Aloha !
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Originally Posted by Jonty
Hi there,
I too was thinking of making the trip to New Jersey to see the band at home as a once in the lifetime event while seeing some of the east coast at the same time. Rather than starting a new thread, perhaps someone can offer advice on the following questions:
1. Which is usually better – the first or 2nd night?? (had good and bad experiences of this in London at Milton Keynes and Tickers)
2. How do you obtain tickets – is there an ticketmaster in America?
3. For those before, is it better to sit or stand? (I’m standing at Slane so thinking maybe of seats this time?)
4. Is there any seating area which is best to enjoy the whole experience? Don’t want somewhere which has a big space in front due to H&S!
5. I assume it is easy to get to from New York where I am likely to be staying?
Thanks
J
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1. It's certainly never the first night. When I saw them they did 4 shows there, 3 back to back and then 1 show a month later. Out of the 3 shows they did back to back the second one was the best, despite the third one having a way better setlist. It kind of depends if Jon's on his period or not.
2. Ticketmaster, it's very easy to get tickets. It's the same like anywhere else.
3. Like others have said, there's no standing area's at most American concerts.
4. It kind of depends on what you make of it yourself over there. There's no such thing as a crowd being one. Many are way too busy texting, getting a beer and stuff like that. Being upfront doesn't mean you're among bigger fans. Many of the fans upfront think they're the biggest fans because they bought the most expensive ticket, yet don't be surprised if they know roughly 10 songs. I sat at the GC at one show and was located next to Kid Rock fans who'd bought the expensive tickets solely for Kid Rock, who was supporting that night.
5. If I remember correctly there's a trainstation located right next to the venue. From there you can take a train to Secaucus, and from there trains run to New York and back. No idea about the timetables though. Don't think it's like London over there though, if you're in the city everything is very easy to get to, but once you're outside you'll have to rely on trains who take their time. There's no such thing as a subway running to the station, it's way too far from New York for that.
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Originally Posted by dewey1961
apart from Barcelona which i've done twice and had to walk both times from up on that mountain as no transport to be seen or had anywhere ..
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Yeah, I noticed this too. There were plenty of taxi's the last time in Barcelona but absolutely not enough compared to how many people actually needed one. I remember walking back from the venue to the hotel simply due to lack of public transportation.
Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan