10-15-09 AHOY Rotterdam -the Netherlands

[shackin'up]

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!

[trackaghost]

Yay! You're going of course aren't you Gerald?

[shackin'up]

Yay! You're going of course aren't you Gerald?

Definately. I already bought tickets for Oberhausen, but this one I can't miss.

[vivfox]

Speaking of Rotterdam: 29 years ago today! One of my top 3 favorite Rhiannon's EVER. 6-13-80 Fleetwood Mac at The Ahoy:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/064wp8
Enjoy!

[trackaghost]

Definately. I already bought tickets for Oberhausen, but this one I can't miss.

Vanessa will be there too I imagine!

[Sanne2]

Oh crap, I'm going to Oberhausen three days earlier and now I'm SO TEMPTED to go to Rotterdam as well, but I can't really afford it.....
Wait, where did you find it? I can't find anything on ahoy.nl or Eventim.

[trackaghost]

It's on the Live Nation site but you can only see it if you log in, add Fleetwood Mac to your artists and then click on "My Live Nation". Then you can see all the European dates so far bar the German ones. For some reason that's where most of the dates have popped up first and they've all been correct so far.

[SorcererJP]

YEesssssss, 2 Mac-Nights in a row !!!!!

That's great great great news. Just ordered second row ticktets for Antwerp yesterday...BUT I cannot seem to find the R'dam show on My LiveNation. LOgged in, added to My Faves etc. But no mention of any R'dam show!

Strange...

Edit.....just saw it...WOW....link for ordering tickets doesn't work...yet.

[danax6]

Aw man... I *hate* the Ahoy. :( But I guess I'm still going...

edit: Nothing's coming up in My Live Nation... Sharon, can you see how much tickets are? I can't imagine them charging 75 euro for the Ahoy.

edit 2: Never mind, it just popped up all of a sudden... you can't buy tickets yet it seems.

[SorcererJP]

I wonder where they will be staying that night? If they travel by Bus, maybe I can get a ride...I mean the highyway from Antwerp to Rotterdam passes at approx. a 500 metres from my house :-)

[SorcererJP]

Aw man... I *hate* the Ahoy. :( But I guess I'm still going...

The accoustics can differ drom time to time. But it's always better danthe Amsterdam Arena/HMH or Gelredome..

Besides, it's only 20km from here :-)

[shackin'up]

Aw man... I *hate* the Ahoy. :( But I guess I'm still going...

Me too, I always said that I would NEVER attend a concert in that sh*thole anymore... but I guess I have to nail my principles to the wall that day. I did that earlier too, for Rush about 4-5 years ago. They sounded great though.......so maybe it's become better soundwise....

[danax6]

Me too, I always said that I would NEVER attend a concert in that sh*thole anymore... but I guess I have to nail my principles to the wall that day. I did that earlier too, for Rush about 4-5 years ago. They sounded great though.......so maybe it's become better soundwise....Yeah, I can't even remember the last time I was there. I passed up seeing the Eagles as well, because I can't stand that venue.

Ger, you by yourself that day? I probably won't manage to get anybody to go with me a third time, since I'm going to Stockholm and Antwerpen as well... so we have to meet up in Rotterdam. :cool:

[shackin'up]

I don't know yet who of my friends/family will be going too, but I guess we could meet up, I definately will go for a general admission ticket this time. Marieke!! Are you joining us? Oh no, I'm on the wrong board for that question...;)

[The dance]

It's on the Live Nation site but you can only see it if you log in, add Fleetwood Mac to your artists and then click on "My Live Nation". Then you can see all the European dates so far bar the German ones. For some reason that's where most of the dates have popped up first and they've all been correct so far.

Now i get it. A few days ago i did not know what to do. I forgot to put FM in the section "my artist" How stupid can a guy be!!!!!
I really love that they are coming to Rotterdam once again after so many years... I wonder how fast tickets will go?? Antwerpen is going very well.
The highest price 76 Euro (seat) is already sold out, 44 Euro (seat and standing) are also sold out. Only two prices left, 56 and 69 Euro (both seathing). I think it will be sold out in a few days.
I wonder how fast Rotterdam will go. After all Rotterdam and Antwerpen are not that far away. It will take 2 our drive to get from R to A.....

