REM, Modest Mouse, The National

Greek Theater

Gayley Rd, Berkeley, CA [ map ]

Saturday, May 31st, 2008 ( 5 months ago )
6:00 PM

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SonicLiving is giving away a pair of tickets to see REM, Modest Mouse and The National
Tickets on sale April 6th @ ticketmaster.com

Show starts at 6PM.
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5 months ago eric w  said
I guess they sell the disabled seating once it gets close to the show date, so we had this perfectly able couple come up to us an hour into REMs set to claim their seats. We moved 2 seats over to accomodate them. But who gets to a show that has 2 openers an hour into the headliner's set?
5 months ago Amy #1  said
i didn't sneak into the show. i just moved to a seat, smuggled down by an un-named sonicliving user (thanks, daniel!) but ONLY once R.E.M was already on their 3rd song and it was clear that those people weren't showing up. why should the good seats go unused while i slide down the hill? first come/ first serve just makes more sense. democracy!
5 months ago Kai  said
I sit in my assigned seats because I don't want to have to get up and move 18543675239 times during the show because the real ticket holder showed up. I want to watch the damn show.
5 months ago eric w  said
I enjoyed the show. we had lawn seats, but were able to upgrade to the Disabled person's seating due to my wife's recently torn ACL.

Assigned seating and the Greek just don't work together.
5 months ago Roger J  said
wait, wait, wait....you're bitching and moaning and you snuck in! hahaha So uncalled for.
5 months ago Amy #1  said
Yeah. Older people are lame until you're older. And then young people are a nuisance. And I suppose if you've paid $70 to sit in a seat, you want to be able to see. P.S. I had lawn seats. I sneaked in! Haahaha.
5 months ago Nicky P  said
So it's somewhat fair to say if the artist has a say, "older" following, then the show will likely be assigned seats. Additionally, if you stand at such a show, you will be inappropriately poked.
5 months ago Amy #1  said
i have a bruise on my right shoulder blade from that poking. i had to say, politely, "you know, a nice TAP would have been fine." he's lucky he didn't get a punch.
5 months ago Roger J  said
Paul Simon was assigned seating but most shows are not. It's them trying to guess what the audience will be like. I did see people being told to sit by other audience members and I just had to chuckle. Heaven forbid you stood up and rocked out...at a rock concert.
5 months ago Amy #1  said
OK, well, I rescind part of my complaints then. I know that a few shows this summer are assigned, but it looks like Death Cab is GA. I'm having trouble adjusting I guess....I've never been to the Greek in my life with assigned seating. So maybe they're just going to do it more often? I don't know. I guess we'll see. I will cave just one more time for Dolly Parton, and then that's it for me.
5 months ago Nicky P  said
Wasn't assigned seating only for the REM shows? This isn't the case for all shows there, is it? And JEEZ Amy, I can't believe you STOOD at ROCK SHOW. Next thing you're going to tell me is that you cheered and "WOO!"'d at the end of every song and then sang along to "Losing my Religion". :-p
5 months ago Amy #1  said
Yeah...I forgot to add my positive notes. R.E.M. were so awesome! Man, that new album is good. Modest Mouse (Johnny Marr!) ruled it but it's a bummer that you can no longer go to the front for opening bands you love. The Nash and MM were playing for the 10 old people in front of them it seemed. OH, I forgot to mention that I got poked REALLY hard in the shoulder by some old dude who didn't want me to stand up.....at a SHOW. I hate the Greek now.
5 months ago Ben M  said
The National ruled. The Mouse was awesome. And well, REM brought all the relevancy that they had left over from the 90's. And yes, the assigned seating sucked, especially given that it was mostly old people at the show and they *absolutely* needed to sit in their assigned seats... That and they seemed totally bored with the Mouse and the National.

The National needs to come back and play at Bimbo's or something.
5 months ago Brad K  said
Guess who managed to get sick and stayed in bed all weekend? This guy.
5 months ago Victoria  said
Bummer :( How was the show, though? Should I try to go today?
5 months ago Amy #1  said
goddamn the stupid assigned seating at the greek. i met a 50 year-old woman who said "this is my first time being here with assigned seating and i will NEVER come back." i'm with you, lady. this is a real fuckin bummer.
5 months ago Amy #1  said
anybody have 2 lawn or less pricey tickets to spare? i wanna go!
5 months ago Daniel T  said
I have an extra ticket for this night in Section 6 (non-lawn). Message me directly me if you are interested.
6 months ago Abir M  said
I've got 2 non-lawn seats that I need to get rid of. I'm willing to go below face. Email me if you're interested. beersy [at] gmail dot com.
7 months ago crystal t  said
going with my bf! woo hoo!
7 months ago Geoff M  said
Second date opened
7 months ago Patrick M  said
Gee... even $75 seats are lame. But I'm going, consarn it!
7 months ago King G  said
Reserve is definitely lame... so are $90 seats. But hey, I got 6th row in the pit (Peter side) from the fanclub pre-sale. You only live once.
7 months ago Erin H  said
reserved = lame.
7 months ago A. U. B. I. E.  said
I'll feel like I'm back in high school!
7 months ago eric w  said
I picked up my 'cheap' lawn seat tickets today, its going to be a good show !!
7 months ago Victoria  said
That's kinda lame. Oh well. $89.50 is a bit much anyway.
7 months ago Daniel T  said
Only singles in price level two are available from the band presale.
7 months ago eric w  said
Why isn't this show GA !!!!!!!!!!!
It was the last time I saw REM at the Greek, this just encourages people to sit during the concert and ruins the whole show's vibe.

