front row

shawndyer
shawndyer Posts: 271
edited April 2008 in The Porch
i really want to see this band up close am i crazy to spend 1600 on 6th row tickets and is 6th row as close as it sounds
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  • bernmodi
    bernmodi Posts: 631
    Come to Europe next time the band is on tour over here. I saw them three times, three times front row; ordinary, no ten club ticket. Yes, it's crazy to spend 1600 for a rock show. Have fun anyway!
  • Niko80
    Niko80 Posts: 1,613
    Follow your heart, not your wallet. If you can afford it, then I guess its an easy decision if that is your biggest wish. Maybe do some more research first as I think 1600 will get you closer than the 6th row.

    And yeah, Europe is a good idea! Getting front row is easy as there are no seats. GA baby!
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  • VMGACg
    VMGACg Posts: 135
    i feel your pain. i cant get anywhere close. im a faithfull but have a very high 10c number.
    I am questioning my education
  • nowayimfaithfull
    nowayimfaithfull Posts: 2,051
    save your money
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  • SENROCK
    SENROCK Posts: 10,736
    shawndyer wrote:
    i really want to see this band up close am i crazy to spend 1600 on 6th row tickets and is 6th row as close as it sounds
    front row is INNNNTENSE!!! 6th row is close but it can seem like 15th row becuz of everyone that somehow sneaks up there with "frenz". :eek: wherever u end up......
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  • ajedigecko
    ajedigecko \m/deplorable af \m/ Posts: 2,431
    no....if your goal is to be upfront and that is how much it takes, then you have reached your goal.

    people think i am crazy because i will spend 3,000 on a bicycle. it was a goal of mine and i reached it.

    personally...i would not spend that much money on a music show.

    also....is that for one ticket or two?
    live and let live...unless it violates the pearligious doctrine.
  • cuyler41
    cuyler41 Posts: 388
    If you can afford it in your wallet and justify in your heart, more power to you ! If it was me , 6th row for 1600 is crazy. Then again, I have a wife to answer too, and she knows we dont have that kind of money for a concert, even if it is the Mighty PJ.
  • Sprunkn7
    Sprunkn7 Posts: 5,286
    We had our meeting Saturday night about Roo, I was asking my travel partners what they thought about trying to get up front for PJ. No one wants to wait because there will be so much other stuff going on and no one wants to be the sardine in front. They actually "laughed" at me and told me I was nuts. I should enjoy the show from afar because I will see them "close enough" with my 10c tickets. Well, I won't be close at MSG, that is a given, and Hartford maybe like 15th row. I am not complaining....that is pretty good, the best 10c seats I had in the 2006 run. But the dream of front row!!!!
    As for Bonnaroo, I will wait and see what comes Saturday night. I probably won't care about being up front when I have my great friends around me and plenty of elbow room. I am so looking forward to that weekend. The experience alone is going to be wild.
    I always wanted front row, or 2nd row, but don't have the funds to buy the asking prices. I NEVER "win" anything, and I am certainly not lucky, but I will have some anticipation when I pick up my 10c tickets this year. Maybe good Karma will strike!
    So all in all, if you could afford the ticket, why not? I would.
    Thank you fellow 10 clubber for saving my ass....again!!!
  • URthekey
    URthekey Posts: 1,914
    6th row would be awsome but after your 3 hrs of bliss your gonna be thinking about how nice a weekend in the Bahamas might have been.
  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    Go for the music. I've had a great time on the lawn and I've had a great time up close. Don't blow your savings just so you can see Ed's facial hair.
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  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    BinFrog wrote:
    Go for the music. I've had a great time on the lawn and I've had a great time up close. Don't blow your savings just so you can see Ed's facial hair.

    I couldn't agree more, I've been 2nd row and I've been club box (which is far away and up)

    it's all about the music . . . really, it is
    Don't come closer or I'll have to go
  • Hatfield
    Hatfield Posts: 122
    BinFrog wrote:
    Go for the music. I've had a great time on the lawn and I've had a great time up close. Don't blow your savings just so you can see Ed's facial hair.

