Sunday, January 15, 2012

Their show, their stage, their rulz

A few days ago, looking through my collection (again - why did I’m not surprised?) and drew attention to the fact that some of them in addition to basic information about the concert and the artist, included are various other interesting annotations. So today's topic is "interesting, funny, annoying annotations on tickets." I think I chose the few most interesting (for me) cases, which also show how changed over the years to participate in a concert with all the pros and cons.

2 drink minimum
If there were a machine to move in time I think it would be fun to see in 1982 Metallica concert. In addition to the pleasure of watching a nascent legend, ticket holders were given two drinks. It is now possible only in the VIP area, where it let's face it, fun is not too cool. I Would like this ticket in my collection, but unfortunately I am not the owner. It comes only from my collection of scans of tickets, which counts more than 1,600 scans.
2 drink minimum. Check also ticket price 3.97$





God Bless You
Belgian Heavy Sound Festival was the third major festival, which Metallica performed in 1984 in Europe. Performed there with such legends as Motorhead and Mercyful Fate. At the ticket outside the typical restrictions for large events, we have to do with "God’s blessing". This is for all those stray sheep, which, instead of to the church hit the hellish event.. Anyway - God bless you. Scan the ticket taken from the web.

God bless Metallica

Don’t drink and drive
Another nice ticket from the concert in Clarkston, Michigan (21 July 1986) where Metallica was support for Ozzy Osbourne. Like many other concerts bringing alcohol and glass bottles for safety reasons contractors are prohibited. But no one forbids drinking before and after the concert. Organizer of the concert with a view to the safe return of the fans after the concert to the house warned: don’t drink and drive

Don't drink and drive

No opening act
American tour after the release of Metallica's "Black Album" was just a Metallica concert and not in addition five other bands. I admit that I miss it right now. The exception for me was the "Big 4" tour where happy to listen to and watched all four bands. Looking back, however, the endorsement "Metallica - no opening act" would be actually a very pleasant surprise for me.

Thanks God - no opening act

No body surfing
Body surfing - one of the signs that the audience has fun and the concert is successful. In an age when half the audience is standing with cameras and phones, recording every move the band on stage phenomenon of body surfing practically ceased to exist. Currently, it is prohibited in most concerts.

No body surfing

Their show, Their stage, Their rulz
This ticket  is my favorite ticket in this episode. As for me, the words "Their show, Their Stage, Their rulz" This reflects the philosophy of Metallica concert. Let's do it on our or fuck off.

Their show, their stage, their rulz ....no other way

Special quest James Hetfield
WTF? Special guest James Hetfield?. Yes. Such information on tickets appeared in 2000 when as a result of back problems, James was unable to play three concerts during the Summer Sanitarium Tour in July 2000. When he returned to the game with the team some tickets in August, has been bearing the text "Special Guest James Hetfield". I must admit it was a very important guest at concerts:).

Very special quest

No moshing or crowd surfing
It is not even funny, it's sad. No MOSHING at Metallica concert???. Where I am ….at Justin Bieber concert ???

No moshing - sad but true

More than words
Sometimes a few pictures says more than 100 words. A ticket from Copenhagen Lars hometown of the first of the five nights concert in the Forum. Without comment.

More than words

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Almost 25 years ago

We have a new year 2012. Metallica has announced the first new concert dates for the current year and that means new tickets .... I hope in my collection. Meanwhile, the last day of 2011 years the postman brought another letter and in it the long awaited beautiful piece of history of Metallica. I mean ticket from a European tour promoting the album Master of Puppets, which took place on January 12, 1987 in Osnabrück, Germany. Responsible for promotions and ticket distribution agency Shooter & Klein (someday I will write more about them) has done a good job. The ticket is quite large with a reproduction of the cover album Master of Puppets. The same tickets were printed on a tour of Germany in autumn 1986, which had to be postponed due to the death of bassist Cliff Burton. What particularly pleased me was that the ticket is in perfect condition, like new, still with a control coupon, which due to the fact that it is already 25 years that makes me even happier.

Minty despite 25 years

In the picture below the "three brothers" of the same Tour but not in such good shape. Still to come are the other two tickets from “winter” tour in Germany - from a concert that took place in Nürnberg and Hamburg (first show). As for ticket prices on this route, it all depends on the ticket. From my observation is that the prices range from $ 19 (November 2011) for a ticket from Boblingen to $ 45 (April 2011) for a ticket from Nürnberg. Much more expensive tickets from German concerts in this tour are the tickets of the concerts held in Ludwigshafen ($ 67 April 2009) and Munich.

Three little brothers

I wish you a Happy New Year 2012.