[Sanne2]

Now i get it. A few days ago i did not know what to do. I forgot to put FM in the section "my artist" How stupid can a guy be!!!!!
I really love that they are coming to Rotterdam once again after so many years... I wonder how fast tickets will go?? Antwerpen is going very well.
The highest price 76 Euro (seat) is already sold out, 44 Euro (seat and standing) are also sold out. Only two prices left, 56 and 69 Euro (both seathing). I think it will be sold out in a few days.
I wonder how fast Rotterdam will go. After all Rotterdam and Antwerpen are not that far away. It will take 2 our drive to get from R to A.....

Antwerpen standing tickets are only €44?! Damn, Oberhausen was €74!

[SorcererJP]

Antwerpen standing tickets are only €44?! Damn, Oberhausen was €74!

Yes, but the standing-tickets in Antwerp are NO tickets for the floor....the standing-places are way behind the seats on the side and at the back of the hall. So, on the 'rings', that's why they are so cheap.

Antwerp is a seated concert and the seats on the floor where € 76,00 as well (I do have row 2).

[SorcererJP]

Mojo / Livenation.nl does not confirm (by mail) this listed show....I have send them an E-mail this morning to ask for a date that the presale should start...they answered a few moments go and in fact they denied the show on october 15 in Ahoy' - Rotterdam...strange strange strange...

[Sanne2]

Yes, but the standing-tickets in Antwerp are NO tickets for the floor....the standing-places are way behind the seats on the side and at the back of the hall. So, on the 'rings', that's why they are so cheap.

Antwerp is a seated concert and the seats on the floor where € 76,00 as well (I do have row 2).

Okay that explains it, thanks.
Mojo / Livenation.nl does not confirm (by mail) this listed show....I have send them an E-mail this morning to ask for a date that the presale should start...they answered a few moments go and in fact they denied the show on october 15 in Ahoy' - Rotterdam...strange strange strange...
It's still listed under "Mijn Live Nation". Very, very weird :shocked: I wonder if they realised their schedule was too busy or something and they scrapped a few dates?

[marc402]

I wanna go , i only found tickets at http://www.ticketforsale.nl/ticketDetail/?concert=Fleetwood-Mac&concertId=2267
but there the standing places go fo a whopping 110 euro !!
I'd rather buy trough live nation, will kick myself in the head if i pass this up , true i have seen them 4 times on the say you will tour , but it's Fleetwood mac, besides if some of you guys go it be a nice opportunity to meet up before the show.
anyone managed to buy/reserve tickets yet ?

[Rock a Little]

:confused: When will this be confirmed?
I want to know if the Ahoy date is for real.Otherwise i have to get tickets for Antwerp or Oberhausen.Ahoy is just half a hour away,but i'm willing to go elsewere if needed.
Six years ago i went to Oberhausen.
This ticketforsale.nl is a commercial ticket seller who charges a lot extra on top of the original ticketprice,no option.
I need to know!!


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v373/goudkust/Stevie/usern.jpg

[The dance]

[QUOTE=Rock a Little;825925]:confused: When will this be confirmed?
I want to know if the Ahoy date is for real.Otherwise i have to get tickets for Antwerp or Oberhausen.Ahoy is just half a hour away,but i'm willing to go elsewere if needed.
Six years ago i went to Oberhausen.
This ticketforsale.nl is a commercial ticket seller who charges a lot extra on top of the original ticketprice,no option.
I need to know!!

Rotterdam is on the personal page of my livenation. So it is true that they are coming but sending emails to mojo/livenation will not help you.
Normal when there are new concerts to be announced they will do this on tuesday, wednesday, and sometimes thursday. So in the few days you will know. Still nothing on friday ( but i really dont think thats gonna happen) than i would by tickets for Antwerp or Oberhausen.

[Rock a Little]

Thanx for your reply! I've seen it on livenation and hope you are right about the announcement.
The best tickets for Antwerp are already sold out,i'm kinda scared i'll miss the boat ;)

[The dance]

Please keep in mind that tickets for Antwerp are going very well!! Only two prices left. I think the concert is sold out for about 70 - 75 %!!
But again, i think this is the day for the official anouncement of Rotterdam..
Just wait untill this afternoon.

