CD Giveaway from within the 2009/10 shows - post your experiences - Page 7

Long Live Life · 02-10-2009, 09:22 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tonsu;3512856
Manchester distribution was a joke (didn't see ANY) and Wembley Saturday was a joke (didn't see ANY).

That's four CDs my group were promised that we never even had the chance to get, and some of us have only subsequently been able to get copies from the kindness of people here.

An absolute farce of organisation, and it was clear right from the start of this leg that giving them out at the end wasn't working....why not give each person one CD as they entered???

I've made emails about this, but no answers yet.

A complete fiasco from start to finish

I completely agree! Being right at the front, I thought that they might have run out of them by the time I came to leave. At my gate I spoke to an "information" person who said I should go to gate M, where I went - there were none. I spoke to another info person who said I should go to gate J - there were none. I then spoke to a third "info" person who said - round the corner - there were none. I gave up, as I didn't want to miss the last tube.

Organisation at Wembley was a joke, but befits the history of the modern stadium's re-birth!

Long Live Life · 02-10-2009, 09:23 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tonsu;3512856

I've made emails about this, but no answers yet.

To Wembley or Coldplay?

missyvik · 11-10-2009, 12:28 PM

I went to both nights of the Wembley Stadium tour and I found it Extremley easy to find and obtain my cd!! there was a huge push on the friday night and I still managed to get all 5 cd's for the people in our party. Saturday night was less busy as if people didn't even want a cd!
both nights I wasn't the first out the Stadium and stayed for the full show! and still got my copys. I also had a tube to catch. I am gald Coldplay went through the trouble and am extremley grateful, what a gift! Both shows were amazing and I will remember the memories forever.
I was amazed at how well organised everything was! first in last out allday queing all of this will add to the memories! The Olimpic way was well manned at the end of both nights and i got my cd the tube a maccies and was back at the hotel for 12!!! Brilliant!! I do have spare cd's from london so if anyone hasn't received one you can message me! x x x

mc_squared · 11-10-2009, 12:32 PM

In Duesseldorf it was a scrum, and at Wembley there appeared to be whole boxes of them left afterwards. Weird!

ediskrad73 · 11-10-2009, 03:21 PM

i was at Darien Lake this summer and the CD giveaway, at least for me, was very well executed. livenation staff lined both exits from the venue, with the boxes inside of their group so as to avoid thefts. they handed them out one by one, and i got my one allotted. it's sad that there are people who took advantage of the gift and used it to their advantage =[

*Perrine* · 11-10-2009, 03:26 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by missyvik;3552396
I went to both nights of the Wembley Stadium tour and I found it Extremley easy to find and obtain my cd!! there was a huge push on the friday night and I still managed to get all 5 cd's for the people in our party. Saturday night was less busy as if people didn't even want a cd!
both nights I wasn't the first out the Stadium and stayed for the full show! and still got my copys. I also had a tube to catch. I am gald Coldplay went through the trouble and am extremley grateful, what a gift! Both shows were amazing and I will remember the memories forever.
I was amazed at how well organised everything was! first in last out allday queing all of this will add to the memories! The Olimpic way was well manned at the end of both nights and i got my cd the tube a maccies and was back at the hotel for 12!!! Brilliant!! I do have spare cd's from london so if anyone hasn't received one you can message me! x x x

I agree, was kinda easy to find one !
Too bad they had so many left at the end

FixYougirl · 11-10-2009, 08:32 PM

I got a CD but not at the show. I got it at a store when showing my ticket to proove I had attended the concert. It wasn't like in other countries where people got their CD after the show.

coldplayfan927 · 13-10-2009, 01:29 AM

i went to the mansfiled ma show and they had venue staff at all the exits with boxes and each person got one it just depends on the venue staff and how they handeled it the comcast center handeled it perfectly

Starlight Chaser · 13-10-2009, 12:53 PM

I had bad and good experiences with it. At the show in Stocholm they handed out CDs at several exists, so they were very easy to find, but Wembley was a nightmare in that aspect! Didn't get a CD the first night, and only saw ONE person who appeared to have gotten one. On the second night I had better luck, but I had to look around for quite a while until I found the spot where they handed them out.

Artak · 20-10-2009, 03:14 PM

I went to the DTE ampitheater show in Detroit. The venue staff had LRLRL in boxes just after the exit. My dad and I, along with everybody that I saw, got 1 copy. Nobody was in a rush and it went very well. There wasn't an opportunity to get more than one. Everybody was very happy with the distribution. I just feel badly that some people couldn't get a copy at other shows.

gatorsamiam · 21-10-2009, 10:16 PM

What about the fans from the Tampa show that was cancelled? I was looking forward to getting my cd! luckily it was available for download....but I was hoping to be one of the lucky one's with the autographed cd from the show! oh well!

