04/17/2008 + 04/18/2008 - Chicago, IL - Congress Theater

Guess I'll start this one!

I've got everything booked, flight, tickets, friend's place to crash...I think MCRmom's going too....anyone else?

i am!!!
well i have to get the tickets tomorrow when they officially go on sale.
damn every site being blocked at my moms work. =[
but i will eventuallyyyyy.
does anyone know how big congress theatre is?
ive never been close to mcr, and i need to be this time hahaha.
and can we bring cameras in there?

i might go, but no one's coming with me and my parents won't let me...and this is my first time going to a concert... =(

i know that we can't bring cameras but i think if you can hide it you can bring it.lol.

is it on 17th only?, coz i heard they also have on the 18th

I'm going to get my tix today
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I'm pretty sure it's only the 17th.*edit* Ticketmaster has the 18th as an additional date, but the link says that no page exist.

You can sneak cameras in, but the people will take them. I know when I went to the Aragon they were not only taking cameras, but also cellphone batteries.

I got my tickets on Thursday on a pre-order site. I'm glad I went ahead and got them because it's not looking like they're adding many more dates anytime soon, so none here in Florida in the near future, and I'd have been kicking my own ass Fight Club-style if I missed seeing them again before their break.

That sucks about the cameras.

I am! I'm from Minnesota Lol. But hey, I've got to be there, right!?
I'm dragging a friend of mine (she isn't as in love as I am, hence the "dragging" but my aunt lives in Milwaukee and she's letting us crash at her place the night before and the night of the concert. I'm so excited!
What is the Congress Theater like? Inside, and parking and all that jazz?

Okay, I have some links. Q101.1's info. The beautiful Congress Theater (doesn't it look beautiful?)

I think it's 54 days until I see them. My wonderful mom spent half an hour this morning getting the tickets.

This'll be my second time seeing MCR.

Billy Talent and Drive By will be there, too.

Ooh! Wow, that is beautiful! I cannot wait to go! This'll be my second MCR show to. They are so amazing! I get all choked up when I think about it. I'm so excited.

Are you aloud to get there before the doors open? I'm assuming so--right?

divineblindsoul:

Are you aloud to get there before the doors open? I'm assuming so--right?

Normally there's a line halfway around the block when doors open.

I know I'm going to try to get there a little before when doors open to get a good spot.

Yeah, I mean, if I'm coming from Minnesota (not that it's a huge ways away--about 8 hours) I want a good spot. Sweet! My plan shall work!

Stupid question from the Floridian -- what's the weather like in Chicago in April? Do I need to pack warm clothes, or will the weather be decent?

Aah, I'm going!
This is my first time seeing them NOT at a festival.
I saw them at Warped Tour in '05, but only for about
ten minutes before I got stuck in a mad moshpit.

As for the weather, you might want to bring a hoodie or jacket,
especially since it's the windy city and it's been fairly chilly
recently. Right now, I'll guess it'll be around the 40's or 50's
by the time of the concert, if the weather stays normal for once.

Man...I'm so confused about what to wear though. Lol. Hoodie-wise. Just because I know it's going to be wicked hot in there once everything gets going, you know. So, the question is: Wear the hoodie--or don't wear the hoodie.

I don't know much about hoodies. But I think it would get kinda hot. One thing that's definite for me: I'm gonna wear bat-socks.

i think wear a hoodie, it might be cold, i kinda remember last year i still wore a hoody until may i think.
anyone coming on the 18th?

Well, I'm not. I thought it wasn't possible.

My link changed. I'll do another one: it's so pretty.

TaraMCRmy:

As for the weather, you might want to bring a hoodie or jacket,
especially since it's the windy city and it's been fairly chilly
recently. Right now, I'll guess it'll be around the 40's or 50's
by the time of the concert, if the weather stays normal for once.

Are you kidding It's been so cold and the icestorms keep coming, it could still be frozen over in April ... but I really hope it does turn up to be 50's-ish.

Chicago weather is so unpredictable there's no way to tell until it gets closer to the date.

^^ Haha! Thanks for the info, guys. Where I am, it was in the mid-80s yesterday, and I wore a hoodie in the evening once it dropped below 70. And it's what, February still? So yeah, me + cold weather =

The theater does look beautiful, and it said capacity is around 3000? Not bad at all. I'm really looking forward to this.

Damn...The 18th too! Oh geez! I want to go to that one too.

But really, you think hoodie, huh? Lol. I suppose I can bring back the style of tying it around your waste! Lol. God....!

Hoodie Whore:

Chicago weather is so unpredictable there's no way to tell until it gets closer to the date.

Haha! That's very true, I'm probably either going to go hoodie-less, or just wrap it around my waist, too. I really want to make it to the 18th, but I'm a jobless teenager and can't afford it.

Hopefully I can get there early enough to get barricade, my mom is going with me so she's going to feel the wrath of fighting for a spot, haha. She loves Gee. And she thought Ray's name was Herman.