New Order Oakland 05OCT2012

I'm in for Oakland/SF on 05OCT.

Who else is in?

grabbed tickets and headed to the show with my college roommate. First NO show was at the Kaiser in 05 (not counting Jimmy Kimmel Live). Should be a good time!

#thieveslikeusOakland

Who's Joe? wrote: grabbed tickets and headed to the show with my college roommate. First NO show was at the Kaiser in 05 (not counting Jimmy Kimmel Live). Should be a good time!

#thieveslikeusOakland

Very nice WJ!

My first NO show wast 1987 (SEP) @ UC Berkeley Greek Theater --- along with Echo and Gene Loves Jez.

I got my tickets this morning. I still have my t-shirts from 1993 Shoreline Ampitheatre show. I'm really looking forward to the smaller venue with general admission/standing room admission.

I was planning to fly to Oakland and I thought that the presale starts on July 29th. Hell no! I see now that it started on July 26th. Now I cannot get a ticket. Totally upset and all.

BTW, who's opening?

No Barcode wrote: I was planning to fly to Oakland and I thought that the presale starts on July 29th. Hell no! I see now that it started on July 26th. Now I cannot get a ticket. Totally upset and all.

BTW, who's opening?

I think, the presale contingent is sold. Tomorrow the public sale starts. I hope to get one, too.

confusion wrote:

No Barcode wrote: I was planning to fly to Oakland and I thought that the presale starts on July 29th. Hell no! I see now that it started on July 26th. Now I cannot get a ticket. Totally upset and all.

BTW, who's opening?

I think, the presale contingent is sold. Tomorrow the public sale starts. I hope to get one, too.

Do you know if it starts at 10 am Pacific time?

LETS_PLAY_HOOKY wrote:

Who's Joe? wrote: grabbed tickets and headed to the show with my college roommate. First NO show was at the Kaiser in 05 (not counting Jimmy Kimmel Live). Should be a good time!

#thieveslikeusOakland

Very nice WJ!

My first NO show wast 1987 (SEP) @ UC Berkeley Greek Theater --- along with Echo and Gene Loves Jez.

I was at that show both nights..great stuff. My first show was 1985 at the Santa Monica Civic..oh the memories..

And I will be there at the Oakland Show..look for a 6'4" Black man jumping around with all the fever of the spectacle..Come through and say Oy!!

c

No Barcode wrote:

confusion wrote:

No Barcode wrote: I was planning to fly to Oakland and I thought that the presale starts on July 29th. Hell no! I see now that it started on July 26th. Now I cannot get a ticket. Totally upset and all.

BTW, who's opening?

I think, the presale contingent is sold. Tomorrow the public sale starts. I hope to get one, too.

Do you know if it starts at 10 am Pacific time?

At least it would make sense.

I'm going. Might wear one of my NewOrderOnline t-shirts so I'll be easy to spot.

NOTHING??? available right at 10am??!!!

fact150 wrote: NOTHING??? available right at 10am??!!!

I've been trying to purchase a ticket for the last 20 minutes. No luck so far, wtf

No Barcode wrote:

fact150 wrote: NOTHING??? available right at 10am??!!!

I've been trying to purchase a ticket for the last 20 minutes. No luck so far, wtf

Me, too.

If anyone's got lucky with Ticketmaster, please post here, for us to see if it actually works for the Oakland venue.

No Barcode wrote: If anyone's got lucky with Ticketmaster, please post here, for us to see if it actually works for the Oakland venue.

Nothing and I have never seen that before were nothing at all available at start time. Something is not right here.

I haven't got through to the NO tickets since 10 AM and I have been checking sporadically since then.

It sucks that they started the presale last Thursday but I was too busy to be bothered. I only realized there was a presale yesterday and even then I was unable to obtain tickets. You would think they would only sell an allotted number of tickets during a presale and the rest through the "public" sale. Makes you wonder why they even bother to state the 29th as the official sale date when in fact it had been sold out for three days already!

At least I've seen them twice during Area 51 and in '05 during the Sirens tour at the Kaiser center and I got to see Hooky before he quit. Unfortunately I've never seen NO with Gillian so that's a bit of a disappointment.

