You ought to be able to see me somewhere in that second picture, however unfortunately because of all the taller people in front of me I could hardly see the band . . I did see some butterflies, though!
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Thanks. Soooo . . . when it says the box office is open Friday, do we assume that means it ISN'T open for people who need to pick up tickets?
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There's going to be a massive line at that box office, and they don't even say when it's open. Meanwhile, in response to yesterday's query, I just received an email from Front Gate saying Hannah replied: Your order is for Backstage Unwind bar passes, which are sent from Barclaycard directly. Please call 0844 736 4220 to inquire about your shipping status. Regards,
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Today I and another overseas person got this email. So much for "your tickets are already in the mail." WTF is going on?? Hello, We're contacting you about your Rolling Stones ticket. As you’re an exclusive Tier 1 Barclaycard Unwind Backstage Bar guest, you’ll receive an equally exclusive ticket - your Barclaycard PayBand. This will act as your entry, rather than a standard
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At this rate it's going to be mobbed.
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Quotehbwriter Wonder if the fact that the mere mention of Obama's name draws boos (per a friend at the show) will make news - video...? Hard to know if the boos were at Obama or the jab at Obama. Though as satire goes, it was pretty gentle. Stay out of politics at shows, though, please, Mick. You can say whatever you like in interviews.
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If they're just putting them in the regular international mail, i.e. the post office, many of us overseas are screwed. No way they'll arrive in time, even if they mail them out today.
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Quotebeepee2 QuoteAquamarine-it's not stuck in the past, especially some imaginary Dickensian past that never existed. not stuck in the past but that past never existed anyway ? Weird logic. Seems perfectly logical to me. If that past never existed, neither London nor anything else can be stuck in it. Also, yes, Britain is pretty great. That's its official name these days,
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I'm not even getting that, it just says mine "will be shipped." Very nearly too late. Edit: OK, so I sent Front Gate an *ahem* strongly-worded e-mail, and got this reply 2 minutes later: Your order has been dispatched last week and is en route to you. It will not reflect online because Barclaycard Unwind Backstage Bar ship their own passes and it will only show the ship
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Quotepaulywaul QuoteRolling Hansie Quotepaulywaulthe presale were through the TICKET FACTORY, those in the public sale were through FRONT GATE TICKETS. I bought my tickets in the presale through Front Gate. OK, I stand corrected then. In that case, it just seems that Front Gate is doing a better job than the Ticket Factory in despatching tickets, which is increasingly becoming a source of maj
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QuoteStoneage He has never been a good public speaker. This is so true. Like when he was receiving the award for his book, and was basically just burbling and scratching his head before introducing James Fox. And at the Nov. 25 O2 show, you could hear the nervousness in his voice, it being his first solo spot of the tour.
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I went/will be going to both (if my ticket ever arrives), but the Beeb won't want to talk to me as I'm in the US right now.
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He said himself that he always says that. I'm sure he thinks of it more as a sort of trademark than a cliche. He probably thinks we'd be disappointed if he didn't say it!
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Oh man-I'm going to see Buddy Guy next month and he was scheduled to support, but because of ill health he was replaced and I was disappointed. Didn't know he was this sick. So sorry I'll never get to hear him now.
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Of course London is still English! But it's not part of some bizarre timewarp where the rest of the world doesn't exist. Its cultural and ethnic make-up has evolved over the centuries and continues to--it's not stuck in the past, especially some imaginary Dickensian past that never existed. So yeah, it's still very much alive, vibrant, and English!
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QuotegeorgeV QuoteBlackHat The 02 on 29 November was my last. I feel at peace with that. I felt at peace after the O2 in 2007 but the show rolls on and we have to go! I thought of retiring from Stones Shows but I'll "never stop, never stop"!! I did retire from them, for many years. After the 60s and 70s, I didn't want to see my favorite band as pale shadows of themselves
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More great pics. So interesting how you can see Keith gradually becoming "Keith," so to speak! Whereas Bill and Charlie hardly change. If anybody's interested, Hoppy (mostly just known by one name) went on to become a leading figure in the London hippie movement as an activist. The same year Keith got his jail sentence thrown out, Hoppy ended up doing six months for possessio
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Artists have to suffer, plus it helps if they live in garrets.
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She's been involved in a lot of very worthwhile causes (and a few questionable ones, admittedly)--she probably just feels her life and priorities have moved on.
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uksupport keeps telling me the tickets will be received at least 5 days before the event. My BST account keep telling me they haven't been shipped yet. These statements are incompatible.
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I didn't know any of this story. Given how that vocal has been hardwired into my brain for decades, it's totally bizarre to now have a different way of picturing the scene, and that coda when she has the miscarriage is heartbreaking.
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QuoteSlick even scarier, just imagine all the oldsters in the crowd going to see them now in 9 years, yikes! That will be me. And I will look even more divine than I do now.
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*muted sob* Not mine.
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I find phones being held up in front of my face maddening, and the people who are videorecording are even worse because that arm stays up there blocking my view. I agree it's a tricky one as I like to see the videos too (there are always professionals taking still pics), but as an audience member I find it a total distraction, and I know a lot of performers hate it too. Jack White bans cam
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Based on my brief conversation with MT, he's interested in playing as much as they let him. He was excited about getting more songs in LA.
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He had a new baby, too. How sad. (He always seemed older than he was, to me, I don't know why.)
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QuoteDandelionPowderman From what I can understand there are: - Tier 1 with paybands - Quick entrance - Tier 2 with paybands - Quick entrance - Tier 2 without paybands - Quicker entrance than other punters, but have to wait for Tier 1 and 2 with the unwind bar-thing. Anyone who can confirm this? There might be a Tier 1 without paybands as well, but I didn't bother to check, as I have
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Summer's here, and the time is right for fighting in the street, trying to get into the park . . .
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Quotegotdablouse Yeah I applied and got a (canned) email back from "Joe Sale" saying I was not a UK resident so I was stuffed as far as the payband was concerned...well that's more or less what he wrote anyway ;-) I could try to have it sent to a friend in the UK but I'm not sure it's worth the hassle... I thought of having one sent to my brother in the UK, since I&#
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I thought the thread title referred to phone screens. I wish people would ditch THOSE.
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