Merchandise Lines (Fenway and Wrigley)

jp307677

Preparing for Fenway and Wrigley:
So, is it a waste of time waiting for hours in merchandise lines outside the venue? I remember the merchandise lines outside Wrigley in 2013 literally wrapped around the entire ballpark.
They must have all the posters and merchandise inside the venue, right? It probably makes more sense waiting in line for the venue doors to open and going straight to get your goods inside?

Daron Oshay

I gave up a Wrigley when it hit me I could be having more fun

Wound up getting everything I wanted reasonably down the road

I bet with the day between shows they will be selling Merch this time around though.

buck502000

Drink water - wear sunscreen - have fun

HesCalledDyer

I'll be at Malnati's or Millinneum Park or Navy Pier or driving to Wisconsin to pick up some New Glarus or etc.

Poncier

jp307677 said:

Preparing for Fenway and Wrigley:
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Come on down and join the line. You can be number 2,869 in the line at Fenway if you hustle down to Lansdowne Street this morning.

chitownp76

I was at the cubs game Saturday and the Merch line was already thirty deep

Bentleyspop

chitownp76 said:

I was at the cubs game Saturday and the Merch line was already thirty deep

But how many names were on the list?

chitownp76

Bentleyspop said:

chitownp76 said:

I was at the cubs game Saturday and the Merch line was already thirty deep

But how many names were on the list?

I went home with a #7 on my hand so im set lmao

KC138045

These shows are going to cause a merch fiasco. Doesn't matter what the stuff looks like they will be flipped for ridiculous prices on ebay and there will be tons of ISO threads.

It's going to be entertaining!

Zod

Yah I'm not sure what to do either. I'm GA both nights. I don't really line up, but I usually arrive at doors for GA. The idea of waiting in a merch line for the better part of a day, and still risk being shutout, seems horrible to me. Since I have GA I'll want to go straight to the floor when the doors open. I'll probably end up buying my merch off ebay or hopefully when 10c sells off the spare posters.... I suppose they might still have shirts at the end of the night? It's the posters that could be pretty hard to get.

I am hoping the 10c sells the Wrigley/Fenway merch online. I remember seeing pictures and videos of the Merch lineups at the last Wrigley show. It was nightmarish.

bflynn1

Zod said:

Yah I'm not sure what to do either. I'm GA both nights. I don't really line up, but I usually arrive at doors for GA. The idea of waiting in a merch line for the better part of a day, and still risk being shutout, seems horrible to me. Since I have GA I'll want to go straight to the floor when the doors open. I'll probably end up buying my merch off ebay or hopefully when 10c sells off the spare posters.... I suppose they might still have shirts at the end of the night? It's the posters that could be pretty hard to get.

I am hoping the 10c sells the Wrigley/Fenway merch online. I remember seeing pictures and videos of the Merch lineups at the last Wrigley show. It was nightmarish.

I'm with you. I've had good luck getting my posters here through 10C, but I'm up in the air about wasting half of my day waiting in line. I'm almost tempted to just be there for when doors open and run to the merch stands inside. I've got Reserved so I'm not worried about my seats. If I get shutout at Wrigley I'll try here.

droptheleash9

I wonder if the ten club could drastically increase the runs of the posters for the Fenway/Wrigley shows. I think it's pretty evident that there's going to be high demand for it and people are already nervous about there being a merch situation similar to the last Wrigley show. Why not make huge runs of the posters for just these dates specifically so that everyone who wants a poster gets a poster and if there are extras leftover then sell them online here or in mystery poster sales. Moreover, if the shows end up being as special as many people are hoping they will be, then it shouldn't be hard for the 10 club to sell them. I get that this process and the subsequent excess merch cannot be done for every stop on the tour but given the fact that these are kind of being billed as special shows it probably wouldn't be a bad idea and could be easier for the 10 club than handling the logistics of a pre-order situation.

Either way, we're spoiled. As much as we complain, what the 10 club does for us is pretty damn awesome with the tickets, merch, etc...

Sarava

Zod said:

Yah I'm not sure what to do either. I'm GA both nights. I don't really line up, but I usually arrive at doors for GA. The idea of waiting in a merch line for the better part of a day, and still risk being shutout, seems horrible to me. Since I have GA I'll want to go straight to the floor when the doors open. I'll probably end up buying my merch off ebay or hopefully when 10c sells off the spare posters.... I suppose they might still have shirts at the end of the night? It's the posters that could be pretty hard to get.

I am hoping the 10c sells the Wrigley/Fenway merch online. I remember seeing pictures and videos of the Merch lineups at the last Wrigley show. It was nightmarish.

At the end of the Wrigley show 3 years ago - the only shirts I saw for sale at the stands were the setlist shirts. I don't think they started selling those until the concert was ending.

