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

This entire thread is really depressing. We were planning to let our kids (college age) go GA instead of Red Zone next time. Not after reading through this thread!!! I wonder if the people who matter know this type of thing is going on. I bet they don't. The truth of the matter is that any group should be seeking NEW fans as well as striving to keep the interest of the current fans. When you have "gate keepers" playing those kind of games then the same people are always going to come out with the choice spots and that's just wrong. It's like some kind of mafia or clique. Very disappointing.

I've never done GA but after reading this, I SURE AS HECK won't now and neither will I let my kids.

--- In u2tour@yahoogroups.com, Darren Dempsey <darrendempsey123@...> wrote:
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> Find the BS list and rip it up..they have ZERO authority to do this!
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> On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 8:02 PM, blessedpoverty
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> > 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.
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> > 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?
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> > Kate in NC
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