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Curious about the coastal train.. Probably will fly out for west shows (Bay Area and Seattle) and wondered how I was going to get between those two cities, does it run pretty regular?
For other shows I'm planning NOLA, Philly, NY/NJ, and Chicago all of which I'll most likely road trip between.
I believe it runs about twice a day as I recall(am/pm).. takes about 24 hours.
Busses (Greyhound, Bolt) are also decent, less expensive options, I will definitely post if I end up driving and would be happy to fill the car
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I've reserved rooms in Pasadena, Santa Clara, NJ and Chicago! Depending on ticket cost how many I can actually go to but for sure California and Chicago!!
Well if you're 'local' then it's worth taking a punt on the lucky dips and paying more for travel, but as I'm flying across the atlantic, I want to know I've got decent seats first, and accept that they'll be expensive. Hoping for a pit/seat layout like they had in Germany last year. But if it's all-seated, I managed to get 5th, 8th and 10th rows for my zip code shows. I'd be happy with that again.
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Well, I am late to this party... How come it is all happening so quickly? Just spent all day reserving hotel rooms
Great to hear you'll be making the trip over syrel!
You were SO helpful with travel tips in the UK, would be happy to return the favor if any assistance needed. What shows you planning on??
I've reserved rooms for Santa-Clara, Seattle, Denver, New York and Chicago. If it all pans out as expected, I will probably drop Denver as I will probably have a commitment in Montreal on 24-26 May. Then I'll come back for the last four shows. I'm not quite buzzing with excitement about these shows (yet), but a week in NY and week in Chicago will be neat, and I can throw in a couple of cool train journeys as well. And it all depends on scoring decent tickets.
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I've reserved rooms in Pasadena, Santa Clara, NJ and Chicago! Depending on ticket cost how many I can actually go to but for sure California and Chicago!!
But Sarah, u live in the Bay Area, why get a room in Santa Clara when u can just drive?
Hopefully we'll c u in Chicago.
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Waiting on Santa Clara/SF date!
Large gap between Pasadena May 11 and Seattle May 22...with Santa Clara falling somewhere in between...
Could be the 15th, 16th, 17th, or 18th?
Leaning towards either of the latter two as they're Fri. and Sat, but unsure?!!!
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Hello again everyone! Can you tell me who were in the zip code tour what are the best lines of the PIT to see the band? since I'm going from Buenos Aires for the NY shows and I want to be as close as possible to them. Thank you!
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Waiting on Santa Clara/SF date!
Large gap between Pasadena May 11 and Seattle May 22...with Santa Clara falling somewhere in between...
Could be the 15th, 16th, 17th, or 18th?
Leaning towards either of the latter two as they're Fri. and Sat, but unsure?!!!
If it is the 18th I will have to move my London return up one day and go right after flying in from London. That would be pretty kickass seeing Clapton and Stones 3 days and 9 time zones apart. Beats the 2 time zones from this year's SF to London drop bags, flight to Prague for Stones and back to London for Clapton adventure.
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Hello again everyone! Can you tell me who were in the zip code tour what are the best lines of the PIT to see the band? since I'm going from Buenos Aires for the NY shows and I want to be as close as possible to them. Thank you!
There probably won't be a pit.
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Hoping for a pit/seat layout like they had in Germany last year. But if it's all-seated, I managed to get 5th, 8th and 10th rows for my zip code shows. I'd be happy with that again.
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Pits were absent for all U.S. Zip Code venues, if I recall correctly.
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Hello again everyone! Can you tell me who were in the zip code tour what are the best lines of the PIT to see the band? since I'm going from Buenos Aires for the NY shows and I want to be as close as possible to them. Thank you!
There probably won't be a pit.
Sorry, I may express myself badly. I wanted to say in which row of forward they recommend to see better the whole band? since I saw that the field in usa is with seats. Thanks again!
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Hoping for a pit/seat layout like they had in Germany last year. But if it's all-seated, I managed to get 5th, 8th and 10th rows for my zip code shows. I'd be happy with that again.
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Pits were absent for all U.S. Zip Code venues, if I recall correctly.
During 50 and Counting, there was a pit for the US shows.
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Never understood the stadium tour excitement.rather see em in smaller venues.
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none of these shows will sell out
Most of them will for sure but it will probably take some time.
They are still the greatest rock n roll band in the world and still make many people happy, enough to sell out huge stadiums.
Oh they will call it a sell out but it will not be full. 2015 is proof
Those of us who go to a lot of Stones shows around the world know that the 2015 tour of small markets in the US was a bit of an aberration. Even on that tour, San Diego was a complete sellout from day 1. There were no ticket drops, and secondary market prices never came down. It will depend on the venue, location and pricing. Sometimes, demand is much greater than supply. For example, you can usually count on getting in to the show by going to the venue on the day of the show. But, I remember the O2 Arena in 2012, where a couple hundred fans listened from outside, unable to score tickets at any price. It’s hard to predict - in 2007, I was able to get great tickets in a “ticket drop” for Stade de France a month before the show; the stadium was not sold out, with large blocks of seats covered by tarp. In 2014, getting a decent ticket at that same venue was was a real challenge, and sure enough, all upper sections were full.
Regarding San Diego '15 - it was the only stadium show west of the Rockies - the next closest show was Kansas City over 1,500 miles away.
Of course they would sell it out as almost every Stones fan on this side of the States wanted to go - not to mention the many fans from the rest of the country and around the world given the fact it was the opening show!
But then you have the two slow selling *Vegas '16 arena shows where there were price drops, etc. Yes there were two Desert Trip shows prior, but after that those were the only two shows in the States. You would think they would have had no probelm selling them out immediately, but alot of people were probably turned off by the particularly high prices of those shows. Whatever the case, tickets should be much more reasonable for the stadium shows on average, and while some may come close to selling out, others will be wide open.
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Waiting on Santa Clara/SF date!
Large gap between Pasadena May 11 and Seattle May 22...with Santa Clara falling somewhere in between...
Could be the 15th, 16th, 17th, or 18th?
Leaning towards either of the latter two as they're Fri. and Sat, but unsure?!!!
If it is the 18th I will have to move my London return up one day and go right after flying in from London. That would be pretty kickass seeing Clapton and Stones 3 days and 9 time zones apart. Beats the 2 time zones from this year's SF to London drop bags, flight to Prague for Stones and back to London for Clapton adventure.
It should be Saturday night because otherwise traffic will be a nightmare between the evening commute and the show.
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3:00pm - Official Announcement will be displayed!
Stay tuned!
Diego ;-)
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I’m sure it will all be seated in the US stadiums.
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I've reserved rooms in Pasadena, Santa Clara, NJ and Chicago! Depending on ticket cost how many I can actually go to but for sure California and Chicago!!
Well if you're 'local' then it's worth taking a punt on the lucky dips and paying more for travel, but as I'm flying across the atlantic, I want to know I've got decent seats first, and accept that they'll be expensive. Hoping for a pit/seat layout like they had in Germany last year. But if it's all-seated, I managed to get 5th, 8th and 10th rows for my zip code shows. I'd be happy with that again.
syrel
I'm screwed as I need front five rows - lol!!!!!
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how early did you arrive to get front of golden circle on catwalk?