Official Oakland Gig Press Release -- Tickets on sale March 13th — Forum Archive

7 Mar 2005, 11:17

New Order The Chemical Brothers

Friday, April 29th • 7:00PM

Henry J. Kaiser Arena (Oakland)

Tickets On Sale Sunday, March 13th at 10AM

Bill Graham Presents is proud to announce a special performance by New Order with The Chemical Brothers at Henry J Kaiser arena in Oakland.The show is on Friday, April 29th at 7:00pm. This is a one-off performance and is not part of a tour.

Rising from the ashes of the legendary British post-punk unit Joy Division, the enigmatic New Order triumphed over tragedy to emerge as one of the most influential and acclaimed bands of the 1980s; embracing the electronic textures and disco rhythms of the underground club culture many years in advance of its contemporaries, the group's pioneering fusion of new wave aesthetics and dance music successfully bridged the gap between the two worlds, creating a distinctively thoughtful and oblique brand of synth pop appealing equally to the mind, body, and soul.

The act with the first arena-sized sound in the electronica movement, the Chemical Brothers united such varying influences as Public Enemy, Cabaret Voltaire, and My Bloody Valentine to create a dance-rock-rap fusion which rivalled the best old-school DJs on their own terms — keeping a crowd of people on the floor by working through any number of groove-oriented styles featuring unmissable samples, from familiar guitar riffs to vocal tags to various sound effects.

Tickets for New Order go on sale THIS SUNDAY, March 13th at 10AM at BGP.com and at all Ticketmaster outlets including Tower Records, Wherehouse Music, Ritmo Latino, select Save Mart and select FYE stores, and Tix Bay Area in Union Square. To charge tickets by phone, call (408) 998-TIXS, (510) 444-TIXS, (209) 485-TIXS or (707) 528-TIXS. Advance tickets are $40.00 for general admisson plus applicable service charges.

7 Mar 2005, 12:02

Oh, btw, New Order is written LARGER than the Chemical Brothers in the press release... hence they should play last I guess.

7 Mar 2005, 12:03

40 bucks? Hmmm, I guess I'll pay it. :rolleyes:

7 Mar 2005, 12:29

General Admission? Standing venue then???!

7 Mar 2005, 12:31

count me in

7 Mar 2005, 12:33

Al Jarvis wrote: General Admission? Standing venue then???!

If it's standing, then I'm definitely pushing myself to the front. Wh o cares if no one will be able to see behind me :evil4:

7 Mar 2005, 12:50

Al Jarvis wrote: General Admission? Standing venue then???!

Well, concerts where people are sitting are quite dull, isn't it?

I've seen this ONCE in Toronto when I saw The Cure.. some people were yelling because of people standing in front of them... C'mon!

7 Mar 2005, 12:52

Tristan wrote:

Al Jarvis wrote: General Admission? Standing venue then???!

If it's standing, then I'm definitely pushing myself to the front. Wh o cares if no one will be able to see behind me

Stick with Jarvo.. nobody will see the stage behind you... except maybe the cure 5' girl behind you :p

7 Mar 2005, 12:53

I forgot to say... I have 2 tickets to give away ;)

Can't do it before the pre-sale though, as I have to do a proper contest....

7 Mar 2005, 14:20

Spotnick wrote: I forgot to say... I have 2 tickets to give away ;)

Can't do it before the pre-sale though, as I have to do a proper contest....

Ooh I want a ticket. (This is Tristan btw :D ) I'm half French and love Canadians, I should get a free ticket! :shrug:

7 Mar 2005, 14:24

I would also like to be a contest winner of free tickets. I am a poor student. :eek:

7 Mar 2005, 14:34

I say we should win the tickets because we both haven't seen the Order, and we have ridiculously high post counts. Oh yeah, and we're poor. :p

7 Mar 2005, 15:01

Still nothing on ticketmaster???

7 Mar 2005, 15:04

Turn Jim wrote: Still nothing on ticketmaster???

http://www.bgp.com/event_detail.html?eventID=208742

7 Mar 2005, 15:06

I Love Blue Monday wrote:

Spotnick wrote: I forgot to say... I have 2 tickets to give away ;)

Can't do it before the pre-sale though, as I have to do a proper contest....

Ooh I want a ticket. (This is Tristan btw :D ) I'm half French and love Canadians, I should get a free ticket!

