Whether it's your first Bonnaroo or you’re a music festival veteran, we welcome you to Inforoo.
Here you'll find info about artists, rumors, camping tips, and the infamous Roo Clues. Have a look around then create an account and join in the fun. See you at Bonnaroo!!
Post by belmont1717 on Feb 12, 2011 2:07:45 GMT -5
he really couldn't have handled it any better. both in his apologetic and proactive nature, and purely based on the strategy of the decision. there is no doubt that by pumping ~15,000 tickets into the market theoretically it will significantly drive down the msg prices. now i just need to see if i should do two terminal 5 shows or do the thursday terminal 5 and saturday msg. i was hoping there was going to be a silver lining to getting laid off and not having a job. and quite frankly, this lining is pretty f###ing silver.
And just a hint, if you have an AMX gold card or know someone who does, they seemed to be the only fans that got a ticket.
all you really need is any kind of amex card and the phone number for a gold card (via google). i have a blue card and have bought from gold presales many times... (you just have to pay with the amex)
Haven't totally decided yet, but I'm pretty sure I'm going to go to two of the terminal 5 shows, so if anyone is interested in a reasonably priced ticket for MSG let me know and we can probably work something out.
^I am thinking now I might do at least one maybe two T5's and see how inexpensive the MSG tickets get now that this came out. What is terminal 5 like? I have never been there.
I never have either but I've heard great things from a friend who went to see MMJ there. I really think that Murphy and co. handled this situation beautifully.
T5 is a converted roller skating rink.. get there EARLY to get a good spot, otherwise you will be way in the back or up on one of the upper levels. and if you arent in the front of the upper parts, forget it. it's standing room only, no seats
Interesting to see what you guys are thinking now that the T5 shows have been announced.
I'm torn, as it is certainly easier to swing a trip to NYC on the weekend and I do have a bit of excitement about being at the farewell show, but it also sounds way better to see LCD in a club rather than an arena.
Regarding Terminal 5, I was there for the My Morning Jacket run, and also recently for Dylan. The room is just a big flat rectangle with three floors of balconies. Parts of the balconies are roped off for VIP, but most of them are open for regular patrons.
For MMJ, waited in line and were about 1-2 people from the stage each night. Sound was fine there but blisteringly loud. For Dylan we got spots on the balcony railing just above the soundboard in back. Sound was also pretty decent from the back of the room.
It seems like they oversell the place and the floor looks uncomfortably packed when it is full. For the LCD shows, which will probably be full, I wouldn't want to arrive late and be crammed in near the back of the floor. People that complain about the venue seem to be people that arrive late and end up crammed in on the floor.
At Terminal 5, they do something pretty cool for the people that wait in line early. An hour before the doors open, they take the line that has formed up to that point and bring people up to a rooftop deck that has a bar, and sometimes food as well. So, you spend the last hour waiting there and can drinks and use a bathroom, etc. They then let that part of the line into the venue first before letting in the new line that formed outside.
At Terminal 5, they do something pretty cool for the people that wait in line early. An hour before the doors open, they take the line that has formed up to that point and bring people up to a rooftop deck that has a bar, and sometimes food as well. So, you spend the last hour waiting there and can drinks and use a bathroom, etc. They then let that part of the line into the venue first before letting in the new line that formed outside.
Ok this seems like important information, thanks man!
^I am thinking now I might do at least one maybe two T5's and see how inexpensive the MSG tickets get now that this came out. What is terminal 5 like? I have never been there.
Post by Laggy.RETURNS on Feb 12, 2011 13:36:36 GMT -5
^^that looks really cool. If I could make a weekday work i would go for this. But alas, I cannot. Really hope I can get a lower bowl MSG ticket for like 80-100
Post by lordrockinhood on Feb 12, 2011 14:06:44 GMT -5
Here's 2 crappy phone pics from T5, Flaming Lips last summer about 2/3's back, MMJ At Dawn, closer to halfway back.
I love T5, the sound is great in there! And it has the industrial feel of a great big dance hall. The crowd does usually get REALLY dense at the front, I want nothing to do with that, I like to get beer, have room to dance, wander around upstairs, get to the restroom etc, and in my exp once you leave the front you ain't never gettin' back, which is fine with me, but I'm old and hate getting crammed in... haha
Interesting to see what you guys are thinking now that the T5 shows have been announced.
I'm torn, as it is certainly easier to swing a trip to NYC on the weekend and I do have a bit of excitement about being at the farewell show, but it also sounds way better to see LCD in a club rather than an arena.
Regarding Terminal 5, I was there for the My Morning Jacket run, and also recently for Dylan. The room is just a big flat rectangle with three floors of balconies. Parts of the balconies are roped off for VIP, but most of them are open for regular patrons.
For MMJ, waited in line and were about 1-2 people from the stage each night. Sound was fine there but blisteringly loud. For Dylan we got spots on the balcony railing just above the soundboard in back. Sound was also pretty decent from the back of the room.
It seems like they oversell the place and the floor looks uncomfortably packed when it is full. For the LCD shows, which will probably be full, I wouldn't want to arrive late and be crammed in near the back of the floor. People that complain about the venue seem to be people that arrive late and end up crammed in on the floor.
