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Had a nasty run-in with a group of "friends and family" at the opener.
An already highly intoxicated group of 'em headed out of the back rail of pit2, (which I thought was odd leaving the pit just before showtime) but they were heading for the special area reserved for them behind the pit. After Keith's set, a bunch of them, all women, came bulldozing their way back in an attempt to reclaim their previous spot in the back corner of the pit. When they reached me, I literally couldn't move an inch, despite their drunken demands. After making that explicitly clear, they banded together, backed up and charged me sending a few of us nearly to the ground (fall broken by other people) resulting in more physical and verbal assaults by several. Security was on the scene and escorted them out quickly, but put them right back in the f&f section right behind, where they continued to harass.. (thanks security
) With friends like these.. also, I would bet most, if not all, f&f in these sections are friends of the promoters, local venue people etc. 
jezuz...
... as we add another "trope" to the usual cast of characters who make concerts more and more of a pain in the ass. More and more of them carelessly causing distractions from the show. I imagine f&f started off as a good idea... as did the whole pit concept, but... I should withhold my full...
and yes I am whining... wha wha wha... I will call myself out on it
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2019-06-28 20:02 by Xam.
You could make up a whole identikit list of annoying concert going types.
1. Aggressive Drunks (the worst)
2. People pushing in.
3. Ceaseless Selfie Takers
4. Loud tone deaf singers along.
5. I didn’t see him, but at Hyde Park in 2013, someone on here said there was a bloke in the crowd playing his harmonica along to every song before security threw him out.
6. At the Who in Hyde Park in 2015, some chap in front of us tried to video a whole song with a 10” iPad complete with cover hanging down, blocking the view of 40+ people until my friend gently dealt with him.
7. People holding up signs, flags and banners, blocking the view of others.
Others can add more to this list.
On only 1 of the 12 occasions I’ve Lucky dipped with the Stones have I had any of these problems at all and that was in Edinburgh last year when 3 singing drunken nitwits with GA wrist bands came into the seats when it started raining. Not aggressive but spilling drinks on people and knocking into them and generally being clowns.
I don't like clowns
9. Monster size guy with tiny girlfriend on his shoulders
10. Shirtless dude asking everyone if they got a pipe or papers.
11. Bros (aka Frat bros, Frat boys) usually come in packs of four, pushing each other fighting around, constant high fives, drunk, blahing to every one around.
12. Crazy wide area spin dancing person with no awareness that anyone else is there as they widen their dance area bumping into people.
13. f&f (friends and family) of the band or promoter - see above for behavior
14. Sick person vomitting possibly starting the vomit train chain reaction
15.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2019-06-28 21:44 by Xam.
. How could I forget those delightful 7. Thinking about it, the idiots I encountered in Edinburgh fell into Group 11. I’m a Scot myself and these 3 muppets supported the same football(soccer) team as me, singing their songs. This did not stop me reporting them to security, who duly did zero. Thankfully they moved away.
I’m generally happy with my 12 Lucky Dip results with a thankfully low level of moronic behaviour. The only really poor one was Prague with a distant GA in a horrible hot dusty environment with me having hay fever.
I must admit, I've done at least three of these, but No. 5 is a gem.
Welcome..
Of course each venue may run things differently, but as long as all six are present at time of pick-up there should be no problem deciding amongst yourselves which guest goes with which person picking up the pair. The decision will likely have to be done quickly though as to not hold up the line. I would recommend getting them after the line subsides, as it gets off and on very slow after the initial rush.
As for the two sets being in your name, that may be an issue. I would call TM and have your son's (or someone else's) name added to one of the orders. I am doing similar for the Seattle show. You can add a person to pick them up and they will tell you they will need order number copy of cc etc., which may not actually be needed, but doable in your case regardless.
Yes, I've already decided that it's best to add another person's name to one of the pairs just in case. The biggest hassle will be getting us all there at the same time, but I think I've got that covered now as I decided to rent an SUV for the day so most of the group will be with me.
For those of you not familiar with FedEx, it's a slog getting there so leave plenty of time for the drive. Traffic on the beltway in the DC area is a nightmare anytime, but especially during rush hour.
How about: a very rude gentleman who is at least 6'5" tall standing on his chair directly in front of a very pleasant fellow who is only 5'6" tall. Just a little annoying.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2019-06-30 06:16 by Xam.
In the seated sections, No. 16 is the person behind me who can't understand that people want to stand up and dance, and spends the whole show hissing Sit DOWN! - until they want to stand up, of course.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2019-06-30 07:33 by Xam.
No 17 has to be people who throw things at concerts, be thar food, drink (original or “reprocessed”). It’s not as bad nowadays but it does still happen. Please just don’t do it. I’ve seen this many times and it really is idiotic, especially when the target is the artist. Last year I scored my 1st ever Pit (Ronnie’s side) with my 6th Lucky Dip attempt, accompanied by my sister, attending her 1st ever Stones show. During Gimme Shelter, a plastic pint pot containing an unknown clear liquid was thrown with some force at Mick as he went back up the ramp, snd it hit him on the back. You can clearly see it here at 6:46 - 6:52. For a frozen second, I wondered how Mick might react.
