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Liverpool Meet up 31st May 2008; meet up details n list on page 1
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Apr 14 2008, 06:15 AM
We can't pick up the tickets until we get to Liverpool, so I don't think any tickets will be mailed to you, Jillian.

Oh, ok. Thanks! I'll have to meet up with Lisa to get the tixs then... ^_^
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http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverp...64375-20764562/

Extra 11,000 Paul McCartney concert tickets in bid to cover costs
Apr 15 2008 by David Bartlett, Liverpool Daily Post

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THOUSANDS of extra tickets are to go on sale for Sir Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Sound concert on June 1 to cover mounting costs, the Daily Post can reveal.

Liverpool Culture Company is to offer 11,000 tickets on top of the 25,000 already sold for the concert at Anfield to cover a budget increase from around £1.8m to nearly £2m.

An internal Liverpool Council document, obtained by the Daily Post, reveals these costs are on top of £323,000 spent on the aborted plan to hold the concert in the Salthouse Dock.

Last night council leader Warren Bradley insisted the council had managed to negotiate a “great deal” that would see £300,000 given to charity.

Labour opposition leader Joe Anderson said he would be meeting with council chief executive Colin Hilton to demand “assurances” over the matter.

“It reminds me of the cancelled Mathew Street festival fiasco,” he added.

The document states that 7,000 additional tickets were always anticipated to be sold, but now another 4,000 will be to be sold to generate an additional £200,000.

However, the document warns that the event has not yet received licensing approval for the additional capacity, but “discussions” are “expected to be concluded in the near future”.

The Daily Post understands that the main cost issues arose from the loss of potential world-wide broadcasting rights.

It is understood that originally Sir Paul was to perform with established international stars, but the line-up will now feature younger more cutting edge artists who are not saleable in the same way.

Broadcast rights are still anticipated to generate additional income though.

The Daily Post understands the Culture Company and the BBC are in discussions to broadcast the event but it is not likely to be live.

The Corporation is believed to be keen for the line up to be announced before approving the deal.

No contingency has been set aside because the Capital of Culture events programme is already forecasting a deficit of £1.6m, the document also warns.

The Culture Company was originally organising the event at Anfield.

But Sir Paul’s own production company - McCartney Productions Limited (MPL) - were given control, because it was “the sensible thing” to do according to Culture supremo Phil Redmond.

The former Beatle is not receiving a fee for his appearance and has asked that £300,000 from the concert be donated to Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA) and Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy charity.

MPL have demanded that £1.7m be put into an escrow account, to be drawn on to pay for the event.

If there are any cost over-runs the council will pay the bill.

“An escrow account is an arrangement where the city council is not actually making payment to the contractor but is placing funds at the disposal of the contractor,” states the document.

“Should the concert now not take place there will be considerable adverse publicity and reputational damage to both the Culture Company board and the city council.”

Cancelling the concert at this stage would have left the council with £200,000 costs.

The first 25,000 tickets were sold in a lottery by the Culture Company, with prices ranging from £35 to £75 in price.

According to the council there is currently a waiting list from the original ballot, and it is expected that high demand will see all 11,000 snapped up.

Council leader Warren Bradley said: “The Liverpool Sound Concert was always anticipated as one of the great highlights of the year.

“We have negotiated a great deal out of which some £300,000 will be raised for charity.

“All the tickets released to date, sold out in hours and I am confident further releases will do likewise.

“Sir Paul has generously given his time for free and Liverpool Football Club are providing the venue at cost.

“It will be another great 2008 occasion for the city and its people.”

Redmond said organising the gig was a lot easier from a logistics point of view than the opening event on St George’s Plateau in January.

“For a lot of people not used to things like it sounds like a scary moment, but it is a typical moment in the long and winding road to a high-profile successful event.”

“Anfield is a venue used to big crowds, and the event should tick along fine now.

“The only change here is the line-up, although it will be fantastic in its own right, it’s not the original one that would have guaranteed overseas sales.

“In relation to the £1.6m [shortfall], Bryan Gray and I are trying to get everybody focused to that to get to the reality of the budget.

“There are things in that £1.6m they [the council] could easily put in another cost centre.

“A lot of it is what we have inherited from previous management.”

He said he hoped the position with regards that shortfall would be clearer in a couple of weeks.

“For every £1 spent on culture it generates £7 for the city.”

THE Culture Company originally estimated the Liverpool Sound concert would cost £1.78m, but it has increased to £1.94m.

The main changes are:

The cost of infrastructure, including stage, up from £470,000 to £700,000

Artist fees and expenses, now £340,000, an increase of £90,000

PA sound, lighting and set went up £50,000 to £400,000.

The council now hopes to get £158,000 in additional ticket income, bringing the total to £1.84m. Hospitality is also expected to generate £35,000, but was not originally not expected to make any money.

