:shock: :lol:

I agree. Surely tales rhymes better with tails? Or is that some American pronunciation that fixes it?? :shrug:

Well done Mel, you spotted the irony. Your prize is in the post. If you'd like to burn it and put the ashes in a little pot I'll win it back off you regularly the :))n

So far for me buying tickets is major cluster F! TM is giving me the same sec 202 row u as the travel zoo link did. WOW! Maybe they're not selling mezz seats? Hmmmmm?

I'll wait a bit. I don't want to be locked out of TM for looking for tix too many times. :(

Ticketmaster really don't make the buying process easy do they! Good luck!!!

I guess the producers think it will work .. and to be fair I think a lot of people enjoy those kind of "evenings with" which are a mix of humour, interaction, and songs/music. Certainly I loved Storytellers, and I think this should be even better .. remember he's not simply talking about the songs in this show, but telling stories and answering questions on his whole career

Having seen Meat in Storytellers, he'll do this effectively imo ;)

Absolutely he will...just with an S not a Z! :lol:

No luck. :( They are not selling mezzanine. I even called TM and they can pull up tix in mezz. I guess they want to sell the higher priced tickets first. I can't figure it out. Bummed for now.

Its beyond irritating as the alliteration is just obvious ! It can only be because there is a similar name / trade name / legal reason why it can't be Rocktales & Cocktails ? :roll:

If so you'd think they'd just come up with a different naming concept rather than what now appears to be an awkward compromise :shrug:

I guess we will just have to file it under "you can't please the entire peanut gallery"

I for one am incredibly excited that I am going to get to attend 3 shows with good friends. No Meat and Greets (see what I did there) but am super excited just to be in the building.

Me? ;)

I really hope they get it all figured out soon :( Good luck !

Actually no, ;) more the name game, you problem with the tickets is worth blowing some steam about, I would be upset too

Thanks. :-)

I'm trying not to me picky but I'm going with my best friend who has scoliosis and can't stand for more than 20 minutes at a time. That's why I'm looking for 1st row mezz. I've been to concerts in the past with him and he puts on a good face but I know he's in pain. Makes me feel bad.

I know this is a different experience and not a concert format. Do you think people will be standing during this show? Maybe I should just buy the tickets and hope no one stands all night in front of us.

You're welcome :-)

That's a shame about your friend :( I get the impression that since it is a different type of show (i.e. not your typical ML concert), people will be in their seats. I honestly don't know if they'll sell out or not, so if I were you I'd go ahead and get your tickets now.

Thanks Vicki. I think you're right. I can't imagine people standing during the Q&A section of the show.

I don't think people will stand. In Storytellers Meat sat for some of the time, the audience sat most of the time, standing to applaud or some for a few key songs. Casino audiences in the US aren't known for having legs ;) Meat will go from answering questions to song and back again .. nothing like a concert.

I'd go for the best you can find in the orchestra ... a little more but worth it. I wouldn't go for mezzanine for anything but cost reasons, and the orchestra would be worth the extra imo

Who knows what we get untill your there

Got them! I actually went back to the Travel Zoo site and bought them there because they are the same exact seats TM is selling. Usually you have to compromise when going through discount ticket sites {nose bleeds or far side seats.} Not this time! I saved about 20% off the tickets. Because of that I bought better orchestra seats. Woo hoo! :D Very exciting! :D

Looks like Travel Zoo has extended their discount until Aug 7th.

http://www.travelzoo.com/entertainme...0-Off-1538528/

Excellent :D Congratulations !!! :up:

this clip has absolutely nothing to do with meat

it's a little interview with garth brooks, about when he came out of retirement to do a series of vegas shows

I found it quite interesting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc1_PNekx2Y

Well done :)

Lol, ok, but I'll have to hold on to them for a good many years before you can win them

Is that 100% confirmed, or is it gong to be wrong like LAB? ^^

From your reliable source?

That setlist smells of...

If it IS .. I wouldn't trust anyone who Meat clearly couldn't trust; but if I DID think they had a clue and weren't simply boasting or pulling my chain, I wouldn't post it on a general website.

