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The Police Roll Call (7/20/07)

TheDirector217
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Re: The Police Roll Call (7/20/07) July 25, 2007 at 08:44 PM UTC #
Originally posted by Brian Wallace:
Originally posted by CookieMonster:

Worst Part - Getting the fuck out of the parking lot. They make the folks at Nissan look like geniuses. More than 2 hours to get out.
The secret is to park at Shakey's and then walk about a mile right across the park into Hershey (the town.) Go right out. Unfortunately, I didn't do that this time. I actually slept in my car for about an hour then it took me also another hour to get out of the parking lot.

Hey, it could have been worse. You could have been there the next night:

from mtv.com:

"Cops working the John Mayer concert at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pennsylvania, were busy on Saturday, arresting 63 fans, according to The Patriot-News. Among the arrests were 46 for underage drinking; 14 for disorderly conduct; and three each for public drunkenness, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia."

Brian
John Mayer - turning the youth towards Satan one mid-tempo ballad at a time.
TheDirector217
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Re: The Police Roll Call (7/20/07) July 25, 2007 at 08:46 PM UTC #
Originally posted by CookieMonster:
Just back in town. Saw the show from Section 5 and I thought it was pretty good. They sounded a little out of sych on a few songs…but it could have been the large stadium effect.

Best Part - "Can't Stand Losing You". Sounded fantastic. Reminds me what an awesome group they are.

Worst Part - Getting the fuck out of the parking lot. They make the folks at Nissan look like geniuses. More than 2 hours to get out.
If your get pissy drunk next time & forget where you parked at, that time'll fly by like a motherfucker. ;)
bags
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Re: The Police Roll Call (7/20/07) August 01, 2007 at 09:10 PM UTC #
Question, how do I find out the show information for Police on Friday at Madison Square Garden? I can't find anything anywhere. Is there an opener?

Only information I can get is from TicketMaster, which says:

BEST BUY PRESENTS
THE POLICE
LIVE IN CONCERT
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
NO CAMERAS/RECORDERS
WED OCT 31, 2007 8:00PM

Does that mean doors at 8:00, etc.

Thanks to anyone who has advice.
vansmack
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Re: The Police Roll Call (7/20/07) August 01, 2007 at 09:21 PM UTC #
Originally posted by Bags:
Is there an opener?

The opening band is Fiction Plane featuring Sting's son. You may or may not get The Fratelli's as well, I'm not sure.

And it's been years since I've been to a show at MSG so I'm not sure if that's start time or door opening time. If I had to guess, that's show start time, with doors opening at 7.
TheDirector217
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Re: The Police Roll Call (7/20/07) August 01, 2007 at 09:40 PM UTC #
Originally posted by Bags:
Question, how do I find out the show information for Police on Friday at Madison Square Garden? I can't find anything anywhere. Is there an opener?

Only information I can get is from TicketMaster, which says:

BEST BUY PRESENTS
THE POLICE
LIVE IN CONCERT
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
NO CAMERAS/RECORDERS
WED OCT 31, 2007 8:00PM

Does that mean doors at 8:00, etc.

Thanks to anyone who has advice.
Show starts at 8. Almost positive Fiction Plane are the openers, but you could get something extra with it being New York & all. You'll have a great time.
xneverwherex
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Re: The Police Roll Call (7/20/07) August 02, 2007 at 01:47 AM UTC #
per the msg website - www.thegarden.com:

Door Opening Times
Doors for MSG Arena and Theater events open one hour prior to event start time. If you are attending a Knicks, Rangers, or Liberty game and are in possession of Club tickets, you may enter the Play by Play, The Club Bar and Grill, and The Garden Terrace two hours prior to game time. Reservations are not required to dine in the Play by Play, however, you must call 212-465-6290 to make reservations for The Club Bar and Grill. For more information on these restaurants, please click here.

btw - they also have a # you may wanna call, if you dont wanna see the opener. and i think its only fiction plane opening - they dont list anyone else, and they do keep their website pretty up to date.

EVENT INFO
For up to date information on Madison Square Garden events please call 212.465.MSG1 (6741)

btw - considering the fratellis are playing at lolla on friday, dont know how theyd also be playing in nyc unless they play their set and race back here.
HoyaSaxa03
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Re: The Police Roll Call (7/20/07) August 02, 2007 at 04:18 AM UTC #
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by TheDirector217:
Or one day, you will come back around D.C.
Sept. 23-27

I'm holding out for something great at the Black Cat at the moment. I'm not the biggest fan Kings of Leon or Rilo Kiley, but I don't hate them so if enough boardies are there, I'll do it for the moment.
just got my rilo kiley tix, should be a good show
HoyaSaxa03
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Re: The Police Roll Call (7/20/07) August 02, 2007 at 04:22 AM UTC #
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by xneverwherex:
the day itself was miserable - had just broken up with bf, and neither of us would give on the tix so we went together.
That's awesome. I had a similar situation once for Natalie Merchant at the Greek Theater, but we had four tickets. So she took two and I took two. She brought her best friend. I brought my ex-girlfriend, the one before her. They left about half way through - we stayed for the whole show.
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Relaxer
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Re: The Police Roll Call (7/20/07) August 02, 2007 at 01:03 PM UTC #
Man, this tour is doing monster business. All this money to travel first class around the US for a few months, playing songs that are 25 to 30 years old.