Expectations that merchandising and sale of programmes would generate £100,000, have been downgraded by £30,000.
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Hey you lot :P has this been post any where on here ?

Extra 11,000 Paul McCartney Anfield concert tickets

THOUSANDS of extra tickets are to go on sale for Sir Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Sound concert, on June 1, to cover mounting costs.

Liverpool Culture Company is to offer 11,000 tickets on top of the 25,000 already sold for the concert at Anfield to cover a budget increase from around £1.8m to nearly £2m.

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DANi Tatty Head beat me by 1 min :P :lol: nice one girl B)
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:P haha I beat you :lol:

We are just to eager to provide such up to date news obviously :D
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Apr 15 2008, 09:32 AM
:P haha I beat you :lol:

We are just to eager to provide such up to date news obviously :D

yep your right, I just noticed it whilst flicking through the net (Im at work) good job hey :P
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Apr 15 2008, 09:28 AM


It is understood that originally Sir Paul was to perform with established international stars, but the line-up will now feature younger more cutting edge artists who are not saleable in the same way.

I hope there won't be too many other acts than Paul...honestly I'm not interested in them at all. :blush: Is anyone else having problem accessing Paul's official message board now?
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Apr 15 2008, 11:59 AM
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It is understood that originally Sir Paul was to perform with established international stars, but the line-up will now feature younger more cutting edge artists who are not saleable in the same way.

I hope there won't be too many other acts than Paul...honestly I'm not interested in them at all. :blush: Is anyone else having problem accessing Paul's official message board now?

Yes, I can't reach the site at the moment - their server must be down for some reason.

I'm sure those extra tickets will be snapped up very quickly! The people who have bought tickets on eBay and by other methods at way above cost must be feeling slightly queasy right now. :pinch:
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This is why I am coming to Liverpool: Sir Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Sound concert

No other reason. Please let it be Paul and an opening act.
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Apr 15 2008, 01:15 PM
This is why I am coming to Liverpool: Sir Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Sound concert

No other reason. Please let it be Paul and an opening act.

Agreed!
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7348733.stm

This is video implying that it ws close to bein cancelled
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7348733.stm

This is video implying that it ws close to bein cancelled

What!? And many of us have been making trip arrangements and dreaming about this very gig since the autumn and they wanted to cancel it? That's crazy...now I just wish it were an all Paul gig without any other acts! ;)
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Its not Paul's fault or the other acts fault for that matter. This does explain though why we orginally thought it was going to be so much longer than what it has turned up to be. Hope any teething problems are now sorted or at least will be before it actually happens... because it really doesnt reflect well on the organisers
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Its not Paul's fault or the other acts fault for that matter. This does explain though why we orginally thought it was going to be so much longer than what it has turned up to be. Hope any teething problems are now sorted or at least will be before it actually happens... because it really doesnt reflect well on the organisers

Of course, I know it's not Paul's fault. :)
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Is it just me or does this sound increasingly worrying in terms of how close this came to being a massive cock up and still has the potential to be a bit of a cock up. You would really think they would know what they were doing

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/7348924.stm
Late deal saves McCartney concert

Sir Paul McCartney's summer concert in Liverpool was in danger of cancellation until a last minute deal was reached with his company, the BBC has learned.

Liverpool City Council gave £1.7m to McCartney Productions Ltd (MPL) on Monday to stage the Anfield event.

A report, seen by the BBC, said that not agreeing the deal "was likely to result in the concert being cancelled".

All 25,000 tickets for the event were sold in a ballot last year. A further 11,000 may now be made available.

The extra tickets, which are subject to licence, would generate an extra £200,000 for the concert budget.

Neither Sir Paul or Liverpool Football Club are making money from the Liverpool Sound concert, billed as a Capital of Culture highlight.

He's not taking a fee for it but everything around it still has to be paid

Phil Redmond, Liverpool Culture Company


The £1.7m covers costs such as stage and lighting hire, licence fees and insurance.


The deal reached with MPL means the company will organise and stage the concert, with the council liable for any budget overspend.

The report into the budget - which was given to the BBC - revealed that arrangements for finalising the production were negotiated in the last few weeks.

The report states: "The alternative of not agreeing to these arrangements is likely to result in the concert being cancelled with significant reputational loss to both the Culture Company Board and the City Council."

The report also revealed that funds for MPL to get started on the organisation were made available on Monday - seven weeks before the concert is due to be held.

The council will meet the cost of any overspend as part of the agreement, but must sign off any additional costs not already agreed in the budget.

Cautious optimism

Phil Redmond, creative director of the Liverpool Culture Company, told BBC Radio Merseyside, he was optimistic the event would go ahead.

"I am as sure as anybody in my position would be at this stage, but I'm not going to come out here and say to McCartney's people, 'This concert will happen no matter what the cost.'

"This is what his men are paid for. They are paid to get the best deal and protect him. He's not taking a fee for it but everything around it still has to be paid.

