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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Borealis on March 24, 2009, 09:29:17 am

Title: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: Borealis on March 24, 2009, 09:29:17 am: 9/29 - Landover, MD - FedEx Field

10/1 - Charlottesville, VA - Scott Stadium

anyone care to help me and pm me a presale password for U2 in NY ?
i am MUSE fan, please please anyone?
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Post by: chaz on March 24, 2009, 12:06:25 pm: Good lord...I just read on rollingstone.com that this tour will require the use of 120 trucks to get from town to town. That is just stupid. WTF???? 120 trucks??? Just get out there and play the songs already.

Not that I'd go see this show anyway, but the thought of it is gross.

Oh yeah, that song about boots is really weak too. Maybe the worst U2 single ever.
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Post by: Borealis on March 24, 2009, 12:20:31 pm: well a show is a show i guess Muse will add a couple or a dozen of trucks there
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Post by: vansmack on March 24, 2009, 12:22:25 pm: Are you done yet, Chaz? Feel better now?
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Post by: vansmack on March 24, 2009, 12:26:26 pm: Quote from: Borealis on March 24, 2009, 09:29:17 am
i am MUSE fan, please please anyone?

This news made me even more excited.
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Post by: chaz on March 24, 2009, 12:29:16 pm: Quote from: vansmack on March 24, 2009, 12:22:25 pm
Are you done yet, Chaz? Feel better now?
Much better, thanks...but I'll be feeling even better when I see Bono riding onto the stage at FedEx field on an elephant, the leader in an extensive parade of rare and endangered wildlife from all over the globe.
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Post by: xneverwherex on March 24, 2009, 12:40:26 pm: Quote from: Borealis on March 24, 2009, 09:29:17 am
anyone care to help me and pm me a presale password for U2 in NY ?
i am MUSE fan, please please anyone?
well i had a presale password from IZOD Center for the show - and it doesnt seem to work. What a bummer. I really want to see this show, so I guess Ill just be waiting for regular sale or figure something out.
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Post by: sonickteam2 on March 24, 2009, 12:49:14 pm: U2 should open for Muse!
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Post by: godsshoeshine on March 24, 2009, 01:02:37 pm: Quote from: chaz on March 24, 2009, 12:06:25 pm
Good lord...I just read on rollingstone.com that this tour will require the use of 120 trucks to get from town to town. That is just stupid. WTF???? 120 trucks??? Just get out there and play the songs already.

Not that I'd go see this show anyway, but the thought of it is gross.

Oh yeah, that song about boots is really weak too. Maybe the worst U2 single ever.
a better question is how many iphones will they use
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Post by: Vas Deferens on March 24, 2009, 01:04:23 pm: uno, dos, tres, catorce!

Quote from: godsshoeshine on March 24, 2009, 01:02:37 pm

a better question is how many iphones will they use
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Post by: vansmack on March 24, 2009, 01:13:48 pm: Quote from: back to sonick on March 24, 2009, 12:49:14 pm
U2 should open for Muse!

I have yet to see Muse open for somebody where they didn't completely blow the headliner off the stage. Given my well known love for U2, this is sure to be VERY interesting.
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Post by: Borealis on March 24, 2009, 01:20:48 pm: Quote from: vansmack on March 24, 2009, 01:13:48 pm
Quote from: back to sonick on March 24, 2009, 12:49:14 pm
U2 should open for Muse!

I have yet to see Muse open for somebody where they didn't completely blow the headliner off the stage. Given my well known love for U2, this is sure to be VERY interesting.

this is exactly what I want to see )))))
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Post by: sonickteam2 on March 24, 2009, 01:21:22 pm: Quote from: vansmack on March 24, 2009, 01:13:48 pm
Quote from: back to sonick on March 24, 2009, 12:49:14 pm
U2 should open for Muse!

I have yet to see Muse open for somebody where they didn't completely blow the headliner off the stage. Given my well known love for U2, this is sure to be VERY interesting.

the great thing about this is that Muse is completely used to and comfortable playing in a large venue/stadium. and their music is almost more fitting for it. Hopefully U2 will let them set up a decent stage and, while i dont want to say "co-headlining", they could give Muse a bit more than is traditionally given to "opening acts".

that said, i dont think Muse will blow U2 off the stage! good bill.
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Post by: chaz on March 24, 2009, 01:22:03 pm: Quote from: godsshoeshine on March 24, 2009, 01:02:37 pm
Quote from: chaz on March 24, 2009, 12:06:25 pm
Good lord...I just read on rollingstone.com that this tour will require the use of 120 trucks to get from town to town. That is just stupid. WTF???? 120 trucks??? Just get out there and play the songs already.

Not that I'd go see this show anyway, but the thought of it is gross.