May 28 & 30, 2007
Vancouver, BC
GM Place
Capacity: 37,018
Attendance: Sold Out
Gross: $4,046,518 USD
Average Ticket Price: $109.31 USD

June 2, 2007
Edmonton, AB
Commonwealth Stadium
Capacity: 29,592
Attendance: Sold Out
Gross: $3,216,118 USD
Average Ticket Price: $108.68 USD

June 6 & 7, 2007
Seattle, WA
Key Arena
Capacity: 29,022
Attendance: Sold Out
Gross: $3,314,875
Average Ticket Price: $114.22

June 9 & 10, 2007
Denver, CO
Pepsi Center
Capacity: 33,736
Attendance: Sold Out
Gross: $3,762,755
Average Ticket Price: $111.54

June 13, 2007
Oakland, CA
McAfee Coliseum
Capacity: 47,202
Attendance: Sold Out
Gross: $4,572,620
Average Ticket Price: $96.87

June 15, 2007
Las Vegas, NV
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Capacity: 16,165
Attendance: Sold Out
Gross: $2,863,954
Average Ticket Price: $177.17

June 21, 2007
Anaheim, CA (Los Angeles area)
Honda Center
Capacity: 13,663
Attendance: Sold Out
Gross: $2,059,675
Average Ticket Price: $150.75

June 23, 2007
Los Angeles, CA
Dodger Stadium
Capacity: 55,623
Attendance: Sold Out
Gross: $6,106,010
Average Ticket Price: $109.77

June 26 & 27, 2007
Dallas, Texas
American Airlines Center
Capacity: 33,708
Attendance: Sold Out
Gross: $3,784,600
Average Ticket Price: $112.27

June 29, 2007
Houston, TX
Toyota Center
Capacity: 16,651
Attendance: Sold Out
Gross: $1,847,945
Average Ticket Price: $110.98

June 30, 2007
New Orleans, LA
Arena
Capacity: 15,992
Attendance: Sold Out
Gross: $1,677,470
Average Ticket Price: $104.89

July 2, 2007
St. Louis, MO
Scottrade Center
Capacity: 17,821
Attendance: Sold Out
Gross: $1,872,140
Average Ticket Price: $105.05

July 3, 2007
St. Paul, MN
Xcel Energy Center
Capacity: 17,185
Attendance: Sold Out
Gross: $1,943,310
Average Ticket Price: $113.08

July 5 & 6, 2007
Chicago, IL
Wrigley Field
Capacity: 79,458
Attendance: Sold Out
Gross: $9,494,248
Average Ticket Price: $119.49

July 10, 2007
Miami, FL
Dolphins Stadium
Capacity: 46,105
Attendance: Sold Out
Gross: $ 5,094,870
Average Ticket Price: $110.50

July 11, 2007
St. Petersburg, FL (Tampa area)
Times Forum
Capacity: 18,690
Attendance: Sold Out
Gross: $2,064,875
Average Ticket Price: $110.48

July 14, 2007
Louisville, KY
Churchill Downs
Capacity: 25,413
Attendance: Sold Out
Gross: $2,899,375
Average Ticket Price: $114.09

July 16, 2007
Cleveland, OH
Quicken Loans Arena
Capacity: 18,881
Attendance: Sold Out
Gross: $1,885,040
Average Ticket Price: $99.84

July 17, 2007
Auburn Hills, MI (Detroit area)
The Palace Of Auburn Hills
Capacity: 19,342
Attendance: Sold Out
Gross: $2,069,428
Average Ticket Price: $106.99

July 19, 2007
Philadelphia, PA
Citizenâ??s Bank Park
Capacity: 42,599
Attendance: Sold Out
Gross: $4,128,705
Average Ticket Price: $96.92

July 22 & 23, 2007
Toronto, ON
Air Canada Centre
Capacity: 38,031
Attendance: Sold Out
Gross: $4,456,636 USD
Average Ticket Price: $117.18 USD

July 25 & 26, 2007
Montreal, QC
Bell Centre
Capacity: 41,275
Attendance: Sold Out
Gross: $4,571,063 USD
Average Ticket Price: $110.75 USD

July 28 & 29, 2007
Boston, MA
Fenway Park
Capacity: 67,154
Attendance: Sold Out
Gross: $7,644,400
Average Ticket Price: $113.83
Rhett Miller
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Re: The Police Roll Call (7/20/07) August 02, 2007 at 01:29 PM UTC #
sickening
bnyced0
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Re: The Police Roll Call (7/20/07) August 02, 2007 at 01:46 PM UTC #
Director is good for atleast 5K seats per show, so I think the stats are misleading should be separate category for him and his ilk.
TheDirector217
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Re: The Police Roll Call (7/20/07) August 02, 2007 at 02:11 PM UTC #
Originally posted by bnyced0:
Director is good for atleast 5K seats per show, so I think the stats are misleading should be separate category for him and his ilk.
'Til you heard Billy Corgan was the guitar tech on the tour, & you used up your frequent flyer mileage pursuing them across the lower 48. ;)

