September 12, 13 - Soldier Field - Chicago

[WildHoneyAlways]

Excellent!



One of my coworkers wanted me to pick her up a sweatshirt and a program when I went to the Portland show last tour. I was in the back of the floor, and I took a convenient trip to the merchandise area during Bullet the Blue Sky.

I swear I was the only one out there and even the merch people looked surprised to see me. Apparently I was the only one who could stand to miss that song or something.

I'd be cool if I never had to sit through Bullet again. lol. You are not alone on this one.

 

[WildHoneyAlways]

How far is Soldier Field from the airport??

Which one? Midway or O'Hare? And what time of day are we talking? lol. How far and how long will it take me to get there are different questions.

 

[corianderstem]

How far is Soldier Field from the airport??

Pretty damned far from O'Hare, I believe. Might be closer to Midway, but I've only flown through there once and had the crappiest experience ever .... but it was right before Christmas, which explained a lot.

I'd be cool if I never had to sit through Bullet again. lol. You are not alone on this one.

I never feel guilty for having to duck out during a show. My bladder needs attention, people! It's teeny tiny! This is part of the reason why GA is so angst-ridden for me.

Oh, and my big fear is that we're getting Bullet again this tour, segueing into White As Snow or something, with the dying soldier and whatnot.

 

[nurse chrissi]

If my office had more of a sense of humor these days, I'd put a sign outside my cube for next week "Do not disturb between 11-12 EST, April is buying her U2 tickets"

working nights has its advantages - otherwise I'd have to take the day off. There is no way that I could claim the reason I didn't show up to the code/RRT was that I was buying u2 tickets

 

[BEVERLY56]

My situation is just the opposite, my work computer is much faster than here at home. So Boots people I think get to order Thursday at 3PM Chicago time, which is 4PM in Ohio...Sorry boss, can't do that for you right now. Can you wait til I get my U2 ticket? I'm gonna be screwed for Vegas, I will HAVE to do it at home with a 3-hr time difference. I am NOT staying at work til 6PM.

 

[U2Girl1978]

Which one? Midway or O'Hare? And what time of day are we talking? lol. How far and how long will it take me to get there are different questions.

I checked which one was farthest from Soldier Field and it looks like O'Hare is.

If I do go, I will obviously stop at Midway airport. Need to find some cheapo deals.

 

[U2Girl1978]

I broke down and got a paid subscription for U2.com. Is it too late for me to get a presale code?

 

[MsPurrl]

Don't know for sure--you might get the third group?

Fortunately, my boss will be out of town on pre-sale day. I will close my office door and put a "please do not disturb" sign on it. I don't feel the need to explain to anyone. However, since I can only get four tickets during pre-sale, the regular on-sale day will be a different story!

 

[U2Girl416]

I checked which one was farthest from Soldier Field and it looks like O'Hare is.

If I do go, I will obviously stop at Midway airport. Need to find some cheapo deals.

Southwest is usually what I stick with if possible. They go in/out of Midway, which is a lot closer to Soldier Field (take the train from the airport right into downtown).

 

[U2Girl1978]

Southwest is usually what I stick with if possible. They go in/out of Midway, which is a lot closer to Soldier Field (take the train from the airport right into downtown).

Oooh thanks! Are the hotels ok around there?

 

[U2Girl416]

Oooh thanks! Are the hotels ok around there?

Twin, there's only a handful of hotels right near Midway and they're stupidly expensive. you might have better luck staying downtown and possibly trying priceline or hotwire and putting in an offer or whatever they call it, on a hotel in the "Loop", which will put you reasonably close to where you need to be, aka Soldier Field. It may require a taxi or a bit of a walk but nothing too unreasonable. The only hotels I've stayed at downtown are the Hard Rock and a Westin though. I'll let you know if I hear of any deals.

 

[U2Girl1978]

hmmm I wonder if the hotel I stayed at last tour is too far from soldier field.