Oh yeah, that song about boots is really weak too. Maybe the worst U2 single ever.
a better question is how many iphones will they use
Probably not too many since the tour is sponsored by Blackberry!!!!!
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Post by: Borealis on March 24, 2009, 01:24:51 pm: hey Blackberry users!!!!! get me a presale password
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Post by: chaz on March 24, 2009, 01:28:09 pm: I'm very dissapointed in U2's choice of corporate sponsorship. I mean, blackberries are so bland and utilitarian.
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Post by: wml7 on March 24, 2009, 01:29:36 pm: Quote from: Borealis on March 24, 2009, 01:24:51 pm
hey Blackberry users!!!!! get me a presale password

It's probably sold out by now.
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Post by: Borealis on March 24, 2009, 01:38:00 pm: Quote from: xneverwherex on March 24, 2009, 12:40:26 pm
Quote from: Borealis on March 24, 2009, 09:29:17 am
anyone care to help me and pm me a presale password for U2 in NY ?
i am MUSE fan, please please anyone?
well i had a presale password from IZOD Center for the show - and it doesnt seem to work. What a bummer. I really want to see this show, so I guess Ill just be waiting for regular sale or figure something out.

was your password ACCESS as listed on this page?

http://presaletoday.com/u2-360-tour-presale-passwords
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Post by: sweetcell on March 24, 2009, 01:47:47 pm: Borealis: presale open to members of the U2 fan club only. blackberry users don't have access to passwords. want in on the presale? join the fan club, $50. members are given a unique password that can only be used once, therefore hunting for one online is pointless - no one is sharing their password. you'll want to join the fan club today, so you can get in on the last round of the presale tomorrow afternoon (as a new member, that's the only round you qualify for). only long-time members of the fan club are able to buy their tickets today. more info: http://www.u2.com/static/index/index/content/tour_faqs

alternately, go complain to muse that they should have a presale for their fan club.
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Post by: Borealis on March 24, 2009, 01:53:37 pm: thank you! very positive!!! i am happy for U2 fans

by the way that password ACCESS does work!! only it shows lower levels, not general standing area
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Post by: wml7 on March 24, 2009, 03:00:27 pm: So did you get tickets Borealis? So I'm assuming that the GA field for this tour is 250??
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Post by: sweetcell on March 24, 2009, 03:13:05 pm: i'm not sure that the presale is even needed - the GA field will hold several thousand people. i suspect that quick fingers shouldn't have too much of a problem scoring GA tickets at the onsale.

wml7 - no, field are $55.
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Post by: wml7 on March 24, 2009, 03:15:15 pm: Quote from: sweetcell on March 24, 2009, 03:13:05 pm
i'm not sure that the presale is even needed - the GA field will hold several thousand people. i suspect that quick fingers shouldn't have too much of a problem scoring GA tickets at the onsale.

wml7 - no, field are $55.

Really?? Why the heck is field so cheap? I know you are crammed in there but you would expect it to be more.
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Post by: sweetcell on March 24, 2009, 03:27:04 pm: for at least the last few tours, if not longer, GA/field/pit tickets for U2 have been cheaper than the best seats immediately behind them.

i suspect the idea is to cater to two different classes of fan: calmer, better off financially, and seeking comfort/defined space, VS. younger, less affluent, rabid, willing to be packed in shoulder-to-shoulder.

in other words, they pack the pit with the kind of fans that an ego-driven rock star like bono is going to want right in front of him :D
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Post by: kosmo vinyl on March 24, 2009, 03:29:13 pm: Isn't this U2 tour the ones opposed to the merger of ticketmaster and livenation be boycotting?
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Post by: nkotb on March 24, 2009, 03:30:12 pm: ;D

Quote from: kosmo vinyl on March 24, 2009, 03:29:13 pm
Isn't this U2 tour the ones opposed to the merger of ticketmaster and livenation be boycotting?
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Post by: Borealis on March 24, 2009, 03:30:28 pm: i could not care less for U2
i've seen them about 12 years ago in DC and was not impressed
Muse on the other hand might present new material
and listening to new muse material before it comes out on the album - priceless
that said, I am gutted that Muse don't have a pre-sale for their fans
it means they only want exposure
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Post by: wml7 on March 24, 2009, 03:32:03 pm: Quote from: sweetcell on March 24, 2009, 03:27:04 pm
for at least the last few tours, if not longer, GA/field/pit tickets for U2 have been cheaper than the best seats immediately behind them.

i suspect the idea is to cater to two different classes of fan: calmer, better off financially, and seeking comfort/defined space, VS. younger, less affluent, rabid, willing to be packed in shoulder-to-shoulder.

in other words, they pack the pit with the kind of fans that an ego-driven rock star like bono is going to want right in front of him :D