You fooled me... I thought you were Digital Mike since all those days!!

7 Mar 2005, 16:27

I will use it if I have to, but I have an account with ticket master all ready, and would be easier.

7 Mar 2005, 17:31

Al Jarvis wrote: General Admission? Standing venue then???!

Well, there were some seats around the floor from what I remember, but yes, it is a standing venue with plenty of space, let's hope the audience is a bit more lively than the last time NO played in the building.

7 Mar 2005, 19:33

Please, what is the pre-sale info? PLEASE~!

7 Mar 2005, 19:45

JenBurgess wrote: Please, what is the pre-sale info? PLEASE~!

please refer to first post in thread..all info there.

7 Mar 2005, 19:56

JenBurgess wrote: Please, what is the pre-sale info? PLEASE~!

Can't be said better than what's written above... :scratch:

7 Mar 2005, 20:01

[darkgreen]Green[/darkgreen] wrote:

Al Jarvis wrote: General Admission? Standing venue then???!

Well, there were some seats around the floor from what I remember, but yes, it is a standing venue with plenty of space, let's hope the audience is a bit more lively than the last time NO played in the building.

I could instigate a mosh when they play Jetstream

7 Mar 2005, 20:36

we should make a huge flag that reads: "WHOOP!" and hold it up every time Barney's tourettes acts up.

7 Mar 2005, 21:28

How about one that says "PLAY DECADES, YOU OLD FUCKERS!!"

7 Mar 2005, 22:29

I read the post, it tells us the onsale date. I was just thinking if there was a pre-sale, it would be before Sunday at 10am.

7 Mar 2005, 22:31

Now if you want Jetstream, get your penises out.

7 Mar 2005, 22:31

I read one of the posts and misunderstood what was meant by pre-sale. I thought you meant there was going to be a pre-sale, not that you can't give the tickets away before they go on sale.

7 Mar 2005, 23:11

JenBurgess wrote: I read the post, it tells us the onsale date. I was just thinking if there was a pre-sale, it would be before Sunday at 10am.

There is no pre-sale.

I asked if we could have one for us, it's impossible to organize in so little time.

7 Mar 2005, 23:14

BTW, Tickets on sale on a SUNDAY :confused2:

You're lucky, all religious people will be in church at the time it goes on sale :evil4:

I believe I've never seen any other ticket sale beginning on another day than a saturday here...!

8 Mar 2005, 00:31

Spotnick wrote: BTW, Tickets on sale on a SUNDAY

You're lucky, all religious people will be in church at the time it goes on sale

I believe I've never seen any other ticket sale beginning on another day than a saturday here...!

Religious people just don't follow the right God. I'll be plunking down $40 on Sunday morning so I can worship at the alter of the cult Order in Oakland.

8 Mar 2005, 06:50

I just checked, every ticketmaster in Calgary is closed on Sundays exept one but its on the other side of town and does not open until 12:00, so that will be 1 hour after tickets go on sale Calgary time. So I have no choise but to get them on line or phone.

8 Mar 2005, 10:00

Spotnick wrote:

JenBurgess wrote: I read the post, it tells us the onsale date. I was just thinking if there was a pre-sale, it would be before Sunday at 10am.

There is no pre-sale.

I asked if we could have one for us, it's impossible to organize in so little time.

That would have been very nice, thanks for trying though.

Guess Sunday 10am, I'll be on the computer and the phone trying to get tickets. Good luck everyone.

8 Mar 2005, 13:27

I seriously doubt that this show will sell out. HJK is cavernous...there will be room for all of us there.

Agree with the comment about last time they were there...but it was in support of Low Life so I can't really complain seeing as how it was one of their best albums.

8 Mar 2005, 16:29

Do the tickets go on sale at 10am EST or PST?

8 Mar 2005, 17:40

Andrew Pickles wrote: Do the tickets go on sale at 10am EST or PST?

I've got to assume its 10am PST considering where the venue is.

8 Mar 2005, 20:17

Try ticketmaster at 7 am, you might be lucky :p

However, this is general admission, so no real hurry to buy tickets... I doubt it will sell out so quickly in OAKLAND...

Seriously, do we actually have someone on this website from San Francisco's valley??????

9 Mar 2005, 10:37

It'll be 10am PST. With Ticketmaster it's always 10AM wherever the venue is.