[MacMan]

Rotterdam is now showing in the "My Live Nation" section of the UK Live Nation.... It wasn't earlier today - it was only visible through the .nl Live Nation site.

[The dance]

official anouncement of the FM concert at Ahoy on 15 october.

http://www.nu.nl/muziek/2023374/fleetwood-mac-geeft-optreden-in-rotterdam.html

Tickets will go on sale this friday at 10:00.

[The dance]

Also on livenation.nl

http://www.livenation.nl/event/3917/Fleetwood-Mac-The-Unleashed-Tour-tickets


As you can see tickets are between 54 and 65 Euro.
This cheaper than Antwerp where the highest tikets are 76 Euro.

[SorcererJP]

The show is (finally) confirmed:

http://www.mojo.nl/agenda/evenement.asp?pid=1720

Ticketsales starts on friday 19th of June !

Prices:

€54.00
€59.00
€62.00
€65.00

Hey you were just a little faster than me Dance ;-)

[The dance]

:laugh:I was lucky but it's nice to be the first one with this news. :laugh:

[Bumperke]

Yeah, got my tickets first thing on friday, :blob2::blob2::blob2:

S y all
Will

[Amsterdam]

YES! The Netherlands is in there! I WILL go to Ahoy and see who ever I will take with me to see them! My girlfriend? My sister? Both?
Whatever, I'll see, first I got to get the tickets on Friday...must not forget ;)

[Rock a Little]

:thumbsup:

YES yes! Next friday 10 am @ pc!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v373/goudkust/Stevie/FleetwoodMac-1.gif

[The dance]

Dear FM fans. Be aware of the stupid system livenation has to order your tickets!!! When ticketsales start sometimes you can not reach the site for 1 or 2 ours because there are at that point just to many people who want buy tickets.
I have never had this problem in Belgium. Always got my tickets from teleticketservice for concerts like Coldplay, Tina Turner, Metellica, Mark Knopfler, Pearl jam, The Eagles and ofcource FM. Last week it took me 1 our to get my tickets from teleticketservice!! Normal i had my tickets in 20 min.
In the Netherlands i had more problems to get my tickets because of problems with the server!!! So login on time to get your tickets. If i were you i would be online at 09:45 and start trying.......

[SorcererJP]

De Last week it took me 1 our to get my tickets from teleticketservice!! Normal i had my tickets in 20 min.
In the Netherlands i had more problems to get my tickets because of problems with the server!!! So login on time to get your tickets. If i were you i would be online at 09:45 and start trying.......

It took me almost an hour to log in on the Belgian-servers last saturday. I'm at work on friday and I hope I can get through...otherwise there is always the phone...I have blocked some time in my schedule, will close the door of my office and try to get the floor-tikcets...it will be busy, but I do not think it will sell out pretty fast.

[Sanne2]

So will there be general admission or is it going to be a seated concert?

[SorcererJP]

So will there be general admission or is it going to be a seated concert?

I'm counting on general admission, have been seated on the floor in Ahoy only once at a Tori Amos-concert...all the other times (Billy Joel, Stevie Nicks in 1989, Mac in 1988 etc. etc.) it was standing...most of the time they'll put up a stairs of seats at the back of the arena-floor.

4 prices, so I presume:


€ 54 = seats at the the second tier (is that what you call it in English)
€ 59 = seats at the first tier
€ 62 = seats at the back of the arena-floor
€ 65 - arena-floor

[shackin'up]

I'm counting on general admission, have been seated on the floor in Ahoy only once at a Tori Amos-concert...all the other times (Billy Joel, Stevie Nicks in 1989, Mac in 1988 etc. etc.) it was standing...most of the time they'll put up a stairs of seats at the back of the arena-floor.

4 prices, so I presume:


€ 54 = seats at the the second tier (is that what you call it in English)
€ 59 = seats at the first tier
€ 62 = seats at the back of the arena-floor
€ 65 - arena-floor

and what about the standing places between ring one and two?

