The Official 2024 TOUR Thread

gotthebottle

BF25394 said:

gotthebottle said:

BF25394 said:

Zod said:

gotthebottle said:

Zod said:

darwinstheory said:

Zod said:

Anyone spotting decent prices for hotels in Vancouver?

I booked Blue Horizon at the beginning of December. Not the closest to the venue and not a 5 star, but the ratings were excellent. Nearly $1000 USD for 3 nights. I call that very expensive, but I'm a cheapskate. 

Yah we used to use the Rosedale on Robson as it's more like a suite (even if the beds are old) and it was pretty reasonable, but it's now $1400 + tax CDN$ for the 3 nights.

Sandman is about the same price.

I can get the Hyatt Regency through my work for about $1000 Canadian.   This might be the go to.  It's a bit further but still only a 20 minute walk I think.  That has to be closer than when we stayed at the Flamingo to walk to the Sphere last week.

I always stay at LINQ for 5 sphere shows and that's a super easy walk! Nothing to it.. way better than those folks waiting for rideshare. 

I never thought of LINQ when I booked it, but it's right beside Flamingo, so a similar walk. The most important part is both of them are close to In N' Out burger

When he says "close," remember that distances on and near the Strip are very deceiving. So it's a short8 car ride, but a *very* long walk. It's over two miles away on the other side of the freeway.

I learned this lesson the hard way on one of my early trips to Vegas. We were staying at a hotel on the west side of the Strip and further south than the LINQ. My friends (who were first-timers in Vegas) wanted to go to In-N-Out, and I was like, "Oh, we can walk there. It's right on the other side of the 15." Forty-five minutes and 115 degrees later, we finally got there and my friends were ready to disown me.

The Horseshoe is next to Cromwell.. which is next to Flamingo.. what are you talking about other side of 15?
20-22 min walk from Horseshoe vs less than 15 from Linq

The In-N-Out is across the 15 on Tropicana Boulevard. If you tried to walk there from the LINQ, it would be a very long walk. All of the hotels you mention are on the east side of Las Vegas Boulevard. The In-N-Out is across the Strip and across the 15 (i.e., it is west of the 15; the Strip is east of the 15) and about a mile south.

No... there's an InNOut at the LINQ Promenade...that's what they were talking about 

BF25394

gotthebottle said:

BF25394 said:

gotthebottle said:

BF25394 said:

Zod said:

gotthebottle said:

Zod said:

darwinstheory said:

Zod said:

Anyone spotting decent prices for hotels in Vancouver?

I booked Blue Horizon at the beginning of December. Not the closest to the venue and not a 5 star, but the ratings were excellent. Nearly $1000 USD for 3 nights. I call that very expensive, but I'm a cheapskate. 

Yah we used to use the Rosedale on Robson as it's more like a suite (even if the beds are old) and it was pretty reasonable, but it's now $1400 + tax CDN$ for the 3 nights.

Sandman is about the same price.

I can get the Hyatt Regency through my work for about $1000 Canadian.   This might be the go to.  It's a bit further but still only a 20 minute walk I think.  That has to be closer than when we stayed at the Flamingo to walk to the Sphere last week.

I always stay at LINQ for 5 sphere shows and that's a super easy walk! Nothing to it.. way better than those folks waiting for rideshare. 

I never thought of LINQ when I booked it, but it's right beside Flamingo, so a similar walk. The most important part is both of them are close to In N' Out burger

When he says "close," remember that distances on and near the Strip are very deceiving. So it's a short8 car ride, but a *very* long walk. It's over two miles away on the other side of the freeway.

I learned this lesson the hard way on one of my early trips to Vegas. We were staying at a hotel on the west side of the Strip and further south than the LINQ. My friends (who were first-timers in Vegas) wanted to go to In-N-Out, and I was like, "Oh, we can walk there. It's right on the other side of the 15." Forty-five minutes and 115 degrees later, we finally got there and my friends were ready to disown me.

The Horseshoe is next to Cromwell.. which is next to Flamingo.. what are you talking about other side of 15?
20-22 min walk from Horseshoe vs less than 15 from Linq

The In-N-Out is across the 15 on Tropicana Boulevard. If you tried to walk there from the LINQ, it would be a very long walk. All of the hotels you mention are on the east side of Las Vegas Boulevard. The In-N-Out is across the Strip and across the 15 (i.e., it is west of the 15; the Strip is east of the 15) and about a mile south.

No... there's an InNOut at the LINQ Promenade...that's what they were talking about 

Yeah, realized that as you were posting this and edited my post above. My mistake.

