[2-Jun-2012] Coldplay @ Emirates Stadium, London, UK - Page 14

robsmith7 · 09-05-2012, 03:59 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by LINNEAH;5287467
I know it's a bit early but also I guess I'm not the only one counting the minutes... is there anyone who plans to get there early to be among the first in line to get the perfect place to stand at? Me and my fantastic friend are going and we will get there early and it would be fun to chat with some people before the concert.

I also know there are some people who's going there alone and just sits all day all by themself not talking to everyone and of course, you go there for the band, but standing in line for 12 hours not talking to someone seems kind of boring...

PM <3

I'll definitely be waiting there early, and meeting fellow coldplayers is one of the best things about going to the concerts. Always great to talk to the real fans rather than people who just know VLV and Paradise!

Black Rose · 12-05-2012, 10:32 PM

Although I might be a bit late as I'm going to try and catch that big boat parade on the Thames.

If I'm up in London for that day, I might as well catch it, a diamond julibee won't happen again in my life time (probably)

Tash · 16-05-2012, 04:32 PM

Extra tickets for UK dates on sale tomorrow
16 May 2012 4:05 pm
Tickets for all the UK stadium shows on sale from 9am

Good afternoon. Now that the stage designs and dimensions for Coldplay's upcoming UK stadium tour have been finalised, the promoters have been able to release some extra tickets for all of the shows. These tickets - which include standing tickets and good seats - will go on sale at 9am on Thursday morning (17th May) from the following links:

- Gigsandtours
- Ticketmaster

Please note that the number of extra tickets is limited and we expect them to sell quite quickly. The UK tour dates are as follows:

29 May 2012: Coventry - Ricoh Arena
1 June 2012: London - Emirates Stadium
2 June 2012: London - Emirates Stadium
4 June 2012: London - Emirates Stadium
7 June 2012: Sunderland - Stadium Of Light
9 June 2012: Manchester - Etihad Stadium
10 June 2012: Manchester - Etihad Stadium

Anchorman

Stephie · 16-05-2012, 07:54 PM

Yeah, just got a standing ticket through the extra sale and I am so happy! I had lost hope that everything will be okay in the end.

wisna · 16-05-2012, 09:31 PM

I just got two standing tickets through gigsandtours!

raoul_777 · 16-05-2012, 11:16 PM

just bought a general admission ticket for my friend at face value! just wondering if anyone knows whether it matters where you queue up from if it says different places on tickets? i know this didn't matter at wembley in 2009 and everyone was allowed through any turnstile despite what their ticket said?

Tash · 16-05-2012, 11:17 PM

According to The Oracle it does matter.

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Quote:
May 16, 2012 - submitted by Jack, United Kingdom

Q. Hello O..
Urgent question!

I have a ticket for 1st of June
I am thinking about buying a second ticket for a friend...
They are both pitch standing tickets, but the tickets says we should enter at different locations...mine is turnstile E and the other is L.
we would be queuing for a long time to get to front row... but I don't want to queue separately.
Can we both queue together at one entrance, or do we HAVE to stick to the designated entrance on our tickets?
Many thanks.

The Oracle replies:

The reason you are given different entrances even for standing tickets is to alleviate the pressure at any one entry point rather than have a congested area. It spreads the queues out and is part of health & saftey measures. If all family, friends and acquaintances decided to just queue together and ignore their turnstile letter, it could lead to a surge in numbers.
I have had to queue at a different entrance to the people I have travelled with (turned out I got in half and hour before them so was quite pleased) but we just had a pre-arranged meeting spot once inside. Of course, you could always phone each other once inside...

lafferty23 · 17-05-2012, 01:00 AM

from past experience i really doubt theyd care.. all the tickets should work for all entrances. i could say this 100percent but id be williing to put a fair bit of money on it

danielbaker · 17-05-2012, 11:48 AM

I was also wondering whether it mattered what turnstile you went to, I don't want to be queuing for 6 hours by myself! As an Arsenal fan I regularly attend the Emirates, and they have electric ticket readers for the turnstiles - you stick your ticket in & at goes green and the turnstile moves. Whether this will be used for Coldplay I don't know, but will your turnstile entrance affect it?

danielbaker · 17-05-2012, 01:13 PM

emailed the emirates stadium earlier, and this is what they said:

danielbaker · 17-05-2012, 01:14 PM

okay the image didn't come out, but they said we DO have to enter through the turnstile on our ticket, and we will have time to meet up with friends after. make of that what you will.

Black Rose · 18-05-2012, 11:11 PM

It's due to health and safety to try and stop everybody going to 1 gate, they try and spread the load over several gates, as most likely you will have to go down stairs to get to the pitch.

Might work to your advantage if you are spilt, as one queue might move quicker than the other.

IANUS · 19-05-2012, 10:18 PM

Im gonna go to my first coldplay gig on 2nd of June at Emirates
does the number on the ticket really matter? do u get in early if u have a smaller number?
how early should i be there, how to solve toilet problem..(by not drink anything?)
it says doors open 5pm, but there r supports so when is it actually gonna start?
and when do u recon its gonna finish, some people say around like 11, then how can i get home, is a taxi necessary? or i can just get the train?
im 16, so should i go by myself or grab my parents, if it is really that late?

too many questions.. thx for helping me..

Philibob · 20-05-2012, 05:16 PM

Is there anyone from the original sale that hasn't got their GA tickets yet? (gigsandtours) I know it's still about 2 weeks away which is about the normal time to get tickets for something like this but it seems that most people had them earlier which is starting to worry me

Black Rose · 20-05-2012, 08:36 PM

Ian, it depends where you live/have to get back to post show.

I'm heading to Highbury & Islington under/overground where hopefully it will be quieter than Finsbury Park & Arsenal stops, and have got to get back to Waterloo before mid-night.

----

Phil, what does the tracker says on the Gigsandtours website?

09-05-2012, 03:59 PM	#196
robsmith7 Coldplayer Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 200 Location: London/Nottingham Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 29 Times in 13 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by LINNEAH;5287467 I know it's a bit early but also I guess I'm not the only one counting the minutes... is there anyone who plans to get there early to be among the first in line to get the perfect place to stand at? Me and my fantastic friend are going and we will get there early and it would be fun to chat with some people before the concert. I also know there are some people who's going there alone and just sits all day all by themself not talking to everyone and of course, you go there for the band, but standing in line for 12 hours not talking to someone seems kind of boring... PM <3 I'll definitely be waiting there early, and meeting fellow coldplayers is one of the best things about going to the concerts. Always great to talk to the real fans rather than people who just know VLV and Paradise! __________________ If you're lost and feel alone, circumnavigate the globe... coldplayism.com - @RobertSmithUK 16/12/08 - The O2 Arena, London 18/09/09 - Wembley Stadium, London 08/12/10 - BBC Television Centre, London 03/07/11 - Main Square Festival, Arras 27/10/11 - University of East Anglia, Norwich 02/06/12 - Emirates Stadium, London 10/06/12 - Etihad Stadium, Manchester 09/09/12 - Olympic Stadium, London

12-05-2012, 10:32 PM	#197
Black Rose Bear with me Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 47,603 My Mood: Location: A strangeland under the iron sea where hopes & fears can make the night train be in perfect symmetry Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 6 Thanked 112 Times in 90 Posts	Although I might be a bit late as I'm going to try and catch that big boat parade on the Thames. If I'm up in London for that day, I might as well catch it, a diamond julibee won't happen again in my life time (probably) __________________ You could take a picture of something you see In the future where will I be? You could climb a ladder up to the sun Or write a song nobody had sung Or do something that's never been done

