OK.....it is about 1 hour 30 min from Hartford....depending on traffic....you could absolutely walk from the train to the arena, it is well lit and only 2 blocks....from the hotel, it would take you about 10 minutes....as far as safety, I live here and have been down in that area recently and it is safe. I wouldn't go running around at 2 AM, but to the concert would be fine. With the Cher concert there were cops all over. (from what I heard) I do know that with this new arena they really want to get more shows like this so they will be making sure it is safe.

As far as tickets, although I am not a fan club member I figured out how to get into the system, and found not one good seat. I also have the arena presale, and actually I am getting the exact same seats as I was pulling up for the fan club. So I will continue to try. It only seats 10,000....so pretty much any seat will be good...plus it is a really nice arena.

I'm going!
 

I am coming from MA..i am like 15 mins from Harford..and i guess B-port is like an hour from there...doesn't matter...I am there,lol...if anyone needs a ride or anything let me know :) Also..I am not a big fan of ticketmaster right when stuff goes on sale..so i am gonna wing it like i did for Worcester..i got 4th row the day before :) I am also going to the boston show..and maybe NYC...

Other alternatives to purchase besides the Arena box office, they also sell tixs at various TicketMaster Locations which are usually in CD shops or a Store like Filene's so people could line up outside the stores that way as well. I don't know if they do a lottery for them. I know that I slept outside a Strawberries store for The Dance show and was 6th in line and ended up with 13th row. There was no bracelet system in place there but that was a few years back now. And then if all else fails try TM online a week or two before the show, that's how I got 2nd row floor for the second Worcester show. And then if you have to get good seats and are willing to pay, there are ticket brokers and Ebay.

Good Luck everyone in getting your tickets.:wavey:

Strawberries is weird. For TISL, they did random seating to the people in line, but if you wanted to actually PICK out your seats, you had to wait until everyone else had gone ahead. It was weird. Do you guys think Bport will sell out? Both my friend and I will be in appt Sat. morning and are just going to wait until later that night when the rush is down.

THe Dance sold out the Meadows from what I understand so I don't know if that will happen for this show. I also tried the Harbor Yard Pre Sale which ends tomorrow and the selections are not good. I keep pulling up rear floor and side of stage but with possible side view and equipment blockage so these are not worth my time. I will just have to wait on Saturday after work and hope for the best. Good Luck again to everyone on August 2nd when the tix go on sale.:wavey: :wavey: