my tickets were not $100 they were 55 and it says standing room only. If that is not considered GA then does anyone know where the hell i'll be standing?
my tickets were not $100 they were 55 and it says standing room only. If that is not considered GA then does anyone know where the hell i'll be standing?
I don't see why everyone is complaining why the tickets are $100.... The Molson Ampitheatre is $85 a ticket, with a capacity of 16,000. The K-Rock Centre holds 5,700. Of course they have to charge more. Just like any smaller venue. Damn I would love to see Tool play in a smaller venue like that, for what, $15 more? I already had tickets for Toronto, and can't take 2-3 days off work to see them twice, but damn, be fortunate that they're playing there! We have a 10,000 seat beautiful arena here (John Labatt Centre) and get pretty much the same acts as the Air Canada Centre, however of course tickets here cost alot more, usually over $100+ for big acts, because of less tickets to sell.... where as the ACC can sell for $70 to pack 19,000 fans in. But consider the travel, gas, time, I'm more than happy forking out a bit extra to not have to leave my city, see a great show, avoid driving the 401, parking, all that bullshit.... hell bring TOOL here for $150 a ticket and I'm in!
I think one of the reasons that Kingston sales have been so low is because the Kingston show was announced a couple weeks after the Toronto show...all the hardcore Tool fans in the surrounding area, especially those east of TO (Montreal, Ottawa, Upstate NY) got tickets for TO first, thinking that it would be the closest show to them. Not everyone can afford to attend multiple shows.
heading to kingston soon, going to be my 3rd show . Going with 2 buddies that have never seen tool, cant wait for their reaction. and 420scooter, kingston is a small ass town, and this show was advertised after the TO show so i kinda understand why their are still lots of tix available. Smaller show may be more interesting. Nevertheless its Tool. cant wait..
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didnt see your thread kevindust.. lol , but ya i would much rather go to kingston, closer to me, and dont have to deal with hotels because kingston is close enough to drive in a night. i got floor tickets, so im happy.
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Also, no students. Queens University has, like, 25,000 students and 90% of them are out of town until September. The town itself is like 100k or so. Lived there for years but moved back to Toronto. Tell me...did they ever do anything with "Block D"?
It's hardly going to be empty...usually arenas allow 2000 people on the floor, and I just pulled up ticket number 16xx, so they're only 300-400 short of selling out the floor, there will still be 1600-1700 people on the floor alone.
It's hardly going to be empty...usually arenas allow 2000 people on the floor, and I just pulled up ticket number 16xx, so they're only 300-400 short of selling out the floor, there will still be 1600-1700 people on the floor alone.
my point was simply that the other shows of this size on the tour sold out entirely very, very quickly
Oh no doubt, I agree 100%. I got Toronto tickets through a promoter but sold them because Kingston is closer to my home. I was amazed that it didn't sell out.
I've been avoiding this board to not see setlists in HOPES that there would be something new...looks like I'm going to be disappointed tonight.
9 songs? For real? Nothing different from the past two tours? Lame...boys needed a quick money grab I guess.
Oh no doubt, I agree 100%. I got Toronto tickets through a promoter but sold them because Kingston is closer to my home. I was amazed that it didn't sell out.
I've been avoiding this board to not see setlists in HOPES that there would be something new...looks like I'm going to be disappointed tonight.
9 songs? For real? Nothing different from the past two tours? Lame...boys needed a quick money grab I guess.
Believe me, I've listened to every one and their brother bitch about the setlist on this tour...the only thing that we might be able to hang our hats on is what one person on this board brought up...that maybe, just MAYBE, they are playing these setlists over and over and over again because they are recording them for some future release? I believe that whoever said this was thinking video/DVD type thing, but I haven't seen any professional looking cameras at a Tool show ever, so possibly an official live album?...makes more sense to me...
Doubtful man, they recorded the last 6 shows of the 2001/2002 tour and nothing ever came of it.
It's a set that they are tight at, and is recent for them so it's easier to fire through. It's not even like they're switching one or two songs up at all.
It would have been so great to just mix it up a little bit - drop Stinkfist for crying out loud, drop 46&2, I've seen those live like 6 times each. Throw in Eulogy, or H., or The Grudge, something from Undertow, etc.
I don't want to come across as a huge whiner, but I was hoping to get something different. This will be my sixth Tool show and the best one was still the first, back in 2001. It seems like their effort has just steadily decreased, they put so much into that tour and it was incredible.
I'm sure I will still enjoy myself, but there won't be any "oh shit!" moments...I'm sure they're probably still doing the same Stinkfist extension, and they're probably still doing the Lateralus jam, and Maynard is probably still singing Vicarious in the same half-assed way...
It would have been so great to just mix it up a little bit - drop Stinkfist for crying out loud, drop 46&2, I've seen those live like 6 times each. Throw in Eulogy, or H., or The Grudge, something from Undertow, etc.
I don't want to come across as a huge whiner, but I was hoping to get something different. This will be my sixth Tool show and the best one was still the first, back in 2001. It seems like their effort has just steadily decreased, they put so much into that tour and it was incredible.
I'm sure I will still enjoy myself, but there won't be any "oh shit!" moments...I'm sure they're probably still doing the same Stinkfist extension, and they're probably still doing the Lateralus jam, and Maynard is probably still singing Vicarious in the same half-assed way...
Oh well.
Amen. We're all there with you, bro. I'd keep 46&2 though. My first show was also 2001 and it was also the best, but you'll never see The Grudge live again. Ever. Ever. Maynard just doesn't have the vox any more to do that shit night after night. Love him to death like everyone else, but time waits for no man.
Note - the Hummingbird was a close 2nd simply because of the venue (HBC vs. Hamilstone's shitty Copps)
lol @ this tool actually thinking they are playing shitty setlists because they are filming a live DVD
rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrright
they're playing the same setlists because Maynard is a lazy fuck
Last I checked this was a four piece band. I don't get why it's all maynard's fault they aren't playing anything else. Granted, he obviously can't do some songs they have due to age and also he won't do songs such as prison sex or wings for marie again.. but I don't see what is hindering them from doing opiate, or even triad. Hell, maynard wouldnt even need to participate in it and go take his clothes off or something. I personally could careless if it follows reflection or not, though reflection is my favorite song by them. Imagine lateralus with just triad thrown in the middle instead of a poorly done drum battle.. I'd dig it. Regardless, Danny and company have just as much of a say as Maynard does I imagine, and I'm sure they all have songs they don't really care to play and some they probably would love to. They just seemed so locked into the idea of beating down the senses to death, being both audio and video that they don't care to change it. Maybe they feel they reached the perfect show from a performance stand point? Who knows.. either way people need to stop blaming maynard for everything. He's old and not as energetic or as strong as a vocalist, I get it.
and with the 420 in his name, he's got to be just a mountain of intelligence.
This coming from a citizen of a country that has marijuana coffee shops...It absolutely befuddles me that people want to attack people that they have never met on an internet message board. Go fuck yourself.
And another thing...to think that one is a better person for having more posts on this website is one of the most immature things I have ever heard...I wish I could sit home all day and bitch about successful people.
I'm jaded...same setlist, Maynard's not even singing the amazing parts of the songs, the yells, band was tight, show was fucking loud as hell. I hung back and watched Junior during Lateralus, man has a very intricate job, interesting stuff.
Flood was great, three youngn's around me said "That must be new!!" lol cute...
