It so is. And I've been doing Delta & Jetblue, so these are fairly comfy seats & the trip STILL kicks my ass.MikeDigs said:The travel by itself is draining. Especially Pacific to Eastern timezone. Add in that you had a connecting flight, on top of standing for both shows. That will really take all of your energy and more.
Due to the extra time and energy required to travel all the way back east, then out west again, I would have stayed out west and traveled from Vegas to LA. Only if possible.
I would take the much needed rest. You already have an amazing lineup of shows remaining. LA 1 & 2 are my only shows. I wish I could do more.
2-feign-reluctance said:I vote listen to your body. Sounds like you already have a lot to look forward to.
Only ways I'll regret it:Naked John said:If you do not go you will regret it for the rest of your born days. No excuse if you can go.
Pretend one of the versions of "Alive" you heard in Vegas was "Footsteps" and it's just like you got Momma-Son.Go Animal said:Only ways I'll regret it:Naked John said:If you do not go you will regret it for the rest of your born days. No excuse if you can go.
- they open with Oceans, then never again.
- either night gets a Mamasan Trilogy.
- Comes Then Goes gets played for the first (and probably last) time.
- Miley Cyrus joins the band on stage for Just Breathe
- all of Vitalogy is played, or hell... Dark Matter in order
- Stone gets to do Don't Gimme No Lip AND Mankind
- they revisit Comfortably Numb, or Mother
- they play Alone, Brother, Just a Girl, Hold On, Gremmie, Pilate, All Those Yesterdays, Parting Ways, Sad, Undone, Other Side, Gonna See My Friend, or Of the Earth.
Certainly not in L.A.? I've seen some pretty phenomenal shows in L.A., and San Diego, too. Two of the best shows I've seen were in Glendale, Arizona. I've seen them eight times at MSG and I'd put the four nights in L.A. in 2009 over all of them.bootlegger10 said:In 2015 I flew to South America to see them in Chile and Argentina and then flew back home to Indiana. About 10 days later I flew back to Brazil to see them in Rio, Bogota and Mexico City. I've driven 32 hours from Edmonton to Indy back in 2011. I'm not stranger to your plight of wanting to see as many shows as you can.
My thought: Listen to your body and mind as they are clearly telling you that you'd probably prefer to have some good rest at home and check some other things off the to do list. I was a hardcore merch hunter for years, and had a poster for all 80 of my shows at the time. I sold my most expensive poster and it didn't phase me at all (and kept selling). Quit merch game basically cold turkey after that except for collecting the stickers and now don't even do much effort to get them unless they are available during the show. My point is if you skip the shows you probably will find you don't regret it at all and probably will be glad you did.
I think you should realize that the legendary show is no longer out there, and certainly not in LA. You don't need to worry about missing the next State College, Boston III, MSG 2010, or Philly 2016. What you got in Vegas is going to be what you get in LA, except Hail, Hail may be replaced by Grievance, and OUt of my Mind by Undone. I think you'll be satisfied with the 7 shows you have on the books.
When Once queued up, I got wide-eyed 👀 my line buddies knew I was chasing it so they were looking at me like Nicholson in Anger Management 🤣 when Something Special came on I snapped back to reality ¯\_(ツ)_/¯BF25394 said:Pretend one of the versions of "Alive" you heard in Vegas was "Footsteps" and it's just like you got Momma-Son.Go Animal said:Only ways I'll regret it:Naked John said:If you do not go you will regret it for the rest of your born days. No excuse if you can go.
- they open with Oceans, then never again.
- either night gets a Mamasan Trilogy.
- Comes Then Goes gets played for the first (and probably last) time.
- Miley Cyrus joins the band on stage for Just Breathe
- all of Vitalogy is played, or hell... Dark Matter in order
- Stone gets to do Don't Gimme No Lip AND Mankind
- they revisit Comfortably Numb, or Mother
- they play Alone, Brother, Just a Girl, Hold On, Gremmie, Pilate, All Those Yesterdays, Parting Ways, Sad, Undone, Other Side, Gonna See My Friend, or Of the Earth.
If you decide to let any of those GAs go, hollaefroten2 said:I'm in the same ag/shape situation.
I don't go to a ton of shows each year, I'm in Chicago so I see them when they are in town and maybe another nearby but I've been to 36 total shows since 94.
I just flew to see them in Sacramento but had seats so wasn't GA. I flew home the next day and was pretty damn tired from standing all night for the show and getting up early for the flight home the next morning.
I somehow pulled GA for Missoula and both Chicago shows this year and even though they are a week apart I'm kind of rethinking going for GA for the three shows. Especially the 2x Wrigley shows. I don't plan on getting there stupid early, but even getting there around 6 or so is a long night of just standing.
Props to those who can do this a lot more.
It was supposed to be 4pm, but MCO is a pit of despair & needs to be demolished. Even the new Terminal C. No signage, skeleton crew, and too long. The guys from Die Hard 2 would've won in 3 minutes.SHZA said:I've done the redeye after shows a few times and it definitely takes a lot out of you. Since it didn't get you home until 6 pm anyway, staying over was the way to go, but what's done is done. I'd see how you feel in the morning after a good night's sleep. That often makes a world of difference when I'm fatigued. If you're up to it, you could go to the shows and just take it easy. Skip the daytime merch, get seats, and skip the opener. That's a lot less grueling than what you put yourself through in Vegas. Unless you're really not feeling well, in which case it's probably best to rest up,
Gonna be doing this more often.ceska said:I don't travel home the night of a show. I get that it saves hotel money, or saves a vacation day at work, but it's a recipe for disaster and I know it will be my least productive day of work ever and I'll feel physically terrible. Get a good night's sleep after the show, submit to leisurely travel day, and go back to work life/refreshed. I also no longer travel the day of a show. I once had a delayed flight and * almost * missed a connection that would have caused me to miss the show entirely. Fortunately I did arrive in time. Travel a day or two before and avoid the stress.
I hear ya. And part of why tomorrow's shows are on the chopping block is because I've got Wrigley, MSG & Ohana to look forward to. I've never done Wrigley, and the other 2 my favorites.efroten2 said:I'm in the same ag/shape situation.
I don't go to a ton of shows each year, I'm in Chicago so I see them when they are in town and maybe another nearby but I've been to 36 total shows since 94.
I just flew to see them in Sacramento but had seats so wasn't GA. I flew home the next day and was pretty damn tired from standing all night for the show and getting up early for the flight home the next morning.
I somehow pulled GA for Missoula and both Chicago shows this year and even though they are a week apart I'm kind of rethinking going for GA for the three shows. Especially the 2x Wrigley shows. I don't plan on getting there stupid early, but even getting there around 6 or so is a long night of just standing.
Props to those who can do this a lot more.
That would definitely be the plan! The only thing really holding me back at this point is the flight from FL to LAX. And back😅PJammer4life said:You could always just take a reserved seat rather than push through to get GA. Saves you all day standing. You can arrive way later, sit till the band hit the stage, or whenever you feel you need to sit. I have 2 nights reserved in LA right behind the pit. Glad I don’t have to que up all day. I will for Ohana, but I will have time to prepare for that.
