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bouche

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just pulled a ticket in the penalty box so i grabbed it. was hoping for a floor so i could be with friends but there weren't any for sale today so i grabbed this seat.

bouche are we going together? :)

Single tickets unite! I don't even have a ticket. I bought a ticket-less ticket which doesn't even make sense at face-value. I have to show up with my credit card.

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no it didn't...i guess she didn't want to mail the ticket. she wanted to meet early friday afternoon by the venue. that didn't work for me since the stupid venue is nowhere near the city :crazy:

i appreciate your efforts though! :)

OK cool. That makes sense then. Yeah, I wouldn't want to hang out wayyy out there all afternoon. Three more sleeps until Hammertown Boss :)

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Also this, for people with floor tickets that want the best possible view. Concerts sure are complicated these days.

GA Lottery

The lottery allows holders of general admission tickets a random chance to enter the forward barricade area on the floor, closest to the stage. This is entirely optional and can be disregarded by GA ticket holders who do not wish to enter the lottery for a chance to be placed in the forward barricade.

On the day of the show, sequentially numbered wristbands will be distributed beginning at 1:00PM. This will take place at Gate #3, the South Entrance off Palladium Drive. Wristbands will be distributed until 4:00PM. (After 4:30PM, additional lottery/floor wristbands will not be distributed until after doors are open).

Patrons must be present and in possession of their GA ticket to receive a wristband. Only one wristband per patron will be issued.

After the patron's ticket has been verified as a GA ticket. A wristband will be issued and affixed to the patron’s wrist.

Anyone who receives a numbered wristband prior to doors, has an equal chance to be first in line to enter the Front Area. A wristband does not guarantee a place in the Front Area.

Patrons who have received a wristband may leave the premises. They must return by 4:30PM.

Patrons who received a wristband and are present for the drawing must be ready to enter the venue. This means they should not be carrying any prohibited items with them. e.g. backpacks/ large bags, cameras, recording devices etc… If there are any questions regarding prohibited items, please check with venue staff prior to the drawing.

A starting number will be randomly picked by a patron. This number will be announced at Gate #3.

The patron wearing the wristband that matches the starting number will be first in line. All participants are requested to remain in sequential order. Venue entry and security screening may begin as soon as immediately following the drawing. Patrons will be directed by tour and venue staff through this process.

All patrons with GA tickets and a wristband who wish to enter according to the lottery, need to remain present to be processed and escorted into the venue. Failure to be present for drawing, or not remaining throughout the lottery entry process will result in forfeiture of lottery position.

Once inside the venue, a second wristband will be issued to identify those who are within the winning range. This is required to enter the Front GA Area.

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Nice looking set! 3 hours and 9 minutes total......

The Promised Land

The Ties That Bind

No Surrender

Hungry Heart

We Take Care of Our Own

Wrecking Ball

Death to My Hometown

My City of Ruins

Spirit in the Night

The E Street Shuffle

Jack of All Trades

Prove It All Night (with '78 Intro)

Candy's Room

Darlington County

Shackled and Drawn

Waitin' on a Sunny Day

Drive All Night (sign request)

The Rising

Badlands

Thunder Road

Encore:

Queen of the Supermarket (solo,sign,tour premiere)

We Are Alive

Born to Run

Glory Days

Dancing in the Dark

Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out

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Concert Review: Still the Boss

By Lynn Saxberg, The Ottawa Citizen

Bruce Springsteen unleashed the full force of his rock-concert superpowers on a sold-out crowd of 19,000 people at Scotiabank Place on Friday. Once again, the rock legend and his renowned E-Street Band outdid themselves with a momentous performance that conveyed the triumphant power of rock ‘n’ roll.

Within minutes, he showed us who was boss. While the audience must have been frustrated by the stop-and-go traffic getting to the show, and long lineups to get into the venue, all was forgotten within four songs.

Under bright white lights, the 63-year-old grabbed the crowd’s attention with a riveting version of The Promised Land, cranking his electric guitar and ripping into his harmonica as the band wailed behind him. His E Street band, by the way, was augmented by some extra personnel, including a top-notch horn section and a trio of rich-voiced backup singers.

The lights went down for The Ties That Bind, but you could see the intensity in the faces on the giant video screens: everyone on stage had already worked up a sweat. The fierce No Surrender was rolled out next, ringing with piano notes and vocal harmonies as Little Stevie Van Zandt leaned in to share the microphone with his old friend.

Casting his guitar aside, Springsteen launched into Hungry Heart, although he didn’t actually have to do much singing. The crowd bellowed the song at the top of their lungs as their hero headed to the floor, shaking hands and bumping fists with fans along the way. From a satellite stage in the middle of the general admission section on the floor, Springsteen then let himself drop backwards onto the outstretched hands of fans, and surfed the crowd back to the stage.

After this impressive display of trust in his followers, Springsteen could do no wrong. He went into another stretch of musical intensity, this time touching on We Take Care of Our Own, the title track to the latest album, Wrecking Ball and the lilting Death To My Hometown.

When he came up for air, Springsteen took note of the “old faces†and “new facesâ€, both in his band and in the crowd. In what was presumably a bit of a tribute to his late saxophone player, Clarence Clemons, he spoke about ghosts as the camera panned to the face of Clemons’ nephew Jake, the band’s new sax player. .

“The older you get the more ghosts and spirits walk alongside,†he said. “When you’re old, those ghosts beome your travelling companions. They remind me when they walk side me, of the preciousness of this day and how sweet life is.â€

His words rang with truth. In Springsteen’s world, there’s no such thing as just a concert. Looking fit and ageless, he was in fine form and made the most of the night, packing in a couple of dozen songs, with a midsection of My City’s In Ruins, E-Street Shuffle, Prove it all Night and Darlington County, and a homestretch of The Rising, Badlands and an epic version of Thunder Road.

One mid-show highlight was the upbeat Waiting on a Sunny Day, when the Boss pulled a couple of youngsters out of the crowd and handed one of them the microphone as they bounced with excitement. Another lucky fan, who said she worked at Sobey’s, had her request for Queen of the Supermarket fulfilled with a solo acoustic version of the tune.

Although the bars closed at 10 p.m. and the house lights came on at 11 p.m., Springsteen and the band kept on rocking like their lives depended on it. There were more songs to deliver, and to the sheer delight of the fans, Springsteen came through with Born To Run, Glory Days, Dancing in the Dark and Tenth Avenue Freeze Out. By the end, more than three hours after it began, it was a incredible musical experience that made everyone in attendance happy to be alive.

© Copyright © The Ottawa Citizen

Read more: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Concert+Review+Still+Boss/7419285/story.html#ixzz29qKNXLOe

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