"I'm not going to say, 'This concert will go ahead regardless,' because at the end of the day there always comes a line when you say this is not worth it."

MPL has not responded to phone calls from the BBC.
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Apr 15 2008, 05:36 PM
its on local news now

what have they been saying about it?

Anything different than what we have read..... I'm just obviously relieved it hasn't been cancelled although now I'm holding my breath coz it wouldnt surprise me if they did
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its on local news now

what have they been saying about it?

Anything different than what we have read..... I'm just obviously relieved it hasn't been cancelled although now I'm holding my breath coz it wouldnt surprise me if they did

just whats been said - it was handed over to MPL late last night
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Well, here's another clue for you all, the Walrus was Paul...
Wow...to come so far...and be THIS CLOSE. They better NOT cancel this.

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well as MPL now have the money and stuff to deal with it I shouldnt think it will but considering they told us about in Septemper or there abouts you would think they would be better organised especially considering there is only 7 weeks to go
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Apr 15 2008, 01:47 PM
Wow...to come so far...and be THIS CLOSE. They better NOT cancel this.

You got that right, Rose. If they cancel this, I will be so angry. I have spent so much money already and could not get it back.
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Unfortunately for Liverpool if this concert has significant problems or is canceled it would look poorly for their entire Capital of Culture festivities. And I'm sure Paul does not want this type of bad publicity to reflect badly on him, but of course he doesn't want to both perform for free and have to foot the bill for the concert because the organizers don't know what they're doing. :wacko:
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WHERE are they going to put another 11,000 people?????????

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WHERE are they going to put another 11,000 people?????????

standing Heidi :( prob arranged seatin too

That's a LOT more people! How many usually fits at Anfield?
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I just hope they don't mess this up any further.
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The pitch is quite big, you can easily fit an extra 11,000 there and still have plenty room.
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Apr 15 2008, 01:47 PM
Wow...to come so far...and be THIS CLOSE. They better NOT cancel this.

You got that right, Rose. If they cancel this, I will be so angry. I have spent so much money already and could not get it back.

Same here. Let's not even think about it. ;)
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WHERE are they going to put another 11,000 people?????????

standing Heidi :( prob arranged seatin too

That's a LOT more people! How many usually fits at Anfield?

Dont worry they wouldnt manage to get the extra 11,000 people in if that didnt fit with ground regulations and so on otherwise it would be illegal and generally they are quite strict about overcrowing because it would make the venue unsafe and harder for the stewards to control and ensure the safety of the crowd and themselves. So I can assure you if these extra tickets are allowed to go on sale we should still be all alright..... although it may be a bit more tighter especially for those people standing, but from all accounts they always planned to sell more tickets just not quite as much so it isn't so big a leap as is suggested
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SO I'm not quite sure what the problem is/was. Was MPL asking for more money to produce the show than the organizers expected or did other costs cause them to fall short on the concert budget? I'm just not clear on why the concert may have been in jeopardy.
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Well, here's another clue for you all, the Walrus was Paul...
I feel disillusioned. :hmm:

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Apr 15 2008, 01:02 AM
And I am no longer worrying about anything. I am just ready to go!!! :clap: :yahoo:

me too
cant wait for this to finally come to date, get on the plane and enjoy this once in a lifetime (or perhaps annual) event B) B) B)
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Can't be an annual event for me. If Paul doesn't perform, I will be p*ssed. I don't think my travel insurance covers concert cancellation.
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sorry - might be selfish but would love Paul to play 'home' every year :wub: would be in 7th heaven :wub:

the concert is now in control of MPL - it will go ahead ;) Paul knows how important it is to the city :hug:
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Apr 17 2008, 01:02 AM
Paul knows how important it is to the city :hug:

And to his fans. ;) :D
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Apr 17 2008, 01:02 AM
Paul knows how important it is to the city :hug:

And to his fans. ;) :D

I hope Paul knows how important this is to his fans.
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...and our ticket money has gone where? They're talking about the funding of this concert as if they're putting it on for free! I seem to remember paying a substantial amount of money for the 'Sound Of Liverpool' concert which wasn't - I recall - supposed to be Paul McCartney & a support act.

If it is two hours of a bunch of little known, barely famous no-marks and then an hour of Macca, I'm going to be bitterly disappointed.

To be honest, I know that a lot of people have only been focusing on Paul, but I was quite looking forward to this being a 'festival' type event with there being a day filled with music by lots of Merseyside-area based bands and was enjoying thinking about the bands and artists who could be performing - bands such as Echo & The Bunnymen, Ian Broudie (Lightning Seeds), The Coral, Cast, Elvis Costello (OK, not technically a Merseysider, but has strong ties with the area), Gomez, Half-Man Half-Biscuit, OMD, Space and The Zutons.