At Terminal 5, they do something pretty cool for the people that wait in line early. An hour before the doors open, they take the line that has formed up to that point and bring people up to a rooftop deck that has a bar, and sometimes food as well. So, you spend the last hour waiting there and can drinks and use a bathroom, etc. They then let that part of the line into the venue first before letting in the new line that formed outside.
Sounds pretty awesome. By your estimate, how early should you get there to get a good spot, or to be in the group that goes up to the bar?
Post by lordrockinhood on Feb 12, 2011 14:38:08 GMT -5
If anyone wants to complain to anyone who might listen, write Chuck Schumer, US Senator from NY.
He is all about trying to keep Ticketmaster and Live Nation in check. Among other things, he was all over the Bruce Springsteen debacle from 2009, and was very vocal in trying to stop the TM/LN merger from happening. Google him, he cares about this stuff.
"You look like you're listening to every note." - Lady to me during LCD's "final" show 2023: Mar 29 - Guster Apr 6 - Postmodern Jukebox Apr 26 - Father John Misty May 14 - Taylor Swift (Philly) May 17 - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss July 12 - moe. July 16 - CAKE (Portland, ME) July 28-30 - Newport Folk (#12!) Dec 8-9 - Goosemas!
Im so glad that you guys who are going to T5 are able to see LCD! What a nightmare with the tickets. This is a show I'd be down to see, but seeing as I saw them at Roo and ACL last year, I feel okay about missing. At Roo, I was only planning on seeing some of the show, but ended up staying for the entire thing and dancing the entire time. I literally 'danced myself clean.' (I apologize for the cheese.)
Music Midtown'01'02'04'05'11-'13::Ultra'02'03::Roo'07-'16::ACL'10::AF/TheNational'11::Sasquatch'11::Voodoo'11'16::Counterpoint'12'14::Moogfest'12::TommorowWorld'13'14::MOEMS'13::Coachella'14'15::ShakyKnees'13-'17::MFGLASTONBURY2017
Interesting to see what you guys are thinking now that the T5 shows have been announced.
I'm torn, as it is certainly easier to swing a trip to NYC on the weekend and I do have a bit of excitement about being at the farewell show, but it also sounds way better to see LCD in a club rather than an arena.
Regarding Terminal 5, I was there for the My Morning Jacket run, and also recently for Dylan. The room is just a big flat rectangle with three floors of balconies. Parts of the balconies are roped off for VIP, but most of them are open for regular patrons.
For MMJ, waited in line and were about 1-2 people from the stage each night. Sound was fine there but blisteringly loud. For Dylan we got spots on the balcony railing just above the soundboard in back. Sound was also pretty decent from the back of the room.
It seems like they oversell the place and the floor looks uncomfortably packed when it is full. For the LCD shows, which will probably be full, I wouldn't want to arrive late and be crammed in near the back of the floor. People that complain about the venue seem to be people that arrive late and end up crammed in on the floor.
At Terminal 5, they do something pretty cool for the people that wait in line early. An hour before the doors open, they take the line that has formed up to that point and bring people up to a rooftop deck that has a bar, and sometimes food as well. So, you spend the last hour waiting there and can drinks and use a bathroom, etc. They then let that part of the line into the venue first before letting in the new line that formed outside.
Sounds pretty awesome. By your estimate, how early should you get there to get a good spot, or to be in the group that goes up to the bar?
The let people up to the rooftop deck about 1 hour before the official doors open, so if show is at 8, doors at 7, you need to be in line before 6 to get in the group that waits on the roof and gets let in first. If I remember, they weren't exact with the time, I think some nights it was just a bit earlier than 6.
In terms of how early to get there to be up front, for the MMJ shows I got in line at roughly 5 each day and always ended up 2-3 people away from the stage, and one night on the rail.
When I saw Dylan there, it seemed like the line formed earlier than for MMJ, but maybe that is due to being an older crowd.
So two T-5s or holding out for MSG seem to be my options. So just theoretically speaking if I were to take a book and go sit in front of T5 at say 2-3 in the afternoon, would I have a good chance of being very close to the front? Because up front two nights at a small venue would beat the hell out of one night in the 300's at MSG.
Last Edit: Feb 13, 2011 11:30:43 GMT -5 by Deleted - Back to Top
If I could choose both, I would most want to do one T5 and one MSG, just for the totally different experiences with the same band.
MSG is called the "World's Most Famous Arena" for a reason. When channeled correctly, the energy in that building is completely off the charts.
That would put me in town Thursday-Monday though. It was my original plan before I realized my money tree out back has not started blooming yet. That being said the stubhib prices are dropping and if I can buy one at a price that makes a scalper lose money I will be all over that. BTW the 50 GA pit tickets guy is obviously a troll, they now cost 350,000$ each .
Post by Laggy.RETURNS on Feb 13, 2011 12:40:29 GMT -5
I'm choosing the MSG show out of necessity, I can't take off during the week. I'd love to go to both... but if I actually had the option to do T5 and had to choose between either that or MSG, I'd still choose MSG. It is their technical last show, and I feel like they're really going to go all out that night. For the T5 shows he said they'd do most if not all of the songs from the MSG show, but he didnt say he'd do them all each night. I think they will be dispersed over the 4 nights. He never said he was doing 3 hr sets each night. Plus I think only the MSG show will have the special guests, etc.