Chicago, IL, United Center, July 9, 2014 - ARCHIVE
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Dear Boy:
For someone who sat on the floor -- what direction did the seat numbers go in? (just so I have an idea of where my seats might be for the LA Dodger Stadium concert)
Call Dodger Stadium and ask.
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dnicpon:
well my wife and I had a blast...great show...great people. We were in the third row of section 2 ....had great seats. It was money well spent.
I agree, I was also in 3rd row in section 2. We all were having a blast there We never sat down ! No complaints here
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Just a snippet before heads got in the way... Chicago 2014 Save Us
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oobu24:
Just a snippet before heads got in the way... Chicago 2014 Save Us
One of my fave songs of the night,Thanks oobu !
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bentleysmama:
dnicpon:
well my wife and I had a blast...great show...great people. We were in the third row of section 2 ....had great seats. It was money well spent.
I agree, I was also in 3rd row in section 2. We all were having a blast there We never sat down ! No complaints here
? for you if you don't mind. I have 3rd row of the center section in Lincoln next week. The seating diagram on TM showed 3 separate sections but we've been told the first 5 rows will go all the way across from side to side. Did they run the long rows in Chicago? And, if so, did the numbers start over w/ #1 where the center section should have started? I hope that made sense! :
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Seuss:
bentleysmama:
dnicpon:
well my wife and I had a blast...great show...great people. We were in the third row of section 2 ....had great seats. It was money well spent.
I agree, I was also in 3rd row in section 2. We all were having a blast there We never sat down ! No complaints here
? for you if you don't mind. I have 3rd row of the center section in Lincoln next week. The seating diagram on TM showed 3 separate sections but we've been told the first 5 rows will go all the way across from side to side. Did they run the long rows in Chicago? And, if so, did the numbers start over w/ #1 where the center section should have started? I hope that made sense! :
Sure ! In Chicago,sections 1,2 & 3 had the long rows across.I think they were 1 thru 16 We were in seats 1 & 2 section 2 & we were almost in the middle. I would think seat 4 ,maybe 5 section 2 would have Paul directly in front of them.
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B J Conlee:
Couldn't agree with you guys more and it was a very good review. After the Albany show, I posted that it would have been nice if Paul/Band had done "Put It There" when he mentioned his father's birthday. Well right away came a reply that I was a complainer. Mr. Caro couldn't have put it better about our feelings about the Setlist. I agree with the writer when he states that Macca puts on a better show and more often than any of his 70 year old contemporaries (Rollingstones, Dylan). We are blessed that Paul still has the energy and health to still do it. What I think what so many of us true fans are saying is that it is such a shame that Paul is not giving the Setlist a "true balance" of his entire career. To do a Setlist of close to 40 songs and not do one song from the 80, 90's and the 2000's except for Here Today, My Valentine and the current Album he is promoting does such an injustice to his remarkable career. And let's face it, he wouldn't be doing Here Today except for the subject and My Valentine because he wrote it for his wife. This goes hand in hand with what so many uneducated people say about Paul's Post Beatles' career...mediocre at best. Nothing could be further from the truth. Because of how much Paul has toured, just a little better balance in the Setlist could go a long way in altering this myth. Unfortunately at 72, I don't think it will ever happen. The older you get the less likely any human will change. While I get that 50% of the Setlist would need to be his universal Beatle songs, it is a shame that he didn't just add 3-4 Solo Songs (besides the current album at the time) to each tour. Then maybe people may have heard gems like Little Willow, Young Boy, Somedays, Take It Away, No More Lonely Nights etc. etc. I am still going to one of the shows on this tour (Jacksonville FL). It is mainly out of sentiment more than anything else. I have been a fan for 50 years and he will always be my favorite music artist. But I do understand why some of the "real" fans won't spend the money. If you have gone to practically all the previous tours there is just too much redundancy. I didn't quite get Mr. Caro's comments about many of Paul's Solo albums being "weirder" than advertised. I don't look at albums like New, Memory Almost Full, Flaming PIe being weird at all. I think they are very Paul. I did find interesting Mr. Caro's comment about Maybe I'm Amazed drawing a bigger response than Long and Winding Road. Maybe if Paul would have played more songs from his Solo career he would have found similar respones.
Great post. I always thought he should do a "solo" tour, meaning, advertise that it's just 1980-present set list so casual fans or Beatles-only fans know what they're in for (and they can pass on the tix if they decide no Beatles is not worth it). Smaller venues, obviously. A smaller crowd that is there for his solo work would likely still result in the crowd response he desires. I know this is never going to happen, but wouldn't that be something? It doesn't even have to be his typical three hour show. Two hours of recent work (my mind is having fun with the set list, what I would love to hear... Jenny Wren, No More Lonely Nights, Calico Skies, Hope of Deliverance, Fine Line, Ever Present Past.... and so on) Are you reading this Paul?
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Paul's Chicago show was awesome as always (July 2014 )! I'm wondering if anyone caught a photo or video clip of Paul namaste-ing a fan? It was the part of the show when Paul talks about all the signs fans bring and how he tries to not look at them while he's singing, lest he drop a lyric. I made a sign trying to express gratitude and appreciation to Paul. He read my "Namaste, Paul. " sign and then namasted me. It was an incredible moment for anyone who's into meditation and enlightenment. So, if you know of a photo or clip that captured the moment, please let me know. I know the exchange was up on the big screens. Thanks! Namaste