San Francisco, CA, Candlestick Park, Aug. 14, 2014 - ARCHIVE
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thenightfish:
Thanks! I am horrible at estimating numbers of people
ops: but it was definitely over 100 so BeatleBarb's post about 230 could be right. It was a very lively group; many Fans on The Run were in attendance.
and a nice setlist, including Leaning On A Lamppost, Let Em In, Drive My Car.
From the parking lot, I *thought* I heard "Helen Wheels" during the soundcheck, is that correct?
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~lady*madonna~:
thenightfish:
Thanks! I am horrible at estimating numbers of people
ops: but it was definitely over 100 so BeatleBarb's post about 230 could be right. It was a very lively group; many Fans on The Run were in attendance.
and a nice setlist, including Leaning On A Lamppost, Let Em In, Drive My Car.
From the parking lot, I *thought* I heard "Helen Wheels" during the soundcheck, is that correct?
No, sorry, he did not do "Helen Wheels." I wish!
There were the standard soundcheck songs like "Matchbox" "Blue Suede Shoes" "Bluebird" "C Moon" "Lady Madonna" but I am trying to remember the other ones he tossed in. "San Francisco Bay Blues" for Shelley of course.
There was also an extra cameraman besides Paul's usual video guy. This new guy had a huge steady-cam type of camera and I am wondering if he was part of Ron Howard's crew.
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thenightfish:
forget 64:
thenightfish:
oobu24:
Did they pass out the guitar pics?
Nope. No picks at Phoenix either. Paul was amazingly early for Candlestick soundcheck. Check-in was early anyway, from 2:45 to 3:15, and I think at 3:30 we were suddenly told that we had to head down NOW. people had to put down their drinks and grab their stuff and hustle. we had a long way down to the field and we still did have to wait a bit for Paul, but he was done just before 5 which is when the gates were supposed to open, altho I heard they did open later than that. It is a lucky thing that they did get Paul there early...imagine if HE had been stuck in the traffic gridlock!
About how many people were at sound check in SF? That has to be the earliest sound check I ever heard about. Glad you made it on time!
Thanks! I am horrible at estimating numbers of people
ops: but it was definitely over 100 so BeatleBarb's post about 230 could be right. It was a very lively group; many Fans on The Run were in attendance.
and a nice setlist, including Leaning On A Lamppost, Let Em In, Drive My Car.
I heard around 30 Fans On The Run were in attendance.
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~lady*madonna~:
Looking back now that I am not so foggy headed, my ONLY complaint would be that friggin' camera boom that often was in my line of sight from section A2. I would have to wait until the boom was either raised or lowered to get a good view, especially when Paul was at the big piano. Still in awe over the concert. What a night!
Yes we had that issue when Paul was at his mic from where we were sitting.
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paulfan11:
Here's one of the pics I took on Thursday! http://i59.tinypic.com/2ltswuh.jpg
Great pic! I got no good ones of him at the piano but got lots of others. Also don't know how to post them here
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audi:
It's official: Candlestick Park is cursed.
Yeah, I think that's one of the reasons they're tearing it down
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Hi folks, first time poster. I've really enjoyed reading everyone's impressions. Well, enjoyed almost everyone's. My heart aches for the folks who got so tantalizingly close, only to be unable to attend. A friend mentioned that he'd read that one of the issues was that a ton of folks who didn't have tickets bought parking just to stay outside and listen, which meant there weren't enough spaces for ticket-holders. I'd been saving a half-day I'd earned at work in March, so I went up with a friend and we arrived around 4:15 or so. I'd never been to Candlestick, but I'd researched parking in the area and decided to try to grab a spot in a little lot right off the freeway. The Google map was out of date, however, and the lot was now filled with shipping crates, so we drove a few blocks west and found free street parking in a recycling plant neighborhood that was TWO BLOCKS from the freeway entrance! A quarter-mile walk to the park and we were there! (When the last note of The End was struck, we took off. There was still a hefty pool of people leaving, but we'd parked in a place that was both off the beaten path yet right next to the freeway, so it took us two minutes to get on the freeway once we were in the car, huzzah!!!) We waited for the doors to open, then scrambled to find a booth that had a "Last Pick at the Stick" shirt in anything but small, and ended up finding a booth in the farthest corner of the upper level that had them! Our seats were brilliant. On the field, 10 rows back from the stage. Needless to say, the whole show was AMAZING. I hadn't seen Macca since 2002 or so, and he hadn't lost a step! Long Tall Sally of course takes the cake for me, but Something was also way up there (among many others!). The last time I saw Sir Paul, he was doing that number on ukulele alone, so to have the full band kick in was MAGIC! I took some footage, if anyone's interested. If I'm able to figure out how to post some links, here's a couple of videos. More on my channel. If you do check 'em out, be sure to crank it up to full HD!!! Hope you enjoy. Hugely indebted to Paul and the band and crew for such an unforgettable evening! Long Tall Sally:
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Additionally, someone asked about the stadium in San Diego. It's actually at the edge of the downtown area. Literally next to the office buildings. So if you stay at a hotel downtown near the convention center, you can walk there in about one minute!
