View Full Version : Meat Loaf Meet And Greet Opportunities For Ticket Holders
RSSRobot
17 Jun 2008, 21:40
Already have tickets to see Meat Loaf this summer, but want the opportunity to meet the artist? This upgrade option is available to current ticket holders and includes the following: * Exclusive Meet and Greet with Meat Loaf * Personal ...
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RadioMaster
17 Jun 2008, 21:45
155 pounds ffs
Siobhan
17 Jun 2008, 21:51
when I tried to click the link on .net it said page cannot be found...
Monstro
17 Jun 2008, 21:54
when I tried to click the link on .net it said page cannot be found...
go to .net and ticket sales then the upgrade is available
RadioMaster
17 Jun 2008, 21:55
they screwed up the link, here's (http://event.etix.com/ticket/online/viewPerformanceGroup.jsp?group_id=95&cobrand=meatloaf08\") the proper one.
(Now even I am doing their job pmsl)
The Flying Mouse
17 Jun 2008, 21:56
155 pounds ffs
:twisted: A bloke in a restaurant is showing off.
He throws a 2p coin high in the air and catches it in his mouth.
Urged on by his friends, he agrees to demonstrate his skill one more time.
The coin spins high into the air, but on attempting to catch the coin, the guy mistimes his guess and swallows the coin.
The man begins to choke, and his girlfriend cries loudly for help.
Suddenly a man appears, grabs the bloke by the bollocks, and squeezes very hard without much apparent effort.
The coin fires from the guys mouth into his rescuers hand.
The mans relieved girlfriend emotionally thanks the man and asks "how did you do that?Are you a doctor?
To which the man replied
No.
I sell Meet & Greet packages for Meat Loaf :devil:
Siobhan
17 Jun 2008, 21:59
Thank you! - they're 'off sale' or rather never on sale lol
MissAsh
17 Jun 2008, 22:35
As if there aren't going to be enough people in the M&Gs already... at this rate we'll get a glimpse of the man himself, be rushed through and stopped for a fraction of a second for a photo then shoved out the door again...
Ah well, it's a great opportunity anyway.
MeatGrl1
17 Jun 2008, 23:12
Gonna be unpopular now but it's something I feel strongly about !!
I don't have the money and personally I don't see how it's fair to pay for the privalliage to meet him, I've met some idols and it was free :roll: !!!!
allrevvedup
17 Jun 2008, 23:17
there's money to be made from it...if it looks 30 or so people per show for the meet and greets that's around 6 grand per show, which is big money when there are overheads.
i'd say it'll be fine...they will have planned this out regardless
djfierce
17 Jun 2008, 23:23
Gonna be unpopular now but it's something I feel strongly about !!
I don't have the money and personally I don't see how it's fair to pay for the privalliage to meet him, I've met some idols and it was free :roll: !!!!
yes but imagine what would happen if Meat stepped outside the stage door like MB did when you met him, MB's shows are so regular he knows he wont get mobbed but Meat on the other hand would so the opportunity isnt neccessarily the same. As far as the whole is it a fair price debate goes i aint getting into that again, some have seen it worth paying and some havent so can we leave it at that please??
RadioMaster
17 Jun 2008, 23:28
the thing that bugs me is that appearantly they didnt sell enough m&g packages the first time around, so they didnt get the calculated money.
Now, getting rid of the remaining packages is good and fine, BUT they made it look like some special offer, when it's infact more expensive (tix + upgrade) then buying a normal m&g package (which are still available!)
the normal way would have been to sell the remaining ones at a cheaper rate, so that people who didnt buy them before would get a reason to buy them. That's after all what special offers are for!
This is nothing else but milking the money from desperate fans who dont get whats going on. :angry:
Monstro
17 Jun 2008, 23:46
the normal way would have been to sell the remaining ones at a cheaper rate, so that people who didnt buy them before would get a reason to buy them.
Like I'd keep quiet if they did that!!!!!
geordieloaf
17 Jun 2008, 23:55
They couldn't have charged the original m&g packages at one price then reduce the price afterwards there would be hell on. I paid for a m&g as i thoiught this maybe the only chance i will get to meet him. I just hope you get a bit personal time with him and not a group meet.
MeatGrl1
18 Jun 2008, 00:06
yes but imagine what would happen if Meat stepped outside the stage door like MB did when you met him, MB's shows are so regular he knows he wont get mobbed but Meat on the other hand would so the opportunity isnt neccessarily the same. As far as the whole is it a fair price debate goes i aint getting into that again, some have seen it worth paying and some havent so can we leave it at that please??