Yeah for the Giant stadium presale all the $55 tickets are in the 300 sections.
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Post by: Borealis on March 24, 2009, 03:35:01 pm: i did not buy seats,
i want to be in the pit, how much is the pit?
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Post by: wml7 on March 24, 2009, 03:36:18 pm: I can't find any available for pit. However these ticket prices are weird. It's showing $250 for tickets that are in the 200 sections but for even closer seats it shows 95 bucks in the 100 sections.
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Post by: Borealis on March 24, 2009, 03:38:36 pm: where are you looking at the prices?
I've heard that field seats are 250$

tier 1 near the stage 250$ and tear 1 away from stage and up are 95$
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Post by: wml7 on March 24, 2009, 03:40:15 pm: i'm looking right on ticketmaster. You put in ACCESS as the venue code and you can select your seats.
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Post by: Borealis on March 24, 2009, 03:42:04 pm: yes that's what I do, yeah, sections closer to the stage are 250 tier 1 or tier 2
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Post by: wml7 on March 24, 2009, 03:44:52 pm: I just pulled a section 208 Row 11 for 250 bucks.
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Post by: Borealis on March 24, 2009, 03:45:35 pm: that is just too far for these money
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Post by: wml7 on March 24, 2009, 03:46:14 pm: yeah these prices make no sense.
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Post by: sweetcell on March 24, 2009, 03:56:30 pm: you guys are helpless... please go to the TM page and play with the "Section" pull-down - it'll show you prices. i'm tired of explaining this to y'all :)

no field tickets are available in the venue presale. only the u2 fan club presale. you'll have to wait for the public onsale for those.
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Post by: wml7 on March 24, 2009, 03:58:28 pm: haha you are right sorry for the confusion.
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Post by: Borealis on March 24, 2009, 04:15:12 pm: one last question - are there seats on the field?
and another one - will the pit be open for general pre-sale?
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Post by: kosmo vinyl on March 24, 2009, 04:19:25 pm: how about going on a livenation or u2 site for info... the 9:30 club and I.M.P. have NOTHING to with these shows... and hope there isn't a problem with Muse's DAT player during their set....
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Post by: walkonby on March 24, 2009, 04:20:25 pm: u 2 should have all heard about this by now.

and it happened so close to my home in the country. the freaks are now everywhere. somebody upstairs is rolling his eyes and frowning.

my first concert was u2 zoo tv, with the cars hanging and primus + fishbone opened. i had third row. i was such a dork when i ordered them over the phone, i said to the guy . . . uhmm is that the best you got?

now, here is the article for the reason i am posting in this space.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090313/ap_on_re_us/national_park_shooting
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Post by: sweetcell on March 24, 2009, 04:21:34 pm: no, no seats on the field.

"will the pit be open for general pre-sale" - i don't understand what your question is. what general pre-sale? you mean general onsale? and, what do you mean by "open"? if you mean "will pit tickets be available in the general onsale", i believe the answer is yes, unless the fan club presale buys them all.

edit: ok kosmo, i'll stop answering questions now. although i suspect this request to take it elsewhere has a lot more to do with your personal distaste for the band than it not being an IMP or 930 show. when was the last time you balked at a thread about lolla, bonnaroo, etc?

and walkies, i don't "get" your article... what's the relationship?
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Post by: wml7 on March 24, 2009, 04:27:43 pm: hmmm the joker
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Post by: walkonby on March 24, 2009, 04:28:58 pm: Quote from: kosmo vinyl on March 24, 2009, 04:19:25 pm
how about going on a livenation or u2 site for info... the 9:30 club and I.M.P. have NOTHING to with these shows... and hope there isn't a problem with Muse's DAT player during their set....

(http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/images/chow-hound-what-no-gravy.jpg)
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Post by: walkonby on March 24, 2009, 04:34:37 pm: sweetie dumplings, point one was to tell a useless u2 story i had about my first concert. and when kosmo got all pu pu platter on us, point two was to kill the thread for him.

and then there was the gravy. mmmmm, gravy.

oh yeah, point three. u2 clearly is a joke(r) now. ;D
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Post by: wml7 on March 24, 2009, 04:36:31 pm: this is all great haha
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Post by: nkotb on March 24, 2009, 04:41:37 pm: ;D ;D

Quote from: kosmo vinyl on March 24, 2009, 04:19:25 pm
and hope there isn't a problem with Muse's DAT player during their set....
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Post by: kosmo vinyl on March 24, 2009, 04:43:40 pm: I have no problem with U2 having seen them live several times, it's just that there are probably numerous u2 related boards out there to be getting info from.
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Post by: Borealis on March 24, 2009, 04:43:52 pm: Quote from: nkotb on March 24, 2009, 04:41:37 pm
;D ;D

Quote from: kosmo vinyl on March 24, 2009, 04:19:25 pm
and hope there isn't a problem with Muse's DAT player during their set....

yes, i hope so too

and since I am new here (although, not that new to the USA, DC and 930 club) I find you all very kind and helpful

Cheers!!!!
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Post by: Borealis on March 24, 2009, 04:44:28 pm: Quote from: kosmo vinyl on March 24, 2009, 04:43:40 pm
I have no problem with U2 having seen them live several times, it's just that there are probably numerous u2 related boards out there to be getting info from.

i am afraid they require 50$ registration fee for this info
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Post by: chaz on March 24, 2009, 04:53:39 pm: The last time I saw Muse their DAT player broke his arm stage diving into the crowd about 5 or 6 songs in, so he couldn?t finish the set. I admit, without him it didn?t sound quite as good, but it still rocked. That dude can seriously rock a DAT though, not just in an over the top ostentatious way, but in a serious and thoughtful way as well.
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Post by: RatBastard on March 24, 2009, 05:08:58 pm: Quote from: back to sonick on March 24, 2009, 12:49:14 pm
U2 should open for Muse!

U2 should go away.
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Post by: Mobius on March 24, 2009, 08:28:58 pm: U2 helped ubiquitize Apple's iPod w/ those Vertigo commercials . . .Bono's venture capital firm Elevation Partners is a major stakeholder in Palm . . .and this tour is being sponsored by Blackberry (RIM) ?! This is as convoluted as Get On Your Boots!
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Post by: chaz on March 24, 2009, 09:08:32 pm: Quote from: Mobius on March 24, 2009, 08:28:58 pm
U2 helped ubiquitize Apple's iPod w/ those Vertigo commercials . . .Bono's venture capital firm Elevation Partners is a major stakeholder in Palm . . .and this tour is being sponsored by Blackberry (RIM) ?! This is as convoluted as Get On Your Boots!

And don't forget that black and red U2 special edition ipod.
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Post by: sweetcell on March 24, 2009, 09:24:48 pm: Quote from: Mobius on March 24, 2009, 08:28:58 pm
U2 helped ubiquitize Apple's iPod w/ those Vertigo commercials . . .Bono's venture capital firm Elevation Partners is a major stakeholder in Palm . . .and this tour is being sponsored by Blackberry (RIM) ?! This is as convoluted as Get On Your Boots!

the geek in me is screaming: POTW.
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Post by: chaz on March 24, 2009, 11:10:51 pm: At this point all I'm really interested in is what kind of phone bono is pocketing these days. It could tip the scales for me on whether or not I sit this show out and snicker at those who go, or sit it out and wonder how it was.

Just kidding. I don't really care about any of this shit. My two U2 shows in 84/85 are enough to tide me over and i officially declare them watershed moments in my life. Seriously. I'd never witnessed the true cathartic earth moving power of music before these shows and I'll be forever grateful to U2 for shining that light. I've just moved on, that's all. I still listen to those first 4 studio albums to this day.

boy
october
war
unforgettable fire
joshua tree had it's moments

After that that they pretty much left me in the dust, though i must admit "Kite" from all that you can't whatever was probablly the best song they'd done since the 80's. I got daddy issues too, so i can relate, you see. It really is a beautiful track.

I might even suck it up and buy a couple tickets to this tour to surpise the wife if it won't put me in the poor house. Sometimes we play the "taking the spouse somewhere" game...where we head out for a night and the tour guide does not divulge the destination until it's obvious. We'll see...I doubt it but anything is possible.
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Post by: dave24 on March 25, 2009, 10:44:29 am: I've been able to play with the Foxboro presale a bit, as a U2.com subscriber. It seems there are very few $250 seats. At least, there are $97.50 seats available in the sections nearest the stage, only about 25 rows from the field. So, it seems they're only charging a lot for the lowest rows in the best lowers, then the rest of the lower level is $97.50.

The mezzanine level seems to be $97.50, except for between what would be "4:00 - 8:00" if you look at the seating diagram as though it's a clock face - with "12:00" being the stage. "4:00 - 8"00" is 57.50. The field is 57.50. The bulk of the uppers are 30.00.

It looks as though they're actually being pretty kind with the ticket prices.
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Post by: sweetcell on March 25, 2009, 11:01:55 am: for the NYC/NJ show, I was able to pull 5th & 7th row lowers @ $97. so $250 can only be the first few rows.

i wonder what sections they consider the "best lowers" - i'm under the impression that the show will generally face/be oriented towards the GA field, meaning that the seats closest to the stage are in fact "behind" it... although as the name of the tour implies, there really isn't a traditional front or back so maybe the seats closest to the stage are in fact "the good ones".

Edit: using my code, i tried pulling up $250 seats at the 3 different football stadium shows (can only get singles at this point) - looks like the expensive seats are anything immediately north and south of the stage (assuming north is up), in other words the lowers directly behind the slim (Red) Zone field GA area.
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Post by: dave24 on March 25, 2009, 11:14:06 am: Personally - having been to the past few tours, and to watch the DVDs of them, it seems the closer you can be to the main stage, the better. Sure - they go around the "Ellipse/Heart" a bit - but the vast majority of the time they're on the main stage.

For my taste - I don't like to be directly across from the stage at stadium shows. It seems to me that enough sound is lost, in between, and you get some bass slapback there as well. I would expect behind the "red zones" is going to be where you'd want to be.
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Post by: eros on March 31, 2009, 03:18:32 pm: Got GAs for DC and Charlottesville this morning. ;D

Funny how the pair of DC tickets ended up costing $21 more than the pair of C'ville ones ($156.70 vs. $135.70).

Thanks, Mr. Snyder.
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Post by: wml7 on March 31, 2009, 03:32:25 pm: Quote from: eros on March 31, 2009, 03:18:32 pm
Got GAs for DC and Charlottesville this morning. ;D

Funny how the pair of DC tickets ended up costing $21 more than the pair of C'ville ones ($156.70 vs. $135.70).

Thanks, Mr. Snyder.
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Hey Eros did you get those tickets thru the u2 presale? We had this option of presale in charlottesville but it didn't start till 12 by that time I tried to get GA and none were available. Will try again friday.
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Post by: eros on March 31, 2009, 03:39:40 pm: I got them both at 10:00 using my passcode from U2.com.
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Post by: wml7 on March 31, 2009, 03:45:51 pm: Ok well I hope they release more for Friday. Here in Cville we got 12pm presale but I bet they were all gone by then.
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Post by: Borealis on April 01, 2009, 11:40:50 am: Quote from: wml7 on March 31, 2009, 03:45:51 pm
Ok well I hope they release more for Friday. Here in Cville we got 12pm presale but I bet they were all gone by then.

what presale you have at 12 ? is it a venue presale ? Friday?

general sale is on Monday?
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Post by: wml7 on April 01, 2009, 12:12:16 pm: It was the venue presale for here in Charlottesville and there was no GA at all in the sale. The general sale is on Friday and for DC the general sale will be Mon I think.
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Post by: Bombay Chutney on April 06, 2009, 02:06:01 pm: I'm surprised there's not more talk about the on-sale this morning. I had no problem getting field seats. It looks like you can still get the $250 seats and the $30 seats, but the $55/$95 tickets are gone.
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Post by: sweetcell on April 06, 2009, 02:16:37 pm: i got my tix during the presale - seats for DC, field for c'ville.

Quote from: Bombay Chutney on April 06, 2009, 02:06:01 pm
I had no problem getting field seats.

there are not seats on the field, it's standing GA.

(yes, ;))
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Post by: Vas Deferens on April 06, 2009, 02:24:03 pm: it's amazing how a $30 ticket turns into a $52 ticket after the fees...
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Post by: eros on April 06, 2009, 02:29:24 pm: Quote from: wanderlust j. sweetcheex on April 06, 2009, 02:24:03 pm
it's amazing how a $30 ticket turns into a $52 ticket after the fees...

Amazing.

(http://www.allnfltalk.com/images/snyder.jpg)

It pains me that even one cent of what I spend to see U2 will go into this man's pocket.
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Post by: sweetcell on April 06, 2009, 02:35:02 pm: by all accounts, DC has the privilege of paying the highest % surcharges of the tour thanks to additional "venue fees" (aka the snyder tax).
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Post by: sweetcell on April 06, 2009, 02:38:20 pm: beating the haters:

Quote from: eros on April 06, 2009, 02:29:24 pm
It pains me that even one cent of what I spend to see U2 will go into this man's pocket.

"it pains me that people will spend even one cent to see U2" ::)
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Post by: eros on April 06, 2009, 02:42:10 pm: Quote from: sweetcell on April 06, 2009, 02:38:20 pm
beating the haters:

Quote from: eros on April 06, 2009, 02:29:24 pm
It pains me that even one cent of what I spend to see U2 will go into this man's pocket.

"it pains me that people will spend even one cent to see U2" ::)

Thanks for the pre-emptive strike.

RatBastard will find this thread and set me straight. ;)
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Post by: mekmad on April 06, 2009, 02:58:27 pm: I got shut out for general admission and I don't want to spend $50 for a $30 nosebleed seat. The service fee for Fedex is $8 per ticket in addition to Ticketmaster. How can that ass get away with that?
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Post by: Borealis on April 08, 2009, 09:35:21 am: according to U2 site DC sold 60 000 in 2 hours

i am so happy for MUSE

gotta hear some new material ;D
Title: Re: U2 presale anybody?
Post by: Justin Tonation on April 08, 2009, 10:09:31 am: Quote from: mekmad on April 06, 2009, 02:58:27 pm
I got shut out for general admission and I don't want to spend $50 for a $30 nosebleed seat. The service fee for Fedex is $8 per ticket in addition to Ticketmaster. How can that ass get away with that?

See, it's all about synergy®. Everything Danny Douchenozzle touches turns to shit so all of his businesses suffer accordingly. He can't field a respectable NFL team; he buys Six Flags, fires the dancing old man, apparently fires the ride maintenence as well, and nearly kills the franchise (and it may still go under); he can't get anyone to listen to his radio stations, mostly because they have crap signals. So he has to snort money any way he can.

And, sorry to say this, but expect to pay ~$25 to park at FedEx.
Title: Re: U2 presale anybody?
Post by: Sage 703 on April 08, 2009, 10:52:01 am: Quote from: beetsnotbeats on April 08, 2009, 10:09:31 am
Quote from: mekmad on April 06, 2009, 02:58:27 pm
I got shut out for general admission and I don't want to spend $50 for a $30 nosebleed seat. The service fee for Fedex is $8 per ticket in addition to Ticketmaster. How can that ass get away with that?

And, sorry to say this, but expect to pay ~$25 to park at FedEx.

Or, you know, pay $2 and ride the metro.
Title: Re: U2 presale anybody?
Post by: eros on April 08, 2009, 11:17:53 am: Quote from: beetsnotbeats on April 08, 2009, 10:09:31 am
And, sorry to say this, but expect to pay ~$25 to park at FedEx.