KidAOK

drfox said:

KidAOK said:

Never applied for Berlin tickets for the Waldbuhne.  Is it hard to win GA in the lotto?  Should I be putting the two dates as top priority?

All tickets are “GA”. You need to get there early and you get a wristband. When the standing and lower seating area is full everyone else has to go to the upper seating. 

Last time I think the ticket odds were 99% / guaranteed 

Ah shit I thought GA would be pit only and then a seating option.  Get there early it is then.

Williston

100 Pacer said:

Zod said:

100 Pacer said:

Zod said:

darwinstheory said:

Zod said:

Anyone spotting decent prices for hotels in Vancouver?

I booked Blue Horizon at the beginning of December. Not the closest to the venue and not a 5 star, but the ratings were excellent. Nearly $1000 USD for 3 nights. I call that very expensive, but I'm a cheapskate. 

Yah we used to use the Rosedale on Robson as it's more like a suite (even if the beds are old) and it was pretty reasonable, but it's now $1400 + tax CDN$ for the 3 nights.

Sandman is about the same price.

I can get the Hyatt Regency through my work for about $1000 Canadian.   This might be the go to.  It's a bit further but still only a 20 minute walk I think.  That has to be closer than when we stayed at the Flamingo to walk to the Sphere last week. 

Booked the Holiday Inn Downtown in early January for $298/night for 4 nights. Think it’s a 5 minute Uber ride to the venue which works for me.

January is the offseason.  May is the shoulder season.  Probably be more expensive. I ended up booking that Hyatt which I got for $284 plus tax a night (just over $1000 for 3 nights after tax).  Seemed like a pretty good deal. I try not to reply on Uber.  Might get you there, but it'll cost an arm and a leg to get back.

I have no problem walking 20 minutes, worried about my wife's knee   She got through U2 fine though, so that's good

Sorry I meant I booked for the May shows in early January.

Stayed at Paris for my 2 Sphere shows last October. Sure it was a 25 minute walk but i saved a fortune by not using Uber or Lyft and didn’t have to wait 2 hours for a ride.

Celticskemba8

About 20-25 min walk from treasure island too! The Sphere is worth any walk. So is In-N-Out

one_stone

KidAOK said:

drfox said:

KidAOK said:

Never applied for Berlin tickets for the Waldbuhne.  Is it hard to win GA in the lotto?  Should I be putting the two dates as top priority?

All tickets are “GA”. You need to get there early and you get a wristband. When the standing and lower seating area is full everyone else has to go to the upper seating. 

Last time I think the ticket odds were 99% / guaranteed 

Ah shit I thought GA would be pit only and then a seating option.  Get there early it is then.

You'll have to wait and see what will be offered. The described "All GA" approach / odds was how it was handled at all previous shows there (and also thise before at Wuhlheide) but there have been/are many concerts from other artists recently at Waldbühne, that distinguish between GA and Seating. Might change this year for PJ too ... only the announcement of ticket types at the lottery will tell...

Wolfgang2178

Celticskemba8 said:

About 20-25 min walk from treasure island too! The Sphere is worth any walk. So is In-N-Out

If you are good at saying no to timeshare offers after the presentation, the Holiday Inn Vacations Club is where it's at!

DM302403

I really hope the Chicago shows are true.

aisleseats

Celticskemba8 said:

About 20-25 min walk from treasure island too! The Sphere is worth any walk. So is In-N-Out

In-N-Out never really did anything for me. I prefer Fatburger.

wiscojam

aisleseats said:

Celticskemba8 said:

About 20-25 min walk from treasure island too! The Sphere is worth any walk. So is In-N-Out

In-N-Out never really did anything for me. I prefer Fatburger.

Culvers. hands down better than in-n-out. always said they should have one on the strip

bootlegger10

RK50065 said:

bootlegger10 said:

gotthebottle said:

Zod said:

darwinstheory said:

Zod said:

Anyone spotting decent prices for hotels in Vancouver?

I booked Blue Horizon at the beginning of December. Not the closest to the venue and not a 5 star, but the ratings were excellent. Nearly $1000 USD for 3 nights. I call that very expensive, but I'm a cheapskate. 

Yah we used to use the Rosedale on Robson as it's more like a suite (even if the beds are old) and it was pretty reasonable, but it's now $1400 + tax CDN$ for the 3 nights.

Sandman is about the same price.

I can get the Hyatt Regency through my work for about $1000 Canadian.   This might be the go to.  It's a bit further but still only a 20 minute walk I think.  That has to be closer than when we stayed at the Flamingo to walk to the Sphere last week.