Is there a way to find out if Oakland is sold out? Because if it is, then further checking on Ticketmaster is pointless. I see some 70+ people are attending - Idk if they only plan to do so, or they actually possess tickets; most of them announced that 3 days ago, mind you.

I have also been trying since 10AM. I was surprised to find them unavailable. I think the Fox theater holds 1200.

Checked the Dallas show and it is sold out. They went on sale two days ago. I wonder if it also sold out immediately? Well there is an opening in their schedule before the Oakland date, they should add a date at the Greek.

According to the Fox's website: "The Theater has a reception capacity of up to 2,000 guests, a banquet capacity of up to 500 and a theater capacity of up to 1,800."

Also, not to give false hope to people on here, but typically when a show sells out this fast at the Fox and there's nothing on the calendar the day before or after, a band will book a second night. I see NO has nothing on their schedule for Saturday, Oct. 6th, and neither does the Fox. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

L7 wrote: According to the Fox's website: "The Theater has a reception capacity of up to 2,000 guests, a banquet capacity of up to 500 and a theater capacity of up to 1,800."

Also, not to give false hope to people on here, but typically when a show sells out this fast at the Fox and there's nothing on the calendar the day before or after, a band will book a second night. I see NO has nothing on their schedule for Saturday, Oct. 6th, and neither does the Fox. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

The "sold-out" status is due to the hacks who had purchased presale tickets to re-sell through eBay and Craigslist (I see some of them offer 10 or more tickets for $150 a piece). New Order won't add a second night. Maybe an additional U.S. city, but there's no much time left for promoters. So I don't know what opportunities it leaves to NO fans other than buying tickets at a fucked up price.

No Barcode wrote:

The "sold-out" status is due to the hacks who had purchased presale tickets to re-sell through eBay and Craigslist (I see some of them offer 10 or more tickets for $150 a piece). New Order won't add a second night. Maybe an additional U.S. city, but there's no much time left for promoters. So I don't know what opportunities it leaves to NO fans other than buying tickets at a fucked up price.

I hope you're wrong about any possibility of a second night, but I can see your point. The example I was thinking of was the recent Snow Patrol dates. I don't think NO is doing this tour as a drum up to bigger venues, so you might be right, but I'm going to keep my fingers crossed.

If they've got 10 tickets to sell, that means that seller had more than one person was buying them up because 8 was the limit!

L7 wrote:

No Barcode wrote:

The "sold-out" status is due to the hacks who had purchased presale tickets to re-sell through eBay and Craigslist (I see some of them offer 10 or more tickets for $150 a piece). New Order won't add a second night. Maybe an additional U.S. city, but there's no much time left for promoters. So I don't know what opportunities it leaves to NO fans other than buying tickets at a fucked up price.

I hope you're wrong about any possibility of a second night, but I can see your point. The example I was thinking of was the recent Snow Patrol dates. I don't think NO is doing this tour as a drum up to bigger venues, so you might be right, but I'm going to keep my fingers crossed.

If they've got 10 tickets to sell, that means that seller had more than one person was buying them up because 8 was the limit!

or they have more than one credit card.

If you know someone willing to sell an Oakland ticket (GA) at face value, please let me know.

Unfortunately there are 'pro scums' out there that scrape up the presale tix and sell for profits later. This really f's up the true fans.

I know that the Los Angeles date/venue for the Greek Theater Los Angeles (OCT 09) goes on sale on 8/4 --- with no presale info released yet.

Still, I searched stubhub.com --- and saw about 10 listings ( ~ 40 tix) for sale at ~ $200 - $400. Where did they get their tix?

Good luck with search for more OAK tix. I hope they add a second date for OAK --- in fact add 10/6 for OAK and add another LA date for 10/8!

boxzer wrote: Checked the Dallas show and it is sold out. They went on sale two days ago. I wonder if it also sold out immediately? Well there is an opening in their schedule before the Oakland date, they should add a date at the Greek.

