Guns N' Roses Hartford, CT November 19th

[Bodhi]

First time on the floor for me, so this is all foreign territory.  How early do you have to get out there to assume your position?

that depends on how strong your bladder is.   

For a show like this I would just show up at showtime because any spot on the floor is going to be a great spot.  But if you want to be against the railing I would get there at least by 4pm to get a spot somewhere in the front...but like I said, its not really worth it for a show like this because the pit area is so small any spot will be great.  If it were a full arena floor then I would get there early.  Once you are in the front you are stuck there if you dont want to lose your spot, forget going to the bathroom.

[faldor]

First time on the floor for me, so this is all foreign territory.  How early do you have to get out there to assume your position?

that depends on how strong your bladder is.   

For a show like this I would just show up at showtime because any spot on the floor is going to be a great spot.  But if you want to be against the railing I would get there at least by 4pm to get a spot somewhere in the front...but like I said, its not really worth it for a show like this because the pit area is so small any spot will be great.  If it were a full arena floor then I would get there early.  Once you are in the front you are stuck there if you dont want to lose your spot, forget going to the bathroom.

So you're saying I should invest in some Adult Depends? 

Thanks for the tips, Bodhi.  Much appreciated.  I'll probably head in a little before showtime.  And I'll try my best to get my drinking done (mostly) before I head in as well.  I don't want to miss a minute of the action.

One other note to keep in mind that I forgot to mention.  I inquired about parking with the lady from the box office and she conferred that there is no venue parking for the show.  So that could be a bit of an issue.  I'm not 100% sure what that means exactly.  I've been to dozens of OUTDOOR concerts at this venue, that seat 25,000+.  For those shows they have plenty of free parking obviously, where you can tailgate and such.  They also have areas of parking where you can pay, or you can park across the street and walk to the venue.  So it sounds like the big "free" parking lots will not be in play for this show.  So you'll have to park across the street and walk, OR if they have that one lot open where you pay to park.  I've parked there once before.  I guess it makes sense with such a smaller crowd.

[tomc102968]

wow im probally the only on ehappy seating in the old folks section ..lol 600 upper ddd

[Prucc]

Got my tickets! My wife bought 4 and and I bought 4. We got Lower Section 600 and Lower Section 700. We are trying to decide which ones to return and get refunded. Any thoughts on the best seating?

[faldor]

Got my tickets! My wife bought 4 and and I bought 4. We got Lower Section 600 and Lower Section 700. We are trying to decide which ones to return and get refunded. Any thoughts on the best seating?

In case anyone wants to try and WIN tickets.  I tried earlier in the week before I bought tickets, obviously I didn't win. 

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As for your tickets Prucc, I'm not certain since I've NEVER sat in a seat at the venue (always done lawn), but section 600 is head on with the stage, so that should be a pretty good view from there.  Depending on what rows you got though, you could be a little closer to the action in section 700.  I'd probably go with the 600 ones though.

[Jbat81]

Finally got my tix. Going with my girl. Bought 2 pit tix. See ya on the 19th!

[Axlfanatic]

Finally got my tix. Going with my girl. Bought 2 pit tix. See ya on the 19th!

Congrats!  b in the PIT with my Wife

[Jbat81]

Thnx. I went to Walmart n bought my tix. They print out these shitty paper tix. Oh well, i got em... See u there bro!

[faldor]

Thnx. I went to Walmart n bought my tix. They print out these shitty paper tix. Oh well, i got em... See u there bro!

Walmart sells concert tickets?  Do they include the stupid extra charges?

[Jbat81]

They have Ticketmaster at most Walmarts now. But I hate the cheap "piece of paper" they call tix...

[axlpwns]

Just got my tickets in the mail

[faldor]

I e-mailed Mike Karolyi, DJ on WCCC, the other day about the show in Hartford and he said that he hears ticket sales are going pretty well.  He believes the show should be a sellout by showtime and he thinks Wolfmother may be the opener that night.

[sandman]

I e-mailed Mike Karolyi, DJ on WCCC, the other day about the show in Hartford and he said that he hears ticket sales are going pretty well.  He believes the show should be a sellout by showtime and he thinks Wolfmother may be the opener that night.

that would be freakin killer! wolfmother is a great band. i wonder if that's just a wild guess or if he heard some rumors.

thanks for the info...i'm trying to figure out if i am going to this show. i'm definitely going to at least one show this weekend (19th or the 20th in Wilkes Barre, PA), maybe both. i guess i better decide soon.

[richwoman]

^^ go to both i envy all of you getting ready for all the shows it`s really exciting for you,  really hope i get the chance to come to one of the shows who knows how long it will be before they tour again

[illusionone]

Anybody selling tickets to this show? I'm looking for two seats.

[faldor]

I've got a group of 9 people going to the show this weekend, so I want to make sure everyone has a good time.  A little stressful.  Anyway, I had a few questions so I called the venue to have them answered, if anyone cares to know.  The MAIN parking lot at the venue supposedly will open at 5pm the day of the show, so you should have a good 3 hours of possible tailgating.  I was also told that the venue's policy is to stop serving alcohol one hour before the show ends.  Now, I wasn't about to give the lady a history lesson on the fact that you can never be quite sure when a GNR show is going to end, but it sounds like they should be selling beer up until around midnight or thereabouts.

I have sent all this info out to my cohorts, we'll see what ideas they have.  But I hope to be in that parking lot and in the venue as soon as possible.

[Axlrocks2006]

I just ordered my tickets this past Friday, I think I got pretty awesome seats, 200 section, right behind the pit. Does anyone know who's opening for GNR? I was kinda shocked to get seats that good.

[faldor]

I just ordered my tickets this past Friday, I think I got pretty awesome seats, 200 section, right behind the pit. Does anyone know who's opening for GNR? I was kinda shocked to get seats that good.

Sebastian Bach is opening.  I never saw seats in the front sections available that weren't "limited stage view", sounds like you lucked out.  Congrats!

[Axlrocks2006]

Sebastian Bach is opening.  I never saw seats in the front sections available that weren't "limited stage view", sounds like you lucked out.  Congrats!

Thanks!! My son and I saw them 5 yrs ago in 2006, can't wait fot Saturday!! Hope seats aren't limited view.

[evander1129]

You can get section 200 row p right now which is great seats.  The must have released a bunch of seats