Concert ticket, money, and ID. Most people would agree that these are essential items to bring with you to a concert. For a U2 concert, you might consider packing one more “essential” item in your pocket: your U2.com membership card.
Fans in today’s San Diego general admission line laughed when venue security asked them to present their U2.com membership card so they could form a line that will allow them access into the venue before others.
Before the opening show in San Diego on Monday, two general admission lines were formed — one for fans who purchased their tickets from the U2.com pre-sale and one for fans who purchased their tickets during the public on-sale date. The fans who had purchased their tickets from the U2.com pre-sale were screened in slight advance of the other ticket holders on Monday. (Think a 10-second advantage in a race.) Because there was no pre-sale for tonight’s show, there are no U2.com tickets — so someone (U2’s management? venue management?) decided that they needed another way to separate and screen general admission ticket holders. The brilliant idea? Have fans present their U2.com membership card!
Fans in the general admission line quickly pointed out to security how ridiculous it is to expect that fans carry their membership cards at all times, and the idea was quickly thrown out. The last we heard from our person on the scene, there was one long general admission line.
FYI: To determine if you have a U2.com ticket or a regular ticket from Ticketmaster, look at the top right of the ticket. In one of the fields, it will say “FAN” (for tickets from the U2.com presale) or “ADULT” (for tickets from Ticketmaster).
Update: U2 security or management (not venue security or management) eventually did create two general admission lines — one for fan club members and one for regular ticket holders. People were asked to use the honor system and join the appropriate line.
If you have a U2.com membership card, why wouldn’t you take it to a U2 concert?
If you have a U2.com membership card, why wouldn’t you take it to a U2 concert?
Cause it’s bloody heavy and could be used as a weapon.
Cause it’s bloody heavy and could be used as a weapon.
I didn’t think it would one day be of use !
I didn’t think it would one day be of use !
Well.. one reason a U2.com fanclub member might not take their card with them to the concert is because the bloody fanclub hasn’t sent them the bloody fanclub card yet.
Poopheads
Well.. one reason a U2.com fanclub member might not take their card with them to the concert is because the bloody fanclub hasn’t sent them the bloody fanclub card yet.
Poopheads
90% of all members have not got their membership cards. the fan club is very behind with this. All they say is that it is on back order.
Oddly enough their merchant account was not on back order to charge me credit card.
Silly but 100% true.
thedj
90% of all members have not got their membership cards. the fan club is very behind with this. All they say is that it is on back order.
Oddly enough their merchant account was not on back order to charge me credit card.
Silly but 100% true.
thedj
….still have not received card, and moving addresses in a month..uh oh indeed!
….still have not received card, and moving addresses in a month..uh oh indeed!
Ditto on the sans-card issue. I’m in the same boat as snorkel. Here’s hoppin’ I get my card before the third leg.
Ditto on the sans-card issue. I’m in the same boat as snorkel. Here’s hoppin’ I get my card before the third leg.
I did receive my U2.com membership card, but I never received the key chain or the email with the information for my 25% discount on first purchase from the U2.com shop.
Should I consider myself lucky?
I did receive my U2.com membership card, but I never received the key chain or the email with the information for my 25% discount on first purchase from the U2.com shop.
Should I consider myself lucky?
Aren’t the membership and the keychain one and the same? I’m fairly sure it is, it just doesn’t have a ring. And there’s no way Im packing it… hell, I almost sent the bloody thing back to Bono’s place after the ticket fiasco thing.
Getting searched will take at least 120 seconds longer if I pack that thing… 120 seconds of having to convince security that no, really, it’s harmless.
Can’t bring in a bottle of water, but you can bring in a 3 pound “keychain”… what’s this world coming to?
Aren’t the membership and the keychain one and the same? I’m fairly sure it is, it just doesn’t have a ring. And there’s no way Im packing it… hell, I almost sent the bloody thing back to Bono’s place after the ticket fiasco thing.
Getting searched will take at least 120 seconds longer if I pack that thing… 120 seconds of having to convince security that no, really, it’s harmless.
Can’t bring in a bottle of water, but you can bring in a 3 pound “keychain”… what’s this world coming to?
I think this is about the Membership “creditcard” and not about the keychain… The “creditcard” has a number on it and the keychain has nothing…!
How are they going to do it on leg 2? I have two pair of tickets, one presale en one normal. I see no difference between them at all (theyre both ticketmaster)???
I think this is about the Membership “creditcard” and not about the keychain… The “creditcard” has a number on it and the keychain has nothing…!
How are they going to do it on leg 2? I have two pair of tickets, one presale en one normal. I see no difference between them at all (theyre both ticketmaster)???
Oh great, so I still haven’t received my membership card then? (I didn’t even know I hadn’t :-] )
Maassie, I can’t see the GA system used in San Diego working in Europe at all. If I think back of Arnhem, there were thousands of people queueing way before the gates opened. There’d be a riot if they have to take time to scan tickets first.
