Here Today... Gone To Hell!

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Guns N' Roses
November 20th @ Mohegan Sun Arena
On sale Sat., Oct. 1st @ 10am

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Great small arena to see Guns at!

awesome, im there!!

For a second I thought Raymond the Amish Comic was opening for GnR. That would be kind of cool actually.

I'll be there 100%!

Let's rock and roll, boys and girls.  :peace:

There's plenty of restaurants and bars on the same road that the arena is on (Highland Park Boulevard) - plenty of options for a pre-party meet up.

There's a TGI Fridays right down the road - I usually hit that up before shows up in Wilkes Barre. Just an idea but like you said, there's a bunch!

Yep, Friday's, Lucky's Sportshouse, and the Arena Bar & Grill are all solid choices.

Too bad that Bennigan's closed down..loved that place. The hibachi joint that took its place is pretty cool, though.

Just got this on Facebook from the arena (they also created an event page)...

Guns N' Roses coming to Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre

Guns N' Roses have announced they'll be doing their first US tour in 5 years, kicking off October 28th in Orlando, Florida. The band will perform more than 30 concerts in the U.S. - fueled by Monster Energy - from October to New Year's Eve. Before hitting the states, GNR will tour Latin America, starting with a sold out, headline slot for the closing day of the Rock in Rio festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on October 2nd, for 75,000 fans.

Reserved and General Admission Tickets for the Sunday, November 20th Show at Mohegan Sun Arena go on sale Saturday, October 1st at 10:00AM at the Pennstar Box Office at Mohegan Sun Arena, online at ticketmaster.com, charge by phone (800) 745-3000 and all Ticketmaster locations.

Guns N' Roses are Axl Rose, DJ Ashba (guitar), Dizzy Reed (keyboards), Tommy Stinson (bass), Richard Fortus (guitar), Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (guitar), Chris Pitman (keyboards) and Frank Ferrer (drums).
GNR spent most of 2010 touring the globe, performing 71 two and a half hour shows in over 30 countries.

Since they last played the U.S. in 2006, GN'R has played to rave reviews everywhere including South America, Canada, Europe and Southeast Asia, playing close to one million fans worldwide.

Axl Rose started Guns N' Roses over 25 years ago. Since that time, they have become one of the biggest bands in music history, selling over 100 million albums worldwide. GNR's "Appetite For Destruction" has sold over 28 million albums in the United States alone.

The band's most recent release, Chinese Democracy debuted #1 on the charts in thirteen countries.
Chinese Democracy was released on Black Frog/Geffen Records in November 2008 and reached 3 times Platinum in Canada, Platinum in Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Romania, Switzerland, UK, Argentina, New Zealand and South Africa. The album is Gold in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece, Hungary, Holland, Sweden, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Brazil and Colombia. In the U.S., the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on February 3, 2009.

For more information and a complete tour schedule, please visit www.gunsnroses.com.

I'll be at Lucky's...let's do it up there!

My only concern is if I get GA, I'm going to get there as early as possible to ensure a spot down front. May make a pre-show a little difficult on my end, but I'd definitely love to meet up and hang out.

Pre-show tailgate in the parking lot maybe?

That works!  :beer:

probably going to this show. trying to figure out between this one and hartford.

i was hoping to hit both hartford and WB, but might be tough for me to pull that one off. my wife is pretty cool, but being away an entire weekend right before the holidays might be pushing it a little. especially when the following saturday after Thanksgiving will be entirely dedicated to GnR as well.  :hihi:

if i'm only hitting one, WB just makes more sense because of the shorter drive (2 hours vs 3.5 to Hartford). although i will miss the Eagles-Giants Sunday night game, but F it. i've been waiting years for Gnr and can watch the eagles look like shit any sunday.  :hihi:

so i'd be up for meeting anyone that will be hanging out before the show. tailgating sounds good. just checked and there's a Hilton Garden Inn right next to the stadium which is freakin sweet! no driving necessary!  :beer:

Yep...the Hilton Garden Inn is right across the street.

Yeah you are right the area near the arena does have a lot to chose from. I never been to this arena and funny thing is I grow up about 30 mins away. I had tickets for the show in 02 but then it got moved to the 2nd Philly show.

I just noticed they are having a presale also on Thursday 10:00a.m.  :nervous: Anyone know what this presale is with? 

Hahaha, that would be badass.

Here's an idea...

All of us forum members should look out for each other if you're doing GA. Whether it's holding spots in line outside the venue, or holding spots on the guardrail down front.