But then in a way that is also Meat's fault, if he had been more open to meeting people after shows from day one or before there would of been less of a risk of mobbing, as it is he can't step out of the stage door because he will indeed get mobbed but it's kind of the principle I object to Anji.
I know what your saying and I respect that personally I think it's unfair and unjust, I knew when I said it I would be unpopular by saying what I did but it's something I feel really strongly about.
MissAsh
18 Jun 2008, 01:55
They couldn't have charged the original m&g packages at one price then reduce the price afterwards there would be hell on. I paid for a m&g as i thoiught this maybe the only chance i will get to meet him. I just hope you get a bit personal time with him and not a group meet.
Ditto. For me, what you get in the package for the price is not too bad even with the upgrades being a few quid dearer. I couldn't really put a price on spending some time with a musician I've been listening to since before I was even born. It's something I have wanted to do pretty much all my life and will no doubt remember for the rest of my life.
I'm probably going to be flamed like crazy for this, but to an extent I think this isn't such a bad idea in certain situations. I bought a standing ticket for London before I decided a few days later just to go for the M&G package. If there had been an upgrade package then for that date, I would've gone for that instead of now having a spare ticket which I'll have to sell. It could be good for people in a similar situation, or for people who have bought seating tickets for dates which the M&G packages offer standing tickets for etc.
But then in a way that is also Meat's fault, if he had been more open to meeting people after shows from day one or before there would of been less of a risk of mobbing, as it is he can't step out of the stage door because he will indeed get mobbed but it's kind of the principle I object to Anji.
I know what your saying and I respect that personally I think it's unfair and unjust, I knew when I said it I would be unpopular by saying what I did but it's something I feel really strongly about.
I understand what you mean Emma but to be honest I don't think Meat could be any more accessible than he is now. I first met Meat in 1999 and in 9 years this will be the first time I've had to pay to meet him, the others have been free M&G prize draws, album signings that were available to the public, the golf in Wales with an entry fee that cost the grand total of £5, and not many artists do that. Something doesn't sit right with me about paying to meet him, but if it's the only opportunity then that's what I'll do as it's that or nothing.
As far as I know Meat did used to quite openly come out after shows and meet fans (long before my time though, Andy would be more qualified to fill you in on that one!) but there's just no way he could do that now...think about when we met the band after RAH, they were brilliant but even they had to fight their way to get to cars, if Meat had joined them there'd have been a riot!!
As far as I know Meat did used to quite openly come out after shows and meet fans (long before my time though, Andy would be more qualified to fill you in on that one!) but there's just no way he could do that now...think about when we met the band after RAH, they were brilliant but even they had to fight their way to get to cars, if Meat had joined them there'd have been a riot!!
I knew my O Levels would come in handy for something :lmao:
In days gone by Meat did used to hang around after concerts by the stage door, signing autographs, chatting to fans and more often than not winding them up. The first couple of times I met Meat in the mid-80's were situations like that.
I haven't got time to read this properly, but is this just members who can upgrade their ticket or Joe public as well? If the latter I have no clue what any of us pay the %$&@$%£ membership for:twisted:
It appears to be avilable to the public Deb as I didn't renew my membership and I can access it
Well aint that just %$^&*@£ wonderful :twisted:
Thanks for that bit of news Luce :shock::?:twisted:
You know I love to make you smile :lol:
Monstro
18 Jun 2008, 13:21
The M&G packages have been available to the public for a while now, over a month I think
Yeah I knew that M, just thought it was an extra kick in the teeth to let people who have brought tickets elsewhere buy a m&g as well lol.
Oh well we get the forum for our $40. What more could we ask for :cool:
And that's why I didn't renew! :lol:
Monstro
18 Jun 2008, 13:40
Oh well we get the forum for our $40. What more could we ask for :cool:
Moderators :lmao::lmao::lmao:
meatloaf-unofficial
18 Jun 2008, 16:40
Well aint that just %$^&*@£ wonderful :twisted:
Thanks for that bit of news Luce :shock::?:twisted:
Yeah I knew that M, just thought it was an extra kick in the teeth to let people who have brought tickets elsewhere buy a m&g as well lol.
Oh well we get the forum for our $40. What more could we ask for :cool:
Can I ask a question then????
WHy the hell do we pay for a membership when you don't need one to purchase Meet N Greet Tickets????????
