Questions About Mick Fleetwood VIP 2013 Tour Tickets

bluecalmsea · #1 01-28-2013, 05:35 PM

Hello, I am new here (though I remember reading this website when I was in high school a long time ago!)

I first heard Fleetwood Mac when I was 12 in 1997 and Silver Springs was playing on MTV. I have been completely hooked ever since then!

I am finally in the right place (they just added my city to the tour) and time to go to my first Fleetwood Mac concert and I want to get the most out of the experience.

It looks like I can purchase VIP tickets through Mick's website for a comparable or lower rate than the same seating area as sold through Ticketmaster. So, it seems like getting Mick tickets is the more economical way to go even if there were not bonuses involved. (compared to the crazy prices of the "official platinum seats")

My questions:

Will the VIP tickets go for sale at the same time as the tickets on Ticketmaster?
Has anyone here done the VIP experience? Can you tell me about the process (I have only ever been to two concerts- both Stevie, and a friend arranged everything so I'm clueless about concerts)?
How do people get backstage passes to concerts anyway?
During the 15 minute Q&A with Mick, is it rude to ask him if I can spend my 15 minutes meeting everyone else? I really don't find myself fascinated enough with him to come up with cool questions haha.
Are nice cameras allowed at FM shows? I went on the venue's website and they said the camera policy depends on the concert.

Thank you in advance for any help you can give me!

vivfox · #2 01-29-2013, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by bluecalmsea

During the 15 minute Q&A with Mick, is it rude to ask him if I can spend my 15 minutes meeting everyone else?

I really don't find myself fascinated enough with him to come up with cool questions haha.

Mick won't mind that you find him dull. He'll happily arrange for you to be escorted to the private dressing rooms of Lindsey and Stevie. Lindsey will teach you how to play GYOW on guitar and Stevie will invite you to play checkers with her and Karen, which is a pre show ritual for her.

bluecalmsea · #3 01-29-2013, 09:14 PM

Ha! That all sounds perfect- what a great price for all of that!

michelej1 · #4 02-01-2013, 02:53 AM

This thread about the packages on Mick's website might give you some more information.

http://www.ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/sh...highlight=mick

bluecalmsea · #5 02-01-2013, 08:52 AM

Thank you so much! I wish I had known the tickets were going on sale days before the ticketmaster ones. I did get fourth row though!

elle · #6 02-01-2013, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by bluecalmsea

Thank you so much! I wish I had known the tickets were going on sale days before the ticketmaster ones. I did get fourth row though!

yes.

this time around the best Mick had to offer was 4th row or worse for every venue, and almost none of them sold yet (other than Chicago!).

with the first set of dates he had some front row and a lot of 2nd and 3rd row...

wonder what happened? maybe TM or the rest of the greedy old millionaire members of FM (probably greedier than poor Mick who gets the reputation b/c he doesn't care what he says!

) jumped on him and said something like "wait a minute, we could have gotten $1000-2000 for that ticket you just sold for $400?"

whatever happened, there has been no better tix than 4th row offered by Mick this time around. which is still great and miles better than resellers and probably TM platinums (don't think those are available yet for this set of dates), but not as good as what he spoiled us with the first set of dates.

bluecalmsea · #7 02-01-2013, 11:10 AM

Thank you for the info Elle! At least I got the best from what's available! And haha I appreciate Mick's openness about his love of money

And while of course I wish I could be in the first row, if it wasn't for Mick's offering I definitely could not afford anything in the "platinum" area. It's crazy to me that it doesn't seem like the platinum seats include any bonuses either.

Thanks again!

michelej1 · #8 02-03-2013, 12:08 AM

With the newest ticket packages, the only benefit of Mick's over comparable platinum tickets is that Mick's allows you to buy single seats and not a minimum of two.

Michele

WildHearted · #9 02-03-2013, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by michelej1

With the newest ticket packages, the only benefit of Mick's over comparable platinum tickets is that Mick's allows you to buy single seats and not a minimum of two.

Michele

Yeah, I noticed for the Atlanta show that the platinum prices have gone WAY down. They were up in like the $7-800 range per ticket and now there are good seats for like $300 each.

bluecalmsea · #10 02-03-2013, 08:06 AM

Oh wow! They are still $800 for Charlotte. I wonder if I could buy two sets of tickets- get to meet Mick, but then use closer tickets for seating. If only I were richer haha!

Nicks Fan · #11 02-03-2013, 11:40 PM

I have a question.

I have front row tickets for Ottawa that I paid face value for. I was thinking of buying the 425.00 VIP Meet and greet and surprising my friend with the meet and greet. I would still keep my front row floors and then try to sell the other tickets. The best I can get is row 5 through his vip.

My question is how likely does anyone think I can sell my 5th row tickets (Assuming those are what I get) at close to the VIP price as possible. While Capital Tickets is offering 200 level or worse when you go to buy the top priced tickets I don't think it has sold well as allot of people I thought would be all over the show are not going.

elle · #12 02-03-2013, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Nicks Fan

I have a question.

I have front row tickets for Ottawa that I paid face value for. I was thinking of buying the 425.00 VIP Meet and greet and surprising my friend with the meet and greet. I would still keep my front row floors and then try to sell the other tickets. The best I can get is row 5 through his vip.

My question is how likely does anyone think I can sell my 5th row tickets (Assuming those are what I get) at close to the VIP price as possible. While Capital Tickets is offering 200 level or worse when you go to buy the top priced tickets I don't think it has sold well as allot of people I thought would be all over the show are not going.

Mick's VIP tickets are will call only so that might be the problem if you want to sell them.

Nicks Fan · #13 02-04-2013, 12:03 AM

My plan was to be up front and say that I will meet them at the venue to give them the tickets. I am just not sure if they would sell at those prices.