Oh great, so I still haven’t received my membership card then? (I didn’t even know I hadn’t :-] )
Maassie, I can’t see the GA system used in San Diego working in Europe at all. If I think back of Arnhem, there were thousands of people queueing way before the gates opened. There’d be a riot if they have to take time to scan tickets first.
I Agree E! But by showing your membership card, it could be done…
I Agree E! But by showing your membership card, it could be done…
Brand spanking new ticketing idea for U2 to promote… Chip cards! Get people to order their tickets through your site, electronically stick all tickets on one card and off you go..! Works great against scalpers too, since you can’t actually resell your ticket….
I can totally see it happen. Maybe I should patent the idea ;-]
The next step will be iris scans ;-]
Brand spanking new ticketing idea for U2 to promote… Chip cards! Get people to order their tickets through your site, electronically stick all tickets on one card and off you go..! Works great against scalpers too, since you can’t actually resell your ticket….
I can totally see it happen. Maybe I should patent the idea ;-]
The next step will be iris scans ;-]
I was at the show last night SD2 and in the u2.com line. The most helpful thing of us having our u2.com membership cards (or printouts of email verifying you are a member) is to scare off non u2.com members out of the line (so we have an advantage getting in.) The line is much, much shorter (more than a 10 second head start in a race.) I would guesstimate that there were about 300 people in the u2.com GA line as opposed to 700-800 in the non u2.com GA line (keeping in mind that many GA people show up after Kings of Leon.)
I was at the show last night SD2 and in the u2.com line. The most helpful thing of us having our u2.com membership cards (or printouts of email verifying you are a member) is to scare off non u2.com members out of the line (so we have an advantage getting in.) The line is much, much shorter (more than a 10 second head start in a race.) I would guesstimate that there were about 300 people in the u2.com GA line as opposed to 700-800 in the non u2.com GA line (keeping in mind that many GA people show up after Kings of Leon.)
Card-Carying geniuses 😉
Card-Carying geniuses 😉
What about us who has tickets to the concert in Oslo? Every ticket is GA, and there is no note who says neither “FAN” or “ADULT”. Membership card? Never seen it.
What about us who has tickets to the concert in Oslo? Every ticket is GA, and there is no note who says neither “FAN” or “ADULT”. Membership card? Never seen it.
Can’t really predict what will happen in Oslo, or the rest of the EU for that matter. Wait and see…
Can’t really predict what will happen in Oslo, or the rest of the EU for that matter. Wait and see…
you may be able to take a print out from inside your account of your profile as proof instead of the card. still nutty.
you may be able to take a print out from inside your account of your profile as proof instead of the card. still nutty.
I have a theory on the missing cards…
I recently received my card, 3 months late. The ADDRESS printed on the envelope was missing the TOWN and COUNTY where I live.
It said:
“Dean Flynn, NAME OF STREET, Co-, Ireland”,
instead of:
Dean Flynn, NAME OF STREET, NAME OF TOWN, Co. Clare, Ireland.
I am actually well-impressed that the Irish post office ever managed to get it to me!
Seems like some REALLY STUPID computer screw-up where they omitted parts of the addresses from the envelopes, and nobody in Fanfire bothered to check this. There could be thousands of ID Cards stuck in post offices around the world!
Anyway, just a theory based on my experience.
–Dean.
I have a theory on the missing cards…
I recently received my card, 3 months late. The ADDRESS printed on the envelope was missing the TOWN and COUNTY where I live.
It said:
“Dean Flynn, NAME OF STREET, Co-, Ireland”,
instead of:
Dean Flynn, NAME OF STREET, NAME OF TOWN, Co. Clare, Ireland.
I am actually well-impressed that the Irish post office ever managed to get it to me!
Seems like some REALLY STUPID computer screw-up where they omitted parts of the addresses from the envelopes, and nobody in Fanfire bothered to check this. There could be thousands of ID Cards stuck in post offices around the world!
Anyway, just a theory based on my experience.
–Dean.
I have had a membership ofr over a month now and have yet to see that little card..Whats up?
I have had a membership ofr over a month now and have yet to see that little card..Whats up?
Dean, maybe Bono hand delivered it in your sleep…
Dean, maybe Bono hand delivered it in your sleep…
It´s ridiculous! i supposed that they would have sent first the cards to places when the shows are first, but reading what u´ve said i understand that´s not in that way! One thing i can´t understand is the fact that I (Member 19.421) haven´t received my card yet but others members much more “younger” than me in the club have their own card! That´s no fair! Thanks God i´m the winner of the iPod contest in u2.com, but i have to wait for the prize the same time as for the card……….. ;(
It´s ridiculous! i supposed that they would have sent first the cards to places when the shows are first, but reading what u´ve said i understand that´s not in that way! One thing i can´t understand is the fact that I (Member 19.421) haven´t received my card yet but others members much more “younger” than me in the club have their own card! That´s no fair! Thanks God i´m the winner of the iPod contest in u2.com, but i have to wait for the prize the same time as for the card……….. ;(