Thanks for sharing this video. I am glad you both enjoyed it, and gave us a well rounded view with different perspectives. Paul McCartney is such an amazing artist and seeing him live is a wonderful experience.
This was a very fair, honest and balanced review. I get the whole price thing (which is eye-watering) but, in a few years when you've got past the cost you've got a very special memory - you saw a Beatle up close and playing a LOT of music!
Honestly right, the cost of a second row ticket on its own would have been the best part of £300, if not more. So the soundcheck and merch made up for the rest of it. So when I look at it like that it’s a not too bad of a price to pay for that seat AND the soundcheck AND the merch.
@@WanderWorksVlogs During that same year, 1973, I saw amongst others the Stones for £1.65 - Bowie and the Spiders for £1 and Mott the Hoople for 80p. The Mott tour had a great impact upon me as their support act was a relatively unknown band at the time..... Queen. Happy days, before live music was taken over by the corporates.
a lot of money yes but what a great experience. ive seen him three times including the gig on the 14th Dec & loved everyone. unfortunately some of us were too young to have seen The Beatles or Paul in his younger days so we have to catch up with him now. my son was lucky enough to be working on a flight that Paul was on & had a good chat with him.Am I jealous? hell yes!
Several years ago I took my wife and 6 kids to the Hollywood Bowl to see Paul….. It was $3500.00 investment…. It crossed generations and was a priceless “life experience “ for the lot if us! Good on you both! To quote David Bowie…. “When you know…you know you know” Cheers from LA:)
Appreciate the look at the VIP package. We were at the Saturday night Co-op on cert up in block 314. I have been tempted to do one of the VIP/event ticket packages, although for three of us it would be the cost of a weekend break to NYC - and there is only me as the obsessive Paul fan. That said, I have bought all of the Archive Deluxe box sets and this was my 6th Paul concert. If at least one of you got your money’s worth with the goodies, the soundcheck and the almost-touching-the-stage seat, then it’s worth it. We’ll miss Paul when he’s gone and as for the money - as long as you’re not spending next months rent or mortgage, you can;t take it with you. Great video and thanks again for the ‘look behind the scenes’ of the VIP package.
I went to both London gigs. On the 18th I also went to the soundcheck. I had the second row and an aisle seat near him so I was super happy. For the soundcheck we all were about half way back by the sound desk. We were told not to film only take pics. We got 50 minutes of him playing and some songs he didn’t do at the evening gig. I personally think it was worth it but he could stand there and read out the telephone directory and I’d be happy.
I bet that was a lot of fun! And those aisle seats are probably better as you have more room to dance and enjoy yourself! I heard a lady saying about taking photos but nothing about filming, plus there was a security guy right next to me who said nothing, so who knows! Hopefully I didn't do anything wrong. Though to be fair I only filmed little clips as you saw! And yeah, I (Josh) would absolutely do it again, even if my other half maybe wouldn't!
@ as soon as the evening gig started loads of people rushed down the aisle to the front but the stewards were on it. I heard one saying, “these people have paid a lot of money…go back to your seats” The stewards stood there all night so I had loads of space. Even the chap next to me said it was like I had my own personal steward! 😂 I absolutely would do it again and I wished I’d done it for the second night too but luckily I had a brilliant seat anyway. It was like 3 gigs in 2 days! I’ve now seen him 22 times since January 90 🥰
Wow, I’m only(!) on 11 (or 12 if you count the lyrics book audience with thing in London a few years ago). But 22 times is awesome! I’ve never been to see a gig at the O2 arena, but it looks amazing!
@ I was at the lyrics interview at the Royal Festival Hall on the Southbank too! I was upstairs on the balcony in the front row. A few days later me and my husband saw Paul’s lyrics exhibition at the British Library and unbeknownst to us, as we wandered around, went into a section that also had original Beatles lyrics written. If I’m cheeky and include the lyrics interview and the soundcheck on 18th December at the O2, it’s 24 times.
Ah you were there too?! Small world! It was a fun evening to be fair! (And I vlogged it too: ruclips.net/video/RuAWUfmfvy8/видео.htmlsi=Uhc_gmdF0US4dCeX)
No wonder Sir Paul is so rich! Seriously though, as a lifelong fan I envy you both. It looked like an amazing experience! I saw him live back in 2004 and he was incredible.
