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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Bags on October 11, 2017, 02:25:27 pm

Title: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: Bags on October 11, 2017, 02:25:27 pm
Anyone get emails or have info on when doors open, if you have to be in by a certain time (for the iheartradio gig tonight), other logistics?

Asking for both nights, which will differ, of course.
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: gavroche on October 11, 2017, 02:29:21 pm
Anyone get emails or have info on when doors open, if you have to be in by a certain time (for the iheartradio gig tonight), other logistics?

Asking for both nights, which will differ, of course.

Doors for tonight's Iheartradio gig are 7:00.  That's all it said in the email that was forwarded to me.
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: grateful on October 11, 2017, 02:38:13 pm
The Anthem site shows 6:30 doors, 8:00 show for tomorrow.
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: Bags on October 11, 2017, 03:03:22 pm
The iheartradio broadcast starts at 9:00, so that's helpful info.
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: Bags on October 12, 2017, 11:00:27 am
Are cell phones going to be locked in a baggie upon entry?  That was mentioned in the General forum, and while I get that for a comedy show, or something that folks don't want videos to be released, everyone pretty much knows what happens at a Foo show!

Thanks for the help, lots of coordination with the big Nats game tonight.
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: grateful on October 12, 2017, 11:33:13 am
FWIW, I read that cell phone thing as a joke. Also a joke, the people who were actually already in line at 7am...
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: challenged on October 12, 2017, 11:46:51 am
Metro open an hour later; PEPCO parent company Exelon paying the bill b/c Nats game.
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: grateful on October 12, 2017, 11:50:34 am
This ensures I'll be on Metro tonight!
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: Bags on October 12, 2017, 12:01:08 pm
FWIW, I read that cell phone thing as a joke. Also a joke, the people who were actually already in line at 7am...
It's happened around town, so not all that crazy an idea.  But, makes little sense for Foo when you think about the reasoning.
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: ggw on October 12, 2017, 12:13:37 pm
FWIW, I read that cell phone thing as a joke. Also a joke, the people who were actually already in line at 7am...
It's happened around town, so not all that crazy an idea.  But, makes little sense for Foo when you think about the reasoning.

I have no idea if the cell phone pouch thing is a joke or not, but the Foo Fighters are known as being pretty controlling about photographs of their performances.

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/blog/13082085/why-were-not-photographing-the-foo-fighters

https://consequenceofsound.net/2015/07/newspaper-protests-foo-fighters/


Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: notme on October 12, 2017, 02:45:37 pm
people were lined up at noon for yesterday's show
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: challenged on October 12, 2017, 03:31:19 pm
troublefunk added to the bill?
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: grateful on October 12, 2017, 03:49:55 pm
troublefunk added to the bill?

On NYE
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: challenged on October 12, 2017, 03:56:53 pm
troublefunk added to the bill?

On NYE

I was told that Troublefunk was added for tonight: Foos
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: kosmo vinyl on October 12, 2017, 03:59:38 pm
according to their twitter yes..
https://twitter.com/TroubleFunkBand/status/918237982666182656

Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: hemisphire on October 12, 2017, 04:27:07 pm
According to this they're handing out numbers for the folks in line: http://forum.foofighters.com/showthread.php?t=170988&page=18
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: grateful on October 12, 2017, 04:51:23 pm
according to their twitter yes..
https://twitter.com/TroubleFunkBand/status/918237982666182656



Huh!
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: Bags on October 12, 2017, 05:00:30 pm
people were lined up at noon for yesterday's show
People are nuts.  That show was FAR from sold out, and no one thought it would be.  I was in row "four" and I showed up at 8:50.
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: Bags on October 12, 2017, 05:09:22 pm
According to this they're handing out numbers for the folks in line: http://forum.foofighters.com/showthread.php?t=170988&page=18
What does this mean -- does the ticketholder have be there, or can the guest get numbers??
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: blipvurt on October 12, 2017, 05:23:55 pm
There are two lines and everyone is confused down here because of those placeholder red tickets. Conflicting info from door staff.

Anyone from IMP who can explain who should be standing where? For real?

I don't want to get screwed standing in the wrong line.
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: kosmo vinyl on October 12, 2017, 05:44:56 pm
I would hit up the Anthem's twitter

https://twitter.com/TheAnthemDC
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: Julian, Forum COGNOSCENTI on October 12, 2017, 05:56:31 pm
There are two lines and everyone is confused down here because of those placeholder red tickets. Conflicting info from door staff.

Anyone from IMP who can explain who should be standing where? For real?

I don't want to get screwed standing in the wrong line.
Seth doesn’t see why you need to know which line to be in.
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: grateful on October 12, 2017, 06:03:47 pm
Just go to the brixton. Drink until 8. No more lines!
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: kosmo vinyl on October 12, 2017, 06:40:53 pm
Per the Foo's Twitter feed

See you tonight @TheAnthemDC !!!
7:20P Big Tony & Trouble Funk
8:30P @TheStruts
9:30P FF

and according to the Anthem twitter

"We do not have a curfew so plan accordingly"
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: methylene blue-hatch ıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl on October 12, 2017, 07:02:43 pm
 I just wanted to comment that I had a fantastic time at the show last night
sound was awesome, band was on point and the best venue in dc

I am so happy for the random acts of kindness from FWB!

