OFFICIAL Columbus pre-show party information!

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paradisevendor wrote:

I'll be at this show plus 1. Just to make sure I am on the same page, unless I have Pearl Jam schwag (or something else to contribute) I only need to bring my wallet, correct? Be leaving the A-T-L hauling ass to C-Bus at 7am. WHOOOOOHHOOOOOOO

they won't let you into the preparty without your official 10c membership card.

Seriously, you just need your wallet. Bring photo ID, as they do card and if you look borderline 21, expect to be carded. You'll also need photo ID at the 10Club box office. Nationwide Arena and the Garage Bar accept all major credit/debit cards.

Times:
10 AM -- The regular box office should open around this time.
1 PM -- If you have something to donate to the auction or raffle, this is when you'll want to be at Garage Bar. If you want to help set up, come at this time.
2 PM -- Official start of Wishlist party
3 PM -- 10 Club box office opens
6 PM -- Raffle is conducted and the auction closes
6:30 -- Official end of pre-party, however you can stay later if you desire.
7:30 -- Band of Horses takes the stage
9:15 -- 10 Club ticket window closes


I heard from Garage Bar's management that for a typical arena event, things "really start going" around 4 PM or so.

a) This isn't a "typical event."
b) I don't know if they realized that people are coming from all over the country.


My shirts:
Backspacer T
Alive/stickman
Blue LBC "lightning bolt" t-shirt
Red Mookie t-shirt
Orange "old west saloon" t-shirt

I'll probably go with the stickman t-shirt, as that is the tattoo that Brian has, and it's more of an "old-school" shirt, even though I have one of the newer "re-release" ones. Part of me wants to go with the red Mookie t-shirt, as we all know that Stone likes to wear red t-shirts. (Not gay for Stone, I swear!)

Lost In Ohio wrote:

Party weather:

The temps are supposed to be in the upper 60's with 0% chance of rain, so i'd imagine the patio will be a great place to be. Ohio does have an indoor smoking ban, so smokers will have to do so out on the patio. As for smoking at the concert, there is some sort of designated outdoor smoking area, but I don't know much about it. I'd imagine that any arena employee could direct smokers to the designated location.

I would heavily advise taking a ticket with you to the arena's smoking area.

Mid 50's with 0% chance of rain after the show.

There is supposed to be some rain between midnight (6 hours from now) and 3 AM, but it should be all gone by 5 AM on Thursday morning.

Yaaaaay!

Well, I hope you're all having fun and staying dry in Indianapolis (ok, actually Nobelsville) tonight!

Here's some stuff from the local newspaper in Columbus about the show:


Day of show article:
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/we ... ns-up.html

Review:
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/li ... along.html

On the second encore, Vedder thanked the fans, saying, "Life is a mysterious thing," and dedicating Come Back to missing OSU student Brian Shaffer. Things wrapped up with Alive, with the lights coming on as the fans yelled, "Who answers?" and ended after 11 p.m. with Yellow Ledbetter.

And a HUGE thank you to everyone who came to the Wishlist party. Please..wear those buttons and wristbands at future shows!


And here's a preview of weekly arts events from earlier in the week. Not much, but a bit:

• The longtime Seattle rock band Pearl Jam will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Nationwide Arena, 200 W. Nationwide Blvd. Band of Horses will open. Tickets cost $49 to $69, at Ticketmaster.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/ar ... fjt-1.html

I have no idea how much was raised. Whenever I (or someone else) gets numbers, we'll post it. I'd like to know who brought in that huge-ass donation of somewhere around 30 "bathroom items." I was floored. I brought in five items (ten tickets) and won a Philly Boot! (...from 2000, but who cares? hahaha)

Another winning ticket was literally one off of mine. If I had one more ticket, that would have been it. A second winning ticket was literally TEN off mine.. d'oh.

Like I said, i'm sure someone will post numbers in due time. I'm sure it's hard since the Wishlist people had to pack everything up this morning and haul ass backwards to Indy. (They drove from Chicago to Columbus in the very wee hours of Thursday morning.)