@@WanderWorksVlogs Thank you. One of the best days of my life. He spent almost 3 hours on stage and introduced his lovely (?) new wife, Heather ........ least said about that, the better!
Great video guys, I was at the London O2 concert and soundcheck last week, it's been top of my bucket list for some time, so I was lucky enough to get a 'Hot Sound' package, I had to settle for a seat in the 4th row thats all that was left, you were lucky to film the soundcheck, we were all warned it's OK to take photos BUT no video, or else !!! check in was 3-4pm, stood queued for ages, finally got taken to a backstage bar area for a drink and some hot finger food, veggie of course !! then down into the arena around 4.30pm, we were escorted to an area half way down the arena and sat waiting until 5.40pm before Paul appeared on stage , he played for 50 minutes, your Manchester soundcheck seems more professional, more lighting used, I suppose my big complaint was why we couldn't get closer to the stage at the soundcheck, that would have made it more special, after all we all paid a pile of ££££, over £700, I'm glad I did it but wouldn't do it again, it just wasn't special enough to justify the cost.
So glad you got to go to the one at the O2 - it looked like an amazing show, tbf! And I didn't hear any warnings and saw plenty of people filming bits, so I got a few snippets for the vlog. I had a security guard right next to me too who saw and was cool with it! And yeah, it's all about that balance between the price you pay and what you get. Some will think it's worth it, others not so much. It's definitely a subjective thing!
Well done, very good! How the technology moves forwards in leaps and bounds, astounding! No mobiles or internet when John was murdered, and mobiles were just warming up, along with the internet when George succumbed to bloody cancer, what would they make of what is available to Paul and Ringo today? Many thanks again folks, a very good production.
I did two Hot Sound Packages. Bought it on 2019 and won in (together with the meet and greet!!!) in October this year. I kind of agree with you on the fact that there should be a 'special area' and that is even more noticeable when you're on the standing admission field. If you have the Hot Sound Package, they let you into the field before anybody else. But you have to hold that place for hours with 50.000 plus fans crushing you against the fence. I will say the experience is still great if you stay within the first - let's say - 10 rows. But at the same time, I showed up early for my regular standing ticket in Maracana 16 Dec. 2023 and I managed to get the same spot, just 5 guys away from the stage fence. So it's true it'd be great to have someplace else to relax, specially on open stadiums. A second fence might work, but I don't think they'll make any changes to it.
I did a standing only McCartney concert at Anfield in 2008, and I got there earlyyyyy to make sure I was at the front. It was awesome but it’s a long day!!
I think unless you’re a real super fan it’s not worth it. It’s not meant to be VIP - it’s the honour of seeing the soundcheck. I would 1000% do it, if I could afford it. I’ve seen Paul 4 times and been a fan for 30+ years. I was there on Sunday night, but up in the gods. Those tickets were £150 each, which was enough!
Like I (Josh) said in the vlog, for superfans it’s absolutely worth it, and if I’m ever in the position to do it again I absolutely will. And even up in the gods it’s a good show!
Hi Josh and Lauren, thanks for the insight of your adventure. I thought you weren't allowed to film during soundcheck. Great to see how that was going. It's on my bucketlist too, I probably have to win the jackpot (which is first on my bucketlist ;-) ) Do you have a video of the complete soundcheck. I'm interested to see the uncut version of that.
Hey man, I don't know about filming in soundchecks, but tbf I only got little snippets just so people could get a flavour of what they were like haha So no - no full soundcheck video! I know you're a huge fan so I think you'd get a lot out of the Hot Sound Package, if you ever get the chance!
Nice video Josh and Lauren..Nice watch …I’m glad you still have a home and a Christmas to look forward to after Macca devastating your bank accounts 😂…great video all the same
Scouser here (for those who don't know a scouser is a native of Liverpool) and I've seen Paul 4 times including with Wings back in 1979 at the Royal Court theatre Liverpool where I queue'd up overnight to buy tickets which got £5 from memory. Thanks for a nice comprehensive review into your experience and thoughts. personally I wouldn't pay that much for a VIP sound check ticket but thought the goodie bag was excellent and much better than the Squeeze one I got recently. What really bothers me though is the price of food and drinks at these venues they are a blatant rip off. If those drinks were half their price they'd sell double the amount but greed and capitalism takes over in the 21st century sadly.
Great experience, thanks for sharing. I posted our impression of the VIP Hot Sound experience from the Madrid show on our RUclips channel. Be grateful you had reserved seats. There it was general admission. Cheers!
