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On 6/24/2022 at 6:41 AM, hiheidi said:

I was able to buy tickets for Toronto and I live in the US. The only thing was I could not get the insurance ($8/ticket) and that transaction bounced a message telling me it was only for residents. I used a US card with a US address to pay. Maybe select Canada as your Home Screen on Ticketmaster ? Worth a shot for next time. Floors are still available, I just checked but they’re $474.66 for GA Floors

Happy to see you scored a ticket! I was able to get one for NYC during the presale, super grateful to be seeing them at all during this tour! Now to brace myself for the 10 hour flight to New York… 

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6 minutes ago, buddah26 said:

I thought all the tickets were digital to prevent scalping.  That restriction makes zero sense, but thanks for clarifying. That makes my decision easier and much more simple 

They might have done that to give local residents a fair shake. Some of the bigger shows that come through Hawai‘i do the same thing.

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1 hour ago, buddah26 said:

Unlike TM, other sites release tickets in batches to prevent people from buying bulk.

I am curious about the Toronto venue. It is arguably the smallest in N.A. for this tour, yet there seem to be plenty of tickets available. 

I was trying for this show since I had never been to Toronto, but you needed a Canadian billing address to purchase tickets to that show and you couldn't use PayPal, so that could have been a deterrent.

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+1

 

It's still fine, I have no problem on his voice or any of the instruments in it. It's just the style. Freaking Meyer... It's her fault Muse became like this. <_<" BURN THE WITCH!!! lol

 

I don't think blaming Twilight is accurate, though Twilight is the medium through which many more people found out about Muse. Matt wrote that song right after he broke up with his long-time girlfriend, according to an interview. And Muse has been on this trajectory of music for quite some time now.

 

To me, it's a new low for the band in terms of the quality of the songwriting. Poorly written lyrics mixed with a concoction of recycled stuff from their past songs ("Snowflakes in the ocean" instead of "droplets"; KoC rhythm during the verse; cheesy USoE-reminiscent intro). It's not so much because of Twilight as much as where Muse is setting themselves up in their careers, really.

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Miss Liberty, I believe Jes was referring to USoE, and not NSC. Try reading her posts again.

 

I fell in love with Undisclosed Desires upon hearing the 30-second preview. It's still my most played track from The Resistance. I'd really love to see Muse go in that musical direction. To hell with all the haters!

 

Oooh, thanks for that catch! I was wondering if NSC had leaked!

 

UD has become one of my favorites off the new album. IMHO Muse is at their best when they do straight-up rock, though.

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I meant, I didn't like it at first but it became my fave when I listened to the whole song Twilight. I really hate it. I shudder at the thought of it being compared to Anne Rice's books. Maybe Muse made the song that way to fit that stupid movie

 

I've also been watching Bliss from The Resistance tour, the falsetto isn't the same The performance from MTV live 2006 of Bliss was I hope they keep adding old songs to their setlist. They choose different songs for each gig right? Only problem with that is missing out on the other great songs plus envying other fans who got to watch 'em

 

You listened to the whole song?

 

Muse, dumbing it down for the masses.

 

No, for the most part, they haven't been choosing different songs every night - that's the whole beef. Check out the Resistance Tour thread and catch up on what you've been missing. MK Ultra was only played nine times (out of 20-something dates) the entire North American tour; Ruled by Secrecy was played only twice; and they only played Bliss once.

 

Here's where I've been getting the statistics for the tour. Notice on many of the gigs, it says "see (this place)" - meaning they've been recycling setlists. Musefail.

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Ako naman, I didn't like the 30 second preview of USoE. Now it's one of my favorites. I guess we all hate NSC because of its connection to Twilight. I wish Stephenie Meyer would become obsessed with another band

 

Yan ba faves mo? Personally, I think their songs that are best heard live are SS, MotP, KoC and MK Ultra. I almost forgot, pati pala Dead Star

 

A 30-second clip and it's already one of your favorite songs? We don't like the Twilight connection, but there's also hate for it because it could *potentially* be one of their weakest songs and we know Muse can do better. Same reason why there's beef about their US tour. But again... we've only heard 30 seconds of NSC.

 

Good choices. A shame they don't play MK and Dead Star more often.

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Well yeah, I kinda regret what I've said on the other thread because I immediately judge the song as 'bad' even though I haven't heard of the full song and I'm the only one there who doesn't like it. Yes, it does sound a bit cheesy. We'll never know if it'll turn out good or not till we hear the whole song... I have high hopes for it, I also have high hopes before the 30 sec preview was released, then I got disappointed after I heard it. I'm not giving up my hope on the full version... But maybe it just sounds bad at first and if we keep on listening and listening to it we'll find out that it is great

 

Which thread was this, the NSC thread? I kept seeing disappointed status updates or comments from my Muser friends about the clip earlier today. I seriously only saw one person who liked it. But maybe that says something about the Muser friends I have.