I always stay at LINQ for 5 sphere shows and that's a super easy walk! Nothing to it.. way better than those folks waiting for rideshare. 

Left during first verse of Beautiful Day (last song).  Ordered the Uber from my seat.  Uber was waiting for me at the ride share and got to Park MGM with no traffic.  Worked perfectly.  I am one who will gladly lose a song to save 30 minutes.   

I saw two shows.  You must be a super fan to see the same show five times with a couple songs played on alternate nights.

What did you do in those 30 minutes instead of seeing all of Beautiful Day at The Sphere...?!

(not hating, as I tend to get a jump to my car, but for that event I dunno...)

Gambled.  Had an early flight so couldn’t stay out too late. Won $250 in that 30 minutes.  Almost paid for my U2 ticket.

wiscojam

gotthebottle said:

Zod said:

darwinstheory said:

Zod said:

Anyone spotting decent prices for hotels in Vancouver?

I booked Blue Horizon at the beginning of December. Not the closest to the venue and not a 5 star, but the ratings were excellent. Nearly $1000 USD for 3 nights. I call that very expensive, but I'm a cheapskate. 

Yah we used to use the Rosedale on Robson as it's more like a suite (even if the beds are old) and it was pretty reasonable, but it's now $1400 + tax CDN$ for the 3 nights.

Sandman is about the same price.

I can get the Hyatt Regency through my work for about $1000 Canadian.   This might be the go to.  It's a bit further but still only a 20 minute walk I think.  That has to be closer than when we stayed at the Flamingo to walk to the Sphere last week.

I always stay at LINQ for 5 sphere shows and that's a super easy walk! Nothing to it.. way better than those folks waiting for rideshare. 

if you're waiting for a rideshare after a show in Vegas.....you don't know how to do Vegas.

David.Narwhal

Wolfgang2178 said:

Celticskemba8 said:

About 20-25 min walk from treasure island too! The Sphere is worth any walk. So is In-N-Out

If you are good at saying no to timeshare offers after the presentation, the Holiday Inn Vacations Club is where it's at!

I second this completely for that vacation club. Great place to stay, decent rates, and you're right by the Sphere. Tell them you're there on business and you may be able to skip the timeshare presentation altogether.

RatherStarved

bootlegger10 said:

RK50065 said:

bootlegger10 said:

gotthebottle said:

Zod said:

darwinstheory said:

Zod said:

Anyone spotting decent prices for hotels in Vancouver?

I booked Blue Horizon at the beginning of December. Not the closest to the venue and not a 5 star, but the ratings were excellent. Nearly $1000 USD for 3 nights. I call that very expensive, but I'm a cheapskate. 

Yah we used to use the Rosedale on Robson as it's more like a suite (even if the beds are old) and it was pretty reasonable, but it's now $1400 + tax CDN$ for the 3 nights.

Sandman is about the same price.

I can get the Hyatt Regency through my work for about $1000 Canadian.   This might be the go to.  It's a bit further but still only a 20 minute walk I think.  That has to be closer than when we stayed at the Flamingo to walk to the Sphere last week.

I always stay at LINQ for 5 sphere shows and that's a super easy walk! Nothing to it.. way better than those folks waiting for rideshare. 

Left during first verse of Beautiful Day (last song).  Ordered the Uber from my seat.  Uber was waiting for me at the ride share and got to Park MGM with no traffic.  Worked perfectly.  I am one who will gladly lose a song to save 30 minutes.   

I saw two shows.  You must be a super fan to see the same show five times with a couple songs played on alternate nights.

What did you do in those 30 minutes instead of seeing all of Beautiful Day at The Sphere...?!

(not hating, as I tend to get a jump to my car, but for that event I dunno...)

Gambled.  Had an early flight so couldn’t stay out too late. Won $250 in that 30 minutes.  Almost paid for my U2 ticket.

Now that’s a beautiful day! 

setlist41

DM302403 said:

I really hope the Chicago shows are true.

They seemed to be from a few sources 

SHZA

aisleseats said:

Celticskemba8 said:

About 20-25 min walk from treasure island too! The Sphere is worth any walk. So is In-N-Out

In-N-Out never really did anything for me. I prefer Fatburger.

Fatburger not far from MGM Grand. Will be good spot post PJ. 

I made that same mistake years ago walking to that other In N Out on 15 from the strip. A long walk! 

Horseshoe to the Sphere was pretty walkable. I walked over to get outside merch around 4, no line. After the show I took a pretty circuitous route around the Venetian down the strip, but didn't mind the walk. Cutting thru the ride share garage to get to Koval would have been quicker. The pedestrian bridge exit to Venetian looked like a nightmare. 