As for GA - I have GA on the 2nd Wrigley show and face the same dilemma. I want the posters and shirts, but don't want to get crammed on the side. I think late arriving GA people will have the worst seats in the house. They extend the GA way far out where you probably see much of anything on the sides. At least that's what I heard from people who had seats there 3 years ago (the GA didn't extend that far out last time).

With all this said, everything really turns upside down if we have rain again. Posters can and will get ruined in rain. That's where the thread with pre-orders for ballpark merch would be nice if it happened.

bflynn1

Are they selling the poster tubes at the stands/merch truck on this year's tour?

demetrios

The Pearl Jam merchandise lines for Fenway & Wrigley are gonna be intense!

Sarava

Yes they've sold poster tubes. Are those waterproof?

bflynn1

Sarava said:

Yes they've sold poster tubes. Are those waterproof?

That I'm not sure of. I've thought about bringing a poncho for myself and a smaller one to wrap merch in if it rains... Lord I've got a problem... haha

Cathy14

bflynn1 said:

Sarava said:

Yes they've sold poster tubes. Are those waterproof?

That I'm not sure of. I've thought about bringing a poncho for myself and a smaller one to wrap merch in if it rains... Lord I've got a problem... haha

Haha. I wondered this very thing at the Lexington show. Had my poster in the tube and there were heavy thunderstorms all night. I was worried it would get ruined going to my car. In the end we got lucky and there was a break in the rain after the show ended

demetrios

Sarava said:

Yes they've sold poster tubes. Are those waterproof?

They are not. If you know it's gonna rain all day just bring along a garbage bag & a few rubber bands.

Tim Simmons

HesCalledDyer said:

driving to Wisconsin to pick up some New Glarus or etc.

Why would you do that when there is lots of great beer around Chicago?

RP112579

Tim Simmons said:

HesCalledDyer said:

driving to Wisconsin to pick up some New Glarus or etc.

Why would you do that when there is lots of great beer around Chicago?

Spotted Cow is totally worth the drive to Wisconsin!

FoxyRedLa

Did anyone answer the OPs ?

I feel like Wrigley 2 will be the closest I'll ever get to a Pink Pop 92 feel of a set up I wish I could be right up front! But I'm super geeked! Can't wait to find out where my seats are!!!!!! OUTSIDE PEOPLE OUTSIDE!!!!


OP do you feel lucky? Haha joking. Sounds like you'll be in line either way - inside or out. GOOD

demetrios

The weirdest position to have merchandise set up @ is ..



Having a merch tent on the field @ home base. That's a little messed up don't you think? While Pearl Jam is performing. Couldn't they sell the merch away from the audience's view who are trying to see & enjoy the band on stage who have those seats at the back? Instead of looking down below at people buying / waiting in line for.

Sarava

I don't think the merch tent blocked anyone. They did not sell seats directly behind the plate last time.

Vedd Hedd

This will be a "no merch, unless I get lucky" show for me. I have GA, but I am not spending 2 days in a GA line. And I am not wasting 3 hours in a merch line, while I could/should be hanging out in the Wrigley Area. If I manage to get a poster inside, or a shirt, great. If not, I just want to enjoy the entire scene. No offense to anyone that hangs out in those lines. I have been in the GA line and Merch lines before, and it CAN be fun, but there is just too much other fun to be had in that area.

HesCalledDyer

Tim Simmons said:

HesCalledDyer said:

driving to Wisconsin to pick up some New Glarus or etc.

Why would you do that when there is lots of great beer around Chicago?

Fear not, I'll be getting great beer in Chicago, too. But New Glarus is only sold in Wisconsin, so I may as well get some while I'm close by.

chitownp76

Tim Simmons said:

HesCalledDyer said:

driving to Wisconsin to pick up some New Glarus or etc.

Why would you do that when there is lots of great beer around Chicago?

Try and find some Three Floyds brew when you are here. I know Murphys usually has one on tap.

dimitrispearljam

not gonna wait even a min at merch line..so many parties at chicago the weekend
and il walk 30 min or so before show start at GA and enjoy the show with friends

Tim Simmons

Outside of their specialty brews, I find New Glarus to be pretty overrated. Spotted Cow being the most overrated.

Force Of Nature

i think they have already started queing

Suziemay

I didn't bother queuing for merch at Wrigley 2013. I walked up to the line the day before, saw it wrapping around, heard how long people had been waiting and still didn't get everything they wanted, and something inside me broke. I proceeded to laugh hysterically then went to the bar

Through a few kind souls, artist sales and the 10c poster sale, I got most of what I wanted in the end.

I always joke that Wrigley was the show that broke my merch whoriness. I still do my best but waiting any more than an hour seems absurd to me. I could maybe do 2 hours. But more than that and not even get everything I want? Fuck that!

Plus I'm running out of room to put things in my apartment