GA Tix & Entering the Ellipse

ltoroguapo · 09-02-2005, 05:18 PM

Does anyone know how entering the ellipse will work for GA tix in the N. America Fall 05 tour leg?

ltoroguapo · 09-02-2005, 05:19 PM

Is there a special "marking" or coding on the tix to denote whether/not your auto-assigned inside the ellipse? I have 2 GA tix - curious...

Chizip · 09-02-2005, 05:36 PM

If you hold the ticket up to a light and tilt it to the side, you should be able to see the word "Ellipse" show up on it. If it doesn't show up then you wont get in.

KUEFC09U2 · 09-02-2005, 05:43 PM

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Originally posted by Chizip
If you hold the ticket up to a light and tilt it to the side, you should be able to see the word "Ellipse" show up on it. If it doesn't show up then you wont get in.

did you get in? if not fingers crossed for the fall

oceane · 09-02-2005, 05:51 PM

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Originally posted by Chizip
If you hold the ticket up to a light and tilt it to the side, you should be able to see the word "Ellipse" show up on it. If it doesn't show up then you wont get in.

Very funny...
There is no way to know. It's a lottery, and you have approximately one chance out of ten to win it. Because you can bring one person in with you, having a buddy with you increases your chances to about one in five. It makes no difference whether you have a FAN ticket or not, same chances for everyone.

It's not clear whether the lottery happens with the ticket number or inside the computer. Probably with the ticket number, but no one really knows.

That is, of course, if things work the same way they did for the first leg.

Chizip · 09-02-2005, 05:52 PM

i actually prefer being outside the tip of the ellipse rather than inside it

WildHoneyAlways · 09-02-2005, 05:53 PM

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Originally posted by Chizip
If you hold the ticket up to a light and tilt it to the side, you should be able to see the word "Ellipse" show up on it. If it doesn't show up then you wont get in.

Chizip · 09-02-2005, 05:55 PM

Jim · 09-03-2005, 05:28 AM

Thanks for the information - I'm travelling to one of the NYC show sin October so this is very helpful. One more question if I may:

Do they scan/determine when your ticket early in the day? For some Euro shows those that arrived early got wristbands and could spend the rest of the day at their leisure. I don't really want to spend my limited time in New York wasting a day standing in a queue, but on the other hand don't want a crap spot at the back of the arena.

Johnovox · 09-03-2005, 10:26 AM

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Originally posted by oceane

Very funny...
There is no way to know. It's a lottery, and you have approximately one chance out of ten to win it. Because you can bring one person in with you, having a buddy with you increases your chances to about one in five.

Is it really one in ten? I thought the chances were about 15% or one in about 6/7.

bfoster88 · 09-03-2005, 11:28 AM

For the Euro shows it was first come first in.

The handed out bands to the first 200 i guess in my entrance. Must have done the same with all the other entrances.

if in doubt, i would get their nice and early and be prepared to run.

Chizip · 09-03-2005, 11:46 AM

theyll probably announce some new policy the morning of the show. u2 is good at keeping their fans informed like that

Chizip · 09-03-2005, 12:39 PM

i just remember going to the opening show, people had camped out the night before having no idea what the system was going to be, and they didn't announce the lottery until 10am the day of the show. ridiculous. that was something that should have been announced when the tickets went on sale so you knew what you were getting into when buying GA tickets, not the day of the show when a few hundred people were already in line.

don't even get me started on the opening bands thing. just when i think u2.com couldnt be anymore inept, they find new ways to outdo themselves.

oceane · 09-03-2005, 12:48 PM

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Originally posted by Johnovox

Is it really one in ten? I thought the chances were about 15% or one in about 6/7.

Well, that's an approximation. About 400 people in the ellipse (and therefore about 200 lottery winners) and about 2000 people total on the floor. Which makes it one in ten (but one in five if you have a buddy, which is easy to find even if you go to the show by yourself). But it varies slightly from venue to venue of course.

As for specific procedure, the GA line is the venue's responsibility, not U2's. Their people only arrive later on in the afternoon, and they're the ones managing the lottery, and also the two lines (U2.com and non-U2.com) if it hasn't been done by the venue staff already. Which means some venues will manage things very well and sometimes give out wristbands in the morning so people don't have to wait in line all day (like in Boston and other places), or they might not give a shit about the GA line. I went to MSG in New York in May, and security was atrocious, they had no idea what was going on, and no one knew where we were supposed to line-up in the morning. Needless to say giving out wristbands was way beyond their capacity.

Carek1230 · 09-03-2005, 12:54 PM

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Originally posted by Chizip
If you hold the ticket up to a light and tilt it to the side, you should be able to see the word "Ellipse" show up on it. If it doesn't show up then you wont get in.

