Comments on: Observations on getting in the Bomb Shelter

By: james schneider

james schneider — Tue, 05 Apr 2005 22:31:00 +0000

if im there in line with one other person, is it best to just go through the scan on behind the other or to stager. Per this discussion it doesnt seem to matter, except it might be best to be 4 or 10 behind a winner

By: james schneider

james schneider — Tue, 05 Apr 2005 22:30:00 +0000

Hey, Deliot, what do you need to be in the u2.com GA line. Just ones id, or somehting else?

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 05 Apr 2005 18:49:00 +0000

I would second the recommendation on getting there early. For the second Anaheim show I showed up right before U2 went on and they had already stopped scanning tickets.

For the Anaheim shows U2 was going on at 8:45 p.m.

One question: does it matter what gate you enter the building through to get your ticket scanned?

Thanks for all the info!

By: U2isABLE

U2isABLE — Sat, 02 Apr 2005 08:16:00 +0000

You still need to have your ticket scanned at the beginning for admittance into the building - but no, you don’t need to go through the scanning lottery to see if you’ve won your way into the bomb shelter - if you don’t want to be in the shelter, you can just proceed to the floor. You would have already been given your floor access wristband before going through the final scan. Hope this helps!

By: u2u4ic

u2u4ic — Sat, 02 Apr 2005 06:43:00 +0000

What if you don’t want “inside” the shelter?? Do you still have to go through the scanning lines??

By: deliot

deliot — Sat, 02 Apr 2005 02:15:00 +0000

Jonathan said:
“But the earlier the better for the fact that you will get closer to the outside edge of the circle if you don’t make it into the Bomb Shelter”

This is a very good point. Also, it should be added that so far on the tour, there was a “normal” GA line and a U2.com GA line. The U2.com GA line was much shorter.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 23:46:00 +0000

Sounds like you can get there as early or late as you want with the GA tikcets. But the earlier the better for the fact that you will get closer to the outside edge of the circle if you don’t make it into the Bomb Shelter and it you do make it the earlier people will get closer to the main stage in the Bomb Shelter. SO there are still advantages to getting there early.

By: james

james — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 20:43:00 +0000

I have GA tickets to their San Jose concert. How early should I go to the location?

By: U2isABLE

U2isABLE — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 12:10:00 +0000

Just to underscore the GA process - there are enough scientists on the list who could figure out the algorithm for the entry…but the cool thing about random generators is that they’re RANDOM! So, the young, old, smart, silly, drunk and sober all have an equal chance to get into the “bomb shelter.” No one in line was given preferential treatment..

By: deliot

deliot — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 03:57:00 +0000

Well, I watched about 300 people for over an hour, and didn’t see such a trend at SD II. I saw old people win, young people win, quiet people win, loud people win, etc.