LOL @ ilk . . . Who are you, fucking Korneheiser & Wilbon???
kosmo
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Re: The Police Roll Call (7/20/07) August 02, 2007 at 02:25 PM UTC #
At least the songs the Police are doing are newer than what CSN go out and do on a more regular basis for hefty fees…
bnyced0
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Re: The Police Roll Call (7/20/07) August 02, 2007 at 02:26 PM UTC #
Originally posted by TheDirector217:

LOL @ ilk . . . Who are you, fucking Korneheiser & Wilbon??? [/QB]
Kornheiser, genius…Wilbon, should be banned from every media outlet currently existing and the language in the law should include any future media outlets. He's a talentless blow hard who thinks if you raise your voice when you say something stupid it magically makes sense. Jason Whitlock should have his chair, and he should be ran out of Washington.

Oh, glad to see you've recovered from the weekend and back online, thought we lost you there.
Rhett Miller
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Re: The Police Roll Call (7/20/07) August 02, 2007 at 02:31 PM UTC #
Now there's a perfect rationalization.

Originally posted by kosmo:
At least the songs the Police are doing are newer than what CSN go out and do on a more regular basis for hefty fees…
TheDirector217
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Re: The Police Roll Call (7/20/07) August 02, 2007 at 02:32 PM UTC #
Originally posted by bnyced0:
Originally posted by TheDirector217:

LOL @ ilk . . . Who are you, fucking Korneheiser & Wilbon???
Kornheiser, genius…Wilbon, should be banned from every media outlet currently existing and the language in the law should include any future media outlets. He's a talentless blow hard who thinks if you raise your voice when you say something stupid it magically makes sense. Jason Whitlock should have his chair, and he should be ran out of Washington.

Oh, glad to see you've recovered from the weekend and back online, thought we lost you there. [/QB]
LOL. Close. Saturday was bananas enough by itself as you know, but Sunday was a whirlwind. You wouldn't believe me if I told you, so I took some pictures. I'll update the thread once I get home to my camera. Good times . . .

BTW, Whitlock is a fucking hack. Did you see his quote that hip-hop should be blamed for Michael Vick's dogfighting??? And NO, I swear that's not a misquote.
bnyced0
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Re: The Police Roll Call (7/20/07) August 02, 2007 at 03:15 PM UTC #
Originally posted by TheDirector217:
Did you see his quote that hip-hop should be blamed for Michael Vick's dogfighting??? And NO, I swear that's not a misquote.
Didn't you get the memo, Hip Hop is responsible for all the world's ills, just like Heavy Metal before that, and Rock and Roll before that, and R&B before that………but Qtip said it better

Okay, if knowledge is the key then just show me the lock.
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So kids watch your back 'cause I think they smoke crack,
I don't doubt it. Look at how they act.
Off to better things like a hip-hop forum.
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TheDirector217
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Re: The Police Roll Call (7/20/07) August 02, 2007 at 03:52 PM UTC #
Originally posted by bnyced0:
Originally posted by TheDirector217:
Did you see his quote that hip-hop should be blamed for Michael Vick's dogfighting??? And NO, I swear that's not a misquote.
Didn't you get the memo, Hip Hop is responsible for all the world's ills, just like Heavy Metal before that, and Rock and Roll before that, and R&B before that………but Qtip said it better

Okay, if knowledge is the key then just show me the lock.
Got the scrawny legs but I move just like Lou Brock,
With speed. I'm agile plus I'm worth your while.
One hundred percent intelligent black child.
My optic presentation sizzles the retina.
How far must I go to gain respect? Um.
Well, it's kind of simple, just remain your own
Or you'll be crazy sad and alone.
Industry rule number four thousand and eighty,
record company people are shady.
So kids watch your back 'cause I think they smoke crack,
I don't doubt it. Look at how they act.
Off to better things like a hip-hop forum.
Pass me the rock and I'll storm with the crew and …
Proper. What you say Hammer? Proper.
Rap is not pop, if you call it that then stop.
You on point, B.? :D
Brian_Walalce
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Re: The Police Roll Call (7/20/07) August 02, 2007 at 04:37 PM UTC #
Originally posted by bnyced0:
Jason Whitlock should have his chair,
I really like Jason Whitlock. I liked his column on the whole Don Imus thing. Anyhow, did anybody see the show when Whitlock was filling in for Wilbon and they were talking about the Detroit Lions coach who was arrested for driving without pants? Whitlock mentions a similar experience from his own past when he went "porky pigging" with Derrick Thomas's girlfriend. The look on Kornheiser's face was priceless.

Brian
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