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The stadium was designed for the Bears to have as many seats between the goal lines as possible, within the existing footprint of the prior stadium.
The prior stadium was a better place for concerts. It was lower, and less comfortable — originally with benches. But it had better sight lines.
I thought the old one was worse. It goes back instead of up. If you're in row 25 it feels like row 100 because you're so far from the field.
Sorry bam, imo the re-do of Soldier Field made the seating closer to the field as compared with the original that was a huge bowl which ran the seats farther back each row you went higher. Also, the old Soldier Field had a track around it which moved the seats back too. The new stadium has no track and seats right up against the field, and elevated for better viewing. The only negative sight wise is the middle section up in the top rows on the West side. These are pretty high up imo. I have watched Bears games from up there before. I also believe the sound is better contained in the present stadium.
Have you ever sat in 340 (or adjacent sections) ? If so, how do you rate the front of it for views/sound? I may be going along.
Front 5 rows in section 340 should be good. One never knows what nature will do to the sound, but in general Soldier Field is not bad.
I bought 2nd night 3rd row section 214 3 seats 2 weeks ago just to lock them in. I was going to wait until the day of the concerts and see what shows up, but I had friends that really wanted to go and are coming in from out of town. TM offer at $315 seemed not so horrible, but with "fees,taxes" added in they are $410! Crazy money...
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Just an update for 2120Joe and others wanting to explore Chicago while in town for the concerts! The South Loop has grown and is actually one of the upper class areas of Chicago. Venturing South of Roosevelt should not be feared. In fact, Soldier Field is South of Roosevelt! Recent additions to the neighborhood include new hotels, restaurants, and the Wynn Trust Arena. There are also many historic locations including the Chess Records building at 2120 S. Michigan Ave., home of Willie Dixon’s Blues Heaven Foundation! Come by for a tour and The Rolling Stones at Chess Exhibit running June 5th through June 29th! This World Premiere shouldn’t be missed by any Stones fan!
...of course as with any city, just keep your wits about you! Have a great time in Chicago!
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Kurt
I, too, am not sure which Chicago show is which
The Ticketmaster listing of show links seems to be in a different order than the Rolling Stones .com listing of show links...
Can anyone definitively determine Night #1 vs. Night #2 ?
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I, too, am not sure which Chicago show is which
The Ticketmaster listing of show links seems to be in a different order than the Rolling Stones .com listing of show links...
Can anyone definitively determine Night #1 vs. Night #2 ?
I asked for help on this problem also. I was told to use the stones site and
click on the show you are looking for. This takes you directly to the ticketmaster page for that particular concert. This was a few weeks ago but
it seemed to work for me. Good luck.
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I, too, am not sure which Chicago show is which
The Ticketmaster listing of show links seems to be in a different order than the Rolling Stones .com listing of show links...
Can anyone definitively determine Night #1 vs. Night #2 ?
I asked for help on this problem also. I was told to use the stones site and
click on the show you are looking for. This takes you directly to the ticketmaster page for that particular concert. This was a few weeks ago but
it seemed to work for me. Good luck.
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I, too, am not sure which Chicago show is which
The Ticketmaster listing of show links seems to be in a different order than the Rolling Stones .com listing of show links...
Can anyone definitively determine Night #1 vs. Night #2 ?
I asked for help on this problem also. I was told to use the stones site and
click on the show you are looking for. This takes you directly to the ticketmaster page for that particular concert. This was a few weeks ago but
it seemed to work for me. Good luck.
Great idea. Thanks! I picked up a ticket in section 307 for $145 for (what I hope is) Chicago #1....it's the first chicago listing on rs.com and the 2nd listing on TM. Already have a ticket in 339 for Chicago #2. So I'm ready!
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Well at least you're in filstan and don't have to worry anymore, and considering it's the first show (if indeed it is the first show), it might get tougher as time moves forward.
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I, too, am not sure which Chicago show is which
The Ticketmaster listing of show links seems to be in a different order than the Rolling Stones .com listing of show links...
Can anyone definitively determine Night #1 vs. Night #2 ?