If it's Warrio's guess .. well anyone could have guessed at that list ... except there's nothing to suggest this will be like a usual concert and have an "encore set". Meat says the contract calls for an hour and a half the same as all Vegas shows .. but he likes to talk;) I'm happy to wait and see what he does. Works for me every time :-) He didn't do an identical set at every Storytellers show .. so why should he at this one?

"Reliable" source is giving him a bit too much credit but take it for what it is. I dont care one way or another. The set really doesn't have room to be that unique this go around anyway.

Maybe he will play Blind before I stop from start to finish and explain it has always been his favourite album and it has taking all this time leading up to Las Vegas to be able to perform it and that only those people at the gigs there truly like the songs. :shrug:

Because he said in an interview that this is going to be a little from Storytellers .... and they will have a regular set list :-)
You'll find out soon enough I guess.

He had a base regular set list for Storytellers. And yes, I will .. and am perfectly happy to wait, and will enjoy it whatever it is :-)

Ahhh yes. wish I was there.

Home by Now
Lemon
Lawyers
(songs from the audience) mixed with:
AFL
Two out of Three
Paradise
Took The Words
ended with:
Bat
More often then not, All Revved Up closed it out.

...because Meat does these shows all the time?

You make me giggle..!

I do have one question of Meat if he is to happen to read this thread. The description of the Vegas show says that it will feature stripped down version of the biggest hits. So, my question is, will all members of the Neverland Express be present for the shows?

Good question.

Interesting question...I'd imagine everyone will be there as the NLE doesn't really have "extra" members, everyone has a role that only they can do.

I guess at a push the only instrument they could get away with dropping would be the sax, but Luther not being in that band doesn't even bear thinking about!

They could drop Randy too. It's been done before.

So would I. Meat had all the NLE for Storytellers, and this show is important to him, being played in Vegas, and he promises it will be better that ST. I too hope Dave Luther is there .. and the running campaign to get Randy to "take his shirt off" suggests to me that Frances knows he will be there .. unless she's hoping for the racecourse gigs .. :lol::lol:

Perhaps they could drop a bandmember here and there but I don't see why. Stripped down might just mean a more acoustic feel to some of the songs or Meat might simply ignore that part (which I think is the most likely route).

In either case I'd imagine a complete NLE line up is the most likely setting.

I can't think of anything more UN-Las Vegas than something like this: ;-)

http://www.jakerodrigues.org/images/63.jpg

Yes, I don't interpret "stripped down" as meaning losing band members

No not Randy please, he's about to take his shirt off! :-)

20% off on TM, code TMMEAT

Throw in free flights, hotel for 5 nights and $2000 worth of casino chips and I'd be there. :-)

It's a M&G I brought down from a $1000 .
M

I've been reading everywhere and it is driving me crazy , This show so far from being stripped down. It's more over the top than anything I have ever done !! You could not tour this show! We approved a press release , then they Changed it. Reporters don't read, it says nothing about stripped down music. Pissed me off . Stripped down is so 90's ... This is Vegas dude !!
Meat

Press release !! I see dumb people !!!



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - UPDATED 7/16 5:55pm CT

RockTellz and CockTails Presents Meat Loaf
at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas

Grammy Award-winning musician and acclaimed actor Meat Loaf to perform 18 dates, beginning Thursday, Sept. 26. Tickets On Sale – Friday, July 19, 2013 at 10 a.m.

LAS VEGAS – July XX, 2013 – RockTellz & CockTails Presents Meat Loaf at the Showroom inside Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, beginning Thursday, Sept. 26. Performed in an intimate, interactive setting, Meat Loaf will offer a once-in-a-lifetime, stripped down deconstruction of his career, including performances of his biggest hits. Tickets for RockTellz & CockTails Presents Meat Loaf will go on sale Friday, July 19 at 10 a.m.

Texas Film Hall of Fame and Grammy Award-winning Actor, musician Meat Loaf has a career spanning 47 years and sold over 100 million albums world-wide, including his 1977 classic Bat Out Of Hell – the 3rd best selling album of all time. An accomplished actor, Meat Loaf has also Appeared in over 50 films and 16 stage productions and he’ll be drawing from all elements of his career to put on a diverse, unique and intimate show like no other entertainer in the world can bring.

“I’m thrilled and honored to headline the first series of RockTellz & CockTails in Las Vegas,” said Grammy Award-winning musician Meat Loaf. “I’m excited to offer my fans such a personal experience that lets them share in the crazy journey I’ve been on for the last 47 years. In true Meat Loaf fashion, it’s going to be a live show unlike any other I’ve ever done.”