I feel let down that, after the publicity implied such an event, we're basically getting a Macca concert of questionable length. If it was a three hour Paul gig then I'd be delighted, but I'm now wondering if this concert is going to be worth the ticket prices, especially given the less than idea venue and amount of money that people are spending on travel and accomodation.

Perhaps I'm being slightly pessimistic about this and perhaps, on the day, it'll be great, but I'm starting to have my reservations and am more than a little disappointed at the dishonest advertising for this event and what it is shaping up to be.

Still, even if the concert isn't what it was going to be, I'm sure looking forward to the meet-up. :)
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...and our ticket money has gone where?

That is what made me wonder too... :rolleyes: considering they collected money for the tickets from about 25.000 people....so it's a bit strange that they complain about financial issues...
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Apr 17 2008, 01:02 AM
Paul knows how important it is to the city :hug:

And to his fans. ;) :D

I hope Paul knows how important this is to his fans.

If his people check his official board occasionally, then he must know. ;)
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Dani, are you going to queue up for the concert?

If so, when? Maybe I can join you. ^_^
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Liverpool would have lost so much if it was cancelled because like Andy said its not just the ticket prices its getting there and hotels etc which will all have to be cancelled. This is a huge amount as I'm paying for both tickets etc so I hope for everyone it will be OK. I don't know what Phil Redmond could have done wrong as all the money was taken from us end of October.
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I really hope it doesn't get cancelled, but again it would look horrible for the city if it was. I would think they'd be pulling some major strings to make sure it goes. Paul is too good to just boot the whole show. And think of having to refund all the tickets, what a mess.
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I've just read that no cameras are allowed into Anfield. :cry: There went my hopes.


Oh yeah, and I need a final headcount of people going so I can make enough copies of my drawing. Or d'ya think 50 will be enough or too much?
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And I am no longer worrying about anything. I am just ready to go!!!  :clap:  :yahoo:

me too
cant wait for this to finally come to date, get on the plane and enjoy this once in a lifetime (or perhaps annual) event B) B) B)

Audrey....pm for you! :wub:
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It's not Phil Redmond who has done anything wrong, it's the Liverpool City Council who are incompetent at organising events, look at the Mathew Street festival, they ended up cancelling that at virtually the last minute.
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Apr 17 2008, 06:56 PM
I've just read that no cameras are allowed into Anfield. :cry: There went my hopes.

Cameras are always iffy, generally if its not a professional one at least then you can often get away with it but its hard to tell with these things

And yeah I'm possibly queing but as of yet dunno and if you want you are more than welcome to join me. Have you sorted accomodation and when are you getting there
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...and our ticket money has gone where? They're talking about the funding of this concert as if they're putting it on for free! I seem to remember paying a substantial amount of money for the 'Sound Of Liverpool' concert which wasn't - I recall - supposed to be Paul McCartney & a support act.

If it is two hours of a bunch of little known, barely famous no-marks and then an hour of Macca, I'm going to be bitterly disappointed.

To be honest, I know that a lot of people have only been focusing on Paul, but I was quite looking forward to this being a 'festival' type event with there being a day filled with music by lots of Merseyside-area based bands and was enjoying thinking about the bands and artists who could be performing - bands such as Echo & The Bunnymen, Ian Broudie (Lightning Seeds), The Coral, Cast, Elvis Costello (OK, not technically a Merseysider, but has strong ties with the area), Gomez, Half-Man Half-Biscuit, OMD, Space and The Zutons.

I feel let down that, after the publicity implied such an event, we're basically getting a Macca concert of questionable length. If it was a three hour Paul gig then I'd be delighted, but I'm now wondering if this concert is going to be worth the ticket prices, especially given the less than idea venue and amount of money that people are spending on travel and accomodation.

Perhaps I'm being slightly pessimistic about this and perhaps, on the day, it'll be great, but I'm starting to have my reservations and am more than a little disappointed at the dishonest advertising for this event and what it is shaping up to be.

Still, even if the concert isn't what it was going to be, I'm sure looking forward to the meet-up. :)

I completly agree with you Andy, yeah I am technically going for Paul but I was just as enthusiastic about the prospect of other bands in a festival style format because essentially I love music and I really love live music. These tickets weren't bloody cheap either. It has been quite the let down and considering they have messed quite a lot of this up who knows what else has been messed up. It doesnt present them in the best of lights
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I'm just hoping that the planning has had a rocky phase and it'll all be "alright on the night", as the saying goes. With a little luck, we'll all have a fantastic time. ;)
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Personally speaking, I am hoping this doesn't turn out to be an event like "Live Aid" where Paul just sings a few songs and other bands have equal time... -_-
My main reason for traveling across the world is to see Paul in his hometown...it's a once in a lifetime experience and I want all of him I can get!

