Actually, it wasn't so bad.  There were lots of tickets when I eventually got in (after 20 minutes), and I was able to get two.  There seemed to be a pretty good selection in all price ranges.  A few $50, some at $73, $104, $148, $202, and $305 (including fees).

There have been 2000+ people in line in front of me since the queue opened 10 minutes ago.  Not very optimistic about my chances of getting anything today...

Unfortunately, it looks like I won't be able to go to the Edmonton show on Sept. 30, so I'm selling my two tickets. Section 217 Row 2.  I paid $212 per ticket including fees ($424 total), will sell for $200 per ticket ($400 total).  Message me if interested.

Unfortunately, it looks like I won't be able to go to the Edmonton show on Sept. 30, so I'm selling my two tickets. Section 217 Row 2.  I paid $212 per ticket including fees ($424 total), will sell for $200 per ticket ($400 total).  Message me if interested.

merseyheart:

Hey again, Bigmark. The Yellow Line has two stops you can try: Expo Center, and Delta Park. Both are along I-5 as you come into town. If you arrive in the evening, most of the commuters will be gone. Cheerio, and mind how you go....

Thanks a lot merseyheart! I think that's probably what I'll do. If I happen to be running super late, I can just keep driving to the venue and pay whatever for parking nearby, but I should be able to get out of work at a reasonable hour on Friday to make it down there in plenty of time. Can't wait!

Well, I caved! Already had tickets for Seattle and Vancouver, but decided I didn't want to miss Portland, so I got myself a ticket on StubHub. I'll be driving down from Seattle after work on Friday (not sure what time I'll be able to get away), and wanted to solicit advice from you good people on where/how to park for the show. Are there lots near the venue that are likely to have availability? Any cheap (and safe) parking nearby? What about transit? Any park and rides on the way down from Seattle that would make sense to park the car and hop on the light rail? Thanks!

Had no luck with the fan club presale, but was able to get tickets through the American Express card presale. Seemed like a lot more tickets were available through the latter. Of course, I was looking for 4 seats together, so that may have made it more challenging. We're taking our 7 and 9 year old daughters to their first Paul show!

I heard about these shows a few days ago from someone who works at the arena. Vancouver's my hometown, so I was all set to come up for one or both. But I live in Seattle now, so the Seattle announcement has me thinking it would be easier just to go to the show here. But who knows? Maybe I'll do both!

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crazygina18:

Just ordered the Sony DSC-HX50V today, and it will be here Saturday! I've been eyeing this thing up since Paul announced the US leg of the tour.. Had some Best Buy gift cards laying around, and only ended up paying $88 out of pocket! Can't wait to see how this thing works and take it for a test drive before the Pittsburgh show!!

I got that one too. A few of my pics are coming out blurry. Need to check into this!

That's alarming! Esp on a camera that certainly isn't cheap..

I just need to fiddle with the settings more. There are many of them. I've been trying out a few different settings. I think it will do better with the sports setting. Hopefully this camera will provide that. It is also great as a macro camera. And a very cool function is the panoramic shot. It takes like 5 pics as you move the camera left to right & it automatically stitches them together. Very cool.

Sounds pretty nice!! Can't wait to get my hands on it and figure it out! I don't know about you, but I'm not too advanced in photography at all.. I never took the time to understand the aperture settings, etc. I just want a basic setting done for me so I won't have to waste much time fiddling with my camera at the concert!

So you're going to Pittsburgh? Mine is the 3rd one, in Chicago. The 30x zoom is excellent on this camera! Very cool. Does anyone else here have this camera? What settings are recommended for Paul concerts?

I have the DSC-HX30V, which is the previous model of the camera. I did a lot of research into the best settings, and this was something I found on a website (that doesn't seem to exist anymore) outlining some recommended concert settings for that camera: "I would recommend shooting in "P" mode, AF Illuminator "OFF" Digital Zoom "OFF", Wind Noise "OFF", Red Eye Reduction "OFF", Blink Alert "OFF", Write Date "OFF", Panel Brightness "1(Dark)", GPS "OFF", Transfer Jet "OFF", Picture Effect "OFF", Still Image Size "18M", ISO "Auto", White Balance "Auto", Focus "Center CF", Metering Mode "Spot", Smile Shutter "OFF"... There are more settings, but I think the rest are defaults. With Metering Mode on "Spot", meter off the artist's face - that way, photos won't show his or her face blown out with brightness (took me a while to figure this out). So you put the subject's face at the center of your screen and push the shutter button down part way, then recompose your shot without lifting your finger up, and then push down the rest of the way on the shutter. Then the lighting should be adjusted to the subject's face. Though when you are at a concert where lighting changes rapidly, still probably only 25% of your shots will be exposed acceptably and in focus. You need to learn to lock in focus and be steady and try to time your shot for when the artist is not moving (or at least moving rapidly) and the lighting is best. It is a bit of a learning curve." Spot metering was the most useful thing I learned from that, and it served me well at the concert. It's honestly not particularly difficult, but it's a bit nerve-wracking learning it from the third row of a Paul McCartney concert!

YvonnesTheOne:

A friend just sent this link to me. Regarding the Fargo date in question. Other guesses for F? http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/432474/

Foenix? (sorry...)