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they will be sitting at the greek in LA too......

I got yelled at during arcade fire... the terrace is espcially lame in regards to standing.

It's not hard to make the bowl work for you. If your on the floor, just find someone in row 13 willing to trade seats. Works for me all the time.

no one behind you to tell you to sit down.

i was too busy boogie'n at that front... were there any tapers

more shameless bumping.....

bumppity bump bump

bumping...

mduzinski @ gmail.com

Oh yeah, the "when" part is kinda important.

I'm leaving on August 23 and have to come home on the 27... plan on going to the Berkley show and the Santa Barbara shows...

 

Yep, the flights I have found have all had 2 connections each way... but the layover is about 2 hours, so plenty of time to get to where the next flight is I think... would I have to pick my bags up and re-check them?

santa barbra is a great airport to fly from (small and no busy) but it tends to be pricy.

For the bay area check Oakland as well as SFO

LAX and Burbank are about 1.5 hours south of Santa Barbara

The drive from Bezerkely to SB is 5 hours. (no need to fly)

keep some of these in mind when looking for flights.

yahoo's fare chase is good site as the previously mentioned kayak.

If you land in the bay and leave from LA book two seperate one way tickets - this may be much cheaper than multi city.

IMHO $489 is very high, but then again I have not looked.

LAX to the mid west east coast can be as cheap as $200

-- edit --- I live in Santa Barbra so feel free to IM any ???'s

missed the onsale for LA.........

and wanting to hit the show.

shoot me a pm or email

Cheers

Could do a partial trade for Stevie Wonder in Santa Barbara --- ticket plus cash for an even value trade..

All of you who can go, should go to this show!!

Went to the bowl last night to see Norah Jones and M Ward - fantastic show, but wanted to report on the new stage and sound system --

two words - it's fabulous -

We were seated in Section H - towards the top and wow!!! The sound starts to get a little flat at the top of DEF. A, B and C were not bad, but nothing compared to Section H and lower.

those of you who are on the fence, get tickets to see them at this awesome venue.

I sat Section B Row M for night 1 of Arcade Fire

I sat North Terrace half-way back all the way on the inside on night 2

 

I preferred the terrace seats since they were closer and the elevation above the stage gave me an unobstructed view.

only downside to the terrace is if you would like to stand.

at arcade fire, i had terrace seats and got yelled at for wanting to boogie - even when the rest of the venue including section C were standing.

good view and the sound was ok too.

The password is SKY. I made a whole thead for it in this forum. Guess you didn't see it on time.

tickets are still coming up now...

Where do we find the pass word for the KCRW presale?

not sure... but it looks like you already typed thier password in all caps...

they usually use thier call letters for the presale password

Cool. How was the view to the stage from there? According to the seating chart it looks like they're the very last seats on the outer edge of the row.

 

How'd it work out that nobody sat in front of you?

look at the seating chart here http://www.2-tickets.com/venues/GreekTheatre_LA.gif

Row A only goes to seat 20... therefore seats 22 up in Row B actually become Row A -

i was a few seats towards the center - view was great with room to boogie.

I would take them again in a heartbeat.

SEC A ROW B 38, 40

had those same seats last time around.... you may get very lucky and actully have no one in front of you.

I was prepared with my password and all but still wasn't able to get any tickets. No need to whimper. There's always Ticketbastard

don't fret... there is a KCRW presale via ticketbastard tomorrow...

I am bummed that you have to wait 10 minutes to buy a second show.

got SB - 6th row....

now need LA

Thanks for the info and advice! I guess I'll skip the presale then and just wait until Sat. In you're experience though, Have L.A. Wilco shows sold out immediately in the past, or is there less of a demand out here and tickets tend to be sold gradually?

LA shows are victims to lots of scalpers. But So Cal is also the land-of-many-flakes.

If the desire is there, you can get a ticket, a good ticket with just a little effort.

It is worth trying. If you are on it at 10 you will get a ticket.

If you miss the opportunity, keep an eye out here, craigslist or just go night of. Always tickets to be had for any show

if you like your job i say, go to work and wait til saturday.

i have NEVER had any luck with ANY of the pre-sales since the first time Wilco has used Music Today.

The system has always been over-crowded and unable to handle the volume.

not sure if things have changed since the last one.

But - I have a hunch you'll have no prob. getting good seats on Saturday

i think musictoday is luck of the draw just like ticketmaster - got front row behind the pit last time around at the greek via music today, and stellar seats for panic the same way. The only time i have gotten pit at the greek is musictoday.

i know i will be trying tomorrow - and saturday if i gotta. I'm just bummed all the socal shows go on sale at the same time.

yaa i was hoping for a nice little show at the lobero, but i guess small venues are so 4 years ago for wilco. and any santa barbara wilco show is a good one.

there are mumblings of a more intimate LA show - not tiny, but much more intimate that the greek.

fingers crossed.

