Thread for specific discussion of this concert:

Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

(General tour thread is here: http://prince.org/msg/12/407188)

Some general info for the non dutch:

the venue: www.ziggodome.nl only in dutch, sorry.

you might wanna have a peek inside.

public transport in Amsterdam: gvb (travel to Bijlmer Arena)

trains: NS (travel to Bijlmer Arena).

food an drinks can be bought around the venue. from moderate to decent.

[Edited 5/4/14 3:23am]

I am going if I manage to get Golden Circle tickets, however I have never been to the Ziggo Dome arena before. Would arrive the day before in Amsterdam, wondering if two hours standing in line before the doors open to the venue is enough?

Was not easy to understand the official website to Ziggo Dome, all in dutch, thanks to remko for the info!

Better to take a taxi or train to get to the venue?

Fantastic new concert Arena, been there for Sting, Muse, Radiohead, Jeff Dunham and Jason Mraz

It's easy accessible by public transportation (train-/metrostation Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena).

Food and drinks are okay/good, but there's a coin system. There are also four bars inside the Arena.

I would take the train/metro if I were you

Trashcat said:

rafael said:

Trashcat said:

Fantastic new concert Arena, been there for Sting, Muse, Radiohead, Jeff Dunham and Jason Mraz

It's easy accessible by public transportation (train-/metrostation Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena).

Food and drinks are okay/good, but there's a coin system. There are also four bars inside the Arena.

I would take the train/metro if I were you

Visited several times. When u r NOT upfront you will not see anything. Seats are a disaster too. Pity Prince didnt book the Ahoy...Much better venue.

Seriously? so you think I should buy 'standing' tickets next tuesday?

MarcelS67 said:

MarcelS67 said:

rafael said:

Trashcat said: Visited several times. When u r NOT upfront you will not see anything. Seats are a disaster too. Pity Prince didnt book the Ahoy...Much better venue.

Seriously? so you think I should buy 'standing' tickets next tuesday?

that s what i recommend..

rafael said:

MarcelS67 said:

Seriously? so you think I should buy 'standing' tickets next tuesday?

that s what i recommend..

So, the standing tickets are not the golden circle?

That's good news.

Golden Circle is probably for the rich, casual concert visitors.

I want to be dancing and share my experience with people who are fans.

The times I ended up between the casuals, I had to overhear conversations like "oh, yeah, that's a great song, not very known, it's called "I know it snows in April".


I prefer to be at the front, dancing and being between purple hippies.

dJJ said:

rafael said:

that s what i recommend..

So, the standing tickets are not the golden circle?

That's good news.

Golden Circle is probably for the rich, casual concert visitors.

I want to be dancing and share my experience with people who are fans.

The times I ended up between the casuals, I had to overhear conversations like "oh, yeah, that's a great song, not very known, it's called "I know it snows in April".


I prefer to be at the front, dancing and being between purple hippies.

If I understand correctly, golden circle tickets are standing tickets right in front of the stage. That's the best place for a Prince fan if you ask me.

jagoda said:

dJJ said:

So, the standing tickets are not the golden circle?

That's good news.

Golden Circle is probably for the rich, casual concert visitors.

I want to be dancing and share my experience with people who are fans.

The times I ended up between the casuals, I had to overhear conversations like "oh, yeah, that's a great song, not very known, it's called "I know it snows in April".


I prefer to be at the front, dancing and being between purple hippies.

If I understand correctly, golden circle tickets are standing tickets right in front of the stage. That's the best place for a Prince fan if you ask me.

Jagoda is right:

http://www.ticketmaster.nl/event/prince-tickets/129935

I saw "concert+hotel" combos on :

http://www.onlineticketshop.nl/prince-kaarten/ziggo-dome-amsterdam-106234?gclid=CLjboorelL4CFfShtAodsSIAZA

and on worldticketshop as well (but way too expensive!)

Does anyone know if, considering the high price, it includes a golden circle ticket? Or just a regular ticket?

MarySharon said:

the golden circle is just in front of the stage, a few thousand might fit in there, the floor holds 6000.

the seats aren't that bad imo, i've been to ziggo dome countless times already, i've been seated only 3 times, and all the 3 times i've had good seats and good view (first level is where i was these 3 times) the second level, isn't good, horrible sound and obviously not a good view.

on the floor i've been always upfront so i have no experience being further away from the stage

MarySharon said:

I saw "concert+hotel" combos on :

http://www.onlineticketshop.nl/prince-kaarten/ziggo-dome-amsterdam-106234?gclid=CLjboorelL4CFfShtAodsSIAZA

and on worldticketshop as well (but way too expensive!)

Does anyone know if, considering the high price, it includes a golden circle ticket? Or just a regular ticket?

considering the high price you do not know where you will end up. scalpers.

Just buy a ticket at the offical site and visit booking.com or the like.

xLiberiangirl said:

the golden circle is just in front of the stage, a few thousand might fit in there, the floor holds 6000.

the seats aren't that bad imo, i've been to ziggo dome countless times already, i've been seated only 3 times, and all the 3 times i've had good seats and good view (first level is where i was these 3 times) the second level, isn't good, horrible sound and obviously not a good view.

on the floor i've been always upfront so i have no experience being further away from the stage

That often!

I haven't been there yet.

I know the HMH, but Ziggo Dome not yet.

Will see how it is then.

jagoda said:

dJJ said:

So, the standing tickets are not the golden circle?

That's good news.

Golden Circle is probably for the rich, casual concert visitors.

I want to be dancing and share my experience with people who are fans.

The times I ended up between the casuals, I had to overhear conversations like "oh, yeah, that's a great song, not very known, it's called "I know it snows in April".


I prefer to be at the front, dancing and being between purple hippies.

If I understand correctly, golden circle tickets are standing tickets right in front of the stage. That's the best place for a Prince fan if you ask me.

Thanks, that solves it.

I'm going for the golden circle tickets. I def. want to be in front of the stage.

Indeed the best place for a Prince fan!

Sale starts in 15 minutes, and I'm already in waitinglist.

I hope I will manage to get tickets!

I'm in the queve now... Good luck everyone!

Got them!!

Sold Out, and I have no tickets!

I was logged on and ordering the tickets, then I got some stupid technical problem code.

And now the tickets are sold out!!!


Going bezurk overhere.

I don't think all tickets are sold out already... It appears that there has been some error in the payment system. I'd say keep trying or call them to try to buy the tickets.

got a message that i can't buy tickets. ffs! i was paying with my credit card and them boom, it said error.

Well, if anybody has a spare Golden Circle Ticket, Please, orgnote me.

And Ticketmaster said BOOM within 5 minutes.... All we have to do is pay.

What happened with the Golden Circle ones? Gone in a sec????

Try again you guys, the tickets seem to be available again.

Tix are available again, no golden circle anymore

Site crashed, and I did not get golden circle tickets

took 10 years of my life, with errors and crashes

but just received the tickets in the mail....so i got them

section 110, row 3....should be the best section (with 103).

So i'm happy