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  • asher7asher7 Posts: 85
    Olivavu wrote:
    I don't think either way of looking at it is wrong.

    'ALL active members' sounds very much like 'ALL active members'.

    I expect that it is only for members from April 26th and back, but it's ambiguous in it's wording.

    Actually it is literally ALL active members, I joined the day they announced the tour (day after you have to be a member) and got my tickets yesterday.
  • TheAnti-SantaTheAnti-Santa Posts: 137
    DK258988 wrote:
    Hey hey, I'm watching Spinal Tap there. Will be scoping it out for PJ.
    Isn't Spinal Tap at Wembley Arena? I'm going too so will have to check my tickets....

    Yes you're right mate, my friend bought the tickets and for some reason I thought it was O2 but it is definitely Wembley. I will just be thinking about Pearl Jam '07 the whole time I'm there now.
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  • Saw Steve Coogan here back in December, it first I was sat on the back row of the floor level and I'm not even joking it was difficult to make out someone on the stage. Luckily I went up and complained after 5 minutes of the show and got nice side seats :) Sound was very echoy where i was sat though. :?
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  • Could anybody please tell me what are the seating arrangements at the O2 arena? Which one is better: seating tickets or standing/general admission tickets? I'm from Brazil and I am going to London to see PEARL JAM!!!

    Cheers!
  • PaukPauk Posts: 1,084
    Could anybody please tell me what are the seating arrangements at the O2 arena? Which one is better: seating tickets or standing/general admission tickets? I'm from Brazil and I am going to London to see PEARL JAM!!!

    Cheers!
    The seat layout is a typical arena setup.
    http://media.ticketmaster.co.uk/en-gb/tmimages/venue/maps/uk1/12540s.gif

    The 1XX section of seating is pretty good for an arena, not far back at all.

    On the other hand as previously mentioned the 4XX section is MEGA high (there's the 1XX section, then some private rooms for companies to hire above them and the 4XX section is way way way above them) so those seats are pretty bad. They even come with a warning not to buy 4XX tickets if you're scared of heights since it involves looking down at a pretty scary angle.

    http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1071/633765505_776ad53a64.jpg

    If you want to be in the action, get standing every time. If you want your own space or think you might want to have a bit of a rest partway through the performance, go seating.
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  • To fowls:

    Thanks a lot, man. I'm definetely going standing!
  • vedder_soupvedder_soup Posts: 5,861
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    That is 4 rows from the back of the 02
    very steep, and sound a bit echoey
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  • ilockyerilockyer Posts: 2,271
    Read somewhere online that hte tickets for the o2 show through Ticketmaster are £37.50/£30.00 so they also work out cheaper for those not booking through 10c. Not sure if this is true or not, guess we'll find out in the next day or 2.
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  • vedder_soupvedder_soup Posts: 5,861
    ilockyer wrote:
    Read somewhere online that hte tickets for the o2 show through Ticketmaster are £37.50/£30.00 so they also work out cheaper for those not booking through 10c. Not sure if this is true or not, guess we'll find out in the next day or 2.

    once all of the fees come into it, it might be a £1 or £2 difference
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  • violetpsychevioletpsyche Posts: 122
    Been away on holiday and only just got the presale email! I've actually missed out on tickets before for the same reason...but not this time :D

    I'm particularly happy because I'm pregnant and, although that means I will be ENORMOUS by the time of the concert, this means I get to see my favourite band before my life is taken over by babies. Also, I've always wanted to go and see them with my husband and never had the chance, so I'm really excited that we're going together this time. It's so cool to think that the baby will be able to hear the music and it will be their first ever concert :D
  • IGotShit76IGotShit76 Posts: 768
    Been away on holiday and only just got the presale email! I've actually missed out on tickets before for the same reason...but not this time :D

    I'm particularly happy because I'm pregnant and, although that means I will be ENORMOUS by the time of the concert, this means I get to see my favourite band before my life is taken over by babies. Also, I've always wanted to go and see them with my husband and never had the chance, so I'm really excited that we're going together this time. It's so cool to think that the baby will be able to hear the music and it will be their first ever concert :D

    Wow ... your baby is lucky ... hearing good music before being born.
    Maybe you should ask them to play "Around the bend" :)
  • violetpsychevioletpsyche Posts: 122
    They certainly are - I would have been ecstatic to know I'd been to Pink Floyd or something cool like that when my Mum was having me. I have to say though, so far the baby hasn't reacted to Pearl Jam but seems to be quite keen on the new Franz Ferdinand single when it comes on the radio! This kid's either going to be a serious rocker or end up listening to Britney Spears just to rebel :lol:
  • Drum Machine89Drum Machine89 Posts: 2,157
    They certainly are - I would have been ecstatic to know I'd been to Pink Floyd or something cool like that when my Mum was having me. I have to say though, so far the baby hasn't reacted to Pearl Jam but seems to be quite keen on the new Franz Ferdinand single when it comes on the radio! This kid's either going to be a serious rocker or end up listening to Britney Spears just to rebel :lol:

    For the love of God put down the Franz Ferdinand single! lol

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  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    SOLAT319 wrote:
    I haven't been either... I'm all escited! :mrgreen:

    Don't forget! There is no wearing a Pearl Jam shirt unless you wanna look all dorky'n shit! :twisted:

    Pfft... well OBVIOUSLY :roll:

    8-)

    I spoke to a friend of mine at the weekend who's a bit of an O2 vet... she saw 'Tallica there twice this year... I asked about queues to get in... put it this way, they got through the doors 10 mins after 'Tallica started and ended up 5 rows from the front...