I asked for help on this problem also. I was told to use the stones site and
click on the show you are looking for. This takes you directly to the ticketmaster page for that particular concert. This was a few weeks ago but
it seemed to work for me. Good luck.
Great idea. Thanks! I picked up a ticket in section 307 for $145 for (what I hope is) Chicago #1....it's the first chicago listing on rs.com and the 2nd listing on TM. Already have a ticket in 339 for Chicago #2. So I'm ready!
It's actually about $171 after all the ridiculous unavoidable add-on fees. Anywhere towards the front of the 300 sections in the front half of the stadium should be reasonably decent from photos I've seen.
I am now very likely going. I had previously planned to be in Washington as a tourist after the original Foxboro and NJ Dates and as I'll still be in the US, it would at least give me the chance to see 1 show. Always tempting to grab a ticket now to be sure but I'm quite confident about waiting it out. Cut price late spares and drops are available for pretty much every artist, even opening nights. I'm travelling solo too and only looking for a single ticket.
I now have refundable accomodation booked for the night before and after the likely date of Chicago 1. Couldn't resist it Only my 2nd ever visit to the US and 1 show's a lot better than none...
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I, too, am not sure which Chicago show is which
The Ticketmaster listing of show links seems to be in a different order than the Rolling Stones .com listing of show links...
Can anyone definitively determine Night #1 vs. Night #2 ?
I asked for help on this problem also. I was told to use the stones site and
click on the show you are looking for. This takes you directly to the ticketmaster page for that particular concert. This was a few weeks ago but
it seemed to work for me. Good luck.
Great idea. Thanks! I picked up a ticket in section 307 for $145 for (what I hope is) Chicago #1....it's the first chicago listing on rs.com and the 2nd listing on TM. Already have a ticket in 339 for Chicago #2. So I'm ready!
It's actually about $171 after all the ridiculous unavoidable add-on fees. Anywhere towards the front of the 300 sections in the front half of the stadium should be reasonably decent from photos I've seen.
I am now very likely going. I had previously planned to be in Washington as a tourist after the original Foxboro and NJ Dates and as I'll still be in the US, it would at least give me the chance to see 1 show. Always tempting to grab a ticket now to be sure but I'm quite confident about waiting it out. Cut price late spares and drops are available for pretty much every artist, even opening nights. I'm travelling solo too and only looking for a single ticket.
I now have refundable accomodation booked for the night before and after the likely date of Chicago 1. Couldn't resist it Only my 2nd ever visit to the US and 1 show's a lot better than none...
Yes, $175 because I selected a physical ticket to be mailed, as I collect my stubs. But $175 is better than the $192 I paid for Chicago #2. Roughly same base price but it was a "platinum" ticket vs. the standard.
Good luck with your search, grzegorz67! Yes, tickets should be available day of show....especially GA tickets, but really probably scattered all over. I'm driving in both nights from out of state so I wanted to have a good spot secured, otherwise I'd have maybe gone for GA myself.
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A handful of the more choice seats I've been watching behind both pits just disappeared. They were all platinum and I was waiting to see if they dropped but someone either speculating on some tidbit of news and snatched them up at high prices, or maybe tm holding them back
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A shame you won't be there for the second Chicago show grzegorz67 as it would be great to meet with you.
You'll be flying out of the NY on the 23rd, while I'll be flying in to Chicago from California on the same day.
Maybe on the next tour we'll cross paths... ...or maybe you'll enjoy the first show so much you'll decide to stay for the second.
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Understood.
There was a Twickenham transport fiasco as well back in '03, but somehow everyone survived!
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A handful of the more choice seats I've been watching behind both pits just disappeared. They were all platinum and I was waiting to see if they dropped but someone either speculating on some tidbit of news and snatched them up at high prices, or maybe tm holding them back
Show 1 or Show 2? I’d hazard a guess they’ll be released when the show is officially confirmed. There will be far more seats available than those shown on TM for sure. It’s all bait and switch.
There will be plenty of tickets at a nice price on the day as always. The only time it might get tricky is if you’re planning to attend in a party of 2 or more and want seated together.