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2 weeks later in Cardiff (when I self upgraded my nosebleed to GA), some idiot in GC threw a pot of pee up in the air, which I saw from the front of GA. A couple of IORRians reported the culprit to security and he was thrown out.
Same problem here - no way to add Jacksonville Lucky Dips to the basket - must select from map which is not active, as the seats are not assigned to the map - any idea how to get through and purchase those LDs?
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Re: Lucky Dip tickets US 2019
Posted by:
MisterDDDD
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Date: June 28, 2019 18:30
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glmmr_twn
Those people had the Friends and Family badge which you CAN'T BUY. You have to be a Friend or Family of the Band. Hence the name. Friends and Family don't have a reserved spot at the rail. They will be in the Pit before gates open, because they were there earlier in the day.
Had a nasty run-in with a group of "friends and family" at the opener.
An already highly intoxicated group of 'em headed out of the back rail of pit2, (which I thought was odd leaving the pit just before showtime) but they were heading for the special area reserved for them behind the pit. After Keith's set, a bunch of them, all women, came bulldozing their way back in an attempt to reclaim their previous spot in the back corner of the pit. When they reached me, I literally couldn't move an inch, despite their drunken demands. After making that explicitly clear, they banded together, backed up and charged me sending a few of us nearly to the ground (fall broken by other people) resulting in more physical and verbal assaults by several. Security was on the scene and escorted them out quickly, but put them right back in the f&f section right behind, where they continued to harass.. (thanks security
) With friends like these.. also, I would bet most, if not all, f&f in these sections are friends of the promoters, local venue people etc. Re: Lucky Dip tickets US 2019
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Xam
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Date: June 28, 2019 19:54
Thanks for the reportQuote
MisterDDDDQuote
glmmr_twn
Those people had the Friends and Family badge which you CAN'T BUY. You have to be a Friend or Family of the Band. Hence the name. Friends and Family don't have a reserved spot at the rail. They will be in the Pit before gates open, because they were there earlier in the day.
Had a nasty run-in with a group of "friends and family" at the opener.
An already highly intoxicated group of 'em headed out of the back rail of pit2, (which I thought was odd leaving the pit just before showtime) but they were heading for the special area reserved for them behind the pit. After Keith's set, a bunch of them, all women, came bulldozing their way back in an attempt to reclaim their previous spot in the back corner of the pit. When they reached me, I literally couldn't move an inch, despite their drunken demands. After making that explicitly clear, they banded together, backed up and charged me sending a few of us nearly to the ground (fall broken by other people) resulting in more physical and verbal assaults by several. Security was on the scene and escorted them out quickly, but put them right back in the f&f section right behind, where they continued to harass.. (thanks security
jezuz...
... as we add another "trope" to the usual cast of characters who make concerts more and more of a pain in the ass. More and more of them carelessly causing distractions from the show. I imagine f&f started off as a good idea... as did the whole pit concept, but... I should withhold my full...and yes I am whining... wha wha wha... I will call myself out on it
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2019-06-28 20:02 by Xam.
Re: Lucky Dip tickets US 2019
Posted by:
Xam
()
Date: June 28, 2019 20:03
I remember back in the day... yadda yadda yadda...
Re: Lucky Dip tickets US 2019
Posted by:
grzegorz67
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Date: June 28, 2019 20:58
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Xam
I remember back in the day... yadda yadda yadda...
You could make up a whole identikit list of annoying concert going types.
1. Aggressive Drunks (the worst)
2. People pushing in.
3. Ceaseless Selfie Takers
4. Loud tone deaf singers along.
5. I didn’t see him, but at Hyde Park in 2013, someone on here said there was a bloke in the crowd playing his harmonica along to every song before security threw him out.
6. At the Who in Hyde Park in 2015, some chap in front of us tried to video a whole song with a 10” iPad complete with cover hanging down, blocking the view of 40+ people until my friend gently dealt with him.
7. People holding up signs, flags and banners, blocking the view of others.
Others can add more to this list.
On only 1 of the 12 occasions I’ve Lucky dipped with the Stones have I had any of these problems at all and that was in Edinburgh last year when 3 singing drunken nitwits with GA wrist bands came into the seats when it started raining. Not aggressive but spilling drinks on people and knocking into them and generally being clowns.
Re: Lucky Dip tickets US 2019
Posted by:
schillid
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Date: June 28, 2019 21:28
Quote
grzegorz67
... and generally being clowns.
I don't like clowns
Re: Lucky Dip tickets US 2019
Posted by:
Xam
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Date: June 28, 2019 21:43
8. Scream talkers constant nonstop blatherQuote
grzegorz67Quote
Xam
I remember back in the day... yadda yadda yadda...
You could make up a whole identikit list of annoying concert going types.
1. Aggressive Drunks (the worst)
2. People pushing in.
3. Ceaseless Selfie Takers
4. Loud tone deaf singers along.
5. I didn’t see him, but at Hyde Park in 2013, someone on here said there was a bloke in the crowd playing his harmonica along to every song before security threw him out.
