Thanks for the pre-sale code. Saw them a couple September's ago in Vancouver with the Pixies. Awesome concert.
I saw them once at Mac Hall and it was honestly a pretty bad show. I'm hoping it was Isaac's alcoholism that made it bad. They're one of my top five favourite bands, so high hopes going into this one.
I saw them once at Mac Hall and it was honestly a pretty bad show. I'm hoping it was Isaac's alcoholism that made it bad. They're one of my top five favourite bands, so high hopes going into this one.
I was probably at the same show. Isaac was often wasted back then but other times he was fine. I checked a few recent performances on YouTube and he sounded good. He’s supposedly sober so chances are good it’ll be worth going.
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I'm going to Vancouver and Phoenix. Got row 1 lower bowl for Van but spent more than I'd like to admit. I'm sitting in the penalty box lol.
Got GA pit for phoenix. My last gasp at my youth lol. If it's anything like some of the other shows recently it shouldn't be too crazy. NIN fans are old nowadays.
Honestly I'm shocked at how quickly these shows sold out. When NIN toured between 2008-2013 only places like chicago, LA and NY were a hot ticket. Last show in Calgary was only about 8k. Fast forward 12 years and 20 tour dates sell out within minutes of onsale with dynamic pricing and tickets 5x as much as they were last tour. it's bananas.
But I guess we live in a world where sum 41 can sell out the dome with $250 lower bowl seats so maybe I shouldn't be surprised.
The nice part is the shows are a month apart, Vancouver Aug 10 and Phoenix Sept 16th, so I'll have lots of time to digest and get excited again. Plus Trent turns 60 in May, this could be his legit last tour. The guy has 6 kids. No idea how he even has time to tour.
I can only imagine what the penalty box tickets would have run, but that's going to be a fantastic vantage point. I'll be up in 315, just under $200 for the ticket. Trent always goes all out for live productions, so I'm very intrigued at the seating map showing a "B Stage" right at center ice. They've never had anything like that before.
I saw them once at Mac Hall and it was honestly a pretty bad show. I'm hoping it was Isaac's alcoholism that made it bad. They're one of my top five favourite bands, so high hopes going into this one.
Saw them last go round at the Jube and they were way better than that Mac Hall show. You are right to have unbridled enthusiasm.
I can only imagine what the penalty box tickets would have run, but that's going to be a fantastic vantage point. I'll be up in 315, just under $200 for the ticket. Trent always goes all out for live productions, so I'm very intrigued at the seating map showing a "B Stage" right at center ice. They've never had anything like that before.
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I'm actually kind of pissed that a) tickets were so expensive and b) I paid it like an idiot.
But I figure this is my last shot and I didn't want to do GA pit twice in a row. I was also panicking because tickets were selling so fast I had like 2 seconds to decide.
I don't know. It's only money I guess. Feeling a bit of buyer's remorse. I probably should have held out for prices to maybe drop closer to date of the show but considering I'm coming from out of town, I didn't want to risk it.
I can't think of any other band I'd spend this kind of money on.
As far as the B stage goes, fans are speculating it'll either be a piano set/interlude similar to what Rammstein did or it's a DJ booth for the opener (rumoured to be boys noize, who they did the challengers soundtrack with). If it does turn out to be a few stripped down songs with Trent and a Piano, that'll be awesome.
I'm actually kind of pissed that a) tickets were so expensive and b) I paid it like an idiot.
But I figure this is my last shot and I didn't want to do GA pit twice in a row. I was also panicking because tickets were selling so fast I had like 2 seconds to decide.
I don't know. It's only money I guess. Feeling a bit of buyer's remorse. I probably should have held out for prices to maybe drop closer to date of the show but considering I'm coming from out of town, I didn't want to risk it.
I can't think of any other band I'd spend this kind of money on.
As far as the B stage goes, fans are speculating it'll either be a piano set/interlude similar to what Rammstein did or it's a DJ booth for the opener (rumoured to be boys noize, who they did the challengers soundtrack with). If it does turn out to be a few stripped down songs with Trent and a Piano, that'll be awesome.
I was at the Wiltern show in LA 2009, and at the time, I thought I had spent way too much on the whole deal. Flew in the morning of, 1 night in not the nicest motel (still felt expensive) meals, etc. Luckily, I met a couple of people on the flight who were doing the exact same trip and had a car rental waiting at LAX. They allowed my brother and I to carpool into the area. Without that stroke of luck the cab ride would have been obscenely expensive.
I remember leading up to the trip I was feeling serious buyers remorse too, like that was a pile of money and time to spend, plus I wasn't fabulously wealthy back then as I am now.
Then getting to hear Robin Finck shred Ruiner made it all better, among many other things.
Back then the ticket system for the wave goodbye tour was designed to prevent scalping. Tickets were reasonably priced i think, only available on the nin website and only the name of the buyer with valid ID could use the ticket, if I remember correctly. The logistics on Trents end to make that sort of thing possible would have been immensely complicated, but the spirit of the setup was much appreciated.
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The last time I remember them being here was about 20 years ago. They were supposed to play two shows at Mac Hall and one got cancelled. I ended up missing the show that they did play even though I had tickets.
As long as it isn’t crazy expensive I’ll definitely check it out.
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I'm not even sure what I find to be reasonable anymore. $170 for floor tix for deftones in the presale. All the best lower bowl were platinum or VIP and that was too much.
The last time I remember them being here was about 20 years ago. They were supposed to play two shows at Mac Hall and one got cancelled. I ended up missing the show that they did play even though I had tickets.
As long as it isn’t crazy expensive I’ll definitely check it out.
I think it was the late 2000s but close enough- I was in the same boat, and I think the Hip played the same night at the Dome so I chose them.
One of the bigger concerts in Calgary history was U2 in 2001 on the elevation tour (first show sold out in minutes and they added a second). I still have a bootleg audio copy of the second night from Limewire that I transferred to an iPod that I still have. Went to search for it again and to my amazement there's a video version on youtube. So ****ing cool.
Something so nostalgic and neat about seeing it after all these years. A true excited crowd with no one holding phones in a very old saddledome. If you feel like going through it I'd suggest the opening elevation and beautiful day, along with All I want is you leading into Where the Streets have no name. Sunday Bloody Sunday and I will follow along with One are awesome too. Definitely check out the last song Walk on. Never cared too much for the song, but loved seeing that old school concert end where he says "thank you Calgary!" near the end of the song and people immediately people start throwing signs and **** at the stage and a dude tries to run on stage.
So cool. Love the opening elevation with the full lights on, people still rushing to their seats and the crazy anticipation as Bono shouts out "ride it cowboys!!!....Welcome baaaaaaackkk!!!!!", followed by 2:15 in the first video where the lights go out during elevation and the crowd goes crazy.
