very nice tshirt !

so only shuttle busses from porte maillot if i read the french e-mail right and not from porte d'auteuil?

Still need to know what side the stage is to make good travel plans. Anyone ?

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Phew, I was worried about my hat not being allowed!

Nobody would recognize you then!

Talking about being "recognized" I noticed that a couple people in the front row of Pit A changed to super bright T-shirts, Red and Yellow, just before the show. Not sure if that's their way of getting recognized by the musicians or in videos/pictures after the show (that works well!). I'll add that the gentleman in red stood out quite a bit from the crowd even without that bright t-shirt ;-)

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I was there. Most probably me, yes

Would love to see some of your pics in the Lyon thread, I haven't a had a chance to sort through mine yet unfortunately but my trusty HX-90V can't really compete !

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LD pick up at 5 p.m.

I did a walk around the area of the Hippodrome Longchamp today, to sort out where the stage is, where the entrances are, and how things are organized. The maps and pictures below will explain how it is done.

The first map is the organizer's map of the site. It has the river Seine "under" the site, because they have turned the map 90 degrees left to make it easier to read. So I took the "google map", and rotated it the same way, just to give you the right impressions. That is picture number two below. The last picture, number five, is the regular map, where the Seine is in the west (to the left), the stage is to the south (at the bottom area), and the entrances are at the right (east).

It takes an hour to walk around the venue, I walked slowly, so I guess it is approx 4 km i.e. 2.5 miles.

In the organizers map, map number one, the bridge across the Seine ("Pont de Suresnes") is in the lower left corner. I walked counter-clockwise around, entering across the Pont de Suresnes, then the stage is at the other lower end, i.e. the stage is south of the venue, above the signs "BOULOGNE" and "Route des Tribunes". Then I walked on the other side, i.e. on the top of the organizers map, along the "Rte de Sevres A Neuilly", i.e. east side on the real map. Then I took the two pictures below. Do not get confused about the "Eiffel Tower" in the pictures, it is just a small replica, the real Eiffel Tower is 6 km i.e. 4 miles furter on to the east in Paris.

The hillside as seen on the first picture is the fortress area to the west of Suresnes, the "Forteresse du Mont Valérien", so I have my back towards the real Eiffeltower in the west, and I am facing the west and the fortress.











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Tnx bv. Very clear

Thank you so much bv.
Exactly what I'm looking for.

There is a "P" in the map - parking. I am not so sure about that parking, you would be stuck in traffic I think. It would probably be smarter to walk a bit, and not parking right inside the big circular area enclosed by more or less closed roads. Imagine 100,000 fans flowing out after the show, you will be trapped in your car there for a while. It seems like they plan to close all roads around the area, and they have large entrances on the top of the organizers map, i.e. near the "C" on their map, a bit further along "Rte de Sevres A Neuilly". On the lower side of their map, i.e. facing the Seine, all I saw was some signs saying "VIP" and "Press", from memory.

Bjornulf

Email from ticketmaster.fr today:

Come by public transport! There is no parking on site.

According to the tour page, apprx. 100,000 capacity....

In the voice of Ed Sullivan: "Ladies and gentlemen, it's going to be a REALLY BIG show tonight..."

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Rip this joint, gonna save your soul, round and round and round we go......

yes.. my opinion too.. the shirts these days are to easy.. just the poster.. a square.. and nothing on the back.. i would like to see more creative shirts too

Life's just a cocktail party on the street

I’m looking at that picture of the stage taken from outside by BV and I’m thinking that’s as good a view as the view from some of the ticketed seats being sold at other shows for a few hundred Euro!!

Rod

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Talking about being "recognized" I noticed that a couple people in the front row of Pit A changed to super bright T-shirts, Red and Yellow, just before the show. Not sure if that's their way of getting recognized by the musicians or in videos/pictures after the show (that works well!). I'll add that the gentleman in red stood out quite a bit from the crowd even without that bright t-shirt ;-)

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I was there. Most probably me, yes

Would love to see some of your pics in the Lyon thread, I haven't a had a chance to sort through mine yet unfortunately but my trusty HX-90V can't really compete !

A few are in the Lyon section - along with a report

My train just left: Paris, I'm coming!

Flying in tonight, landing at CDG around 7:30 PM.

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According to the tour page, apprx. 100,000 capacity....

In the voice of Ed Sullivan: "Ladies and gentlemen, it's going to be a REALLY BIG show tonight..."

50 000 capacity for saturday

no song vote for Paris and still no official post on Facebook/Instagram like before
"Looking forward to seeing you at Groupama Stadium in Lyon tomorrow!"

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According to the tour page, apprx. 100,000 capacity....

In the voice of Ed Sullivan: "Ladies and gentlemen, it's going to be a REALLY BIG show tonight..."

50 000 capacity for saturday

Oh, just a mini-show then.

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According to the tour page, apprx. 100,000 capacity....

In the voice of Ed Sullivan: "Ladies and gentlemen, it's going to be a REALLY BIG show tonight..."

50 000 capacity for saturday

Oh, just a mini-show then.

Then what will Waldbühne be?

Taking the TGV this evening from Stuttgart to Paris. Really looking forward to a great show tomorrow! At least they can't give us restricted view at the lucky dip counter

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According to the tour page, apprx. 100,000 capacity....

In the voice of Ed Sullivan: "Ladies and gentlemen, it's going to be a REALLY BIG show tonight..."

50 000 capacity for saturday

You are right, I remember they said this when they announced the show

The permit is may be 50,000 but we will see tomorrow how many people there are inside the venue at show time. Large fields tend to be oversold, that is my experience.

Bjornulf

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About the lucky dips:

Ticket pick-up instructions
You must pick up the ticket in person from the Box Office located at entrance Longchamp (n°1 in the map attached)
Box Office pick-up time starts at 5pm.
Your picture ID (on the name of the order holder), confirmation number, and the credit card used to make the purchase are required for pick-up. You will not be permitted to pick up your ticket without these three (3) items.
Once you have the ticket in hand, you may be escorted directly into the venue. There may not be an opportunity to leave with your ticket before going into the show.
If the organizer suspects any reselling or transfer of this ticket they will be immediately voided, and you will not be entitled to any refund."

Wonder what the best M9 station would be, Ranelagh maybe and then go for the "Boulogne" entrance. A bit of a trek, about 30 minutes. Not a problem on the way out but could be to get back home if you have a connecting RER to catch !

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On the terrace with a sancerre. Nice. Drove by regular stones hotel. No activity.

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According to the tour page, apprx. 100,000 capacity....

In the voice of Ed Sullivan: "Ladies and gentlemen, it's going to be a REALLY BIG show tonight..."

50 000 capacity for saturday

Oh, just a mini-show then.

Wear a mini barret this time

Anyone know how big the pit will be in Paris?

Will it be normal size or will it just be enormous like in Hyde Park where the Pit was the size of several football pitches?

Hope there will be more respect for Pit ticket holders than was the case in Hyde Park.

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Anyone know how big the pit will be in Paris?

Will it be normal size or will it just be enormous like in Hyde Park where the Pit was the size of several football pitches?

Hope there will be more respect for Pit ticket holders than was the case in Hyde Park.

There haven't been Pit Tickets available for Hyde Park. It was a complete different Setup because it was part of a Festival and that was clearly shown on a map. In Paris we will have the usual Stones setup where the Pit size varies by maybe 20% per Show.

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Anyone know how big the pit will be in Paris?

Will it be normal size or will it just be enormous like in Hyde Park where the Pit was the size of several football pitches?

Hope there will be more respect for Pit ticket holders than was the case in Hyde Park.

There haven't been Pit Tickets available for Hyde Park. It was a complete different Setup because it was part of a Festival and that was clearly shown on a map. In Paris we will have the usual Stones setup where the Pit size varies by maybe 20% per Show.

Brussels was maybe 50% smaller than amsterdam. Brussels looked like the european 2017/2018 pit and even then a little smaller. Most pits look like the usa 2021 pits but a little smaller. For me its not about how big the pit is but how many tickets are sold vs space. I want some room and most of the time this is very well taken care off.