Featuring live performances and captivating Q&A sessions, RockTellz & CockTails will bring back the intimate, artist-centric shows of yesteryear that helped put the Las Vegas Strip on the map.

“On top of being one of rock ‘n roll’s most gifted and chart-topping artists, Meat Loaf has a story to tell that is captivating and engaging,” said Adam Steck, founder and CEO of SPI Entertainment. “We couldn’t be happier to have Meat Loaf as our debut headliner and can’t wait for him to take the RockTellz & CockTails stage.”

RockTellz and CockTails Presents Meat Loaf will be performed inside the Showroom at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino every Thursday, Saturday and Tuesday, Sept. 26 to Nov. 5. All shows begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are $69, $89, $109 and $149 plus tax and applicable fees. An exclusive meet and greet package, including an autographed guitar and picture with Meat Loaf, is available for $1,000 plus tax and applicable fees. RockTellz and CockTails Presents Meat Loaf is an all-ages show. All tickets go on-sale Friday, July 19 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased in-person at the Planet Hollywood Box Office, by phone at 702-785-5395 or through Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com. For more information and a complete show schedule, visit www.RockTellz.com.
TWEET: RockTellz & CockTails Presents @RealMeatLoaf at @phvegas beg. Sept 2013. Tix on sale Fri at 10am. www.RockTellz.com

NOT The approved one !!!

Yay nothing is stripped down!
Masculine's getting the Vegas treatment right? Show girls and all? :))

The day you strip a show down is the day we'll see Jeremy Clarkson take to riding a bicycle ;)

Mind you, a lot of what I'm reading everywhere is driving me crazy!

More over the top than anything you've ever done .. it will be AMAZING! Hope it's the huge success you deserve!

Caryl x

Erm, it was covered in this series of Top Gear that Jeremy has bought a bike.

The show sounds so amazing Meat .... I hope it's a huge success for everyone involved :D

OK then .. has given up driving cars, (which I thought was implied ;) ) rides a bike, takes the bus, and thinks speed limits should be reduced to 50mph

Oh wow, yes, I too was reading stripped down version from different press releases. They almost made it sound like it was going to be an unplugged acoustic show. If people take those press releases and set their expectations, I bet many will be slightly surprised. Wait til' the pyro hits. "Stripped down", pffft, my a$$.

Hell yea, roll on Sept 26th

Viva Las Vegas

:twisted: To be fair, to strip down and to deconstruct pretty means the same thing, and both terms are used to describe a retrospective of your career and experiences over the years.

The way I interpret what is said on the press release is that your career will be taken apart and looked at.
During this examination you will perform some of the songs that were highlights of your professional journey.

I don't think it's that bad, but there's obviously room for misunderstanding. :bleh:

I'm sure the show will be killer.
Hope you have a lot of fun and success in Vegas Meat :up:

Hey Meat, that's what I expected. ;)
It will be a fantastic awesome (...) show with a very special atmosphere.
Don't bother with those "dumb people". Your friends here know that you work hard and that you wouldn' t strip down anything! In Vegas only girls strip anyway, right... :D
Jules

this show will be unbelievable and beyond words - that's for sure :-)
personally I don't believe doubtless what any reporter writes ... ;-)

Well....it's nice you cleared up the whole "stripped down show" confusion. However, I must admit, my wife is a little disappointed. She thought that meant Randy would be taking his shirt off!!! LOL

See you on October 10th Buddy!

WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!! I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!

:lmao:

Meat the show will rock!

The press are dickheads we all know that

:spit:

It will indeed .. and yes we do ;) But you can understand why Meat is miffed. What appears in the press can influence people, and he wants the show to sell out and be a success. Those of us here and on FB won't fill the theatre every night. They'll want to pull in a lot of casual fans, people who might not even say they are "fans", but will be in Vegas, looking for entertainment .. and the way the show is described can inform/affect their decision.

Once he's started and the full excitement of the show is seen, hopefully there will be sufficient media coverage to more accurately describe what the show is like and people will beat a path to its door :-)

just such a shame it happens again and again, this great artist never gets what he really should get!