    I probably won't queue very much 8-)
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

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  • chimechime Posts: 7,839
    SOLAT319 wrote:
    I haven't been either... I'm all escited! :mrgreen:

    Don't forget! There is no wearing a Pearl Jam shirt unless you wanna look all dorky'n shit! :twisted:

    Pfft... well OBVIOUSLY :roll:

    8-)

    I spoke to a friend of mine at the weekend who's a bit of an O2 vet... she saw 'Tallica there twice this year... I asked about queues to get in... put it this way, they got through the doors 10 mins after 'Tallica started and ended up 5 rows from the front...

    I probably won't queue very much 8-)

    Was at 'Tallica ... in seats (awesome seats at that 8-) ) ... because of the whole HUGE centre stage ... number of standing was a less than a normal O2 show as the stage took up a lot of the floor ... and the amount of people who could be in each row was probably 3-4 times that for the normal stage set-up :oops:

    Think 'Taliica fans and PJ fans are a slightly different breed though as I've never known any fans queue quite like PJ fans :shock:
    So are we strangers now? Like rock and roll and the radio?
  • guptaanujguptaanuj Posts: 83
    Hello! Is there still an availability of standing tickets for London O2?

    9 of us are are planning to come from India to London just for this gig. 4 of us managed to get standing tickets (2 Ten Club pairs), 2 got seated tickets, and 3 have had no luck at all.

    I need:
    5 standing tickets for the O2 gig

    Can give away:
    2 seated tickets for the O2 gig

    You have no clue what this would mean to us as we've all been waiting to watch Pearl Jam for over a decade, and mostly know each other through our mutual love for Pearl Jam! : )

    Reply here or send an email to anuj AT oml DOT in

    Thanks!
  • Irish AlIrish Al Posts: 6,236
    fowls wrote:
    Irish Al wrote:
    I saw Led Zeppelin there in 07....absolutely amazing sound and loads of bars, all around the venue...great choice :D
    Sorry, I swore I'd never talk to anyone who went to that gig :evil: (Except maybe Fleur since she sold me her spare Neil Young ticket.)

    :lol: Yeah I swore I'd never talk to anyone who WASN'T at that gig (gonna be a lonely day for Al :lol: )

    Unbelievable gig though 8-) I won't go into how I got tix...it might just make you even more angry :P ;)
    I need a coffee!
  • strummersstrummers Posts: 2,611
    guptaanuj wrote:
    Hello! Is there still an availability of standing tickets for London O2?

    9 of us are are planning to come from India to London just for this gig. 4 of us managed to get standing tickets (2 Ten Club pairs), 2 got seated tickets, and 3 have had no luck at all.

    I need:
    5 standing tickets for the O2 gig

    Can give away:
    2 seated tickets for the O2 gig

    You have no clue what this would mean to us as we've all been waiting to watch Pearl Jam for over a decade, and mostly know each other through our mutual love for Pearl Jam! : )

    Reply here or send an email to anuj AT oml DOT in

    Thanks!

    Good luck - hope you get the tickets you need!
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  • InsideJob75InsideJob75 Posts: 126
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    That is 4 rows from the back of the 02
    very steep, and sound a bit echoey

    NICE ONE!

    I'm down on the floor row D for Michael Jackson! What a view!

    Then standing later in the month for Pearl Jam..... bring on August.
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  • max.amc77max.amc77 Posts: 4
    Hi there,
    My son and I have got our places and railroad travel tickets to come to the
    London O2 Arena concert on august, 18th.
    We are from France and are looking for a place were we could sleep in London
    for cheap.
    We will arrive at London St Pancras on 17th and leave on 21st for have time to visit the city.
    Anyone have any idea ???
    Hope my English not too bad !
    Thanks...
    Max
  • HinnHinn Posts: 1,517
    max.amc77 wrote:
    Hi there,
    My son and I have got our places and railroad travel tickets to come to the
    London O2 Arena concert on august, 18th.
    We are from France and are looking for a place were we could sleep in London
    for cheap.
    We will arrive at London St Pancras on 17th and leave on 21st for have time to visit the city.
    Anyone have any idea ???
    Hope my English not too bad !
    Thanks...
    Max
    Dingy bottom of the line hostel? Slightly better ones where the bed springs don't poke at your skin? Soulless YHA/HI places that go for a little more? Budget hotel? What kind of cheap are you after? London accommodation is always a rip-off.
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  • max.amc77max.amc77 Posts: 4
    Hi Hinn,
    We're looking for any solutions, if you could give us some exemples of hotels not too far or between St Pancras Station and O2 Arena, it would be kind ;) .
    An other idea could be to be hosted by a Pearl Jam fan with our contribution to charges :mrgreen: .
    We have time to the august 17th, so any proposition would be great.
    For sure, we're not familiar with the London living :roll: ...
    Best Regards.
    Max
  • HinnHinn Posts: 1,517
    As far as I'm concerned, hotels are pointless cos you'll mostly be spending your time away from there, and you're really just going to sleep there and that's it. It's London, enjoy the lights and the noise. Around Kings Cross/St Pancras you'll just find live music in a whole bunch of places every night.