Of course, the added bonus is to meet all of you, too! :clap:
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People shouldnt worry that he is just going to do a couple of songs, he wont be. For some odd reason I have no doubt of that in my mind because if that turns out to be the case there will be absolute hell to pay
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People shouldnt worry that he is just going to do a couple of songs, he wont be. For some odd reason I have no doubt of that in my mind because if that turns out to be the case there will be absolute hell to pay

I don't think he'd dare! :D
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I'd go and personally track him down and kick the sod..... ok maybe not :lol: but there would be a lot of p*ssed off people because essentially I think its only Paul McCartney fans who have bought tickets for this thing because from the started it was billed a Paul McCartney concert
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I think you are correct, Dani. There was no other reason that the concert "sold out" during the draw.

I only entered the draw to see Paul in Liverpool and to meet all of you. What a great place for a meet up.

What does scare me is that the Mathew Street Festival did get canceled at the last minute last summer. I don't want this to happen.

Still, I will have a great time at the meet up.
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Exactly how is the concert being billed? Is it Liverpool 8 Starring Paul McCartney or featuring Paul McCartney or with Paul Mc? The wording might tell us what we want to know. Also I'm guessing if his company is putting on the show he will perform a lot more than just a couple of songs. I hope so anyway.
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It is the Liverpool Sound Concert. However, no additional acts have been announced that I know of.
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I wish I knew what the hell is going on here...I've been trying to catch up with events & from what I've just read here the whole thing seems to be potentially going pear shaped :hyper: I do hope not...especially for all those who don't live "next door" like me :( ...not to mention the stupid amount I've paid for 2 tickets :hmm:
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Exactly how is the concert being billed? Is it Liverpool 8 Starring Paul McCartney or featuring Paul McCartney or with Paul Mc? The wording might tell us what we want to know. Also I'm guessing if his company is putting on the show he will perform a lot more than just a couple of songs. I hope so anyway.

In answer to your question Irene: (from the Liverpool 08 website)


The Liverpool Sound

Anfield Stadium 01/06/2008

This once-in-a-lifetime concert to celebrate Liverpool's unrivalled status as the World's Capital of pop, rock and contemporary music will be a global event.

It will be a multi-artist concert in front over 35,000 people at the world famous Anfield Football Stadium on Sunday 1 June. The concert will be headlined by Sir Paul McCartney and his band and will also feature, live on stage, global superstars of popular music, to be announced at a later date, performing to one of the best audiences in the world. Millions of viewers will also see this celebration of Liverpool on television and online as it will be broadcast live to the worldwide audience.

This will be the first and last global concert ever to be staged at Anfield, the home of Liverpool Football Club before they move to a new home. It is well documented that world famous artists and musicians cite the Liverpool music scene as an inspiration to them and their music, and now, that music has travelled around the world and will, in 2008 at The Liverpool Sound, come back home to be redefined in the place it was born.

Sir Paul McCartney commented: "I'm very excited about Liverpool being the European Capital of Culture in 2008. We have a fantastic series of events which are sure to get you excited too. I'm very proud of the city and I look forward to welcoming you all and showing you a good time. Its going to be a great year."
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Exactly how is the concert being billed? Is it Liverpool 8 Starring Paul McCartney or featuring Paul McCartney or with Paul Mc? The wording might tell us what we want to know. Also I'm guessing if his company is putting on the show he will perform a lot more than just a couple of songs. I hope so anyway.

In answer to your question Irene: (from the Liverpool 08 website)


The Liverpool Sound

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This once-in-a-lifetime concert to celebrate Liverpool's unrivalled status as the World's Capital of pop, rock and contemporary music will be a global event.

It will be a multi-artist concert in front over 35,000 people at the world famous Anfield Football Stadium on Sunday 1 June. The concert will be headlined by Sir Paul McCartney and his band and will also feature, live on stage, global superstars of popular music, to be announced at a later date, performing to one of the best audiences in the world. Millions of viewers will also see this celebration of Liverpool on television and online as it will be broadcast live to the worldwide audience.

This will be the first and last global concert ever to be staged at Anfield, the home of Liverpool Football Club before they move to a new home. It is well documented that world famous artists and musicians cite the Liverpool music scene as an inspiration to them and their music, and now, that music has travelled around the world and will, in 2008 at The Liverpool Sound, come back home to be redefined in the place it was born.

Sir Paul McCartney commented: "I'm very excited about Liverpool being the European Capital of Culture in 2008. We have a fantastic series of events which are sure to get you excited too. I'm very proud of the city and I look forward to welcoming you all and showing you a good time. Its going to be a great year."

But it's an old article, isn't it? And things have changed since then.
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Exactly how is the concert being billed? Is it Liverpool 8 Starring Paul McCartney or featuring Paul McCartney or with Paul Mc? The wording might tell us what we want to know. Also I'm guessing if his company is putting on the show he will perform a lot more than just a couple of songs. I hope so anyway.

