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?
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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?
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.
Reckon we'll do the same as Andy and stay in SF. We stayed near Union Square in '05 and got the Bart back, was pretty easy. Going out there we took a cab, some Russian driver - apparently there's loads of Ruski's in SF? - anyway he took us round the houses, even went to some Basketball Arena first and tried to rip us off. Imagine his surprise when one of our lot started speaking to him in Russian & gave him some sound advice ;-). Good work Johnny Boots.
Ps: still need an Oakland ticket!
Anyone who helps out with this is gauranteed a new Vikings badge!.
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.
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...
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 ![[:d]](/emoticons/biggrin.gif){kind=small}
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.
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?
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Preferably somewhere near the venue so we can fall from the bar to the gig.
Anyone on here know the area?
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Has anyone a spare ticket for face value?
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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.
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. ![[:p]](/emoticons/tongue.gif){kind=small}
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!
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?
murky_logic wrote: 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.
Disco Valente looks like a good option AFTER the gig.
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?