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Nik Shows Up:
Hi folks, first time poster. I've really enjoyed reading everyone's impressions. Well, enjoyed almost everyone's. My heart aches for the folks who got so tantalizingly close, only to be unable to attend. A friend mentioned that he'd read that one of the issues was that a ton of folks who didn't have tickets bought parking just to stay outside and listen, which meant there weren't enough spaces for ticket-holders. I'd been saving a half-day I'd earned at work in March, so I went up with a friend and we arrived around 4:15 or so. I'd never been to Candlestick, but I'd researched parking in the area and decided to try to grab a spot in a little lot right off the freeway. The Google map was out of date, however, and the lot was now filled with shipping crates, so we drove a few blocks west and found free street parking in a recycling plant neighborhood that was TWO BLOCKS from the freeway entrance! A quarter-mile walk to the park and we were there! (When the last note of The End was struck, we took off. There was still a hefty pool of people leaving, but we'd parked in a place that was both off the beaten path yet right next to the freeway, so it took us two minutes to get on the freeway once we were in the car, huzzah!!!) We waited for the doors to open, then scrambled to find a booth that had a "Last Pick at the Stick" shirt in anything but small, and ended up finding a booth in the farthest corner of the upper level that had them! Our seats were brilliant. On the field, 10 rows back from the stage. Needless to say, the whole show was AMAZING. I hadn't seen Macca since 2002 or so, and he hadn't lost a step! Long Tall Sally of course takes the cake for me, but Something was also way up there (among many others!). The last time I saw Sir Paul, he was doing that number on ukulele alone, so to have the full band kick in was MAGIC! I took some footage, if anyone's interested. If I'm able to figure out how to post some links, here's a couple of videos. More on my channel. If you do check 'em out, be sure to crank it up to full HD!!! Hope you enjoy. Hugely indebted to Paul and the band and crew for such an unforgettable evening! Long Tall Sally:
Something:Great review and glad you enjoyed the concert. Welcome to the board.
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Nik Shows Up:
Hi folks, first time poster. I've really enjoyed reading everyone's impressions. Well, enjoyed almost everyone's. My heart aches for the folks who got so tantalizingly close, only to be unable to attend. A friend mentioned that he'd read that one of the issues was that a ton of folks who didn't have tickets bought parking just to stay outside and listen, which meant there weren't enough spaces for ticket-holders. I'd been saving a half-day I'd earned at work in March, so I went up with a friend and we arrived around 4:15 or so. I'd never been to Candlestick, but I'd researched parking in the area and decided to try to grab a spot in a little lot right off the freeway. The Google map was out of date, however, and the lot was now filled with shipping crates, so we drove a few blocks west and found free street parking in a recycling plant neighborhood that was TWO BLOCKS from the freeway entrance! A quarter-mile walk to the park and we were there! (When the last note of The End was struck, we took off. There was still a hefty pool of people leaving, but we'd parked in a place that was both off the beaten path yet right next to the freeway, so it took us two minutes to get on the freeway once we were in the car, huzzah!!!) We waited for the doors to open, then scrambled to find a booth that had a "Last Pick at the Stick" shirt in anything but small, and ended up finding a booth in the farthest corner of the upper level that had them! Our seats were brilliant. On the field, 10 rows back from the stage. Needless to say, the whole show was AMAZING. I hadn't seen Macca since 2002 or so, and he hadn't lost a step! Long Tall Sally of course takes the cake for me, but Something was also way up there (among many others!). The last time I saw Sir Paul, he was doing that number on ukulele alone, so to have the full band kick in was MAGIC! I took some footage, if anyone's interested. If I'm able to figure out how to post some links, here's a couple of videos. More on my channel. If you do check 'em out, be sure to crank it up to full HD!!! Hope you enjoy. Hugely indebted to Paul and the band and crew for such an unforgettable evening! Long Tall Sally:
Something:Great review! Looking forward to your videos.