In answer to your question Irene: (from the Liverpool 08 website)


The Liverpool Sound

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This once-in-a-lifetime concert to celebrate Liverpool's unrivalled status as the World's Capital of pop, rock and contemporary music will be a global event.

It will be a multi-artist concert in front over 35,000 people at the world famous Anfield Football Stadium on Sunday 1 June. The concert will be headlined by Sir Paul McCartney and his band and will also feature, live on stage, global superstars of popular music, to be announced at a later date, performing to one of the best audiences in the world. Millions of viewers will also see this celebration of Liverpool on television and online as it will be broadcast live to the worldwide audience.

This will be the first and last global concert ever to be staged at Anfield, the home of Liverpool Football Club before they move to a new home. It is well documented that world famous artists and musicians cite the Liverpool music scene as an inspiration to them and their music, and now, that music has travelled around the world and will, in 2008 at The Liverpool Sound, come back home to be redefined in the place it was born.

Sir Paul McCartney commented: "I'm very excited about Liverpool being the European Capital of Culture in 2008. We have a fantastic series of events which are sure to get you excited too. I'm very proud of the city and I look forward to welcoming you all and showing you a good time. Its going to be a great year."

But it's an old article, isn't it? And things have changed since then.

That appears to be the original press release to me as well.

Although I'm not going to the concert, just the meet-up, I can imagine the anxiety for people who are travelling thousands of miles where things seem less clear now than a few months ago. I really hope you all get your money's worth on the day.
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That was the original press release, but it was also the premise under which we bought our tickets. Failure to deliver what they promised when we booked is breach of contract, surely?
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What is the latest situation, Have they announced any bands/singers other than Paul?
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According to Wikipedia's page on the concert, the only other confirmed artist is Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters/Nirvana).

Rumours include;

The Feeling
Ringo Starr
Oasis
Kaiser Chiefs
Madonna
Eurythmics
The Rolling Stones

and all of the Merseyside-based bands! :lol:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Liverpool_Sound_Concert
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According to Wikipedia's page on the concert, the only other confirmed artist is Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters/Nirvana).

Rumours include;

The Feeling
Ringo Starr
Oasis
Kaiser Chiefs
Madonna
Eurythmics
The Rolling Stones

and all of the Merseyside-based bands!  :lol:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Liverpool_Sound_Concert

That line-up would be awesome...I would love it if U2 were there, too!

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I thought Ringo Starr wasn't available because he was booked to do something else. And I don't think you should read too much into that anyway.
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I thought Ringo Starr wasn't available because he was booked to do something else. And I don't think you should read too much into that anyway.

ringos tour starts june 16th so he could easily be there as well


and he was in the audience at the amoeba, maybe perhaps maybe this will be the reason for them to play together once again, they are both much older, and this is all about liverpool, and personally i have hoped this and suspected it might just happen from the start...............he could so easily just do a few songs, and he is a local boy is he not??
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But Ringo Starr has made it quite clear that he won't be there, or at least won't be on stage.
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I thought Ringo has made it clear that he won't be there.

Andy, I think it is breach of contract because they are not going to deliver. That is becoming more and more obvious.
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well the only band I think I know for sure are Wombats. They have even spoken about it themselves and one of their PR people told me they were playing 4 songs, but if you look at that time frame and compare it to a normal gig you could probably have about 2 support acts doing about 30 mins or so each which would leave the headliner (Paul) to do 1 hour 30 mins roughly on stage
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Well I bought The Wombats' album last year because of this gig. As long as Paul does a proper slot it will be OK. The majority of the people in the stadium will be there because Paul is on the bill I'm sure. Most will be happy for Liverpool being City of Culture too but I'm sure Paul will be on most minds. :D
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well the only band I think I know for sure are Wombats. They have even spoken about it themselves and one of their PR people told me they were playing 4 songs, but if you look at that time frame and compare it to a normal gig you could probably have about 2 support acts doing about 30 mins or so each which would leave the headliner (Paul) to do 1 hour 30 mins roughly on stage

I do hope you are right. I really want to see only Paul with the band, but the two other acts are okay as well.
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Cameras are always iffy, generally if its not a professional one at least then you can often get away with it but its hard to tell with these things

And yeah I'm possibly queing but as of yet dunno and if you want you are more than welcome to join me. Have you sorted accomodation and when are you getting there

I wonder if they'll let a little digital in. :hmm:

I think I just might join you in line. ^_^ If you are, do you think you'll start early in the morning?
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well the only band I think I know for sure are Wombats. They have even spoken about it themselves and one of their PR people told me they were playing 4 songs, but if you look at that time frame and compare it to a normal gig you could probably have about 2 support acts doing about 30 mins or so each which would leave the headliner (Paul) to do 1 hour 30 mins roughly on stage

I do hope you are right. I really want to see only Paul with the band, but the two other acts are okay as well.