6. At the Who in Hyde Park in 2015, some chap in front of us tried to video a whole song with a 10” iPad complete with cover hanging down, blocking the view of 40+ people until my friend gently dealt with him.
7. People holding up signs, flags and banners, blocking the view of others.
9. Monster size guy with tiny girlfriend on his shoulders
10. Shirtless dude asking everyone if they got a pipe or papers.
11. Bros (aka Frat bros, Frat boys) usually come in packs of four, pushing each other fighting around, constant high fives, drunk, blahing to every one around.
12. Crazy wide area spin dancing person with no awareness that anyone else is there as they widen their dance area bumping into people.
13. f&f (friends and family) of the band or promoter - see above for behavior
14. Sick person vomitting possibly starting the vomit train chain reaction
15.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2019-06-28 21:44 by Xam.
Re: Lucky Dip tickets US 2019
Posted by:
snoopy2
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Date: June 28, 2019 23:00
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glmmr_twn
And Why not? Sounds good to me.
I think there may have been some sort of vip pit deal. We were seated behind the section of seats just behind the PIT and I noticed that people in those seats were against the catwalk rail but they wouldn't allow those of us seated near B stage to go against the rail.. The guy next to me told me they were allowing a select group of people against that rail who had paid for the meet & great.. Anyone know more about this?
Those people had the Friends and Family badge which you CAN'T BUY. You have to be a Friend or Family of the Band. Hence the name. Friends and Family don't have a reserved spot at the rail. They will be in the Pit before gates open, because they were there earlier in the day.
These weren't in the Pit, seemed to actually be in a closed off section against the rail behind the pit.. Neighbor had mentioned "meet & greets" which I found out cost as much as a new car!
Re: Lucky Dip tickets US 2019
Posted by:
glmmr_twn
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Date: June 28, 2019 23:27
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snoopy2Quote
glmmr_twnQuote
snoopy2Quote
glmmr_twn
These weren't in the Pit, seemed to actually be in a closed off section against the rail behind the pit.. Neighbor had mentioned "meet & greets" which I found out cost as much as a new car!
Oh wow! For $17,500 a piece I'd expect to be side stage during the whole show!
Re: Lucky Dip tickets US 2019
Posted by:
grzegorz67
()
Date: June 29, 2019 00:31
Quote
Xam8. Scream talkers constant nonstop blatherQuote
grzegorz67Quote
Xam
I remember back in the day... yadda yadda yadda...
You could make up a whole identikit list of annoying concert going types.
1. Aggressive Drunks (the worst)
2. People pushing in.
3. Ceaseless Selfie Takers
4. Loud tone deaf singers along.
5. I didn’t see him, but at Hyde Park in 2013, someone on here said there was a bloke in the crowd playing his harmonica along to every song before security threw him out.
6. At the Who in Hyde Park in 2015, some chap in front of us tried to video a whole song with a 10” iPad complete with cover hanging down, blocking the view of 40+ people until my friend gently dealt with him.
7. People holding up signs, flags and banners, blocking the view of others.
9. Monster size guy with tiny girlfriend on his shoulders
10. Shirtless dude asking everyone if they got a pipe or papers.
11. Bros (aka Frat bros, Frat boys) usually come in packs of four, pushing each other fighting around, constant high fives, drunk, blahing to every one around.
12. Crazy wide area spin dancing person with no awareness that anyone else is there as they widen their dance area bumping into people.
13. f&f (friends and family) of the band or promoter - see above for behavior
14. Sick person vomitting possibly starting the vomit train chain reaction
15.
. How could I forget those delightful 7. Thinking about it, the idiots I encountered in Edinburgh fell into Group 11. I’m a Scot myself and these 3 muppets supported the same football(soccer) team as me, singing their songs. This did not stop me reporting them to security, who duly did zero. Thankfully they moved away.I’m generally happy with my 12 Lucky Dip results with a thankfully low level of moronic behaviour. The only really poor one was Prague with a distant GA in a horrible hot dusty environment with me having hay fever.
Re: Lucky Dip tickets US 2019
Posted by:
MisterDDDD
()
Date: June 29, 2019 03:27
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MisterDDDDQuote
MisterDDDD
In order of appearance
Washington (DC):
[www1.ticketmaster.com]
Foxboro:
[www1.ticketmaster.com]
New Orleans:
?
Jacksonville:
[www1.ticketmaster.com]
Philadelphia:
[www1.ticketmaster.com]
Houston:
[www1.ticketmaster.com]
New Jersey 1
[www1.ticketmaster.com]
New Jersey 2:
[www1.ticketmaster.com]
Denver
?
Seattle
[www1.ticketmaster.com]
Santa Clara:
[www1.ticketmaster.com]
Pasadena:
?
Glendale:
[www1.ticketmaster.com]
Miami
?
re-upping fwiw
Re: Lucky Dip tickets US 2019
Posted by:
shattered
()
Date: June 29, 2019 04:45
Quote
grzegorz67Quote
Xam8. Scream talkers constant nonstop blatherQuote
grzegorz67Quote
Xam
I remember back in the day... yadda yadda yadda...
