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

If they go back into arenas, I hope they scan tickets again to keep it
fairly random up front... "elite U2 society" is a perfect way of putting
it..

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 8:33 PM, Nick Walker <walkervox@gmail.com> wrote:

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> We feel your pain. We fought it, but finally had to just let it go. It
> sucks. Sorry.
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> 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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