What is GA Pit experience like?

[Bernie41]

Anyone ever sit PIT at the Gorge? Going for the first time this summer and have PIT seats for N2.

[RiotAct]

Originally Posted by Bernie41

Anyone ever sit PIT at the Gorge? Going for the first time this summer and have PIT seats for N2.

Yup... N1 and N2 of 2012. No problems either night; was very chill.

[Cozmic135]

Originally Posted by Bernie41

Anyone ever sit PIT at the Gorge? Going for the first time this summer and have PIT seats for N2.

Went to the gorge for the first time in 2016 (yes, yes I know, after all these years....) was in the pit all 3 nights.
Loved it. Great time each night.

[Cozmic135]

Originally Posted by coombse

I thought they slept in line all night, put magical numbers in sharpie on their arms, run to the rail when everyone else walks, wear diapers and piss themselves rather than lose their spots?

Who's doing it wrong?

And this is why you’re the best ever

[coombse]

Originally Posted by Cozmic135

Went to the gorge for the first time in 2016 (yes, yes I know, after all these years....) was in the pit all 3 nights.
Loved it. Great time each night.

Only place I ever saw security remove an asshole before fisticuffs ensued. And they were a coming

[Cozmic135]

Originally Posted by coombse

Only place I ever saw security remove an asshole before fisticuffs ensued. And they were a coming

That dude needed to be removed. He also needed to be punched in the throat.

[MidwestGirl]

Pretty sure in 2016 (at the Gorge) someone on the rail shit their pants and had to be removed.....

[coombse]

Originally Posted by Cozmic135

That dude needed to be removed. He also needed to be punched in the throat.

If security wasn't so obvious, he was gonna get busted up, or if he touched any of you.... it was like the Cuban missile crisis .... we were on the brink of war

[Cozmic135]

Originally Posted by MidwestGirl

Pretty sure in 2016 (at the Gorge) someone on the rail shit their pants and had to be removed.....

Ohhhh, that sounds vaaaary niiiice!!!

[RiotAct]

Originally Posted by MidwestGirl

Pretty sure in 2016 (at the Gorge) someone on the rail shit their pants and had to be removed.....

you haven’t LIVED until you’ve crapped your pants seven feet from your idol.

[Cozmic135]

Originally Posted by coombse

If security wasn't so obvious, he was gonna get busted up, or if he touched any of you.... it was like the Cuban missile crisis .... we were on the brink of war

That guy seriously had it coming...

Unreal...

[Cozmic135]

Originally Posted by dogmom0806

Yeah, read MY story in the VB thread from last night.......the words that were spoken in front of me because I didn't sleep at the venue overnight (illegally) and "number" myself so I could supposedly "guarantee" myself a spot on the rail was disgusting. My husband was able to get us between 2 couples that slept there overnight and they were spewing vile comments about "the people that weren't numbered that got on the rail". First of all, they were still on the rail so wtf are they complaining about? Secondly, like someone else said, how many times have these people been on the rail, so they are essentially a tad greedy. It was literally the one and only time I'll do pit and it was the best night (other than the vile people next to me) of my life. So, luckily I didn't "get drunk and die on my way home" (yes quote from one of the lovely men next to me) and I'm alive to tell you the story! Good luck and I hope you have nicer people next to you (fyi, there were plenty of great people around us - just not the entitled ones next to us).

Sorry you had a shitty experience. F that noise though. Let them cry all they want. I would’ve had them delightful words for all of them.

[onesweetworld41]

Originally Posted by ExistenceNow

Right on.

In that case, they can shove their markers and their numbering system straight up their ass. I can understand being defensive of your spot when people try to shove their way to the front later, but if someone plays by the rules (the actual rules, not the ones these fucking lunatics make up) and ends up on the rail, good for them. Tough shit for you if you slept at the venue but were too slow after gates opened to get rail. Them's the breaks.

I met some of the people that are the militants on the numbering system and it started with decent intentions (if you show up early you should be rewarded) but those folks have gone off the deep end because some very big diva personalities MUST be in the exact same spot for every show with sightline x of Dave/Carter. It's very over the top.

[DMBunk55]

Going WPB N1 Pit, thank you for this thread!
What is the deal with wristbands? A
Am I supposed to get them in the mail? Or they just hand them out at WH early entry?
Any suggestions of when to get there on Friday? (We wanted to be poolside for awhile then swing in at a reasonable time/WH early entry)

First time Pit experience, GF wants to be on rail, but doesn't matter to me. Thoughts?

[Moose Thompson]

The current group of AARP members that camp and obsess over rail are a sad bunch. I'm not surprised in any way they tried to guilt someone about not having a number and getting on the precious rail.

I've done rail 3 times and that's enough for me. You can catch me in the back of the pit having a relaxed time.

I had West Palm pits N1 and it was a no brainer to trade them for really nice lowers.

[ISawTheBridge10]

My only pit experience was Blossom 2013. Got in the warehouse line about 30 minutes before they walked us down, and got right up on the rail.

Then towards the end of the show, two drunk girls pushed their way up to the front and squeezed in next to me. I could tell the set was winding down, so I had little problem with it.

THEN CARTER GAVE THEM A STICK.

That stick was mine to receive. And I took it from me, when they betrayed me. And they saw it on my face on the battlefield.

[ExistenceNow]

Nice reference.


I just want no part of any of that. The view from the back is fine.

[RiotAct]

Originally Posted by DMBunk55

What is the deal with wristbands?
Am I supposed to get them in the mail? Or they just hand them out at WH early entry?

They hand them out at the venue. Sometimes right inside the gates, other times not until you get to the ushers guarding the entrance to the Pit itself. I think it depends on the venue.

[coombse]

Originally Posted by Moose Thompson

The current group of AARP members that camp and obsess over rail are a sad bunch. I'm not surprised in any way they tried to guilt someone about not having a number and getting on the precious rail.

I've done rail 3 times and that's enough for me. You can catch me in the back of the pit having a relaxed time.

I had West Palm pits N1 and it was a no brainer to trade them for really nice lowers.

Trying to trade my Section Row H pair for pit N1, can't find the trade, WTF?? I'm no rail seeker... I just like the ability to move to be around people I like better

[Bmwm3oz]

Hung out in the back of PIT in Chicago this year and loved it. Great experience minus the fact that people kept passing out but that probably happened outside the PIT too.

[BTBaboon]

Originally Posted by Moose Thompson

The current group of AARP members that camp and obsess over rail are a sad bunch. I'm not surprised in any way they tried to guilt someone about not having a number and getting on the precious rail.

I've done rail 3 times and that's enough for me. You can catch me in the back of the pit having a relaxed time.

I had West Palm pits N1 and it was a no brainer to trade them for really nice lowers.

This is where I'm at too. Did rail twice (Darien and Star Lake) and it was definitely awesome, but a bit of a hassle between waiting all day in line and not being able to go take a leak.

Back of the pit is more than fine these days

[DoDaFoo]

Pit or bust!

[kevdmb]

Originally Posted by Bmwm3oz

Hung out in the back of PIT in Chicago this year and loved it. Great experience minus the fact that people kept passing out but that probably happened outside the PIT too.

We must have been close to each other!! N1 I had 4 people drop within feet of me, pretty early into the show.

[Bmwm3oz]

Originally Posted by kevdmb

We must have been close to each other!! N1 I had 4 people drop within feet of me, pretty early into the show.

I was in the back against the rail to the left of the taper (who is on Ants). Where were you? The young girl who went down was right next to us.

[kristinmb]

Wow. Apparently Charlotte is not hard-core enough. I took my son three times with WH early entry, got there around 4:30-5:00 pm and was on rail. Everyone was really chill. Just out of kindness we put some kid-sized adults right on the rail next to my son. I mean, I could see over them just fine.

Son is now 5'10.

[Klize17]

Originally Posted by dmbolp

Such a great show, the pit space was half full, Last Stop out of nowhere, I made a couple appearances in the video they made for the next tour. And that family of four that walked up to the box office and got pits...and rail right next to you...those were the days



See you there Ed!! I'm going for rail!!!

haha yep always see you jumping up and down during Last Stop. It was a much difference experience my next time in the pit just 3 years later.

[dogmom0806]

Originally Posted by Cozmic135

Sorry you had a shitty experience. F that noise though. Let them cry all they want. I would’ve had them delightful words for all of them.

Oh my husband had to hold me back, and the ONLY thing that kept me quiet was the fact that this was the ONLY time I would have this experience and I didn't want to chance getting kicked out. However, the security guard in front of me knew what was going on and he even rolled his eyes at these lunatics.

[lovemesomedmb]

Originally Posted by coombse

This... is exactly it.

If you're hell bent on being front and center sniffing Dave's farts there are a gaggle of people that live for these moments. I sometimes wonder how Dave feels about looking at the same old stalking people right in front of him.

WPB pit gets packed for a few reasons compared to when it first started. They sell more tickets AND people manage to get in there without really being entitled to it (believe it or not some people have extra wrist bands)

Make friends with those around you. Be courteous, protect each other from the assholes that are all around you (I've found rail people feel entitled to more space that those behind them). PLEASE don't wear a back pack in the pit. You're beating the shit out of the people all around you with it. Want to take a photo? Go ahead, but don't block the view of people for extended periods of time. Have a sign?? Please roll it up and jam it up your ass.

See you in the pit N2 Peter!

Ed - you are my soulmate, I swear.

Originally Posted by ExistenceNow

Right on.

In that case, they can shove their markers and their numbering system straight up their ass. I can understand being defensive of your spot when people try to shove their way to the front later, but if someone plays by the rules (the actual rules, not the ones these fucking lunatics make up) and ends up on the rail, good for them. Tough shit for you if you slept at the venue but were too slow after gates opened to get rail. Them's the breaks.

And Matthew?? You are too.. But then, so is Allison...