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OK. Now that I'm not stressed out about my tix, I thought I would share some recommendations about State College, given I'm a transplanted Californian who has been here for the last 16 years. First, hotel rooms should not be a problem. Because 100,000 people come into town for Penn State home football games, there are more hotel rooms here than is typical for a town this size. However, prices range, so I assume the Motel 6 will fill up faster than the Hilton. In addition, we have a great brew pub here...Otto's. They brew their fine libations on the property, the food is solid, and it is not very expensive. I highly recommend a visit before or after the show (they've been known to have dead tunes playing intermittently among the music selections and the folks that go there are very mellow)...this is not an annoying undergrad student bar as it is not located in the downtown student area. On the downside, don't expect ethnic food or lots of good food. It's pretty mediocre as far as eating out (with a few high end exceptions). My wife and I go out to eat here when we don't feel like cooking, not because there's somewhere great to go. If you want to hang out after the show, you can go downtown (walking distance from the venue) and explore all the bars and taverns, but you'll also be in an ocean of 18-22 year olds. If you can, I'd try places outside of downtown such as Ottos, but you'll need to drive. If you do go downtown, try Zeno's, the Rathskellar, or Zola. My biggest suggestion for anyone who wants to party before or after the show is to do it off campus (the venue is on campus). Do not hang out and party in the parking lot or on campus as you greatly increase the risk of someone disapproving in a big way. Looking forward to seeing all of you!

get ur butt on ticketmaster RIGHT NOW and just keep trying. they finally let us print our tickets which means they have finished cross referencing orders and should be releasing all the tickets people ordered over the limit of two. keep trying for one and i bet youll get it:) GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!!

arizona here. just printed my tickets too!!!!! ok ticketmaster. i suppose i can forgive you now:) WHOOOOOO-WHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!