U2 360° Tour - General Tour Discussion Thread - Page 15

subnet · 03-13-2009, 10:28 AM

for Vertigo Tour, I chose Boston as a getaway city, and Toronto for hometown crowd

good thing about Toronto is that the venue is walking distance from downtown, a real downtown with people that roam the streets at night

every type of dance music in Toronto if you're into that sort of late night thing.

romi · 03-13-2009, 11:29 AM

thanks everyone

RedRocksU2 · 03-13-2009, 11:43 AM

The glass floor in the CN tower.

pudgie_child · 03-13-2009, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by romi

informal poll:
My wife and I will be doing three or four shows on the midwest/east coast portion of the first leg. Coming from SF Bay Area. We can only go to two cities. Which two would you choose and why...
1) Chicago
2) Toronto
3) Boston
4) NY

Both os us have been to Chicago and love the city, but are two stressed to deal with opening night and camping out two nights for a show. I've been to NY several times but I'm afraid Giants stadium is too huge and GA would be a mess. Have never been to Boston or Toronto.

So... opinions?

Chicago and New York. They are better venues, by far, than Gillette or SkyDome/Rogers Center.

Johnovox · 03-13-2009, 12:37 PM

I am biased, but Boston always has amazing energy. Its their "home away from home" and is always a great show. However, the stadium is not downtown, so the drive is a consideration.

bfloxng · 03-13-2009, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Sicy

Well I bought No Doubt tickets through Live Nation on Sunday and it went pretty smoothly. They also just emailed me today to tell me that the tickets have shipped

i bought them last week for buffalo (darien lake pac). thery were at my house 4 days later.

one4u2 · 03-13-2009, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnovox

I am biased, but Boston always has amazing energy. Its their "home away from home" and is always a great show. However, the stadium is not downtown, so the drive is a consideration.

How far of a drive from Boston? I keep hearing different things

U2morrow · 03-13-2009, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by one4u2

How far of a drive from Boston? I keep hearing different things

Foxboro is really not that far from Boston. I suppose it depends on traffic but I would say, like, 45 minutes.

KJ Collins · 03-13-2009, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by romi

thanks for calling me a loser because I go to more shows. by the way, the majority of people who were front and center before are still front and center. it's about who you know.

but here's my thing. the lottery only affects the people who come the earliest. they can go from front row to outside the ellipse. those people who are not Deadhead losers and come later in the day, even if they make it inside the heart/ellipse/under the claw, they are towards the back. what's the difference between back of the pit or right outside? not much.

I just thought I'd throw out "Deadhead losers" for fun. I'm sure you don't fall into the category. It's really meant for only a few aholes from the Elevation Tour who followed the band around everywhere, got into the Heart every night, and thought it was a major accomplishment. They were rude to people in the line and in the Heart because they felt as if they were part of the band, or some other delusional thinking. I know that they did this all over because I had an online discussion in another group with people from all over North America and when we figured out the name of one particular individual and what he looked like, there were a number of stories regarding interactions with him.

I just hope if they did the same thing for Vertigo they rarely got into the Ellipse. I got into it for my only GA ticket attempt in a night that Edge called, "probably the best show of the whole tour" so I was quite pleased with the lottery deal.

romi · 03-13-2009, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by KJ Collins

I just thought I'd throw out "Deadhead losers" for fun. I'm sure you don't fall into the category. It's really meant for only a few aholes from the Elevation Tour who followed the band around everywhere, got into the Heart every night, and thought it was a major accomplishment. They were rude to people in the line and in the Heart because they felt as if they were part of the band, or some other delusional thinking.

Thanks. I agree, there are definetely some entitled people out there. They expect the band to remember their names and pay more attention to them than to othert fans. The thing is, to an extent they get what they want.

clerks · 03-13-2009, 07:49 PM

My hometown is Sharon, MA... my house is 5 minutes from the stadium, right on Foxboro line.

If you take the commuter rail to my town it's about 25 minutes.

By car it could take 45 minutes and lots of time traffic can take hours... especially for a concert... because to get to the stadium you travel down route one which is busy anyway.... so you could drive from Boston to the stadium in under an hour, but then wait another hour to move 2 miles to park.

I bet they will do commuter rail to behind the stadium... I can't imagine they wouldn't.

But the Sharon Inn (Econo Lodge) is right on route one and across the street is a Holiday Express about 2 miles from the stadium. It's easier to walk.

We usually get dropped off by a friend or relative when we go to football games and picked up on the other side of the street...

There are tricks!

mikal · 03-14-2009, 07:05 AM

sorry, i couldn't find anything on this, so i'll ask it here. i heard that the general sale for Chicago was March 30th, so do we know yet when the Presale starts?

mikeuk · 03-14-2009, 07:46 AM

apologies if this is already covered elsewhere but while i understand that U2com members get presale access, Horizon, Breathe & Boots, does this start on days before the general sale and if so how many ? Thanks Mike

thelaj · 03-14-2009, 08:16 AM

Day 1 = Horizon
Day 2 AM = Breathe
Day 2 PM = Boots
Day 3 (or 4?) = General

BonosBaby12 · 03-14-2009, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by mikal

sorry, i couldn't find anything on this, so i'll ask it here. i heard that the general sale for Chicago was March 30th, so do we know yet when the Presale starts?