[danax6]

Got my ticket. :cool:

[SorcererJP]

Well, that was fast...got my general admission floor ticket in less then 2 minutes after the opening of the servers...

Now i can get back to work and leave my desk ;-)

Paid 76 Euro including reservationcosts etc.

[danax6]

I paid 71,50. :shrug:

[SorcererJP]

Yes, mee too (71,50) but shipping (mail) and handlingfees were added...

[Rock a Little]

Got Them!
Within 1 minute!

:blob2:

[marc402]

Have to do it by phone (no creditcard) still not getting trough though, put the Rumours dvd audio, my fleetwood mac 03 t-shirt my tisl necklace on for good luck and plactered my shelf full of 7" for good luck not helping yet lol , not giving up though till i have tickets :-)

[shackin'up]

I'm in!


:thumbsup:

[Amsterdam]

Got my tickets for Ahoy and within 2 minutes!! no problems with the server thankfully
:]

so can get back to work now....:D

[shackin'up]

Have to do it by phone (no creditcard) still not getting trough though, put the Rumours dvd audio, my fleetwood mac 03 t-shirt my tisl necklace on for good luck and plactered my shelf full of 7" for good luck not helping yet lol , not giving up though till i have tickets :-)
you'll succeed.

[danax6]

Have to do it by phone (no creditcard) still not getting trough though, put the Rumours dvd audio, my fleetwood mac 03 t-shirt my tisl necklace on for good luck and plactered my shelf full of 7" for good luck not helping yet lol , not giving up though till i have tickets :-)You don't need a credit card to order from livenation.nl.

[marc402]

atleast the line is no longer busy and i'm on hold , never prayed this hard, and i'm not religious at all lol

[marc402]

Got them!!
first 20 minutes the line was busy, then i was on hold for another 8 minutes, and then i got trough , strangely enough i talked very calmly (while my nerves where eating me inside) i even got out my new phonenumber in one sentence, weird, Probably not gonna be in the front row as i'm going with my best friend there is no way i'm getting him to go that early, the upside is he has a car so the way back will be beter.
Been in a good mood lately but nothing beats this :-)
and thanx for the support Gerald and Dana! it is just a big thing, i mean am not on the ledge as much as you guys, still my favorite band and the first time i could see them in my country (became a fanatic in ''99 even though i already liked the music before but it became an explosion of interest 10 years ago (did have some stuff of theirs before that than going back to the age of 12 (turn 33 next month) )

[Amsterdam]

Got them!!
first 20 minutes the line was busy, then i was on hold for another 8 minutes, and then i got trough , strangely enough i talked very calmly (while my nerves where eating me inside) i even got out my new phonenumber in one sentence, weird, Probably not gonna be in the front row as i'm going with my best friend there is no way i'm getting him to go that early, the upside is he has a car so the way back will be beter.
Been in a good mood lately but nothing beats this :-)
and thanx for the support Gerald and Dana! it is just a big thing, i mean am not on the ledge as much as you guys, still my favorite band and the first time i could see them in my country (became a fanatic in ''99 even though i already liked the music before but it became an explosion of interest 10 years ago (did have some stuff of theirs before that than going back to the age of 12 (turn 33 next month) )

well done!

[SorcererJP]

Got them!!


Great, we'll see you there...I have taken both the 14th and the 15th off from work, I'll probably hitch-hike on the tourbus from Antwerp to Rotterdam (they surely will pass Dordrecht), get some sleep at home and be in front of the ahoy in time to get there upfront (never was a problem really overthere).

[marc402]

well done!

thanx man!

Great, we'll see you there...I have taken both the 14th and the 15th off from work, I'll probably hitch-hike on the tourbus from Antwerp to Rotterdam (they surely will pass Dordrecht), get some sleep at home and be in front of the ahoy in time to get there upfront (never was a problem really overthere).

Don't think would recognize any of you there on the spot there i'm afraid :-(, but we all will be enjoying the great show), and upfront won't work i had the choice go alone or with my best mate, and when we saw the Who together we werent upfront either but still pretty close to the stage, when i saw the mac in Newcastle in 2003 i was i the front though so luckily i had that experience, only when Stevie was giving out hands i was distracted by lindsey who whas playing a great solo at the time lol.
Antwerp isn't in the cards for me (barely can afford this one , but would not have been able to live with myself otherwise) hehe.