I know I am in the minority here but I seriously dont get why nearly everyone has issue with support bands. They are pretty common at gigs to be fair. I feel a little hard done by if there is no support act :hmm: To me it allows me to get into new music or bands I may have been slower to hear about. I mean obviously I am going for Paul and just like anyother gig I go to it is generally for the main act but its nice when you see or discover another cool band you may not have otherwise seen :hmm:
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Cameras are always iffy, generally if its not a professional one at least then you can often get away with it but its hard to tell with these things

And yeah I'm possibly queing but as of yet dunno and if you want you are more than welcome to join me. Have you sorted accomodation and when are you getting there

I wonder if they'll let a little digital in. :hmm:

I think I just might join you in line. ^_^ If you are, do you think you'll start early in the morning?

It will be pretty hard to control if they didnt let you in with that because loads of people will prob be thinking the same thing

erm I am undecided at the moment as to the details of the whole queing up thing, hmmm its kind of complicated but I will prob let you know through pm in regards to that ;)
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well the only band I think I know for sure are Wombats. They have even spoken about it themselves and one of their PR people told me they were playing 4 songs, but if you look at that time frame and compare it to a normal gig you could probably have about 2 support acts doing about 30 mins or so each which would leave the headliner (Paul) to do 1 hour 30 mins roughly on stage

I do hope you are right. I really want to see only Paul with the band, but the two other acts are okay as well.

I know I am in the minority here but I seriously dont get why nearly everyone has issue with support bands. They are pretty common at gigs to be fair. I feel a little hard done by if there is no support act :hmm: To me it allows me to get into new music or bands I may have been slower to hear about. I mean obviously I am going for Paul and just like anyother gig I go to it is generally for the main act but its nice when you see or discover another cool band you may not have otherwise seen :hmm:

I'm with you on the whole support band issue, but am feeling a little twitchy about this particular event because of the schedule which has been announed saying that the show will be three hours long. Now, if the Liverpool Sound Concert was going to be 5 - 6 hours long, as I'd previously thought it'd be, given the type of event it was previously advertised as, I'd have been happy to see a whole range of bands, old and new. However, given the three hour running time, I'd want to see at least an hour and a half of Macca without feeling slightly cheated out of my admission price, not leaving much time for any other supports to do much, especially if they do manage to get a couple of high profile names.

It's getting quite near the date, so a full announcement of all the acts really should be in order. -_-
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I thought Ringo Starr wasn't available because he was booked to do something else. And I don't think you should read too much into that anyway.

By the :lol: on the end of that post, I was trying to convey the fact that I thought the line up on wikipedia was laughable. I don't think it'll be anything like that - unfortunately.

I'd be very surprised to see Ringo there.
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However, given the three hour running time, I'd want to see at least an hour and a half of Macca without feeling slightly cheated out of my admission price, not leaving much time for any other supports to do much, especially if they do manage to get a couple of high profile names.

It's getting quite near the date, so a full announcement of all the acts really should be in order. -_-

That's how I feel as well.
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It is actually ridiculous that they don't even feel ready to announce even a partial line-up of the acts. Not to be annoying but a concert would never sell successfully here without a full line up of acts announced long before this. It strikes me as unprofessional.

I don't feel that everyone thinks that only Paul should play or it's a bust. I think the biggest fear is that he would only play a few songs and rest of the concert would be filled with what the promoters call "cutting-edge" bands which everyone actually acknowledges should be more truthfully called "unknown." While going to a concert like that is perfectly fine, this was not what was originally advertised.

And truthfully, when people spend lots of money to come to a concert like this they would like to get what they feel was advertised originally. Me, now, I'm really coming for the meetup and to see Liverpool, so anything involving Paul would be fine but I'm so unpicky (in this case anyway) it's probably silly. :P
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I don't feel that everyone thinks that only Paul should play or it's a bust. I think the biggest fear is that he would only play a few songs and rest of the concert would be filled with what the promoters call "cutting-edge" bands which everyone actually acknowledges should be more truthfully called "unknown." While going to a concert like that is perfectly fine, this was not what was originally advertised.


I have no interest in a "cutting edge" unknown band. I have no idea of who the Wombats are. In the US, an act like Paul would not have an opening act. In his past tours, he had that silly pre-show stuff, but no other opening act.

Make this a Paul McCartney concert for all the money I have spent.
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Like everyone has said, we all bought these tickets because Paul's name was on the bill. Having said that if he was to put on and hour and a half show and there would be support acts I will be happy. I wasn't into The Zutons in early 2006 and saw them support The Who - they were fantastic and I then bought their albums. I was really pleased that The Kooks were supporting The Rolling Stones last year. So big names usually bring in good support acts. However, I haven't always been impressed. REM this summer have The Guillemots which I am very excited about and The Editors (who I saw support Franz Ferdinand in 2005).
If its a day full of great music that will be fantastic. It will not look good for Paul if he only did a short set so I'm sure we will not be disappointed.
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I think the biggest fear is that he would only play a few songs and rest of the concert would be filled with what the promoters call "cutting-edge" bands which everyone actually acknowledges should be more truthfully called "unknown."

