Time for new tickets in 2017. Traditionally,
from the oldest to the newest.
The first ticket from the Damage Inc Tour during
which Metallica performed as an Ozzy Osbourne support.
Unused ticket from the Wherever We May Roam
1991-92 Tour concert in Fresno.
Very special ticket from the MGM Grand in Las
Vegas, where Metallica during the Billboard Music Awards made the only
performance of The Unforgiven II. It is worth mentioning that a unique
opportunity to hear the song for the second time was in 2014 during the By
Request Tour in Prague but Unforgiven II lost the Vote of the Day Song instead
St. Anger. To be honest, I myself voted for St. Anger \ m /.
Another ticket is special for me because it is from
my third concert, which took place in my hometown Warsaw in 1999. Although I
already had the ticket in my collection that this particular ticket is unused
and came additionally with a special folder in the form of a program in which
holders of VIP packages received their tickets. The whole set is a very nice
souvenir from Warsaw concert.
Another ticket is from the first concert which
was held in the new hall Centre Videotron in Quebec City in 2015.
The last of today's ticket is a rare ticket
from promotional concert that Metallica played at London's House of Vans during
the promotion of their new album Hardwired ... to Self-Destruct.
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
The Boys are back in town ....one of the huge billboards near my home
... Then it's time for a concert in
Warsaw, my hometown. What could
be cooler than a Metallica concert in my hometown?.Just a
few days before the concert there were no signs that it will be special gig for
me, what more I did not have wristband to the Snakepit, and I thought I'd spend
the whole festival in the Golden Circle area, which was in Warsaw monstrous
(money rule the world). Two days before the concert I got a text message from
my friend that he may be able to get me on backstage as a guest. Finally on the day of the concert, after long nervous
anticipation and uncertainty I have received a VIP laminate - my "golden
ticket".A piece of
plastic, so that all the doors were opened ... OK, maybe not all. This all
seemed completely unrealistic for me.
On the red carpet
Kings of Life
I stood in the lobby where there were dressing
rooms all bands. Episode 1: high five with Joey Belladonna and Frank Bello just
before their show. Episode 2: short conversation and high five with Kvelertak
members. Episode 3: Kirk with his bodyguard passing me ….this time I’m not
trying to make high-five ….You know, his bodyguard looks like guy from Danzig
song “Thirteen” “I was born to bring trouble wherever I’m at…”. I was moving
all the time between the Golden Circle, Snakepit and backstage trying to see
bands on stage and meet bands on backstage.Zawitałem więc do garderoby Kvelertaka, gdzie miałem okazję
pogadać chwilę z zespołem, głównie z gitarzystą Maćkiem, który ma polskie
korzenie.
Kvelertak live on stage
Scott Ian (Anthrax)
So, I had honor to visited Kvelertak
dressing room, where I had the opportunity to talk briefly with the band,
especially with guitarist Maciek, who has Polish roots.Ci goście rządzą. These guys RULE.Spędziłem też około 40 minut w garderobie
Anthraxu. Gwóźdź programu miał jednak nadejść, o czym jeszcze nie wiedziałem. I also
spent about 40 minutes in the Anthrax dressing room. Beer from Anthrax in their
dressing room tasted better hahaha.
With Kvelertak. THANK YOU GUYS
But the best had to come.Tuż przed koncertem Metalliki postanowiłem
sprawdzić, czy mój „złoty bilet” upoważnia mnie do wejścia na scenę.Just before
the Metallica concert I decided to see if my "golden ticket" entitles
me to enter the scene.It turned out that, YES. Not disturbed by anyone
walked directly behind the stage and stood on the right side of the stage, next
to Kirk.
View from stage just before Metallica hit the stage
The gig started and I still did not believe that
this is happening. Watching the band and the concert from the perspective of
the scene is a unique experience, for me it was something more than a meet
& greet with Metallica a few years earlier. The team is at your fingertips.
During the concert, the band members go through every moment beside you.
James
The Call of Kthulu
The Ripper
Because I knew what to expect at the concerts on
this tour I've been waiting impatiently for Creeping Death, when the fans
standing on the stage are invited to the edge of the stage where they can chant
the famous Die, die, die ... ..
