I'm glad people are upset with this line/list thing.
While waiting to get into the Charlottesville show I was just so upset about how ridiculous this list was. I got inside and met some cool people that were just so stoked to be on the floor and to be that close that I just enjoyed being with them.
At Charlotte I said screw the line/list and hung out with our friends before the show. We went in around 6:30 and my wife got a rail spot on the side in front of Stone.
I was going to come on here and rant but I just let it go. But then someone started a thread and I see plenty of others feel the way I do.
You want to see how a real GA works. Go to a show in South America! No Notebooks, no lines, start whining...no one cares! It's survival of the fittest and if you want the rail...Earn it!
What a bunch of softies people have become here. What next Pizza Delivery to your spot on the rail that you put your name in a note book for?
I'd like to see this tried at a Slayer or Motorhead concert. "Hey man, I'm in front of you. I signed the notebook." Yeah that'd go over great.
hahahahaha
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I'd like to see this tried at a Slayer or Motorhead concert. "Hey man, I'm in front of you. I signed the notebook." Yeah that'd go over great.
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I am confused OP can you please explain to me exactly what this "GA LIST" is? I am going to my first shows on the 23rd and the 24th, won GA for the 24th and am planning on heading out to the venue to wait at 5am, does this mean someone can just cut in front of me? or what..... I am confused, please someone get back to me :(
I am confused OP can you please explain to me exactly what this "GA LIST" is? I am going to my first shows on the 23rd and the 24th, won GA for the 24th and am planning on heading out to the venue to wait at 5am, does this mean someone can just cut in front of me? or what..... I am confused, please someone get back to me :(
If you get there at 5am and you stay there then not a soul can get in front of you!
I am confused OP can you please explain to me exactly what this "GA LIST" is? I am going to my first shows on the 23rd and the 24th, won GA for the 24th and am planning on heading out to the venue to wait at 5am, does this mean someone can just cut in front of me? or what..... I am confused, please someone get back to me :(
If you get there at 5am and you stay there then not a soul can get in front of you!
Thank you for responding! I hope no ones tries to pull a fast one on me :nono: , I am going with a close friend of mine and he is going to wait in line while I pick up tickets from will call.
OK, looks like we've solved this. Majority rules.
This notebook and numbers on hands no longer carries any weight. It's been said.
So if you're in line and someone shows you a number or a name in a notebook- tell them to fuck off.
Glad we figured this out.
BOO-YA!
1/95 DC 7/95 Chicago Tor Tol Cha 96 AlpV I II Chi St L KC 98 BSB I II 99 Phx Vegas Fresno SBern 00 BSB I II 01 (met ed) Vegas Phx Fargo St. Paul Chicago Alpine V Indy Col Virg Phi I II MSG I II (got on DVD!) 03 Calg 05 Clev Vegas LA I II SBar 06 Lon Dus Cop Nij Bel 07 Phi I II DC MSG I II Har BOS I II 08, LA3/4, SD '09, MSG I II '10, Missoula, London ONT, Wrigley, SD, LA1/2, Portland. Wrigley '16 I and II.
OK, looks like we've solved this. Majority rules.
This notebook and numbers on hands no longer carries any weight. It's been said.
So if you're in line and someone shows you a number or a name in a notebook- tell them to fuck off.
Glad we figured this out.
BOO-YA!
BOO-YA! (x2)
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I am curious how crowded it is at the back of the pit during the show. When I saw Springsteen last year from the pit, I was at the back and had an awesome view and more room than I knew what to do with. Is the the case with the PJ pit? I could care less about being on the rail and will likely show up at 7:30. Any help with this would be awesome.
BTW, that list/notebook thing is the lamest thing I have heard of. You want the rail, you wait, or at least someone in your party holds a space for you.
I am curious how crowded it is at the back of the pit during the show. When I saw Springsteen last year from the pit, I was at the back and had an awesome view and more room than I knew what to do with. Is the the case with the PJ pit? I could care less about being on the rail and will likely show up at 7:30. Any help with this would be awesome.
Thanks!
I would estimate the pit is half to 3/4 full...always plenty of room at the back of pit.
You want to see how a real GA works. Go to a show in South America! No Notebooks, no lines, start whining...no one cares! It's survival of the fittest and if you want the rail...Earn it!
What a bunch of softies people have become here. What next Pizza Delivery to your spot on the rail that you put your name in a note book for?
Not to start trouble but at Terminal 5 the other night for Gary Clark Jr and beer lady came between each of the openers and then before Gary came on to sell beer to the rail. :shock:
Sorry. The world doesn't work the way you tell it to.
What next Pizza Delivery to your spot on the rail that you put your name in a note book for?
Sidebar:
I actually had pizza delivered while waiting in line for the first Arising show from The Smashing Pumpkins in Detroit in 1999...Camped out all night with a friend to make sure we were first in line, next people showed up at 8am and were like "damn, thought we would be first." Those people have become great friends since then.
"Populated with every reject and cutthroat from Bombay to Calcutta. It's worse than Detroit."
If you're not shooting to be on the rail and just want to arrive whenever without worrying about where you end up in the pit, don't bother with the list. It only really matters for the first 40-50 people who arrive in line.
