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In case anyone is interested, some decently priced singles in the first 4 rows of the 300 level (Ronnie side) have popped up on TM for Chicago #2. Just pulled one in Section 339, Row 4 for $153 ($188 w/ fees). Tickets in this area were going for $199 as "Tumbling Dice Packages" I believe. Seats in same area are going for $400+ on broker sites.
Now to get a deal on Chicago #1 if I can, tickets for which remain pretty damn high.
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floodonthepage
In case anyone is interested, some decently priced singles in the first 4 rows of the 300 level (Ronnie side) have popped up on TM for Chicago #2. Just pulled one in Section 339, Row 4 for $153 ($188 w/ fees). Tickets in this area were going for $199 as "Tumbling Dice Packages" I believe. Seats in same area are going for $400+ on broker sites.
Now to get a deal on Chicago #1 if I can, tickets for which remain pretty damn high.
Nice.
Good to know the prices are already dropping, especially for what is considered the sacred last show of the tour.
We'll be seeing more and more of these price drops for all shows from here on out on Ticketmaster, Costco, Groupon, stubhub, etc.
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floodonthepage
In case anyone is interested, some decently priced singles in the first 4 rows of the 300 level (Ronnie side) have popped up on TM for Chicago #2. Just pulled one in Section 339, Row 4 for $153 ($188 w/ fees). Tickets in this area were going for $199 as "Tumbling Dice Packages" I believe. Seats in same area are going for $400+ on broker sites.
Now to get a deal on Chicago #1 if I can, tickets for which remain pretty damn high.
Nice.
Good to know the prices are already dropping, especially for what is considered the sacred last show of the tour.
We'll be seeing more and more of these price drops for all shows from here on out on Ticketmaster, Costco, Groupon, stubhub, etc.
Yeah, true. While it's great to have a ticket in hand for one of the two Chicago shows so far, it's now the realization that maybe I still could have gotten it cheaper if I waited. I just got tired of thinking about it and checking everyday! I'll play the wait game for Chicago #1......as long as I can......maybe March?
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In case anyone is interested, some decently priced singles in the first 4 rows of the 300 level (Ronnie side) have popped up on TM for Chicago #2. Just pulled one in Section 339, Row 4 for $153 ($188 w/ fees). Tickets in this area were going for $199 as "Tumbling Dice Packages" I believe. Seats in same area are going for $400+ on broker sites.
Now to get a deal on Chicago #1 if I can, tickets for which remain pretty damn high.
Nice.
Good to know the prices are already dropping, especially for what is considered the sacred last show of the tour.
We'll be seeing more and more of these price drops for all shows from here on out on Ticketmaster, Costco, Groupon, stubhub, etc.
Yeah, true. While it's great to have a ticket in hand for one of the two Chicago shows so far, it's now the realization that maybe I still could have gotten it cheaper if I waited. I just got tired of thinking about it and checking everyday! I'll play the wait game for Chicago #1......as long as I can......maybe March?
You did good with Chicago #2 (and yes it's a sense of relief), and you'll probably do just as good for Chicago I.
Maybe they'll dump some more Lucky Dips along with all the other inevitable ticket drops?
Whatever the case, now you can rest easy for Chicago #2 with a decent seat.
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Happy new year to everyone going to Chicago. The tour opener in 1997. A great city to see the Stones. Eight days in Chicago will be amazing. This will be the Warsaw of the tour, the final stop...
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Chris - thinking of flying in for the 2nd show from Boston. Flights are cheap enough - it's hotels that are $$ in Chicago. Not a cheap one, but are you at all familiar with the Marriott Marquis on S. Prairie Ave.? Looks to be fairly near Soldier Field. Walking distance? (I'm a Marriott points guy, so...)
i'm not familiar with that hotel, but i see that they're charging over $400 per night in mid-june. the palmer house is about half that. it really is an historic hotel with a beautiful lobby, and located closer to many chicago attractions than the marriott.
I've also stayed at the Palmer house who were hosting an academic conference my wife and participated in - just earlier this year in fact. Very nice historical hotel and beautiful lobby/bar area. My wife has submitted presentations for several other conferences around the country for next year, and one of them falls on the same week as the 2nd Stones show in Chicago. I'm praying she gets accepted for it, and if accepted for this particular one I'll do everything I can to convince her we need to go!!! Meanwhile, I'm already scouting out possibilities of flights, hotels, Stones tix, etc.
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Decided to take the New York -> Chicago travel to another, more appropriate thread.
Now I am seeing the low one-way fares from New York to Chicago that Dreamtime pointed out in the "tour thread", but those are out of La Guardia. PM
My problem is I'm staying in NJ and hence flying out of Newark, so it needs to be a direct one-way from Newark to Chicago. Right now I see the lowest early-morning fares going for about 110 USD (doesn't include a bag). Afternoon flights are going for 180 USD.
Question: is 100-150 a good one-way fare from Newark to Chicago?
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Decided to take the New York -> Chicago travel to another, more appropriate thread.
Now I am seeing the low one-way fares from New York to Chicago that Dreamtime pointed out in the "tour thread", but those are out of La Guardia. PM
My problem is I'm staying in NJ and hence flying out of Newark, so it needs to be a direct one-way from Newark to Chicago. Right now I see the lowest early-morning fares going for about 110 USD (doesn't include a bag). Afternoon flights are going for 180 USD.