Yes, it is a shame.
Finally Meat will get what he really should get from his fans. ;)

We should write a pre-review though.... :D

:lol::lol::lol:

Yes, we've dealt with that already. Mel knew what I meant .. as did most people. I meant exclusively .. and check his garage!! It's not full of lawnmowers and power tools.

True. On a different slant, there is a nice billboard up in Vegas ;) !

Didn't stop the O2 selling out though did it ;)

People that aren't fans only hear Bat out of hell and expect me to have the same sped up 1/4 tone voice that was on Bat in 1976 when it was recorded. The tone of of my voice has changed because of the 3 sinus and the 2 Vocal cord surgery's. The tone change makes people say it's out of Key , I'm not . I'm not saying every note is perfect here and every night is great , I hit some flat notes but I'm not out of key, All you have to do is listen to the backgrounds . When someone is out of Key there is a huge clash between BG's and Piano. There are no clashes like that on any show tape . . There are show tapes I don't like and upsets me. We still do Bat, Paradise and Took the words in the same key they were recorded ,not sped up keys . Elton has lowered his keys a step or a step and a have down. D.T. and some of his evil band have been posting reviews on ticketmaster in the states to try and bring down my Star average. Motley Crue has a better star average than I do and he doesn't even sing the songs ... the Audience does , he sings a line and points the mike to the audience they sing. Venting, Meat

When I was at Sheffield this year I was sitting there just focusing on the quality of the musicians and your vocals and although I'd already seen you in concert three times before that, you amazed me with your voice. Yes, I know the tone of your voice has changed and I wouldn't expect you to sound like you did in 1977 but I like how your vioce is now and you certainly were NOT out of key or lacking in power.

You really do deserve better Meat but some people have rather sad lives and take pleasure out of trying to tear others down.

It sounds like you've got an AMAZING show planned for Vegas and althought I can't be there myself I'm looking forward to hearing about it from those who will be there.

And very few people care! :lol: If we wanted note perfect we'd stay home and listen to our 1/4 sped-up recordings ;)

Meat I think this tour showed how good the vocals were,
Objects - wow
HCW - wow
FCOL-wow
2 out of 3 - wow

And on top of that BAT!

Objects was just stunning. I guess it's always something to hear your favourite song live, but you nailed it amazing vocal.

D.T. is a nasty piece of work ... he sent me a horrible PM on Facebook that I should have reported but instead I just deleted it and blocked him right away :(
I wonder how many other people he's done this to :??:

Please feel free to vent all you want. I know you can definitely still sing Meat :D You were absolutely amazing at all of the shows that I saw during the Mad Mad
World Tour last summer ... and I know you'll be absolutely amazing in Vegas as well :D If I can't make it to Vegas, my hope is that you'll still be able to bring the
Last At Bat tour to NY and I'll be able to see you again sometime :pray:

I could care less what you sing.... I love all of your songs! Hell, I don't even care if you sing or not.... I'm going regardless cuz you make the evening fun no matter what your doing :) just saying!:D

But I've seen you nip that live, when you introduce the songs off of Bat. You have explained in the live environment that the album was sped up (even throwing in an Alvin and the Chipmunk analogy) and after a superb rendition of 2 Out of 3 .... the roar of the audience was proof positive that your voice, as it is now, is plenty acceptable. So you have found that way to combat the "average" expectation.

Vent away. I agree with your assessment of D.T. and his evil plot to seek and destroy any reliable internet rating system for you. It's disgusting and makes my stomach turn for you. I wish there were something more we can do to offset those reviews.

Suzanne

I understand and feel for you. It's grossly unfair, and disgraceful.

What I would say is that, even if some will come expecting you to sound like '76 and Alvin, once you start I really believe the vast majority of people in every audience are swept away by your charisma, passion, stagecraft and your vocals. There's a solid maturity now that is just as impressive as when you toured in the early years.

It's atrocious that an unstable and dementedly jealous jackass can campaign to bring down your ratings on TM, and must be hugely frustrating, but I don't believe it would influence any fans, nor even really influence those who know of you and the reputation for excellence you've achieved over the years. You are a household name, and in my view people who are in or coming to Vegas on holiday will be attracted by that, and won't be put off by his miserable campaign. Even if people bother to consider the star ratings or read the reviews (and I suspect most don't) there is a sameness of offensive wording about many of the blistering ones which would make me suspicious immediately, and such a contrast between them and the preponderence of extremely enthusiastic ones, that I think people would give more weight to the many, many 5 star reviews.

