to walk thru are pretty rough.

Sounds good. Looks like a 2 1/2-ish mile walk. I'm sure I've walked through worse so will probably give it a shot. Shaping up to be a pretty nice day so might be worth the stroll.

My wife and I plan on walking there as well...I did a Google Maps street view all the way from Bourbon Street to the fairgrounds and it did not look too shabby to me. Plus we figured we would not be the only ones...so there will be strength in numbers!