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22-04-2016 12:43pm#1
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*ahem ....*
This was the second ever gig I attended ... note the year and name of the tour
Was the gig good?
I think it's interesting that the tour in October, November and December is titled The Last of the Electrics Tour, "the last ever Electric Tour from the band" and not a farewell tour, or something like that.
It'll be interesting to see if their setlist from gig to gig varies on these shows in October, November and December.
The German and UK dates have two supports.
Uriah Heep are supporting them on German dates along with DRDW. REO Speedwagon and The Lounge Kittens are supporting them on UK dates.
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I was looking for tickets on ticketmaster just now. Yes the price is a little scary, but worth it. It's quo, after all
But, one thing I noticed is that the standing area at the 3 arena seems very small... Has anyone been to other concerts at the 3 arena? How packed is the standing area likely to be? Ideally, I'd like to stand, and be close to the stage, but I'm wondering if a seat would be a better option, as it seems the majority of the crowd will be seated..... What are others doing?0 -
Standing should be fine. The area is large enough, I am guessing you might be looking at a seating chart which shows disproportionate sizes.But, one thing I noticed is that the standing area at the 3 arena seems very small... Has anyone been to other concerts at the 3 arena? How packed is the standing area likely to be?
here is another more to scale.
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I was looking for tickets on ticketmaster just now. Yes the price is a little scary, but worth it. It's quo, after all
But, one thing I noticed is that the standing area at the 3 arena seems very small... Has anyone been to other concerts at the 3 arena? How packed is the standing area likely to be? Ideally, I'd like to stand, and be close to the stage, but I'm wondering if a seat would be a better option, as it seems the majority of the crowd will be seated..... What are others doing?
The layout for the Status Quo gig is Optimum Standing, which indeed has more seats than the General Standing layout, and a smaller standing area.
I would say it won't be too packed, and that it will be comfortable standing. There is usually lots of space, any time I've been at a gig, standing, with this layout. As well as that, the Quo audience don't normally engage in activities like circle pits and moshing!:)
And also, I would say that they won't come on to boards.ie afterwards, and talk about how awful the crowd was for not engaging in such activity, like some people did, with regard to the Muse and At The Drive In gigs recently!:)
This Optimum Standing layout is used regularly. It was also used for the Frantic Four Status Quo gig in April 2014, and Fleetwood Mac in September 2013 and Rush in May 2011.
With the Optimum Standing layout, the standing area is partitioned from the area inside the 3 Arena building where the bars and merchandise stands are located, but with the General Standing layout, the standing area is opened right back as far as the bars and merchandise stands.
With the General Standing area, you can stand in front of the sound and lighting desks, which are usually located centrally, towards the back of the standing area, (and the bars and merchandise stalls are in the area behind the sound desk). You can walk around the sound and lighting desks, when the General Standing layout is used.
With the Optimum Standing layout, the sound and lighting desks are usually located up in between the two tiers of the seated blocks (A - G, and H - P). The sound and lighting desks are usually situated between Block D and Block L.
With the Optimum Standing layout, if you have a standing ticket, when you go into the standing area for the first time, the security give you a wristband at entrances on the left and right hand side, and if you go back out to the bars or toilets, they check that you have a wristband, each time you re-enter the standing area.
I think it's easier just to buy a standing ticket. When buying a seated ticket, online, and it selects you tickets, the only way to find out what other seats are available and what aren't, is to go into one of the Ticketmaster outlets or ring up the booking phone, because online, if you select seats, and it selects you seats in Block B, as an example, it doesn't let you know what other Blocks may have available seats, for example what other tickets may be available in Block D, which is centrally located.
(For live music gigs, when buying online with ticketmaster, we don't have the option of an interactive seat plan, which would indicate throughout the venue, what seats are available and what aren't.
(Frustratingly, this option is available when buying musical and theatre and sporting events on ticketmaster.ie)
Also, for gigs in the 3 Arena, we no longer have the option of checking each individual seated block on ticketmaster.ie. Up until recently, if you selected tiered seating as your ticket option, it used to have a drop down menu, of each block and you could check tickets in each block. That option is no longer available.Standing should be fine. The area is large enough, I am guessing you might be looking at a seating chart which shows disproportionate sizes.
here is another more to scale.
Nice photo, rubadub, which gig was that?0 -
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