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Originally Posted by comeandsee41
TwoStep01, thanks for the awesome feedback. yeah pretty pumped to be moving away from this crappy weather - though i will miss the seasons.
while i dont judge a show based on crowd energy, it certainly adds to the fun. but it won't necessarily make or break my experience. fortunately, i dont need to ever wonder about what happens on the lawn, that's never been my scene.
i used to be a 3-4 shows a tour guy, but life and my dwindling excitement for the band based on the last few years has kept me to 1 show a tour, maybe 2. but since i will be experiencing new venues out there, maybe ill hit up another show. thanks for the input on Irvine. My brother lives in LA so I could always make the 2.5hr drive to LA to see them.
edit: do you think the set lists will be similar between chula and irvine? what has it been like historically (assuming the band usually makes those stops back to back). i've done va beach and bristow back to back a couple times, but once i saw that the sets were basically the same, i stopped doing that.
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Going to toss my .02 in here since from 1997-2012 I hit every show in the LA/OC/SD market. From my experience, the sets between Chula and Irvine tend to be the same, with the occasional switch up. They treat them as separate shows, not a 2 night stand even only separated by less then 100 miles.
The info on crowds from TwoStep01 is spot on. I always found the crowd at Chula to be a bit more into it as the Irvine show has/had become the de-facto LA show in recent years. With that said, Irvine has also gotten some pretty solid shows the last 3 tours, so maybe the crowd will be more into these days.
If you like to tailgate, I always liked the tailgate at Chula better then Irvine. Irvine is like Pleasentville, USA, they want to keep it looking perfect and that no one breaks the law. So the cops can be extra vigilant if they sniff out anything. The key is just make sure you have everything in cups and don't be stupid about smoking out where you can be seen.
It looks like I may find myself out this way for the shows this year, so looking forward to making one last trip to each venue, or at least Irvine for sure as this is the last hurrah for that venue. Don't have tickets yet, but not worried. Should be able to find something as the shows get closer.