How to get Tokyo tickets? - Page 5

4U2Play · 09-06-2006, 06:11 PM

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Originally posted by The_acrobat
If the 3 Tokyo shows sell out quickly, I can totally see them adding another show. I don't have any concrete info per say, but it's just common sense. If you were U2, wouldn't you do that?

Yes, if the next scheduled concert was in the same country and only 120 miles apart, as Philly and NYC are. Different situation here, though.

I understand that U2 will likely ship their outdoor stage directly from Auckland to Honolulu, using their indoor setup for the Tokyo shows, thereby eliminating shipping time between Japan and Hawaii.

However, if U2 were to play a fourth show on the 5th, their crew must still stay in Tokyo at least through the 6th in order to tear down the Saitama stage and forward it via Narita (or via Yokohama if they use a boat) to wherever they plan on storing it, then be in Honolulu at least by the evening of the 7th in order to get ready for the Aloha Stadium stage setup commencing the next day on the 8th.

Yes, I realize that they will cross the international date line, giving them an additional 19 hours or so, but with a flying time of 9 hours between NRT and HNL, not to mention three hours' worth of transportation from their Tokyo hotels to Narita plus check-in time, and perhaps an additional two hours in customs, baggage and transportation in Honolulu, I just don't see them risking bad weather, flight delays and major jetlag by the U2 crew to potentially screw up their final show of the Vertigo Tour just to squeeze in one last Tokyo gig in front of 23,000 fans.

Hopefully, I'm wrong, though.

U2shanghai · 09-06-2006, 08:12 PM

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Originally posted by fragrant
I received my ticket verification.

Your ticket purchase has been confirmed.

Show information:

[U2 Japan Tour]
Date: 20061204
Venue: Saitama Super Arena(Saitama)

Seat/Price: General General Admission Standing on the floor JPY 10,000 (tax included)
Number of tickets: 4

*Tickets purchased through this site will be issued at Will-Call on the day of the show.
*Details for picking up your tickets will be announced via e-mail.
*Please note that tickets will NOT be sent by mail.

Best regards,

U2 Japan Tour Ticket Office
Email: u2-e@pia.co.jp

A friend in Japan is verifying her order right now. She was able to get tickets to each of the three shows.

Now all we need is info about the general sales...

I will keep you posted as info comes out of Japan.

Wouahou well done!
Nothing at my end so far, and I have to confirm my plane tickets this evening, argh!

Fer Castillo · 09-06-2006, 10:47 PM

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Originally posted by bratty_cat
Fragrant - You ROCK!

Thanks so much for all of the information and congrats on getting your tickets!

Hope to see you in Tokyo with cranes in-hand - that's a lovely idea.

Totally agree!! You rock fragrant! Thanks a lot for all your help and I'm glad you got your tickets!

fragrant · 09-07-2006, 06:49 AM

I'm glad that the info is helpful.

Another friend from inside of Japan printed out his tickets at the local Pia. His GA's say "A-block" on them. We won't know what that means until we see a GA map on Pia's site. Let's see who can find that map first....

U2FanPeter · 09-07-2006, 08:24 AM

I thought the set-up crew was a different that the tear-down?

U2shanghai · 09-07-2006, 09:16 PM

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Originally posted by fragrant
I'm glad that the info is helpful.

Another friend from inside of Japan printed out his tickets at the local Pia. His GA's say "A-block" on them. We won't know what that means until we see a GA map on Pia's site. Let's see who can find that map first....

Aouch they do have blocks for the saitama shows as well... It made sense for Yokohama but I would have hoped for no blocks for this smaller area.

I still did not get the email from PIA, starting to stress...
Anyone else who applied back in August and supposed to be informed this week still waiting for an email?

fragrant · 09-07-2006, 10:04 PM

Shanghai, please email Pia. They were supposed to contact you on the 5th if you're out of Japan.

More info on the blocks coming in...

My friend picked up her tickets and her 12/29's....2 GA's are BR, and 2 are BL.

So now we have A, BR, BL blocks in the GA. Your guess is good as mine.

bratty_cat · 09-10-2006, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by fragrant
Shanghai, please email Pia. They were supposed to contact you on the 5th if you're out of Japan.

More info on the blocks coming in...

My friend picked up her tickets and her 12/29's....2 GA's are BR, and 2 are BL.

So now we have A, BR, BL blocks in the GA. Your guess is good as mine.

Perhaps it's just a way of tracking GA tickets sold? I just looked at about 10 GA ticket stubs I have from various shows attended in the past year and all of they specify a row/seat/section (eg, GA2, GA1, GA6...), even though the floor was always open and "seating" was on first come, first served basis. It'll be interesting if they ever post a seating chart for this event.

Does anyone know if they typically have open floor, GA shows in Japan at such large venues?

U2shanghai · 09-10-2006, 09:34 PM

Still nothing at my end, I emailed PIA twice but so far they have not replied.
This is starting to scare me out. Is anyone in the same situation?

U2shanghai · 09-11-2006, 03:22 AM

The third time was the good one!
Received the confirmation, I have had worst week starts in my life!