I wouldn't be going if it wasn't for Modest Mouse...nice trick they pulled to ensure people fork over the money.
7 months ago Victoria  said
Oh snap!

There's an even earlier presale THIS WEDNESDAY through REM's Fan Site:

You are invited to participate in REM's fan presale. To participate in this presale, you need to register for REM's fan community. The sale begins this Wednesday, 4/2 at 10 am EST.

In order to participate, you must pre-register your email address:

http://remofc.tickets.musictoday.com/REMOFC/calendar.aspx

Visit the site again on Wednesday at 10 am EST to purchase your tickets.
7 months ago Victoria  said
@Mark: Through Ticketmaster. The page will have a field to enter the presale code (murmur) into.
7 months ago Mark A  said
how do I access the APE presale?
7 months ago Victoria  said
Seating? Does that mean they're putting plastic lawn chairs out on the floor?

I can't hang with the lawn though. Maybe it's just me, but it's too steep! I remember one show I went to where I kept sliding into some guy in front of me. His girlfriend did not appreciate that.
7 months ago Brad K  said
Reserved...
7 months ago Abir M  said
APE Presale beings Thursday, April 3rd at 10am.
(password = murmur)

Pricey show

$89.50 - Reserved Seated Floor
$59.50 - Reserved Seated Sec. 2-9
$59.50 - Reserved Seated Sec. 1&10
$39.50 - Lawn
8 months ago Gabe  said
It's also pretty easy to get close and in the crowd there. Flaming lips up close there was great.
8 months ago Karma B  said
Yeah, I looked it up. He must have been confused.
8 months ago Victoria  said
Super small? If you consider a capacity of between 8,000-10,000 people super small, then I suppose it is!

Here's some info about the venue.

Also, here's a decent crowd shot from a Manu Chao show.
8 months ago Karma B  said
Great lineup! Where can I find out more about the venue? My sweetie says the Greek Theatre that he knows on campus is super small, a dugout open air kind of thing. Is it the same space he is thinking of? Last time I saw REM was around the turn of the century at a big arena. If it is this tiny space he is thinking of, the show will surely sell out, no?
8 months ago Natalie  said
yep...should be a good one...
9 months ago jennifer c  said
i can't )*#&ing wait!!
9 months ago Peter A  said
Would love to go to this ... all should be good, but very interested in seeing the National.
9 months ago Brad K  said
Now with 50% more on sale information.
9 months ago eric w  said
I have already seen REM at the Greek and it sounded great...imo a proper soundboard technician can dial in the Greek with little problem. It is therefore the best Bay Area Venue, which I have been going to since '95.
9 months ago Amy #1  said
It's always been my experience that it just isn't loud enough. Sometimes you can be in the "bowl" and still talk to the person next to you. Berkeley has really strict regulations on the sound levels cause of the rich people behind it. From the Greek's own website..."Sound levels are closely monitored in order to comply with local regulations limiting levels to 94.8db, "A" weighted, 15 minute average, at the mix position."

An interesting article originally in Front of House Mag...

http://iceinlava.com/tech/foh/featured%20articles/foh_volumewars1.html
9 months ago Michael G  said
Kevin & Tina - IMHO the acoustics at the Greek suck if you're down on the floor, and a great if you're away from the stage. WAAY Bassy down at the bottom of the "bowl"...
9 months ago superbren  said
super-YAH!
9 months ago Persistent  said
Tina P, Gotta go with Kevin C on this one. Being an outdoor venue, there aren't really any acoustics - there's no walls or a ceiling for the sound to bounce off of. The Greek sounds great.
9 months ago Amy #1  said
APE says....on sale in April. Will update when we know more.
9 months ago kev/null  said
@Tina: what? Greek has the best outdoor acoustics, imo
9 months ago kate w  said
holy crap!
9 months ago Tina P  said
i would actually consider going to the greek theater for this one...though the acoustics will probably still be terrible.
9 months ago DAPHNY  said
what the hell modest mouse and rem this sounds good
9 months ago Jack B  said
I love REM and have seen them twice. Once in Atlanta at the end of the Green tour and the next time I saw them was in the early 90's in Denver. It should be a good triple bill concert!
9 months ago Daniel S  said
It's real. You can see the info on www.remhq.com Don't know yet when tix are available though.
9 months ago Dean F  said
Yowza! Awesometown!
9 months ago Rosie D  said
any one know when you can buy tiks ?
9 months ago Patrick M  said
wowee zowee
9 months ago Rob C  said
damn! seriously epic!
9 months ago Lauren C  said
Epic
9 months ago Afonso S  said
wow, this sounds too good
9 months ago Brad K  said
I'll see if I can find out when they go on sale. Of course it's real.
9 months ago Richard B  said
Anywhere to buy tickets? Is this real ... ?
9 months ago virginie D  said
nice!
9 months ago Brad K  said
What a bill.
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