From TM.com

Parking:
Parking price is included with the concert ticket purchase.
Parking is not included for Redskins games. Follow highway signs to parking.

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The problem of course is that there isn't enough parking to begin with. I assume that if it sells out it will have a larger crowd than a Redskins game?
Title: Re: U2 presale anybody?
Post by: Justin Tonation on April 08, 2009, 11:40:00 am: Quote from: eros on April 08, 2009, 11:17:53 am
From TM.com

Parking:
Parking price is included with the concert ticket purchase.
Parking is not included for Redskins games. Follow highway signs to parking.

That's a good surprise. Wonder if Snyder knows about that (one cannot be too cynical when it comes to Master Danny).
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: sweetcell on April 08, 2009, 12:37:42 pm: Quote from: eros on April 08, 2009, 11:17:53 am
I assume that if it sells out it will have a larger crowd than a Redskins game?

yup, since there will be several thousand additional people on the GA field.

Quote from: callat703 on April 08, 2009, 10:52:01 am
Or, you know, pay $2 and ride the metro.

i've never been out to fedex. i'm definitely going to look in to metro, although i can only imagine what the metro station looks like after a game (let alone a concert with several thousand more from the field).
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: wml7 on April 08, 2009, 12:39:46 pm: eff the traffic I'm taking metro. What times does metro close on weekdays?
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: vansmack on April 08, 2009, 12:56:34 pm: If you guys all take the Metro, who's going to make the "Capital Centre parking lot video" for the next generation?
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: mekmad on April 08, 2009, 12:57:46 pm: Quote from: wml7 on April 08, 2009, 12:39:46 pm
eff the traffic I'm taking metro. What times does metro close on weekdays?

I totally forgot how hard it is getting to that place, glad I didn't get tickets now. I'm sure they will keep the metro open for all the U2 fans but I think its like 12 or something.
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: wml7 on April 08, 2009, 12:59:33 pm: so isn't it still like a 20 min walk to rfk after the metro stop?
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: Sage 703 on April 08, 2009, 01:08:25 pm: Quote from: wml7 on April 08, 2009, 12:59:33 pm
so isn't it still like a 20 min walk to rfk after the metro stop?

I'd say it is a 10 minute walk, but I walk fast.
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: wml7 on April 08, 2009, 01:09:44 pm: oh ok well that's not bad at all.
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: Jaguar on April 08, 2009, 01:10:18 pm: Quote from: callat703 on April 08, 2009, 01:08:25 pm
Quote from: wml7 on April 08, 2009, 12:59:33 pm
so isn't it still like a 20 min walk to rfk after the metro stop?

I'd say it is a 10 minute walk, but I walk fast.

And you have long legs.
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: wml7 on April 08, 2009, 01:12:28 pm: ostrich
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: lagas on April 08, 2009, 01:14:04 pm: From the Metro to FedEx Field is at least 20 minutes walking fast. I've done it several times. The hard thing is trying to pass all the slow walkers to get there fast...
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: eltee on April 08, 2009, 01:15:52 pm: Quote from: mekmad on April 08, 2009, 12:57:46 pm
Quote from: wml7 on April 08, 2009, 12:39:46 pm
eff the traffic I'm taking metro. What times does metro close on weekdays?

I totally forgot how hard it is getting to that place, glad I didn't get tickets now. I'm sure they will keep the metro open for all the U2 fans but I think its like 12 or something.
This is why I decided not to go as well.
Nah, it doesn't close at 12 on weekends! (and it's not just for U2 fans :P) http://www.wmata.com (http://www.wmata.com)
Although, check the specific times and train service per station at the link above.

If you can stand to leave slightly early, do it. I remember U2 at RFK way back when. It was very tight getting out & sweaty on the trolley after...
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: sweetcell on April 08, 2009, 01:19:18 pm: Quote from: wml7 on April 08, 2009, 12:59:33 pm
so isn't it still like a 20 min walk to rfk after the metro stop?

the concert is at fedex...

looks like it's 2.5 to 3 miles from the metro to fedex, according to gmap-pedometer.com. maybe there are shortcuts? a shuttle?
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: eltee on April 08, 2009, 02:13:44 pm: sorry, I didn't mean to confuse anyone, I was comparing experiences about crowded metros. Yes, what sweetcell said: current U2 show that you are discussing is FedEx.

Yearrrs ago I think there were shuttles? Yet, no one waited for them.
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: chaz on April 08, 2009, 02:22:53 pm: Maybe a few of the 120 tractor-trailors that are being used for this tour could be re-tasked for the Fed-Ex show and serve as shuttles from the metro.
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: fatskippy on April 08, 2009, 02:47:06 pm: Fedex is a 15 minute walk from the metro, I doubt its even a mile
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: walkonby on April 08, 2009, 03:05:49 pm: Quote from: fatskippy on April 08, 2009, 02:47:06 pm
Fedex is a 15 minute walk from the metro, I doubt its even a mile

fifteen minutes = almost two beers you could be drinking before show, instead of walking.
Title: Re: U2 presale anybody?
Post by: Seth Hurwitz on April 08, 2009, 03:32:00 pm: Quote from: eros on April 06, 2009, 02:29:24 pm
Quote from: wanderlust j. sweetcheex on April 06, 2009, 02:24:03 pm
it's amazing how a $30 ticket turns into a $52 ticket after the fees...

