New shit in my collection #2

Over the past few days, the postman brought two nice package with some new tickets. As usual one from TMCC member and one from eBay. Tickets are from the years 1989-2004 and represent not only different Metallica lineup but show how the tickets design has changed over the years.

The first ticket of 1989 represents one of my favorite periods of the band. Mammoth Damaged Justice tour from the years 1988-1989 is probably vocally and visually in my opinion, the best live band period. Although tickets for this period are not especially interesting somehow always enjoy my interest. In 1989, Metallica played 156 shows up and it means that someone who wants to complete all the tickets of the year will have to perform the mammoth job.

nice addition from Damaged Justice Tour

Another ticket came from 1993 American leg of the Black Album Tour. Actually, it was the decline of the tour on American soil, where the peak was in 1991-92. If anyone would like to complete all Metallica tickets from one year and we are not talking about the early years of the 1982-1985, probably year 1993 will be the most difficult to complete. Why?. In 1993, Metallica ended Black Album promotion and toured with monster show literally all over the world. So, We have a U.S. leg, then concerts in Mexico, which hit later on Live Shit Binge & Purge and then it's total madness: Hawaii, Japan, Australia, Indonesia and around, South America and all of Europe at the end with the final concert in Werchter, Belgium. Together the five continents from January to July. Ufffffff….

end of the Black Album Tour on American ground

The third ticket is a typical "Fuckinticketmaster" from North American Load tour in 1997. It was one of two concerts that took place at the U.S. Air Arena in Landover. From today's four this ticket is probably the least interesting for me and saves him just that this is the full ticket.

"Fuckinticketmaster"

The last of the new acquisitions is a ticket from 2004 from the Canadian part of the Madly In Anger With The World Tour. Tickets from this tour, provided that they have been releases from Metclub are one of my favorites. Very nice design, which we have seen in the booklet of St. Anger album here has been reproduced in shades of red. Additionally, Metallica logo as a hologram does looks very good. From this period, mean years 2003-04, I suggest looking for tickets from Metclub - classic tickets from Ticketmaster, unfortunately, are a nightmare.

I'm madly in anger with You....

Next blog entry will be a jubilee. I wonder, do you know why?

New shit in my collection #1

During the summer holidays when Metallica played in Europe, my collection has been enriched with some new tour memorabilia. because no new idea for the next episode blog appeared in my head I decided to share with You new arrivals in my collection. Let's call it "New shit in my collection". In the future I'm going to share with you my new purchases often, so today's post will be number one. exactly, New shit in my collection #1. Today's episode will be devoted to things related to the Metallica show at Download Festival 2012 in the UK. When it comes to memorabilia from Download the whole stuff comes from my man in the UK - Richard. Rysiu You are the Men.

Poster from Download Festival 2012

10-th Anniversary poster

 I will not betray you the way Richard came into possession of all that you see in the pictures but I envy him his job as hell. Richard, If you need someone to a branch of Your company in Poland, you know .... I'll bring you a cold beer every day and meet you with Doda... I promise ;). The funny thing is that as a ticket collector don’t have ticket from latest Metallica Download performance, but all other stuff fully compensate for this lack. Sooner or later I'll get the ticket and then I'll show it to You.

Below all my Download 2012 Stuff.

Festival wristband, Snakepit wristband
and backstage pass ....all minty

Pass sheet from Metallica Download show 

Let's try Cyanide ....we need some really
heavy stuff in setlist

Big Mick kingdom

No oysters ...please

Richard ....who is Doda ? ;)

Who's next ?

Where is my fuckin snakeskin jacket ?

Osnabrück - Halle Gartlage; 8 December '84

They say that dreams do come true and it's true. In 1984, Metallica spent a summer in Europe at various festivals and late autumn after the release of the album Ride the Lightning held its first major European Tour with Tank as a support band. German part of a tour, which included seven concerts  was promoted by Sunrise agency. This agency is responsible for the beautiful tickets and promotional posters on this Tour. From the first time many years ago I saw one of those concert posters I wanted to have one of them. I finally did it. I am a happy owner of a poster from a concert that took place in Halle Gartlage in Osnabrück.

I watched it at ebay for some time but both the condition of the poster (it was folded into several parts) and its price (almost $ 100) deterred me for a long time. As can be seen not very effective when I decided to buy it. The truth is that through all the years since I collect the tickets and posters, this was only the second poster from Sunrise series up for sale (second one from Nuremberg, cost five times more) and it was clear to me that I need to hurry up and eventually buy it otherwise I'll be waiting another few years until the opportunity comes along. My hunches were right because I was not only bidder. For me it is all the more valuable acquisition due to the fact that I have in my collection ticket from this concert.

As it turned out poster is not at all in such bad condition as could be inferred by photos. The poster along with a ticket as one of my favorite duos in my collection.

One concert - different tickets

My collection increased just for the ticket from the concert in Dortmund (autumn-winter tour 1992) and would be in this nothing special because I have already in my collection the ticket from this concert. Easy, I’m not at the point where I buy doubles or triples copy of the same ticket. I wanted to have this ticket resolved the fact that he looked otherguess than that which I already have. Because ticket had additionally interesting design I thought that would be cool to have this ticket in my collection.

Old one at top and new addiction below ....both nice

I remember the situation of which I witnessed during my second meeting with the band in 2009 in Vienna. Already then as the collector I adverted on  tickets of remaining fans, because my personal ticket on this concert did not belong unfortunately to too interesting. Most stranger was for me the fact that from about 20 persons waiting for Metallica had been about 8 different examples of tickets !!!. Besides most popular tickets from Eventim were also tickets bought at national distributors in Germany, Bulgaria, Czech Republic etc.  In the situation when lucky winners on meet & greet consisted of representatives of several European countries and every from them bought the ticket at his own national distributor should not surprise the fact so many different examples of tickets on one concert.

 In the 80’s and at the beginning of the 90’s (in times before the Internet) all tickets at concerts were the same. Of course, I remember single situations when on one or two Metallica shows at the beginning of 80’s were two different tickets but this were single situations. Internet and buying on-line brought to the situation that we dealt with  many different tickets. Much „worse” the matter looks with e-tickets  -  tickets sent to buyers as a file in PDF format to printing on the home printer.

Printed e-ticket ....nightmare of every ticket collector

and hard ticket from the same show ....a little bit nicer, but still far from my TOP wanted

In times of the computerization and the standardization of tickets gladdens the fact that in some countries (like in Poland) comes back to the sale of short limited series of collecting tickets with very nice design (sad that not comes with Metallica tickets).

 Below some twins pairs …You can call them Dr. Jackyl and Mr. Hyde

1996 Load Tour

Summer 1997 Festival

1999 Garage Inc Tour

Horsens round my neck

I really don’t understand why Metallica not played St. Anger song in Horsens. This was a unique chance because place for that was almost perfect. If you recall where the band recorded the video for this song (San Quentin State Prison), it becomes obvious that state prison in Danish town Horsens where happened the concert in the day 6 June was an ideal place to play St. Anger. Scenery concert with the walls and prison building in the background were awesome.

St Anger round my neck...

I need a voice to let myself, to let myself go FREE

Venue map - page from concert program

For the second time on this tour I had the pleasure to be in snakepit. In comparison to the concert in Warsaw, the sound was worse but contact with the fans was much better. Practically all the time one of the band members was in snakepit. James, Kirk and Robert actually provoked by the fans to touch the guitar strings or even pants .... and I must say that touching a guitar when Kirk play’s solo is a pretty nice experience.

so close

For me  as the collector additionally important were also connected attractions like tickets, wristbands, posters, flyers etc. Tickets from this concert were very similar to these were which during five Metallica concerts in Copenhagen in 2009. So as on earlier concerts on this tour in stock were limited (to 200 copies) promotional posters (of course bought) and special limited to 250 copies posters commemorating the concert in Horsens. In my opinion this poster was a lot uglier than TBA poster and I did not buy it.

Horsens ticket

Snakepit wristbands

Limited to 200 copies TBA Horsens poster

For me the most cool thing if depends on memorabilia connected with Horsens is the classical concert-poster. In spite the quick rally across Horsens I did not see even one copy but thanks to the help of one of Danish friends from TMCC and few CD’s I am a happy owner of one of these beautiful posters.

Very cool concert poster from Horsens ...fastest sold out concert on TBA anniversary tour