2012-06-21 - Jacobs Pavilion - Cleveland, OH

[Shadow2222]

Attending
Shadow2222
Pockets17red
ResultsMayVary
earthdog
envex
Ultimetalhead
RaiseTheKnife
Cleveland Vibe
Plasmastrike
GalacticGuitarist87

Meetup
Where: At the Venue
When: After the M&G and/or between the Crimson Projeckt and DT



June 21, 2012 

[Pockets17red]

I'm definitely going and I will be having a friend go as well.

[Shadow2222]

Awesome!

[ResultsMayVary]

I'll be going to this show, except for the Cincinnati show I thought I was going to.

[Shadow2222]

I've decided I am doing the Meet and Greet. I don't want to miss this opportunity when I do have the money and regret it later in life.

[Shadow2222]

Tickets just went up for viewing today. They will be on sale April 27. Meet and Greets are listed as "Coming Soon."

[ResultsMayVary]

Tickets on sale this Friday at 10am.

Has anyone been to this venue before? According to the seating chart, they have GA behind the grandstand, and if that's true, I'm putting out for grandstand tickets rather than GA. Can anyone confirms these specifics for the show?

[Shadow2222]

^ I wish I could fill you in, but Ive never been to this venue before.

I finally made a decision and purchased my meet and greet. This is my going to be my third Dream Theater concert, and I'm really excited to finally be doing a M&G.

[earthdog]

Section 2, row R!

[ResultsMayVary]

You, sir, are rather lucky.

I'll be purchasing my tickets tomorrow.

[MetropolisxPt1]

It's a pretty small venue. Ill be in heem

[ResultsMayVary]

I bought my tickets last night. Sec 5 Row P for 3 seats.

[envex]

I created an account specifically for this thread.

I've seen Dream Theater three times so far and purchased a VIP ticket each time.  The June 21st show is no exception.  Unfortunately, none of my buddies had the funds to drop $275 on a Meet and Greet package so I'll probably be going solo.

For those who bought the VIP package, how do you know which section/seat/etc. you're in?  My receipt says the exact seat will be known when I arrive.

Hope to make some new friends and perhaps see some familiar faces.

[Shadow2222]

No clue about the seats, but welcome to the forums, and hopefully I'll see you at the show!

[Ultimetalhead]

I'm going. Pre-show meetup?

[Shadow2222]

I'd be up for that. I'm not yet 21, so I'd preferably like a place other than a bar (or a bar that has no policy regarding minors).

I'm gonna be going up with my friend straight from work, so I'll likely be starving if you guys would want to meet at a typical food place.

I do have the M&G, so we will have to do it early enough that it won't interfere with that.

Other than that, I'm definitely in.

[Ultimetalhead]

I'm under 21 as well. I know the area fairly well, but I'll do some research as to the best pre-concert meetup spots. What time is the meet and greet?

[Shadow2222]

^  If I knew I'd tell you! It said I will get the itinerary emailed to me about a week before the show. Maybe we should set it up early enough that it won't interfere, and if it ends up we have extra time, so be it. Would that be ok with you? How early did you plan on getting to Cleveland?

[Ultimetalhead]

I guess it kind of depends on when my Dad and I get off work, if we work that day at all. Once we see what would work for everyone, we could figure it out from there. I'd say 4:00 PM seems reasonable.

[Shadow2222]

As far as I know right now, 4:00 sounds perfect.

[MetropolisxPt1]

Honestly we should just meet at the powerhouse next door

[Ultimetalhead]

Guess who got his tickets upgraded to Section 3, Row B, Seats 1+2.

This guy.

[Shadow2222]

Less than a month away now 

We still need to decide about the meetup.

[Ultimetalhead]

Seems like Powerhouse is kind of far away from the venue. Worse comes to worse, I say we meet at the venue way early (I'd assume we'll be the only ones around), and go from there.

[Shadow2222]

Fifteen days

[Ultimetalhead]

Just upgraded my seats to the front row. Looks like I'll be right between JLB and JMX. 

For anyone who feels like upgrading, there are a TON of awesome seats available (including the 2 in the second row that I just gave up to get the front).

[Shadow2222]

Haha, you might have better seats than me and I got a meet and greet (since it says "within first five rows"). Hopefully its not randomized so that I have a better chance of a decent seat.

[Ultimetalhead]

I think the VIP stuff could be the reason I keep getting so lucky with upgrades. There were 6 seats wide open in the front row (4 now that I took two of them), and I think it could be because they released the seats that were a part of the VIP package, either because they aren't selling well or because the promo's over.

I hope something similar happens with the Detroit show, because I don't even have my tickets for that one yet, and the only seats left kind of suck.  Either way, as long as I get to see them once, I don't think I'll mind (especially with how ballin' the seats are).

It's kind of weird that they don't tell you where your seats are for the VIP package. Everyone else who has bought a ticket knows exactly where they're at because of the "pick your own" functionality (which is the bomb).

[Shadow2222]

I shot an email over to the contact email address asking if there was anyway to know the seats in advance, but I'm expecting "Unfortunately, that information is not available presently, but you will find out when you arrive at the venue."

Strange that they do it that way. I better have a front row seat if they are selling them outside of the VIP packages 

Can't wait though, no matter where the seat is, at least I'm guaranteed to be within the first five rows.

[RaiseTheKnife]

My VIP purchase was completed at 10:02am, so I better damn well get front row center.  But yeah the mystery is absolutely bogus.

[Ultimetalhead]

You should add RaiseTheKnife to the list of people attending, as I'm assuming he is.

Oh, and I decided the best place for a pre-show meetup would be Shooters on the Water. It's within walking distance of the venue, and it's right on the water. I'm starting to favor a 5:00 meetup time, considering I might have to work until 3 that day. 

[Cleveland Vibe]

I'm looking for other Dream Theater fans to help spread the vibe and get word on the street about the band coming to Cleveland.

[Shadow2222]

Welcome to the forum Cleveland Vibe! I take it you are going to be at the concert haha?

[Cleveland Vibe]

Yes, I'm also arming fans to distribute posters and flyers to spread the word as well as introduce their music to others.

[Shadow2222]

9 days away