Amazing.

It pains me that even one cent of what I spend to see U2 will go into this man's pocket.

well you put it there
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: Sage 703 on April 08, 2009, 03:36:10 pm: Quote from: Jaguar on April 08, 2009, 01:10:18 pm
Quote from: callat703 on April 08, 2009, 01:08:25 pm
Quote from: wml7 on April 08, 2009, 12:59:33 pm
so isn't it still like a 20 min walk to rfk after the metro stop?

I'd say it is a 10 minute walk, but I walk fast.

And you have long legs.

Also true.
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: sweetcell on April 08, 2009, 07:32:49 pm: Quote from: fatskippy on April 08, 2009, 02:47:06 pm
Fedex is a 15 minute walk from the metro, I doubt its even a mile

it's 2.1 miles from the top of fedex way to landover metro station in a straight line. following the street = longer. maybe you're talking about a different metro station? or just really really bad with distances?
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: lagas on April 09, 2009, 10:45:01 am: Quote from: sweetcell on April 08, 2009, 07:32:49 pm
Quote from: fatskippy on April 08, 2009, 02:47:06 pm
Fedex is a 15 minute walk from the metro, I doubt its even a mile

it's 2.1 miles from the top of fedex way to landover metro station in a straight line. following the street = longer. maybe you're talking about a different metro station? or just really really bad with distances?

I think the closest metro station would be morgan boulevard, but I insist, is at least a 20 minutes walk when it's crowded....
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: sweetcell on April 09, 2009, 11:33:47 am: Quote from: lagas on April 09, 2009, 10:45:01 am
I think the closest metro station would be morgan boulevard, but I insist, is at least a 20 minutes walk when it's crowded....

AHA! he must have been talking about this metro station, it is indeed much closer - about 1 mile away (http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2711780), so estimates in the 10 to 20 minute range make sense. i assumed that landover station was the closest, my bad.

thanks for clearing this up. we now take you back to your regularly-scheduled bitchfest about how un-hipster U2 are. over to you, joe.
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: DeathFromAbove1979 on April 09, 2009, 01:05:19 pm: For Redskins games they have shuttles, Im sure theyll treat it just as such although for some reason I doubt over 90,000 people are going to see U2 or just call me crazy. If U2 draws a bigger crowd than the Vfest I'll be mortified. I am interested in seeing Muse again though and if tickets are as cheap as they say Ill sit high up for the show.
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: Sage 703 on April 09, 2009, 01:15:15 pm: Quote from: DeathFromAbove1979 on April 09, 2009, 01:05:19 pm
For Redskins games they have shuttles, Im sure theyll treat it just as such although for some reason I doubt over 90,000 people are going to see U2 or just call me crazy. If U2 draws a bigger crowd than the Vfest I'll be mortified. I am interested in seeing Muse again though and if tickets are as cheap as they say Ill sit high up for the show.

You're crazy:

http://www.ticketnews.com/U2-tour-continues-to-break-box-office-records-in-North-America497636
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: sweetcell on April 09, 2009, 01:42:30 pm: Quote from: DeathFromAbove1979 on April 09, 2009, 01:05:19 pm
For Redskins games they have shuttles, Im sure theyll treat it just as such although for some reason I doubt over 90,000 people are going to see U2 or just call me crazy. If U2 draws a bigger crowd than the Vfest I'll be mortified. I am interested in seeing Muse again though and if tickets are as cheap as they say Ill sit high up for the show.

prepare to be mortified and called crazy. try pulling up a pair of tix on TM - only 400's left. this show will most probably sell out. add the thousands of people that will be down on the field and there might be more than 100,000 people inside fedex on september 29th. i sure hope they have shuttles.

as much as it mortifies, confuses and frustrates some hipsters, there is a very strong argument to be made that U2 is the biggest band in the world right now (note i didn't say best). that they can attract 90k+ people isn't that surprising.

and if you're looking for cheap upper tickets, i'd wait until 2 weeks before the show. there are bound to be desperate scalpers who won't be able to unload their uppers. you should be able to get them below cost, IMO.
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: Vas Deferens on April 09, 2009, 01:44:24 pm: Enjoy the spider stage you all paid for. I'm sure it'll be a spectacle. Do mention how great the music was, or the lack thereof :P

