Elizabeth Platt ([email protected])
Wed, 23 Dec 1998 17:23:20 -0800 (PST)
> i remember at popmart how it struck me as unfair that there were people
> with tags from an internet mailing list that entitled them to front row
> b-stage seats.
Hold on now--the Wire tags didn't "entitle" anyone to "front row" seats.
_Anyone_ who had a floor ticket was allowed to get it stamped for b-stage
access, e.g., permission to stand in the open area between the seat and
the barricades. So far as I know, this policy was initiated by U2
themselves, and was done well after the Wire tags were first made and
mailed out. I got my floor seat stamped for b-stage access in Vancouver,
and no, I was _not_ asked to whip out my Wire tag (it was in my pocket) to
get my ticket stamped. I can only assume that more Wirelings got wind of
this deal with than others, since the Internet allows for faster
communication about this sort of thing than mere word-of-mouth. Also,
this isn't the sort of thing a band is going to hype in the media, because
theyn there'd be thousands of folks trying to squoosh up against the
barricades! =:|
> now, my question is - does anyone out there who used their
> tags to get those better seats feel bad about pushing infront of people who
> had probably camped out for theirs? tell me if that's not the way it
> happened.
That's not the way it happened, at least not at the North American shows.
No one was "pushing" in front of anyone; again, this policy was initiated
by the band, and was simply using unfilled space. This way, fans could be
up against the barricades (the band likes this, btw), and the fans had
protection against being hassled or assaulted by security. And there was
NOTHING to stop the folks with floor seats near the b-stage from getting
THEIR tickets stamped, too. Also, don't assume that anyone who got seats
up-close had to actually camp out for them; a lot of those seats were
allotted to Propaganda subscribers, and in many cities, the ticket
agencies prohibited camping out in the first place.
Nobody should feel "bad" about using the b-stage stamping. If anybody has
a gripe with this, go flame at the band, not the folks on the list.
Slan,
Elizabeth Platt
[email protected]
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