o.k., as its the 1s night I guarantee that he will do a lonnnng show + lots of encores to create more hype..he has done this a lot over recent years on a 1st night..hope u all enjoy the treat ahead!

tickets say show at 8

is anyone going to the birmingham show on 15th may and the following days show in manchester on the 16th?

Any news on a support?

See you there all, I'll be rockin' my Lotusflow3r tee - see how many gig goers know it

I know this isn't the place..

I have posted 2 tix Block 12 in the marketplace I need to get rid of, someone asked for tickets then pulled out so I'm stuck with them. just want to recoup some of the money so any offers welcome, cheers.

unique said:

is anyone going to the birmingham show on 15th may and the following days show in manchester on the 16th?

I might be, but depends on work. I'm driving up from work (Cambridge) to Brum afterwork on Thurs, hence my seat rather than standing.

I've have a meeting at work on Friday that I can't move, so it depends on the work load whether I have time to drive up to Manchester on the Friday night.

I need to sell one standing ticket for the Birmingham gig on May 15th. But it says on my booking confirmation it can only be collected at the venue. Which is impossible for me now since I am in Norway. I am going to the Amsterdam gig instead.

Does anyone know what I should do, contact Ticketmaster maybe?

Says this:

Your tickets will be held at the venue collection point. Please see the relevant venue page for more details. You will need your booking reference number and the credit card used to make the booking to collect your tickets.

LittleMissStrange said:

I need to sell one standing ticket for the Birmingham gig on May 15th. But it says on my booking confirmation it can only be collected at the venue. Which is impossible for me now since I am in Norway. I am going to the Amsterdam gig instead.

Does anyone know what I should do, contact Ticketmaster maybe?

Says this:

Your tickets will be held at the venue collection point. Please see the relevant venue page for more details. You will need your booking reference number and the credit card used to make the booking to collect your tickets.

Best give them a call. As it stands, the credit card must be presented to collect it.

Me and the missus going - standing !

Hi everyone!

I'll be there on Thursday. Anyone fancy meeting up for a beer or two pre show? I have wonderful cheap seats- wish i was standing but couldnt take the whole day off work to get up there early enough to bag a good spot and sadly Im not 6'5!

Org me if interested in meeting.

I was at the Shep Bush Empire gig earlier in the year and met some lovely people in the queue as well as in the place itself - high tenning a keith i think whilst croning to colonized mind and Dreamer! (No one around us had clearly heard these songs as we were the only ones singing) and the lovely husband and wife i chatted to at the bar post gig before leaving for the tube.

Be nice to meet a few Orgers........I'll even get the beers in!

Matt

I'll be there on my lonesome - and sadly on my first week of anti-depressants so if you see an awkward guy in a purple jacket with bad facial hair take pity

lordfalconer said:

I'll be there on my lonesome - and sadly on my first week of anti-depressants so if you see an awkward guy in a purple jacket with bad facial hair take pity

You shouldn't have listened to The Breakdown quite so much.

I havent been to the NEC for about 20 years so I guess there are bars inside similar to the o2 Arena ?

Any bars around the arena as I know its a bit far out from Birmingham city centre

DRINKS ANYONE !!? !

NEC has changed loads. it's lovely now, quite similar to the O2

Im serious about hooking up with fellow Orgers. I am happy to give my mobile via an org note - it would b nice to meet a few of you going.

The sheps bush experience was made even more special for the banter and friendship established in the queue and latterly in the venue itself.

Dont be shy. I am just a regular guy, shall be with 3 others who are all virgin prince concerteers.

Despite my offers my Org note remains empty.....could give a guy a complex! lol.

Anyway, if this fails and i dont meet any of you, can i take this opportunity to wish you a great experience. He'll pull out all the stops given its his first and he'll know the reviewers of the nationals will have their pen poised!

1st show 2007........awesome

If its anywhere near the Shep bush gig.....we're in for a beautiful night, ya'll say!

wrekkastow said:

Just replied. I am travelling up from 2.30ish, so will be there around 4.30-5.00 - i will text you when im there. I shall be with 3 others. Be good to meet.

I've Org noted you my number

Going to be fun!