Die , die , die ....Kirk and I
Creeping Death Video from National Stadium. Recorded by Monica and Krzysztof
It was the moment I had been waiting probably the
most. Standing on stage in front of a packed National Stadium and chants die
die die .... it was something unreal, something best, what happened to me in
the history of my concerts Metallica and it was my sixteenth Metallica concert.
All good things come to an end. The concert has passed very quickly.
Seek and Destroyyyyyyy
I knew that after the concert will
approach us band members to give us the guitar picks. It was the first time I
did not have to fight for them in the crowd ... I got them personally from
Kirk;).
Thank you
Rysiu.Without you, my FRIEND, all this would
not be possible.Many, many THANKS.
Due to the amount of tickets I still looking for,
I try not to collect tickets from the same show in different variants such as
sitting, standing, VIP tickets etc. Exceptions to this rule are the two
situations. Firstly, when I find a really interesting and radically different
tickets from the same concert, and second when it comes to the Polish concert
tickets. Especially in the latter case, I’m trying to find all available ticket
options that were on sale. Last week I managed to buy a ticket from the very
first BIG4 concert which took place in Warsaw, Poland in 2010. It’s seating
ticket from tribune B and this is third different ticket from this concert.
new variant - seating ticket (tribune B)
Now in my collection from this show are: standing
Golden Circle ticket, standing normal ticket and sitting ticket. Now, time to
find seating ticket from tribune A.
From top: standing normal, standing Golden Circle, seating
Jeff Hanneman, riff master and founding member one of my favourites bands ever - Slayer, died May 02, 2013. It's very sad news for every Slayer and heavy music fan. Thank You Jeff for all your music. Rest In Peace.
Jeff Hanneman at BIG4 first show ever - June 16, 2010 Warsaw, Poland
Jeff Hanneman at BIG4 first show ever - June 16, 2010 Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw Rules. These are the words of James after the Metallica concert at the Bemowo Airport May 10, 2012. And hard to disagree with those words. Although this was my 13 Metallica gig, is ranked very highly. There are several reasons but one of the most important - I got a Snakepit pass. Through a friend from TMCC who gave me and my buddy two passes we could spend a concert in the best place on earth that day - in snakepit. Thank You very much Erik and Astrid. Snakepit who returned to the tour after 20 years is a dream come true for any Metallica fan and give you a chance to be as close to the band as possible. Simply - Snakepit Rules.
Snakepit Rules
Landmine .....Taken my legs
About the same concert, so much has been written that will spare you my reflection. The best moments for me were "My Friend of Misery" (always really liked this piece), amazing lasers during ONE and Seek and Destroy .... I know most people cannot stand this song as the most frequently played at Metallica concerts, but for me this song is just the essence of their music and it's hard to imagine me without singing by fans Searchiiiiiiiiiiing Seek and destroyyyyyyyyy. Men it's fuckin classic.
Golden Circle and General Admision tickets
Tickets are not stunned, just the usual Eventim tickets, fortunately with the classic Metallica logo from the black album era. I thought the same way as on concert posters on the tickets will be the annotation (as it was for Prague tickets three days earlier) “Performing the legendary Black Album in it’s entirety”.
Concert poster from Warsaw show
At venue I bought an occasional and limited to 200 pieces promo poster on HQ paper and manually numbered by Pushead. Very HQ item, which will one day hang framed in my home on the wall. Fortunately, the organizers sold them along with the tube so I did not have to worry about what to do with him during the concert. By the way, I wonder if Hetfield standing at the farthest microphone in snakepit realized that five feet beneath his feet is a tube with my posters. I caught five guitar picks and small black beachball and it becomes clear that I came back from the airport Bemowo more than pleased.
HQ poster limited to 200 copies
7/200 ....lucky seven
Birth, School, Metallica, Death
Snakepit flower ....my goodies from gig
Good advice for all Metallica fans - if you have the possibility to appear in snakepit do everything to make it happen. Worth. In three weeks I go to another Metallica concert in Horsens (Denmark) and I've heard rumors that there waiting for me snakepit pass. See you.