You could make up a whole identikit list of annoying concert going types.
1. Aggressive Drunks (the worst)
2. People pushing in.
3. Ceaseless Selfie Takers
4. Loud tone deaf singers along.
5. I didn’t see him, but at Hyde Park in 2013, someone on here said there was a bloke in the crowd playing his harmonica along to every song before security threw him out.
6. At the Who in Hyde Park in 2015, some chap in front of us tried to video a whole song with a 10” iPad complete with cover hanging down, blocking the view of 40+ people until my friend gently dealt with him.
7. People holding up signs, flags and banners, blocking the view of others.
9. Monster size guy with tiny girlfriend on his shoulders
10. Shirtless dude asking everyone if they got a pipe or papers.
11. Bros (aka Frat bros, Frat boys) usually come in packs of four, pushing each other fighting around, constant high fives, drunk, blahing to every one around.
12. Crazy wide area spin dancing person with no awareness that anyone else is there as they widen their dance area bumping into people.
13. f&f (friends and family) of the band or promoter - see above for behavior
14. Sick person vomitting possibly starting the vomit train chain reaction
15.
I’m generally happy with my 12 Lucky Dip results with a thankfully low level of moronic behaviour. The only really poor one was Prague with a distant GA in a horrible hot dusty environment with me having hay fever.
I must admit, I've done at least three of these, but No. 5 is a gem.
Re: Lucky Dip tickets US 2019
Posted by:
Sockers56
()
Date: June 29, 2019 06:56
Anyone have any ideas where LD ticket holders will end? GA, grandstands, etc. Or possibly the Pit, which I hope!
Re: Lucky Dip tickets US 2019
Posted by:
Rialb
()
Date: June 29, 2019 07:00
Quote
MisterDDDDQuote
MisterDDDDQuote
MisterDDDD
In order of appearance
Washington (DC):
[www1.ticketmaster.com]
Foxboro:
[www1.ticketmaster.com]
New Orleans:
?
Jacksonville:
[www1.ticketmaster.com]
Philadelphia:
[www1.ticketmaster.com]
Houston:
[www1.ticketmaster.com]
New Jersey 1
[www1.ticketmaster.com]
New Jersey 2:
[www1.ticketmaster.com]
Denver
?
Seattle
[www1.ticketmaster.com]
Santa Clara:
[www1.ticketmaster.com]
Pasadena:
?
Glendale:
[www1.ticketmaster.com]
Miami
?
re-upping fwiw
Has anyone recently been successful getting Lucky Dips with these links? They show Jacksonville but I cannot get the tickets into my basket to complete the purchase.
I scored LDs for Chicago 2 and New Orleans but those were directly through RollingStones.com.
Re: Lucky Dip tickets US 2019
Posted by:
MisterDDDD
()
Date: June 29, 2019 16:00
Likely already mentioned, but a couple of notes on the (new to me) security measures taken and other info in Chicago to prevent reselling the LD's.
Both parties had to be there to receive the pair of LD's.
Credit Cards or copies of them were not required for pick up. ID only and they checked your name against a list. Selection of the envelopes were random and they often let you tell them where to stop flipping through the stack so you could chose your envelope.
A person was stationed outside to immediately put a wristband on each person after you picked them up. So you had to open envelope immediately to then get a LD wristband. Everyone received a white LD wristband and depending on what they drew, were directed to the appropriate door to get another color coded wristband if needed to access the various areas.
On the second night they implemented another measure, having all LD tickets pre-scanned as if you are entering the venue as you picked them up at the gate. Was told to "tell the person at entry they were pre-scanned Lucky Dips". Was also told they added this "so no one could resell them".
It was pretty clear the vast majority of LD's were all assigned to a few sections with very rare (especially night 2) pit tickets or others given out.
Both parties had to be there to receive the pair of LD's.
Credit Cards or copies of them were not required for pick up. ID only and they checked your name against a list. Selection of the envelopes were random and they often let you tell them where to stop flipping through the stack so you could chose your envelope.
A person was stationed outside to immediately put a wristband on each person after you picked them up. So you had to open envelope immediately to then get a LD wristband. Everyone received a white LD wristband and depending on what they drew, were directed to the appropriate door to get another color coded wristband if needed to access the various areas.
On the second night they implemented another measure, having all LD tickets pre-scanned as if you are entering the venue as you picked them up at the gate. Was told to "tell the person at entry they were pre-scanned Lucky Dips". Was also told they added this "so no one could resell them".
It was pretty clear the vast majority of LD's were all assigned to a few sections with very rare (especially night 2) pit tickets or others given out.
Re: Lucky Dip tickets US 2019
Posted by:
bengigan
()
Date: June 29, 2019 16:56
When does the Lucky Dip office open today at Burls Creek?
Re: Lucky Dip tickets US 2019
Posted by:
latebloomer
()
Date: June 29, 2019 17:05
Thanks MisterDDDD for the detailed information, very helpful.