[SorcererJP]

Just logged in to see what would happen if I waited for buying tickets....

I noticed that only the € 59,00 price-range is left...ticktes go fast then...

[SorcererJP]

Unbelievable...and 5 years ago Mojo was afraid they would not sold out (was the rumour back then)...it's Sold out already !!!!!

Room for a second show ????????

[Bumperke]

I got 'm as well.
I don't get why the best seats were already sold out in less then 5 min after the opening. Now i'm somewere in the first row in the back.
Which means bad sight, bad sound, you're not able to choosein that F**cking Ahoy hole.
Live Nation is a bad way of selling tickets, i reward them with an Dutch zero ( which means sh*t.

Anyway, good to see them once more.

Will

[Bumperke]

Dear FM fans. Be aware of the stupid system livenation has to order your tickets!!! When ticketsales start sometimes you can not reach the site for 1 or 2 ours because there are at that point just to many people who want buy tickets.
I have never had this problem in Belgium. Always got my tickets from teleticketservice for concerts like Coldplay, Tina Turner, Metellica, Mark Knopfler, Pearl jam, The Eagles and ofcource FM. Last week it took me 1 our to get my tickets from teleticketservice!! Normal i had my tickets in 20 min.
In the Netherlands i had more problems to get my tickets because of problems with the server!!! So login on time to get your tickets. If i were you i would be online at 09:45 and start trying.......

I expirienced, last time ever (*^&%ghum/*)

Will

[shackin'up]

That's is actually shockingly amazing. sold out in 5.5 hours.

[Livia]

Wow. Congrats, everyone.

Am I the only one who goes into pirate-speak whenever I see this thread title? "Ahoy, mateys! Arrrrrrgh!" :)

[marc402]

i got standingplaces first ring 59,40 EUR a piece, are those the standingplaces way in the back , my geography of the ahoy is a bit vague in memory ?

[shackin'up]

Wow. Congrats, everyone.

Am I the only one who goes into pirate-speak whenever I see this thread title? "Ahoy, mateys! Arrrrrrgh!" :)

Well Yes you are, Livia. :laugh:

No, this is Rotterdam -until a few years ago the biggest harbor in the world. So there are some nautic references in that city........

[shackin'up]

i got standingplaces first ring 59,40 EUR a piece, are those the standingplaces way in the back , my geography of the ahoy is a bit vague in memory ?

No Marc, if youu're in time I guess you can get quite a good spot:

http://www.ahoy.nl/evenementen/Fleetwood-Mac-okt09/Seatingplan

[danax6]

So, the first sold out show in Europe. And they were afraid they Dutch didn't love them.

Who's laughing now, Mojo? :laugh:

I actually think they could sell out another show if they didn't have Paris on the 17th. Maybe they're going to squeeze one in on the 16th, or does Stevie require a day off after two shows nowadays?

[elni2710]

Hi everybody,

My name is elni (lorette), 34 and I live in Amsterdam. I have been a long time Mac/Stevie fan. I saw them perform for the first time during the SYW tour in Oberhausen, Germany. That's where mydream became true!

Got my tickets for Ahoy as well, Also within 2 minutes! (General Admission Tickets)
I am so happy!!!!

Have a fantastic weekend everybody!

Greetings from sunny Amsterdam.

[The dance]

Okay, so Rotterdam is already sold out. That is fast!!! Normal you would think that a band would another show if the first concert is sold out this fast......
But with FM, well i don't know. What do you think?
Does anybody know how are the ticketsales going in other European countries???

[shackin'up]

So, the first sold out show in Europe. And they were afraid they Dutch didn't love them.

Who's laughing now, Mojo? :laugh:

I actually think they could sell out another show if they didn't have Paris on the 17th. Maybe they're going to squeeze one in on the 16th, or does Stevie require a day off after two shows nowadays?


yes. they will never do three shows in a row> so the only gap is between Berlin 19 and Glasgow 22. Or do they want to party and get spiked in Berlin?

[SorcererJP]

Just receive a tweet from Livenation.nl, that extra tickets are available at:

http://www.eventim.nl/cgi-bin/fleetwood-mac-kaarten-rotterdam.html?affiliate=lnl&fun=tdetailb&doc=evdetailb&key=250123$702961

It are tickets for € 59,00, in the very far corners of the venue I believe....

So, if you live in Holland and didn't get the tickets on time last june, this is your last chance to be there...

I'll be upfront ;-)

[Amsterdam]

Thanks for the tip about the extra tickets!! Made my friend very happy who was too late when they sold out for Ahoy in June.

Hope to be upfront too :woohoo:

[The dance]

I've seen that before. The concert was sold out in one day and than 1 month before the concert they come with tickets again but these are at, let just say, bad places. These are tickets for next to and behind the stage. So you can't see a lot and i wonder if the sound is good from that part of the venue. But if you want to go to FM than........ there are still some tickets!!!!!

[SorcererJP]

I've seen that before. The concert was sold out in one day and than 1 month before the concert they come with tickets again but these are at, let just say, bad places. These are tickets for next to and behind the stage. So you can't see a lot and i wonder if the sound is good from that part of the venue. But if you want to go to FM than........ there are still some tickets!!!!!

Well atually I have seen a lot of messages by LiveNation lately announcing 'extra' tickets. It looks like common practice nowadays...create some demand by stating it's sold out and then come up with extra tickets.

What also can be the case is that Mojo/LiveNation.nl is very offensive regards scalpers and other ticketagencies. Somehow they find out which tickets are sold thru such an agency and they simply make them not valid anymore...so they can sell it again and make their own benefit twice...the customer is being rippe an will do no more business ever again with those agencies...

Alas, less the three weeks. For those of you with general admission floor tickets (the one an only correct way to enjoy a real rock concert), what time will you be laying in front of the Ahoy'???

[danax6]

We plan on arriving there around 1 in the afternoon. :)

[SorcererJP]

We plan on arriving there around 1 in the afternoon. :)

Mmmm, I was thinking about 4pm/5pm, have to sleep out a little (driving home from Antwerp the night before), spent a little time with my kids etc. Keep my girl happy with my being around...my experience is that it's very easy to get upfront in Ahoy'....I'm alone, so that won't be a problem.

[danax6]

^^ It's pretty easy. I've never stood anywhere but up front at the Ahoy. But we booked a hotel in Antwerpen and we have to check out before noon. So that means we arrive in Rotterdam around 1 pm. We won't have anything better to do than stand in line. :p

[wayner]

^^ It's pretty easy. I've never stood anywhere but up front at the Ahoy. But we booked a hotel in Antwerpen and we have to check out before noon. So that means we arrive in Rotterdam around 1 pm. We won't have anything better to do than stand in line. :p

we also drive from antwerp to rotterdam the next day, is it really only 1 hour drive ??

is there nothing at all to do / see in rotterdam ( we are from usa first visit to holland )

we also have extra 2 tix at face value for rotterdam if any ledgie interested
. sect bd , row 44 seats 6,7

[SorcererJP]

we also drive from antwerp to rotterdam the next day, is it really only 1 hour drive ??

is there nothing at all to do / see in rotterdam ( we are from usa first visit to holland )

we also have extra 2 tix at face value for rotterdam if any ledgie interested
. sect bd , row 44 seats 6,7

I live in Dordrecht. Which is about 20km south of Rotterdam. Antwerp is approx 70 km south to Dordrecht. The venue is in the north of Antwerp, so one hour drive indeed.

Plenty do see and do in Rotterdam. Shopping, harbourtour (by boat), have lunch at the Euromast (A sight seeing tower), a few nice museums (Kunsthal, Boymans). The heart of Rotterdam is completely rebuild after the 1940 bombs and inferno. So plenty of nice architecture (if you like that).

Or stop by in Dordrecht. The oldest city in the part of The Netherlands we call Holland. The city where our state was founded. Lot's of monuments, pittoresque harbours and canals. And I do live there :-)

Antwerp is fun too. They have a very old Zoo next to the central railwaystation.