 

The release is only a few days away so we'll see.

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Neutron Star Collision sneak peak is out!

 

http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2010/05/13/30-second-sneak-muse-neutron-star-collision-love-is-forever-video-eclipse/

 

I didn't expected it to sound like that.

I don't like it. It sounds.... Kinda like Guiding Light. Well that's just my opinion.

Well, baka naman maganda yung buo. Minsan ganun eh

 

A bit cheesy, right?

 

I'm fully expecting the worst... but hoping for the best. Though... remember when people were saying the song "Resistance" would be shit after hearing the :30 sample of it? Then it turned out to be not such a bad song after all. I'm trying to hold judgment until I hear the whole thing. The :30 sample of NSC does not bode well, though.

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can we get in with a backpack or bag?

cause ill be on line's really early and it will be cold,

but then ill be worm inside... so i wanna take a backpack with me...

 

Actually, some venues won't even let you in with a large bag like a backpack. Like everyone else said, if you need to bring extra stuff with you for the queue, go back to your car about an hour before doors to put it all away.

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I don't know how to insert the youtube vid. Can someone instruct me?

 

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Take out the spaces in the tags when you actually embed.

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Went to the local grocery store twice this week, and both times heard "Uprising" playing. And this was in the middle of a playlist that had stuff like Kelly Clarkson and The Fray.

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Those really help! Thanks so much! And your photos are gorgeous! The visuals look amazing!

 

I needed that guideline to what I could see and couldn't see RIGHT on the barrier, but from this, stuck up against the barrier is the way to go

 

Thank you! And the visuals are stunning!

 

Definitely, if you want to be as close to the band as possible and right in the action! Try to be as close to the middle as possible for the best view (like the Houston photo).

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Was this view from right at the absolute front of the barrier? I'm worried my shortness will take away from the cool of being at the very front At least when those damn towers are being used..

 

and ps; Is there a video floating around on youtube of the gif in your sig? I keep staring at it

 

I can't speak for jurrassitol, but I have a similar shot from Houston:

 

 

 

 

 

Compare with a similar shot from Phoenix:

 

 

 

 

 

At both shows, I was right on the barrier, right in front of Matt's tower, though I was more at an angle in Phoenix, as you can see from the second pic.

 

All three pics I posted were during Exogenesis. Look through all my pictures here because it'll give you a well-rounded idea of how my view was like, which was awesome, save for that one picture of Matt.

 

This is probably my favorite pic of Matt, which I took in Houston:

 

 

 

 

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yes it shall be...though you can get a good view of the towers even up near the barrier...i was about 5 or so metres from the barrier on matthew's side at the O2 and it was a perfect view even with the towers up!

 

This is true. All depends where you are on the barrier. It was fine when I saw them in Houston and for most of the Phoenix gig (barrier for both); I got a lot of decent shots from both shows (click the link to see my photos from Houston, Austin, Seattle and Phoenix).

 

There were a few moments in Phoenix when I got a lovely view like this, though.

 

 

 

 

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Sorry, my iPhone won't let me quote your message for me. Did he give you any idea of when the could be coming? It would be cool to make some for them for sure. More personal like. Here's a hard question for you Liberty...do you think we have enough fans to make it worth their while? I know that here on Kauai, when I try to get our station to play them, the dj's respond with "who?", and that's it. I did find one other Muser here though. My phone went off in Borders, playing my Exo 2 ringtone, and a girl who works there said "hey I love them!". Is it better on Oahu? We build the fan base and they might come sooner?

 

Nah, we caught Tom Kirk after the Vegas show at the mixing desk - this is the show where we decided to hang out and have a dance party at the back of the pit. There were other people who wanted to talk to him, too, so I didn't think to ask him too much about it. My friends and I brought flags from each of our states and countries (I was with some boardies from the UK, France and Ireland) and gave them to him, so he said that after I gave him my Hawaii flag and a bag of local treats and souvenirs for the band, and told him where I was from. My prediction is in November, before they head over to Australia. That's if Tom Kirk wasn't talking about a vacation here. They do have a month off right now.

 

I think it'd be worth their while to come here. I know a bunch of people here who like them - people I went to school with, people I used to work with, and another boardie on here (Kylee), as well. I'm a bit more hesitant to say if they could fill the arena here, even though it's on the smaller side as far as arenas go. Maybe a small venue if they decide to forgo the towers here (like if they decide to directly ship the stage equipment to Australia).

 

Do you know about the member map on .mu? I checked it yesterday when I was uploading my concert photos and we're now up to 87 registered members. I remember when it was just me and Kylee. And it wasn't that long ago, either!

