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Well I'm coming down from Vancouver and will be screaming at the top of my lungs, so that may add to the ambience.
Anyone with suggestions on the best mode of travel from Vancouver? Train, Bus, Car and where to stay that is relatively close to stadium?
Driving is always best.. have done them all, would not necessarily drive to the stadium though.
There is a new(ish) light rail system that takes you very close to the stadium.
Budget and what you want to do is always a consideration, but I would recommend staying near a light rail stop (University District, Capitol Hill, South Seattle) if not wanting to stay right downtown.
I wrote this before but worth saying again. Good option for hotel is near the airport. There are a lot of choices more reasonably priced than downtown & there is a light rail stop on highway 99 there that will take you right to the stadium for very little money. Some friends did that at labor day & were very happy with the choice.
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Any word on opening bands yet?
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Any word on opening bands yet?
no news locally. the show has sold very well here. i checked a few weeks ago & the only tickets available were "platinum" packages & resale. maybe 1 little section had standard price tickets. i think the stratagy of having 1 show for the seattle/vancouver/portland corridor (& the eastern outlands of those cities) has worked very well for the band. when the stones played century link on ABB there were a lot of empty seats but they had done or were going to do several shows in the area.
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Any word on opening bands yet?
no news locally. the show has sold very well here. i checked a few weeks ago & the only tickets available were "platinum" packages & resale. maybe 1 little section had standard price tickets. i think the stratagy of having 1 show for the seattle/vancouver/portland corridor (& the eastern outlands of those cities) has worked very well for the band. when the stones played century link on ABB there were a lot of empty seats but they had done or were going to do several shows in the area.
good news in some respects; from a lucky dip perspective, perhaps not quite so lucky!
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Any word on opening bands yet?
no news locally. the show has sold very well here. i checked a few weeks ago & the only tickets available were "platinum" packages & resale. maybe 1 little section had standard price tickets. i think the stratagy of having 1 show for the seattle/vancouver/portland corridor (& the eastern outlands of those cities) has worked very well for the band. when the stones played century link on ABB there were a lot of empty seats but they had done or were going to do several shows in the area.
good news in some respects; from a lucky dip perspective, perhaps not quite so lucky!
I tend to think the Lucky Dips are perhaps "luckier" when the stadium sells well. Meaning the less cheap seats to fill, the less chance of getting one there.
Of the two shows I bought Lucky Dips for in the UK, I pulled pit-B for Manchester which was one of the fullest stadiums of that leg (saw people turned away for tix at box office).. Led me to believe that perhaps the more expensive tix were then the ones they had more of left to distribute..
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Well I'm coming down from Vancouver and will be screaming at the top of my lungs, so that may add to the ambience.
Anyone with suggestions on the best mode of travel from Vancouver? Train, Bus, Car and where to stay that is relatively close to stadium?
Driving is always best.. have done them all, would not necessarily drive to the stadium though.
There is a new(ish) light rail system that takes you very close to the stadium.
Budget and what you want to do is always a consideration, but I would recommend staying near a light rail stop (University District, Capitol Hill, South Seattle) if not wanting to stay right downtown.
I wrote this before but worth saying again. Good option for hotel is near the airport. There are a lot of choices more reasonably priced than downtown & there is a light rail stop on highway 99 there that will take you right to the stadium for very little money. Some friends did that at labor day & were very happy with the choice.
thanks everyone, some good advice and sound choices! Merry Christmas!
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Well I'm coming down from Vancouver and will be screaming at the top of my lungs, so that may add to the ambience.
Anyone with suggestions on the best mode of travel from Vancouver? Train, Bus, Car and where to stay that is relatively close to stadium?
Driving is always best.. have done them all, would not necessarily drive to the stadium though.
There is a new(ish) light rail system that takes you very close to the stadium.
Budget and what you want to do is always a consideration, but I would recommend staying near a light rail stop (University District, Capitol Hill, South Seattle) if not wanting to stay right downtown.
