How have merch lines been this tour?

WesC
WesC Posts: 92
in The Porch
Sorry if this has already been discussed, I couldn't find much info.
Just wondering how the lines/opening times/ect have been going this tour.
See ya in Lexington!!
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11/19/13 Phoenix 11/29/13 Portland 10/03/14 St. Louis 10/17/14 Moline 10/19/14 St. Paul 04/26/16 Lexington 08/07/16 Boston
08/22/16 Chicago 08/08/18 Seattle 08/10/18 Seattle 08/13/18 Missoula 08/18/18 Chicago

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  • derbydave
    derbydave Columbus, OH Posts: 11,254
    The merch truck opened right on time in Greenville,
    but they were running about a half hour late in Hampton & Columbia!
    Get there as early as you can if you want to score a poster, event T-shirt or stickers from the outdoor merch stand...the good news is these items have been available at the inside merch stand as well!!
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    '98: Seattle: Memorial Stadium 1 & 2
    '00: Columbus: Polaris
    '03: Columbus: Germain
    '10: Columbus: Nationwide Arena
    '11: East Troy: Alpine Valley - PJ20 1 & 2 + EV Detroit
    '12: Missoula + EV Jacksonville 1 & 2
    '13: Chicago / Pittsburgh / Buffalo / Seattle
    '14: Cincinnati / St. Louis / Tulsa / Lincoln / Memphis / Detroit / Moline
    '15: New York City - Global Citizen Festival
    '16: Greenville / Hampton / Raleigh / Columbia / Lexington / Ottawa / Toronto 1 & 2 / Wrigley 1 & 2
    '17: Brooklyn - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
    '18: London 1 & 2 / Seattle 1 & 2 / Missoula / Wrigley 1
    '22: Nashville / St. Louis


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  • iwasatpj20
    iwasatpj20 Rockford, IL Posts: 3,477
    derbydave said:

    The merch truck opened right on time in Greenville,
    but they were running about a half hour late in Hampton & Columbia!
    Get there as early as you can if you want to score a poster, event T-shirt or stickers from the outdoor merch stand...the good news is these items have been available at the inside merch stand as well!!

    I concur with Dave. If you get there early enough for the outside merch stand, around 10 AM, you are in luck for show specific shirt, posters, stickers, and buttons.

    If you are in line for entering the arena early enough, you can get the same items inside.
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  • WesC
    WesC Posts: 92
    Thanks for the info... I'm not sure I can do the lines that they had in Moline , St. Paul and St Louis a few years back. St Louis was windy and rainy as well as painfully slow. With the forecast calling for rain, I'm thinking about just getting my poster and sticker at the inside stand.
    6/30/06 Milwaukee 8/23/09 Chicago 05/03/10 Kansas City 09/03/11 Alpine Valley 09/04/11 Alpine Valley 11/16/13 Oklahoma City
    11/19/13 Phoenix 11/29/13 Portland 10/03/14 St. Louis 10/17/14 Moline 10/19/14 St. Paul 04/26/16 Lexington 08/07/16 Boston
    08/22/16 Chicago 08/08/18 Seattle 08/10/18 Seattle 08/13/18 Missoula 08/18/18 Chicago
  • hsohi
    hsohi Posts: 1,033
    edited April 2016
    Lines are long and slow moving. You need to devote at least 2-3 hrs of your day.
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  • derbydave
    derbydave Columbus, OH Posts: 11,254
    WesC said:

    Thanks for the info... I'm not sure I can do the lines that they had in Moline , St. Paul and St Louis a few years back. St Louis was windy and rainy as well as painfully slow. With the forecast calling for rain, I'm thinking about just getting my poster and sticker at the inside stand.

    The merch lines have been on par with what we had in '14 at St. Louis & Moline...
    maybe even a little bit longer!!
    Haven't seen one as bad as Detroit yet, but it's still early in the tour :wink:
    '96: Seattle: Key Arena
    '98: Seattle: Memorial Stadium 1 & 2
    '00: Columbus: Polaris
    '03: Columbus: Germain
    '10: Columbus: Nationwide Arena
    '11: East Troy: Alpine Valley - PJ20 1 & 2 + EV Detroit
    '12: Missoula + EV Jacksonville 1 & 2
    '13: Chicago / Pittsburgh / Buffalo / Seattle
    '14: Cincinnati / St. Louis / Tulsa / Lincoln / Memphis / Detroit / Moline
    '15: New York City - Global Citizen Festival
    '16: Greenville / Hampton / Raleigh / Columbia / Lexington / Ottawa / Toronto 1 & 2 / Wrigley 1 & 2
    '17: Brooklyn - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
    '18: London 1 & 2 / Seattle 1 & 2 / Missoula / Wrigley 1
    '22: Nashville / St. Louis


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  • Suziemay
    Suziemay Posts: 11,168
    Horrendous. People are lining up 3/4 hours for the merch truck outside and show-specific things are selling out. Inside, if you're not in right at doors (and who knows how early people are lining up for doors!) things are selling out too.