Chavi · 27-10-2009, 07:04 PM

I got mine easily at every show I went to.
The giving away part was awful though.. Was helping the Coldplay staff and security to give the CDs away at Wembley on the friday. And it was a nightmare! First, it was fun, but when you see people starting to get out of the venue during the Hardest Part and thinking you're actually selling fake CD's.. it's kinda harsh getting weird looks and negative answers. We were telling them it was a FREE live CD given by Coldplay themselves, and people just had no idea. I agree about the organisation being a joke. We were standing outside the stadium, door M&N.. and it was a mess. It got pretty ugly after the show when people started pushing to get a Cd, I thought I would die crushed by crazy fans.. but then, the sweet part was seeing fans very happy and thankful to get their free CD

and a random guy kissed me on the cheek for giving him a CD and saying I loved his X&Y shirt.. yuck!

Lore · 27-10-2009, 07:07 PM

was he cute?

I hope they'll give cd's here in latin america, I already have one but none of my friends have the cd

aniskywalker · 27-10-2009, 07:43 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lore;3614174
was he cute?

Black Dog · 27-10-2009, 07:45 PM

My experience was great. Easy, painless. But I did get rejected when I asked for two

02-10-2009, 09:22 AM	#91
Long Live Life Coldplayer Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 679 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Quote: Originally Posted by Tonsu;3512856 Manchester distribution was a joke (didn't see ANY) and Wembley Saturday was a joke (didn't see ANY). That's four CDs my group were promised that we never even had the chance to get, and some of us have only subsequently been able to get copies from the kindness of people here. An absolute farce of organisation, and it was clear right from the start of this leg that giving them out at the end wasn't working....why not give each person one CD as they entered??? I've made emails about this, but no answers yet. A complete fiasco from start to finish I completely agree! Being right at the front, I thought that they might have run out of them by the time I came to leave. At my gate I spoke to an "information" person who said I should go to gate M, where I went - there were none. I spoke to another info person who said I should go to gate J - there were none. I then spoke to a third "info" person who said - round the corner - there were none. I gave up, as I didn't want to miss the last tube. Organisation at Wembley was a joke, but befits the history of the modern stadium's re-birth! __________________ "When we did our last gigs at the O2, I went there by Tube. I was with all the Coldplay fans and not one single person recognised me." Chris Martin

02-10-2009, 09:23 AM	#92
Long Live Life Coldplayer Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 679 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Quote: Originally Posted by Tonsu;3512856 I've made emails about this, but no answers yet. To Wembley or Coldplay? __________________ "When we did our last gigs at the O2, I went there by Tube. I was with all the Coldplay fans and not one single person recognised me." Chris Martin

11-10-2009, 12:32 PM	#94
mc_squared Banned Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 67,519 My Mood: Location: Wherever life takes me Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	In Duesseldorf it was a scrum, and at Wembley there appeared to be whole boxes of them left afterwards. Weird! __________________ LIFE ISN'T MEANT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY Be yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks. Work to live - don't live to work...................... Age is purely a state of mind! Don't waste your time on jealousy. Success is a journey, NOT a destination. Life is a marathon, NOT a sprint! http://www.generationterrorists.com/...sunscreen.html

11-10-2009, 03:21 PM	#95
ediskrad73 the king Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 300 My Mood: Location: Buffalove, NY, USA Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 1 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	i was at Darien Lake this summer and the CD giveaway, at least for me, was very well executed. livenation staff lined both exits from the venue, with the boxes inside of their group so as to avoid thefts. they handed them out one by one, and i got my one allotted. it's sad that there are people who took advantage of the gift and used it to their advantage =[ __________________

11-10-2009, 03:26 PM	#96
Perrine ♪♫ Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10,011 My Mood: Location: On Melancholy Hill Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Quote: Originally Posted by missyvik;3552396 I went to both nights of the Wembley Stadium tour and I found it Extremley easy to find and obtain my cd!! there was a huge push on the friday night and I still managed to get all 5 cd's for the people in our party. Saturday night was less busy as if people didn't even want a cd! both nights I wasn't the first out the Stadium and stayed for the full show! and still got my copys. I also had a tube to catch. I am gald Coldplay went through the trouble and am extremley grateful, what a gift! Both shows were amazing and I will remember the memories forever. I was amazed at how well organised everything was! first in last out allday queing all of this will add to the memories! The Olimpic way was well manned at the end of both nights and i got my cd the tube a maccies and was back at the hotel for 12!!! Brilliant!! I do have spare cd's from london so if anyone hasn't received one you can message me! x x x I agree, was kinda easy to find one ! Too bad they had so many left at the end

11-10-2009, 12:28 PM	#93
missyvik Coldplayer Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 22 My Mood: Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I went to both nights of the Wembley Stadium tour and I found it Extremley easy to find and obtain my cd!! there was a huge push on the friday night and I still managed to get all 5 cd's for the people in our party. Saturday night was less busy as if people didn't even want a cd! both nights I wasn't the first out the Stadium and stayed for the full show! and still got my copys. I also had a tube to catch. I am gald Coldplay went through the trouble and am extremley grateful, what a gift! Both shows were amazing and I will remember the memories forever. I was amazed at how well organised everything was! first in last out allday queing all of this will add to the memories! The Olimpic way was well manned at the end of both nights and i got my cd the tube a maccies and was back at the hotel for 12!!! Brilliant!! I do have spare cd's from london so if anyone hasn't received one you can message me! x x x