I’ll check it out! It’s certainly a unique and fun experience. But yeah, having reserved seating certainly did take a lot of pressure off in that way. Thanks for watching!
I did the sound check in NYC back in 2017. Was disappointed they had us all so far back from the stage. I mean, I paid a shitload of money for my 2d row tix w/ soundcheck. The least they can do is have us right up front.
I agree, I was at the London soundcheck last week, and they escorted us to an area half way down the arena, WHY ???, why can't we sit in front of the stage or sit in the reserved seat we have for the evening concert, as you say we all paid a pile of cash, I'm glad I did it but I wouldn't do it again.
As I said, that’s the area for the best sound. Which is why the soundboard is there. I get wanting to be closer but Paul, the band, and the technicians have a job to do setting up for the show, so to have fans right there shouting out and stuff would get distracting.
What a grotesque amount of money and Macca certainly doesn’t need it. We watched the same gig from a perfect spot for £143 per seat that Ticketmaster released on the morning of the concert. This venue is ripping people off left right and centre, we never buy their extortionate drinks either, and they’ll carry on doing it so long as people keep paying it. There’s certainly better venues in the city with much lower prices and much better transport links.
It is a LOT of money, and it’s not for everyone. I (Josh) personally loved it, and it was great to see the soundcheck and be right up at the front, but I get why people might not be comfortable paying that much.
The acoustic's in the Co-op arena are dreadful, been once that was enough also the seats were way to expensive for what we got. I was lucky enough to see Paul McCartney and Wings in 1979 at the old Apollo in Manchester better seats and acoustic's and a more intimate venue and the tour programs were "FREE" much better than the ripoff you get these days, I do realise that you wouldn't have got the numbers in the old Apollo but I do think that they could have designed the Co-op arena with a better seating layout and also put some thought into buildings acoustics.
I honestly thought the arena sounded great. When I was talking to one of the band members he said that they all thought the arena had great acoustics. Maybe you weren’t in a great section for sound unfortunately.
@@WanderWorksVlogs That maybe the case sat closer to the stage but where we were sat further back on the upper levels the acoustics weren't good at all also are seats faced the opposite side of the arena instead of facing the stage but I suppose it's a case of you get what you pay for. thanks for your reply.
Fun fact, my mate tried to go to that 1979 Apollo gig, but the touts were selling the tickets for £15 and my mate said "no, too much!" These days he pays hundreds at face value. What a world.
Crazy times! Even back in 2003 standard tickets for the Back in the World tour were like £35. And now look! Haha fair play to him though, while people are happy to pay those prices then why change?
He's a great musician .. but would i pay £700 for the priviledge of seeing him perform? .. i most certainly would not .. £60 per ticket or £100 for a VIP / Sound check would be a more appropriate pricing .. A few months back Paul did mock Bruce Springsteen regarding the length of his gigs .. to which i replied .. Paul .. you just do your show and want to get off .. Bruce differs from you .. he likes to give value for money .. he doesnt charge as much and he gives it his all ..
It’s all subjective and depends on what each person deems as value for money. Would we have liked a little more in terms of the overall experience for what we paid? Probably, yes. But were we happy with what we got anyway? Definitely! Hence why I (Josh) would definitely do it again!
@@WanderWorksVlogs .. but wouldn't you prefer Paul to be more for his audience and less for himself ? .. ie care more for his fans and less for his bank balance?? .. If fans such as yourself refused to pay exorbitant ticket fees .. musician's such as Paul McCartney who care more about their bank balance than they do about their fans .. would be left with no choice but to cater for their fans and not themselves..by reducing the cost of the exorbitant ticket fees.. Having said that .. I did once pay £500 to see 3 World renowned performers at the Royal Albert Hall .. Those 3 were Sammy Davis Jnr, Liza Minelli and Ole Blue Eyes ..Frank Sinatra .. The ticket price didn't include a goody bag of fridge magnets ..but did include a box seat and a bottle of champagne..
I get what you’re saying but that’s just how it is now. It would be nice is the price of a lot of things was lower, but they are what they are. We just have to make the most of it and enjoy what we can 🙂
Appreciate the look at the VIP package. We were at the Saturday night Co-op on cert up in block 314. I have been tempted to do one of the VIP/event ticket packages, although for three of us it would be the cost of a weekend break to NYC - and there is only me as the obsessive Paul fan. That said, I have bought all of the Archive Deluxe box sets and this was my 6th Paul concert. If at least one of you got your money’s worth with the goodies, the soundcheck and the almost-touching-the-stage seat, then it’s worth it. We’ll miss Paul when he’s gone and as for the money - as long as you’re not spending next months rent or mortgage, you can;t take it with you. Great video and thanks again for the ‘look behind the scenes’ of the VIP package.
