February 13, 2011 - FNB Stadium - Johannesburg

[Sicy]

U2 will play on Sunday, February 13th, 2011 in Johannesburg (Gauteng) South Africa at the FNB Stadium.

 

[beershack]

I'd suggest staying in Sandton or Melrose Aarch and hiring a ride to the stadium or taking a dedicated bus there.

The area near the stadium isnt the best, and the only nearby hotel that I noticed was a crappy Formule 1.

 

[Varitek]

Who's in? I've got GA tickets and would love some line buddies!

 

[U2FanPeter]

Are Vuvuzualas allowed inside the building for U2 concerts?

It may be a good thing to drown out some of the ATYCLB tracks.

 

[cathalmc]

Thanks to Ally for the heads up. GAs are available today at:

Computicket - the Ticket you can Trust - u2 360 tour

NB The drop down menu defaults to Cape Town though so you'll need to select Johannesburg first.

 

[lemon_drop]

Wow -RZ is showing available today 7JAN11

 

[cathalmc]

So two weeks to go. Any sign in Joburg of our favourite wee Clawsy Wawsy being unpacked ...?

 

[cathalmc]

Anyone? Anyone? Varitek? (Whistling in the darkness ...)

 

[Junan]

Hopefully everyone who ordered presale tickets through U2.com received the email from Etix.com with the collection details. If not, you can pick them up at the business center of the Hyatt Regency Johannesburg, 191 Oxford Rd., Rosebank, Johannesburg on February 11, 12 or 13th from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Etix are awaiting confirmation on the Cape Town location and hope to finalize that today.

 

[hedge]

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about the best we have so far Cathal....

 

[cathalmc]

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about the best we have so far Cathal....

Thanks hedge. I actually saw containers just like those being loaded up the day after the last show in Perth last year, when I went for a little walk around the Subiaco stadium. With a rucksack full of tins of baked beans I could have stowed away

 

[hedge]

cathal.

for you sir....

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#FNB Stadium - 89,000 - Johannesburg [PART 3] - Page 68 - SkyscraperCity

 

[hedge]

and another....

hmmm... "fighter planes...."


#FNB Stadium - 89,000 - Johannesburg [PART 3] - Page 69 - SkyscraperCity

 

[cathalmc]

Fantastic, thanks a million hedge!

 

[hedge]

you are most welcome!

 

[hedge]

and here is the latest......

#FNB Stadium - 89,000 - Johannesburg [PART 3] - Page 69 - SkyscraperCity

 

[ramblin rose]

Thanks!! The claw looks so cool in that stadium. The seats match the dots on the claw!!

 

[cathalmc]

Thanks!! The claw looks so cool in that stadium. The seats match the dots on the claw!!

Yeah, Claw colour coordination was essential to the architects!

It does look very lovely though, like a bisected chocolate orange

 

[hedge]

looks like a big place

 

[hedge]

and there's more....

#FNB Stadium - 89,000 - Johannesburg [PART 3] - Page 69 - SkyscraperCity

 

[Varitek]

Anyone else on here going? I have a GA ticket and no line buddies if anyone's interested.

 

[cathalmc]

Hi Varitek, I'm going, but I'm too impatient to queue up. I'll be loitering around the GA queue in the morning though, so hope to see ya there. Look for the lanky, pasty ginge with this avatar on his T-shirt

 

[BluRmGrl]

and here is the latest......

#FNB Stadium - 89,000 - Johannesburg [PART 3] - Page 69 - SkyscraperCity

Great pics. And did anyone else notice the page on that link is oddly comforting. Almost like it reminds me of somewhere familiar....

Hi Varitek, I'm going, but I'm too impatient to queue up. I'll be loitering around the GA queue in the morning though, so hope to see ya there. Look for the lanky, pasty ginge with this avatar on his T-shirt

No cast or crutches, then?

 

[cathalmc]

No cast or crutches, then?

Just the usual crutching at straws.

Yeah, yeah, I know, time to get my coat

 

[bono_man2002]

I thought you weren't going to anymore shows, for some stupid reason

 

[Varitek]

Cath, I think we met in the GA line in Barcelona. I'm a loud American. I was with NoSpokenWords.

I'll be queuing bright and early Sunday so long as my flight is on time Saturday and I get my tickets picked up then.

Just the usual crutching at straws.

Yeah, yeah, I know, time to get my coat

This line is way funnier to me - I live in Rwanda and Rwandans cannot distinguish the pronunciation of L/R. Leading to discussions of national erections and eating lice. Therefore crutching/clutching is a perfect poking-fun-at-Rwandan-accents joke!

 

[BluRmGrl]

Just the usual crutching at straws.

Yeah, yeah, I know, time to get my coat

 

[cathalmc]

Cath, I think we met in the GA line in Barcelona. I'm a loud American. I was with NoSpokenWords.

If you met someone called Cath then it weren't me!

This line is way funnier to me - I live in Rwanda and Rwandans cannot distinguish the pronunciation of L/R. Leading to discussions of national erections and eating lice. Therefore crutching/clutching is a perfect poking-fun-at-Rwandan-accents joke!

You're coming from Rwanda? Nice, that's one country that only ever gets bad news in the UK. Hope I do bang into you, I'd love to talk to ya about what Rwanda is like to live in.

 

[Varitek]

I met someone witha Me & U2 book.

Yeah, I live in Rwanda - it isn't deserving of so much bad press. Quite peaceful and safe here actually.

So...this ticket collection business. Any idea how to get to the hotel on public transit? Taxis are not in my budget. I think I'm going straight from the airport. Also I have no idea how to get to the stadium...I guess I'll cross that bridge Sunday morning. When I googled "Johannesburg public transit" I got results that said "public transit in Joburg is nearly nonexistent." Great.

 

[hedge]

hope this helps...



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