Tokyo - Tokyo Dome - Nov. 18, 19, & 21, 2013 - ARCHIVE
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Thought it would make sense to make an individual thread for each Japanese city that Paul will be playing as part of the "Out There" tour this November
Really happy he's visiting Japan again, hope everyone has a great time! http://www.paulmccartney.com/news-blogs/news/27595-japanese-tour-dates-announced Paul's playing the Tokyo Dome, a beautiful venue which opened in 1988 and has hosted many sporting events and concerts over the years. Paul has already played here before on a few occasions - he played six nights at the venue during his world tour of 1990, then 3 years later returned for 3 dates on his "New World Tour". Lastly, nine years later in 2002, he played another 3 dates there as part of his "Driving World Tour". This will be the first time he has played in Japan since then so I'm sure he will put on a fantastic show! Again, congratulations to all the Japanese McCartney fans! -
No Hot Ticket packages for Tokyo?
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dma:
No Hot Ticket packages for Tokyo?
Yeah, if I go to Japan, I want a soundcheck hot sound package!
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Anybody on the board been to the Tokyo Dome? It holds about 60.000. I'm expecting it to be a huge cavernous barn with booming, echoey, bad sound. Am I wrong???
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Does anyone know if we will be able to buy tickets overseas?
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Paul will open the Japan concert with "Frozen Jap"
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corchians:
Paul will open the Japan concert with "Frozen Jap"
And then thaw things out with "Hot as Sun" as his second number.
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Yes, the Tokyo Dome is a huge, cavernous venue. It is referred to as the Big Egg locally, because that is what it looks like! No matter how large, we all know that Paul, the band and the equipment (sound and screens) will manage to make the place rock. To my lasting regret, I opted to not pay around $300 to see George Harrison play there in 1991. I decided against it because the venue was too large and it seemed like a lot to pay (at the time) to see a far-away speck on the stage. Well, guess what? That Tokyo tour represented George's final public performances. The lesson I learned is that you go to see the artists that you love no matter where they are playing. I live by that rule. Go and have a great time!
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ehmpatty:
Yes, the Tokyo Dome is a huge, cavernous venue. It is referred to as the Big Egg locally, because that is what it looks like! No matter how large, we all know that Paul, the band and the equipment (sound and screens) will manage to make the place rock. To my lasting regret, I opted to not pay around $300 to see George Harrison play there in 1991. I decided against it because the venue was too large and it seemed like a lot to pay (at the time) to see a far-away speck on the stage. Well, guess what? That Tokyo tour represented George's final public performances. The lesson I learned is that you go to see the artists that you love no matter where they are playing. I live by that rule. Go and have a great time!
Thanks for that.
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I saw Paul at the fukuoka Dome in 93 that would be my pick of venues . It was a fantastic place and fukuoka is an amazing city.
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grorr76:
I saw Paul at the fukuoka Dome in 93 that would be my pick of venues . It was a fantastic place and fukuoka is an amazing city.
Are they all relatively close to each other, and Osaka?
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moptops:
grorr76:
I saw Paul at the fukuoka Dome in 93 that would be my pick of venues . It was a fantastic place and fukuoka is an amazing city.
Are they all relatively close to each other, and Osaka?
Not exactly. Osaka is about 2.5 hours from Tokyo by a high speed bullet train. Fukuoka is much farther (perhaps another 4 hours or so?) and most people would fly. However, there may be a "Japan Rail Pass" available for non-residents that would allow you to use the bullet train throughout Japan during the time you visit. I would look into that - it would make attending the non-Tokyo shows feasible.
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dma:
moptops:
grorr76:
I saw Paul at the fukuoka Dome in 93 that would be my pick of venues . It was a fantastic place and fukuoka is an amazing city.
Are they all relatively close to each other, and Osaka?
Not exactly. Osaka is about 2.5 hours from Tokyo by a high speed bullet train. Fukuoka is much farther (perhaps another 4 hours or so?) and most people would fly. However, there may be a "Japan Rail Pass" available for non-residents that would allow you to use the bullet train throughout Japan during the time you visit. I would look into that - it would make attending the non-Tokyo shows feasible.
Many thanks.
