Music: Re: [u2tour] GA procedure, my experience in Pittsburgh

We feel your pain. We fought it, but finally had to just let it go. It
sucks. Sorry.
On Jul 28, 2011 7:29 PM, "blessedpoverty" <contramundo@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> OK, the Pittsburgh show was AWESOME. But the GA line "system" was a major
downer. We got there at 4am, ready to stay until the show. There were about
20 people there, so we thought we were in good shape. The list holder gets
our names down and it turns out I'm number 250-something! So where are the
other 230 people ahead of me?! In bed, at breakfast, anywhere but waiting in
line! What happened to coming to the GA line and staying to hold your place?
Where do you get the secret information to "check in" on the list and then
take off? Of course, there's nothing to do about it. No offense to anyone
who actually waited in person, and I would have been happy to be in the 200s
if 200 people were actually there, but I'm pretty tired of the elite U2
society using unfair tactics to crowd the front of the pit and exclude those
of us who are out of the social loop but putting in the effort fairly to get
close to our favorite band. When Bono said "I see so many familiar faces" I
just sort of cringed--from the back of the circle.
>
> I won't even bother waiting in line in Moncton. Now I know there's
probably already a list up to the hundreds consisting of people who aren't
even in New Brunswick yet. Maybe I'll start using the tactics of the drunks
who come in late and push their way to the front. Is that really any
different than putting your name on a list the night before the show and
going back to bed?
>
> Kate in NC
>

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