mgirard

On June 20, 2017 at 0:38 AM, Synj said:

Can you clarify a couple things for me?

1) you were #45 in the RZ line? Where did you find out about the line #? Was it when you arrived at the show or social media?  Numbers were only assigned when you arrived at the Red Zone arrival area by a fan who was at the front of the queue.  You would check in with them and they would write your number on your hand with a marker.

2) You had rail behind Edge with that #? Where was everyone else gravitating?  It was mixed, there is a camera boom that is on the side of the RZ stage which can block some of the view if you are closer to the bottom of the tree limbs.  Very few people seemed to gravitate at the bottom of the main stage- moreso runway and the tree.  Ryan Tedder (one republic lead singer) came down off the stage and ran around just along the inside of the rail at one point.

3) Did you stay in that space for the main stage performance as well?  My friend who was joined me was as happy as could be where we were situated, so we did end up staying there.

4) In Miami, how many people is 20ft back? 10-20?  Miami there was maybe 5 rows of people in front of us.

5) Are you saying you enjoyed your GA experience more than your RZ experience?  I did enjoy the GA experience more, but it was also my first show for this tour too which could very much have something to do with it.  My friend who joined me for RZ in Tampa was not with me for MIA and she loved it just as much as I had the first show.  You will too no matter what ends up happening!  

 

The line numbers were managed by the fans at Tampa, and I believe the same at the Miami show.  From what I have seen on the forums, fans lining up earlier than the venue times has been pretty consistent- though Miami was days earlier than the Tampa show, however Tampa fell on a weekday which may have had something to do with it.  I had no trouble getting any spot I generally wanted for the Tampa show.  I took the rail at the bottom of the tree, though I actually liked our GA spot for the Miami show better.  For that we showed up at 4:30 and had a great GA spot just 20 feet back from the tree on Edge's side which we moved to from our original spot at about 5:45, so I gather we could have gotten even closer had we started off there when we first got on the floor.  For Tampa, I was battling whether to stay in RZ or move to GA throughout the whole show.  Tampa recap- I showed up at 3:30, was #45 in line and when the doors opened, I was on the floor at 5:10pm.  The people all around were great and when I left to get a drink or what not, they saved my spot and even one for my friend when she was able to get in at 6PM.  And when she arrived and we went to get our merchandise, people held our spot too.  Most people would have died for the vantage point we had, and it was neat to be able to look at the band and see the fans reactions in the front of the tree and the band did interact with our side too and we got to see them as they would take their places and go back and forth on the runway, but our vantage did not get the full scope of the screen in one go due to the angle, and the video is pretty amazing, nor the front of the band like when we were in GA.  Guess it's all a matter of perspective and still an amazing show no matter what way you slice it!  

I had this situation with Tampa, and it was easily handled with great customer service. There are 2 Red Zone hosts that you should have their contact info when you get the email in advance with the details for your show- this is from my (RED) Zone info email:

If you have any problems on show day, please send a text to Emma or Kate on +1 818 445 4353.

Is anyone from Red Zone queued up yet?

In addition to above, before going through security and check in where the credit card was swiped, we went to another area of the stadium where we were given wristbands- nothing was shown in order to get them, we just stated we had GA tickets.

For Miami show GA tickets, the only way to get in was to swipe the credit card.  I would contact the venue to see what option may be if the group is splitting up their entry times.  For Tampa show, we have tickets in different areas (red zone and VIP), and I contacted the host directly and made arrangements with them directly and they just needed a copy of ID in advance and for the party to bring a copy of the ID of the ticket holder as well for this special arrangement.  

Rain held out for Miami and it was a beautiful day and evening, though very humid, especially being in GA. Getting nervous for Tampa based on current forecast, but if the show will go on, so will we and guess will just break out the ponchos.

One Republic started at 7pm sharp in Miami

And there is no restrictions on bag size, correct? I only received email from stadium a few hours ago, there was no mention about this, only parking lot opening at 3pm and to go to NW gate for general admission.

How is the GA number now? How hot is it at the stadium?

Just received my email today- 8 days prior to the Tampa show.