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kitty55d:
paulfan11:
Here's one of the pics I took on Thursday! http://i59.tinypic.com/2ltswuh.jpg
Great pic! I got no good ones of him at the piano but got lots of others. Also don't know how to post them here
You can post a link to flickr or photobucket or where ever you have them stored.
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Yeah I was looking for one of those last pick at the stick tshirts too..oh well I was surprised there wasn't any cd's of New for sale...I have mine obviously but would have been a good opportunity for more people to buy the cd...
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busher:
Yeah I was looking for one of those last pick at the stick tshirts too..oh well I was surprised there wasn't any cd's of New for sale...I have mine obviously but would have been a good opportunity for more people to buy the cd...
This is what I was thinking. I don't have New yet and was going to get it at the show, but they didn't have it .
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busher:
Yeah I was looking for one of those last pick at the stick tshirts too..oh well I was surprised there wasn't any cd's of New for sale...I have mine obviously but would have been a good opportunity for more people to buy the cd...
I've never seen Paul's CDs for sale at any of his concerts, only his concert merch. I think sometimes Brian and Rusty's CDs are sold there though.
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Who was the promotor of the Candlesstick Park Concert? Who ever it was did a very poor job of oganizing the historical event there. If someone has a name or phone number I would greatly appreciate it. Because of the poor logistics I missed the concert and I feel someone need to be accountable for that.
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Hi Randy, The Candlestick show promoter was Another Planet Entertainment (APE). You can email them with your proof of purchase and your tickets and your contact info to demand your refund using this email: contact@anotherplanetent.com AND please join this FB group in you can -- we are working on a plan here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PAULREFUND/705479879501058/?comment_id=705512876164425¬if_t=like We are going to run an ad in the SF Chronicle this week to gather names of other fans that missed the show so we can assure everyone gets their full refund of this horribly managed event. Cheers, -Mette
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Hi Randy, Paula and Chris, We missed the whole show too due to traffic and no parking. A group of fans just posted and AD on Facebook as well as started this petition to demand a full refund for our ticket. http://www.change.org/petitions/sfmta-we-believe-that-a-full-refund-should-be-given-to-the-5-000-plus-people-who-purchased-paul-mccartney-2014-out-there-tour-tickets-at-candlestick-park-and-could-not-get-in#share See the FB group I posted above as well ... join us if you want to work with us to get the refunds. In solidarity, -Mette
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I'm watching the pre season football game between the San Fran 49ers and Denver Broncos, and they just mentioned what a disaster trying to go to the Paul McCartney concert was. What a shame guys, what were the promoters and organizers thinking?
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mettec:
As one of the fans that spent the whole show in traffic 1 mile away from the stadium, I'm still in a state of disbelief and trying to get my $1,000.00 back (which doesn't include the $400 I spent on a hotel that we checking out of at midnight to get the heck home). I've emailed APE and talked to Stub-Hub and TicketMaster and the city of SF -- so far all to no avail. I've demanded my refund from APE and they asked me to email them my proof of purchase and ticket confirmation which I've done. They better respond in the next week. Now I'm considering flying down to San Diego to see Paul's show cuz the hole in our hearts won't be filled with the refund. My concern is that the next show will be as poorly managed? Has anyone ever been to Petco Park? I found a hotel .2 miles away... is it a safe bet that we'd actually be able to see the show this time?? In mourning but trying to find a way "Out There"... yes I said that..lol.. -Mette
If you get no satisfaction with Stub Hub/Ticketmaster, etc., try to dispute it with your credit card company. Good luck. That totally sucks.
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Thanks Forget and Mac, We've contacted the promoter -- there was not a single traffic cop and then no parking... they might has well have cancelled the show since they prevented us from getting in to see it!! Hoping to get resolution, refund and tickets to the San Diego show... yes!! Namaste, -Mette