Nobody frnis that a system is needed. But the system should be posted publicly by the band's management so that all are aware, and not run out of a van in a parking garage.
I started it last night in Zagreb. I'm travelling across Europe by train so if you can find me you can get your name on the list. I plan to arrive at Twickers at 7pm and anybody who is already on the rail ahead of people on my queue will be manhandled out of the way.
Nobody frnis that a system is needed. But the system should be posted publicly by the band's management so that all are aware, and not run out of a van in a parking garage.
Soo... I understand the following happened in Cleveland.
The first 'new' people started to arrive from about 3:30 AM onwards, at the gate for GA/wristbanding. This grew to about 20-30 people around 5:30 when the line leaders from the check-in line came over and informed them about that one. Result: some chaos and drama. In the end, the two lines were zipped together (#1 from check in, #1 from new, #2 check in, #2 new, etc.).
So, why was the line with 'new' people only approached around 5:30, when it had grown so much and not when there were only 2 or 3 people? Turns out those line leaders (or whoever it were who were doing that shift) had fallen asleep in their car. Well, you snooze, you lose.
Anyway, around 8:00 AM everybody got wristbanded (in the new order) and were told to come back at 14:00. Time for everyone to catch some sleep.
Us English folk don't queue, we just turn up pissed 30 minutes before the gates open and have a royal rumble to see who gets the rail spots
I'll be there first thing in the morning and woe betide anyone who tries to push in with any sort of numbering who hasn't been there all day. They will get a hard glare from me.
I started it last night in Zagreb. I'm travelling across Europe by train so if you can find me you can get your name on the list. I plan to arrive at Twickers at 7pm and anybody who is already on the rail ahead of people on my queue will be manhandled out of the way.
Us English folk don't queue, we just turn up pissed 30 minutes before the gates open and have a royal rumble to see who gets the rail spots
They will get a hard glare from me.
The most English post ever?
I'm sure I could get more English after I've had a nice cup of tea.
Has anyone heard anything about the GA queue starting at Twickenham yet? I'm hoping it will all be very British and everyone will just get there Saturday morning and queue.
Has anyone heard anything about the GA queue starting at Twickenham yet? I'm hoping it will all be very British and everyone will just get there Saturday morning and queue.
There will be a lot of very non British people starting the line some of these days. But all is quiet now.
I haven't heard anything about a queue yet, so hopefully one hasn't started yet. It seems they really are more sensible when it comes to starting queues. I won't be surprised if one will start tomorrow (Friday) somewhere during the day (based on my experience on past tours and in other northern-European countries). But I'd guess that will also be a proper queue and none of this check-in-and-bugger-off nonsense.
I haven't heard anything about a queue yet, .
I like a lot of your suggestions...I don't know if anyone is a member of the GA information group on Facebook, but I made a post suggesting improvements that could be made to make GA lines better and more fair. I suggested 3 changes:
1. Having the check-in spots as close to the gate as possible and having signs or people working to direct people to the check-in spot. That way anyone who walks around the stadium or near the GA gate would see the check-in spot. No more of this Dunkin' Donuts a mile from the stadium check-in nonsense.
2. Being transparent with the lists. Posting photos of the list with the arrival times that the people got there.
3. Increasing the amount of check-ins from 2 to 3 a day to make it more difficult to line up and to make it closer to an actual line.
If anyone has any other suggestions, I'd love to hear them. I was reluctant to post in this thread due to the sheer vitriol directed against friends of mine, but it's worth hearing from people who have issues with the current system. The main issues that I'm concerned with are addressed by my suggestions, but if anyone has any other ideas, post them. While I wish that stadiums would allow actual queueing the day before shows, it simply isn't going to happen. My goal is to make the check-in system as close to an actual line as possible and to make it more transparent and fair.
I don't know if anyone is a member of the GA information group on Facebook
How much can you learn? It's hot and the KKK like it.