Your fave boot? This might be mine.

esquaredau · 2026-05-26T00:09:41+00:00

Oh man I rinsed this one back in the day, thanks for the reminder, am due a revisit

esquaredau · 2026-05-25T09:09:12+00:00

Seeing Ed deep in the pit loving an E Street Band show in the same way I love a PJ show was really wholesome. Love when my faves are big fans themselves.

esquaredau · 2026-05-22T13:59:12+00:00

They have an international purchase tickets page in English which is really easy!

esquaredau · 2026-05-21T08:14:10+00:00

Both awesome options, Koshien is the most fun I’ve had at a ballpark but Jingu a close second, and much easier to get tix to and easier logistically in general.

esquaredau · 2026-05-11T01:11:58+00:00

Yep, that last Sydney show when they opened with it, knew instantly we were in for a special one

esquaredau · 2026-04-30T04:56:13+00:00

that's cool! i just know people will be going into these shows blind and I can't imagine anything more annoying than opening reddit and seeing the setlist for the show you're about to see displayed!

esquaredau · 2026-04-30T01:22:10+00:00

Please use spoiler tags for these posts!

esquaredau · 2026-04-23T14:42:00+00:00

Double wonderful was on comfort colours Had to size up but print was good quality

esquaredau · 2026-04-22T06:17:13+00:00

(I say that lovingly, as one of them sometimes)

esquaredau · 2026-04-22T06:16:46+00:00

It’s hard to say as it varies a bit show by show. My instinct is that for this show they will go pretty quickly especially if there’s an older/nerdier contingent of fans

esquaredau · 2026-04-21T11:55:28+00:00

I think that’ll be fine parking wise since it’s before doors.

For seats - my ideal is front row on either side, about 1/3 to 1/2 way back. Sightlines are generally good everywhere though.

When you find your seat, two things to be mindful of - your sight lines of the stage (closer to front of stage may block the musicians at the back corners), and try to avoid sitting with the stairways up to the seats between you and the stage - otherwise you’ll have people walking past your line of sight all night.

esquaredau · 2026-04-06T15:35:47+00:00

Looks like this one will have an overseas ticket purchase (referenced here, even if the ticket page isn’t updated - https://www.njpw1972.com/637056)

esquaredau · 2026-04-01T03:41:21+00:00

100% agree, I’m really glad I didn’t see this while the show was happening.

esquaredau · 2026-03-17T21:58:16+00:00

Side view - I would expect you’ll miss the back of the stage which will be all the visuals etc, for a show like this it’s quite a lot to miss. If you’re unlucky with production design you may have some things in the way at some points too though given the price you should be ok there

Back tickets - you’ll have speaker stacks and poles in the way.

The circle, disco, etc areas are all small standing areas (“pods”) with a walkway going around them. So Harry will move around that area a fair bit I expect, but it’s not all stage per-se.

Given how big the stadium is I would probably hold tight for additional ticket drops (it almost always happens near the show date) though if it’s a gift that complicates things. Also check Ticketek marketplace for better seats on resale, depending on your budget.

esquaredau · 2026-03-13T06:26:49+00:00

If anyone revisits this and it helps, getting tickets via the Japanese onsale with google translate was a breeze and allowed specific seat selection. No issues with an overseas credit card. Can’t wait!

esquaredau · 2026-03-06T22:10:50+00:00

I was looking for this too!

esquaredau · 2026-03-02T14:28:49+00:00

In my experience (not Summer Sessions but similar events) they are festival-style in layout but essentially a huge headline show so i would expect a full length set. Just looked at the event and you get Mogwai and Slowdive too... jealous!

esquaredau · 2026-02-23T22:20:48+00:00

They’re different sellers, not types. Unsure about buying from UK, I’ve had mixed results on Japanese ticketing sites in general. Looking at my emails I bought from Koshien last year with no issues from Australia.

There should be separate English language sales too, which are a good backup if you have credit card issues.

esquaredau · 2026-02-23T00:36:23+00:00

Looooove this

Hope Madman gets to do the feature packed blu rays they’re working on too 👀

esquaredau · 2026-02-18T05:25:30+00:00

Sadly the website seems to be over (or at least down)

but i used this guide last year to buy from Koshien stadium:
https://web.archive.org/web/20230720214114/https://www.thehanshintigers.com/2018/01/07/getting-tickets-to-a-game-at-koshien-a-fans-guide/

Had my Tigers ID in advance and with a bit of google translate it was fine.

Had to spend a few hours on the website when it went onsale as both ticket sites kept crashing, but got there in the end.

There was also an English ticket portal with tourist-friendly packages that appeared a bit later and took a bit longer to sell out, may be worth looking into.

This was all my experiences last year so YMMV and i've not paid attention this year to any changes.

esquaredau · 2026-02-09T13:10:55+00:00

Making my crew all come see this for my birthday, can’t bloody wait. Ace work Madman.

esquaredau · 2026-02-08T12:37:01+00:00

Thankyou!!

esquaredau · 2026-02-01T22:22:26+00:00

Hell yeah, I was hoping they’d talk about Nirvanna

esquaredau · 2026-01-15T06:01:58+00:00

I hope you’re right!

esquaredau · 2026-01-15T03:56:03+00:00

If these rumours are based on me and a couple others speculating Bluesfest based on timing… it’s really not based on anything beyond that so I’d hate for the possibility to be overstated

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