I’ll be in a group of six people with 3 sets of LD tickets. I hope they’ll let us exchange seats among ourselves once we see what we are assigned. I want the best pair for my son and I. The concert is his 21st birthday present.
I’m going to explain it to the person handing out the wristbands and hope they’re cool with it. My only other concern is that two of the sets are in my name. Has anyone else bought more than one set of LD tickets to the same show?
I’ll be in a group of six people with 3 sets of LD tickets. I hope they’ll let us exchange seats among ourselves once we see what we are assigned. I want the best pair for my son and I. The concert is his 21st birthday present.
I’m going to explain it to the person handing out the wristbands and hope they’re cool with it. My only other concern is that two of the sets are in my name. Has anyone else bought more than one set of LD tickets to the same show?Re: Lucky Dip tickets US 2019
Posted by:
MisterDDDD
()
Date: June 29, 2019 17:51
Quote
latebloomer
Thanks MisterDDDD for the detailed information, very helpful.
I’ll be in a group of six people with 3 sets of LD tickets. I hope they’ll let us exchange seats among ourselves once we see what we are assigned. I want the best pair for my son and I. The concert is his 21st birthday present.
Welcome..
Of course each venue may run things differently, but as long as all six are present at time of pick-up there should be no problem deciding amongst yourselves which guest goes with which person picking up the pair. The decision will likely have to be done quickly though as to not hold up the line. I would recommend getting them after the line subsides, as it gets off and on very slow after the initial rush.
As for the two sets being in your name, that may be an issue. I would call TM and have your son's (or someone else's) name added to one of the orders. I am doing similar for the Seattle show. You can add a person to pick them up and they will tell you they will need order number copy of cc etc., which may not actually be needed, but doable in your case regardless.
Re: Lucky Dip tickets US 2019
Posted by:
syrel
()
Date: June 29, 2019 18:39
Can someone please post info about how the Lucky Dip system is operating at Burl's Creek. Are they putting wristbands on you at the box office?
syrel
syrel
Re: Lucky Dip tickets US 2019
Posted by:
latebloomer
()
Date: June 29, 2019 18:39
Quote
MisterDDDDQuote
latebloomer
Thanks MisterDDDD for the detailed information, very helpful.
I’ll be in a group of six people with 3 sets of LD tickets. I hope they’ll let us exchange seats among ourselves once we see what we are assigned. I want the best pair for my son and I. The concert is his 21st birthday present.
Welcome..
Of course each venue may run things differently, but as long as all six are present at time of pick-up there should be no problem deciding amongst yourselves which guest goes with which person picking up the pair. The decision will likely have to be done quickly though as to not hold up the line. I would recommend getting them after the line subsides, as it gets off and on very slow after the initial rush.
As for the two sets being in your name, that may be an issue. I would call TM and have your son's (or someone else's) name added to one of the orders. I am doing similar for the Seattle show. You can add a person to pick them up and they will tell you they will need order number copy of cc etc., which may not actually be needed, but doable in your case regardless.
Yes, I've already decided that it's best to add another person's name to one of the pairs just in case. The biggest hassle will be getting us all there at the same time, but I think I've got that covered now as I decided to rent an SUV for the day so most of the group will be with me.
For those of you not familiar with FedEx, it's a slog getting there so leave plenty of time for the drive. Traffic on the beltway in the DC area is a nightmare anytime, but especially during rush hour.
Re: Lucky Dip tickets US 2019
Posted by:
bluediamond
()
Date: June 30, 2019 04:25
Has anyone who got limited view seats from LD successfully switched them? What did you do?
Re: Lucky Dip tickets US 2019
Posted by:
virgil
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Date: June 30, 2019 04:55
Quote
shatteredQuote
grzegorz67Quote
Xam8. Scream talkers constant nonstop blatherQuote
grzegorz67Quote
Xam
I remember back in the day... yadda yadda yadda...
You could make up a whole identikit list of annoying concert going types.
1. Aggressive Drunks (the worst)
2. People pushing in.
3. Ceaseless Selfie Takers
4. Loud tone deaf singers along.
5. I didn’t see him, but at Hyde Park in 2013, someone on here said there was a bloke in the crowd playing his harmonica along to every song before security threw him out.
6. At the Who in Hyde Park in 2015, some chap in front of us tried to video a whole song with a 10” iPad complete with cover hanging down, blocking the view of 40+ people until my friend gently dealt with him.
7. People holding up signs, flags and banners, blocking the view of others.
9. Monster size guy with tiny girlfriend on his shoulders
10. Shirtless dude asking everyone if they got a pipe or papers.
11. Bros (aka Frat bros, Frat boys) usually come in packs of four, pushing each other fighting around, constant high fives, drunk, blahing to every one around.
12. Crazy wide area spin dancing person with no awareness that anyone else is there as they widen their dance area bumping into people.
13. f&f (friends and family) of the band or promoter - see above for behavior
14. Sick person vomitting possibly starting the vomit train chain reaction
15.
I’m generally happy with my 12 Lucky Dip results with a thankfully low level of moronic behaviour. The only really poor one was Prague with a distant GA in a horrible hot dusty environment with me having hay fever.
I must admit, I've done at least three of these, but No. 5 is a gem.
How about: a very rude gentleman who is at least 6'5" tall standing on his chair directly in front of a very pleasant fellow who is only 5'6" tall. Just a little annoying.
Re: Lucky Dip tickets US 2019
Posted by:
Xam
()
Date: June 30, 2019 06:15
With both arms up, fingers interlaced, elbows out, holding the back of his head? looking like a radar tower? yeah that dude is pretty freekin annoying and a very common concert character.... #15 added...Quote
virgilQuote
shatteredQuote
grzegorz67Quote
Xam8. Scream talkers constant nonstop blatherQuote
grzegorz67Quote
Xam
I remember back in the day... yadda yadda yadda...
You could make up a whole identikit list of annoying concert going types.
1. Aggressive Drunks (the worst)
2. People pushing in.
3. Ceaseless Selfie Takers
4. Loud tone deaf singers along.
5. I didn’t see him, but at Hyde Park in 2013, someone on here said there was a bloke in the crowd playing his harmonica along to every song before security threw him out.
6. At the Who in Hyde Park in 2015, some chap in front of us tried to video a whole song with a 10” iPad complete with cover hanging down, blocking the view of 40+ people until my friend gently dealt with him.
7. People holding up signs, flags and banners, blocking the view of others.
9. Monster size guy with tiny girlfriend on his shoulders
10. Shirtless dude asking everyone if they got a pipe or papers.
11. Bros (aka Frat bros, Frat boys) usually come in packs of four, pushing each other fighting around, constant high fives, drunk, blahing to every one around.
12. Crazy wide area spin dancing person with no awareness that anyone else is there as they widen their dance area bumping into people.
13. f&f (friends and family) of the band or promoter - see above for behavior
14. Sick person vomitting possibly starting the vomit train chain reaction
15. a very rude gentleman who is at least 6'5" tall standing on his chair directly in front of a very pleasant fellow who is only 5'6" tall.
16.
I’m generally happy with my 12 Lucky Dip results with a thankfully low level of moronic behavior. The only really poor one was Prague with a distant GA in a horrible hot dusty environment with me having hay fever.
I must admit, I've done at least three of these, but No. 5 is a gem.
How about: 15. a very rude gentleman who is at least 6'5" tall standing on his chair directly in front of a very pleasant fellow who is only 5'6" tall. Just a little annoying.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2019-06-30 06:16 by Xam.
Re: Lucky Dip tickets US 2019
Posted by:
Green Lady
()
Date: June 30, 2019 06:36
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XamWith both arms up, fingers interlaced, elbows out, holding the back of his head? looking like a radar tower? yeah that dude is pretty freekin annoying and a very common concert character.... #15 added...Quote
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grzegorz67Quote
Xam8. Scream talkers constant nonstop blatherQuote
grzegorz67Quote
Xam
I remember back in the day... yadda yadda yadda...
You could make up a whole identikit list of annoying concert going types.
1. Aggressive Drunks (the worst)
2. People pushing in.
3. Ceaseless Selfie Takers
4. Loud tone deaf singers along.
5. I didn’t see him, but at Hyde Park in 2013, someone on here said there was a bloke in the crowd playing his harmonica along to every song before security threw him out.
6. At the Who in Hyde Park in 2015, some chap in front of us tried to video a whole song with a 10” iPad complete with cover hanging down, blocking the view of 40+ people until my friend gently dealt with him.
7. People holding up signs, flags and banners, blocking the view of others.
9. Monster size guy with tiny girlfriend on his shoulders
10. Shirtless dude asking everyone if they got a pipe or papers.
11. Bros (aka Frat bros, Frat boys) usually come in packs of four, pushing each other fighting around, constant high fives, drunk, blahing to every one around.
12. Crazy wide area spin dancing person with no awareness that anyone else is there as they widen their dance area bumping into people.
13. f&f (friends and family) of the band or promoter - see above for behavior
14. Sick person vomitting possibly starting the vomit train chain reaction
15. a very rude gentleman who is at least 6'5" tall standing on his chair directly in front of a very pleasant fellow who is only 5'6" tall.
16.
I’m generally happy with my 12 Lucky Dip results with a thankfully low level of moronic behavior. The only really poor one was Prague with a distant GA in a horrible hot dusty environment with me having hay fever.
I must admit, I've done at least three of these, but No. 5 is a gem.
How about: 15. a very rude gentleman who is at least 6'5" tall standing on his chair directly in front of a very pleasant fellow who is only 5'6" tall. Just a little annoying.
In the seated sections, No. 16 is the person behind me who can't understand that people want to stand up and dance, and spends the whole show hissing Sit DOWN! - until they want to stand up, of course.
