Lollapalooza

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by thirsty moore:
  Yes, and my motto for the car is "put out or get out."
 
   

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
 Good job thirsty, you can pick me up at my work around 2pm.  you are such a good guy      

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oh, thirsty, you already know where i stand on that one!! (haha, ew, gross)

[Venerable Bede]

Originally posted by thirsty moore:
  Yes, and my motto for the car is "put out or get out."
 

oh, i thought it was "ass, gas or grass, no one rides for free"

[thirsty moore]

That's only used when someone tries to share a seat with me on public transpo.
 
 

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
 oh, i thought it was "ass, gas or grass, no one rides for free"

[myuman]

I got my tix for both days.  Question though... when does it start?  Are we talking a noon time start for both days, or late afternoon?  Three stages.  Where do they put 'em?  Been to Merriweather a few and doesn't seem like a boat load of room.  I thought even Coachella could improve the "sound overlapping" problem. And they have tons of room. Ya know, watching one band while listening to two others.... very annoying.

[Seth Hurwitz]

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
 
 maybe seth can tell us how the seatings working...

WHO DARE TO AWAKEN ME FROM MY SLUMBER!!!???!!
 
 it's just plain old G.A. with seats
 
 that means if you find a seat you like, and nobody's sitting in it, it's yours
 
 or maybe you change your mind and would like to try that seat over there (the seats are always greener on the other side of the pavilion)
 
 or maybe sit on the lawn for a bit
 
 or stand
 
 hey, we're gonna try it and see how it goes - wasn't worried about Morrissey fans ripping seats out
 
 and if we need to clear the aisles during String Cheese day, we'll just have an usher walk thru the crowd holding a can of deodorant spray and watch em scatter

[mankie]

Originally posted by Seth Hurwitz:
 

hey, we're gonna try it and see how it goes - wasn't worried about Morrissey fans ripping seats out
 
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Seth, from my last Moz/Merriweather experience....let the security folk know in advance that presenting gladioli and going on the stage to hug the great one is all part of the Moz experience. It will not get out of hand, they're Moz fans, not Anthrax fans.
 
 Last time they were literally "throwing" the poor sods off the stage so Moz ended the show abruptly out of concern for the safety of those who love him dearly.
 
 (no, it wasn't me!)

[thatguy]

morrissey fans and tori amos fans are running neck and neck for the craziest i've ever had to deal with.  it seems that there's a positive correlation between artist and fan loopiness.
 
 when he played two nights at the club, we were told not to let anyone on stage, but to expect it to happen.  despite attempts at flailing, kicking, biting, and scratching by the people trying to get up there, only one person got on stage the first night.  he climbed off of the stage right balcony, onto a not very steady tv monitor that used to be there, jumped onto the pa stack, climbed down the side fill, and jumped to the stage.  the second night, we had people in position on each corner of the balcony.  nobody made it on stage.  
 
 tour manangement said it was the best they'd ever seen, and wanted to take us all with them so they'd never have to deal with fans on stage again.  we declined.
 
 i'm thinking about going to lollapalooza the first day, just so i can wander around backstage eating meat all day.  i think i might save a rack of ribs or a nice raw steak for in the barricade during "meat is murder."

[mankie]

Originally posted by thatguy:
 
 when he played two nights at the club, we were told not to let anyone on stage, but to expect it to happen.  despite attempts at flailing, kicking, biting, and scratching by the people trying to get up there, only one person got on stage the first night.  he climbed off of the stage right balcony, onto a not very steady tv monitor that used to be there, jumped onto the pa stack, climbed down the side fill, and jumped to the stage.  
 
 

You've met Markie then!

[Medusa]

Originally posted by thatguy:
 only one person got on tage the first night.  he climbed off of the stage right balcony, onto a not very steady tv monitor that used to be there, jumped onto the pa stack, climbed down the side fill, and jumped to the stage.

I remember this - I was at this show, watching from the balcony (facing the stage).
 
 I was actually glad that security was so tight/good that night, with only that 1 person getting on stage - all of the other Morrissey shows I have been at have gotten cut short (one gig only lasted 35 minutes) because people kept rushing the stage/throwing Moz to the ground.
 
 It was nice to see a Morrissey show actually through to the end, for a change.  
 
 Cheers
 
 DJ Medusa.

[mankie]

Hmmmmm, interesting. I've seen Moz a bunch of times and found the stage-hug-flower-presentation ceremony to be quite orderly for the most part. The only exception was at Merriweather when he cut it short because the bouncers got out of hand.
 
 I do remember the kid that thatguy is talking about...that was stupid, but thankfully he never injured himself or he would probably have sued the club for him being a moron.

[YtommyY]

[PARTIAL QUOTE]Originally posted by thatguy:
 
 
 i'm thinking about going to lollapalooza the first day, just so i can wander around backstage eating meat all day.  i think i might save a rack of ribs or a nice raw steak for in the barricade during "meat is murder." [/QB][/QUOTE]

[YtommyY]

[PARTIAL QUOTE]Originally posted by thatguy:
 
 
 i'm thinking about going to lollapalooza the first day, just so i can wander around backstage eating meat all day.  i think i might save a rack of ribs or a nice raw steak for in the barricade during "meat is murder." [/QB][/QUOTE]
 
 
 Yes....MEAT....

[SPARX]

I'll be there day 2.Should be a good time!!

[twangirl]

Originally posted by YtommyY:
  [PARTIAL QUOTE]Originally posted by thatguy:
 
 
 i'm thinking about going to lollapalooza the first day, just so i can wander around backstage eating meat all day.  i think i might save a rack of ribs or a nice raw steak for in the barricade during "meat is murder."

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 What makes you guys think there's going to be any meat onsite? When Morrissey played the club there was no meat allowed, i.e. all meat was to be purged from the walk-in, nothing containing meat from our menu was allowed to be served, AND staff ordering dinner from outside restaurants was not allowed to order anything with meat in it. I expect they'll have their own security doing pat-downs at all entry points looking for meat smugglers.