Chizip · 09-03-2005, 12:55 PM

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Originally posted by Adelabella
Or yeah Chizip, which opening show is it that you're talking about? Was it on the European tour, or a past tour such as Elevation?

I was talking about the opening Vertigo show in San Diego. I also remember the second show in San Diego, there were no presale FAN tickets for that show, so they didn't know how to split up the lines. They went back and forth between deciding if they wanted to split up the lines and/or have a lottery or not 4 or 5 times. It was completely disorganized as they were making up the rules on the fly. This is something you think they would have planned ahead of time, but nope. Once again, it was ridiculous.

Personally, I don't know why they go through all this hassle of splitting up the lines and having a lottery. The first come/first serve policy of Elevation seemed to work just fine.

U2Fanatic4ever · 09-03-2005, 04:13 PM

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Originally posted by Chizip

Personally, I don't know why they go through all this hassle of splitting up the lines and having a lottery. The first come/first serve policy of Elevation seemed to work just fine.

I so agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

First come/first serve policy was great and worked out great, smooth as silk from the shows I went to. I wish they would bring this back!

hiya Chip!!!!!!!!!!!

<<<<Amy from the san diego show (opening nite)

Chizip · 09-03-2005, 04:32 PM

do i know you?

daygloeyes2 · 09-03-2005, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Chizip
If you hold the ticket up to a light and tilt it to the side, you should be able to see the word "Ellipse" show up on it. If it doesn't show up then you wont get in.

suz4u2 · 09-03-2005, 05:12 PM

Does anyone know Bradley Center's policy in Milwaukee? Are they all random policies and still some venues having a first come first serve policy?

09-02-2005, 05:18 PM	#1
ltoroguapo Babyface Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 9 Local Time: 01:27 PM	GA Tix & Entering the Ellipse Does anyone know how entering the ellipse will work for GA tix in the N. America Fall 05 tour leg? __________________

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ltoroguapo Babyface Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 9 Local Time: 01:27 PM	Is there a special "marking" or coding on the tix to denote whether/not your auto-assigned inside the ellipse? I have 2 GA tix - curious... __________________

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suz4u2 The Fly Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 129 Local Time: 02:27 PM	Does anyone know Bradley Center's policy in Milwaukee? Are they all random policies and still some venues having a first come first serve policy? __________________

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09-02-2005, 05:36 PM	#3
Chizip Blue Crack Addict Join Date: May 2001 Location: gone Posts: 18,126 Local Time: 01:27 PM	If you hold the ticket up to a light and tilt it to the side, you should be able to see the word "Ellipse" show up on it. If it doesn't show up then you wont get in.

09-02-2005, 05:52 PM	#6
Chizip Blue Crack Addict Join Date: May 2001 Location: gone Posts: 18,126 Local Time: 01:27 PM	i actually prefer being outside the tip of the ellipse rather than inside it

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09-03-2005, 05:28 AM	#9
Jim Refugee Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Wales Posts: 1,313 Local Time: 07:27 PM	Thanks for the information - I'm travelling to one of the NYC show sin October so this is very helpful. One more question if I may: Do they scan/determine when your ticket early in the day? For some Euro shows those that arrived early got wristbands and could spend the rest of the day at their leisure. I don't really want to spend my limited time in New York wasting a day standing in a queue, but on the other hand don't want a crap spot at the back of the arena.

09-03-2005, 11:28 AM	#11
bfoster88 The Fly Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 94 Local Time: 07:27 PM	For the Euro shows it was first come first in. The handed out bands to the first 200 i guess in my entrance. Must have done the same with all the other entrances. if in doubt, i would get their nice and early and be prepared to run.

09-03-2005, 11:46 AM	#12
Chizip Blue Crack Addict Join Date: May 2001 Location: gone Posts: 18,126 Local Time: 01:27 PM	theyll probably announce some new policy the morning of the show. u2 is good at keeping their fans informed like that

09-03-2005, 12:39 PM	#13
Chizip Blue Crack Addict Join Date: May 2001 Location: gone Posts: 18,126 Local Time: 01:27 PM	i just remember going to the opening show, people had camped out the night before having no idea what the system was going to be, and they didn't announce the lottery until 10am the day of the show. ridiculous. that was something that should have been announced when the tickets went on sale so you knew what you were getting into when buying GA tickets, not the day of the show when a few hundred people were already in line. don't even get me started on the opening bands thing. just when i think u2.com couldnt be anymore inept, they find new ways to outdo themselves.

09-03-2005, 04:32 PM	#18
Chizip Blue Crack Addict Join Date: May 2001 Location: gone Posts: 18,126 Local Time: 01:27 PM	do i know you?