In the past arena shows he had the whole floor GA and a section at front separated, so the numbered wristband system determined what order you line up and essentially who got in the front section (Similar to the heart and ellipse for U2).I did GA in Hartford in 2012 and I'm fairly certain this was the policy.
In the past Bruce gave people the option to come get a numbered wristband and then set a time that you have to come back. There were more GA tickets than there were wristbands. The folks who came and got wristband were first in, anyone without goes in after the wristband people.
When everyone comes back they pull a random number and whoever has that number becomes the start of the line. So if 125 was drawn, 125 goes first, 126 second, etc. Numbers 1 through 124 go to the end of the wristband line. Non wristband folks can go in either once the wristbands are in or just go in whenever like everyone else.
I took my sister to her first Bruce show and we made a call before hand that if we got lucky in the lotto we'd go in early and get a good spot, I'd we didn't and were towards the back of the wristbands we'd go back to the bar and go in closer to showtime.
They ended up picking me to '"pull" the number that went first and it was something like 20 or so spots before our numbers, so we stayed. Ended up front row on the left side of the stage.
In the past arena shows he had the whole floor GA and a section at front separated, so the numbered wristband system determined what order you line up and essentially who got in the front section (Similar to the heart and ellipse for U2).
This tour he has reserved seats on the rear two thirds of the floor, so I think the wristband thing might not be part of this tour. Who knows?
I've only seen Bruce once...but it was on the Human Touch/Lucky Town tour, and therefore without the E-Street Band.
If it was later on in the tour after the band had time to coalesce, it was actually a damn good show.
I saw that tour in Boston and it was very good. Show was right before the end of the NA leg, so band had been together for some time by then.
It's a bad response to a legitimate issue.
In theory it makes sense that the artist, promoter, ticket vendor and venue are getting screwed by the high prices charged by vendors on the secondary market.
Dynamic pricing and verified fan is supposed to combat that - and it does to some extent, but it doesn't prevent all of it and ends up creating this crazy system where the prices skyrocket immediately because everyone is so used to trying to get in on tickets the second they go on sale.
There have been situations with dynamic pricing where if you just have the patience to wait a few hours, few days or sometimes a few months you can get the same tickets that were a few thousand for face value, or on some cases under face value. But for really high demand artists like Bruce it ends up just screwing everyone.
I don't fault them for trying this - and it does technically work exactly as it's supposed to - but the optics around the prices skyrocketing immediately is really bad.
I'm currently watching the '79 No Nukes concert DVD. My god Clarence is the fucking best. I'm hoping Bruce will still be bringing Jake Clemons out on tour next year.
I've never seen him in concert before. Never got around to it. What do you want me to say?? Like, what answer are you looking for here?How is it you've not seen him? I'm curious. You're a big fan, you live in a major US city IIRC and you're around my age.
To be fair to GAF these concerts are always pretty long and that has to factor into the decision making process, having to deal with the stress of getting your date back before curfew and all.
I've never seen him in concert before. Never got around to it. What do you want me to say?? Like, what answer are you looking for here?
I just never pulled the trigger on tickets. Going to a Springsteen concert isn't like taking a fucking stroll down to the corner store. It takes effort. And it's expensive. I just never did it.I'm not trying to attack you or put you down or make you feel bad in any way, I'm just really curious.
I just never pulled the trigger on tickets. Going to a Springsteen concert isn't like taking a fucking stroll down to the corner store. It takes effort. And it's expensive. I just never did it.
Plus, he hasn't toured with the E Street Band in five years. So I literally haven't even had the chance in five years. A few friends and I planned on going to the River Tour but they sold out immediately and I never followed through on secondary market tickets. The tours before that (which at this point were a very long time ago) I was young and broke and I guess always figured I'd see him at some point down the road. Which I am going to now.
I'm confused why you're so curious. You think there's some other explanation other than I just never bought tickets to see him in concert before? Again, what answer are you looking for? There's no possible interesting answer to your question other than "I just never bought the tickets." Which I already told you.
You are one of the single most baffling people I've ever interacted with in my life.
It's Bruce Springsteen, not Bruce Sixteen
I don't know, I think the fact that Bruce has the word "teen" in his last name would have made this an automatic ticket purchase for GAF.
It's Bruce Springsteen, not Bruce Sixteen
I also don't know the US very well at all. My assumption is that it's easy to see artists live, because they tour often, and they hit all the main cities in the main states, and that it's relatively easy for an American to see an artist they love when they swing through your area, and that in many cases it's cheaper than seeing the same artist in Australia because they live in the country and don't have to organise flights and accomodation and all the rest of it and have easy access to all their crew and gear. I'm sure I'm wrong about all of this.
I believe you that you're genuinely curious, so I'm just gonna throw this out there. The US is kind of a tale of two countries - cities vs rural America. That's oversimplifying it, but it's a dichotomy that's easy to observe in our politics and other areas.
I grew up in the middle of nowhere. I didn't attend a concert until I was nearly 20, and it was a crappy one. The largest city near me was a five-hour drive away, and even then, it's a small city that bigger touring acts would regularly skip. Even to visit my family these days, it's a three-hour drive to their house after I get off the plane.
I think a lot of interferencers live in big cities, but there's a whole section of our country for whom going to concerts is no easy feat. As an example, if I wanna see The Killers this month, all I have to do is fork over the money for the ticket. If my sister wants to see them too, she's gonna have to book a flight and do the long drive to the airport and all the rigamarole.
Not saying that any of this is related to why GAF never saw Springsteen, but I hope it helps give some perspective.
Doesn’t GAF live in Chicago tho
I believe you that you're genuinely curious, so I'm just gonna throw this out there. The US is kind of a tale of two countries - cities vs rural America. That's oversimplifying it, but it's a dichotomy that's easy to observe in our politics and other areas.
I grew up in the middle of nowhere. I didn't attend a concert until I was nearly 20, and it was a crappy one. The largest city near me was a five-hour drive away, and even then, it's a small city that bigger touring acts would regularly skip. Even to visit my family these days, it's a three-hour drive to their house after I get off the plane.
I think a lot of interferencers live in big cities, but there's a whole section of our country for whom going to concerts is no easy feat. As an example, if I wanna see The Killers this month, all I have to do is fork over the money for the ticket. If my sister wants to see them too, she's gonna have to book a flight and do the long drive to the airport and all the rigamarole.
Not saying that any of this is related to why GAF never saw Springsteen, but I hope it helps give some perspective.
Doesn’t GAF live in Chicago tho