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Wow, I'm so glad I bought the Wednesday ticket! My seats were great, OMG AMSTERDAM, and easily the best show I may ever see. The people nearby seemed to not be as into it but I still had a great time even though I went alone. next time I'm totally taking my son!

I just saw the set list from one of the Canadian shows and I'm getting super excited! I wish I could take enough time to go to Lolla as well, but with the Fall semester coming up (and doing a transition from Blackboard to D2L) things will be hectic as every professor will wait until the exact last minute.

I'm in 109. Looked like quite an odd spot but maybe a good angle for viewing.

Just bought a ticket for this one! So tempted to buy one for Tuesday if there's any decent priced ones later on :P

I've never seen a show at this venue, is it better to drive or use public transport?

I thought that at first too, but I believe the actual words are "Aim in" not "Amen." Bad enunciation, imo

Like I said in another thread, best I've found in 106. I'm not sure if I'll jump on it or wait til next week. We should totally organize a meet up though! edit: I also really hate this way of getting randomly assigned a section and seat row. I wish you could just browse what is available. Maybe even talk to a ticket agent like in the olden days.

I'm buying for the Chicago show as well. Best I saw was section 106 (I believe) and it seems dead center but I'm not really sure which set up they will be using. I guess I have a couple of days to decide whether I want to buy in that section or take my chances for buying next Monday.

Sweet home Chicago! Yay they picked us!!!

I sort of feel the way OP does about various musical acts and I do try to listen to them and give them a chance. Often it's a combination of their music and their persona. A lot of pop stars try to give off a certain type of personality when promoting their record and it kind of bothers me. I can see people being put off by CM and the boys. But honestly, they want talk about their music and not the other more personal stuff, and I appreciate that. A lot of people just want to gossip about things that don't matter just to seem more compelling and stay relevant.

Does that give it away too much :P

I think it's much more popular to "hate" very popular mainstream bands in certain circles. I have tried to get into certain bands that are considered cool (e.g., Arcade Fire, Kings of Leon, etc) and I just can't figure out why people like them. To each his own. I don't go running around saying Coldplay>all. In fact, I tend to be one to tout 90s alternative far more than anything else. We tend to exist on a spectrum for what we like, tolerate, enjoy. I think if more people embraced that they wouldn't be so worried about the stigma it creates when they like or dislike a certain band, especially a very well-known one.

I had mega-low expectations of this. I'm pleasantly surprised it's turned out so well. I'm not sure what's with all the RiRi hate. She's a strong singer, who has a good following and can do more than one style of music. People seem to have a rather hipster attitude about things. I will say that I dislike all the extras production I've heard on many of the songs so far. Major Minus is a great song, except for the artificial sound of Chris and instruments. I feel like it goes with the theme of graffiti so it may not last. Overall, I'm expecting to be pretty pleased with the album as a whole. It's no Rush of Blood to the Head but that's ok. I find musical adaptation rather interesting.

Before we got sidetracked by Trolly Mctroll someone mentioned wanting to see the 60 minutes interview. I'm certain there's a more appropriate place but since it was mentioned in this thread I went to find it. Also, it could be US only. I'll search for a full version on youtube now. Here it is [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFvyTDX3OoM]Youtube [/ame]

Florence on NPR NPR posted a video of a concert Florence and the Machine performed last year (I think). It might be US only, I'm not sure but here it is: http://www.npr.org/2011/06/24/137340851/first-watch-florence-the-machine-in-concert?sc=tw&cc=share