If you can afford it and you really want to do it, then 100% go for it. It’s definitely an amazing experience, and I (Josh) hope to do it again one day soon!
Thanks for sharing this video. I am glad you both enjoyed it, and gave us a well rounded view with different perspectives. Paul McCartney is such an amazing artist and seeing him live is a wonderful experience.
No problem! It was a genuinely amazing experience and if you ever get a chance to do it then you should! Thanks for watching!
This was a very fair, honest and balanced review. I get the whole price thing (which is eye-watering) but, in a few years when you've got past the cost you've got a very special memory - you saw a Beatle up close and playing a LOT of music!
Honestly right, the cost of a second row ticket on its own would have been the best part of £300, if not more. So the soundcheck and merch made up for the rest of it. So when I look at it like that it’s a not too bad of a price to pay for that seat AND the soundcheck AND the merch.
Glad you had a wonderful time with Paul!
This video took us right into the experience, so thanks for that.
Thanks for watching!
My first McCartney concert, at Newcastle City Hall in July 1973, cost £1.60 in Row 8.
Wow that’s still only £25 in today’s money!
@@WanderWorksVlogs During that same year, 1973, I saw amongst others the Stones for £1.65 - Bowie and the Spiders for £1 and Mott the Hoople for 80p. The Mott tour had a great impact upon me as their support act was a relatively unknown band at the time..... Queen. Happy days, before live music was taken over by the corporates.
Amazing prices! Those really were the days! Haha
You couldn’t pay me to see a ancient croaker and at 78 I am a first generation Beatles admirer.
Honestly, I think if you were there you’d love it!
a lot of money yes but what a great experience. ive seen him three times including the gig on the 14th Dec & loved everyone. unfortunately some of us were too young to have seen The Beatles or Paul in his younger days so we have to catch up with him now. my son was lucky enough to be working on a flight that Paul was on & had a good chat with him.Am I jealous? hell yes!
@@toscana6457 I see the Beatles 3 times in 1963 Wings about 1971 and Paul at Earls Court 2003 and he wasn't croaking then Alf now 78
It is what it is, it’s all good fun, and it’s great music!
That’s awesome for your son! And personally I’d have preferred to have seen Paul in Wings rather than the Beatles!
Several years ago I took my wife and 6 kids to the Hollywood Bowl to see Paul…..
It was $3500.00 investment….
It crossed generations and was a priceless “life experience “ for the lot if us!
Good on you both!
To quote David Bowie…. “When you know…you know you know”
Cheers from LA:)
It’s certainly an investment, but it’s the best kind of investment!
Appreciate the look at the VIP package. We were at the Saturday night Co-op on cert up in block 314. I have been tempted to do one of the VIP/event ticket packages, although for three of us it would be the cost of a weekend break to NYC - and there is only me as the obsessive Paul fan. That said, I have bought all of the Archive Deluxe box sets and this was my 6th Paul concert. If at least one of you got your money’s worth with the goodies, the soundcheck and the almost-touching-the-stage seat, then it’s worth it. We’ll miss Paul when he’s gone and as for the money - as long as you’re not spending next months rent or mortgage, you can;t take it with you. Great video and thanks again for the ‘look behind the scenes’ of the VIP package.
I went to both London gigs. On the 18th I also went to the soundcheck. I had the second row and an aisle seat near him so I was super happy. For the soundcheck we all were about half way back by the sound desk. We were told not to film only take pics. We got 50 minutes of him playing and some songs he didn’t do at the evening gig. I personally think it was worth it but he could stand there and read out the telephone directory and I’d be happy.
I bet that was a lot of fun! And those aisle seats are probably better as you have more room to dance and enjoy yourself! I heard a lady saying about taking photos but nothing about filming, plus there was a security guy right next to me who said nothing, so who knows! Hopefully I didn't do anything wrong. Though to be fair I only filmed little clips as you saw! And yeah, I (Josh) would absolutely do it again, even if my other half maybe wouldn't!