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Hey guys this site is selling tickets to all Japan dates. Is it trustworthy/ official? And if so are general tickets available anywhere else http://www.viagogo.com/Concert-Tickets/Rock-and-Pop/Paul-McCartney-Tickets
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jamester8686:
Hey guys this site is selling tickets to all Japan dates. Is it trustworthy/ official? And if so are general tickets available anywhere else http://www.viagogo.com/Concert-Tickets/Rock-and-Pop/Paul-McCartney-Tickets
Viagogo is reliable, and has excellent customer service, including very helpful telephone assistance. However, their service charges are very high. Frankly, those prices are absurdly high for a three-night stadium trek that hasn't even gone on sale yet. It's almost not worth the trip to Japan if you are going to sit in the second tier of the Dome - it's like watching the show from the building next door - it's a loooonnnngg way from the stage. The "first tier" isn't much better. Don't rush into things. It's a long time until mid november.
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dma:
jamester8686:
Hey guys this site is selling tickets to all Japan dates. Is it trustworthy/ official? And if so are general tickets available anywhere else http://www.viagogo.com/Concert-Tickets/Rock-and-Pop/Paul-McCartney-Tickets
Viagogo is reliable, and has excellent customer service, including very helpful telephone assistance. However, their service charges are very high. Frankly, those prices are absurdly high for a three-night stadium trek that hasn't even gone on sale yet. It's almost not worth the trip to Japan if you are going to sit in the second tier of the Dome - it's like watching the show from the building next door - it's a loooonnnngg way from the stage. The "first tier" isn't much better. Don't rush into things. It's a long time until mid november.
Thanks for the info man
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Hi. I'm in Australia and plan on travelling to Tokyo to see Paul. Does anyone know when the tickets go on sale? I've heard september 14th? I need to start planning my trip
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Hello I am afraid that at this moment we have no information on ticket sales for Paul's forthcoming shows in Japan. For further information, please keep a close eye on the main site where ticket sales will be announced: http://www.paulmccartney.com/live/27468-out-there You might also want to sign up to the newsletter which will provide you with information on news, releases, tour dates, pre-sales etc.: http://www.paulmccartney.com/component/signup/?view=signup Last but not least, come back to the message board and especially the Rock Show forum frequently where all information on the concerts will be posted.
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I agree-don't buy from a 3rd party seller!!!! You have NO idea where the seats are.. Sit back, relax and wait for the legit sale.
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Hi all, I've been researching this since I found out yesterday. I'm an Aussie and keen to make it to Tokyo, at this rate it's the only way I will ever get to see Macca. The first thing that crossed my mind was that he *might* make a stop by Oz given he will be 'close' to us. A few articles have popped up about it including this one: [http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/paul-mccartney-to-tour-australia-late-2013/]( <a href=) "> http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/paul-mccartney-to-tour-australia-late-2013/ and the Ticketek waitlist can be found at [http://premier.ticketek.com.au/Shows/Show.aspx?sh=PAULMCWAIT]( <a href=) "> http://premier.ticketek.com.au/Shows/Show.aspx?sh=PAULMCWAIT The waitlist could be either a red herring if it's been up longer than the story says, or they could just be testing the waters to see what demand is like. Anyway, this website [http://www.ryoko-donya.com/TKT/japan-ticket.htm]( <a href=) "> http://www.ryoko-donya.com/TKT/japan-ticket.htm will buy tickets for people overseas. Mind, the charges are extortionate - the official ticket website says the max ticket price is ~$180AUD and this guy is quoting ~$400AUD right up to ~$3400AUD - and seat locations are not guaranteed from what I can find. But if I was paying three grand for a ticket I'd want to know exactly where I was seated. A similar website is [url] http://www.fdjp.com/ [//url], you have to email them for a quote. How are people on that viavago site or whatever it is able to already claim they have tickets to these concerts for sale? And the rates, like always on that site, are also extortionate. I've tried searching for companies that do concert holiday packages from Australia to Japan but the only ones I could find wanted to take me on cultural expeditions to cherry blossom fields or something. For those who talked about not being able to read Japan, my browser (Chrome) will translate it when I right click my mouse on the page. However any Flash buttons or the like, where the text is not readable by the translator, remains in Japanese. Otherwise use Babelfish. I tried registering to the official online ticket place but it's not easy so I might tackle it again tomorrow but the problem is they don't post internationally. If anyone wants to give registering to PIA a go, I found this link helpful and I will use it on my second round of attempting registration: [http://sooyong.wordpress.com/2010/01/14/how-to-buy-concert-tickets-online-in-japan-part-1-registration/]( <a href=) "> http://sooyong.wordpress.com/2010/01/14/how-to-buy-concert-tickets-online-in-japan-part-1-registration/ The big question is, will the tickets be available through Paul's official site because it will make it a whole lot easier than navigating the Japanese websites. There's no information at all yet about it from what I can find. [/url]
