Unleashed: Hits Tour 2009 - VIP Packages

[BombaySapphire3]

Originally Posted by StandbackStevie

at the VIP Prices you should get front row seats and a meet and greet along with the dinner and drinks i love them to death but at these prices at these hard times for everyone is raping the fans its not about the music anymore its about how much money we can take from our die hard fans I look at it this way they have more money than i would ever see and to go broke over it is crazy so if i do miss out on this tour i would not be disappointed cause it will probably be a repeat of the say you will tour which was awesome but i would be more excited if there was a new cd involved.

It is a money grubbing scheme of Eagles proportions,If they had toured AFTER the release of the CD I'd have thought about going to see them but this is just a blatant ripoff..Greatest hits WTF?!. and I'm afraid the biggest hypocrite here is Lindsey as he once ridiculed LA Nicks for her 'lounge act' solo show.Mick as we know is as greedy as **** and Nicks has already began the oldies jukebox touring act for years now.

[Zombie]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Where are you all getting the prices. When I go to Iloveallaccess I just still see "VIP Packages Coming Soon."

Michele

I would like to know, too - the ILAA site isn't showing anything yet. Or maybe I need to clear my cache?

I don't like the idea of not knowing where my seat will be when I'm paying that much money for tickets, either. Jeez. I would rather forsake all the trinkets you get with the ILAA package and give the money to a broker so I know exactly how close I will be instead of ending up in the last possible row, way off to the side (because with my luck, I'd probably also end up behind a drunken barbershop quartet tribute band of 7 foot tall Mick impersonators on stilts and unicycles - oh well...Oh Well...OH Well....OH WELLLLLLLLLL).

[Regina]

Originally Posted by BombaySapphire3

It is a money grubbing scheme of Eagles proportions,If they had toured AFTER the release of the CD I'd have thought about going to see them but this is just a blatant ripoff..Greatest hits WTF?!. and I'm afraid the biggest hypocrite here is Lindsey as he once ridiculed LA Nicks for her 'lounge act' solo show.Mick as we know is as greedy as **** and Nicks has already began the oldies jukebox touring act for years now.

Let's not get carried away here.
A Greatest Hits show is not a lounge act. It's Fleetwood Mac giving MOST of the people in the arena exactly what they want. They gave us new songs during SYW and that was a good many people's cue to leave and pee.
And, no one has a gun to anyone's head to buy tickets.

And, Lindsey has said in interviews that they were going out, for a little bit, to see how they worked together and test the waters before going into the studio to hopefully record some new stuff. It's a band. In spite of his efforts, he doesn't control everything. I'm sure if he had his druthers, they would be recording new stuff first. But, that might not be what the other three feel at all.

[TrueFaith77]

Originally Posted by Regina

Let's not get carried away here.
A Greatest Hits show is not a lounge act. It's Fleetwood Mac giving MOST of the people in the arena exactly what they want. They gave us new songs during SYW and that was a good many people's cue to leave and pee.
And, no one has a gun to anyone's head to buy tickets.

And, Lindsey has said in interviews that they were going out, for a little bit, to see how they worked together and test the waters before going into the studio to hopefully record some new stuff. It's a band. In spite of his efforts, he doesn't control everything. I'm sure if he had his druthers, they would be recording new stuff first. But, that might not be what the other three feel at all.

I agree. I also think that touring can help any new material they may work on. Make them more cohesive as a band. Plus, touring always seems to give Stevie and Lindsey plenty of material for songs.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by Zombie

I would like to know, too - the ILAA site isn't showing anything yet. Or maybe I need to clear my cache?

I was putting my password on the right where it said request a password. Put your amex customer service number in the left box and they will come up.

Also, you don't have to pay with your American Express card once you get to the payment screen. You can use another card.
Michele

[Zombie]

Originally Posted by michelej1

I was putting my password on the right where it said request a password. Put your amex customer service number in the left box and they will come up.

Also, you don't have to pay with your American Express card once you get to the payment screen. You can use another card.
Michele

Ahhh, thank you. I see the prices now. $695 for the Mellon Arena 5 star pack - ouch. I've paid less for 2 guaranteed second row center seats before.

[trackaghost]

Originally Posted by Regina

Let's not get carried away here.
A Greatest Hits show is not a lounge act. It's Fleetwood Mac giving MOST of the people in the arena exactly what they want. They gave us new songs during SYW and that was a good many people's cue to leave and pee.
And, no one has a gun to anyone's head to buy tickets.

