"Will Call" envelopes

Today's blog post will be about the "will call" envelopes. Certainly often you purchased tickets to a concert and as a form of personal reception chosen to receive them before the concert where they were waiting for you just in "will call" envelope. From Wikipedia: "Will call refers to a method of delivery for (purchased) goods where the customer picks up the goods at the seller's place of business, primarily in North American commerce. The word "call" is a shortened form of "call for" which means "to come and get", so "will call" literally means "(the customer) will call (come and) get (the goods).”

It is still in wide use for ticket sales at the box offices or at large venues as a indoor stadiums or arenas, where you can find "Will Call" pickup windows. The method of receiving tickets and envelopes are most prevalent in the United States, but not only. Currently, tickets in cool envelopes may be obtained at the shops / music stores etc. around the world. A separate category are special envelopes in which we can pick up before the concert VIP packages. Then usually envelope design refers to the artist / band. Envelopes and tickets You can see at my blog, refer of course to Metallica.

Nice Japanese envelope and ticket from Metallica "Final Countdown 1991" concert. I think I still have a special bag which comes with envelope and ticket.

A typical envelope with advertising radio station. In which envelopes received the tickets won in one of the radio contests

 

Classic Ticketmaster envelope and ticket

Envelope and ticket from Re-Load Tour 1998

Real gem. VIP package in special envelope from Polish Metallica concert in 2008

Not typical envelope and tickets for First ever BIG4 concert in Warsaw (2010)

Another Japanese "Hot Stuff" from 2010

Really nice stuff from Paris 2012

One of my favourite envelopes. Contain VIP package for Metallica Warsaw By Request concert in 2014

Lithuania 2010

In next few days marks the fourth anniversary Metallica concerts in Lithuania, where they promoted Death Magnetic album. It was leg of European World Magnetic Tour during which the band arrived for the first time to Lithuania and also gave concerts in Latvia and Estonia. The concert which became a question mark, because air traffic over Europe was largely paralyzed by a volcanic eruption in Iceland. Metallica as always did everything to bring their music and from Scandinavia (Oslo) moved by ferry to Riga (Latvia). A lot of fans from Western Europe, however, was not so lucky. But I know guys who drove by car from Belgium to Lithuania.... Respect. Me and my friend also went to Vilnius (capital city of Lithuania) by car where we showed up the morning of the concert.

 

Siemens Arena early morning show day

 

METALLICAAAAAA !!!!

 

After the obligatory visiting the old town where you could find a lot of Polish accents (the city that for centuries was Polish and lay on Polish territory) went into the hall where the concert was to be held.

 

Vilnius - where old meet new

 

Vilnius cathedral

 

At the hall we met some friends from TMCC, but what was strange - the lack of crowds at the hall. It was so strange, because it was the first ever Metallica concert in Lithuania. Because on this tour Metallica played on stage centrally located, so we just waited until everyone gathered at the hall come and quietly went inside hoping that, we will all see well. Inside we were surprised again - still could take the place of the barriers in the first row. WTF???. We were on one of the stage corners, but right in front of one of the microphones. The first support was Fear Factory. The sound was weak and I don’t remember much from their performance. Then there was the Gojira. I saw the French for the first time in action and despite still not the best sound performance stuck in my memory ... maybe because of the distinctive bassist playing. During the supports behind us was quite empty, you could easily reach first or second row. Metallica as always came and smashed... at least to me.

 

Show number one

 

Thank You and goodnight

 

During the concert several times passed by us Eric from TMCC, who was working for Metclub recording videos of concerts. As it turned out “knowledge” with "concert staff" made ​​the guards more favorably looked at my camera, which I had hidden earlier and which now snapping occasional pics. They gave us even water. After the concert, we came to Big Mick, who gave me the setlist from the concert with his own hand-written notes. Add to these ticket and two guitar picks ……Yeahhhhh. Ticket from second show bought from other TMCC member two years later.

 

Tickets from April 20 and 21 '2010

 

 

Setlist from Big Mick and guitar picks

 

 Info brochure

 

 

Unfortunately we could not stay for the second concert, which was to be held in the same hall the next day ... a great pity. What stuck in my memory is still in relative peace among the fans and the lack of madness. In Poland the unthinkable.