Curious what the Houston prices were two weeks ago. Or rather, how long have they been single digit?
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 16:45 (one year ago) link
Is anyone going to the Carrier Dome, sorry I mean JMA Dome?
― after the pinefox (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 14 February 2023 16:50 (one year ago) link
I bought the cheap Houston tickets last Friday, so they've been available for at least 5 days (there are plenty of front-of-stage view seats available between $25-40 as well)
― the absence of bikes (f. hazel), Tuesday, 14 February 2023 17:04 (one year ago) link
sounds like Nils Lofgren has COVID now and might be out... fingers crossed for a Nebraska-heavy set!
― the absence of bikes (f. hazel), Tuesday, 14 February 2023 17:33 (one year ago) link
Ha. Well, keep in mind, up until 1975/Born to Run tour, it was only Bruce on guitar up there!
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 17:38 (one year ago) link
Or everyone but Jake gets COVID and we're treated to two and a half hours of free form jazz!
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 17:46 (one year ago) link
"Well, sir, we hope you enjoy our new direction."
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 14 February 2023 18:03 (one year ago) link
Don't forget, two members of the E Street Band left after recording "Born to Run" to form their own fusion band. Give us a glimpse of what might have been!
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 18:10 (one year ago) link
Ugh, just realized this means Tom Morello is probably getting the call-up ...
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 18:18 (one year ago) link
Gary Clark Jr. was practicing with them in Dallas, apparently, so
― the absence of bikes (f. hazel), Tuesday, 14 February 2023 18:19 (one year ago) link
ooooh
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 14 February 2023 18:22 (one year ago) link
Oh, he's good, I'm ok with that. Just none of Morello's tomfoolery.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 18:22 (one year ago) link
As I posted upthread, the Houston behind the stage tix were starting @ $12 at the start of the month. I think the drop is down to few factors: the show is Valentine's night, so it's competing with a lot of other stuff; as of last week, the weather today was supposed to be shitty (it ended up not bad); and Toyota Center (the venue) is a pretty big place--capacity 18,000+--and aftermarket prices on good nosebleeds there aren't too bad, so loads of behind the stage tix are getting dumped.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 14 February 2023 20:24 (one year ago) link
Gary Clark Jr. is a very fine player, whom I admire, but I am not sure how he fits into the E Street Band zeitgeist
― serif don't like it (rock the typeface) (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 14 February 2023 22:01 (one year ago) link
I mean, Nils didn't fit the E Street Band, either! But he worked out ok. Even Morello, who sucks and doesn't fit at all, wasn't a disaster.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 22:06 (one year ago) link
Now if it, was, Eric Johnson? Yeah, bad fit.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 22:07 (one year ago) link
Maybe Tad Kubler would be a good sub?
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 22:09 (one year ago) link
Eh, I think Lofgren and Stevie fit fine - both can roll with the acoustic setting, playing mandolin or whatever. Morello Absolutely not. No. Clark? Remains to be seen.
― serif don't like it (rock the typeface) (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 14 February 2023 22:11 (one year ago) link
This is the E Street Band, when one person leaves they need to replace them with two or three people.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 22:12 (one year ago) link
And up the scarf rider, too.
Lol
― after the pinefox (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 14 February 2023 23:39 (one year ago) link
not trying to throw shade, and i've never sat behind a stage before, but what is the appeal? i guess you get to watch via jumbotron, it's loud and hopefully fun, and maybe catch some fun/interesting backstage stuff?
― President of Destiny Encounters International (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 14 February 2023 23:45 (one year ago) link
well signed up for notification on SF tickets (show isn't until the end of the year). I've never seen Springsteen; I foolishly left before he played the Amnesty International show I went to in the 80's because I was stupid. I realize this seeing him now isn't going to even remotely measure up and will cost me 100x more than that show did.
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Tuesday, 14 February 2023 23:53 (one year ago) link
xpost There is no backdrop to the stage, and he and the band often hop up there and play to the people behind them. Here's one I found from someone:
https://preview.redd.it/kv37vzvx05e91.jpg?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=6b5f98d3fda217862b8c6fdd918c18141b857ca9
Some fans *prefer* that view.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 15 February 2023 01:09 (one year ago) link
See a little of that human butt
― serif don't like it (rock the typeface) (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 15 February 2023 01:12 (one year ago) link
Can probably sing along with the prompters.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 15 February 2023 01:13 (one year ago) link
https://i.makeagif.com/media/5-03-2016/sPZ9Lq.gif
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 15 February 2023 01:14 (one year ago) link
xp nice! that's an awesome view imo!
― President of Destiny Encounters International (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 15 February 2023 01:22 (one year ago) link
I mean, this was his breakthrough:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/31/BruceBorn1984.JPG
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 15 February 2023 01:22 (one year ago) link
i was once burned by some relatively expensive tickets to a radiohead show sometime in the mid 2000s where me and 20 other people were placed directly behind a gigantic cylinder of speakers and other equipment, and the band was 100% blocked. we all had to go to the lawn instead
― President of Destiny Encounters International (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 15 February 2023 01:23 (one year ago) link
xp
Nebrasska
Greetings from Assbury Park
(Note that I will not stoop to the depths of posting something juvenile like Ghost of Tom Choad or Butt in the U. Ass A. I am classy like that)
― serif don't like it (rock the typeface) (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 15 February 2023 01:56 (one year ago) link
Buttpipe of Love
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 15 February 2023 02:03 (one year ago) link
Oh, oh oh oh, thunder roadIt's lying out there like a killer in the sunI know it's late but we can make it to your buns
or maybe
Got a wife and kids in Baltimore, JackI went out for a ride, and baby got back
― serif don't like it (rock the typeface) (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 15 February 2023 02:28 (one year ago) link
What is "Darkness on the Edge of Town" if not a euphemism for a butthole?
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 15 February 2023 02:44 (one year ago) link
Oh, oh, oh, my butt's on fire
― serif don't like it (rock the typeface) (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 15 February 2023 03:14 (one year ago) link
‘Cause tramps like us, baby we’ve got more of the ruuuuuuuuuuns…
― birdistheword, Wednesday, 15 February 2023 06:09 (one year ago) link
xpost the appeal of behind the stage seats for me was that they cost $9 while seats in front of the stage cost $100that said the view tonight was awesome... no curtain so we had a full unobstructed view of the entire stage, and if you are into drumming it was the best seat you could wish for. also nobody in the seats around or in front of us!
― the absence of bikes (f. hazel), Wednesday, 15 February 2023 06:33 (one year ago) link
Trying to get tix for the Wrigley Field show was a tech shit storm. Did everything right but the site kept spitting out errors left and right. I'm for sure not the only one that got hosed. On the other hand, hundreds of tickets on the secondary market already, lol.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 17 February 2023 16:51 (one year ago) link
Could you tell how much the original price was for tickets?
― birdistheword, Friday, 17 February 2023 17:06 (one year ago) link
Yeah, they were relatively reasonable. Basically the very lowest was $47, the very highest was $300, plus fees. There was a separate sale for premium seats, I think, which I suspect might have separately gone through Ticketmaster? Anyway, this was through the MLB site, and it was completely fucked up. I was scouring the internet and found lots of people who had the exact same problems I was finding. Wonder what happened?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 17 February 2023 17:12 (one year ago) link
Second Wrigley show just added.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 17 February 2023 17:37 (one year ago) link
"Let's play two!"
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 17 February 2023 17:51 (one year ago) link
Does Guaranteed Rate Field (ugh...what a horrible name for a ballpark) ever host any concerts? Back when it was Comiskey, they even hosted the Beatles. I haven't been to Wrigley since the '00s but I thought a newer, more modern venue like U.S. Cellular/Guaranteed Rate would be better suited for a concert.
― birdistheword, Friday, 17 February 2023 18:43 (one year ago) link
Is that Comiskey? I've actually seen Springsteen there (in 2003) and the Stones there, but I can't think of anything they've had in a long while.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 17 February 2023 19:06 (one year ago) link
Yeah, same building as the one that opened in 2003, adjacent to the original Comiskey that got demolished.
― birdistheword, Friday, 17 February 2023 19:13 (one year ago) link
DC and Baltimore baseball stadium tickets not available yet. Haven't even found out yet if I qualify to be a "verified fan" to be eligible to attempt to buy them
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 18 February 2023 05:17 (one year ago) link
Got through step 1 and now am a verified fan who can try to get Nats Park tickets. Ticketmaster had asked in the process to list 2 or 3 options but then just gave me one. My wife similarly listed several and got Orioles Park. Now the questions will be can we access tickets when they go on sale and are we willing to pay exorbitant prices and fees. This ain’t Tulsa . Springsteen prices have stayed high. Have seen him over the years so don’t necessarily have to go. The local arena gigs in DC and Baltimore sold out quickly and resale prices are high
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 22 February 2023 15:23 (one year ago) link
I didn't even bother wasting my time Tuesday with the sale for his second show here. Like, hang around in a virtual queue for two hours for a small chance at paying hundreds of dollars for just OK seats, assuming the system didn't screw me with more error messages like it did the first time? No thanks. I'll just look for tix the week before, and if I find a good price, good, if not, Bruce won't miss me.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 22 February 2023 15:41 (one year ago) link
I haaaaaaaate how all the Wrigley shows have to go through MLB, their process is maddening. Not least because you then also have to download the MLB app for your tickets and get subscribed to 1.2 zillion MLB emails.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 22 February 2023 15:43 (one year ago) link
Got waitlisted for both LA shows...this "Verified Fan" thing is really getting to me. I was never waitlisted on these until Adele in 2021 and I've since been waitlisted for Beyonce and, now, Springsteen. (I was "verified" for Taylor but my wife was waitlisted.)
Aren't a bunch of you writers or something? Can we get some more press about this? It's clear now that "Verified Fan" is a huge sham, likely more about gathering/selling data and funneling tickets to scalpers than helping fans (lol)
― DT, Thursday, 23 February 2023 08:54 (one year ago) link