@ as soon as the evening gig started loads of people rushed down the aisle to the front but the stewards were on it. I heard one saying, “these people have paid a lot of money…go back to your seats” The stewards stood there all night so I had loads of space. Even the chap next to me said it was like I had my own personal steward! 😂 I absolutely would do it again and I wished I’d done it for the second night too but luckily I had a brilliant seat anyway. It was like 3 gigs in 2 days! I’ve now seen him 22 times since January 90 🥰
Wow, I’m only(!) on 11 (or 12 if you count the lyrics book audience with thing in London a few years ago). But 22 times is awesome! I’ve never been to see a gig at the O2 arena, but it looks amazing!
@ I was at the lyrics interview at the Royal Festival Hall on the Southbank too! I was upstairs on the balcony in the front row. A few days later me and my husband saw Paul’s lyrics exhibition at the British Library and unbeknownst to us, as we wandered around, went into a section that also had original Beatles lyrics written. If I’m cheeky and include the lyrics interview and the soundcheck on 18th December at the O2, it’s 24 times.
Ah you were there too?! Small world! It was a fun evening to be fair! (And I vlogged it too: ruclips.net/video/RuAWUfmfvy8/видео.htmlsi=Uhc_gmdF0US4dCeX)
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No wonder Sir Paul is so rich! Seriously though, as a lifelong fan I envy you both.
It looked like an amazing experience!
I saw him live back in 2004 and he was incredible.
Haha It really was! And you're lucky - that 2004 summer tour had an awesome setlist!
@@WanderWorksVlogs Thank you. One of the best days of my life. He spent almost 3 hours on stage and introduced his lovely (?) new wife, Heather ........ least said about that, the better!
That opener of Jet was incredible! One of my favorite songs being used to open the show in such a bombastic way is always going to be a win!
What a beautiful concert! Wish I was there with you! Thanks for sharing! Definitely worth it! Watching from USA! 😊
It was a great concert. And the additional soundcheck songs really make it worthwhile! Thanks for watching!
Great video guys, I was at the London O2 concert and soundcheck last week, it's been top of my bucket list for some time, so I was lucky enough to get a 'Hot Sound' package, I had to settle for a seat in the 4th row thats all that was left, you were lucky to film the soundcheck, we were all warned it's OK to take photos BUT no video, or else !!! check in was 3-4pm, stood queued for ages, finally got taken to a backstage bar area for a drink and some hot finger food, veggie of course !! then down into the arena around 4.30pm, we were escorted to an area half way down the arena and sat waiting until 5.40pm before Paul appeared on stage , he played for 50 minutes, your Manchester soundcheck seems more professional, more lighting used, I suppose my big complaint was why we couldn't get closer to the stage at the soundcheck, that would have made it more special, after all we all paid a pile of ££££, over £700, I'm glad I did it but wouldn't do it again, it just wasn't special enough to justify the cost.
So glad you got to go to the one at the O2 - it looked like an amazing show, tbf! And I didn't hear any warnings and saw plenty of people filming bits, so I got a few snippets for the vlog. I had a security guard right next to me too who saw and was cool with it! And yeah, it's all about that balance between the price you pay and what you get. Some will think it's worth it, others not so much. It's definitely a subjective thing!
Really enjoyed this, thank you very much !
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Well done, very good! How the technology moves forwards in leaps and bounds, astounding! No mobiles or internet when John was murdered, and mobiles were just warming up, along with the internet when George succumbed to bloody cancer, what would they make of what is available to Paul and Ringo today? Many thanks again folks, a very good production.
Thanks for watching
I did two Hot Sound Packages. Bought it on 2019 and won in (together with the meet and greet!!!) in October this year. I kind of agree with you on the fact that there should be a 'special area' and that is even more noticeable when you're on the standing admission field. If you have the Hot Sound Package, they let you into the field before anybody else. But you have to hold that place for hours with 50.000 plus fans crushing you against the fence. I will say the experience is still great if you stay within the first - let's say - 10 rows. But at the same time, I showed up early for my regular standing ticket in Maracana 16 Dec. 2023 and I managed to get the same spot, just 5 guys away from the stage fence. So it's true it'd be great to have someplace else to relax, specially on open stadiums. A second fence might work, but I don't think they'll make any changes to it.
I did a standing only McCartney concert at Anfield in 2008, and I got there earlyyyyy to make sure I was at the front. It was awesome but it’s a long day!!
Great vlog ,and you do have a look of a younger Paul McCartney.
Thanks for watching, and aww, that’s such a sweet thing to say about Lauren 😏😂
@WanderWorksVlogs ha love it🤣🤣
I was there on the 14th and enjoyed every minute. We had good seats but a once in a lifetime experience. That said ......never say never again !!!
That’s what I’m thinking, I’m not ruling anything out haha
I think unless you’re a real super fan it’s not worth it. It’s not meant to be VIP - it’s the honour of seeing the soundcheck.
I would 1000% do it, if I could afford it. I’ve seen Paul 4 times and been a fan for 30+ years.
I was there on Sunday night, but up in the gods. Those tickets were £150 each, which was enough!
Like I (Josh) said in the vlog, for superfans it’s absolutely worth it, and if I’m ever in the position to do it again I absolutely will. And even up in the gods it’s a good show!
Hi Josh and Lauren, thanks for the insight of your adventure. I thought you weren't allowed to film during soundcheck. Great to see how that was going. It's on my bucketlist too, I probably have to win the jackpot (which is first on my bucketlist ;-) )
Do you have a video of the complete soundcheck. I'm interested to see the uncut version of that.
Hey man, I don't know about filming in soundchecks, but tbf I only got little snippets just so people could get a flavour of what they were like haha So no - no full soundcheck video! I know you're a huge fan so I think you'd get a lot out of the Hot Sound Package, if you ever get the chance!
Nice video Josh and Lauren..Nice watch …I’m glad you still have a home and a Christmas to look forward to after Macca devastating your bank accounts 😂…great video all the same
Haha in all fairness that was our Christmas present to ourselves, so we don’t have to worry about Christmas too much now 😂 thanks for watching!
I'd pay any price to see Paul play Coming Up. Even if that was the only song he played!
It really was great to see it in that soundcheck setting!
thank you.....
You’re welcome
I saw myself in the crowd!
You were there? Awesome!!
@ yep! It was an absolutely fantastic concert! Thanks for catching me on your video!!!
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!
Scouser here (for those who don't know a scouser is a native of Liverpool) and I've seen Paul 4 times including with Wings back in 1979 at the Royal Court theatre Liverpool where I queue'd up overnight to buy tickets which got £5 from memory. Thanks for a nice comprehensive review into your experience and thoughts. personally I wouldn't pay that much for a VIP sound check ticket but thought the goodie bag was excellent and much better than the Squeeze one I got recently. What really bothers me though is the price of food and drinks at these venues they are a blatant rip off. If those drinks were half their price they'd sell double the amount but greed and capitalism takes over in the 21st century sadly.
It’s a subjective thing but I (Josh) honestly think the experience is worthwhile. The extra hour of songs with a crowd of >200 is totally worth it
You two saved me €350,00!
It’s still worth doing if you fancy it. It WAS a lot of fun!
Great experience, thanks for sharing. I posted our impression of the VIP Hot Sound experience from the Madrid show on our RUclips channel. Be grateful you had reserved seats. There it was general admission. Cheers!
I’ll check it out! It’s certainly a unique and fun experience. But yeah, having reserved seating certainly did take a lot of pressure off in that way. Thanks for watching!
I've been to several VIP soundchecks and a dinner was included. No dinner?? Maybe that's why the ones I attended cost more.
Maybe so. Dinner would have been nice!
It was nice. Vegetarian meal.
It never gets really cold in England
It can do at times tbf
My partner and I went to the British grand prix. Cost us 600 quid each and no prezzies
Ooof, that sucks! Still, I hope you enjoyed it! I'm sure being at the British Grand Prix is awesome!
I did the sound check in NYC back in 2017. Was disappointed they had us all so far back from the stage. I mean, I paid a shitload of money for my 2d row tix w/ soundcheck. The least they can do is have us right up front.
In all fairness, where they put you is absolutely the best position for sound and I appreciated that fact.
I agree, I was at the London soundcheck last week, and they escorted us to an area half way down the arena, WHY ???, why can't we sit in front of the stage or sit in the reserved seat we have for the evening concert, as you say we all paid a pile of cash, I'm glad I did it but I wouldn't do it again.
As I said, that’s the area for the best sound. Which is why the soundboard is there. I get wanting to be closer but Paul, the band, and the technicians have a job to do setting up for the show, so to have fans right there shouting out and stuff would get distracting.