11-10-2009, 08:32 PM	#97
FixYougirl Coldplayer Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,802 My Mood: Location: France Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I got a CD but not at the show. I got it at a store when showing my ticket to proove I had attended the concert. It wasn't like in other countries where people got their CD after the show. __________________ PARIS-BERCY 9 SEPT 2008 PARIS-Parc des Princes 7 SEPT 2009 Main Square Festival 3 JULY 2011 PARIS-BERCY 14 DEC 2011 Sunderland 7 JUNE 2012 PARIS-Stade de France 2 SEPT 2012

13-10-2009, 01:29 AM	#98
coldplayfan927 coldplayfan8309 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 8 Location: ny Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i went to the mansfiled ma show and they had venue staff at all the exits with boxes and each person got one it just depends on the venue staff and how they handeled it the comcast center handeled it perfectly

13-10-2009, 12:53 PM	#99
Starlight Chaser you stole my overture Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 300 Location: Sweden Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I had bad and good experiences with it. At the show in Stocholm they handed out CDs at several exists, so they were very easy to find, but Wembley was a nightmare in that aspect! Didn't get a CD the first night, and only saw ONE person who appeared to have gotten one. On the second night I had better luck, but I had to look around for quite a while until I found the spot where they handed them out. __________________ [080917] Globen, Stockholm [080918] Globen, Stockholm [080919] Spektrum, Oslo [081215] O2 Arena, London [081216] O2 Arena, London [090705] Roskilde Festival, Denmark [090822] Stadion, Stockholm [090918] Wembley Stadium, London [090919] Wembley Stadium, London

20-10-2009, 03:14 PM	#100
Artak Cydonian Knight Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 14 My Mood: Location: Ohio Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I went to the DTE ampitheater show in Detroit. The venue staff had LRLRL in boxes just after the exit. My dad and I, along with everybody that I saw, got 1 copy. Nobody was in a rush and it went very well. There wasn't an opportunity to get more than one. Everybody was very happy with the distribution. I just feel badly that some people couldn't get a copy at other shows.

21-10-2009, 10:16 PM	#101
gatorsamiam Coldplayer Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 150 My Mood: Location: gainesville, florida Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	What about the fans from the Tampa show that was cancelled? I was looking forward to getting my cd! luckily it was available for download....but I was hoping to be one of the lucky one's with the autographed cd from the show! oh well! __________________ Sam aka GatorSamIAm Coldplay Shows I've Witnessed: Orlando Hard Rock Live Jan-21-2003 New York Madison Square Garden Sep-9-2005 Orlando TD Waterhouse Mar-04-2006 Tampa Ford Amphitheater Mar-05-2006 (rescheduled show from Sep-14-2005) Cleveland Oct-21-2008 Tampa Ford Amphitheater Aug-09-2009 (postponed due to illness) Tampa Bay Times Forum 6-28-2012

27-10-2009, 07:04 PM	#102
Chavi Coldplayer Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,766 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	I got mine easily at every show I went to. The giving away part was awful though.. Was helping the Coldplay staff and security to give the CDs away at Wembley on the friday. And it was a nightmare! First, it was fun, but when you see people starting to get out of the venue during the Hardest Part and thinking you're actually selling fake CD's.. it's kinda harsh getting weird looks and negative answers. We were telling them it was a FREE live CD given by Coldplay themselves, and people just had no idea. I agree about the organisation being a joke. We were standing outside the stadium, door M&N.. and it was a mess. It got pretty ugly after the show when people started pushing to get a Cd, I thought I would die crushed by crazy fans.. but then, the sweet part was seeing fans very happy and thankful to get their free CD and a random guy kissed me on the cheek for giving him a CD and saying I loved his X&Y shirt.. yuck! __________________ Strasbourg Lyon Paris x2 Rotterdam Antwerp London x2 Arras Werchter Paris Nijmegen x2 London (+Christmas lights)

27-10-2009, 07:07 PM	#103
Lore Coldplayer Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 53,467 My Mood: Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 9 Thanked 33 Times in 29 Posts	was he cute? I hope they'll give cd's here in latin america, I already have one but none of my friends have the cd

27-10-2009, 07:43 PM	#104
aniskywalker Chrisaholic Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 7,746 My Mood: Location: near Berlin Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Lore;3614174 was he cute? __________________ Biggest Chris Fan 2010

27-10-2009, 07:45 PM	#105
Black Dog Live From Michigan! Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 23,859 My Mood: Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 18 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts	My experience was great. Easy, painless. But I did get rejected when I asked for two __________________