16-05-2012, 04:32 PM	#198
Tash Ms Coldplaying 2012 Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 35,738 Location: 0118 Gender: Seen CP: 12 times Fav. CP album: VLVODAAHF Fav. CP song: See You Soon Fav. CP member: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 241 Thanked 4,172 Times in 1,925 Posts	Extra tickets for UK dates on sale tomorrow 16 May 2012 4:05 pm Tickets for all the UK stadium shows on sale from 9am Good afternoon. Now that the stage designs and dimensions for Coldplay's upcoming UK stadium tour have been finalised, the promoters have been able to release some extra tickets for all of the shows. These tickets - which include standing tickets and good seats - will go on sale at 9am on Thursday morning (17th May) from the following links: - Gigsandtours - Ticketmaster Please note that the number of extra tickets is limited and we expect them to sell quite quickly. The UK tour dates are as follows: 29 May 2012: Coventry - Ricoh Arena 1 June 2012: London - Emirates Stadium 2 June 2012: London - Emirates Stadium 4 June 2012: London - Emirates Stadium 7 June 2012: Sunderland - Stadium Of Light 9 June 2012: Manchester - Etihad Stadium 10 June 2012: Manchester - Etihad Stadium Anchorman __________________ Luctor et Emergo/not swallowed in the sea Rotterdam 03-10-08 Nijmegen 09-09-09 Landgraaf 11-06-11 Arras 03-07-11 London 09-12-11 London 10-12-11 Rotterdam 17-12-11 London 01-06-12 London 02-06-12 London 04-06-12 Detroit 01-08-12 The Hague 06-09-12 *it means everything and it means nothing to everybody and nobody - Guy Berryman* *Phil, who is our fifth member, he doesn’t play an instrument but he plays the mobile phone and the laptop computer - Will Champion* *a negative capability is the ability within yourself to accept that things go up and down and you can't always control it and they can't always be up but they won't always be down - Chris Martin* it’s a good noisy crowd that sing through the show at the Ahoy - none more so than when the band are on the B-Stage and the cheer for Will during Us Against The World is so huge that the song grinds to a halt amidst disbelieving giggles on stage - Roadie #42

16-05-2012, 07:54 PM	#199
Stephie Spray can soul armed! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 128 Location: Hamburg Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Yeah, just got a standing ticket through the extra sale and I am so happy! I had lost hope that everything will be okay in the end. __________________ ♥ "It's such a perfect day." ♥ Coldplay live: 09/07/2002 Hamburg ~ 10/11/2002 Munich ~ 05/04/2003 Böblingen 07/04/2005 Cologne Secret Gig ~ 17/06/2005 Cologne ~ 28/10/2005 Oberhausen 18/06/2008 London BBC Gig ~ 15/09/2008 Berlin ~ 26/09/2008 Munich ~ 29/08/2009 Munich 09/12/2011 London ~ 10/12/2011 London Under 1 Roof ~ 21/12/2011 Berlin 01/06/2012 London ~ 02/06/2012 London ~ 14/09/2012 Leipzig ~ 22/09/2012 Hannover

16-05-2012, 09:31 PM	#200
wisna Coldplayer Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 808 My Mood: Location: Slovakia Gender: Country: Seen CP: 6 times Fav. CP member: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 72 Thanked 68 Times in 35 Posts	I just got two standing tickets through gigsandtours! __________________ 31/8/2009 Udine 12-15/10/2010 The best days in London 19/12/2010 Liverpool 9/6/2011 Venezia 2+4/6/2012 London 16/9/2012 Prague

16-05-2012, 11:16 PM	#201
raoul_777 Coldplayer Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 9 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	just bought a general admission ticket for my friend at face value! just wondering if anyone knows whether it matters where you queue up from if it says different places on tickets? i know this didn't matter at wembley in 2009 and everyone was allowed through any turnstile despite what their ticket said?

16-05-2012, 11:17 PM	#202
Tash Ms Coldplaying 2012 Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 35,738 Location: 0118 Gender: Seen CP: 12 times Fav. CP album: VLVODAAHF Fav. CP song: See You Soon Fav. CP member: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 241 Thanked 4,172 Times in 1,925 Posts	According to The Oracle it does matter. : Quote: May 16, 2012 - submitted by Jack, United Kingdom Q. Hello O.. Urgent question! I have a ticket for 1st of June I am thinking about buying a second ticket for a friend... They are both pitch standing tickets, but the tickets says we should enter at different locations...mine is turnstile E and the other is L. we would be queuing for a long time to get to front row... but I don't want to queue separately. Can we both queue together at one entrance, or do we HAVE to stick to the designated entrance on our tickets? Many thanks. The Oracle replies: The reason you are given different entrances even for standing tickets is to alleviate the pressure at any one entry point rather than have a congested area. It spreads the queues out and is part of health & saftey measures. If all family, friends and acquaintances decided to just queue together and ignore their turnstile letter, it could lead to a surge in numbers. I have had to queue at a different entrance to the people I have travelled with (turned out I got in half and hour before them so was quite pleased) but we just had a pre-arranged meeting spot once inside. Of course, you could always phone each other once inside... __________________ Luctor et Emergo/not swallowed in the sea Rotterdam 03-10-08 Nijmegen 09-09-09 Landgraaf 11-06-11 Arras 03-07-11 London 09-12-11 London 10-12-11 Rotterdam 17-12-11 London 01-06-12 London 02-06-12 London 04-06-12 Detroit 01-08-12 The Hague 06-09-12 *it means everything and it means nothing to everybody and nobody - Guy Berryman* *Phil, who is our fifth member, he doesn’t play an instrument but he plays the mobile phone and the laptop computer - Will Champion* *a negative capability is the ability within yourself to accept that things go up and down and you can't always control it and they can't always be up but they won't always be down - Chris Martin* it’s a good noisy crowd that sing through the show at the Ahoy - none more so than when the band are on the B-Stage and the cheer for Will during Us Against The World is so huge that the song grinds to a halt amidst disbelieving giggles on stage - Roadie #42

