Poland shall not be forgotten or official 13th June Chorzow/Katowice show thread

Super Vedder wrote:

have you already booked all ya flights then cos wizz air go from katowice to liverpool on 14th at 6am, but then again your probably not going home are ya? im just being too nosey/helpful for my own good here i think!

Are you booking through Wizz? I think I will.

Ooh, double postage

Laura Jayne i am thinking of leaving munich now and just going from liverpool to poland and back and then on to london. especially if the rumours about scotland and ireland gigs are true. if i do that i will be booking with wizz

JOHNLFC wrote:

defo booking with wizz now, probably staying in katowice on 12th and then maybe goto airport after gig and just hang out and wait for 6am flight

Think i'll fly in on the 12th to Krackow, spend the night partying there, get the train to Katowice on the 13th for the gig and then head straight to the airport for the 6am flight. See you there.

JOHNLFC wrote:

have you booked liverpool to katowice return

depart liverpool on 12th

depart katowice on 14th 6.00am

i assume after arrival on 12th u r travelling to krakow and staying there then train back 2 katowice for gig then airport for 6

i think i will do that sounds good

Yeah people have said Krackow is more interesting and has a better night life so i will stay there and then travel to Katowice the next day.

JOHNLFC wrote:

have you booked hotel yet

i will probably stay here

http://www.ibishotel.com/ibis/fichehotel/gb/ibi/3710/fiche_hotel.shtml

shit is that the time got to be up at 7

later

Saw this thread and thought I'd join in. I don't post here often, but I am a long time PJ fan (40+shows, first being 4-3-94 Atlanta) that will be going to this show and wanted to participate. My girlfriend is from Novy Targ and has family there, so that's where we'll be camped (this is the only show we'll be going to this tour). This will be her first PJ experience.

First, I cannot wait to visit Poland. I've only visited England, Wales and France in Europe (during the 2000 tour) and have never been to Eastern Europe. I look forward to communicating with and, perhaps, meeting up with the "locals" and other PJ-minded folks arriving for the show.

I ordered tix through ticketpro.pl in the reserved section 27. I am a 10C member, however thought best to have reserved seats since I'll be with my g/f. Question, do you think PJ can sell out such a large venue in PL? I doubt they could do that here in the States, and I recall them playing small venues last time in Katowice. Just curious, not sure if other major acts might be on the bill. Also, I wonder where our seats are. My confirmation email states:

Miejsce / Seat(s): Stadion slaski/3/27/1/21 --> Pocet/ Count: 1

Not sure what the row/seat number is on that, I assume 27 is the section.

Thanks for reading this, I really look forward to the show and communicating with others that will be attending. fyi, I will be taking Polish language lessons so I can communicate with my girlfriend's family better, as well as assist me when we arrive. Have a great evening, look forward to hearing from you all!

Vince

impressive

I want to go

roubal wrote:

Ok, to keep all the information on the Polish show in one place, let's start a new thread.

Bartek of pearljam.pl made a very good effort of putting some important information together at:
http://www.pearljam.pl/index.php/news/view/title/the_show_in_poland

Additionally, if you intend to fly in to Poland for the show, use:

- Centralwings (http://www.centralwings.pl) for: Scotland and Ireland to Katowice; London, Ireland or Italy to Krakow; London, Ireland or Italy to Wroclaw; various European cities to Warsaw.

- Easyjet (http://www.easyjet.pl) for: UK to Krakow or Warsaw

- Wizzair (http://www.wizzair.com) for: various European cities to Katowice or Warsaw

- Skyeurope (http://www.skyeurope.pl) for: various European cities to Krakow

- Ryanair (http://www.ryanair.com) for: UK and Ireland to Krakow, Dublin to Warsaw.

Katowice airport is about 10-15 km from the Silesian Stadium. Krakow (rent a car and drive straight 80 km motorway, toll of about 3 euro; or take a train) is about 80 km, Warsaw is 300 km.

If you want to stay for a day or two or three and do some sightseeing, do NOT stay in Chorzow/Katowice. Choose Krakow or Warsaw instead.

The Silesian Stadium is about 5km from the Katowice train station, check out http://www.tagzania.com/item/13132 (scroll the map to the up left).

There is a 1am train from Katowice to Krakow (http://rozklad.pkp.pl/bin/query.exe/en?) if you want to go back there straight after the show. While in Krakow, there are plenty of hostels to choose from (http://www.hostelworld.com).

One more important notice: it is illegal to drink alcohol on a street in Poland. If you get caught by the police while doing it, you'll get fined. Gotta hide your bottle or can.

If you have any questions, ASK.

ozarkcoolchic wrote:

Thanks! Also, do you know how far the hotel Ibis is from the stadium?

i suppose you booked a room in the Ibis hotel which is located in Zabrze, not in Katowice. Am I right? If yes, then you will have to take a tramp or bus from Zabrze center to Chorzow. It's 15-km distance and may take you like 30 minutes.

VinMan wrote:

I ordered tix through ticketpro.pl in the reserved section 27. I am a 10C member, however thought best to have reserved seats since I'll be with my g/f. Question, do you think PJ can sell out such a large venue in PL? I doubt they could do that here in the States, and I recall them playing small venues last time in Katowice. Just curious, not sure if other major acts might be on the bill. Also, I wonder where our seats are. My confirmation email states:

Miejsce / Seat(s): Stadion slaski/3/27/1/21 --> Pocet/ Count: 1

Not sure what the row/seat number is on that, I assume 27 is the section.
Vince

I am actually shocked they decided to play at such a big venue. honestly don't think it's gonna sell out (so do buy the tickets, dear foreigners! )maybe someone lied to them about the capacity of the place or seeing all of us wearing 'you forgot poland' T-shirts last year they thought there's 70.000 of us so that would be my fault, among others, hehe
it did however seel out quick for u2 - but pearl jam isn't a commercial band like them so again: doubt it.
as to your seats - I'm not sure it's either section 27 row 21, or the other way round... but then what do 3 and 1 stand for? boggles the mind...
have a good stay in poland!

super vedder: if you have enough time to go to krakow then yes, I'd recommend staying there rather than in katowice.

Super Vedder wrote:

thats the thing, im not sure if i do have enough time, i get to katowice at 11.25 am on the 12th, not sure if its worth the travelling to krakow or i should just stay in katowice! ooh choices choices hey???

yeah, decisions, decisions, decisions...
I'd go. train ride is 1,5 hours and I guess it's worth it.