I wrote this before but worth saying again. Good option for hotel is near the airport. There are a lot of choices more reasonably priced than downtown & there is a light rail stop on highway 99 there that will take you right to the stadium for very little money. Some friends did that at labor day & were very happy with the choice.
thanks everyone, some good advice and sound choices! Merry Christmas!
Driving is good. That's how I'm going to Seattle then Denver. Be a nice drive.
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Driving is good. That's how I'm going to Seattle then Denver. Be a nice drive.
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Are there any nice bars small ones near staduium? Any recommendations.[/quote
I don't drink but there are many bars close to stadium.
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Are there any nice bars small ones near staduium? Any recommendations.
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mosthigh
Just announced: Tedeschi Trucks Band at The Paramount Theatre, Seattle May 23 & 24.
Tickets onsale starting Jan 15
[ticketmaster.evyy.net]
Think I'll stick around another night. They're well worth it. A sit-in with The Stones the night before might be too much to hope for, but, damn, it would be sweet!
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Just announced: Tedeschi Trucks Band at The Paramount Theatre, Seattle May 23 & 24.
Tickets onsale starting Jan 15
[ticketmaster.evyy.net]
Think I'll stick around another night. They're well worth it. A sit-in with The Stones the night before might be too much to hope for, but, damn, it would be sweet!
Saw that this AM.. new album coming as well.
A sit in the night before would be fantastic! Like you say, not likely, but fantastic!
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Just announced: Tedeschi Trucks Band at The Paramount Theatre, Seattle May 23 & 24.
Tickets onsale starting Jan 15
[ticketmaster.evyy.net]
Think I'll stick around another night. They're well worth it. A sit-in with The Stones the night before might be too much to hope for, but, damn, it would be sweet!
Saw that this AM.. new album coming as well.
A sit in the night before would be fantastic! Like you say, not likely, but fantastic!
How about TTB opening for the Stones? They have an open date on 5/22. I saw Susan open for the Stones in Vegas once & she was fantastic. Have seen TTB, too & they were mostly great. To be honest, I prefer Susan's material to Derek's. He's a great guitar player though.
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Just announced: Tedeschi Trucks Band at The Paramount Theatre, Seattle May 23 & 24.
Tickets onsale starting Jan 15
[ticketmaster.evyy.net]
Think I'll stick around another night. They're well worth it. A sit-in with The Stones the night before might be too much to hope for, but, damn, it would be sweet!
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Just announced: Tedeschi Trucks Band at The Paramount Theatre, Seattle May 23 & 24.
Tickets onsale starting Jan 15
[ticketmaster.evyy.net]
Think I'll stick around another night. They're well worth it. A sit-in with The Stones the night before might be too much to hope for, but, damn, it would be sweet!
Anyone know which pre-sale code will be used to buy tickets in the fan club pre-sale today ?[/quote
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babyblue
Where oh where do Stones fans meet day of show?
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Javadave
Elysian Fields is right next to the north entrance to the stadium if the weather's dodgy. Good beer, liquor, and food.
Hope we get a decent weather day, and that I can find a decent ticket.
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mosthigh
Wow, this is getting crazy...Neil Young & POTR at the Paramount May 20 & 21, The Stones on the 22nd, and Tedeschi-Trucks the 23rd & 24th.
If you got LD's the Stones are the cheapest show by far.
Neil has a night off the 22nd, so does TT. Could any sort of sit-in actually happen?
If Neil plays with the Stones, they could mash-up 'Brown Sugar Mountain'.
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Wow, this is getting crazy...Neil Young & POTR at the Paramount May 20 & 21, The Stones on the 22nd, and Tedeschi-Trucks the 23rd & 24th.
If you got LD's the Stones are the cheapest show by far.
Neil has a night off the 22nd, so does TT. Could any sort of sit-in actually happen?
If Neil plays with the Stones, they could mash-up 'Brown Sugar Mountain'.
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Elysian Fields is right next to the north entrance to the stadium if the weather's dodgy. Good beer, liquor, and food.
Hope we get a decent weather day, and that I can find a decent ticket.
i could be wrong but i thought that place closed. i'm no expert though, as i can't drink.