Wrigley GA line questions

mace1229 said:

Chrrie said:

I mean no one is making anyone camp out. There are plenty of people who say they prefer walking in at doors and going to the back of the pit, or 10 rows out from Mike or whatever. If you want to be in the first row of people go pitch a tent with everyone else who wants it just as bad. 

No one is saying that. Just discussing if there are official rules posted, then those should be the same rules for everyone. Or make it clear that there are exceptions and talk to security.

The random number isnt for convenience on those who don't want to camp. Its to enforce the no camping rules and avoid confusion when the band says there are no pre lines and pre-lines will not be honored, but if you talk the Security Guard Steve he shows you the secret line and enforces it. 

Its just kind of funny reading some other threads. People harping on others for not reading the rules for the lottery and understanding them correctly or making proper selections. But when it comes to GA, the clearly written rules don't matter and you're supposed to know all the inside information and ignore the information given to us.

I'm sure everyone would be upset if they followed the written rules as it was given to them for the lottery, but then later found out if you enter up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, start when making your selection, you're guaranteed a GA win.

SHZA said:

dunewall said:

So you can either try for a rail spot and give up on buying merch
or
decide that the rail isn't that important and line up early for the merch line instead

Nope. You can line up for GA and plant a chair in the merch line to hold your spot there too. No joke 

Chrrie said:

mace1229 said:

Chrrie said:

I mean no one is making anyone camp out. There are plenty of people who say they prefer walking in at doors and going to the back of the pit, or 10 rows out from Mike or whatever. If you want to be in the first row of people go pitch a tent with everyone else who wants it just as bad. 

No one is saying that. Just discussing if there are official rules posted, then those should be the same rules for everyone. Or make it clear that there are exceptions and talk to security.

The random number isnt for convenience on those who don't want to camp. Its to enforce the no camping rules and avoid confusion when the band says there are no pre lines and pre-lines will not be honored, but if you talk the Security Guard Steve he shows you the secret line and enforces it. 

Its just kind of funny reading some other threads. People harping on others for not reading the rules for the lottery and understanding them correctly or making proper selections. But when it comes to GA, the clearly written rules don't matter and you're supposed to know all the inside information and ignore the information given to us.

I'm sure everyone would be upset if they followed the written rules as it was given to them for the lottery, but then later found out if you enter up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, start when making your selection, you're guaranteed a GA win.

Again it’s not PJ communicating rules here, it’s dependent on the venue and not every venue says you can’t camp there. But regardless if you’re a GA ticket holder I have a hard time believing you wouldn’t want to experience front center rail at least once. I mean SHZA has been commenting on this and he’s the reason Ft. Worth got Undone because Ed was like you look like a cool person what song would you like to hear? How awesome is that? A lot of people want it and are willing to “break the rules” which the venue doesn’t even end up enforcing anyway. Again, I get that it could be disappointing if you’re one of the people showing up in the morning but there’s gotta be like a little common sense knowing that you’re not the only person who would be willing to wait in line for 8 hours. 

Loujoe said:

a dude camped out for a couple days (let's play 2) got on the movie and a song played for him. Go camp. I'll bring the marshmallows.

SHZA said:

mace1229 said:

madhat181 said:

This was the sign across from  Murphy’s in 2018  and some of the people who started an unofficial line the night before. Like I said I got there around 6-6:30AM on the the day of the concert (Night 1) and I was rail about 10 feet away from them

15 years ago I would have been for that. But they didn't have GA for the shows I went to then. Now days I just don't want to be exhausted before the show even begins, or spend my day in a line if I traveled to a city. 
Was that line visible from the sign? Makes sense if it was across the street. But If not, what happens when. second line forms down the street and they both show up at 8?

Last tour they gave out numbered wristbands in the morning in Chicago and both Texas venues so you could rest during the day before coming back. So it's not quite as exhausting as it could be although it still requires a lot of time and standing. But like Chrrie says, the rail experience can be awesome and worth the effort at least once. I think the question of what happens if there are dueling lines is probably more hypothetical than real. One or the other will be there first and there would be communication if people show up and start a new one