New Radiohead album this week

wml7 wrote:
Is it hard to maneuver your way up front??  I mean if you go in from the side isn't it possible??  I definitely will not get in line that early at the Roseland maybe around 3 or 4 or so, we'll see  ;D

the roseland is approximately 6 times as large as the floor of the 930 - equivalent of 2 wide by 3 deep, by my estimate.  that's a lot of bodies to get around.  also, RH fans aren't particularly chill - many will be pressing forward so there won't be a ton of room to walk around, some folks won't be letting you pass by, etc…  based on my 3 roseland experiences, you can definitely improve your location when you first enter but once the room fills up it's harder to move around than it is at most other venues.  having a good spot and drinking during the show are mutually exclusive - making your way back from the bar (or bathroom) to center floor is difficult to impossible.

great, just great

As part of the "new normal" you're all going to look back on this with "Smashing Pumpkins/Zeitgeist/They're crap but no one wants to admit it" regret.  If Radiohead were R.E.M., "King of Limbs" is their "Accelerate."  One day soon you're going to go to a Radiohead concert and realize your just watching Emerson, Lake and Palmer with samplers.

Brian

What side are you going in from is my question? There is no side to really move up. Theres benches on one side but the problem is its not near the middle. So then you have to push your way through people. And if youve been there all night - I guarantee people are not that nice. Its a massively huge floor as sweetcell said. And its hard to get through anywhere. That place is somehow not designed for masses of people - its just too crowded and hard to move around.

Im sure you can get 'closer' to the front, but if youre not there early and want to be on the rail, its not going to happen. Also - dont expect to be able to get back to where you were if its that crowded. Drinking and having a good spot do  not go well together. But you can always drink at the front bar nearish the stage and watch it moreso from the side. Not sure if they ever make that bar VIP. Id imagine the entire upstairs is going to be VIP.

If youre worried about it - head straight to Roseland and check out how the lines are. But based on friends going - I know everyone is showing up super early.

wml7 wrote:

xneverwherex wrote:
Roseland has horrible sightlines. Im sure by 11am people will already be in line to be towards the front. If you dont care (and a warning if youre stuck in back - it will suck - thats a guarantee - chatty people/bar, etc) - theres a really great cheap bar not too far in the Times Square area.

The Village always is a good place to kill time (east village or west village) - lots of good food, shops, etc. The Highline is really nice and theyve extended it even further down. Theres some ice cream trucks now permanently in the area - not sure what else theyve put in the area but its a gorgeous park.

wml7 wrote:
Ok, any of you NY nut residents want to tell me what to do kill time before the show??  I'll be arriving around 11am or so Thursday  ;D

Is it hard to maneuver your way up front??  I mean if you go in from the side isn't it possible??  I definitely will not get in line that early at the Roseland maybe around 3 or 4 or so, we'll see  ;D

I agree up to a point.

I think you're giving them too much credit by saying that they're actually going to realize it.



James

Brian_Wallace wrote:

As part of the "new normal" you're all going to look back on this with "Smashing Pumpkins/Zeitgeist/They're crap but no one wants to admit it" regret.  If Radiohead were R.E.M., "King of Limbs" is their "Accelerate."  One day soon you're going to go to a Radiohead concert and realize your just watching Emerson, Lake and Palmer with samplers.

Brian

Brian_Wallace wrote:

As part of the "new normal" you're all going to look back on this with "Smashing Pumpkins/Zeitgeist/They're crap but no one wants to admit it" regret.  If Radiohead were R.E.M., "King of Limbs" is their "Accelerate."  One day soon you're going to go to a Radiohead concert and realize your just watching Emerson, Lake and Palmer with samplers.

Brian

I've been looking at it like that for years…but it doesn't matter.. let people have their fun.

xneverwherex wrote:
What side are you going in from is my question? There is no side to really move up. Theres benches on one side but the problem is its not near the middle. So then you have to push your way through people. And if youve been there all night - I guarantee people are not that nice. Its a massively huge floor as sweetcell said. And its hard to get through anywhere. That place is somehow not designed for masses of people - its just too crowded and hard to move around.