17-05-2012, 01:00 AM	#203
lafferty23 Coldplayer Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 337 Location: The Cemetries of London Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	from past experience i really doubt theyd care.. all the tickets should work for all entrances. i could say this 100percent but id be williing to put a fair bit of money on it __________________ Wembley 18th September 2009 O2 arena 9th December 2011 Emirates 1st & 2nd June 2012 I play in a band called Life in Technicolor, I write the songs and play the acoustic guitar and I would love for you to listen to our new demo single! http://www.youtube.com/user/LifeinTechOfficial

17-05-2012, 11:48 AM	#204
danielbaker Coldplayer Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 27 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I was also wondering whether it mattered what turnstile you went to, I don't want to be queuing for 6 hours by myself! As an Arsenal fan I regularly attend the Emirates, and they have electric ticket readers for the turnstiles - you stick your ticket in & at goes green and the turnstile moves. Whether this will be used for Coldplay I don't know, but will your turnstile entrance affect it?

17-05-2012, 01:13 PM	#205
danielbaker Coldplayer Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 27 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	emailed the emirates stadium earlier, and this is what they said:

17-05-2012, 01:14 PM	#206
danielbaker Coldplayer Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 27 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	okay the image didn't come out, but they said we DO have to enter through the turnstile on our ticket, and we will have time to meet up with friends after. make of that what you will.

18-05-2012, 11:11 PM	#207
Black Rose Bear with me Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 47,603 My Mood: Location: A strangeland under the iron sea where hopes & fears can make the night train be in perfect symmetry Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 6 Thanked 112 Times in 90 Posts	It's due to health and safety to try and stop everybody going to 1 gate, they try and spread the load over several gates, as most likely you will have to go down stairs to get to the pitch. Might work to your advantage if you are spilt, as one queue might move quicker than the other. __________________ You could take a picture of something you see In the future where will I be? You could climb a ladder up to the sun Or write a song nobody had sung Or do something that's never been done

19-05-2012, 10:18 PM	#208
IANUS Coldplayer Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 2 Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	First Gig HELP! Im gonna go to my first coldplay gig on 2nd of June at Emirates does the number on the ticket really matter? do u get in early if u have a smaller number? how early should i be there, how to solve toilet problem..(by not drink anything?) it says doors open 5pm, but there r supports so when is it actually gonna start? and when do u recon its gonna finish, some people say around like 11, then how can i get home, is a taxi necessary? or i can just get the train? im 16, so should i go by myself or grab my parents, if it is really that late? too many questions.. thx for helping me..

20-05-2012, 05:16 PM	#209
Philibob Coldplayer Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 10 Location: Isle of Wight Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Is there anyone from the original sale that hasn't got their GA tickets yet? (gigsandtours) I know it's still about 2 weeks away which is about the normal time to get tickets for something like this but it seems that most people had them earlier which is starting to worry me

20-05-2012, 08:36 PM	#210
Black Rose Bear with me Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 47,603 My Mood: Location: A strangeland under the iron sea where hopes & fears can make the night train be in perfect symmetry Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 6 Thanked 112 Times in 90 Posts	Ian, it depends where you live/have to get back to post show. I'm heading to Highbury & Islington under/overground where hopefully it will be quieter than Finsbury Park & Arsenal stops, and have got to get back to Waterloo before mid-night. ---- Phil, what does the tracker says on the Gigsandtours website? __________________ You could take a picture of something you see In the future where will I be? You could climb a ladder up to the sun Or write a song nobody had sung Or do something that's never been done