    And to Sprunkn7, getting up front at Bonnaroo is not worth it. There is a front section that you have to wait for and they limit the number of people who can go in but there are lots of spots in that field that are just as good as being up front and you have more room to move around. The sound on that field is the best of any show I've seen outdoors.
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  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    PureandEasy wrote:
    I couldn't agree more, I've been 2nd row and I've been club box (which is far away and up)

    it's all about the music . . . really, it is


    My first show I had lawn seats, and I've had 2nd row (including right in the middle) 3 times. The memories I have are of the songs, looking at my friends during certain parts and connecting, checking out the crowd reactions, etc...not of how many times Ed made eye contact with me.
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  • Hatfield
    Hatfield Posts: 122
    BinFrog wrote:
    My first show I had lawn seats, and I've had 2nd row (including right in the middle) 3 times. The memories I have are of the songs, looking at my friends during certain parts and connecting, checking out the crowd reactions, etc...not of how many times Ed made eye contact with me.

    But you've got to admit that is pretty fucking cool.

    True about the music though. I've got just as fond memories of the Memphis show in 2000 from the back of the arena as I do the Nashville show where I was 4th row. Got better pictures in Nashville.
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  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    What's wrong with just being in the building? It's about hearing the music and not how many times Ed or Mike looked at you during the show. But it's your money so do what you want with it. :)
  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    Hatfield wrote:
    But you've got to admit that is pretty fucking cool.

    True about the music though. I've got just as fond memories of the Memphis show in 2000 from the back of the arena as I do the Nashville show where I was 4th row. Got better pictures in Nashville.

    Of of course it is cool. Unbelievably cool. But $1600 cool? No thanks. I have a ton of other things I want to be saving up for and spending money on. If I get nosebleed seats (which doesn't happen too much anymore because of 10C seats obviously) for face value I will be good to go. $1600 just seems like a ton of money for 3 hours, but then again who am I to tell anyone what to spend their money on? I certainly spend money on things some people would call me crazy for spending so much on (guitar gear, CDs, PJ tours, etc). But I am doing 5 PJ shows, including 2 nights at a not-so-cheap NYC hotel and it won't cost me $1600 total.

    You know what, if you think that is money well spent and it won't break the bank, do what you want and don't listen to any of us.
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  • Dylan Stone
    Dylan Stone Posts: 1,145
    patrickredeyes wrote:
    What's wrong with just being in the building? It's about hearing the music and not how many times Ed or Mike looked at you during the show. But it's your money so do what you want with it. :)

    To me....there IS a difference between feeling like you are seeing them like they are a bunch of dudes playing for you...like as close as you see your friend's bands etc....or seeing them where they look like ants...

    Not because Mike waves or points at you...or because you can see that Ed's eyes really are a cool color...but because I (personally) feel as though I am a lot more part of the experience rather than just a spectator viewing something from the rafters.

    That's me. I understand the being in the building thing. Just don't always subscribe to it. :)

    I wouldn't spend $1600 for two front row tix. Maybe if I was super-loaded...but that is a lot of money for something you can get by going to a GA show and just being "crafty. " ;)

    Whatever! If you are happy...Go to the show and ENJOY!!!!!!!! :)
  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    GTFLYGIRL wrote:
    To me....there IS a difference between feeling like you are seeing them like they are a bunch of dudes playing for you...like as close as you see your friend's bands etc....or seeing them where they look like ants...

    Not because Mike waves or points at you...or because you can see that Ed's eyes really are a cool color...but because I (personally) feel as though I am a lot more part of the experience rather than just a spectator viewing something from the rafters.

    That's me. I understand the being in the building thing. Just don't always subscribe to it.

    I wouldn't spend $1600 for two front row tix. Maybe if I was super-loaded...but that is a lot of money for something you can get by going to a GA show and just being "crafty. " ;)

    Whatever! If you are happy...Go to the show and ENJOY!!!!!!!! :)


    I had the chance once to experience being up close. It was something I'll never forget. It's something everybody should experience at least once.

    But and maybe I'm the only that feels this way. Being up front is just not for me. Neither are the rafters so somewhere in the middle is fine for me. :)

    I'm happy that I don't worry where my seats are gonna be at the next show. Picking them up at the 10c window I smile everytime. Why cause I'm in the freaking building and that's perfect for me. :)

    Only one other show I would love to be up front for. I'll let you figure out which show that would be. :D lol
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,168
    1600? NO freaking way unless its PJ in a cocktail lounge with 50 people
  • ajedigecko
    ajedigecko \m/deplorable af \m/ Posts: 2,431
    Get_Right wrote:
    1600? NO freaking way unless its PJ in a cocktail lounge with 50 people
    honestly...what are you willing to pay 1600 for?
    live and let live...unless it violates the pearligious doctrine.

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