Re: Lucky Dip tickets US 2019
Posted by:
Xam
()
Date: June 30, 2019 07:25
I Humbly say... Damn right! F that person too. It is a rock concert and when the legs start moving on their own what is one supposed to do? Of course there are times and then there are times, but if a bunch of people at a show are up and dancing that is a damned good indicator PEOPLE CAN DANCE and if some fuddyduddy cant/wont/dontwanna then TOUGH!... CUZ... LETS DANCE! GL's #16Quote
Green LadyQuote
XamWith both arms up, fingers interlaced, elbows out, holding the back of his head? looking like a radar tower? yeah that dude is pretty freekin annoying and a very common concert character.... #15 added...Quote
virgilQuote
shatteredQuote
grzegorz67Quote
Xam8. Scream talkers constant nonstop blatherQuote
grzegorz67Quote
Xam
I remember back in the day... yadda yadda yadda...
You could make up a whole identikit list of annoying concert going types.
1. Aggressive Drunks (the worst)
2. People pushing in.
3. Ceaseless Selfie Takers
4. Loud tone deaf singers along.
5. I didn’t see him, but at Hyde Park in 2013, someone on here said there was a bloke in the crowd playing his harmonica along to every song before security threw him out.
6. At the Who in Hyde Park in 2015, some chap in front of us tried to video a whole song with a 10” iPad complete with cover hanging down, blocking the view of 40+ people until my friend gently dealt with him.
7. People holding up signs, flags and banners, blocking the view of others.
9. Monster size guy with tiny girlfriend on his shoulders
10. Shirtless dude asking everyone if they got a pipe or papers.
11. Bros (aka Frat bros, Frat boys) usually come in packs of four, pushing each other fighting around, constant high fives, drunk, blahing to every one around.
12. Crazy wide area spin dancing person with no awareness that anyone else is there as they widen their dance area bumping into people.
13. f&f (friends and family) of the band or promoter - see above for behavior
14. Sick person vomitting possibly starting the vomit train chain reaction
15. a very rude gentleman who is at least 6'5" tall standing on his chair directly in front of a very pleasant fellow who is only 5'6" tall.
16. the person behind me who can't understand that people want to stand up and dance, and spends the whole show hissing Sit DOWN! - until they want to stand up, of course.
17.
18.
I’m generally happy with my 12 Lucky Dip results with a thankfully low level of moronic behavior. The only really poor one was Prague with a distant GA in a horrible hot dusty environment with me having hay fever.
I must admit, I've done at least three of these, but No. 5 is a gem.
How about: 15. a very rude gentleman who is at least 6'5" tall standing on his chair directly in front of a very pleasant fellow who is only 5'6" tall. Just a little annoying.
In the seated sections, No. 16 is the person behind me who can't understand that people want to stand up and dance, and spends the whole show hissing Sit DOWN! - until they want to stand up, of course.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2019-06-30 07:33 by Xam.
Re: Lucky Dip tickets US 2019
Posted by:
grzegorz67
()
Date: June 30, 2019 18:02
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XamI Humbly say... Damn right! F that person too. It is a rock concert and when the legs start moving on their own what is one supposed to do? Of course there are times and then there are times, but if a bunch of people at a show are up and dancing that is a damned good indicator PEOPLE CAN DANCE and if some fuddyduddy cant/wont/dontwanna then TOUGH!... CUZ... LETS DANCE! GL's #16Quote
Green LadyQuote
XamWith both arms up, fingers interlaced, elbows out, holding the back of his head? looking like a radar tower? yeah that dude is pretty freekin annoying and a very common concert character.... #15 added...Quote
virgilQuote
shatteredQuote
grzegorz67Quote
Xam8. Scream talkers constant nonstop blatherQuote
grzegorz67Quote
Xam
I remember back in the day... yadda yadda yadda...
You could make up a whole identikit list of annoying concert going types.
1. Aggressive Drunks (the worst)
2. People pushing in.
3. Ceaseless Selfie Takers
4. Loud tone deaf singers along.
5. I didn’t see him, but at Hyde Park in 2013, someone on here said there was a bloke in the crowd playing his harmonica along to every song before security threw him out.
6. At the Who in Hyde Park in 2015, some chap in front of us tried to video a whole song with a 10” iPad complete with cover hanging down, blocking the view of 40+ people until my friend gently dealt with him.
7. People holding up signs, flags and banners, blocking the view of others.
9. Monster size guy with tiny girlfriend on his shoulders
10. Shirtless dude asking everyone if they got a pipe or papers.
11. Bros (aka Frat bros, Frat boys) usually come in packs of four, pushing each other fighting around, constant high fives, drunk, blahing to every one around.
12. Crazy wide area spin dancing person with no awareness that anyone else is there as they widen their dance area bumping into people.
13. f&f (friends and family) of the band or promoter - see above for behavior
14. Sick person vomitting possibly starting the vomit train chain reaction
15. a very rude gentleman who is at least 6'5" tall standing on his chair directly in front of a very pleasant fellow who is only 5'6" tall.
16. the person behind me who can't understand that people want to stand up and dance, and spends the whole show hissing Sit DOWN! - until they want to stand up, of course.
17.
18.