I had to get Oasis tickets for a Philadelphia concert at 10AM EST, or 7AM my time in California. Just got Garbage tickets (San Francisco) recently, though, and it was 10AM.

9 Mar 2005, 11:35

Anybody flying into Oakland Friday...or willing to pick up a fellow NOOLer at the airport???

All that good stuff...still tryning to figure out a way to do at least ONE frigging gig this year???

9 Mar 2005, 12:27

Just an FYI: There will be a presale starting Thursday 3/10/05 at 10:00 via Ticketmaster. However, you needed to sign up on the live 105 (San Francisco) website by today (3/9) noon PST to qualify for the presale. Sorry folks I found this out today otherwise I would have posted it earlier. :banghead:

9 Mar 2005, 12:30

FAC103 wrote:

Anybody flying into Oakland Friday...or willing to pick up a fellow NOOLer at the airport???

All that good stuff...still tryning to figure out a way to do at least ONE frigging gig this year???

We are flying into Oakland that afternoon but we are just taking a taxi to the venue. We are most likely staying at a hotel at the aiprort so we can just get up the next morning and fly back down to the LA area and drive to Coachella.

9 Mar 2005, 12:53

eddie levario wrote: Just an FYI: There will be a presale starting Thursday 3/10/05 at 10:00 via Ticketmaster. However, you needed to sign up on the live 105 (San Francisco) website by today (3/9) noon PST to qualify for the presale. Sorry folks I found this out today otherwise I would have posted it earlier.

Thankfully I did just that!

9 Mar 2005, 14:36

FAC103 wrote:

Anybody flying into Oakland Friday...or willing to pick up a fellow NOOLer at the airport???

All that good stuff...still tryning to figure out a way to do at least ONE frigging gig this year???

Another possiblity that I might be able to ya out Jeff. Taking the train down, renting a car in Burbank, and planning, at this point, at giving Tristan a lift from somewhere in Simi Valley and trying to get to Oakland around 2 pm. Let me know what you might have lined up, doubtless we can get something coherent going.

9 Mar 2005, 17:22

If I go, my plane wont land until 5:30pm. The venue is a 35 minute drive from the San Fran airport.

9 Mar 2005, 17:40

[darkgreen]Green[/darkgreen] wrote:

FAC103 wrote:

Anybody flying into Oakland Friday...or willing to pick up a fellow NOOLer at the airport???

All that good stuff...still tryning to figure out a way to do at least ONE frigging gig this year???

Another possiblity that I might be able to ya out Jeff. Taking the train down, renting a car in Burbank, and planning, at this point, at giving Tristan a lift from somewhere in Simi Valley and trying to get to Oakland around 2 pm. Let me know what you might have lined up, doubtless we can get something coherent going.

Tristan, Jeff, and Allan in the same car together for extended periods of time? I can smell the testosterone already! Fun!

9 Mar 2005, 21:00

Hey Jeff,

Email me your arrival time...I'll have an extra seat as I drive up from the south bay and can pick you up if you like.

9 Mar 2005, 21:32

Hey Nic, Try the radio station, for the access pass to get pre-sales tickets. I'm sure their pre-sales will be crapy due to lack of advertizment. Maybe they will give it to you and you could send it to us in a newsletter? Just an idea?

(BTW: Nice radio show today :dead: )

10 Mar 2005, 00:39

I'm going to take a wild guess and say that the password is "krafty"

10 Mar 2005, 10:05

Yay! Got my tickets, now I can just sit back and relax. Finally I get to see them.

10 Mar 2005, 10:10

Does anyone know the password for the presale?

10 Mar 2005, 10:34

Yes, does anyone have the presale password? Stupid Live 105, since when do they play New Order? They're more of a Green Day radio station... Ugh.

I'll be driving up from San Jose that Fri Apr 29, so if anyone wants to carpool, let me know. Also, maybe some of us can get together for dinner beforehand or meet afterwards?

halogen@gmail.com

-Hao

10 Mar 2005, 13:01

Yeah, that info would be rad. I haven't listened to Live 105 in ages.

10 Mar 2005, 13:09

faith

10 Mar 2005, 13:32

Thank you sooo much! You just made my day!

11 Mar 2005, 01:46

nice! just got my 2 pre-sale tix. see you all there!