adenoid_hynkel
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no
if you want it bad enough, you'll camp out. if you don't then tough shit, i say
if you want it bad enough, you'll camp out. if you don't then tough shit, i say
Vote up or down on having a GA Lottery
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BWU2Buffs
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Not exactly a statistially valid sample as more "die hards" -- whatever that means visit this site. But what the heck. I gave it a Yes.
BWU2Buffs said:
Anyone that got GA could probably be classified as a "die hard". The average sample size to estimate how over 100 million people in the country would vote in the election was about 1,000. The number of GA tickets sold in North America for the tour is less than 144,000. A sample size here of 100 or more is indeed a valid sample in that respect.
maxpouliot
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LuminousTimes
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nathan1977
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Johnovox
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I knew there would be an official U2 system and that there would likely be some sort of lottery. Like it or not, here it is.
achtung12
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No. Please No.
Ody
Refugee
I would like to say
and
to this lottery.
Here is why:
:start rant:
I am going to one show this leg, probably only one this tour. I have four GA tickets, which cost me hours of prep time, so that I could take my sister, my roommate and my best friend. Now, we have only a very small chance of all being together at the front of the concert.
The lottery is bad for me for many reasons.
I am taking my only two days of vacation this year to go to Phoenix to see U2. And I was planning on spending one of those days in line, to get a good spot.
For those that say: we have to work, and can't make it to the show early. I say: it's the same as someone who can't afford tickets. If you don't have money, you can't go to the show. If you don't have time, you shouldn't get to be in the front of the line. That's what reserved seats have always been for. Simple as that.
AND: with this system, should one of us get lucky enough to get selected, we will be split up, which decreases our enjoyment of the show.
It is mostly my fault for assuming that GA would be handled the same as during the Elevation tour, but it seems to me like the disadvantages of this system, which caters to latecomers and groups of two, clearly outweigh the advantages. (I can already see money changing hands for people who are there, alone, from others that want to be their "friend" to get into the ellipse.)
Big groups are screwed. Early liners-up are screwed. And, people that have already made vacation plans, including taking days off work to wait in the GA line are screwed.
:end rant:
and to this lottery.
Here is why:
:start rant:
I am going to one show this leg, probably only one this tour. I have four GA tickets, which cost me hours of prep time, so that I could take my sister, my roommate and my best friend. Now, we have only a very small chance of all being together at the front of the concert.
The lottery is bad for me for many reasons.
I am taking my only two days of vacation this year to go to Phoenix to see U2. And I was planning on spending one of those days in line, to get a good spot.
For those that say: we have to work, and can't make it to the show early. I say: it's the same as someone who can't afford tickets. If you don't have money, you can't go to the show. If you don't have time, you shouldn't get to be in the front of the line. That's what reserved seats have always been for. Simple as that.
AND: with this system, should one of us get lucky enough to get selected, we will be split up, which decreases our enjoyment of the show.
It is mostly my fault for assuming that GA would be handled the same as during the Elevation tour, but it seems to me like the disadvantages of this system, which caters to latecomers and groups of two, clearly outweigh the advantages. (I can already see money changing hands for people who are there, alone, from others that want to be their "friend" to get into the ellipse.)
Big groups are screwed. Early liners-up are screwed. And, people that have already made vacation plans, including taking days off work to wait in the GA line are screwed.
:end rant:
LuminousTimes
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Ody said:
I couldn't agree more. It should have been announced before we all made plans and spent extra money on hotels and wasted vacation days.
*Ally*
New Yorker
i vote against this PARTICULAR GA lottery... i think there must be a better way to prevent the long camp-outs, get new faces in, etc. i really don't like the "buddy" system- i am going to 2 more shows on this leg w/ 2 friends, so there will be a group of 3 of us. what if one of us wins the lottery? it's gonna suck to have to choose.
i went the San Diego 1, and experienced the lottery firsthand. those who are voting in favor of the lottery might be singing a different tune after they experience it...
i went the San Diego 1, and experienced the lottery firsthand. those who are voting in favor of the lottery might be singing a different tune after they experience it...
U2SJ
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beegee
Neon Zebra
Techie2000 said:
right. and how lovely of them to tell us that before we stood in line.
that was real nice of them.
i have many, many real life commitments and i managed it.
*Ally* said:
As for this lottery, I think that the long fan/same fans in the heart/oval or egg will still get in the egg and later on in the tour they will be on the railing from show after show. This ticket lottery ain't full proof.
babyman
Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS
tear the lottery down
LuminousTimes
The Fly
My sister lucked out and got into the ellipse last night. But I still say please make it go away.
nbcrusader
Blue Crack Addict
The idea that only "real fans" can line up all day is stupid.
BVS
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nbcrusader said:
The idea that only "real fans" can line up all day is stupid.
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