What a grotesque amount of money and Macca certainly doesn’t need it. We watched the same gig from a perfect spot for £143 per seat that Ticketmaster released on the morning of the concert. This venue is ripping people off left right and centre, we never buy their extortionate drinks either, and they’ll carry on doing it so long as people keep paying it. There’s certainly better venues in the city with much lower prices and much better transport links.
It is a LOT of money, and it’s not for everyone. I (Josh) personally loved it, and it was great to see the soundcheck and be right up at the front, but I get why people might not be comfortable paying that much.
The acoustic's in the Co-op arena are dreadful, been once that was enough also the seats were way to expensive for what we got. I was lucky enough to see Paul McCartney and Wings in 1979 at the old Apollo in Manchester better seats and acoustic's and a more intimate venue and the tour programs were "FREE" much better than the ripoff you get these days, I do realise that you wouldn't have got the numbers in the old Apollo but I do think that they could have designed the Co-op arena with a better seating layout and also put some thought into buildings acoustics.
I honestly thought the arena sounded great. When I was talking to one of the band members he said that they all thought the arena had great acoustics. Maybe you weren’t in a great section for sound unfortunately.
@@WanderWorksVlogs That maybe the case sat closer to the stage but where we were sat further back on the upper levels the acoustics weren't good at all also are seats faced the opposite side of the arena instead of facing the stage but I suppose it's a case of you get what you pay for. thanks for your reply.
Yeah the sound will have been bouncing around off of the roof of the arena and stuff. It’s a pity, I still hope you enjoyed the show!
Fun fact, my mate tried to go to that 1979 Apollo gig, but the touts were selling the tickets for £15 and my mate said "no, too much!"
These days he pays hundreds at face value. What a world.
Crazy times! Even back in 2003 standard tickets for the Back in the World tour were like £35. And now look! Haha fair play to him though, while people are happy to pay those prices then why change?
Hearing that 'soundcheck' I would have asked for a refund. He's past his prime and his voice has gone. It's not like he needs the money.
In all fairness getting to see some rarities being performed made it worth it. At least for me (Josh)!
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It wasn’t!
He's a great musician .. but would i pay £700 for the priviledge of seeing him perform? .. i most certainly would not .. £60 per ticket or £100 for a VIP / Sound check would be a more appropriate pricing ..
A few months back Paul did mock Bruce Springsteen regarding the length of his gigs .. to which i replied .. Paul .. you just do your show and want to get off .. Bruce differs from you .. he likes to give value for money .. he doesnt charge as much and he gives it his all ..
It’s all subjective and depends on what each person deems as value for money. Would we have liked a little more in terms of the overall experience for what we paid? Probably, yes. But were we happy with what we got anyway? Definitely! Hence why I (Josh) would definitely do it again!
@@WanderWorksVlogs .. but wouldn't you prefer Paul to be more for his audience and less for himself ? .. ie care more for his fans and less for his bank balance?? ..
If fans such as yourself refused to pay exorbitant ticket fees .. musician's such as Paul McCartney who care more about their bank balance than they do about their fans .. would be left with no choice but to cater for their fans and not themselves..by reducing the cost of the exorbitant ticket fees..
Having said that .. I did once pay £500 to see 3 World renowned performers at the Royal Albert Hall ..
Those 3 were Sammy Davis Jnr, Liza Minelli and Ole Blue Eyes ..Frank Sinatra ..
The ticket price didn't include a goody bag of fridge magnets ..but did include a box seat and a bottle of champagne..
I get what you’re saying but that’s just how it is now. It would be nice is the price of a lot of things was lower, but they are what they are. We just have to make the most of it and enjoy what we can 🙂
Appreciate the look at the VIP package. We were at the Saturday night Co-op on cert up in block 314. I have been tempted to do one of the VIP/event ticket packages, although for three of us it would be the cost of a weekend break to NYC - and there is only me as the obsessive Paul fan. That said, I have bought all of the Archive Deluxe box sets and this was my 6th Paul concert. If at least one of you got your money’s worth with the goodies, the soundcheck and the almost-touching-the-stage seat, then it’s worth it. We’ll miss Paul when he’s gone and as for the money - as long as you’re not spending next months rent or mortgage, you can;t take it with you. Great video and thanks again for the ‘look behind the scenes’ of the VIP package.
If you can afford it and you really want to do it, then 100% go for it. It’s definitely an amazing experience, and I (Josh) hope to do it again one day soon!