Show was spectacular. Also had one of my all time best last minute ticket grabs. I sold my GA earlier in the week because I decided I wanted to do seats and had seen for prior shows a bunch of incredible standard tickets pop up around 8 pm or so. My goal was to get first row of the middle 200 section (206 row 7). Earlier in the afternoon I passed on 207 - 8 and 206 - 9. By 8 o'clock there were no standard tickets left so I was close to throwing in the towel and going the stubhub route. Decided to keep trying until I got to the venue. At 8:10 pm, F5ing on the elevator on the way out of the hotel, 206 row 7 pops up! Tried to checkout with Apple pay and got "these tickets are no longer available." Tried again with the card and it went through! Saw a bunch of celebs in the boxes right below (Chris Rock, Sandler, Spade, Jason Kelce, Roger Goodell). Have GA for Saturday but it was really packed last night. Might check out the Black Crowes instead 

gotthebottle

wiscojam said:

gotthebottle said:

Zod said:

darwinstheory said:

Zod said:

Anyone spotting decent prices for hotels in Vancouver?

I booked Blue Horizon at the beginning of December. Not the closest to the venue and not a 5 star, but the ratings were excellent. Nearly $1000 USD for 3 nights. I call that very expensive, but I'm a cheapskate. 

Yah we used to use the Rosedale on Robson as it's more like a suite (even if the beds are old) and it was pretty reasonable, but it's now $1400 + tax CDN$ for the 3 nights.

Sandman is about the same price.

I can get the Hyatt Regency through my work for about $1000 Canadian.   This might be the go to.  It's a bit further but still only a 20 minute walk I think.  That has to be closer than when we stayed at the Flamingo to walk to the Sphere last week.

I always stay at LINQ for 5 sphere shows and that's a super easy walk! Nothing to it.. way better than those folks waiting for rideshare. 

if you're waiting for a rideshare after a show in Vegas.....you don't know how to do Vegas.

Amen....

gotthebottle

SHZA said:

aisleseats said:

Celticskemba8 said:

About 20-25 min walk from treasure island too! The Sphere is worth any walk. So is In-N-Out

In-N-Out never really did anything for me. I prefer Fatburger.

Fatburger not far from MGM Grand. Will be good spot post PJ. 

I made that same mistake years ago walking to that other In N Out on 15 from the strip. A long walk! 

Horseshoe to the Sphere was pretty walkable. I walked over to get outside merch around 4, no line. After the show I took a pretty circuitous route around the Venetian down the strip, but didn't mind the walk. Cutting thru the ride share garage to get to Koval would have been quicker. The pedestrian bridge exit to Venetian looked like a nightmare. 

Show was spectacular. Also had one of my all time best last minute ticket grabs. I sold my GA earlier in the week because I decided I wanted to do seats and had seen for prior shows a bunch of incredible standard tickets pop up around 8 pm or so. My goal was to get first row of the middle 200 section (206 row 7). Earlier in the afternoon I passed on 207 - 8 and 206 - 9. By 8 o'clock there were no standard tickets left so I was close to throwing in the towel and going the stubhub route. Decided to keep trying until I got to the venue. At 8:10 pm, F5ing on the elevator on the way out of the hotel, 206 row 7 pops up! Tried to checkout with Apple pay and got "these tickets are no longer available." Tried again with the card and it went through! Saw a bunch of celebs in the boxes right below (Chris Rock, Sandler, Spade, Jason Kelce, Roger Goodell). Have GA for Saturday but it was really packed last night. Might check out the Black Crowes instead 

Seats great for first timers... I'm GA now that I've done both. I stand on Adam's side kinda near the top rail almost exactly across from where Adam stands.. but far enough back to move and breathe. Can't do the crush of GA where you can't move anymore . My L leg goes numb. It's an amazing event... and yes.. the Venetian bridge leaving is a nightmare. Had to do it after one show to meet peeps staying there. 
Koval all the way is best. But I can only imagine Fri abd Sat shows extra crowded with people who are or think they are VIP in town for game. 

gotthebottle

@SHZA
That's my spot for last 3 shows I saw

enddem

wiscojam said:

aisleseats said:

Celticskemba8 said:

About 20-25 min walk from treasure island too! The Sphere is worth any walk. So is In-N-Out

In-N-Out never really did anything for me. I prefer Fatburger.

Culvers. hands down better than in-n-out. always said they should have one on the strip

In-N-Out is a decent enough consolation for those of us who no longer live in Wisconsin