    Pretty sure any extra space at my place would've been taken by others around that time.

    I stayed at the YHA St Pancras once, it was good for a central location, I guess. I'm definitely a dorm person, but I presume you'll want a private room or something. Pretty easy to look this place up online.
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  • Rossum20Rossum20 Posts: 910
    This will be my 18th PJ show, but my first in Europe. I'm teaching in Turkey and I'm flying over with my girlfriend...probably staying at the travel lodge...can't wait...see ya there!
  • V VV V Posts: 5,191
    hi guys if by any chance you come across an extra london ticket or 2 !! please pm me they are for a freind whos not 10c and only just heard of the gig , I WILL be there :mrgreen: thank you
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  • max.amc77max.amc77 Posts: 4
    Hinn wrote:
    As far as I'm concerned, hotels are pointless cos you'll mostly be spending your time away from there, and you're really just going to sleep there and that's it. It's London, enjoy the lights and the noise. Around Kings Cross/St Pancras you'll just find live music in a whole bunch of places every night.

    Pretty sure any extra space at my place would've been taken by others around that time.

    I stayed at the YHA St Pancras once, it was good for a central location, I guess. I'm definitely a dorm person, but I presume you'll want a private room or something. Pretty easy to look this place up online.

    Hi Hinn,
    Thank for your kind answer, we are just looking for the minima :
    Sleeping, take a shower, etc ...
    We'll spend our time to visit London, perhaps buy somethings, etc ...
    Someone gave me two adresses of small hotels, i'll see on the net what about these ...
    Hope to meet you and have a drink .
    Cheers
    Max
  • HinnHinn Posts: 1,517
    max.amc77 wrote:
    Hinn wrote:
    As far as I'm concerned, hotels are pointless cos you'll mostly be spending your time away from there, and you're really just going to sleep there and that's it. It's London, enjoy the lights and the noise. Around Kings Cross/St Pancras you'll just find live music in a whole bunch of places every night.

    Pretty sure any extra space at my place would've been taken by others around that time.

    I stayed at the YHA St Pancras once, it was good for a central location, I guess. I'm definitely a dorm person, but I presume you'll want a private room or something. Pretty easy to look this place up online.

    Hi Hinn,
    Thank for your kind answer, we are just looking for the minima :
    Sleeping, take a shower, etc ...
    We'll spend our time to visit London, perhaps buy somethings, etc ...
    Someone gave me two adresses of small hotels, i'll see on the net what about these ...
    Hope to meet you and have a drink .
    Cheers
    Max
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  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    max.amc77 wrote:
    Hinn wrote:
    As far as I'm concerned, hotels are pointless cos you'll mostly be spending your time away from there, and you're really just going to sleep there and that's it. It's London, enjoy the lights and the noise. Around Kings Cross/St Pancras you'll just find live music in a whole bunch of places every night.

    Pretty sure any extra space at my place would've been taken by others around that time.

    I stayed at the YHA St Pancras once, it was good for a central location, I guess. I'm definitely a dorm person, but I presume you'll want a private room or something. Pretty easy to look this place up online.

    Hi Hinn,
    Thank for your kind answer, we are just looking for the minima :
    Sleeping, take a shower, etc ...
    We'll spend our time to visit London, perhaps buy somethings, etc ...
    Someone gave me two adresses of small hotels, i'll see on the net what about these ...
    Hope to meet you and have a drink .
    Cheers
    Max
    London hotels are quite possibly the worst in the western world for a capital city... I've worked in some and stayed in plenty and GENERALLY they're TINY and something wrong with them (and I'm not fussy at ALL... generally just want somewhere to keep my stuff and get some sleep and shower). I haven't tried London hostels but I reckon you'd have the same chance of finding a decent place for a fraction of the place.

    Although the ramada in east acton surprised me loads (the room that is... everything else was shit but the room was fantastic and it was cheap)
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  • HinnHinn Posts: 1,517
    There's one good thing about staying in London hotels- you come out of the experience knowing you'll never get ripped off so badly ever again.
    115 bucks for half a haircut by a novice? I want my money back!
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    Hinn wrote:
    There's one good thing about staying in London hotels- you come out of the experience knowing you'll never get ripped off so badly ever again.


    you've clearly never had your driveway tarmac'd by a passing troupe of Irishmen then. ;)
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
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