Glad Dave and co did a full two hour set last night, kinda thought we'd only get 45 mins of songs and some interviews
pleasantly surprised

also...I am happier going last night as it was about 3/4 full
tonight will be butts to nuts packed
also it was Free...not $100, so that made it that much sweeter

in the future, I'm definitely ride-sharing
took like 30 minutes to get out of the garage and cost $20

nice poster
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DL-IrtOUQAAEl1n.jpg

so glad julian wasn't stinking the place up with his negativity
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: sweetcell on October 13, 2017, 12:58:36 am
butts to nuts packed
this is my new fav expression.  although "nuts to butts" makes more sense to me, logically; but doesn't roll off the tongue quite as easily.  dammit.

nice poster
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DL-IrtOUQAAEl1n.jpg
amazing poster.

so glad julian wasn't stinking the place up with his negativity

... yet.
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: challenged on October 13, 2017, 10:53:56 am
Great Foos show.
Packed Ns to Bs for sure.

Folks got a little unhappy over by stage left when one dude decided to mosh/slam aggressively at the start of "monkeyranch."  Marine looking patron took moshguy down very quickly, and handed bewildered moshguy over the staph.

Fuck AT&T. No signal at all. folks with T-Mobile were streaming the Nats game with perfect clarity and I cannot even text to get in communication with friends at the show.

Three more notes:

I am old and tired.
Boilen and Bagley are doppelgangers.
3
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: Julian, Forum COGNOSCENTI on October 13, 2017, 11:20:17 am
Cell service was also terrible for me with Verizon. Walked out of the venue only to discover several messages from The Director that were too late. :(
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: mekmad on October 13, 2017, 11:31:08 am
Couldn't connect to the wifi either, probably overloaded.  They ditched the "name must match ticket" policy at some point, probably took too long with the mass of people.  I wonder which side of the venue was quicker to enter.  Facing the front, I was to the right.  I would guess that the other side was probably quicker, I didn't know that was an option.   
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: challenged on October 13, 2017, 11:31:41 am
butts to nuts packed
this is my new fav expression.  although "nuts to butts" makes more sense to me, logically; but doesn't roll off the tongue quite as easily.  dammit.

nice poster
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DL-IrtOUQAAEl1n.jpg
amazing poster.

so glad julian wasn't stinking the place up with his negativity

... yet.

Got a Poster. The regular posters were a series of 300.  There were also "foil variants" in a set of 100. I got there too late for the foil variant; and that's fine.
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: hemisphire on October 13, 2017, 12:10:44 pm
Cell service was also terrible for me with Verizon. Walked out of the venue only to discover several messages from The Director that were too late. :(

I had no service with Sprint on Sunday, not even roaming. But last night I had 3G, start to finish.
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: Bags on October 13, 2017, 01:31:26 pm
Couldn't connect to the wifi either, probably overloaded.  They ditched the "name must match ticket" policy at some point, probably took too long with the mass of people.  I wonder which side of the venue was quicker to enter.  Facing the front, I was to the right.  I would guess that the other side was probably quicker, I didn't know that was an option.   
The left side was so much quicker that around 7:00 staph started sending folks from the right side line over to the left side.  In future, always go left (in front of the Brixton).
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: grateful on October 13, 2017, 01:33:33 pm
Yeah, I was among the crowd that was pulled from the back of the right line to the front of the left line.  That was an unexpected bonus!
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: Bags on October 13, 2017, 01:35:27 pm
Two fantastic shows.  It was a joy to have been able to be there Wednesday with a smaller crowd.  But what the hell, it's the Foos, so it was also fun being packed in last night and bouncing around.

I love the venue.  Big, but feels like a club, not an arena.

No wifi, no cell except behind the soundboard (I have Verizon).

Bit of a bar fail; took 26 minutes to get beer at the bar on the second level, stage left.  Discussed with friends, would make a HUGE difference if you could just swipe and go.  Which would mean adding tip automatically, which I know would make some people losing their minds.  But, having each patron sign a receipt takes a lot of time and creates some chaos.
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: sweetcell on October 13, 2017, 04:32:44 pm
Bit of a bar fail; took 26 minutes to get beer at the bar on the second level, stage left.  Discussed with friends, would make a HUGE difference if you could just swipe and go.  Which would mean adding tip automatically, which I know would make some people losing their minds.  But, having each patron sign a receipt takes a lot of time and creates some chaos.

hey seth -

perhaps look into those stand-alone card swipers like they have at most grocery* check-outs these days?  add a tip on the pin-pad, sign on the screen using the "electronic pen"... and sell more beer, faster, to happier customers.

* i'm assuming that you actually frequent grocery stores... if not, ask your butler/personal shopper about it.
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: fatskippy on October 17, 2017, 01:32:15 pm
Did they check ID's against the name on the tickets to get in?
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: grateful on October 17, 2017, 01:42:45 pm
Yes.  They're not doing that for tonight's LCDSS show, tho.
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: grateful on October 17, 2017, 01:48:14 pm
(They will check your ID for drinking age, and either issue you a wristband or stamp your hand.)
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: challenged on October 17, 2017, 02:44:12 pm
Did they check ID's against the name on the tickets to get in?

They did not check names on tix against IDs at FoosThursday; at least not mine.  Just checked IDs for age.
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: methylene blue-hatch ıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl on October 17, 2017, 05:13:12 pm
would have been easy to sell a tix then
but good they made people think they had to be on the tix so the secondary market couldn't kill them
Title: Re: Foo show info -- both Oct 11 and 12
Post by: grateful on October 17, 2017, 10:51:54 pm
Whoa.