 

:LOL: your post is I was gonna ask the same question because one of the things i'd like to do before i die is crowd surf I'll probably try to do it during the last song in case i get kicked out

 

 

 

So i should call the venue and ask them if i would get kicked out for crowd surfing?

 

There are usually signs posted if they do kick people out for doing that.

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How did you get to meet them?

 

When I went to the Holiday Havoc gig in December, there was an after party at one of the clubs at the Hard Rock Hotel. (The concert venue was also in the HRH.) I went in with someone else on the boards thinking "Oh, they won't be there... though it'd be awesome if they were!" My pic with Matt is on my profile here.

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Hey Liberty! I talked to my sister today, and she reminded me that she was in the pit at the Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Blind Melon concert years ago. She said this will be mild in comparison to that, and that her son will be fine. I forgot she went to that. I hate her all over again for it. :-)

 

I so wish you were able to come too!!! I'm so stoked. I'm going to ship some leis to my sister's house from Oahu to give to them. I'd take them on the plane, but we'll be there a while. I bet you were the first to ever give some to the guys. Did they understand the meaning?

 

Oh wow! Yeah, this should be cake for her!

 

Good thinking. I had made these origami star lei for them because I didn't want to damage fresh flower ones. In the end, I only got to give one to Matt, but didn't get to explain anything at all about the meaning of it or anything... there was loud music and he was in a bit of a rush.

 

Thinking it'd be cool if we gave them lei if/when they come to Hawaii. Tom Kirk said they were coming here soon; hopefully he meant for a gig.

 

Ooh, I want to give them leis. I miss Hawaii so much, used to go to the Big Island every year as a kid. My dad has a bunch of friends who live together in a place called Belly Acres. Weird jugglers are weird.

 

That's so random!

 

Don't know if it has been asked before, but if you go for GA and stand sort of towards the back, can you still see the stage pretty well?

 

I went to Green Day last year and was in seats right near the back and had a good view. Do you reckon I may as well go for seats for Muse if I won't see much at the back of GA?

 

Or maybe side seats...

 

The only time I was in the pitch area and not on the barrier was in Vegas a few weeks ago and we hung in the back, where there's a LOT more room AND a great, wide view of the stage. During the parts when they're on the towers, it was a bit better to be in the back. You could have a dance party like we did!

 

Is it easy making friends in the pit?

 

Yeah if you're a friendly person.

 

I've always wondered how do people start crowd surfing. Does one just decide to do it, then jumps on top of some random person beside them and yells "I'M CROWD SURFING, NOW CARRY ME BIOTCH :awesome:"?

 

This is probably such a n00b question, but the only time I've actually seen crowd surfing was at Muse and I wasn't in the pit

 

No idea. I know sometimes people do it when they can't handle the pit and need to get out. A lot of times, though, they seem to do it for kicks. There are venues that kick people out for doing that.

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Well crap...This is intense. I bought our tickets for the 10-8-10 show in OKC the second the presale started (5 am my time), and I could not get four seats together. I would LOVE the pit even though I'm only 5'4; however, the youngest in our group is my nephew who is 12. Any suggestions???

 

By the way, thanks for all posts. Great advice. We plan to get there around 11 for a decent spot, which sounds like it will change throughout the night. Maybe I'll stuff my pockets with food, candy, and mini bottles of alcohol to help me bond with my neighbors!

 

Maybe go as a larger group with other members of this board. Anyone ever done that?

 

Hi, fellow Hawaii Muser!

 

Well I'm 5'0" and I've been in the pit at a ton of gigs, most of them at the barrier. If your nephew doesn't mind being in close contact with other people, it should be fine. I've seen Muse multiple times this year and the crowd was quite tame this tour, so unless audiences in OKC happen to be on the aggressive side, there shouldn't be too much to worry about.

 

Yes, I've met up with a bunch of awesome Musers from here! Best way to go! Sorry I'm not going to that gig!

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Yeah I get it, maybe I could put it in my mom's purse or... Well I mean my pockets in all of my pants are tight, nothing ever falls out... I'll figure something out

 

Now that I think about it, my phone was in my pocket last concert I went to, and I was in the pit... Didn't get crushed, didn't fall, but I have a new phone now and it's bigger so I dunno...

 

Maybe you could buy one of those pouches with the wriststraps for your phone? I had my iPhone in my front jeans pocket (which is kind of deep) at the Vegas gig and I was right at the barrier. After the crowd pressing against me and the jumping around, my phone was fine. On the other hand, I have read on these boards of people losing their phones to pickpockets at gigs, as well. If you don't want to risk it and don't have a strong need for a phone at the gig, maybe you could leave it at home.