I agree 100% with Lisa. :sweet:

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I have no interest in a "cutting edge" unknown band. I have no idea of who the Wombats are. In the US, an act like Paul would not have an opening act. In his past tours, he had that silly pre-show stuff, but no other opening act.

Make this a Paul McCartney concert for all the money I have spent.

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I think the biggest fear is that he would only play a few songs and rest of the concert would be filled with what the promoters call "cutting-edge" bands which everyone actually acknowledges should be more truthfully called "unknown."

I agree 100% with Lisa. :sweet:

Agreed, but hopefully our fear is groundless.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought it was advertized as being the 'Liverpool Sound Concert', being headlined by Paul?

In that case, surely it would be no surprise that there are several bands performing? Sort of a bit like a festival, celebrating Liverpool. At least that's the impression I got.

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought it was advertized as being the 'Liverpool Sound Concert', being headlined by Paul?

In that case, surely it would be no surprise that there are several bands performing? Sort of a bit like a festival, celebrating Liverpool. At least that's the impression I got.

You're right. But the more Paul the better the concert will be. :D
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought it was advertized as being the 'Liverpool Sound Concert', being headlined by Paul?

In that case, surely it would be no surprise that there are several bands performing? Sort of a bit like a festival, celebrating Liverpool. At least that's the impression I got.

Exactly. And that's ok by me, but not if Paul only plays briefly and a bunch of completely unknown bands play. I was really hoping for some other notable bands too...after all there are so many great well-known British bands and singers who have all been influenced by the Liverpool sound, right?
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I'm going to try really hard and not speculate. We don't know much, which is odd for this late date but I'm going to go with the premise that it will be a great day with great music, great friends and the making of wonderful memories. If you get upset because you spent a lot of money to go and see Paul then you are you just setting yourself up to be disapointed. There is so much more to this trip than the concert and I think I am very lucky to be able to have this opportunity. I can't wait!!!!!
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awwwww Irene :hug: I know the concert is the main reason most people are comin to 'jayne's world' but once we all meet up - wowwwwwwwwwwwww fantastic :hug:
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I think the biggest fear is that he would only play a few songs and rest of the concert would be filled with what the promoters call "cutting-edge" bands which everyone actually acknowledges should be more truthfully called "unknown."

I agree 100% with Lisa. :sweet:

Agreed, but hopefully our fear is groundless.

I'm gonna be annoying and slighlty disagree, sorry ;)
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not sayin anythin :whistle: :whistle: :devil: :lol:

I just want to meet you all personally - sorry :(
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Apr 21 2008, 12:21 AM
not sayin anythin :whistle: :whistle: :devil: :lol:

Well there is a first for everything :P

and I dunno if I wanna meet some of these people..... although maybe they might be an improvement on some I have met :whistle: :whistle:


(I really hope people can actually tell when I'm joking)
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Dani, I know we don't speak directly to each other much but I am really looking forward to meeting you. You seem like a very intelligent, witty and interesting person (plus I love Scottish accents).
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Apr 21 2008, 12:35 AM
Dani, I know we don't speak directly to each other much but I am really looking forward to meeting you. You seem like a very intelligent, witty and interesting person (plus I love Scottish accents).

and be sure to see her tatoo
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oh dear you are going to be disapointed :lol:

As much as I joke about it I am kind of looking forward to meeting some people and of course seeing some I have already met again. It should be fun :)
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Dani, I know we don't speak directly to each other much but I am really looking forward to meeting you. You seem like a very intelligent, witty and interesting person (plus I love Scottish accents).

and be sure to see her tatoo

:lol: yeah well thats a given. I do effectively flash the thing at these events, Paul has of course seen it and 2 of his kids :lol:
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Dani is defo a flasher ;) lol :P :P
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Oh I am most certainly intrigued!
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Apr 21 2008, 01:41 AM
audrey
Apr 21 2008, 12:39 AM
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Dani, I know we don't speak directly to each other much but I am really looking forward to meeting you. You seem like a very intelligent, witty and interesting person (plus I love Scottish accents).

and be sure to see her tatoo

:lol: yeah well thats a given. I do effectively flash the thing at these events, Paul has of course seen it and 2 of his kids :lol:

What's this about tatoos, are going to show it to us? :lol:
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oh dear you are going to be disapointed :lol:

As much as I joke about it I am kind of looking forward to meeting some people and of course seeing some I have already met again. It should be fun :)

Well I'm looking forward to seeing you lose at the battle of the accents that's all I can say. :P
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