Sound Check
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Paulsince64:
forget 64:
maccascruff:
forget 64:
maccascruff:
We got lucky in St. Louis without knowing it. We were in the front row and in the center. Some of the "regulars" came later and ended up behind us and off to the sides.
Were you the one who had, I think a green special Macca shirt on at breakfast in St. Louis?
Yes, we were. My friend made the shirts. You stopped by our table.
That's right, great shirt! great show, horrible weather, it's coming back to me!
Are you saying you MET PAUL THREE TIMES??? How the heck did you do that?????????????????? That's the only thing on my bucket list - and that's been since 1964!!!Sharon
I sent you a PM
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sunspark:
Hey, the 'made in China' white cooler they gave us at soundcheck - mine was falling apart as soon as we got it! the fabric on the top 'lid' part by the zipper was loose, about 3 inches of it pulling out of the zipper seam, and the inside net pocketing that has a velcro bit on it to make two pockets or one -- the velcro part on the bag side is hanging by a thread. My sister who is good w these kinds of things said we can easily repair w fabric glue? but sheesh. anybody else get these problems? brand new too!!
Got mine last night- filled it up today with ice packs and food for the beach and it worked really well. Sorry you're having problems with yours
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sunspark wrote: Soundcheck email? For those of you who got tickets thru Ticketmaster, who does the email come from w soundcheck instructions? I'm getting nervous! Usually within a week of the show, you'll receive soundcheck instructions via an e-mail from "SLO Customer Service". Have a great time!!
Can anyone tell me what the deadline is for returning this e-mail. One of our party may need to drop out. I may not know until the day before the concert. Don't want to see the ticket go to waste. From my understanding once a name is designated to the ticket, there can be no changes.
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Beaglesdad5635:
sunspark wrote: Soundcheck email? For those of you who got tickets thru Ticketmaster, who does the email come from w soundcheck instructions? I'm getting nervous! Usually within a week of the show, you'll receive soundcheck instructions via an e-mail from "SLO Customer Service". Have a great time!!
Can anyone tell me what the deadline is for returning this e-mail. One of our party may need to drop out. I may not know until the day before the concert. Don't want to see the ticket go to waste. From my understanding once a name is designated to the ticket, there can be no changes.
You're talking about the Hot Sound Package? It can be transferred to someone else, but both parties must be present to show I.D.s at the check-in point. So if that person can't be there, he or she is out of luck (and $1600)
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Beaglesdad5635:
Can anyone tell me what the deadline is for returning this e-mail. One of our party may need to drop out. I may not know until the day before the concert. Don't want to see the ticket go to waste. From my understanding once a name is designated to the ticket, there can be no changes.
Beaglesdad, when I have gone to soundcheck they check only the ID of the one who bought the tickets and the number of companions I think.. so if you find someone ready to go, they just have to enter w you, as the buyer. ie, my sister went w me, but I am the one who paid and my ID was the one they checked; there was no record of HER name at all -- she did get her purse checked!!! I just double checked w her and no one asked for her ID.. if I recall, they had a little clipboard too that probably showed buyer name and number of people for that buyer. so basically, the person would just have to pay YOU
and be with you when you enter. Which should be easy enough to arrange.
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Beaglesdad5635:
sunspark wrote: Soundcheck email? For those of you who got tickets thru Ticketmaster, who does the email come from w soundcheck instructions? I'm getting nervous! Usually within a week of the show, you'll receive soundcheck instructions via an e-mail from "SLO Customer Service". Have a great time!!
Can anyone tell me what the deadline is for returning this e-mail. One of our party may need to drop out. I may not know until the day before the concert. Don't want to see the ticket go to waste. From my understanding once a name is designated to the ticket, there can be no changes.
I've heard of people getting back some of their investment by selling the ticket only. Which you should have received already and should be in a good enough section to be worth at least half of the soundcheck package cost. Maybe if the person has a somewhat common name you can find someone else with the same name to step in??
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Checked with SLO. They said the original purchaser is the only one with the name on the tickets, so they original purchaser can find someone to fill in for the person that can't make it. No problem doing that!!
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Beaglesdad5635:
Checked with SLO. They said the original purchaser is the only one with the name on the tickets, so they original purchaser can find someone to fill in for the person that can't make it. No problem doing that!!
Correct. The only person who needs to show an ID is the original purchaser. The SLOTix rep has that name on her list plus how many tickets were purchased. So you can bring anyone you want, but that person must be with you in line when you check in.
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Beaglesdad5635:
Checked with SLO. They said the original purchaser is the only one with the name on the tickets, so they original purchaser can find someone to fill in for the person that can't make it. No problem doing that!!
This is how I got my ticket to the Philly soundcheck last year. I already had a friend going to soundcheck and a really bad ticket for me. Somebody here posted they had a soundcheck ticket for sale and I bought it. We met in line and I went in with him. I didn't have any problems selling my other ticket either. Didn't cause me any travel problems because I had already made arrangements. Good luck on getting it sold.
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I have a friend who may need to sell her single Hot Sound Package, so she would have to be physically there to transfer the ticket to someone else. That was what I was talking about above. The others are correct that as long as the person who paid for all the tickets is there, the other tickets can be used by anyone.
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Great, Thanks for all the info. To make a long story short. I'll be the beneficiary of the Hot Sound ticket if the other party cancels. I may pick up a single, lesser ticket as a backup. So I may be posting a good deal here on the lesser ticket come 8/12.