    Brace yourself :lol:
  • WesC
    WesC Posts: 92
    I'll go back to an idea I posted awhile back...
    After 10c members get the email confirming they won their show selection, 10c should offer the option of buying the show specific poster, sticker, button, flip-flop, dog collar, key chain, new bright shiny object ect, right then.
    I walked off the merch line in St. Paul a few years ago, and it was extremely liberating. Ended up getting the poster in the Shop a few months later.
    I think I've just convinced myself to enjoy some bourbon in a nearby bar instead of standing for 4 hours in the rain...
    Well, here's to one less person in line
    6/30/06 Milwaukee 8/23/09 Chicago 05/03/10 Kansas City 09/03/11 Alpine Valley 09/04/11 Alpine Valley 11/16/13 Oklahoma City
    11/19/13 Phoenix 11/29/13 Portland 10/03/14 St. Louis 10/17/14 Moline 10/19/14 St. Paul 04/26/16 Lexington 08/07/16 Boston
    08/22/16 Chicago 08/08/18 Seattle 08/10/18 Seattle 08/13/18 Missoula 08/18/18 Chicago
  • ComeToTX
    ComeToTX Austin Posts: 8,147
    Got in line for Columbia at 3:20 and got one of the last posters at 4:10. Barely missed a sticker because the lady in front of me took literally 10 minutes to decide on her shirt size.
    This show, another show, a show here and a show there.
  • BSully
    BSully Indiana Posts: 1,519
    WesC said:

    I'll go back to an idea I posted awhile back...
    After 10c members get the email confirming they won their show selection, 10c should offer the option of buying the show specific poster, sticker, button, flip-flop, dog collar, key chain, new bright shiny object ect, right then.
    I walked off the merch line in St. Paul a few years ago, and it was extremely liberating. Ended up getting the poster in the Shop a few months later.
    I think I've just convinced myself to enjoy some bourbon in a nearby bar instead of standing for 4 hours in the rain...
    Well, here's to one less person in line

    I am having the same internal discussion myself. I will show up to get my tickets, but if the line is too long, then I would rather do a bourbon tour and spend time with my wife, instead of waiting in line for that long....
    Decisions decisions!!!
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  • Noload
    Noload Monticello, Georgia Posts: 1,635
    Columbia was the best at less than an hour..FT Lauderdale was terrible at about 3.5 hours..I passed on Miami and Greenville.
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  • lolobugg
    lolobugg BLUE RDGE MTNS Posts: 8,195
    edited April 2016
    waited in outside line in Hampton. got in line at 11am. merch opened at about 1:20pm. got everything I wanted. got in entrance line in Hampton right before doors opened. got everything I wanted inside.
    hope this will help you decide.

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  • twhite1221
    twhite1221 here, there, everywhere Posts: 99
    I did the first 3 Florida shows and opted to not waste 3 to 4 hours in line outside. Instead, I lined up 30-40 mins before doors opened to be one of the first in and went straight for the merch stands. All event specific items were available, Tampa was a little tricky because only certain merch stands had the event specific shirts (I guess because so many were selling). It helps when you ask people who work at the venue (before doors open) for details on where the merch stands are and the quickest way to them. Keep in mind, you may have to ask 2 or 3 different workers before you find one that knows what they are talking about.
  • BSully
    BSully Indiana Posts: 1,519
    I think that I may just wing it at Lexington...if I show up and it is a 3 hour wait, I will just come back to the arena before the doors open.
    I also like the idea of contacting someone about where the merch stands will be inside, then we can lineup outside of those doors!
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 51,492
    WesC said:

    I'll go back to an idea I posted awhile back...
    After 10c members get the email confirming they won their show selection, 10c should offer the option of buying the show specific poster, sticker, button, flip-flop, dog collar, key chain, new bright shiny object ect, right then.
    I walked off the merch line in St. Paul a few years ago, and it was extremely liberating. Ended up getting the poster in the Shop a few months later.
    I think I've just convinced myself to enjoy some bourbon in a nearby bar instead of standing for 4 hours in the rain...
    Well, here's to one less person in line

    Since this has been mentioned a million times before, and emailed to 10C as well, 10C is well aware that fans want this (and it has been done in the past). For whatever reason, they are choosing not to do it. I can't imagine what they reason is though.
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  • OceansMagnet
    OceansMagnet Posts: 1,044
    After Missoula in 2012 I have never done the merch line. I really don't need any more product and my time out on the road visiting with friends is so limited... If there is something really cool that I just have to have like the keyring and flip flops in florida I just slip out during a too familiar tune (typically either Got Some or Even Flow) and pick something up with no waiting.

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