Paul McCartney U.S. tour 2005!

April 25, 2005 -- Des Moines Register

Sellout! McCartney tickets gone in one hour

Iowa Events Center officials declared a sellout shortly after 11 a.m. for tickets to Paul McCartney's Oct. 27 concert at Wells Fargo Arena, the first major event to go on sale for Des Moines' new arena scheduled to open in July.

About 16,000 tickets were available for the McCartney concert.

Though a sellout was technically declared, because of the vagaries of online purchasing, those standing in line at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium box office were still able to snag single seats and the occasional pair of tickets past 11 a.m.

More than 200 people were waiting in line at the box office when tickets started selling g at 10 a.m. The first fan in line, Jeff Bappe of Ames, had been camped out since 5:30 a.m. Saturday morning.

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article.../20050425/ENT/50425003/1001/RSS01

April 25, 2005 -- Omaha World-Herald

McCartney sells out in record time

Tickets to Paul McCartney's Oct. 30 concert in Omaha sold out in 14 minutes after going on sale today.

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=1458&u_sid=1395171

Точно, билеты разлетаются вмиг... Какой там in one hour - как только сегодня в 10 утра (Pacific Standard Time) начали продаваться билеты в STAPLES Center на 29 ноября, через 13 (тринадцать) минут в продаже уже ничего не было. А может, и раньше...

У меня вопрос к осведомлённым - что за концерт там же, в STAPLES, 30 ноября? (http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/735610?start=21&rpp=20&list_view=1) В расписании тура на paulmccartney.com его нет. Наверно, как раз поэтому билеты на этот концерт держались дольше, и их ещё можно было взять, причём не самые плохие места, примерно в пол-одиннадцатого.

И даже до сих пор (13:50 PST) по одному билету на 30 ноября можно взять...

Горячка вокруг билетов зверская.
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April 26, 2005

If you had trouble getting McCartney tickets online after 1pm ET on Ticketmaster Monday, it's because they had a system crash. There were so many people trying to get tickets it overloaded the system. Not all areas were affected and tickets managed to sellout.

April 26, 2005 -- Omaha News

Ticket To Scalp - Fans raise questions

Fans who lined up early Monday for a chance to get tickets to the Paul McCartney concert had a scant 14 minutes to score or get shut out. Some question whether they ever even had a fair shot.

Not all tickets went on sale Monday morning. The Qwest Center (Omaha) set aside 4,000 of them for fan club members and for McCartney and his band.

The remaining 11,000 went on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. and by 10:14 a new Qwest Center record had been set for the fastest sell-out ever.

But some fans are not happy about where some of those tickets went.

For every Sandy Van Sant, first-in-line for tickets, it seems there's a Ron Deyo.

Line two-thirds of concertgoers these days, he headed online instead of heading to the Qwest Center and at 10:01 found out he won't be seeing Paul McCartney.

"It's disheartening," he says.

It's especially disheartening when he checks ticket brokers' websites and sees plenty of available tickets.

Ron looks over the broker offerings and says, "I feel like there's something illegal going on. I don't think it's fair certain people can buy blocks of tickets somehow."

A recent investigation by NBC and Rolling Stone Magazine confirms the problem.

When you log onto Ticketmaster's website, you're taken to a page with a randomly selected word you retype. That word is supposed to be partially camouflaged to block automated systems however NBC and Rolling Stone found that hackers' software can read the words and sign up for huge blocks of tickets automatically.

John Pleasants is Ticketmaster's CEO and he says, "Your system, you think it's impenetrable, and then someone finds a way around it."

It leaves even music veterans like promoter Jim Johnson at a loss.

The co-owner of One Percent Productions says, "It just seems like it's getting harder and harder. I don't know how the average fan can get tickets. I don't know."

With the astronomical prices scalpers are asking, like $1,700 apiece, Ron Deyo will be sitting this one out.

He says, "I won't go to eBay or Ticket Express or any other vendor because I think they're ripping everyone off."

Ticketmaster did try to limit sales. Each person could only buy eight tickets but with the popularity of eBay, anyone can turn around and sell them.
The Qwest Center would love to have McCartney schedule a second show but we're told that won't happen.

Полюбуйтесь на то, о чём написано выше ...

http://search.ebay.com/Mccartney-tickets_W0QQsojsZ1QQfromZR40

Интересно, я думал, только отечественные организаторы концертов способны забить стульями весь партер. Хе-хе, посмотрите на типичный зал из тех, где будут концерты Пола:
http://www.arrowheadpond.com/article.asp?id=1734
Там можно покликать на каждом секторе и заценить вид. Душераздирающее зрелище.
Вот тебе, бабушка, и рокенрол.

Опять про места... Всё-таки Пол всегда найдёт, чем неугодить поклонникам. Как выглядит один и тот же зал в LA на концерте U2 http://www.ticketmaster.com/seatingchart/73985/12762 , и на концерте Пола http://www.ticketmaster.com/seatingchart/73985/2358 . Печаааль.

(Поскольку для U2 компоновка рано или поздно будет снята с сайта, то рисунок прилагается)

Ааа, ладно, пусть "Половская" компоновка тоже тут будет.

Paul McCartney adds second shows in select markets
Published: April 27, 2005 03:24 PM

Thanks to strong initial demand for tickets, Paul McCartney is now set to play two-night stands in several cities during his upcoming North American tour.