 

[BonoIsMyMuse]

I got a room in a four star hotel downtown on Hotwire for $100 last summer. Somebody was staying with me, but our room easily could've accommodated two more people (or, if people brought sleeping bags or air mattresses, even more). If nothing else, you might think about booking a room somewhere that has a reasonable cancellation policy, then checking Hotwire closer to September to see if you can find a deal.

I still have no idea if I can go to this show. I'm going to have to buy a ticket and hope for the best with my teaching situation for the fall.

 

[corianderstem]

i still have no idea if i can go to this show.

 

[Spiral_Staircase]

I checked which one was farthest from Soldier Field and it looks like O'Hare is.

If I do go, I will obviously stop at Midway airport. Need to find some cheapo deals.

I would still consider flying into O'Hare. Here's why: Either way, you're going to be taking a train downtown, so unless you're planning on flying in on Saturday evening, that's not going to matter much. You've got a better chance of scoring a deal on a hotel in the O'hare area because there are many more options than Midway area, and should be significantly cheaper than the Loop. Use Priceline and Hotwire. Now, if you can save a bundle by flying into Midway, you might as well do that and blow the money you saved on a nice hotel downtown.

Just my two cents.

 

[U2Girl1978]

I would still consider flying into O'Hare. Here's why: Either way, you're going to be taking a train downtown, so unless you're planning on flying in on Saturday evening, that's not going to matter much. You've got a better chance of scoring a deal on a hotel in the O'hare area because there are many more options than Midway area, and should be significantly cheaper than the Loop. Use Priceline and Hotwire. Now, if you can save a bundle by flying into Midway, you might as well do that and blow the money you saved on a nice hotel downtown.

Just my two cents.

Sounds good.

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

So we're gonna get the email like what, an hour before the presale begins?

 

[BonosBaby12]

So we're gonna get the email like what, an hour before the presale begins?

Really it wouldn't be U2.com if they didn't do it like this now would it?

 

[CloserToKnowing]

So, we're all thinking the presale begins Tuesday at 10am Chicago time?

 

[MsPurrl]

So, we're all thinking the presale begins Tuesday at 10am Chicago time?

Man, I hope not! I have to be in a video conference at work from 9:00-11:00 Chicago time.

 

[bonoishot]

Really it wouldn't be U2.com if they didn't do it like this now would it?

So, we're all thinking the presale begins Tuesday at 10am Chicago time?

I hope so as i have booked the day off work incase. If it ends up being another day I will have to reschedule my leave.

 

[AtomicBono]

presale announcement tomorrow. I'm guessing since there's another presale on Tuesday that the presale for NA shows won't be til later in the week.

 

[skjuls]

Well, this blows since I am at a conference on Tuesday and can't skip it!

 

[Chuckver]

Just read on u2.com presell starts Tuesday 10am.

 

[nurse chrissi]

Up on ticketmaster - but not yet for sale
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[maycocksean]

yep, all over this one too.
i say we meet up at the big yellow joint.

Yay! Can't wait to meet you!

 

[bschwarb]

Can you all tell me what you are going for in the presale. I'm up in the air on GA versus seats at Soldier Field. I saw U2 in 2001 and 2005 in the UC in Chicago and had GA both times and it was incredible. Wondering about just how big the GA will be outdoors? Thanks for any advice.

 

[BonosBaby12]

Im going for GA tomorrow

OMG IM SO EXCITED!!!!

 

[bschwarb]

Also, does anyone have a color seating chart of the tickets at Soldier Field? Ticketmaster doesn't even have the concert listed yet this morning!

 

[bonoishot]

Im going for GA tomorrow

OMG IM SO EXCITED!!!!

Me too but slightly

I'm going to be so skint.

Can you all tell me what you are going for in the presale. I'm up in the air on GA versus seats at Soldier Field. I saw U2 in 2001 and 2005 in the UC in Chicago and had GA both times and it was incredible. Wondering about just how big the GA will be outdoors? Thanks for any advice.

The GA covers the whole field on the floor, so there will be alot of people. It will be fun.