BombaySapphire3 is referring to the fact that years ago Lindsey called Stevie a "lounge act" for doing a greatest hits show.

[MacMan]

Originally Posted by michelej1

I was putting my password on the right where it said request a password. Put your amex customer service number in the left box and they will come up.

Also, you don't have to pay with your American Express card once you get to the payment screen. You can use another card.
Michele

You can also get in to the I Love All Access page if you just put in "unleashed" in the tour password spot.

[Regina]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

BombaySapphire3 is referring to the fact that years ago Lindsey called Stevie a "lounge act" for doing a greatest hits show.

Yeah, I know that. But, it WAS years ago and it wasn't about doing a greatest hits act. It was about relying too much on FM songs rather than her solo career. And that quote was from 1984. Time to let the past go.

Right now, if they want to do a Greatest Hits tour, let's face it--30+ years in the 'biz' qualifies them. (And I'm not happy about it, don't get me wrong. But, I can see why they are doing it). But, IMO, Lindsey is the one who pushes them to create, rather than re-create, more than anyone else in FM.

So, I just thought that was an unfair thing to say when he has NOW been quoted as saying they will go out for a little while, test the waters, and then hopefully hit the studio for new music.

Yes, the prices for the packages suck big time. But, the only way to get them to stop with the All Access stuff is to not buy those tickets. Plain and simple. Same thing with the brokers. Those tickets, eventually, make their way right back into the ticketmaster pool IF people don't buy them.

[GoldDustOrphan]

We need a mole/spy in place during their rehearsals. I need a Sisters of the Moon guarantee before I spend $150 a ticket.

[kennation]

So, we did get the Mick Fleetwood Vip 5* package. We paid $1,840 for 2 packages. I think that it would be really decent if more members would come out and meet with us. I think that with as much money as I have put into this group and the support that I have given (and for nealr 2,000 bucks...) I deserve a little something. I appreciate the chance. I think that this is great. I admire Mick for saying, "yeah, I'll do it." I know that Stevie isn't all about coming out before a show, but... IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE... I am sure that Lindsey will be hanging out somewhere. To meet him would be too much for me. Meeting Stevie was WAY TOO much! LOL I have no idea what I will say to Mick. Maybe, "Mick, don't forget the fans. We have been there for you. Be there for us in these TOUGH economic times."

[skcin]

^ You deserve a lot more than that for that kind of money. Good luck. I hope it ends up being worth it for you.

Originally Posted by BombaySapphire3

And I hope they do not.

why would you post this.

[David]

I wish I knew where that "lounge act" comment was in the BLA. Lindsey referred to both Stevie's & Christine's then-recent shows as lounge acts, & I think what he meant was that they were presenting their solo shows straight up, no chaser -- too reliant on performance decisions that had already been made by Fleetwood Mac. He would have preferred them to present their respective shows with new ideas: for arrangements, for staging, for this & that. He might have worded it: reimagine the material.

By the time he himself got around to touring solo, that's largely what he did. Even recently, the motif of his gigs was to pare down, to get at the essentials (essential oils are wrung) by stripping away traditional rock combos in favor of invigorated setups: not just the number of backup players used but the approach to orchestration & presentation. In Stevie's case, every time she tours, she tours with a traditional rock band behind her. They play the songs traditionally, they pace the show traditionally, they do everything traditionally. Stevie's shows are always normative rock concerts. I think this is what Lindsey meant by "lounge act."

Of course, these differences get to the very heart of the musical & personality differences between the two.

[kennation]

Originally Posted by skcin

^ You deserve a lot more than that for that kind of money. Good luck. I hope it ends up being worth it for you.

Being close to the Mac is worth it to me. Honestly, there are few things in the world that mean this much. Fleetwood Mac has played a HUGE part in my life. I want the chance to experience this, "revisit" of the greatest hits. I WANT THEM TO MEET THE EXPECTATIONS THAT THE NAME, "UNLEASHED," placed on this tour. I want it wild, intense, and moving.

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by kennation

Being close to the Mac is worth it to me. Honestly, there are few things in the world that mean this much. Fleetwood Mac has played a HUGE part in my life. I want the chance to experience this, "revisit" of the greatest hits. I WANT THEM TO MEET THE EXPECTATIONS THAT THE NAME, "UNLEASHED," placed on this tour. I want it wild, intense, and moving.

I totally get your passion. I feel the same way.