Holy crap!!! You lucky devils. SB is paradise (lived there for about 10 years). What a treat to see the band there. I'm very tempted....

Not to add to the temptataion - but the bowl just renovated the stage and sound. Not sure the results as of yet, first show this Friday - but all signs point to good things - book a room at the presido motel (clean, cheap for SB, and great owners), spend the day on the beach, dinner at super rica, and an evening of killer music.

Not to mention SB is a good place for a romantic getaway if you need some discussion points for the significant other.

AUG-26 SANTA BARBARA, CA COUNTY BOWL

I was / am really looking forward to the greek, but this just made my year.

Hop on th bike or a nice stroll and see the boys at the bowl!!!!!

wohoooo post 901

I'm about 5 minutes from the greek but I'll be at both too

what happened to sandyeggo?

no longer on the wilco site..... maybe they meant Santa Barbara

I have it on good authority there's likely to be a show at the Santa Barbara Bowl but I don't have a date.

please, please, please......

The 29th is a Wednesday, which blows. Cause I'm up here in the Bay Area and would certainly drive down if it were closer to the weekend; but it ain't. They can make it up to me by playing a couple dates up here instead.

for me a Wednesday couldn't be better - this means I can still hit the sierras for Labor day weekend - looks like it's going to be a long holiday weekend for me.

now if i could get a tuesday show at the santa barbara bowl.......

I was actually a little bummed they were filming ~ the setup time lost us those 4 or 5 extra songs.

Thievery corporation was insane - it took a few songs for them to warm up the crowd, but once things got going, wow!!! I was totally stoked.

The bowl is a great place to see a show.

I have gotten lucky before in the stacked lot. not this time. I will take the advice to park across the street.

Smaller parkinglots down the way were charging $20 and $25 to park

I hope the lips come back to LA to play a smaller venue this fall/winter

Oh yeah, no one mentioned the topless aliens walking around with body paint on thier boobies throwing the white glow sticks.

Wilco needs to adopt that practice

Sufjan Stevens Embarking On Symphonic Fall Tour

Friday, July 07, 2006

For the first time in over a year, Sufjan Stevens is going on tour, bringing with him a talented group of musicians and friends including a small string ensemble (ranging from four to eight members in different cities) and brass section.

They will perform a repertoire of familiar songs from Seven Swans, Michigan and Illinois in a new symphonic context. This tour is not a promotional tour for The Avalanche, Stevens' latest CD of Illinois outtakes, but instead a chance for Stevens to showcase his compositions in a more formal atmosphere. The tour will bring Sufjan and his ensemble to some of the country's finest theaters, including Nashville's esteemed Ryman and Los Angeles' historic Wiltern. Almost all of these shows will be seated, with three exceptions.

The pomp and pageantry of the previous Illinoisemakers tour will be augmented by a nuance, mastery and sophistication of talented new players. But don't expect to see any cheerleading uniforms or routines. Suit coats, neckties and corsages might be more appropriate; but we aren't about to issue a dress code. Sufjan will also be performing five to six new songs on the tour.

Supporting the tour will be My Brightest Diamond, a moniker for the talented singer-songwriter Shara Worden. Shara has toured extensively in Sufjan's band, appears on his recordings, and is often his right-hand woman. Shara is also a close friend, creative peer and Brooklyn neighbor to Sufjan.

Tour Dates

Mon. Sept. 11: Nashville, TN, Ryman

Fri. Sept. 15: Austin, TX, Paramount Theater

Sat. Sept. 16: Austin, TX, Paramount Theater

Tue. Sept. 19: New Orleans, LA, House of Blues

Weds. Sept. 20: Atlanta, GA, Fox Theater (PASTE Fest)

Thu. Sept. 21: Chapel Hill, NC, Memorial Hall

Sat. Sept. 23: Indianapolis, IN, Egyptian Theater

Sun. Sept. 24: St. Louis, MO, The Pageant

Mon. Sept. 25: Milwaukee, WI, Pabst Theater

Tue. Sept. 26: Chicago, IL, The Riviera

Thu. Sept. 28: Philadelphia, PA, The Towers

Fri. Sept. 29: New York, NY, Town Hall

Sat. Sept. 30: New York, NY, Town Hall

Mon. Oct. 9: Los Angeles, CA, The Wiltern

Weds. Oct. 11: San Francisco, CA, Zellerbach Hall

Fri. Oct. 13: Portland, OR, Crystal Ballroom

Sat. Oct. 14: Vancouver, BC, St. Andrews Cathedral

Sun. Oct. 15: Seattle, WA, Paramount