U2ITNOL
Acrobat
Bad news for those planning on lining up early for the heart in Montreal, and possibly other cities...
I just read a posting on the alt.music.u2 newsgroup. Someone called the Molson Center in Montreal to inquire about the GA lineup procedures and getting into the heart. She was told that the heart will be handled differently this time around. Once GA ticket holders are inside the building, Molson Center employees will randomly pick 300 people for the heart, giving everyone an equal chance to get in and discouraging GA ticket holders from lining up early in the morning. To confirm this was indeed the new procedure, she called the Molson Center again later in the day, spoke to a different person there, and was told the same thing.
I wonder if the new Montreal policy for getting into the heart will be the same in other cities? It wouldn't surprise me at all after the GA fiascos that occured in a few cities during the 1st leg, and the infamous Boston #2 where they did randomly pick people but didn't bother notifying anyone beforehand. It also makes more sense to do it this way with the new heightened security at arenas and stadiums throughout the country. Randomly picking people for the heart eliminates the mad rushes, making it a whole lot easier for arena security to search everyone going in. And Bono won't have to see the same faces in the heart every night.
I just read a posting on the alt.music.u2 newsgroup. Someone called the Molson Center in Montreal to inquire about the GA lineup procedures and getting into the heart. She was told that the heart will be handled differently this time around. Once GA ticket holders are inside the building, Molson Center employees will randomly pick 300 people for the heart, giving everyone an equal chance to get in and discouraging GA ticket holders from lining up early in the morning. To confirm this was indeed the new procedure, she called the Molson Center again later in the day, spoke to a different person there, and was told the same thing.
I wonder if the new Montreal policy for getting into the heart will be the same in other cities? It wouldn't surprise me at all after the GA fiascos that occured in a few cities during the 1st leg, and the infamous Boston #2 where they did randomly pick people but didn't bother notifying anyone beforehand. It also makes more sense to do it this way with the new heightened security at arenas and stadiums throughout the country. Randomly picking people for the heart eliminates the mad rushes, making it a whole lot easier for arena security to search everyone going in. And Bono won't have to see the same faces in the heart every night.