Dallas show did not sell out immediately...I didn't manage to get online until Friday night, and managed to bag my ticket...should have purchased extras...

so is anyone going to plan a meet up for pre-show? was looking at Fox website -- i've been there once and only drank at the bar next door Rudy's Can't Fail, which was good but pricey. Was thinking this place sounded real good and you can't go wrong with $5 mexican beers in a major city. Any thoughts?

www.xolotaqueria.com

Who's Joe? wrote: so is anyone going to plan a meet up for pre-show? was looking at Fox website -- i've been there once and only drank at the bar next door Rudy's Can't Fail, which was good but pricey. Was thinking this place sounded real good and you can't go wrong with $5 mexican beers in a major city. Any thoughts?

www.xolotaqueria.com

Someone more local can probably chime in but I don't know if Xolo would be the right choice. It's more of a simple Mexican restaurant that probably wouldn't be thrilled with people lingering after their meals and boozing it up. Only Mexican beer on the menu.

The Fox has a nice bar, but can't comment on the food. I've eaten at Flora across the street, but that might be a bit too upscale and crowded for our purposes.

It would be nice to find something close as I'll probably stay in San Francisco and get to the venue by BART, which has a station a block away. Again, someone from the Bay Area will probably have a solution.

The bar/restaurant at The Fox is nice.

I haven't secured a ticket yet, but I'm planning on going regardless of the expense.

Bruce B just so happens to be visiting me from Toronto that weekend, so 2/3 of the crew behind Recycle will be there.

50 Pound Note wrote: The bar/restaurant at The Fox is nice.

I haven't secured a ticket yet, but I'm planning on going regardless of the expense.

Bruce B just so happens to be visiting me from Toronto that weekend, so 2/3 of the crew behind Recycle will be there.

The bar at the Fox is nice, was there for Band of Horses in 09 - had Anderson Valley on tap which made me very happy. It was pricey though. As a fan of Recycle, I may need to buy some drinks if 2/3 of the crew behind it is coming.

Tickets arrived in the mail today.

I think you will be much better of staying in SF...I stayed in Oakland for the NO/Chembros gig in 05...and there was NOTHING to do afterwards...except for watching the ambulance cart that one chick off...we couldn't find any place to get a beer...and you don't wanna get too far away from downtown in Oakland...

O ERMM

Me and the Mrs are actually in san fran when this gig is happening.Staying mission then union sq for 11 days including oct 5th.Didnt think to check american tour,Dohh!!! seen its sold out and sell on tickets now mental prices..However if we dont make the gig,if ANYONE is downtown/union sq or wherever - JG,ANDY,We would love to meet up for a couple of beers before you head off on the bart over the bridge. please let us know on here..cheers

banshee wrote: Me and the Mrs are actually in san fran when this gig is happening.Staying mission then union sq for 11 days including oct 5th.Didnt think to check american tour,Dohh!!! seen its sold out and sell on tickets now mental prices..However if we dont make the gig,if ANYONE is downtown/union sq or wherever - JG,ANDY,We would love to meet up for a couple of beers before you head off on the bart over the bridge. please let us know on here..cheers

Driving up to S.F. that afternoon but want to meet up as well. Arrived a bit too late in 2005 for any pre-gig festivities.

While you're near the Mission District, you must go to Dynamo Donut + Coffee.

We got tickets for this now so are very on for it

when NO comes to the U.S., can someone take a good photo if the shirts vendor to show what designs are available? price list would be nice too. :)

Alright. We are almost two weeks out. I'm coming from the East Coast, and this is my one New Order show this time around, after hitting 4 in 2005. Who is taking point on setting up a meet up prior to the show? Will I be able to secure a Viking Badge?? Will @newordernow ever acknowledge my tweets requesting Thieves Like Us?? Who the hell is opening the show??

Let's get this Friday night party started right!

With regards to who's opening the show, according to the Fox Theater website it's Run Run Run 😕

Flying out this friday ,so see you for beers in san fran.We are staying near union sq and i have a couple of your moby numbers. NEW ORRRRDAH !!!

Any new suggestions for a meetup? Open to San Francisco or Oakland locations as long as they're near a BART station.

Four days out and no meet up set up??!! Agreed, I'm coming in from Pennsylvania for this gig. Any locals want to take on the burden of planning/picking a pub or bar?

Has anyone a spare ticket for face value?

