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Did anyone see Al in Toronto, Ontario Massey Hall?

Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 1:26 am
by ClownAlGal
Hey all! Everybody knows by now that "Weird Al"s new tour starts on August 13. Aka this summer. But my question is to ANYONE who has seen Al perform in Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Or just someone who saw him live. Do they sell "Weird Al" merchandise before and after the show do they even sell merchandise at the show. Just want to know so I have a better guess at how much money I need to save for it.
Thanks in advance! :Y :D

Re: Toronto, Ontario Massey Hall

Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 3:03 am
by FredHuggins
I've never been to a show where they didn't set up a table to sell Weird Al merch somewhere. It's part of the contracts I think.

Re: Toronto, Ontario Massey Hall

Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 3:16 am
by Alinite27
This topic title should really be changed, made me think Al released another date for Toronto.

But, yeah, they do sell the same merchandise at the shows. T-Shirts $25USD, etc...The one thing that is interesting, though, is just how much Al's Merchandise handlers dislike coming to Canada. They have to check so much stuff at border crossings, and such. That was the reason why Laura, Al's first merchandise girl for the SOL tour, quit the job for the second year of the tour.

Re: Toronto, Ontario Massey Hall merchandise

Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 4:16 am
by ClownAlGal
Ok cool. I had been so worried and curious I just had to know so thanks! :D :good:

Re: Did anyone see Al in Toronto, Ontario Massey Hall?

Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:53 am
by fred27
the tour isnt starting aug 13, thats just the one confirmed, probally mid june, thats my guess

Re: Did anyone see Al in Toronto, Ontario Massey Hall?

Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:22 pm
by ClownAlGal
I know it's later on in the year but I am just getting a job so I just wanted to round up how much I would need for the show.

Re: Did anyone see Al in Toronto, Ontario Massey Hall?

Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:21 pm
by TMBJon
You should aim for about $50. The tickets are likely to be in the $25 - $35 range but with fees and such it could go a little higher, plus you will want to have money to buy merch and stuff like that.

Re: Did anyone see Al in Toronto, Ontario Massey Hall?

Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:38 pm
by Kristine
TMBJon wrote:You should aim for about $50. The tickets are likely to be in the $25 - $35 range but with fees and such it could go a little higher, plus you will want to have money to buy merch and stuff like that.
Also, some venues require you to pay for parking... which you can probably look up online. I know for the OC Fair you had to pay to park, and some bigger city venues have paid parking structures.

Re: Did anyone see Al in Toronto, Ontario Massey Hall?

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 5:22 am
by Alinite27
Yeah, I'd aim for around $100. For tickets, fees, parking, and a couple shirts. Really how much you should have, depends on how much you want to buy. Shirts and Hats are usually around $25, Sweat-shirts $40, and other merchandise which should be $25 or under. For just the concert, I'd set off the $50 that Jon said.

Hopefully, for your sake, Al's going to come to Canada again this tour. SOL was sort of a rarity, AFAIK. And if he's going to plan to come to Toronto, for my sake, I need a passport...