RocknRoll wrote:lparn wrote:weatherman90 wrote:Oh yay - we get to pay $500 to meet the band.
I would be curious to see the prices on these packages.
In my experience the food has not always been that good and at one of the shows they made us pay for
liquor. also it depends on the location of the party vs the venue whether the band shows up or not,
and it is usually one or two of them, mostly deen and ross and SA that came to the party and it
was for about 5 minutes.
also the casino shows say 1-10th row and yet the closest people got despite ordering early was like 4-5th row.
does not seem worth it to me, at this point and I highly doubt anyone from cheap trick or heart will go to the party
Why would you care? You won't be going.
I agree that some ILAA 5* packages are better than others. I think it depends on what the venue charges ILAA to host the party. There's definately a cost for the room, food, drinks and service. I've never been disappointed and at least one member of DL showed up at every show I was at in 2006 and Neal Schon, Ross and Deen showing up at a lot plus JSS on a few. The best was I always got 1st or 2nd row although I know there were some people who ended up with seats that could have been 4*. Some 4* people ended up in 2nd and 3rd row. Just depends on how any packages are purchased. So if you're going 5* you need to buy it early.
BTW - I never paid 500 bucks.
you are right I most likely will not be going. I just thought being that I have used ilaa in the past, that perhaps someone here has not and might be curious about how it worked and what other people thought of it.
There were some that were very good and the food was good and it was wll organized, however, there were some that were not. You make a good point that you need to purchase early like when they go on sale for 5 star, and there were some issues with seat placement/assignment etc, especially at the casino shows.
The high rollers do not like not getting front row, so the first through tenth row rule was not adhered to there.
250-325 is alot of money and I do not think they truely explain things on the website, and the band does not
always show up at the party, so people need to realize that so they will not be disapointed,. the seats are assigned in the order that the packages are purchased so it a gamble where exactly your seats will be,
and in some cases the seats set aside for ilaa are decided upon and what the venue offers ilaa. I ordered right away/within the first 15 minutes for 90% of the shows, and sometimes I did not get within the first 5 rows.
I also thought that for that kind of money, liquor should be included, and it was at 99% of the ones I attended.
The five star I attended in 06 def leppard did not attend the party once.
However in Hershey all of Journey did.
The majority of the shows I attended in 05 and 06 it was worth the money, however I thought someone considering it for the first time might be interested in knowing the things they do not tell you on the website. Never hurts to be informed.