Promoters have added second nights in Philadelphia; Auburn Hills, MI; Boston: Los Angeles; Anaheim, CA; Chicago; and San Jose, CA. Details are in the itinerary below.

McCartney will launch his outing--in support of an as-yet untitled new album--on Sept. 16 in Miami, and dates currently stretch into late November. It's been three years since McCartney last toured North America.

According to a press release, fans can expect to hear material from McCartney's Beatles, Wings and solo careers, as well as songs that "have yet to be or haven't been performed on American soil in nearly 15 years." Among the new numbers will likely be songs from McCartney's upcoming album, the release date for which hasn't been announced.

"We are looking forward to playing again in America," McCartney said in a statement. "They know how to have a good time and we're there to give it to them. It'll be fun to visit some new places, to see some old faces and to do things a bit differently this time. We're ready to rock."

Backing McCartney on stage will be drummer Abe Laboriel, Jr., guitarist Rusty Anderson, guitarist/bassist Brian Ray and keyboardist Paul "Wix" Wickens.

http://www.livedaily.com/news/8078.html?t=98

Все шоу Маккартни добавлены на Битлз.ру.
История делается на наших глазах!

https://www.beatles.ru/news/announces_contents.asp?m=9&y=2005
https://www.beatles.ru/news/announces_contents.asp?m=10&y=2005
https://www.beatles.ru/news/announces_contents.asp?m=11&y=2005

А когда у Пола пробный саундчек будет и где?Опять наверное в Лондоне...
Интересно что нового из песен будет в туре??

April 28, 2005 -- Houston Chronicle

Paul McCartney fans have a right to be irate

If you got shut out from buying tickets to the Paul McCartney concert, then hit the ceiling when hundreds of tickets went on sale on eBay (for 10 times their face value), Toyota Center management feels your pain.

And anger. And frustration.

More important, Toyota Center is doing something about it.

"I've got a whole stack of complaints from fans," said Andrea Bouchey, director of event marketing for Toyota Center. "These fans either weren't able to buy tickets or didn't get the tickets they wanted. So we are looking at ways of dealing with the situation for future shows."

The vast majority of concert tickets are purchased via home computers, so Toyota Center will begin limiting the number of browser windows a person can have open at one time.

"The ticket limit for the McCartney concert was eight per order, but if a person had four windows open, he could have purchased 32 tickets. We will fix it so computers can have only one window open on our Web site," Bouchey said.

"The problem is, because of the Internet, everybody can be a ticket broker."

It's true. I know someone who routinely sells concert tickets on eBay. He needs only two tickets but buys four ... or six ... or eight.

He uses what he needs and sells the rest - for a neat profit. "That way, I get to go to the concert for free," he says.

Bouchey said Toyota Center may discuss restricting the number of tickets allowed per order, too, but that limit is usually set by the promoter or artist.

"The McCartney concert was the greatest demand for any event yet at Toyota Center, more than U2, more than anything else. We could have sold out a bunch more McCartney concerts," she said.

Tickets for the McCartney concert went on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Saturday. Within minutes, the "sold out" sign went up.

However, there was a special "ticket pre-sale" the day before that sold 3,000 tickets. This is what sent many fans over the edge. They didn't know how to be included in the pre-sale.

Members of the Official Paul McCartney Fan Club got first crack at tickets. I received my "secret personalized password" a few days earlier, with instructions on how to buy tickets from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday.

Later that day, members of radio station listener clubs and the Toyota Center Insiders Club were able to buy tickets before the general public.

To become a member of the Toyota Center Insiders Club, click on www.toyotacentertix.com and follow instructions. It's free to join.

"Nearly every concert at Toyota Center has a pre-sale for Insider Club members," Bouchey said.

Neil Diamond is coming to Toyota Center on Oct. 11. No date has been announced for general ticket sales, but the "pre-sale" starts at 9 a.m. today.

Here we go again.

2005 US TOUR SET LIST

1985
Jet
Let Me Roll It
Band On The Run
Drive My Car
The World Tonight
Maybe I'm Amazed
My Love
Bushie-Tushie (Jelly Jam)
Hometown Papers
Roses and Pearls
We Can Work It Out
I'll Follow The Sun
Junk
Put It There
Calico Skies
I've Just Seen A Face
Bluebird
The Night Before
When I'm Sixty Four
All My Loving
I Saw Her Standing There
Live And Let Die
Juniors Farm
Call Me Back Again
Silly Love Songs
Take It Away
With A Little Luck
No More Lonely Nights

Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
Let It Be
Hey Jude

Mull Of Kintyre
Yesterday
Beautiful Night

Непроверенные слухи взяты вот здесь: http://macca.devstars.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=31640

1985
The World Tonight
Hometown Papers
Roses and Pearls
Junk
Bluebird
The Night Before
When I'm Sixty Four
Juniors Farm
Call Me Back Again
Silly Love Songs
Take It Away
With A Little Luck
No More Lonely Nights
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
Mull Of Kintyre
Beautiful Night

Вот и свежее. Хоть и непроверенное и непрожаренное.

Данные из форума Макка.ком
Возможно фантазии фэна
Вот реакция тамошних форумлян:

It's a wish list for sure :)) :)) ))

The Night Before
When I'm Sixty Four

А мало битловских песен однако,Пол жила ещё та....

Фух, и слава богу, что мало :) По мне, так побольше бы Крыльев и сольного %)