I thought thats why to pay for a membership, to access the forum (lol), rare videos and audio - where's that lately???? and to have tickets that the general public canny get their hands on....
My membership runs out in less than 30days... is their any point in me renewing it????? Is their??
That's the discussion people have been having for months :lol:
meatloaf-unofficial
18 Jun 2008, 16:55
so why then do the company say, only for members, then its on for the public???
If they think they have secured the pages, they gotta think again; no passwords, nothing!
djfierce
18 Jun 2008, 17:19
here we go again :roll: i think this debate is pretty much dead, Meat said the site is gonna be changing hands, so i guess we just gotta wait and see, i dont know what you see ross but if i sign out i cant see anything beyond ordering tickets lol but i do agree we are getting very little for our money right now.
meatloaf-unofficial
18 Jun 2008, 19:12
I heard the rumour that it was changing hands, but I thought that was all done now... what with the tickets going on sales as soon as they changed and signed contracts.
Guess its the good old "Waiting game"
The Flying Mouse
18 Jun 2008, 19:23
:twisted: Not such a good old game if you've been paying all this time for a second class service :roll:
I really hope that Meat puts some people in place at that site who have a genuine interest in working hard for the fans.
djfierce
18 Jun 2008, 19:29
the copyright still says Signatures at the bottom so i would doubt anything has been changed yet, i would have thought that would have needed to be taken off straight away but i'm not well versed in these things ;)
I heard the rumour that it was changing hands, but I thought that was all done now... what with the tickets going on sales as soon as they changed and signed contracts.
Guess its the good old "Waiting game"
Not yet ... I think it's supposed to change over in September. So we'll just have to wait and see what happens.
Vicki
allrevvedup
19 Jun 2008, 02:13
Firstly i think the official site has been lacking for a long time and this has been debated on a number of occasions...my membership ran out and despite begging by email for me to renew i cannot honestly be bothered...the only thing i seem to be missing at the moment is how the rehersals are going...as it mentions something about flying colours.
RJ I understand what you're saying about a discount, however there's nothing for the people who have paid for the full package if that was to be done and would be pretty unfair based on a seat a few rows back...
With that said I understand that they see an opportunity simply to make more money...and that's all it is down to...I think that'll mean less time for everyone to meet Sir Loaf...but for me at the end of it I am meeting Meat Loaf and to meet steven tyler and joe perry would cost $1000 and that's with a fifth of the places available per show.
Of course it's a crazy amount but management/promoters/record company/a lot of artists take advantage of fan worship...we fall into the pit gladly
meatloaf-unofficial
19 Jun 2008, 09:24
Not yet ... I think it's supposed to change over in September. So we'll just have to wait and see what happens.
Vicki
thats news to me - september..... roll it on!!!
Pudding
19 Jun 2008, 09:58
Can I ask a question then????
WHy the hell do we pay for a membership when you don't need one to purchase Meet N Greet Tickets????????
I thought thats why to pay for a membership, to access the forum (lol), rare videos and audio - where's that lately???? and to have tickets that the general public canny get their hands on....
My membership runs out in less than 30days... is their any point in me renewing it????? Is their??
There's not a lot you get for your money Ross that's for sure, only bragging rights "Oooo look at me, I'm a paying member of Meat Loaf's website, so I must be a really great fan"...whoop-dee-doo :roll:
Save your money Ross, there's nothing discussed over there that isn't discussed here, and over there you have an higher concentration of monomaniacs (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/monomaniacs) :retard:
Pud :twisted:
Ageing Bat
19 Jun 2008, 12:18
I remember back to when I went to my first ever Meat concert and sat in the middle of the very back row at Wembley Arena, under the Coca Cola sign...... do you know, I felt really privileged to be there. With each concert I've been to, I've managed to move forward in the audience (thanks to one very special lady here on a number of occasions!!).... and each time, I still feel privileged to be there - sat in the audience, seeing the man for real. Sometimes, I've paid a small fortune to for my ticket, but I've been prepared to do that to get a better view. I've never met the man face to face - hell yes, that would be wonderful, but morally, I just can't get beyond the paying to do that..... to me that's not a privilege, that's just plain wrong. I'd far rather spend the equivalent money partying with my friends from here after the show - they're the people I care about meeting.
