Ok...ask away.
We got to Staples Center on Tuesday night (we had seats). We got there early to try & meet up with interferencers (which we did, but just barely). We watched from outside to see if they got scanned, etc. We went back to our hotel room, unloaded, and got ready for the show. We go back into the same entrance as the GA area entry. We try & watch some of the people coming in after 7:00pm-ish to see if they got scanned, etc. Not a lot of people coming. We try to talk to the people at the scanning area. There was one woman who was with U2 (the rest were venue people I believe). I was trying to feel out for info. She said kids were automatically allowed in and I didn't have to worry. But of course I wanted to be on the rail in the ellipse, so we continued with our plan to try & get into the line in the morning as early as WE could, as I'm not a morning person. We didn't end up getting to bed until after 1:00am. We determined that we'd set the alarm for 6:30, get ready & packed up and go over (across the street) and park & get set up. We get in line, we are numbers 63-65 (there are 3 of us, I put my friend (U2Fanatic4Ever) on the list who would be arriving later). A small number of people apparently had gotten on the list the night before right after the show.
So we sit and wait all day, meet people, walk around, snack, nap, etc. Doors are supposed to open at 6:00, but didn't open and start moving til 6:15. At Staples Center, the U2.com line (which never required any proof) had 2 turnstiles to go thru; the regular GA had 1. My 11-year old (who is small) gives them her ticket. My friend says she thinks they scanned hers differently. I don't know. All I saw was that it said 'proceed to the floor'. I was starting to panic, thinking I was going to have to find someone and start crying/begging. I was next, then my friend. I had them my ticket, and it says U2VERTIGO. I couldn't believe my eyes. I don't know if Maddy's scan triggered mine, or if it was just my lucky ticket. That part we may never know. We proceeded to the next table calmly, got our wristbands, then went (kinda running) into the lobby/aisle to get to the floor and then we screamed. The whole night we couldn't believe that we had made it. There was still a few rail spots left on Adam's side, so we grabbed them, and planted ourselves there for the rest of the night.
So... is it automatic - that's what U2 people/staff say. I don't know. Part of me wants to think I had a lucky ticket, part of me thinks it was my daughter. But it was the best concert ever. Adam was very happy and smiling at us all night. I'm still on cloud 9
By the way, if you were there... if you saw an occasional pink/magenta light stick being waved in front of Adam, well, that was MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Again, they have the confetti to keep them entertained.
) his ticket beeped but they didn't look like they were doing any automatic entry then so we were just lucky. We're taking Jason and his 9 yr sister into GA in Oakland, so we're really depending on getting a pass into the Ellipse.
That sounds really dangerous. I don't know the first thing about medicine or healthcare, but I would think that exposing an infant to super-high levels of decibels could cause serious damage.
