I immediately bought tickets for a Queen concert in Amsterdam today. I’m so excited and i really want to stand as close to the stage as possible. Does anyone with especially Queen concert experience know how many hours or even days before the concert i have to be there to stand in the front?
Don't know about Amsterdam: I've only experienced UK gigs, but get there as early as you can in the morning of the gig.
You'll find some people have queued overnight, but if you're there by 8am, I reckon you'll be in the first 100 which will guarantee you a spot round the barrier somewhere (assumming there's queuing only at ONE door...)
You'll have to run for the best spot though!
You'll also find the people at the front of the queue are fair and will write your position number on your hand if you're in the first 100. That way you can go to the toilet and get food anytime during the day and still get back in place. Don't abuse it though by leaving for hours.
Most venues won't let you line up "days before." I'd check with whichever venue you're going to and see if they have a standing line policy listed on their FAQ. The O2, for example, shoos people away before 9 AM the day of.
Get there between 6 and 7 am and you should be fine. The barrier - and with it the front row around the stage- is long.
I haven’t heard about fans, that wait over night. Usually, the first ones arrive around 5/6 am.
Hi, thank you all for responding. This is my new account cause i couldn’t log into my own anymore, so that’s why my name is different. Should i be there at 8 AM or should i go even earlier to be 100% sure? Also, do you know if the Queen fans are like very pushy and aggresive during concerts and where should i stand when i want to be close to Brian? Again, thanks for helping me with this, i really appreciate it.
Lya12321 wrote:
Hi, thank you all for responding. This is my new account cause i couldn’t log into my own anymore, so that’s why my name is different. Should i be theree at 8 AM or should i go even earlier to be 100% sure? Also, do you know if the Queen fans are like very pushy and aggresive during concerts and where should i stand when i want to be close to Brian? Again, thanks for helping me with this, i really appreciate it.
8 am should be fine. Which concert are you going to?
Queen fans aren’t aggressive or pushy.
There can always be exceptions, of course. But I‘ve had no problems at QAL concerts. As long as you don’t have young glamberts from Eastern Europe (or the one Queen fan) without decent behavior behind you, you‘re fine.
It’s always nice to get to know other fans in the queue. Queenies, Glamberts and Queenberts.
Brian‘s side is on the right of the catwalk when you‘re looking towards the stage. Adam is on the left.
Lya12321 wrote:
Then i’m just going to be there at 8 am. I’m going to the Rhapsody tour on May 29 in Amsterdam :)
Amsterdam will have quite a lot of enthusiastic glamberts there. (And I think Queenies as well, since the two shows are well sold already.) But I don’t know, if they will be going on Friday.
You won’t be the first at the venue, for sure. From my knowledge I would say, that Amsterdam will see the most fans ready to queue early. But this doesn’t mean, there will be that many people. Usually there are about 20-30 people until midday. Sometimes much less. Amsterdam will probably see more.
Of course, I can’t guarantee it, but you still should be fine. Especially since Friday is a work day. The front row is approximately about 150 m long. ;)
I've been to two Q+AL shows in the past. The first in Birmingham and the second in Manchester. Both of them I had standing tickets and at both I was fairly close to the front. At Birmingham I arrived a little after they opened so I wasn't standing at the barrier but close nonetheless. And at Manchester I got there just before they opened and was literally standing at the barrier with just one person in front.
If you don't hang about once you're in the place (not going to the toilets or getting a drink) you should get a good place. If the venue is bigger you'll have better chance of getting a place - I was more lucky in Manchester because the arena there is one of the biggest in Europe.
My final verdict is get there just before the doors open. I'd say you get away with arriving no more than ten minutes before the doors open.
wow, your so lucky that you were standing so close to the stage! I’m a bit confused now tho, cause everyone is saying different things and i have no idea when i should arrive there. I think i’m going to stick with arriving early in the morning to be 100% sure.
21st Century Music Fan wrote:
I've been to two Q+AL shows in the past. The first in Birmingham and the second in Manchester. Both of them I had standing tickets and at both I was fairly close to the front. At Birmingham I arrived a little after they opened so I wasn't standing at the barrier but close nonetheless. And at Manchester I got there just before they opened and was literally standing at the barrier with just one person in front.
If you don't hang about once you're in the place (not going to the toilets or getting a drink) you should get a good place. If the venue is bigger you'll have better chance of getting a place - I was more lucky in Manchester because the arena there is one of the biggest in Europe.
My final verdict is get there just before the doors open. I'd say you get away with arriving no more than ten minutes before the doors open.
This works, if row 3-5 are fine for you. Or row 10 in front of Brian.
Ten minutes before wouldn’t work even for that in some cities, for sure not in Amsterdam. That’s why I asked for the venue.
Lya12321 wrote:
wow, your so lucky that you were standing so close to the stage! I’m a bit confused now tho, cause everyone is saying different things and i have no idea when i should arrive there. I think i’m going to stick with arriving early in the morning to be 100% sure.
The problem is, that no one knows, when the other concert goers will arrive. This depends on who those fans are, the day of the week and the weather. ;)
All I can say is, that I do know more than a couple of fans, who use to queue from 6am and who usually go to Amsterdam. So I expect there will at least 100 people by midday.
This time there are no standing tickets in Germany. Some Queen fans will most probably prefer GA in Amsterdam. Although the older fans are usually much more relaxed and arrive in the afternoon.
Now that was a lot of bla bla. Lol.
In short: If you want the first row in Amsterdam, be there early to guarantee that.
If you are fine with row 2-4 you can arrive around 4 pm.
If you are fine with a spot in row 4-10 or so (more people want to stay in front of Brian or Adam or in front of the B-stage), you can arrive 10 minutes before the gates open.
That’s my estimation. No guarantee! ;)