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Information about bottleging

Can we change this to taping?  Bootlegging refers to the taping and selling of a live recording and we don't want to be associated with that.

I changed it.

Hmmm... I'm not sure if I'd want to mess with a banner while taping a show.

Sure!...but not everyone is taping, so they might bring the banner 

If The Cure plays in southamerica I will bring both my little machine and a big Curefans.com banner

David.

I was hoping to develop a list of the various security procedures at each venue The Cure are playing in the US/Canada.  This will be especially beneficial to those members that are planning on taping shows.  Having been to 4 curiosa shows, security ranged from a simple pat down, to a practical molestation, to airport style metal detectors.

If you are familiar with a particular venue, either post below or pm me and I will continuously update this post.
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Thu-Sep-13 Tampa - St Pete Times Forum  They check carry in items (mainly purses) pretty closely, but no patdown or wands.  Once you're in - you're golden.

From another taper:  They make you empty your pants pockets on the way in, and they check lady's purses.

Sat-Sep-15 Atlanta - Gwinnett Center  I've heard that the venue uses wands for "heavier" shows, but otherwise, security is quite relaxed overall.  Also of note, once inside, there's a handicapped bathroom along the wall near Sec 101. We both went in there together and were able to setup in absolute privacy - instead of the normal in the 2 ft x 4 ft stall with floor covered with tp and piss.

Mon-Sep-17 Charlotte - Charlotte Bobcats Arena
Wed-Sep-19 Washington DC - Patriot Center

Fri-Sep-21 Philadelphia - Wachovia Spectrum  Last time I was at a show either here or at the Wachovia Center, it ranged from simple pat downs to nothing.

Sun-Sep-23 New York City - Madison Square Garden  Security at MSG has generally been pretty easy.  But the White Stripes show actually had a guy checking bags, and a line of guys with wands.  Never saw wands at MSG before.  Anyway, I had my taping back emptied, except for a newspaper and a bottle of water that I knew they would make me throw out.  So they looked through my bag, and then I didn't have to get 'wanded'.  Meanwhile, my gear was in all of my pockets, I never would have made it through if I was wanded.

Tue-Sep-25 Boston - Agganis Arena As of 2005, walk right in, no wands, etc

Wed-Sep-26 Montreal - Bell Centre

Thu-Sep-27 Toronto - Air Canada Centre Been there for a few World Cup of Hockey games...no security

Sat-Sep-29 Chicago - Allstate Arena   Last 2 times I was there, it was your standard 17 yr old kid asking you to raise your arms, touching your sides, nothing major at all... And these were even metal shows

Tue-Oct-02 Denver - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Thu-Oct-04 Salt Lake City - E Center
Sat-Oct-06 San Francisco - Shoreline Amphitheatre

Mon-Oct-08 Seattle - Key Arena Range from minimal pat downs to nothing

Tue-Oct-09 Vancouver - General Motors Place
Thu-Oct-11 Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara Bowl
Sat-Oct-13 San Diego - Cox Arena

Sun-Oct-14 Los Angeles - Hollywood Bowl  The Hollywood Bowl does NOT allow taping.
Security will check your bag, but they have no metal detectors. It's pretty easy to get equipment in.


Tue-Oct-16 Houston - Toyota Center From a local taper:  The Toyota Center is one of the easiest venues to get gear into in Houston.  I always bring as much gear as possible (borrowed lots of cool gear from friends).  There are no wands, metal detectors, or pat downs.  There is a very light bag search, but I have been able to bring lots of gear in in bags.  There is no one actively looking for tapers at this venue.

Wed-Oct-17 Dallas - American Airlines Center   Entrance security is really tight (like an airport — go figure).  AAC in Dallas is a different beast.  I've only caught a single show there.  They actually do have walk through metal detectors. 

I was told that MSG is no big deal.

I went to one show @ Agganis in Boston (Duran Duran in 2005, the first concert @ Agganis), and it was walk right in.

I'm going to see Interpol there, two weeks before the Cure, so I'll have a clearer picture as to whether or not that still is the case.

The plan, for all shows, is to have my Nomad in my pocket, with some earbud headphones, and just shrug and say that "I brought it to listen to on the train". I'll be driving into Boston and will be a subway ride away from a friend's in NY, so I can stow my stuff if need be.

Update for Agganis...

I went to see a show last night, and there were patdowns at Agganis. They mostly seemed interested in my arms and the sides of my legs. Pretty light, pretty fast. I had my recorder behind my belt, my mics in one boot, my battery box in the other (I had actually been walking around with them in my boots for 2 hours at that point to make it very natural). Seriously consider getting a pair of pull-on boots, esp. if you've got thin ankles. And esp. ones with metal (harness, buckle, etc.), in case of wands.

To be safe, I had some stuff in my front pockets -- if anything to draw their attention. I figure if they asked me to empty them, they wouldn't keep patting once they saw it was pretty benign stuff. They barely touched those.

All in all, it was no big deal.

What was funny was the amount of candy they had confiscated at the door. There was a table piled HIGH with Mentos (as it turns out, there was some promo crew outside giving them away). At first, my friends and I made a grab for them, thinking that they were giving them away as a promo... until we saw the opened ones. Oops.

Funny how many Mentos didn't make it in, yet how many cameras and other devices probably did...

Although if I were venue management, I'd be more worried about candy (the mess, it being thrown on stage) than photos and audio, I suppose.

If you make photos, we kindly ask you to publish your pictures here in our Gallery section. Just go to the Gallery, select the proper album and then choose "Add item" from the menu in the bottom

I've just created the Live 2008 album in the gallery section. Hope there will be lot of pictures of the upcoming tour

Good thinking, David.  I should have plenty to add by tours end.

If you get some time to upload pics during the tour, that would be cool too!

Hey there Cure Fans,

Just wanted to say that I'm new here to this forum and, that this will be my second time seeing the Cure Live.

I remember the first time, in 04' seeing them in West Palm Beach, and it was magical.

I will be seeing them in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and I m sure its going to be just as fierce, and memorable, as the first.

I also wanted to just add a note, I will be bringing my mini dv camcorder, so I hope there wont be any problems, as stated, by the moderator(Cure Fan Master), for this event.

Hope to see you guys there!

Cheers ,

Alejandro(Alex)

amazing, i hope it's going to be a good video and sound quality...i still can't understand people who shoot the gig with mobile phone and upload it on youtube where nobody is able to watch it anyway because of that extreme noise.

anyway, i hope that the band themselves will hire some crew for filming and upload it somewhere.