I'm coming down from Seattle for the show but I lived in the Bay Area for a few years. Radio is a decent dive bar in downtown Oakland and it's only about 4 blocks from the venue. The address is 435 13th St. and it's right down the street from the 12th St. BART stop. I would definitely be up for a meetup before the show.

murky_logic wrote: I'm coming down from Seattle for the show but I lived in the Bay Area for a few years. Radio is a decent dive bar in downtown Oakland and it's only about 4 blocks from the venue. The address is 435 13th St. and it's right down the street from the 12th St. BART stop. I would definitely be up for a meetup before the show.

It's getting down to the wire and as this is thus far the only "local" recommendation, we should probably reach a consensus. The only other viable alternative I've seen is The Den, which is located in the same building as The Fox (get it?) Theatre.

Nothing to see here, move along...

Another option is Disco Volante if people are looking to get food as well. It's also about 4-5 blocks from the Fox Theatre. I've never been to the Den. I've heard it's nice but I believe the prices are a little steep. It sounds like quite a few people are coming in from out of town for the show so it would be cool if we could arrange something.

I read some discussions pertaining to the ticket sales.

My company actually did some consulting work with TM. They came to us with a complain: too many bots are infiltrating the site, buying and reselling tickets with none of the extra profits going to the artists (yea right...). They want us to build a predictive model to minimize the number of bots finalizing transactions.

One would think TM wants to eliminate all bots no? Nope. They want to keep some bots so that events appear to be "selling out" fast.

We did some data testing. Built a really good model. Base on the first 3 clicks, we can predict with 75% probability whether the user is a bot. Results were amazing.

Then TM dropped us without paying a cent. Word has it they wanted to hire their own analytics team and build their own model.

Judging from what's happening...I don't think they got very far.

very much would like to do something. The Den is nice and had good beer selections when I was there in 2009, but food was lacking. In fact, my trips to Oakland for shows have lead to bad food before shows -- Taco Bell in 09 and some Morracon restaurant prior to New Order in 2005. Saw Hooky, ate Morracon, felt funky afterwards and did not eat much...not my cup of tea.

Would love to see something come together!

Wherever we decide, I'll be there.

JG wrote:

Andy, the Den, not sure if you were being serious (I'm hoping not), but its got a dress code and seems pretty upmarket.

Radio seems a lot more us.

Check out the link above, all the feedback is positive, it's near the venue, Murky has been there before and rates it, what's not to like?

Radio gets my vote.

Murky - what time can you get there?

Radio seems fine.

I wasn't joking about The Den, though. I was there for two shows last year and the only people there appeared to be the concert goers. No dress code inforced on show nights perhaps?

JG wrote:

Andy wrote:

murky_logic wrote: I'm coming down from Seattle for the show but I lived in the Bay Area for a few years. Radio is a decent dive bar in downtown Oakland and it's only about 4 blocks from the venue. The address is 435 13th St. and it's right down the street from the 12th St. BART stop. I would definitely be up for a meetup before the show.

It's getting down to the wire and as this is thus far the only "local" recommendation, we should probably reach a consensus. The only other viable alternative I've seen is The Den, which is located in the same building as The Fox (get it?) Theatre.

Andy, the Den, not sure if you were being serious (I'm hoping not), but its got a dress code and seems pretty upmarket.

Radio seems a lot more us.

Check out the link above, all the feedback is positive, it's near the venue, Murky has been there before and rates it, what's not to like?

Radio gets my vote.

Murky - what time can you get there?

I can get to Radio as early as 6:00. I don't think they have much in the way of food so I may get dinner elsewhere in downtown beforehand (Tamarindo Antojeria is good if you like Mexican tapas). Yep, Disco Volante is a better post-show option since they serve food past midnight.

How about The Trappist for some serious gourmet Belgium brews!

http://www.thetrappist.com/

A few more blocks away but definitely walkable to the Fox.

Oakland meet-up is at RADIO:

http://www.yelp.com/biz/radio-oakland

I will be there at 5pm.

I'll be there as well, probably around 5 if not earlier.

Looks like the UK contingent will be there around 6-ish.

Have a great time guys

thehappyone wrote: I'll be there as well, probably around 5 if not earlier.

Looks like the UK contingent will be there around 6-ish.

I don't think I've ever met anyone from the board before. Is there an easy way to spot the group? Just look for Viking paraphernalia?

Just stand near the bar.