GA PIT Experiences N2
Eddieshometown
Evanston, IL Posts: 974
in The Porch
Did anyone have issues with people trying to squeeze forward shortly before or after the show started. I was 12-15 people back and during "Why Go" I heard a lot of people swearing behind me and then I saw a guy with a "doo-rag" try to block his way forward.
Of course you have the Lincoln Park trixies who can just point to the stage and say "I'm meeting my friend who saved me a spot up front".
Of course you have the Lincoln Park trixies who can just point to the stage and say "I'm meeting my friend who saved me a spot up front".
6/26/98 & 6/27/98 - Alpine Valley, 10/9/00 - Allstate Arena - Rosemont, IL 6/18/2003 - United Center, 5/16/2006 - United Center,
5/17/2006 - United Center (7th row center, caught Eddie's pick), 6/29/2006 - Summerfest with Tom Petty,
8/24/2009 - United Center, 7/19/2013 - Wrigley Field, 10/3/2014 - St Louis, 10/17/2014 - Moline (GA), 10/20/2014 - Milwaukee,
5/14/2015 - Pete Townshend/EV, 8/20/16 & 8/22/16 Wrigley Field Part 2&3, 8/18/18 & 8/20/18 Wrigley Parts 4 & 5, 9/18/2022 - St Louis
5/17/2006 - United Center (7th row center, caught Eddie's pick), 6/29/2006 - Summerfest with Tom Petty,
8/24/2009 - United Center, 7/19/2013 - Wrigley Field, 10/3/2014 - St Louis, 10/17/2014 - Moline (GA), 10/20/2014 - Milwaukee,
5/14/2015 - Pete Townshend/EV, 8/20/16 & 8/22/16 Wrigley Field Part 2&3, 8/18/18 & 8/20/18 Wrigley Parts 4 & 5, 9/18/2022 - St Louis
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Disclaimer: I have no clue if this is what happened, odds are the guy was a complete asshole and deserved every bit of what happened but when it was going down all I could think of was how terribly unlucky that guy *might have been.
It also kinda sucks...cause when you do GA...you camp out, you spend a lot of time doing nothing (its not always boring, but sometimes it can be in rain, heat, etc). So, sometimes, when I am in GA...i find i am just a bit more tired than when I can walk in and get my seat and not have to worry about anything. I know most of my concert experiences going forward will be in seats....perhaps the occasional GA pit....but that said...I would still prefer they go back to seats up front. Less smashing, no people pushing, everyone has a spot, etc.
Here to die.
Scared alive.
However, my "line mates" were totally respectful the entire day and my wife and I were very pleased with those we met personally. Good people...and the good did outweigh the bad for sure...just NOT by a long shot. IMHO
I tend to start holding my ground just before the band comes one and during the set. I simply don't move I can be a pillar if I want to be.
I thought the pit was really good over all lots of energy and everyone was rocking the fuck out. Good times
I will say it was a pretty packed pit. It felt like it had the amount of people you would see on with the entire floor GA at an Arena. Except at an Arena the back half is always empty because everyone goes to the front. I didn't really see any empty space in the pit. They packed it solid for sure
'06: Irving Plaza, East Rutherford 1 & 2 '07: Lolla '08: Camden 2, MSG2, Beacon
'09 :Philly 1 & 2 '10: Buffalo, Newark, MSG1, MSG2
'11: PJ20 1 & 2 '12: Missoula '13: Wrigley, BK2, Philly 1 & 2, Hartford
'14: Ams 1 & 2, Cincy, St Louis, Detroit, Moline '15: Central Park
'16 Philly 1 & 2, MSG 1 & 2, Toronto 1 & 2, Fenway 1, Wrigley 1
'17 Brooklyn hall of fame ‘18 Fenway 1
Amazing and cool.
for the least they could possibly do
for the least they could possibly do
I get the paranoia about having to go pee or buy beer. That's a definite drawback to GA.
for the least they could possibly do
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
10 - Columbus
13 - Pittsburgh
16 - Lexington, Chicago 2
18 - Seattle 2, Missoula, Boston 1
10 - Columbus
13 - Pittsburgh
16 - Lexington, Chicago 2
18 - Seattle 2, Missoula, Boston 1
-kidding, except for the wine of course. That goes without saying. And three flasks of jack of course. #evenbros
I was using my wife's head as a prop for my video camera so that was a bonus. She's never come to a show before, but this worked out pretty well!
I was using my wife's head as a prop for my video camera so that was a bonus -