challenged
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Re: U2 roll call
October 20, 2005 at 06:18 PM UTC
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Originally posted by saintangelsin:
that's a pretty nice set list. however, i'm surprised they didn't play gone or until the end of the world.
okay, i have a crazy question! my friend told me this idea and i'm wondering if it will work. the plan is for me to go to the mci center and get there right as the opening act is finishing up or when u2 first gets on stage. by that time, scalpers will be desperate to get rid of tickets. and pretty much the theory is they'll either be giving them away or selling them on a name your price basis type thing. so is this a bad idea to try? i really want to see u2, but i'm a little nervous at trying this since i've never used a scalper before. any ideas or tips would be useful!
See Craigslist:
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/tix/105451417.html You should definitely try it. I went to the MCI for the Concert for Change last year and bought an amazing ticket for less than face. That was a pretty hot ticket as well, but there are ALWAYS tickets available for decent prices at the show.
kosmo
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Re: U2 roll call
October 20, 2005 at 07:23 PM UTC
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kosmette is wondering how strict they are at the mci center regarding purses for U2… the ticket clearily states no bags or backpacks, so what are people allowed to carry in?
rebelchanteuse
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Re: U2 roll call
October 20, 2005 at 08:21 PM UTC
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kosmette shouldn't worry about her purse … my handbag is huge, and they didn't have a problem with it. the guard glanced in it and then asked me if i had any bottled water in there. so, apparently video cameras, alcohol and weapons are fine … just don't try to get out of paying $20 for a bottle of water!
adhokai
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Re: U2 roll call
October 20, 2005 at 08:27 PM UTC
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When should one with floor tickets arrive to get a decent spot?
Medusa
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Re: U2 roll call
October 20, 2005 at 08:52 PM UTC
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I will be outside the MCI Center this evening looking for a ticket, hoping to be one of the lucky ones that snags a just-released ticket from the box office or from someone desperate to get rid of a ticket.
I had luck in 2001 for the "Elevation" tour when I found last-minute tickets on sale from the Ticketmaster location at Tower Records. I am hoping to have similar luck tonight! :)
Cheers
DJ Medusa.
vansmack
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Re: U2 roll call
October 20, 2005 at 08:59 PM UTC
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I snagged a ticket for a friend for The Elevation tour just hanging out having a drink at Gordon Beirsch.
Leave no stone unturned.
bags
Joined: October 30, 2001 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: U2 roll call
October 20, 2005 at 09:36 PM UTC
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Originally posted by saintangelsin:
the plan is for me to go to the mci center and get there right as the opening act is finishing up or when u2 first gets on stage. by that time, scalpers will be desperate to get rid of tickets. and pretty much the theory is they'll either be giving them away or selling them on a name your price basis type thing. so is this a bad idea to try? i really want to see u2, but i'm a little nervous at trying this since i've never used a scalper before. any ideas or tips would be useful!
Always worth a try. If you actually get a few songs into U2, that'll probably be when the price drops. Just remember, if it's a 2 hr 15 min show, that leaves you lots of show for not lots of cash. I say try it…I'm not telling which show I did that for. But I tried that approach and it worked.
bags
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Re: U2 roll call
October 20, 2005 at 09:40 PM UTC
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Sorry, you likely won't hear I Will Follow, but you probably will hear Bad, so its a fair trade. Of course, you never know.
Ggggrrr, that is SO not a fair trade. :(
vansmack
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Re: U2 roll call
October 20, 2005 at 09:56 PM UTC
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Originally posted by SalParadise:
exactly. "i will follow" is nowhere near as good a song as "bad".. :)
if they play "bad", look for the person on the floor jumping about 12 feet in the air once that little keyboard lick starts. that'll be me.
I'm usually the grown man crying when Bad comes on….
lily1
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Re: U2 roll call
October 20, 2005 at 10:03 PM UTC
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i thought that was only during "running to stand still" like at san jose this year, smackie?
vansmack
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Re: U2 roll call
October 20, 2005 at 10:52 PM UTC
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Originally posted by lily1:
i thought that was only during "running to stand still" like at san jose this year, smackie?
Nope, I was crying to "Bad" nearly 20 years before I was crying to "Running to Stand Still."
I'd have to go back and check, but I'm pretty sure that was the first time I cried to "Running," and I'm pretty sure that had everything to do with my apartment burning down that morning. But you never know with me - I'm a very sensitive guy.
lily1
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Re: U2 roll call
October 20, 2005 at 11:20 PM UTC
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Originally posted by vansmack:
But you never know with me - I'm a very sensitive guy.
yes, i know, that's the line you use to reel in the jail bait! :D
i was just telling someone smackie's rule for dating jail bait: 1/2 your own age + 7 years
vansmack
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Re: U2 roll call
October 21, 2005 at 12:01 AM UTC
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Originally posted by lily1:
yes, i know, that's the line you use to reel in the jail bait! :D
i was just telling someone smackie's rule for dating jail bait: 1/2 your own age + 7 years
"Half your age plus seven" is a great rule.
jaguar
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Re: U2 roll call
October 21, 2005 at 02:26 AM UTC
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Originally posted by lily1:
i wonder where bono is today?
I'm sure this is
no surprise to anyone.
lily1
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Re: U2 roll call
October 21, 2005 at 04:05 AM UTC
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they closed with "bad" tonight. it was perfect! and they played "out of control." lily is one very happy flower right now! and friend o' lily is most excited that "walk on by" made an appearance.
Medusa
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Re: U2 roll call
October 21, 2005 at 04:18 AM UTC
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Oh, I hate you all!
I was outside the MCI Center earlier trying to get a ticket, but everyone who was selling was WAY above my price range.
After an hour or so, I got tired of the huge, uncontrollable (and sometimes annoying) crowds outside, plus all of the chain smokers, and decided to leave.
Ah well.
Cheers
DJ Medusa.
kosmo
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Re: U2 roll call
October 21, 2005 at 04:41 AM UTC
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The good - U2 is a class act and will never put on a terrible show. Enjoyed this one more that the Elevation tour shows. Electric Co./ Out of Control and Love and Peace or Else / Sunday Bloody Sunday.
The bad - The audible murmur from the crowd during the quiet bits. Camera Phones and feeling disconnected from the show due to be in the rafters, in part because of being spoiled by the Ten Club.
The ugly - All the plastic people in lenghty lines wanting to buy $35 t-shirts.
U2 needs to drop ticket prices, play smaller venues and bust wide open the War and earlier part of their catalog.
you be betty
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Re: U2 roll call
October 21, 2005 at 05:04 AM UTC
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
The good - U2 is a class act and will never put on a terrible show. Enjoyed this one more that the Elevation tour shows. Electric Co./ Out of Control and Love and Peace or Else / Sunday Bloody Sunday.
The bad - The audible murmur from the crowd during the quiet bits. Camera Phones and feeling disconnected from the show due to be in the rafters, in part because of being spoiled by the Ten Club.
The ugly - All the plastic people in lenghty lines wanting to buy $35 t-shirts.
U2 needs to drop ticket prices, play smaller venues and bust wide open the War and earlier part of their catalog.
agreed 1000000000%. i loved all the plastic-surgery-and-expensive-jean clad women all over the place. i really get a kick out of that.
it was good, though! i thought the politicing was a bit excessive…not that i didn't agree with everything he was saying; but that 20 minute speech or whatever in the middle of the song was just a bit much.
otherwise a great show. i cried when they took the stage. hot damn.
helicon1
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Re: U2 roll call
October 21, 2005 at 05:05 AM UTC
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J. Freedom's Review is Out! This guy can ruin any party! I love it.