But vent .. and move on. Would the producers have chosen you to headline the first season if they didn't know you were the best? :-) You know just how special you're planning this show will be! .. and we trust you :-)

Meat, any song you sing instantly turns to gold for me :D And for many of those, I had absolutely no interest in the original!!

Some examples....Bagel Bites (edit..ok there was no original, but even singing about bagels moved me immensely!! :P :P), Mercury Blues, and that youtube of you singing Honkey Tonk Woman with Pearl, Scott and Patti! I never liked it it had your epic touch.

Positive vibes coming your way, I have no doubt that after each show,the crowd will be amazed by your energy, and in a state of ecstasy about what has just happened to them. That's how I always feel after your shows, like I'm coming out of some sort of dream state. Usually I'm in completely another place for hours after, and I'm sure most of us on here would agree :D :D

Bums on seats will put all this nonsense to bed. Same s**t different day.

I'm sorry, who is D T? :??: PM if you like. Thanks.

Meat, you will be fantastic in Vegas. Counting the days to the 3rd of Oct!

Meat, you will do great in Vegas because it will be unique!! Don't let others make you insecure, you're still great. There will always be acid pissers (is that good English?). Tearing another down will lift them up they think. How dumb can a person be...

By the way, I just finished your book and - man - have you got a good memory!! All the names, all the places, all the stories. How on earth can you remember them? And there must be a lot more. Hope you will bring out another autobiography book one day..

So there's a lot to be told on the Vegas show, very interesting. People will love it!

It would be quite amazing if Bon Jovi put a song "Meat Loaf in Vegas" into their live set!

Just booked a room at my favorite hotel and casino! Happy!!!! :)

I can think of several artists that sound better as they matured-- Leonard Cohen & Tom Jones voice is different now. I think they are better. " To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven". Every season has beauty.
So many of your songs lend themselves to your voice as it is now. When you sing "Objects" it still brings me to tears.

"...If you don't worry 'bout the future,
Sooner or later it's the past
And if they say the thrill is gone,
Then it's time to take it back..."

Your fans won't leave you and screw the rest.

I saw you the first time in Glasgow this year , and you were amazing !!

If anyone's interested, Ticketmaster now have a seating chat up for the show.

Or even a "chart" and it's only available on the first show

For me all live recordings (Bat3, MSO, etc.) and bootlegs sounded strange in the last 10 years. If it's about your sinus or chords, it's okay. But... why don't you low the song's key and speed them down? I just can't listen, watch and stand any live recordings in the last years... :(

WHo can not stand MSO? MSO is probably the single greatest live DVD ever conceived.

Sure it felt like it could use one more song but it was perfect otherwise.

Not to me. It's even the worst symphonic concert I've ever seen. Compare to the Scorpions Berliner Philharmoniker for example... :mad:

I will stand by this that I think we have tastebuds in our ears somewhere..... cause thats a VERY different pallet.

Saying this as gently as possible .. but we've long established you haven't really liked anything Meat has done for a very long time, and you won't need to feel you can't listen/watch/stand any more because Meat has done with touring .. so all you need to do is avoid anything posted so far this century on YouTube and you'll be saved from listening or watching any live recordings.

There's no sign that the producers intend to record Meat's Vegas show, so you'll be saved that too .. although many others will be hugely disappointed, particularly those in Europe who were at the amazing Last at Bat tour and would give their eye teeth to see Rocktellz and Cocktails. But if we get lucky we'll warn you .. and I doubt there will be many bootlegs on YT from Vegas; illicit recording is likely to be difficult in such a small theatre

It's a wonderful DVD Chris .. but we can't honestly expect WoH to like it can we?

Yes and no.
Yes - it was perfect. :up:
No - it is not (IMHO) greatest live DVD, because "Guilty Pleasure" is even better :cool: (my mom has different point of view ;) ).


That is sad news. :( Oh well ... Next year we will have new DVD - "Last at Bat" (from New York). :pray:

You'd be surprised. A few soundboards from Eltons Vegas show have surfaced