Good point Sarah :up:
(I might word this badly so do forgive me...) I think everyone here shows their dedication to Meat and makes sacrifices to support him however they can, whether it's going to every show or arranging babysitters, travel and hotels for one show, and in a way I felt that meeting him for free was almost like a thanks for that...I'm not saying Meat does album signings and promo to thank us, but in a weird way the M&Gs and signings and such like almost felt like a reward for the dedication...am I making any sense?! I'm not saying we're entitled to meet him whenever we like because we're not, but when we've paid for tickets, travel, hotel, time off work etc something doesn't feel right in paying to meet him too :?
djfierce
19 Jun 2008, 13:11
ok this is gonna seem really rude but i genuinly dont mean it that way, just cant think how to word it better so forgive my ignorance lol
At the end of the day, we buy a ticket for the show, all he needs to give back is a show, thats what we pay for, it's our choice to travel far and stay in hotels etc, he doesnt even have to recognise that let alone reward us for it. Some people think its too much paying anyhting above the ticket price, personally i have been in some great seats and seen some great shows i wouldnt have been able to otherwise without paying more, doesnt really make me more of a fan just my personal preference, i see meet and greets the same way, everyone justifies their own price, some think it should be free while others are happy to pay for the privilage, it isnt part of the show so i see it that i am paying for something seperate to the show if that makes sense :? Other artists charge too, it isn't a given right for fans to meet their idols, so everyone makes their own choice as to whether they want to pay for the opportunity or wait for the off-chance that he does another signing etc. I dont really see the big debate, you wither want to or you dont :shrug:
None of that probably makes sense but hey i'm hormonal ;) so again i apologise if it comes accross completely the wrong way :))
Whether people are happy about paying for M&Gs this time or not I think we've all got to be thankful for how accessible Meat is, and has been, with us. I don't know anyone who has an idol that they've met as many times as people here have with ML :up:
djfierce
19 Jun 2008, 13:57
well i have another artisit i idolise almost as much as meat and she doesnt do the meeting people thing, so i have pretty much written off any chances of meeting her, plus if i wanna even see the darn stage this summer i'm looking at the best part of £200, thats without a meet and greet lol so i feel pretty lucky to even be given the option with meat,its up to me if i take it or not, maybe the fact he has been so accessible over the years is his downfall here, people just expcet to meet him for nothing these days, it just doesnt seem to happen much these days with any artist.
Ageing Bat
19 Jun 2008, 13:57
Whether people are happy about paying for M&Gs this time or not I think we've all got to be thankful for how accessible Meat is, and has been, with us. I don't know anyone who has an idol that they've met as many times as people here have with ML :up:
Actually Lucy, I've found it has been very few who have met him that often, if at all..... and only then if they've been either very lucky or have gone out of their way to. Sorry, but that's just how I see it. It now seems that that's not enough, and paying for the privilege has reared it's ugly head. There are many here who make a lot of sacrifices, pay a lot of money etc to support him.... I just feel paying for meet & greats is milking the fans for more.
I don't have any problem with paying to meet Meat. I have met him before when it cost me nowt. That was just luck and a bit of effort travelling.
But thats just me, i guess each person has their own opinions of whether its right or wrong.
I have sacrificed other things to afford to do a few M&Gs, thats my choice. Some people spend money on things that i consider a waste, drink being one of them, but other people spend rather a lot on that. Its an individuals choice on what to spend their money on, no one can say that they think its a rip off or not worth the money as we all have different reasons for spending money on whatever.
~Helen~
19 Jun 2008, 15:39
With Meat no longer being quite so 'accessible' as he was (as per Lucy and Andy's posts a page back) I think one advantage of the paid M&Gs is that if you want to meet him (and you have the money - and I know that's a big if, and an issue you've all been discussing so I'm not going to go into that bit) then the option is there for you. Previously with the 'won' M&Gs then you're only going to get one if you're lucky but for people who like me have never even won on a tombola if we really want to see Meat and can get the money together and buy a M&G then we can guarantee getting to meet him if that makes sense. I know there's a bit of a morale issue surrounding the paying to meet Meat, but of course if everyone that wanted to see him could without paying, your time with him would be in seconds and he still wouldn't be finished in time for the show!
Ok I make no sense and I apologise. But hopefully someone understands and I haven't tied myself in knots here! :-)
Pudding
20 Jun 2008, 01:50
I've never met the man face to face - hell yes, that would be wonderful, but morally, I just can't get beyond the paying to do that..... to me that's not a privilege, that's just plain wrong.
Totally agree. I'd pay for them a pint at the pub, but I wouldn't pay to shake their hand or just a photo.
Pud :twisted:
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