Quote from: sweetcell on April 09, 2009, 11:33:47 am
we now take you back to your regularly-scheduled bitchfest about how un-hipster U2 are. over to you, joe.
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: Borealis on July 28, 2009, 01:39:41 pm: Muse will play some new songs, Uprising for sure, and may be United States of Eurasia

have you seen the stage setup?
it's immense, the largest ever built

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3551/3683644491_793c8226fb.jpg

video about the stage setup

http://www.wired.com/video/u2-360-tour-preview/27992581001
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: gaaaaaaaaah on July 28, 2009, 01:42:57 pm: So, Bono took time out from campaigning to end world poverty to travel around the world with a stage that must cost more than many entire countries?
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: nkotb on July 28, 2009, 01:56:45 pm: "Those stadium shows may possibly be the most extravagant and expensive (production-wise) ever: $40 million to build the stage and, having done the math, we estimate 200 semi trucks crisscrossing Europe for the duration. It could be professional envy speaking here, but it sure looks like, well, overkill, and just a wee bit out of balance given all the starving people in Africa and all. Or maybe it?s the fact that we were booted off our Letterman spot so U2 could keep their exclusive week-long run that?s making me less than charitable?"

-- David Byrne hates on U2's tour. (via Byrne's website, via Stereogum, via Pitchfork, which is where I saw it)

Quote from: gaaaaaaaaah on July 28, 2009, 01:42:57 pm
So, Bono took time out from campaigning to end world poverty to travel around the world with a stage that must cost more than many entire countries?
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: Borealis on July 28, 2009, 02:01:27 pm: ok I work in an international development organization, have to tell you
just dumping 40$ mln on poor Africans will not make them any good, or building a stage like that in the middle of Sahara will not help either, so...

to make those money work for Africa Bono would have to quit his music and just do administrative work all day long, which I assure you, he would fail at anyway... so please let him do what he knows better
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: gaaaaaaaaah on July 28, 2009, 02:05:43 pm: Quote from: Borealis on July 28, 2009, 02:01:27 pm
ok I work in an international development organization, have to tell you
just dumping 40$ mln on poor Africans will not make them any good, or building a stage like that in the middle of Sahara will not help either, so...

to make those money work for Africa Bono would have to quit his music and just do administrative work all day long, wich I assure you, he would fail at anyway, so please let him do what he knows better
This was an incredibly difficult comment to read.
Periods and grammar are your friends.

Quote from: nkotb on July 28, 2009, 01:56:45 pm
"Those stadium shows may possibly be the most extravagant and expensive (production-wise) ever: $40 million to build the stage and, having done the math, we estimate 200 semi trucks crisscrossing Europe for the duration. It could be professional envy speaking here, but it sure looks like, well, overkill, and just a wee bit out of balance given all the starving people in Africa and all. Or maybe it?s the fact that we were booted off our Letterman spot so U2 could keep their exclusive week-long run that?s making me less than charitable?"

-- David Byrne hates on U2's tour. (via Byrne's website, via Stereogum, via Pitchfork, which is where I saw it)

Quote from: gaaaaaaaaah on July 28, 2009, 01:42:57 pm
So, Bono took time out from campaigning to end world poverty to travel around the world with a stage that must cost more than many entire countries?
Yea, I saw that. Byrne is completely on point. Any touring musician is putting (relatively) unnecessary strain on the world economically and environmentally, but that stage takes the cake.
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: fatskippy on July 28, 2009, 02:06:03 pm: That stage is spectacular and I can't wait to see it in person
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface on July 28, 2009, 02:14:08 pm: Quote from: Borealis on July 28, 2009, 02:01:27 pm
so please let him do what he knows better
I hope you're not referring to music, because any musical ability he had in the 1980's had completely dried up by 1993.
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: walkonby on July 28, 2009, 02:20:06 pm: Quote from: Julian, Certified WEBLEBRITY on July 28, 2009, 02:14:08 pm
Quote from: Borealis on July 28, 2009, 02:01:27 pm
so please let him do what he knows better
I hope you're not referring to music, because any musical ability he had in the 1980's had completely dried up by 1993.

sometimes . . . you make sense.
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: sweetcell on July 28, 2009, 02:37:44 pm: Quote from: Borealis on July 28, 2009, 01:39:41 pm
video about the stage setup

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3551/3683644491_793c8226fb.jpg

linkage fail.
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: thirsty moore on July 28, 2009, 06:31:19 pm: We get it already, you couldn't get the U2 iPod and you're pissed.

Quote from: chaz on April 08, 2009, 02:22:53 pm
Maybe a few of the 120 tractor-trailors that are being used for this tour could be re-tasked for the Fed-Ex show and serve as shuttles from the metro.
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: Borealis on July 29, 2009, 09:40:12 am: Quote from: Julian, Certified WEBLEBRITY on July 28, 2009, 02:14:08 pm
Quote from: Borealis on July 28, 2009, 02:01:27 pm
so please let him do what he knows better
I hope you're not referring to music, because any musical ability he had in the 1980's had completely dried up by 1993.

i was referring to showbisness
Title: Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA
Post by: Borealis on July 29, 2009, 09:44:35 am: Quote from: sweetcell on July 28, 2009, 02:37:44 pm
Quote from: Borealis on July 28, 2009, 01:39:41 pm
video about the stage setup

http://www.wired.com/video/u2-360-tour-preview/27992581001

linkage fail.

sorry, corrected

and sorry to whoever is offended by absence of periods (no pun, really)