Fleetwood Mac In NZ!

[David]

Originally Posted by mylittledemon

Meh. Not gonna make it. Even with free tickets I'd still have to think about it.

But what if another 1980-style fight breaks out onstage again, & you wind up missing it?! You'll be sorry.

[mylittledemon]

Nah, that'd be like meeting your idol and he/she turning to be a total arsebag.

[vivfox]

Visitors to get wonderful welcome
By MATT RILKOFF - Taranaki Daily News Last updated 05:00 19/11/2009

Fleetwood Mac fans wondering where to go at New Plymouth airport next month will have the good ladies of the Bell Block-Puketapu Lions to help them out.

And if all goes well, the ladies will be on hand again to welcome rugby fans to the city's three 2011 rugby World Cup games.

The New Plymouth District Council is organising 200 volunteers to help the city cope with the expected 25,000 visitors for the December 19 and 20 Fleetwood Mac concerts at the TSB Bowl of Brooklands.

The scale of the volunteer mobilisation is a first for the city and has two objectives.

First, to smooth the experience visitors have of the city and secondly, as a dress rehearsal for the expected influx of tourists during the 2011 rugby World Cup.

Three games are to be played at Yarrow Stadium and it is hoped Ireland will base itself in the province for the duration of the tournament.

But before that is the Fleetwood Mac concert.

Bell Block-Puketapu Lions women's branch president Jenny Clark said, as a Lioness, she was used to meeting strangers, even famous ones, and was looking forward to her welcoming job at the airport.

"I saw Graham Mourie in the departure lounge at the Los Angeles airport and ended up talking to him for half an hour," she said.

Impressive as that may be, fellow Lioness Gay Harvey once bailed up much-loved British crooner Sir Cliff Richard outside the very airport she will soon be welcoming Fleetwood Mac fans in.

"They are only people aren't they," she laughed.

Of the 35 members of their pride, 14 have answered the call and volunteered.

Their manpower brings the total number of signed up volunteers to 80, well short of the 200 the council wants.

Council volunteer co-ordinator Moira Irving is hoping more will come on board in the next two weeks and although she cannot offer free tickets to the concerts, all volunteers will be given a thank you dinner on the Monday after the big weekend.

"It's not just welcoming and giving people directions. It's the unglamorous jobs like picking up rubbish after the concert as well, but it's such a great way to meet people and have fun," she said.

To make the volunteers roles more attractive Ms Irving said people could work as much or as little as they were able and jobs would be found for people of all ages.

As well as that each volunteer gets a red-and-black T-shirt and full training in their designated role.

Those interested in volunteering should contact Moira Irving on (06) 759 6060 or [email protected] before December 4

http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-dail...derful-welcome

[EnchantedKiwi]

OK! Less than a month away! I think these will be the best shows of the tour!

So who is actually going?

I know brandon is letting the team down
Hejira NYC got the best tickets ever!

And plus where are you gonna stay! We've had to go with the racecourse camping option since everything else was booked solid.

Oh and whats the bet Stevie will sing Silent Night since christmas will only be 5 days away haha.

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by EnchantedKiwi

OK! Less than a month away! I think these will be the best shows of the tour!

So who is actually going?

I know brandon is letting the team down
Hejira NYC got the best tickets ever!

And plus where are you gonna stay! We've had to go with the racecourse camping option since everything else was booked solid.

Oh and whats the bet Stevie will sing Silent Night since christmas will only be 5 days away haha.

Zero to None.

Hey Brandon, tag one for the team, why dontcha.

[mylittledemon]

I'm just not feeling it to be honest. The venue, the seating, the cost to go there ain't rockin the boat. It's also bad timing, it's 6 days before Christmas?

[EnchantedKiwi]

Originally Posted by mylittledemon

I'm just not feeling it to be honest. The venue, the seating, the cost to go there ain't rockin the boat. It's also bad timing, it's 6 days before Christmas?

This is true, I wish they did play in atleast one main centre, even if it was wellington, cause we would be able have actual accommodation and its cheap to fly there!
Its going to be a mad rush in New Plymouth oh well, its an experience, Brandon doesn't have to go he's been plenty of times before anyway haha! I haven't!

[EnchantedKiwi]

Here's a new site, for all you New Zealanders (me and sort of Brandon ) You can buy all the FM albums from this site

http://www.fleetwoodmac.co.nz/


Btw what do you guys think of the Floral hippish look they've been doing for the advertising of the Very best of Album, I think it looks quite kewl

[Meowi]

They are supposed to be arriving in Melbourne today!

[EnchantedKiwi]

Originally Posted by Meowi

They are supposed to be arriving in Melbourne today!

Argh! i wish i could see them for their first concert in Aus but i'll have to wait till Sydney!!

[Meowi]

They are probably staying at Crown Casin, all though that may be a little less boutiqey for somone

[mylittledemon]

Maybe if they came to wellington and came a' knockin on my door...

[michelej1]

Taranaki Daily News, 12/3/09

http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-dail...-Fleetwood-Mac

Taranaki, prepare for D-Day.

Accommodation providers, cafe and bar owners, transport operators and retailers got their first glimpse yesterday of how the New Plymouth District Council is preparing for the expected arrival of 20,000 visiting Fleetwood Mac fans later this month.

Addressing 50 people at the civic centre in New Plymouth, Venture Taranaki head Stuart Trundle worked hard to make sure they were aware of the true scale of event. "On December 18, 19, 20 and 21 Taranaki is going to have it's own D-Day," he said, comparing the coming dates to the massive invasion of Nazi-occupied France by the Allies during World War II.

The difference of this event to the ones previously held at the Bowl of Brooklands was the balance of outsiders to locals, he said.

"Two-thirds are usually from Taranaki and one third are honoured guests. This time most of the people at the concert will be away fans ... Everyone coming up will be putting extra pressure on everything from petrol stations to retail outlets. We say Taranaki is like no other and have to make sure we prove that.

"What we don't want is people leaving here with [bad] memories," he said.

In order for that to happen the council asked local hospitality big gun Craig Macfarlane to speak about what he had been doing to prepare for the unprecedented influx.

"I'm not doing a lot actually," he joked before getting serious.

"We have to be careful not to underestimate this event because the concerts we have had till now at the bowl, the numbers have been inflated. They said there was 15,000 at Elton John but I don't for a minute believe there was that many. Now we have 20,000 coming in from outside the province. There is no doubt we will be busy. We will all be busy, from the Daily News Cafe to the cafes in Oakura," he said.

Christchurch pubs and clubs had not prepared properly for the 30,000 people hitting the streets after the Pearl Jam concert last week and punters had been left hungry, thirsty and frustrated, he said.

To avoid this he said increasing staffing levels for the weekend was essential and getting supplies in early would help things flow smoothly.

Council enforcement manager Lloyd Crow said licensed premises especially should make sure they are ready for the Sunday concert and apply for a special liquor licence if need be.

"Five have done so and if you need to do it you should do it now, or tomorrow, as soon as possible," he said.

Licensed premises will be closed at the usual 3am on Sunday and can remain open, provided they have the special licence, until 2am on Monday.

The council will also be talking with police about the possibility of relaxing the rule to have all outdoor areas brought inside by 1am on both concert nights.

IN MODERATION

* New Plymouth's CBD liquor ban is to be extended over the weekend of the Fleetwood Mac concerts.

* In addition to the normal operating days (Thursday to Sunday), the ban will be in place from 7pm on Sunday, December 20 to 7am the following day.

* During these hours it will be an offence to be in possession of liquor for consumption within the ban area.

* More signs about the liquor ban extension will be posted in the CBD.

[EnchantedKiwi]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Taranaki Daily News, 12/3/09

http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-dail...-Fleetwood-Mac

Taranaki, prepare for D-Day.

Accommodation providers, cafe and bar owners, transport operators and retailers got their first glimpse yesterday of how the New Plymouth District Council is preparing for the expected arrival of 20,000 visiting Fleetwood Mac fans later this month.

Addressing 50 people at the civic centre in New Plymouth, Venture Taranaki head Stuart Trundle worked hard to make sure they were aware of the true scale of event. "On December 18, 19, 20 and 21 Taranaki is going to have it's own D-Day," he said, comparing the coming dates to the massive invasion of Nazi-occupied France by the Allies during World War II.

The difference of this event to the ones previously held at the Bowl of Brooklands was the balance of outsiders to locals, he said.

"Two-thirds are usually from Taranaki and one third are honoured guests. This time most of the people at the concert will be away fans ... Everyone coming up will be putting extra pressure on everything from petrol stations to retail outlets. We say Taranaki is like no other and have to make sure we prove that.

"What we don't want is people leaving here with [bad] memories," he said.

In order for that to happen the council asked local hospitality big gun Craig Macfarlane to speak about what he had been doing to prepare for the unprecedented influx.

"I'm not doing a lot actually," he joked before getting serious.

"We have to be careful not to underestimate this event because the concerts we have had till now at the bowl, the numbers have been inflated. They said there was 15,000 at Elton John but I don't for a minute believe there was that many. Now we have 20,000 coming in from outside the province. There is no doubt we will be busy. We will all be busy, from the Daily News Cafe to the cafes in Oakura," he said.

Christchurch pubs and clubs had not prepared properly for the 30,000 people hitting the streets after the Pearl Jam concert last week and punters had been left hungry, thirsty and frustrated, he said.

To avoid this he said increasing staffing levels for the weekend was essential and getting supplies in early would help things flow smoothly.

Council enforcement manager Lloyd Crow said licensed premises especially should make sure they are ready for the Sunday concert and apply for a special liquor licence if need be.

"Five have done so and if you need to do it you should do it now, or tomorrow, as soon as possible," he said.

Licensed premises will be closed at the usual 3am on Sunday and can remain open, provided they have the special licence, until 2am on Monday.

The council will also be talking with police about the possibility of relaxing the rule to have all outdoor areas brought inside by 1am on both concert nights.

IN MODERATION

* New Plymouth's CBD liquor ban is to be extended over the weekend of the Fleetwood Mac concerts.

* In addition to the normal operating days (Thursday to Sunday), the ban will be in place from 7pm on Sunday, December 20 to 7am the following day.

* During these hours it will be an offence to be in possession of liquor for consumption within the ban area.

* More signs about the liquor ban extension will be posted in the CBD.

This is gonna be mayhem! I'm sure the Taranaki's never had this many people in it at once

[michelej1]

Here's a poll in the Taranaki news. It reminds me of when the Olympics came to Los Angeles.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/lightbox/tara...=500&width=680

What are your plans for when Fleetwood Mac and 20,000 fans arrive in New Plymouth in a fortnight?

Attend one of the shows
19 votes, 29.7%


Avoid the Bowl of Brooklands but join in the after concert fun
6 votes, 9.4%


Stay home
35 votes, 54.7%


Get out of town to avoid the masses
4 votes, 6.2%


Total 64 votes