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Title: Can't wait for Arcade Fire concert in Chicago...
Post by: More Cowbell on May 17, 2007, 10:57:31 am
... so that I can search Craigslist without seeing 100 postings for "Arcade Fire tickets!" or "Need Arcade Fire tickets!" or "Arcade Fire is coming to town, just FYI!" or "Lawn Mower for sale, works and by the way Arcade Fire!"

Apparently it is a rock group although I'm not sure I have heard anything by them. This weekend they finally do their concert and I can search for "Arcade" again quickly and without all the scouring.
Title: Re: Can't wait for Arcade Fire concert in Chicago...
Post by: horseboy on May 17, 2007, 11:03:00 am
If all those sellers remove the outdated posts...which they won't.
Title: Re: Can't wait for Arcade Fire concert in Chicago...
Post by: ChadTower on May 17, 2007, 11:24:05 am

Just checked out the tour dates... they haven't been in MA since 2005.   :laugh2:
Title: Re: Can't wait for Arcade Fire concert in Chicago...
Post by: ahofle on May 17, 2007, 11:26:42 am
Have you tried searching "arcade -fire -concert"?  I think the search works like ebay if I'm not mistaken.  Unless you are looking for an Atari Fire Truck game. :)
Title: Re: Can't wait for Arcade Fire concert in Chicago...
Post by: javeryh on May 17, 2007, 11:36:17 am
I was thinking the exact same thing before I even clicked on the thread!   :cheers:
Title: Re: Can't wait for Arcade Fire concert in Chicago...
Post by: SirPeale on May 17, 2007, 11:49:19 am
This is my search string:

arcade -tickets -tix -ticket -xbox -playstation
Title: Re: Can't wait for Arcade Fire concert in Chicago...
Post by: Bloinkxp on May 17, 2007, 11:51:00 am
Amen  :applaud:
Every morning I search Chicago Craiglist and get to see Arcade Fire Concert tickets...

Title: Re: Can't wait for Arcade Fire concert in Chicago...
Post by: Joystick Jerk on May 17, 2007, 12:08:13 pm
This is my search string:

arcade -tickets -tix -ticket -xbox -playstation

I mean, yeah, of course. Aren't these sort of search string modifiers common knowledge these days?
Title: Re: Can't wait for Arcade Fire concert in Chicago...
Post by: CheffoJeffo on May 17, 2007, 12:10:23 pm
I was thinking the exact same thing before I even clicked on the thread!   :cheers:

What he said ... bloody local classified searches have been useless lately ... I've actually had to READ the ads.

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Can't wait for Arcade Fire concert in Chicago...
Post by: More Cowbell on May 17, 2007, 12:27:04 pm
I tried the "-fire" thing in the past and it didn't work so I gave up on it. I just tried it and it worked fine.  :dunno
I must have botched it somehow. I still hate Arcade Fire because of this.

I also was searching on eBay for game room decorations and put in "Arcade neon". Guess what Arcade Fire's album is titled... Neon Bible. So I got a ton of Arcade Fire crap there too.  :angry: