Yeah, I think it's the combination of weekday + Foxboro instead of Boston. I think if the concert was held at the TD Banknorth Garden (what used to be Fleet Center) we would see more demand for tickets. I'm thinking there are a lot of U2 fans willing to travel between cities or even countries, but only if the venue is in center city or easily accessible by public transportation. I know that played a part in my decision on which shows to go to.
And now since they moved up the NY show to Wednesday, I probably won't be able to come to the second show in Boston. Too many weekday shows. I wished I work at a place that would allow me to swap shifts instead of burning my vacation days...
I'm with you on that point...this date shift is also making me not want to do practically 4 back to back GAs....I am so glad the train to Giants Stadium is finished....I was dreading that parking lot wait what with the porta-potty/no restaurants in comparison to MSG where I can zip home on the subway to shower midday but now GS seems like a dream come true compared to Gillette!
I just got a rush of excitement as I'm watching the Bills/ Patriots game from Gillette Stadium right now
(kinda OT...) We're not leaving Boston till late Thursday morning, so I *wish* we could hop down to the 9/23 show (and see MUSE), but it seems too expensive to get the right transportation. Nothing but flights get us back to Boston in time, and either way we'd be stuck in NYC overnight.
In the event that you are looking for a cheap way to get to NY from Boston, there is a bus service called Fung Wah that goes from Boston/South Station to Chinatown in NYC and back...it is only $15 each way and it is a 4 hour ride. Also, Peter Pan is I think $18 or $21 depending on the time you go each way if you book ahead online. Of course, this still makes a hotel stay necessary..but just in case...I think they may run buses in the middle of the night to arrive early in the morning...kind of like a red eye thing. There is a new train service to Giants Stadium from Penn Station in NYC as well which eliminates the traffic issues previously encountered with the buses heading in and out of the stadium for shows/games.
Our flight back here's at 11:30, so those buses leave NYC too late (e.g. 7am, we wouldn't get to Boston till 11...).
OH WAIT, PETER PAN HAS MIDDLE-OF-THE-NIGHT BUS TIX....(oh dear...)
Yes...it's true...you could avoid the hotel altogether and take either the Peter Pan 12:10am bus (arrives at 4:50am) or the 3:30am (arrives 8:05am) at South Station....not that I'm trying to tempt you but if you really wanted to be crazy...you could!
Have you considered Amtrak? There is a million trains a day that run from DC to Boston and vice versa and you can take NJ transit to the Meadowlands. If you need directions from Penn Station to the Meadowlands let me know.
UGH, YOU HAVE NO IDEA. I think the 3:30'd be best, I'd be worried about missing the 12:10 one, and by 3:30, we'll definitely be able to sleep on the bus, haha. My sister really wants to see Muse too, but she already nixed seeing U2 twice, I dunno if she wants to go to NYC badly enough to go for this craziness.
I just discovered this U2 ticket trade on FB..maybe it will help those of us desperate to sell extras! Is it me or is it odd to see so many extra tix for U2 in Boston? I know for me the issue is logistics/cost/proximity to the rescheduled NJ show but I'm definitely wondering what is up with the surplus this tour.
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Well...having been doing this since the early 80s I probably have some idea...! LOL I can only say that I was considering the o/n bus to avoid another hotel night in Foxboro but am not sure I could make the last bus out of Foxboro back to Boston the night of the show if I had to pick up my bags at the hotel first...good luck if you decide to go for it!
Just wanted to get any info on parking lots close by, but not in the stadium parking lot. We're bringing our two kids to the show, so not doing GA obviously, and we're looking to avoid as much post-concert traffic as possible. I think it's easier to get out from the other lots, correct? Also, are they always open for every event? Does anyone know how much it is to park in these lots? Is it easy enough to walk from them and go to Patriot's Place in the afternoon? We're probably getting to Foxboro at 3pm. Thanks for any info.
Aww. I just looked at the Peter Pan site again (for Foxboro this time), and it says the station is closed on Sundays, lame.
Went to the car dealer this morning and the part I need for my car is not under warranty. It is going to cost over $900 to get a new one, but fortunately they can fix it on Thursday
Thankfully they can fix it this week.
Hi all, Im from Australia and this will by first U2 show on foreign soil Im staying in Boston over the weekend because I thought the stadium would be close... woops! Ive been reading all your posts for some advice on transport, so thankyou! Wondering if anyone from the area would think that it would be ok to catch the train from Boston to Mansfield Station and just taxi/cab it from there to the stadium, and then in reverse order on the way back. Does this sound feasible?
Really? I checked the route for Boston to Foxboro on Peter Pan for Sunday the 21st since I may catch that bus...there is a schedule but I didn't see anything about the station being closed. This could be a problem. Please, someone buy my GAs....I'm not sure I can spend another day overthinking this trip! LOL
Billy Joel and Elton John concert all the extra lots within a mile of the stadium were 50 plus dollars
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I'm not out of the woods yet. I need them to fix it first. I'm just thankful it happened last Friday and not this Friday.
It's when I went to try to find info on the stations, to see how far away it was from Gillette. You could click on "info" or "map" of each, and the "info" was where it said [not much] that it was closed on Sundays. But hey, maybe you can still get on/off there, just not go in to use a bathroom or buy tickets? I'd call and ask, since it doesn't say anything about it being closed anywhere else...