Im sure you can get 'closer' to the front, but if youre not there early and want to be on the rail, its not going to happen. Also - dont expect to be able to get back to where you were if its that crowded. Drinking and having a good spot do  not go well together. But you can always drink at the front bar nearish the stage and watch it moreso from the side. Not sure if they ever make that bar VIP. Id imagine the entire upstairs is going to be VIP.

If youre worried about it - head straight to Roseland and check out how the lines are. But based on friends going - I know everyone is showing up super early.

wml7 wrote:

xneverwherex wrote:
Roseland has horrible sightlines. Im sure by 11am people will already be in line to be towards the front. If you dont care (and a warning if youre stuck in back - it will suck - thats a guarantee - chatty people/bar, etc) - theres a really great cheap bar not too far in the Times Square area.

The Village always is a good place to kill time (east village or west village) - lots of good food, shops, etc. The Highline is really nice and theyve extended it even further down. Theres some ice cream trucks now permanently in the area - not sure what else theyve put in the area but its a gorgeous park.

wml7 wrote:
Ok, any of you NY nut residents want to tell me what to do kill time before the show??  I'll be arriving around 11am or so Thursday  ;D

Is it hard to maneuver your way up front??  I mean if you go in from the side isn't it possible??  I definitely will not get in line that early at the Roseland maybe around 3 or 4 or so, we'll see  ;D

I always have the notion you can maneuver your way up to the front if you go in from either right side or left instead of going right through the middle.  Now Roseland is probably set up differently which I don't know but I guess I'll find out  ;D

are you two so bitter about not scoring tickets that you're now turning on the band?  how childish.

Brian_Wallace wrote:

As part of the "new normal" you're all going to look back on this with "Smashing Pumpkins/Zeitgeist/They're crap but no one wants to admit it" regret.  If Radiohead were R.E.M., "King of Limbs" is their "Accelerate."  One day soon you're going to go to a Radiohead concert and realize your just watching Emerson, Lake and Palmer with samplers.

Brian

The irony is you'll be still be bitter and angry reading others people's latest posts of musical enjoyment that you'll forget to post an "I told you so".
Leaving you, yet again, to only find fleeting happiness through feeble attempts at disparaging remarks.
Sucks to be you.

Brian_Wallace wrote:

As part of the "new normal" you're all going to look back on this with "Smashing Pumpkins/Zeitgeist/They're crap but no one wants to admit it" regret.  If Radiohead were R.E.M., "King of Limbs" is their "Accelerate."  One day soon you're going to go to a Radiohead concert and realize your just watching Emerson, Lake and Palmer with samplers.

Brian

Wow, Emerson, Lake and Palmer… I remember that name back from the 50's  ;D

Where to eat beforehand?  Typically a long line at Totto Ramen?

dont know about there, aside from the last time I walked by there was a line - but a lot of us used to stop by luckys burgers after shows. on 52nd b/w 8th & 9th. Good food and reasonable.

fatskippy wrote:
Where to eat beforehand?  Typically a long line at Totto Ramen?

this just popped up on atease:

Doors 6:30
DJs will be performing until 9:00 (perhaps the ones mentioned in Four Tet's tweet)
Four Tet + rocketnumbernine are on (together) from 9:00 - 9:40
Radiohead 10:00 - 12:00

The box office also said that usually set times aren't usually released until the day of the show, so these are subject to change. But I doubt it will.

:o

Can someone tell me if there is a balcony at Roseland where you could get a good spot on the railing like at the 9:30?  I've tried to research it online, but haven't found anything definite on that.

Thanks.

AFAIK, at least part, if not all, of the balcony is reserved for VIP - it depends on the show.  for 2 of the 3 roseland shows i've been to, i wasn't allowed up there but i didn't try all that hard either (maybe i asked at the wrong stairway?).  if they do allow balcony access, it will be the back half of the balcony since the front part will be VIP.  you'll be far from the stage.

Ive never seen balcony access open to the public. Most shows its VIP and sometimes it seems its not even in use. I would definitely not rely on that - youd prob be in the far back of the balcony.

I hope everyone that needed tickets for the shows were able to get them, without giving up the booty or paying a thousand dollars.  See ya in NY  ;D

If craigslist is an indication, it looks like there are going to be a lot of douche on douche 'blind dates' at these shows . . .but then again I'm just upset I don't have tickets.

finding cats related to radiohead was tough.  this is all i got