Earlier this afternoon the Chicago Plan Commission held its monthly meeting. Among the topics discussed was a plan by the Chicago Parks District to expand the concert pavilion at Northerly Island. The project has been approved by the CPC and the work is expected to be done by June 1st, leaving plenty of time before Phish visits the venue for a three-night stand on July 19 – 21.
According to P. Swanton, who attended today’s meeting, after the project is completed the capacity of the venue will increase from below 10K to 30,600. Swanton also reports that the orientation of the venue will change so that all seats will have stage and skyline sight lines. There will also be improved restrooms, backstage facilities, pathways and concessions.
Swanton contributes to the Online Phish Tour site where you can read more about the meeting.
UPDATE: This afternoon the Phish Tickets page has been updated with the following information:
The Chicago Plan Commission has approved a reconfiguration of Charter One Pavilion on Northerly Island that will allow for the creation of a General Admission lawn area by opening the venue into the park adjacent to the existing venue.
GA Lawn tickets will be $45.00 ($120.00 for a 3 Day Ticket) and will be available for sale through Ticketmaster when the shows go on sale Friday, March 29th at 10:00am Central.
The tickets available via Phish Tickets are only reserved and GA floor. The GA Lawn tickets are not included in the allotments sold through Phish Tickets.
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What does this mean for those that requested general admission and stand seating?
it means you should have waited
This is from Phish
The Chicago Plan Commission has approved a reconfiguration of Charter One Pavilion on Northerly Island that will allow for the creation of a General Admission lawn area by opening the venue into the park adjacent to the existing venue.
GA Lawn tickets will be $45.00 ($120.00 for a 3 Day Ticket) and will be available for sale through Ticketmaster when the shows go on sale Friday, March 29th at 10:00am Central.
The tickets available via Phish Tickets are only reserved and GA floor. The GA Lawn tickets are not included in the allotments sold through Phish Tickets.
Does anyone have confirmation about how 3 day passes will be handled? Will they be 3 single day tickets like AC and Hampton, or a single “3-day pass”?
FWIW, I just emailed phishtickets and got this response:
“Unfortunately this far in advance we are unable to determine the ticket layout. As it is scheduled as a 3 day event, rather than a 3 day festival, history would lead me to believe it will be 3 separate passes. However, this is not 100%.”
Thanks for the update!
Does anyone know how much it costs to camp at Northerly for the 3 day run?