Actually, this is a very important but overlooked fact.
How about a system where 50 GA tickets are granted a 5 minute early admission. Done. I don't know what the mechanism is to hand out those 50 tickets, whether it is a line, a higher priced ticket, or a lottery, but it seems then you pretty much eliminate the line. I mean people aren't waiting in a line all day to be number 275 and 4 rows back, are they? If not, then like Suziemay said, it only matters for the first 50 or so anyway.
If you're not shooting to be on the rail and just want to arrive whenever without worrying about where you end up in the pit, don't bother with the list. It only really matters for the first 40-50 people who arrive in line.
Actually, this is a very important but overlooked fact.
How about a system where 50 GA tickets are granted a 5 minute early admission. Done. I don't know what the mechanism is to hand out those 50 tickets, whether it is a line, a higher priced ticket, or a lottery, but it seems then you pretty much eliminate the line. I mean people aren't waiting in a line all day to be number 275 and 4 rows back, are they? If not, then like Suziemay said, it only matters for the first 50 or so anyway.
First come - first served.
THE END.
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If you're not shooting to be on the rail and just want to arrive whenever without worrying about where you end up in the pit, don't bother with the list. It only really matters for the first 40-50 people who arrive in line.
Actually, this is a very important but overlooked fact.
How about a system where 50 GA tickets are granted a 5 minute early admission. Done. I don't know what the mechanism is to hand out those 50 tickets, whether it is a line, a higher priced ticket, or a lottery, but it seems then you pretty much eliminate the line. I mean people aren't waiting in a line all day to be number 275 and 4 rows back, are they? If not, then like Suziemay said, it only matters for the first 50 or so anyway.
First come - first served.
THE END.
Kat/Sea, I guess you can lock this thread now the it has been declared over and there is to be no more discussion.
This sounds great until some jerk sneaks his friends into life in front of you.
Then you wish you had a number on your hand and they didn't.
Unless someone arrives to meet their partner/ticket holder in line who has already been there waiting, number or not, anyone else who tries to get in line in front of me who wasn't there before will NOT succeed.
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I still have no fucking clue what this thread is about. I'll be in GA for Portland & Spokane. We'll walk in when we walk in & get as close as possible without cutting. Sounds good to me! Been to plenty of GA shows in my life to know where to find a decent spot.
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While waiting to get into the Charlottesville show I was just so upset about how ridiculous this list was. I got inside and met some cool people that were just so stoked to be on the floor and to be that close that I just enjoyed being with them.
At Charlotte I said screw the line/list and hung out with our friends before the show. We went in around 6:30 and my wife got a rail spot on the side in front of Stone.
I was going to come on here and rant but I just let it go. But then someone started a thread and I see plenty of others feel the way I do.
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What a bunch of softies people have become here. What next Pizza Delivery to your spot on the rail that you put your name in a note book for?
UM don't you see my magic marker # Dude?????
You can go pick up your teeth off the floor now ass face!
hahahahaha
I'd pay extra for that
How about a New Kids On The Block concert?
"Sign a what now? Oh no you didn't!"
CAT FIGHT!!!!!! :P
If you get there at 5am and you stay there then not a soul can get in front of you!
Thank you for responding! I hope no ones tries to pull a fast one on me :nono: , I am going with a close friend of mine and he is going to wait in line while I pick up tickets from will call.
the filmore in detroit tried to pull this shit for the qotsa show this past september
i tweeted qotsa and they put a stop to it right away. love them!
This notebook and numbers on hands no longer carries any weight. It's been said.
So if you're in line and someone shows you a number or a name in a notebook- tell them to fuck off.
Glad we figured this out.
BOO-YA!
BOO-YA! (x2)
Thanks!
I would estimate the pit is half to 3/4 full...always plenty of room at the back of pit.
Love that.
Go back left on Mike's side. He slings tons of picks in that direction. In Charlottesville he was in the crowd back there.
Not to start trouble but at Terminal 5 the other night for Gary Clark Jr and beer lady came between each of the openers and then before Gary came on to sell beer to the rail. :shock:
Sidebar:
I actually had pizza delivered while waiting in line for the first Arising show from The Smashing Pumpkins in Detroit in 1999...Camped out all night with a friend to make sure we were first in line, next people showed up at 8am and were like "damn, thought we would be first." Those people have become great friends since then.
Actually, this is a very important but overlooked fact.
How about a system where 50 GA tickets are granted a 5 minute early admission. Done. I don't know what the mechanism is to hand out those 50 tickets, whether it is a line, a higher priced ticket, or a lottery, but it seems then you pretty much eliminate the line. I mean people aren't waiting in a line all day to be number 275 and 4 rows back, are they? If not, then like Suziemay said, it only matters for the first 50 or so anyway.
First come - first served.
THE END.
Kat/Sea, I guess you can lock this thread now the it has been declared over and there is to be no more discussion.
This sounds great until some jerk sneaks his friends into life in front of you.
Then you wish you had a number on your hand and they didn't.
Unless someone arrives to meet their partner/ticket holder in line who has already been there waiting, number or not, anyone else who tries to get in line in front of me who wasn't there before will NOT succeed.
Horos---don't stand in front of me!
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