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.