I'd love to meet up but, due to babysitting arrangements, probably won't get there until about 7.30 which only gives enough time to neck one beer before getting to the seats to shake and jibber like an over-excited teen in anticipation. If all Orgers wore a headscarf tied at the front we could high-five though?

I'll be knocking about all day on my own there, happy to meet up for a pint with anyone.

unless you're one of those people who start threads about Prince's hair

Morning!

Never been to this venue before, nor have I been to a ticketed, standing Prince concert in years...

No idea what time to try and join the queue...silly early or just 'normal' early, LOL

If anyone cared to share their ideas on how early is 'early', well, that would be lovely

MidasTouch said:

Morning!

Never been to this venue before, nor have I been to a ticketed, standing Prince concert in years...

No idea what time to try and join the queue...silly early or just 'normal' early, LOL

If anyone cared to share their ideas on how early is 'early', well, that would be lovely

Given it's a mid-week and working on the presumption most (NORMAL!) people will head there after work and or post-work refreshments, I hope normal early will be sufficient for a good spot. Normal early for me should be around 4.20 (or whenever the train from Glasgow actually arrives, as opposed to the semi-mythical timetables the train operators pretend to operate to!)

MidasTouch said:

Morning!

Never been to this venue before, nor have I been to a ticketed, standing Prince concert in years...

No idea what time to try and join the queue...silly early or just 'normal' early, LOL

If anyone cared to share their ideas on how early is 'early', well, that would be lovely

I think there will be a sizeable queue by 4pm. If I wasn't bringing the wife I'd be in the Standing queue about 2pm to guarantee seeing the whites of their eyes. Hardcore Prince fans may only number 100-200 on Thursday but that's still enough to stop you getting near the front.

Looks like there'll be a catwalk thingy sticking out into the room too so getting near the end of that might be a good idea.

hw3004 said:

MidasTouch said:

Morning!

Never been to this venue before, nor have I been to a ticketed, standing Prince concert in years...

No idea what time to try and join the queue...silly early or just 'normal' early, LOL

If anyone cared to share their ideas on how early is 'early', well, that would be lovely

Given it's a mid-week and working on the presumption most (NORMAL!) people will head there after work and or post-work refreshments, I hope normal early will be sufficient for a good spot. Normal early for me should be around 4.20 (or whenever the train from Glasgow actually arrives, as opposed to the semi-mythical timetables the train operators pretend to operate to!)

Hmm...thanks!

I think my perception of queinq has been slightly skewed by February's gigs, where the queing was more about getting in at all than it was about being near the front.

Which is where I intend to be, having not had the best spots/seats for quite a while.

This probably means I'll just have to get there at the reasonable end of silly-early and see whether I need to plant myself immediately or go off and enjoy the...whatever they have there.

[Edited 5/14/14 6:01am]

I could do with a 'queue' buddy for Monday. There'll be a queue to get in to the forum which is bars etc, then a queue to get into the standing ground floor area. I'm worried I'll lose my place if I need the loo! I'm going tomorrow seated so hoping to suss it all out then. Its just too expensive for anyone who doesn't like him to come with me. I'm too old for all this drama! the front of the stage is quite big and there is a section sticking out so a fair few should make it front row. What do you estimate? Queue from 3 to be in with a shot?

julierachel said:

I could do with a 'queue' buddy for Monday. There'll be a queue to get in to the forum which is bars etc, then a queue to get into the standing ground floor area. I'm worried I'll lose my place if I need the loo! I'm going tomorrow seated so hoping to suss it all out then. Its just too expensive for anyone who doesn't like him to come with me. I'm too old for all this drama! the front of the stage is quite big and there is a section sticking out so a fair few should make it front row. What do you estimate? Queue from 3 to be in with a shot?

I've had some crazy visions of going down at 0900 or something like I would have 'in the olden days' but, erm, judging by everything I've read, I might be getting a bit carried away

If everyone else seems to think 1400-1600 is a good idea...maybe 0900 is TOO early

i'm not getting into to birmingham international train station until 8:13pm, so am hoping i can get from there to LG arena with minimal delay. does anyone know the best way to run from station to arena?!

i'll be following the org on the train up to see if i can see what songs i miss if they do start dead on 8pm!