Question: is 100-150 a good one-way fare from Newark to Chicago?
I would say that rate is quite good for flying half way across the country.
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Chris - thinking of flying in for the 2nd show from Boston. Flights are cheap enough - it's hotels that are $$ in Chicago. Not a cheap one, but are you at all familiar with the Marriott Marquis on S. Prairie Ave.? Looks to be fairly near Soldier Field. Walking distance? (I'm a Marriott points guy, so...)
i'm not familiar with that hotel, but i see that they're charging over $400 per night in mid-june. the palmer house is about half that. it really is an historic hotel with a beautiful lobby, and located closer to many chicago attractions than the marriott.
I've also stayed at the Palmer house who were hosting an academic conference my wife and participated in - just earlier this year in fact. Very nice historical hotel and beautiful lobby/bar area. My wife has submitted presentations for several other conferences around the country for next year, and one of them falls on the same week as the 2nd Stones show in Chicago. I'm praying she gets accepted for it, and if accepted for this particular one I'll do everything I can to convince her we need to go!!! Meanwhile, I'm already scouting out possibilities of flights, hotels, Stones tix, etc.
I m sure she will be accepted and that u both will be there, Hairball.
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Things to do in Chicago June 2019:
- The Rolling Stones two shows June 21 and 25
- The loop
- Sears Tower - This World-Famous Chicago Skyscraper Can Sway Up to 3 Feet in the Wind
- Blues clubs
- Navy Pier
- O'Hare - Top three of the most busy airports in USA, and a great one
- Midway - Friendly airport when you fly in with friendly Southwest
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Things to do in Chicago June 2019:
- The Rolling Stones two shows June 21 and 25
- The loop
- Sears Tower - This World-Famous Chicago Skyscraper Can Sway Up to 3 Feet in the Wind
- Blues clubs
- Navy Pier
- O'Hare - Top three of the most busy airports in USA, and a great one
- Midway - Friendly airport when you fly in with friendly Southwest
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I will stay at The Whitehall Hotel, is that a safe area in Chicago?
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I will stay at The Whitehall Hotel, is that a safe area in Chicago?
Safe and very nice area - just a block from the 360 Tower and Miracle Mile, and a couple more blocks to Lake Michigan.
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I will stay at The Whitehall Hotel, is that a safe area in Chicago?
Safe and very nice area - just a block from the 360 Tower and Miracle Mile, and a couple more blocks to Lake Michigan.
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Back in 2010 a friend and I stumbled in to Buddy Guys Blues Legends, and lo and behold upon entering there was the man himself!
While Buddy wasn't performing that night, he was manning the gift shop area meeting and greeting people as they entered.
I bought a cool t-shirt from Buddy, he happily signed it with a sharpie, and then posed for a picture with the biggest smile you can imagine!
Along with the Sears Tower, there is the towering 360 Chicago (aka the John Hancock Tower) with a tilting observation deck - not for the squeamish!
360 CHICAGO Observation Deck
"360 CHICAGO observation deck, located 1000 feet above the famed Magnificent Mile in the iconic John Hancock Building,
offers breathtaking 360 degrees views of the city skyline and Lake Michigan. 360 Chicago observation deck is also home of TILT –
Chicago’s highest thrill ride – an enclosed moving platform that literally tilts you out over Michigan Avenue from the 94th Floor".
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Back in 2010 a friend and I stumbled in to Buddy Guys Blues Legends, and lo and behold upon entering there was the man himself!
While Buddy wasn't performing that night, he was manning the gift shop area meeting and greeting people as they entered.
I bought a cool t-shirt from Buddy, he happily signed it with a sharpie, and then posed for a picture with the biggest smile you can imagine!
Along with the Sears Tower, there is the towering 360 Chicago (aka the John Hancock Tower) with a tilting observation deck - not for the squeamish!
360 CHICAGO Observation Deck
"360 CHICAGO observation deck, located 1000 feet above the famed Magnificent Mile in the iconic John Hancock Building,
offers breathtaking 360 degrees views of the city skyline and Lake Michigan. 360 Chicago observation deck is also home of TILT –
Chicago’s highest thrill ride – an enclosed moving platform that literally tilts you out over Michigan Avenue from the 94th Floor".
You bastard Hairball!! Was this in January when he typically plays shows there? Can u post the pic? Jealous.
plexi
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Back in 2010 a friend and I stumbled in to Buddy Guys Blues Legends, and lo and behold upon entering there was the man himself!
While Buddy wasn't performing that night, he was manning the gift shop area meeting and greeting people as they entered.
I bought a cool t-shirt from Buddy, he happily signed it with a sharpie, and then posed for a picture with the biggest smile you can imagine!
Along with the Sears Tower, there is the towering 360 Chicago (aka the John Hancock Tower) with a tilting observation deck - not for the squeamish!
360 CHICAGO Observation Deck
"360 CHICAGO observation deck, located 1000 feet above the famed Magnificent Mile in the iconic John Hancock Building,
offers breathtaking 360 degrees views of the city skyline and Lake Michigan. 360 Chicago observation deck is also home of TILT –
Chicago’s highest thrill ride – an enclosed moving platform that literally tilts you out over Michigan Avenue from the 94th Floor".
You bastard Hairball!! Was this in January when he typically plays shows there? Can u post the pic? Jealous.
plexi