According to U2.com the presale will start the Tuesday,Wednesday and Thursday before the general sale begins. That would have presale starting the 24th then.

mikal · 03-14-2009, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by BonosBaby12

According to U2.com the presale will start the Tuesday,Wednesday and Thursday before the general sale begins. That would have presale starting the 24th then.

cool!

gman · 03-14-2009, 03:09 PM

I noticed that on u2.com, where it originally had u2 tix for Glasgow would go on sale Fri 20th March, has now been changed to "On Sale Soon"
But the likes of Dublin tix remain as listed for sale from 20th march. Anyone know the craic wi whats happening?

Rob33 · 03-14-2009, 03:32 PM

Hopefully my feelings will change once the tour kicks off and the pieces start to come together....but fuck, right now, the name for this tour is incredibly shitty....U2 360 Tour? Are you kidding me? I don't understand this...at all...a bad move in every way

KUEFC09U2 · 03-14-2009, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob33

Hopefully my feelings will change once the tour kicks off and the pieces start to come together....but fuck, right now, the name for this tour is incredibly shitty....U2 360 Tour? Are you kidding me? I don't understand this...at all...a bad move in every way

Its a tour name for gods sake, most bands dont even name the tours anymore, your letting a name get in the way of looking forward to them going on tour again?

kassandra · 03-14-2009, 04:34 PM

"your code can be used to purchase up to FOUR (4) tickets for up to FOUR (4) North American shows"

Does this mean 4 tickets to 4 shows OR 4 tickets total spread out over 4 shows? I am confused

03-13-2009, 10:28 AM	#281
subnet New Yorker Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In God's Cottage Country Posts: 2,664 Local Time: 02:09 PM	for Vertigo Tour, I chose Boston as a getaway city, and Toronto for hometown crowd good thing about Toronto is that the venue is walking distance from downtown, a real downtown with people that roam the streets at night every type of dance music in Toronto if you're into that sort of late night thing. __________________

03-13-2009, 11:29 AM	#282
romi Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: East Bay, CA Posts: 5,766 Local Time: 11:09 AM	thanks everyone __________________

03-14-2009, 07:46 AM	#293
mikeuk War Child Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Derbyshire, UK Posts: 875 Local Time: 08:09 PM	presale vs general apologies if this is already covered elsewhere but while i understand that U2com members get presale access, Horizon, Breathe & Boots, does this start on days before the general sale and if so how many ? Thanks Mike

03-14-2009, 03:09 PM	#297
gman New Yorker Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Highlands of Scotland Posts: 2,570 Local Time: 08:09 PM	Has the date for Glasgow tix sale been changed? I noticed that on u2.com, where it originally had u2 tix for Glasgow would go on sale Fri 20th March, has now been changed to "On Sale Soon" But the likes of Dublin tix remain as listed for sale from 20th march. Anyone know the craic wi whats happening?

03-14-2009, 04:34 PM	#300
kassandra Refugee Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: on a sunburst street Posts: 2,360 Local Time: 02:09 PM	"your code can be used to purchase up to FOUR (4) tickets for up to FOUR (4) North American shows" Does this mean 4 tickets to 4 shows OR 4 tickets total spread out over 4 shows? I am confused __________________

03-13-2009, 11:43 AM	#283
RedRocksU2 Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Murrieta, CA. Posts: 26,437 Local Time: 12:09 PM	The glass floor in the CN tower.

03-13-2009, 12:37 PM	#285
Johnovox The Fly Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 174 Local Time: 07:09 PM	I am biased, but Boston always has amazing energy. Its their "home away from home" and is always a great show. However, the stadium is not downtown, so the drive is a consideration.

03-13-2009, 07:49 PM	#291
clerks New Yorker Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 2,691 Local Time: 03:09 PM	My hometown is Sharon, MA... my house is 5 minutes from the stadium, right on Foxboro line. If you take the commuter rail to my town it's about 25 minutes. By car it could take 45 minutes and lots of time traffic can take hours... especially for a concert... because to get to the stadium you travel down route one which is busy anyway.... so you could drive from Boston to the stadium in under an hour, but then wait another hour to move 2 miles to park. I bet they will do commuter rail to behind the stadium... I can't imagine they wouldn't. But the Sharon Inn (Econo Lodge) is right on route one and across the street is a Holiday Express about 2 miles from the stadium. It's easier to walk. We usually get dropped off by a friend or relative when we go to football games and picked up on the other side of the street... There are tricks!

03-14-2009, 07:05 AM	#292
mikal Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Black Lodge Posts: 28,277 Local Time: 02:09 PM	sorry, i couldn't find anything on this, so i'll ask it here. i heard that the general sale for Chicago was March 30th, so do we know yet when the Presale starts?

03-14-2009, 08:16 AM	#294
thelaj Refugee Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Liverpool, UK Posts: 2,461 Local Time: 08:09 PM	Day 1 = Horizon Day 2 AM = Breathe Day 2 PM = Boots Day 3 (or 4?) = General

03-14-2009, 03:32 PM	#298
Rob33 Rock n' Roll Doggie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 3,420 Local Time: 11:09 AM	Hopefully my feelings will change once the tour kicks off and the pieces start to come together....but fuck, right now, the name for this tour is incredibly shitty....U2 360 Tour? Are you kidding me? I don't understand this...at all...a bad move in every way

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