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sunspark:
Hey, the 'made in China' white cooler they gave us at soundcheck - mine was falling apart as soon as we got it! the fabric on the top 'lid' part by the zipper was loose, about 3 inches of it pulling out of the zipper seam, and the inside net pocketing that has a velcro bit on it to make two pockets or one -- the velcro part on the bag side is hanging by a thread. My sister who is good w these kinds of things said we can easily repair w fabric glue? but sheesh. anybody else get these problems? brand new too!!
I had a similar problem with a soundcheck backpack. A few days later at the next show I approached the soundcheck personnel and they offered to switch it for a new one. You should email them with pics of the issues. Although for what we pay I'd hope for better quality or frankly I'd advocate for a gift card for the merch stand, so everyone can get what they want
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crazy4beatles:
sunspark:
Hey, the 'made in China' white cooler they gave us at soundcheck - mine was falling apart as soon as we got it! the fabric on the top 'lid' part by the zipper was loose, about 3 inches of it pulling out of the zipper seam, and the inside net pocketing that has a velcro bit on it to make two pockets or one -- the velcro part on the bag side is hanging by a thread. My sister who is good w these kinds of things said we can easily repair w fabric glue? but sheesh. anybody else get these problems? brand new too!!
I had a similar problem with a soundcheck backpack. A few days later at the next show I approached the soundcheck personnel and they offered to switch it for a new one. You should email them with pics of the issues. Although for what we pay I'd hope for better quality or frankly I'd advocate for a gift card for the merch stand, so everyone can get what they want
I got a backpack in Philly and when I put a bottle of water in it, it fell to the floor. The lining was shot. I may take pictures and ask for a gift card.
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crazy4beatles:
sunspark:
Hey, the 'made in China' white cooler they gave us at soundcheck - mine was falling apart as soon as we got it! the fabric on the top 'lid' part by the zipper was loose, about 3 inches of it pulling out of the zipper seam, and the inside net pocketing that has a velcro bit on it to make two pockets or one -- the velcro part on the bag side is hanging by a thread. My sister who is good w these kinds of things said we can easily repair w fabric glue? but sheesh. anybody else get these problems? brand new too!!
I had a similar problem with a soundcheck backpack. A few days later at the next show I approached the soundcheck personnel and they offered to switch it for a new one. You should email them with pics of the issues. Although for what we pay I'd hope for better quality or frankly I'd advocate for a gift card for the merch stand, so everyone can get what they want
email WHO though? that is the problem!! yes a new one would be best, I don't think I can fix this mess -- the straps on the cooler are also coming loose, and I have not used it at all, just brought it home! I'd rather not have to go to a merch stand at these shows, unless they guarantee it's before the crowd gets in. We went up after soundcheck to get a program, what a jam packed nightmare....
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sunspark:
email WHO though? that is the problem!! yes a new one would be best, I don't think I can fix this mess -- the straps on the cooler are also coming loose, and I have not used it at all, just brought it home! I'd rather not have to go to a merch stand at these shows, unless they guarantee it's before the crowd gets in. We went up after soundcheck to get a program, what a jam packed nightmare....
The merch stands don't sell those bags so they would not be able to help you. Email SLOTix customer service; they run the soundcheck and distribute the cooler bags. I don't know if they can give you a merch credit but they may be able to ship you a better bag. I used my cooler bag the other day with some plastic ice packs and several big bottles of water, and it held up just fine.
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I have not found Slotix to be helpful by email after an event, but I shall try again with pictures.
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So anyone going to the soundcheck this year ?
I was looking at the Eventtravel page for the FP tour https://www.eventtravel.com/paul-mccartney-tickets-2018 and noticed that the Hot Sound Package had "Prices From £508- €570- $669 inc VAT"
I can't see anything better than £654 right now though so I'm not sure where that was ? In Paris in 2016 I checked and I'd paid €539 for a GA package.
Still have my tote bag unpacked... but for some reason cannot locate the "limited edition lithograph" !
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webvan wrote:
So anyone going to the soundcheck this year ?
I was looking at the Eventtravel page for the FP tour https://www.eventtravel.com/paul-mccartney-tickets-2018 and noticed that the Hot Sound Package had "Prices From £508- €570- $669 inc VAT"
I can't see anything better than £654 right now though so I'm not sure where that was ? In Paris in 2016 I checked and I'd paid €539 for a GA package.
Still have my tote bag unpacked... but for some reason cannot locate the "limited edition lithograph" !
You should have gotten the lithograph (in a cardboard tube) if you did soundcheck last year. My friend who had Gold V.I.P. (Not Hot Sound) got same merchandise minus the lithograph.
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Thanks, yes I did and was able to verify that by looking at the feedback I posted at the time ! Now I just need to track it down, hehe...can't be too far from the tote bag
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Well it looks like I'm giving the soundcheck a miss this year...Eventtravel have just announced the details for Paris and it looks bad : https://www.eventtravel.com/paul-mccartney-hotsound-paris
- 635€ vs 539€ in 2016, who knew inflation was that bad !
- One (1) premium PL1 reserved seated ticket : wonder what that is exactly ? Doesn't sound like a seat in the first rows or in the center because even the "Front Row Package" priced at 765€ (!!!) only offers a side section ( One (1) Front Row floor ticket, side sections).Oh well that's going to force me to be reasonable, just as well I suppose