December 1st and 3rd 2010 - Etihad Stadium - Melbourne

[quadcaster]

Not security, self appointed que leader. Seems to think he has security on his side however.

 

[Purplereign]

have fun today lovely blue craic nutters

 

[ultraviolet92]

wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Please play new years day and bad

 

[blueeyedgirl]

Enjoy, people!!!!!!!!

PS Reptile if you're reading this, send at least one text!!!!!!

 

[Axver]

I'd expect 9:30PM or so.

I have to keep pinching myself that this is happening tomorrow. Where did the time go?

Not sure it'll be that late. If Jay-Z is on at 7pm, then U2 at 8:30-45. If he's on at 7:30, then U2 at 9-9:15. Haven't seen any official stage times anywhere, oddly enough. I did think Etihad had a curfew of 11pm, but may be wrong ...?

 

[kabigon]

Not sure it'll be that late. If Jay-Z is on at 7pm, then U2 at 8:30-45. If he's on at 7:30, then U2 at 9-9:15. Haven't seen any official stage times anywhere, oddly enough. I did think Etihad had a curfew of 11pm, but may be wrong ...?

From memory Auckland I and II started about 9:30 with Jay-Z and Melb II 2006 started around 9:30 also so that's where my guess came from.

There may have been a curfew in 2006 but it definitely finished around 11:30.

 

[Acrobat Angel]

Have a great night guys!

 

[Axver]

From memory Auckland I and II started about 9:30 with Jay-Z and Melb II 2006 started around 9:30 also so that's where my guess came from.

There may have been a curfew in 2006 but it definitely finished around 11:30.

If I'm not grossly mistaken, Auckland began closer to 9:20. Mt Smart's in the middle of nowhere though ... I suppose Etihad doesn't have too much to worry about either in terms of noise pollution for its neighbours, even if more apartments are going into Docklands by the day. I mean, Spencer St Station next door is not exactly the quietest place in the city!

 

[kabigon]

If I'm not grossly mistaken, Auckland began closer to 9:20. Mt Smart's in the middle of nowhere though ... I suppose Etihad doesn't have too much to worry about either in terms of noise pollution for its neighbours, even if more apartments are going into Docklands by the day. I mean, Spencer St Station next door is not exactly the quietest place in the city!

I admit I was rounding roughly to the nearest 15 minutes so I may be out by a few

 

[Acrobat Angel]

I know this has probably been asked before, but what's the capacity of the inner circle area (roughly)?

 

[Axver]

I admit I was rounding roughly to the nearest 15 minutes so I may be out by a few

And I'm going off my memory of when the first tweets came in, which 1. may be faulty and 2. the tweets came very slowly! So they probably actually began at 6pm.

I know this has probably been asked before, but what's the capacity of the inner circle area (roughly)?

I think it's around 2,000-2,500?

 

[Acrobat Angel]

I think it's around 2,000-2,500?

OK, thanks. I'm using your twitter updates about the length of the GA queue as a rough guide for Sydney - hopefully I'll be in the first couple of hundred or so...

 

[Axver]

I have to wonder if the queue today is going to prove bigger than normal because it's the first Aussie show? Probably not though.

Helps that most shows are on weekdays; lots of people won't show until after work, so if you're doing GA a weekday is a handy headstart.

 

[Acrobat Angel]

^ I was thinking the same thing with regards to the shows being on weekdays. Hopefully that's the case.

Also, if anyone's passing by a merchandise stand today, can you pretty please take a couple of photos?

 

[dan_smee]

anyone there hear any warm-ups?

 

[AndrewCowley]

GA line update. 1:15pm. Not heaps of people here yet. If you came now you'd still get a decent spot I reckon.

Security are shuffling people around trying to compress people into the pens. Was better last time in Melbourne. Hopefully order is maintained. Weather is good. A bit humid.

 

[quadcaster]

Update: the sun came out and it just got HOT!!!! sunscreen and shade are a must plus ill probe rain soon.

 

[AndrewCowley]

Yikes, it is getting hot. Seems ripe for an afternoon storm. But I am from Sydney so don't really know the weather. Do Melbourne people even know that?!

 

[AndrewCowley]

2:20pm

Soundcheck. COBL. Vertigo.

Definately the boys playing or not? Dunno. Anyone know?

 

[Acrobat Angel]

Does anyone have any idea at what time U2 will be onstage? I'm going with a couple of friends on Wednesday and they'd rather skip the opening act.

Live Nation's Facebook has them scheduled to come on at 8:45.

 

[reptile]

just about to leave my hotel room and head for the stadium in t-shirt and shorts and its started raining!
What to wear???....

 

[annabelle]

just about to leave my hotel room and head for the stadium in t-shirt and shorts and its started raining!
What to wear???....

I think I'll take a row boat


what's it like in there cos its pouring out here in the east?

 

[quadcaster]

Any word on if anybody is in line yet and if so how many so far for night two?

 

[bono_man2002]

You'd have to be pretty crazy to be in line right now. weather is pretty horrible at the moment!

 

[quadcaster]

Any word now of a line considering it's now fined up?

 

[cathalmc]

I was down there about two hours ago and there were about 30 people in line.

 

[quadcaster]

Same Nazi's running the number system?

 

[bono_man2002]

Same Nazi's running the number system?

I was doing there about two hours ago and there were about 30 people in line.

Have you managed to score a ticket for the show?

 

[cathalmc]

Same Nazi's running the number system?

Nazis?! Were there probs with the queue at Melbourne 1? It seemed fairly well organised when I got there on Wednesday!

They were issuing numbers on hands, I didn't see any list of names though.

 

[cathalmc]

Have you managed to score a ticket for the show?

Not yet, but it's not sold out afaik (and not likely to either if last night's attendance is anything to go by). Think I'll grab another $40 cheapie tomorra ...