Posts made by Petra1701

59 times starting in 1989

So, it has gotten quiet again, except for Japan. Good for them, I love Japan. Still surprised there are only 3 shows on the European mainland. Is it even worth transporting all the gear there for merely 3 shows? No wonder the ticket prices in Vienna have skyrocketed.  Of course, Vienna has to subside the Krakow show, where tickets are very cheap. Strange that Liverpool never gets any second nights, it would have been an easy sell-out. I‘m going to Vienna and Liverpool. Looking forward very much and somehow hope for a few surprises in the set list.

Bob Gannon:

Petra1701:

Hm, nobody posting anymore after the moderators got involved? To pick up on the topic..... Any new rumors, especially regarding Europe? There is still the possibility of a pre Xmas tour? Although it is a nightmare relying on scheduled flights when it might snow......

There does look to be some more shows added by the end of the year, that's about all I'll say. Probably won't hear anything for some time though

THANK you Bob! Yes those dates probably won't be announced until September.....

Hm, nobody posting anymore after the moderators got involved? To pick up on the topic..... Any new rumors, especially regarding Europe? There is still the possibility of a pre Xmas tour? Although it is a nightmare relying on scheduled flights when it might snow......

Oh well, the Stones just announced the Lucca festival for September. Doubt they will book another big name then.

I wish there would be a good rumor or an announcement about 2017, but apart from Japan, there isn't. It's very hard to make plans.....

To answer the original question, I have seen about 140 different songs performed live since 1989.

In D?sseldorf and Munich the stage is placed in the middle of the long side, hence the venue is much smaller than it's usually capacity. This set up was announced even before ticket sales began. Nevertheless, both shows sold rather poorly, but his standards. They cold have sold more.

thenightfish:

Petra1701:

RockyRaccoon68:

A Hard Day's Night Save Us Can't Buy Me Love Letting Go Temporary Secretary Let Me Roll It / Foxy Lady I've Got a Feeling My Valentine Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five Here There and Everywhere Maybe I'm Amazed We Can Work It Out In Spite Of All The Danger You Won't See Me!!!! Love Me Do!! And I Love Her Blackbird Here Today Queenie Eye The Fool on the Hill Lady Madonna FourFiveSeconds Eleanor Rigby Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite Something

Is this the actual set list? Do you know what the encore was? It has a few highlights, but too much some ole same ole for my taste. Only 4 songs I never saw him perform live before.

yes this is the set list. the show is happening live, now, so the encore hasnt been played yet,

Wow, thanks I forgot as I am on my way to work on the 14th... In Europe.

RockyRaccoon68:

Petra1701:

Is this the actual set list? Do you know what the encore was? It has a few highlights, but too much some ole same ole for my taste. Only 4 songs I never saw him preform live before.

It isn't over yet, still on stage!

Thanks!

RockyRaccoon68:

A Hard Day's Night Save Us Can't Buy Me Love Letting Go Temporary Secretary Let Me Roll It / Foxy Lady I've Got a Feeling My Valentine Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five Here There and Everywhere Maybe I'm Amazed We Can Work It Out In Spite Of All The Danger You Won't See Me!!!! Love Me Do!! And I Love Her Blackbird Here Today Queenie Eye The Fool on the Hill Lady Madonna FourFiveSeconds Eleanor Rigby Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite Something

Is this the actual set list? Do you know what the encore was? It has a few highlights, but too much some ole same ole for my taste. Only 4 songs I never saw him perform live before.

Paul is definitely not the Dagobert Duck of the Music Biz...there are others! However, he has a very expensive show and he pays his crew very well. And he only plays a limited amount of concerts each month. Other artists may do 20 gigs in 1 month. They have to pay every crew member a 1-month-salary for this. Paul only does 5-7 gigs in the same time and still has to pay the 1-month salaries. Of course this contributes to the cost of the shows. He makes money on the tours, but he does them more for fun than anything else. As you all know, he does not NEED the money.

Steffen72:

Petra,....thanks for your feedback...but isnt it Pauls final decision how expensive tickets will be? Normal music fans really say he cant get enough the dagobert duck of music biz.... what do you think promoters will do when half stadium is empty lets say 6 weeks prior the event? Do they dare that macca plays in front of an half empty venue? 2003 he already failed to sell out gelsenkirchen arena then promoter moved to arena in oberhausen telling public he needs pa equipment for the huge rome event. Which was nonsense but ok they couldnt say the truth that just 12k of 60k tickets were sold....well lets see....