AlliDreamsOutLoud · 09-11-2006, 10:29 AM

Here is what the stage and venue will be like...looks like they'll be using the stadium set....

http://www.u2japan.com/ticketpia.html

Also, I know that the general sale will be on Sept 24th. Does anyone know if they'll put an English page on their website? I've emailed ticketpia but haven't heard anything yet.

Thanks for all the info everyone has posted so far!

fragrant · 09-11-2006, 11:28 AM

*GASP*

Holy sh*t AlliDreamsOutLoud! Thank you, thank you, thank you for finding and posting this.

That A, BL and BR block map jives with the tickets in hand.

Was this just posted on U2Japan and how the heck did they get hold of it? I do not believe that anything of the sort has been posted on the official Pia site yet.

I really just want to make sure that this is the final word on the set up given all of the ups and downs we've been having getting official verification about things.

Thank you so much.

Shanghai, what was the confirmation on your tickets? Did that make your week start off badly or did it change things around?

U2FanPeter · 09-11-2006, 02:19 PM

Does this mean that all of the Tokyo shows will have a total of 75-90,000 tickets available rather than 69,000?

It also makes sense with the number of GA tickets leftover from Yokohama.

u2fp

fragrant · 09-11-2006, 03:00 PM

Where are you getting those numbers from U2fp?

Each of the three shows is supposed to have 23,000.

If what is posted on the U2japan.com site is true about the stage set up, Saitama arena can probably fit it.

U2FanPeter · 09-11-2006, 03:18 PM

The Saitama website says that an endzone stadium concert setup can hold 30,000. Seats behind the stage being unsold.

Someone in this very thread got an official email saying the attendance for each show will be 23,000.

What's right?

u2fp

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09-07-2006, 06:49 AM	#64
fragrant The Fly Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Posts: 123 Local Time: 03:44 PM	I'm glad that the info is helpful. Another friend from inside of Japan printed out his tickets at the local Pia. His GA's say "A-block" on them. We won't know what that means until we see a GA map on Pia's site. Let's see who can find that map first....

09-07-2006, 08:24 AM	#65
U2FanPeter New Yorker Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 3,033 Local Time: 03:44 PM	I thought the set-up crew was a different that the tear-down?

09-07-2006, 10:04 PM	#67
fragrant The Fly Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Posts: 123 Local Time: 03:44 PM	Shanghai, please email Pia. They were supposed to contact you on the 5th if you're out of Japan. More info on the blocks coming in... My friend picked up her tickets and her 12/29's....2 GA's are BR, and 2 are BL. So now we have A, BR, BL blocks in the GA. Your guess is good as mine.

09-10-2006, 09:34 PM	#69
U2shanghai The Fly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Shanghai Posts: 40 Local Time: 03:44 PM	Still nothing at my end, I emailed PIA twice but so far they have not replied. This is starting to scare me out. Is anyone in the same situation?

09-11-2006, 03:22 AM	#70
U2shanghai The Fly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Shanghai Posts: 40 Local Time: 03:44 PM	The third time was the good one! Received the confirmation, I have had worst week starts in my life!

09-11-2006, 10:29 AM	#71
AlliDreamsOutLoud The Fly Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Francisco, CA USA Posts: 276 Local Time: 03:44 PM	Here is what the stage and venue will be like...looks like they'll be using the stadium set.... http://www.u2japan.com/ticketpia.html Also, I know that the general sale will be on Sept 24th. Does anyone know if they'll put an English page on their website? I've emailed ticketpia but haven't heard anything yet. Thanks for all the info everyone has posted so far!

09-11-2006, 11:28 AM	#72
fragrant The Fly Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Posts: 123 Local Time: 03:44 PM	GASP Holy sh*t AlliDreamsOutLoud! Thank you, thank you, thank you for finding and posting this. That A, BL and BR block map jives with the tickets in hand. Was this just posted on U2Japan and how the heck did they get hold of it? I do not believe that anything of the sort has been posted on the official Pia site yet. I really just want to make sure that this is the final word on the set up given all of the ups and downs we've been having getting official verification about things. Thank you so much. Shanghai, what was the confirmation on your tickets? Did that make your week start off badly or did it change things around?

09-11-2006, 02:19 PM	#73
U2FanPeter New Yorker Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 3,033 Local Time: 03:44 PM	Does this mean that all of the Tokyo shows will have a total of 75-90,000 tickets available rather than 69,000? It also makes sense with the number of GA tickets leftover from Yokohama. u2fp

09-11-2006, 03:00 PM	#74
fragrant The Fly Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Posts: 123 Local Time: 03:44 PM	Where are you getting those numbers from U2fp? Each of the three shows is supposed to have 23,000. If what is posted on the U2japan.com site is true about the stage set up, Saitama arena can probably fit it.

09-11-2006, 03:18 PM	#75
U2FanPeter New Yorker Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 3,033 Local Time: 03:44 PM	The Saitama website says that an endzone stadium concert setup can hold 30,000. Seats behind the stage being unsold. Someone in this very thread got an official email saying the attendance for each show will be 23,000. What's right? u2fp