Music: Re: [u2tour] Re: Balto show

What do you mean by neck branding?

On Jun 24, 2011, at 5:31 PM, Ralph Lusby <claytonmills49@gmail.com> wrote:

> I also had friends arrive at M&T Bank Stadium around 7 p.m. and got right
> into the inner circle. They didn't stay and they didn't like the idea of
> the "neck-branding" for re-entry so they hung out with us near the
> soundboard.
>
> At Charlottesville and Raleigh in 2009 a buddy and I walked in after Muse
> was finished and got right into the circle. Granted those two shows were
> not sellouts but we couldn't believe we were able to get so close so late.
>
> On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 4:33 PM, Matt McGee <matt@atu2.com> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > I think it's a myth that you need to show up at the crack of dawn, unless
> > you ABSOLUTELY need to get a specific spot right along the front rail.
> >
> > Wrote about Denver here:
> >
> > http://www.atu2blog.com/photo-getting-close-to-the-stage-at-530-pm/5180/
> >
> > Walked in at 5:30 pm and could've had amazingly close spot.
> >
> > m2
> >
> >
> > On Jun 24, 2011, at 1:13 PM, Scot Kleinfeld wrote:
> >
> > > I feel the same way, but I am still wondering how it happens. How do
> > people
> > > both having GA tix but arriving 7 hrs later get the same spot in the
> > > circle? I guess a lot must prefer along the outside of the circle.
> > >
> > > If I go to Pittsburgh I doubt I will get there so early.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 3:02 PM, Jennifer Breton <jenhybr@hotmail.com
> > >wrote:
> > >
> > >> **
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> I noticed that too, Scot. I also got there at 10 (probably sitting next
> > to
> > >> you in line?) and we wound up second row in prime real estate right in
> > >> between Bono and Edge. The people in front of us were like #7-9 in line
> > and
> > >> had gotten there the day before and camped out. I wouldn't say their
> > >> experience was any better than ours being a foot closer, particularly in
> > a
> > >> stadium where there's so much extra space between you and the stage
> > anyway,
> > >> unless you're going for bragging rights that you were front row... I'm
> > still
> > >> showing up early for Philly cause I just enjoy the camaraderie and
> > >> experience of the GA line, but I don't know if I'd ever go through the
> > >> trouble to camp out when it doesn't make a HUGE difference in position
> > for
> > >> the stadium tours.
> > >>
> > >> To: u2tour@yahoogroups.com
> > >> From: scotk09@gmail.com
> > >> Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:57:23 -0400
> > >>
> > >> Subject: Re: [u2tour] Re: Balto show
> > >>
> > >> So about the GA line experience.
> > >>
> > >> I was there at 10 AM and got where I wanted to be inside the circle. But
> > >>
> > >> the people right next to me got there at 530...PM.
> > >>
> > >> So do a lot of people in the GA line want to be outside the circle? If
> > not,
> > >>
> > >> how do people gettig there so late still get prime spots on the inside?
> > >>
> > >> Scot
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 12:02 PM, Jennifer Breton <jenhybr@hotmail.com
> > >>> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> **
> > >>
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> > >>>
> > >>
> > >>> Agreed; great show and way better than DC (even though I think I
> > >> preferred
> > >>
> > >>> DC's setlist)... I love heat and wasn't dying being outside all day,
> > but
> > >>
> > >>> man, that pit was holy hot and so disgusting, LOL. I lost 2.5 pounds. I
> > >> got
> > >>
> > >>> one of Bono's water bottles he threw--do you think anyone would wonder
> > >> why I
> > >>
> > >>> have a crushed plastic water bottle in a shadowbox on my wall? Or
> > anyone
> > >>
> > >>> know someone who does human cloning? I figure his DNA has got to be on
> > >>
> > >>> there... ;)
> > >>
> > >>> See you guys in the the GA line in Philly!
> > >>
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