As I said, the artist has to agree to the ticket prices proposed by the promoter, however the promoter will try to explain that price x is necessary to cover all cost, etc. I don't think Paul himself will charge more in Germany than in France, Holland or Scandinavia, but he'll probably lower his prices a little for Prague and Spain. IF too few tickets are sold like in Gelsenkirchen, the promoter can move the event to a smaller venue. They have to tell Paul the truth as weekly ticket sales are communicated to the artist's management anyway. Look at Munich, the whole arena floor seems to be sold out. There are a lot of seats in the stalls still, but I think too many tickets have been sold to move this concert to the Olympiahalle now. The promoter will fill up the empty seats with giveaways and competition winners. It'll look fine on the day. This is what I think anyway. With Dusseldorf I am not so sure, could be moved to Westphalenhalle or something.....hopefully sales will improve Remember last year the second Amsterdam show sold badly and they gave away 2 tix for the price of 1 to fill up the venue/. On the night is was full.

P.S. I worked in the Music biz in Germany for 10 years, so I remember how things were done there, but I can't account for recent changes to these practices.

mr.flamingpie:

u should check it this:http://www.eventim.de/paul-mccartney-tickets.html?affiliate=EVE&doc=artistPages/tickets&fun=artist&action=tickets&kuid=487 For the Waldbühne concert we don't know it exactly (cause seats or not numbered). Click at the seating charts for Düsseldorf and Munich and u'll see it. By the way I saw a promotion in our tv newspaper today... I don't know when his happenend the last time.

All good Tickets are more or less sold....It will look ok on the day, don't worry. I agree prices are too high in Germany. However, agreeing on prices is a process, it's not only the artist's fault. Basically the artist names his price for the show. Then the promoter has to make a calculation with his costs, inclusive of venue, staff, advertising, tax, etc. a 25% extra tax is levied onto the artist's share (only in Germany thanks to the Kohl administration). With all this taken into calculation the promoter then suggests ticket prices to the artist. Then a lof of haggling goes on, promoter explains WHY it is ok to charge this much, artists usually want to keep prices low. Finally an agreement is reached, never without the artists consent. Ticket prices are part of the contract they make. If promoter has got it wrong, he stands to loose money as the artist, the venue and the tax are always paid first. But booking the Open Air Venues in Germany was a mistake, I was sure about that the minute I read it.... Sold out arenas would have been much better......

I am solo looking forward! Another tour - wow! I hope the set list will be interesting.

gianna:

Petra1701:

Normally local transport does run longer than the end of the concert, you will get back to the center

Thank you, Petra! Are you going to the concert?

I have been to many events and concerts in Düsseldorf as I used to live locally. This time I am going to Munich as I could not get a suitable flight for Düsseldorf.

I really don´t think he´ll cancel

it-tango:

Happy24:

it-tango:

This is my first time seeing Paul. I bought a ticket to the show in Dusseldorf (Block 11A) but I am thinking of trying to call eventim.de and switch to the Berlin show. The Waldbuhne definitely looks like a nicer venue, but what I'm most concerned is being able to get as close to the stage as possible. It looks like standing room in Berlin might actually the best option, but I've never been to something like this and I don't know. Any thoughts?

Waldbuhne is an amazing venue and the whole standing area is rather small, so even in the back you are rather close. Anyway, I am pretty sure eventim won't let you switch tickets. You can try, but I remember that in 2012 they screwed up big time when starting the pre-sale for the Springsteen concert in Berlin. If I remember correctly, they gave a wrong name to the FOS section, (some name which made absolutely no sense) and didn't include the venue map. They corrected it the second day, when a lot of people had already bought their GA tickets, believing they would be able to get close to the stage. If I remember correctly, they didn't succeed in cancelling they order, they recieved some reply like that they had ordered GA tickets and they would recieve what they had ordered.

Thanks for the input. I'm looking at eventim's policy now and no refunds or exchanges, it appears. Disappointing but not unexpected. I'm considering buying a Berlin ticket and then trying to sell the Dusseldorf one. Definitely can't afford to lose any more money over this, but I can't help but be a little disappointed in the Dusseldorf venue. I bought the ticket really quickly without considering too much, thinking they would sell out within minutes, but now that I'm looking at the venue it just seems so impersonal compared to Waldbuhne.

why don´t you do both shows then? You have a very good seat in Dusseldorf! Yes Waldbühne is nice but you won´t get as close

Gordy JS:

Petra1701:

Back seat of my car would be my favorite any song not yet performed live is a close second revival of: She came in through the bathroom window Venus and Mars Let me roll it Junior´s Farm would also be nice

Let Me Roll It needs to DIE from the setlist! Venus & Mars was done in 2010 & it was the best opening I've seen him do, so I would love it if he did it again with Rockshow being a bit longer including 'The lights go down bit' & the 'Green metal suit' bit included as well. My two favourite bits from the song

Sorry sorry sorry, I mixed up the title, of course I meant Letting go