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« Reply #30 on May 2, 2012, 10:48am » | |
May 2, 2012, 10:45am, Pea wrote:| Is there a certain age when people stop planning and caring about the exact position in front of the stage they can obtain? Jesus folks, just go with the flow. There isn't a bad seat at the Gorge. |
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Not gonna lie, I cared a lot about being up close for the foo last year... but I had a sad history with the foo I had to purge.
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| | Re: Getting Close to the stage
« Reply #31 on May 2, 2012, 11:06am » | |
May 2, 2012, 10:40am, bort wrote:Dum Dum Girls end at 5:55 and Childish Gambino at 6:10. How long will it take to get to the pit area of the main stage after Dum Dum Girls? I want to be inner pit for Metric. Should I duck out of Dum Dum Girls early? Is this a possibility or should I just plan on watching Childish Gambino?
What about side stage acts? For example, do I have to endure chune-yards to be up front for St. Vincent? If I catch Zola Jesus, how shitty will my spot be for Little Dragon?
The only two headliners I plan on watching are Beck and Jack White, and getting up front for either of those isn't going to be even attempted because of commitments at other stages (Mogwai and St Vincent, respectively. |
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I should rephrase - the ONLY act that it will be really hard to get into the pit for is Pretty Lights. Honestly, it's never that hard.
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« Reply #32 on May 2, 2012, 11:07am » | |
This thread is beginning to go in circles.
It is not remotely challenging getting into the (inside) pit. Most acts, you'll need to be close to the entrance gate within 10 minutes of the band you want to see there... For the bigger acts you'll need to be there within 25 minutes of their set. As for the outer pit area --- in most cases, you can roll up on in there just as the band is beginning their set and you won't have a problem getting a good spot.
In my experience, you almost never need to camp out in the pit for ANY band. And as it has been mentioned, at great lengths, there really isn't a bad spot at all on the Sasquatch stage. Seriously. Whether that's the inner pit, the outer pit, the rock piles or the giant fucking hill - you'll be able to see the stage perfectly.
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Jan 26, 2013, 4:09pm, wonk wrote:| No rock band wants to play in front of a bunch of people standing still, except the National. |
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« Reply #33 on May 2, 2012, 11:10am » | |
In summation, don't waste your day watching one act you don't want to see just so you can get a good spot in the pit for a band you do want to see. You'll be able to see that band perfectly fine regardless of the time you get there . I promise.
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Jan 26, 2013, 4:09pm, wonk wrote:| No rock band wants to play in front of a bunch of people standing still, except the National. |
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« Reply #34 on May 2, 2012, 11:11am » | |
Totally. I was walking down the path as the Foo Dr. Garbanzohters were starting, still made it to the middle of the outer pit without pushing anyone and had more than enough room to do my white boy dance.
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« Reply #35 on May 2, 2012, 11:13am via the ProBoards Mobile App » | |
May 2, 2012, 11:10am, stamper wrote:| In summation, don't waste your day watching one act you don't want to see just so you can get a good spot in the pit for a band you do want to see. You'll be able to see that band perfectly fine regardless of the time you get there . I promise. |
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Tell that to Lumpy 
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« Reply #36 on May 2, 2012, 11:16am » | |
All in favor of me locking this thread and just posting the original question in the General Q&A thread say Aye!
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Jan 26, 2013, 4:09pm, wonk wrote:| No rock band wants to play in front of a bunch of people standing still, except the National. |
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« Reply #37 on May 2, 2012, 11:20am via the ProBoards Mobile App » | |
I'm not a fan of locking threads unless they're massively inappropriate. Nay.
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Mar 3, 2013, 6:13pm, Dr. Garbanzo wrote:| Its a Sasquatch Dr. Garbanzohting a bear Dr. Garbanzohting a Sasquatch. |
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« Reply #38 on May 2, 2012, 11:21am » | |
NAYsayer
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Jan 26, 2013, 4:09pm, wonk wrote:| No rock band wants to play in front of a bunch of people standing still, except the National. |
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« Reply #39 on May 2, 2012, 11:22am » | |
Are we in horse town? 'Cause I am surrounded in naysayers!
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« Reply #40 on May 2, 2012, 11:23am » | |
Cue image of Pea in his horse hat.
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Jan 26, 2013, 4:09pm, wonk wrote:| No rock band wants to play in front of a bunch of people standing still, except the National. |
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Mar 3, 2013, 6:13pm, Dr. Garbanzo wrote:| Its a Sasquatch Dr. Garbanzohting a bear Dr. Garbanzohting a Sasquatch. |
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« Reply #42 on May 2, 2012, 12:16pm » | |
May 1, 2012, 11:29pm, newjersey wrote:And hey, sometimes you way overestimate the popularity of the band you want to see and then you've got plenty of room to dance around like an idiot and let everyone smirk at you.
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Wait, you saw me do that?
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« Reply #43 on May 2, 2012, 12:19pm » | |
May 2, 2012, 11:13am, Pea wrote:
May 2, 2012, 11:10am, stamper wrote:| In summation, don't waste your day watching one act you don't want to see just so you can get a good spot in the pit for a band you do want to see. You'll be able to see that band perfectly fine regardless of the time you get there . I promise. |
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Tell that to Lumpy |
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I was wondering if someone was gonna remind me of that. Luckily it made me dodge the mistake of missing They Might Be Giants that was my original plan.
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| | Re: Getting Close to the stage
« Reply #44 on May 2, 2012, 1:07pm » | |
May 2, 2012, 12:16pm, LumpSquatch wrote:
May 1, 2012, 11:29pm, newjersey wrote:And hey, sometimes you way overestimate the popularity of the band you want to see and then you've got plenty of room to dance around like an idiot and let everyone smirk at you.
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Wait, you saw me do that? |
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Depends. Are you me?
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