I’m generally happy with my 12 Lucky Dip results with a thankfully low level of moronic behavior. The only really poor one was Prague with a distant GA in a horrible hot dusty environment with me having hay fever.
I must admit, I've done at least three of these, but No. 5 is a gem.
How about: 15. a very rude gentleman who is at least 6'5" tall standing on his chair directly in front of a very pleasant fellow who is only 5'6" tall. Just a little annoying.
In the seated sections, No. 16 is the person behind me who can't understand that people want to stand up and dance, and spends the whole show hissing Sit DOWN! - until they want to stand up, of course.
No 17 has to be people who throw things at concerts, be thar food, drink (original or “reprocessed”). It’s not as bad nowadays but it does still happen. Please just don’t do it. I’ve seen this many times and it really is idiotic, especially when the target is the artist. Last year I scored my 1st ever Pit (Ronnie’s side) with my 6th Lucky Dip attempt, accompanied by my sister, attending her 1st ever Stones show. During Gimme Shelter, a plastic pint pot containing an unknown clear liquid was thrown with some force at Mick as he went back up the ramp, snd it hit him on the back. You can clearly see it here at 6:46 - 6:52. For a frozen second, I wondered how Mick might react.
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2 weeks later in Cardiff (when I self upgraded my nosebleed to GA), some idiot in GC threw a pot of pee up in the air, which I saw from the front of GA. A couple of IORRians reported the culprit to security and he was thrown out.
Re: Lucky Dip tickets US 2019
Posted by:
grzegorz67
()
Date: June 30, 2019 18:19
Any Dippers care to report their experiences from last night? It would be good to hear, good or bad! It looks like a similar setup to Prague last year, when few Dippers got anything other than GA. But Burl’s Creek may be different. GC looked much smaller than on the original plan there, meaning that the front of GA could have been very good.
Re: Lucky Dip tickets US 2019
Posted by:
wickerman
()
Date: July 1, 2019 02:08
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Rialb
Has anyone recently been successful getting Lucky Dips with these links? They show Jacksonville but I cannot get the tickets into my basket to complete the purchase.
I scored LDs for Chicago 2 and New Orleans but those were directly through RollingStones.com.
Same problem here - no way to add Jacksonville Lucky Dips to the basket - must select from map which is not active, as the seats are not assigned to the map - any idea how to get through and purchase those LDs?
Re: Lucky Dip tickets US 2019
Posted by:
bluediamond
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Date: July 1, 2019 02:23
I’m getting this error too. Wondering if it means it’s sold out?Quote
wickermanQuote
Rialb
Has anyone recently been successful getting Lucky Dips with these links? They show Jacksonville but I cannot get the tickets into my basket to complete the purchase.
I scored LDs for Chicago 2 and New Orleans but those were directly through RollingStones.com.
Same problem here - no way to add Jacksonville Lucky Dips to the basket - must select from map which is not active, as the seats are not assigned to the map - any idea how to get through and purchase those LDs?
Re: Lucky Dip tickets US 2019
Posted by:
Xam
()
Date: July 1, 2019 02:35
grzegorz67 - No 17 has to be people who throw things at concerts, be that food, drink, bottles, Frisbees, shirts, shoes, socks (might make an exception for bras and beach balls... but... better to keep it a hard rule - throw nothing. That way morons/usual suspects will not "think"(using that term loosely) or say "It is OK to throw rocks and bricks, after all, them other people are throwing beach balls")
It is (once again) beyond me why anyone throw a heavy object at/into a crowd. That is a proper #17 grzegorz67
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It is (once again) beyond me why anyone throw a heavy object at/into a crowd. That is a proper #17 grzegorz67
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2019-07-01 02:50 by Xam.
Re: Lucky Dip tickets US 2019
Posted by:
Torontoluke
()
Date: July 1, 2019 04:31
arrived at the venue around 6:30pm - about 20 people in line for the "ticket area" most were dealing with counterfeit tickets, etc. didn't see any other lucky dippers.
super easy process - just showed my drivers license - didn't ask for my credit card, or anything. she came back with a pile of about 8 pairs of tickets. was my girlfriends first stones show - so let her pick. we got GA but were able to get right to the front of the barricade. id say it ended up being better than parts of gold circle as the ground was sloped. they gave out the wristbands same as in chicago - no way we could have snuck into the pits, etc. security was very very tight there.
i did see people jumping over barricades to get into the golden circle area. security seemed to mostly be volunteers or kids who would have rather watched the show than deal with crowd. i didn't want to risk getting kicked out for that. overall a good experience.
super easy process - just showed my drivers license - didn't ask for my credit card, or anything. she came back with a pile of about 8 pairs of tickets. was my girlfriends first stones show - so let her pick. we got GA but were able to get right to the front of the barricade. id say it ended up being better than parts of gold circle as the ground was sloped. they gave out the wristbands same as in chicago - no way we could have snuck into the pits, etc. security was very very tight there.
i did see people jumping over barricades to get into the golden circle area. security seemed to mostly be volunteers or kids who would have rather watched the show than deal with crowd. i didn't want to risk getting kicked out for that. overall a good experience.
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