We gotta make it happen.  :yes:

I'll be there. I'll welcome anyone from the board by me in the GA. Just gotta figure out what to wear to be distinguishable. Heh

How do you think this show will sell??  This is PA, and the people of PA haven't had a good history with GNR.  I've already read multiple reports about previous chaos. 

I think it will sell well. I know other bands in the past like AC/DC, Kid Rock, and others did well if not sold out.

I think it'll do well.

GN'R hasn't played in Wilkes-Barre since 1988. Major plus.

Shows in '91 and '02 were both canceled.

That being said, a lot of people in this area haven't been willing to give Axl a fair chance.

I'll be there - in the end, that's all that matters.  ;)

If anyone wants to add me on Facebook for meeting up purposes, PM me and I'll link you to my page.

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And it's a Sunday night, and people know how they will come on stage late.  I'm just curious is all.  Tying to decide on Rutherford or this one.  This one is closer. 

Wilkes-Barre is my hometown. I'm biased.  ;D

The '91 show was cancelled because the venue didnt pay the band

Never knew that.

Pocono Downs would have been a great place to see them play.

Ironically, Mohegan Sun also owns the racetrack now, and they've been holding Summer concerts there again.

Trying to decide between Wilkes and Camden - I live close to Philly so I guess Camden...? ANyone know which is a better venue?

Wilkes-Barre is in a MUCH better neighborhood, and it's a fairly new arena. The acoustics aren't the best, but it would probably easier to get down front if you decide to go the GA route.

My hometown also. I think it will be at least half full. I've been there for a few concerts and only saw AC/DC pack the house. The acustics are horrible. AC/DC blew my ears out for 3 days. All around any seat is fairly good. I recommend this venue. Easy to find and to leave.

You on Facebook, dude?

Avenged Sevenfold packed it pretty good a few months ago, the good thing about this show is the floor is huge so it should be easy to get GA during the presale

That's my plan!  ;)

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0200473AC7EB7D17?artistid=735218&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1

It says that the "Internet Presale" starts at 10am tomorrow. Is there anything special I have to do for that, or do I simply log on Ticketmaster and snag a ticket?

Also, good to see some fellow Wilkes-Barrians  :beer:

haha im from 10 minutes outside of NYC actually, but I do go to Wilkes Barre a lot for shows.  Its an easy drive and a cool venue.

Born and raised! I'm in Central PA now, but still head back to WB to visit my family on the weekends.

And to answer your question about the pre-sale: Yep, log in, type in the password, and you'll be set!

Where do I get a password?

GNR will probably post it on their Twitter page sometime today.

Awesome. As soon as anyone sees it, let's make sure it get posted in this topic.

Btw, this has been a kickass year for Pennsylvania concerts. Sebastian Bach in Allentown... Guns in my hometown. Beats driving to Jersey all the time.

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=254526617921871

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck, I have tickets to see Mastodon in Philadelphia the 20th

Oh well, looks like it's Camden and East Ruthersford for me. \m/

WZZO Radio station presale password: GNR

well it looks like im going to this show as well as the izod. it'll be a long gnr weekend.

Thanks, cotis!

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got mine section 104. now i justt need a hotel room close by.

The Days Inn up there is very close to the Arena and pretty cheap.

thanks i got the hampton inn

GA ticket purchased!

Is it November 20th yet?!  :hihi:

On sale seems kinda fishy for this event... asked for specific obscure seats that I always sit in at this arena that NEVER sells out and they told me all of sections 213, 212, 212, 211, 210, 209, 208, 207 were sold out. every row. every seat.

Purchased two other ones elsewhere but still... mad fishy. Usually they hold the BEST seats, not the ones in the upper freakin' bowl!

That is odd for those sections.

Exactly - and I said, oh is it because they have simply not been released? The agent said "no they were all sold". To which I replied, with all due respect- you're telling me basically the whole upper bowl, minus 2/3 sections sold out within 20 minutes of going on sale? She said "yes.". So either this is a heavily, heavily sold show already and it's going to be a full fucking house..... or I was lied to and they were held to make sure the show sells well.

I saw Alice in Chains here back in 2010 and they had those sections of the upper bowl taped off so I have a feeling they are fearing it won't sell well and are holding those tickets.

Bought my tickets yesterday!!  I can't wait! : ok:

To be fair, GNR hasn't played in Wilkes-Barre since '88.

Haha Raymond would tear it up, saw him earlier this year!