Piedmont Park Conservancy books a Beatle for benefit
McCartney at Philips Arena in 2005
Atlanta’s summer concert season just got a whole lot hotter.
Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney is scheduled to play The Green Concert, an Aug. 15 show in Piedmont Park.
Photo gallery of McCartney appearances in Atlanta
The booking, a benefit for the Piedmont Conservancy, was announced Wednesday morning at a Live Nation press conference held at the Midtown public park’s Magnolia Hall.
“This is, without a doubt, the biggest thing that’s ever happened to us,” Piedmont Conservancy’s Monica Thornton told the AJC. “We’re celebrating our 20th anniversary this year and this will help us to complete the park’s 53-acre expansion.”
General admission $79.50 tickets will go on sale Monday through Ticketmaster and Live Nation. But American Express card holders and park members will get first crack at the tickets when they go on sale Thursday at 10 a.m..
Unconfirmed word about the 67-year-old rock legend coming back to Atlanta first started bubbling around town Tuesday afternoon. But even veteran Atlanta concert promoter and Live Nation Atlanta president Peter Conlon was officially keeping mum at Tuesday’s 2009 Georgia Music Hall of Fame inductee luncheon.
All Conlon would confirm at the time was that the artist would “dwarf” 2007’s Piedmont Park concert featuring Dave Matthews Band and The Allman Brothers Band. That conservancy benefit drew more than 50,000 attendees and spawned a best-selling concert DVD.
McCartney’s live performance history in Atlanta surpasses even that of the indigenous Allmans.
This summer’s gig here is scheduled nearly 44 years to the day he first played here on Aug. 18, 1965, as a member of The Beatles at the city’s then-brand-new Atlanta Fulton County Stadium.
The Beatles only Atlanta appearance attracted an estimated 34,000 fans. While they were only on the ball field for about 30 minutes, attempting to bang through 12 songs over piercing shrieks, the concert left an indelible impression on an entire generation of Atlantans.
In the 1970s, McCartney returned to the city on May 18 and 19, 1976, with his post-Beatles band as a part of his famed Wings Over the World tour. The tour later became a part of what is arguably McCartney’s finest live album, the three-LP set, “Wings Over America.”
He appeared twice in the 1990s: In February in 1990 and in May 1993.
Most recently, McCartney christened The Omni’s high-tech concert venue successor, Philips Arena downtown, with sold-out shows on May 12, 2002 and Sept. 20, 2005.
Covering the 1965 Fulton County Stadium show for the Atlanta Constitution for the next day’s editions, the late reporter Celestine Sibley, who, at the time was decidedly past the band’s targeted demographic, soberly observed:
“For a brief half-hour, John, Paul, George and Ringo twisted and shuffled, snorted and yodeled from center field, climaxing a day which saw several hundred teenagers shrilling and clawing at the entrance to the ball park as early as 9 a.m.”
Atlantans shriek up a storm on Aug. 18, 1965, during the Beatles inaugural show in Atlanta.
“The limber-legged, bushy-headed Britishers tripped across the ball diamond at 9:39 p.m. while a cordon of Atlanta policemen, who had been stolidly facing the crowds for more than two hours, held the audience of writhing, squealing teenagers in their seats.”
Will you go to see McCartney this summer at Piedmont Park? Do you have memories from his Philips Arena shows, his Omni Wings 1970s concerts or were you there screaming on Aug. 18, 1965, at Atlanta Fulton County Stadium when the British bassist made his Atlanta debut?
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96 comments Add your comment
Name One
June 24th, 2009
11:26 am
Even to the most jaded, ya gotta admit this is pretty darn cool. Might be the last chance we get to see him play in the ATL.
Jeff
June 24th, 2009
11:32 am
As a resident that lives on Piedmont Park, events like this make dealing with the bums that hang out here on a daily basis worth it.
Astro
June 24th, 2009
11:34 am
I saw the 2002 should at Philips. When he broke into the first Beatles song (I Saw Her Standing There), I was brought to tears. Suddenly, it was 1965 and I was 12 again. One of the best shows I have ever seen, and I’ve seen plenty.
TI
June 24th, 2009
11:36 am
Jeff I couldnt agree more!
RAMBLE ON!!!
June 24th, 2009
11:36 am
Holly S*#$!!!
RAMBLE ON!!!
June 24th, 2009
11:37 am
oops, Holy
Michael Scharff
June 24th, 2009
11:37 am
I would love to go, but an overnight trip from Augusta combined with an $80 ticket is a little steep for my budget…
Shep
June 24th, 2009
11:41 am
Hurray! All I have to do is step out on my condo balcony and FREE concert!!!
ATL Macca Fan
June 24th, 2009
11:45 am
Check out the great Paul McCartney tribute album by Atlanta-area bands at http://www.demagogue.net
cowo
June 24th, 2009
11:54 am
Woo Hoo! Thank you, AMEX card! This will be my 14th time seeing Paul perform since the Beatles, who I saw 4 times, broke up. There are advantages to being old, but seeing the Beatles is the only I can think of!
Jason
June 24th, 2009
11:57 am
You forgot to mention McCartney’s concert in the Georgia Dome during the 1990’s. I had tickets on the floor for that show, and it was incredible!
Turd Ferguson
June 24th, 2009
12:06 pm
*crickets*
Turd Ferguson
June 24th, 2009
12:07 pm
McCartney is so Yesterday.
whatever
June 24th, 2009
12:09 pm
Why do AMEX cardholders and park members get first dibs on the tickets? Especially at $79.50. It should be a first come, first serve basis for EVERYONE. I long for the old days when you EARNED your right, not just have it given to you. And, no, AMEX cardholders and park members did NOT earn their right.
Trudy
June 24th, 2009
12:10 pm
cowo: I am jealous.
Perez Hilton
June 24th, 2009
12:15 pm
Who is Paul Mc Cartney? My face hurts.
Joshua
June 24th, 2009
12:18 pm
Thrilled to see a big name at Piedmont Park, but curious as to why the Piedmont Conservancy wouldn’t allow other festivals to have summer dates (like Atlanta Pride) and then actively solicit other events for that time. It seems antithetical to what the Beatles stood for to push back an annual community event with nearly a 35-year history in our city in exchange for a concert. Why would the conservancy say “No big events between the Peachtree Road Race (7/4) and Atlanta Pride (10/31)” and then bring in this event?
Perez Hilton
June 24th, 2009
12:18 pm
Blog censors are worse than will i am.
OZZFEST
June 24th, 2009
12:19 pm
Thank God I did not just pay $250 for tickets to see him in DC earlier this morning!
shaggy
June 24th, 2009
12:19 pm
to whatever – Puhleeze! You are just jealously whining because you will never HAVE an American Express account. They don’t give AMEX cards to burger flippers, and the price will cut into your lottery budget. Just give it up.
MWL
June 24th, 2009
12:21 pm
I couldn’t disagree with you more – the park members (and their money) are the ones who SUPPORT Piedmont Park… not the tax dollars. Without them, the park would be nothing more more than a mud puddle (remember before the conservancy was around???)… Well maybe last year it would have been a dust bowl… but at any point…. without them, this concert wouldn’t be happening… so yes… they have EARNED some perks…
Beck
June 24th, 2009
12:26 pm
Joshua,
I agree with you in principle, but sometimes the green of money speaks louder than the green movement. I’m sure this will bring in enough money to undo whatever damage gets done. I’m not usually one for “the ends justify the means” argument, but this might be a case where I finally understand that.
Josh
June 24th, 2009
12:27 pm
Though I missed the Beatles Invasion and even the death of Lennon, I was introduced to the Beatles by my Mom at an early age. I grew up idolizing them, and when McCartney came in 2002, I thought what could be a better Mother’s Day present than taking her to see the show. It was a blast from top to bottom, and I’m so glad I got to share the experience with her. “Though she was born a long, long time ago, your mother should know…” Thanks Mom!
D in Dunwoody
June 24th, 2009
12:34 pm
Joshua is right. Let’s not forget that the Atlanta Jazz Festival also got kicked out of the park. That festival gave us a whole weekend of great music every year, FREE. Now I’m supposed to pay 80 bucks for one show by a has-been?
P.S: I’m a boomer, not a young person who doesn’t remember the Beatles.
whatever
June 24th, 2009
12:40 pm
Ok, Shaggy, aka Perez Hilton the crybaby, it has NOTHING to do jealousy. I am just tired of the mentally that everyone thinks they are OWED something.
martha
June 24th, 2009
12:55 pm
went to see elton john at the lakewood amphitheatre years ago — on the grass — quite miserable — so i doubt will go see macca at the park with no parking available/seating blankets only — have seen him in concert in seated venues so it’s no great loss — but it is really cool he’ll be here — was at the stadium when the beatles played atlanta — wonderful memory — ran into some members of the roemans — so for me it was a double treat — again good for piedmont park for getting macca here
el jefe
June 24th, 2009
12:56 pm
$80 + fees make this a $100 ticket. For lawn seats? When they claim they will “dwarf” the 50k that came out for DMB? *cough* greedy *cough*. Hey Piedmont Park Conservatory – LOOK AROUND YOU. The economy is in the tank, and high priced shows are not selling very well at all. Look at the insane prices Stevie Wonder is charging for his show in Atlanta this summer, and then look at how well those tickets are selling (hint: they arent).
If they think they are going to sell this thing out at $100 a ticket they are smoking crack.
Of course smoking crack in Piedmont Park is not too out of character.
Melody
June 24th, 2009
12:57 pm
Hell YEAH! I missed John. Sure not gonna missed Paul.
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Mine This Bird
June 24th, 2009
1:00 pm
$80? As much as I want to see Paul McCartney I’ll sit this one out. I hope all the rich people in town show up and give money to help out the park.
JimmyZ
June 24th, 2009
1:14 pm
This is a concert not a festival or a group of immature exhibitionists that seek nothing butt attention via this so called pride festival.
Ok
June 24th, 2009
1:16 pm
I’m 16 and in love with The Beatles. so I’m not just young and don’t remember the Beatles.
Walt
June 24th, 2009
1:30 pm
Fantastic !
daslicksta
June 24th, 2009
1:40 pm
Any word on handicapped accessability ??
Turd Ferguson
June 24th, 2009
1:49 pm
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Ceasar Allen
June 24th, 2009
1:54 pm
Bout time we start having shows @ Piedmont Park again. Paul is one of my favorite Beatles, however a lot of people will not pay 79 plus dollars to see a concert. This is a good purpose, but the park has turned off a lot of people regarding in kinds of activities that can take place in the park due to the drought. We will see.
Paul McCartney
June 24th, 2009
1:56 pm
HEEELLLLOOOOOOO AMERICA!!! Just a little tidbit for you. I will be playing no beatles tunes (so sorry) and not much from my early career. However you will be pleased to know our set will include all the songs from the album “London Town”. Once we have our initial run thru then we will embark on a long version of “Ebony & Ivory”.
After this initial run thru will will sing then sing the entire album “London Town” in ocapela fashion as well as one encore song of MY CHOOSING.
Steve
June 24th, 2009
1:56 pm
No, thanks. I’ll go see Def Leppard, Poison and Cheap Trick the same night at Lakewood. The people watching there will be much more fun!!!!!!!!
sd
June 24th, 2009
2:00 pm
Its a reasonable price that is comparable to others.
When I was younger, I planned my whole summer around concerts. I would go see smaller acts and pay $10 -$30 a show. However, I would see 20 to 30 shows a summer.
Now that I don’t have that kind of time, I see two or three shows. I don’t mind paying a little extra.
However, I think the crowd at this show will be a turn off for me. Hope I am wrong about that.
Kevrock/Smarty Jones
June 24th, 2009
2:00 pm
Going to Steely Dan instead. BUT I rather be at the Def Leppard show with SS Steve!! Large concerts are not that fun to see someone less
than the size of a pinhead to me. I was there for DMB and ABB. Yes it was fun for one show but for a 2nd show of long lines, etc…no thanks!
PMC is great though and his band is very good so if you haven’t seen him before go you will still have fun.
Wink
June 24th, 2009
2:01 pm
Paul…I love the song GIRLS SCHOOL from the London Town bonus CD!
beatle fan
June 24th, 2009
2:18 pm
i was there in 1965 and i’d love to see him again.
Chrissy
June 24th, 2009
2:19 pm
I am so sick and tired of these old acts playing big concerts in Atlanta, we are a young city and I think Brittney Spears or Kelli Clarkson would have been a much better choice.
Rick
June 24th, 2009
2:19 pm
$80-$100 is cheap to see McCartney. His show at Phillips Arena in 2005 was a lot more than this!
Rick
June 24th, 2009
2:20 pm
Chrissy…. what are you 13? Don’t like the act don’t go. I personally would not pay $25 to see Spears or Clarkson.
Rob
June 24th, 2009
2:20 pm
Chastain is nice venue but the crowd always ruins the show. Talk, talk, talk. I hope they choke on their whole foods chicken and fall out of their costco chair.
Rick
June 24th, 2009
2:22 pm
And yes as an AMEX card member for years, I have more that earned the right to purchase tickets in advance of the general public. Just the fees they have made off of me for concerts in the past deserves this right.
Mike
June 24th, 2009
2:22 pm
I agree with you Chrissy,Chastain has become a retirement home. Isn’t Glenn Miller performing soon?
Kanye
June 24th, 2009
2:24 pm
Paul McCartney hates black people.
Paul McCartney
June 24th, 2009
2:25 pm
Nope, I hate Kanye he is a no talent bum.
Paul McCartney
June 24th, 2009
2:27 pm
Mike and Chrissy…. you might what to hold out I hear Miley Cyrus is coming soon, followed by the Muppets Show, Handy Mandy, and the Mickey Mouse Club House.
John Lennon
June 24th, 2009
2:28 pm
Is this heaven? Yoko?
Rick
June 24th, 2009
2:29 pm
D-Dunwood…. A has been? Lennon-McCartney music lives on forever, if not for the Beatles and their music, MOST acts you see today would not exist. Interesting comment from a Never-Was.
Chrissy
June 24th, 2009
2:29 pm
I already saw Miley, it was great! Much better than some old guy. And the Muppets are old too! I dont know who handy mandy is but Brittney was in the Mickey Mouse club so maybe you shouldn’t make fun of it because it can produce very talented performers!
Big Jim
June 24th, 2009
2:30 pm
I’d let Miley give me a handy, but with the HM wig on.
Goldie
June 24th, 2009
2:48 pm
I was there at the stadium on Aug. 18, 1965! I remember the electricity in the air, the flashbulbs flashing, the rockin’ music, and when the show was over, all of the Beatles jumped into a limousine waiting on the field and they waved white sheets out of the windows to say “g’bye, Luv!”
Tea
June 24th, 2009
2:49 pm
To “whatever” (who says as a PPC member I didn’t “earn my right” to early ticket access to this park fundraiser). I disagree. I’ve been a member of the Park Conservancy for 15+ years, have volenteerd my time, energy, given my money on a regular basis as well as spent a lot of time in and around the park. People like me *have* earned the right to early access. Why not join the Piedmont Park Conservancy and enjoy early access yourself.
RamblinRed
June 24th, 2009
3:03 pm
I understand some of the comments but this will certainly raise alot of money for the Conservancy. Very few performers can command a large audience and McCartney is one of the few.
Looking forward to getting tickets to this one. He generally does close to a 3 hour show and $80 is very reasonable. Most top line artists will charge more than that for a show except for the real cheep seats. Tickets for his Fenway Park Shows announced today range from $65 to $209.
His set was really well received at Coachella in April and that is not his normal demographic.
cowo
June 24th, 2009
3:04 pm
To the tiny sprinkling of “hasbeen” theorists, obviously you have never had the pure pleasure, nor the good sense to attend a concert by the incredibly talented (and beautiful) Paul McCartney. His 2 1/2 hour show kicks the butts off the younger generation. He performs nonstop, and every second is total entertainment! Bless your little hearts, you just never will understand real talent and staying power.
To that young kid, I have seen Kelly Clarkson and she’s incredible, and maybe she’ll be around a long time – I sure hope so. That said, she ain’t no Paul!
Photius
June 24th, 2009
3:12 pm
No way. I love the Beatles but to spend $79 bucks to see a 67 year old man perform, I think not.
Rick
June 24th, 2009
3:23 pm
Chrissy…. If you call Britney Spear talented you really need to go see Paul McCartney……. Britney is a train wreck, no talent lip syncing entertainer. Go see a true musical talent whom other performers look up to for their talent, staying power, etc. You have no idea of all the acts that the Beatles have out lasted, out performed, and even got started in the business. There is a real reason Abbey Roads Studios is famous.
Martha Lanteigne
June 24th, 2009
3:30 pm
I was one of the lucky ones to see the Beatles in concert on Aug. 18th, 1965. I never will forget it. I was only 14 but loved every minute of it!!!
Rick
June 24th, 2009
3:32 pm
Duh… The Mickey Mouse Club and Mickey Mouse Club House are to totally different things Chrissy. You must be 13 – 15 years old. Stick to commenting on bubble gum music. Classic Rock is not in your knowledge base.
OZZFEST
June 24th, 2009
3:34 pm
$79 is NOTHING. I will be here, there & everywhere on August 15.
Martha Lanteigne
June 24th, 2009
3:37 pm
If I remember correctly, we paid about $15.00 for out tickets which back then we probably thought was a whole lot. Not sure if I would let my 14 year old daughter go to a concert with friends but back then, it was a whole different way of life.
whatever
June 24th, 2009
3:46 pm
To Tea, I appreciate your service but again, that does NOT give you the privilege to get special favors. Remember..you are volenteerd …actually the correct spelling is volunteered. That is the key word…when you volunteer, you normally do not expect anything in return..it is suppose to be from the heart. So, all the work (volunteer) is not from the heart, but with the attitude, when something great comes along, I expect to get something out of my volunteer work. How sad.
Paul McCartney
June 24th, 2009
3:52 pm
Chastain isnt a dinner theatre you idiots. Leave your box wine, Kraft American singles and KFC at home. I SPIT ON YOU, Salty American.
cowo
June 24th, 2009
3:52 pm
Beatles Tix 64, 65, 66 – $5 – $5.50
Paul/Wings 76 – $12.50 if I remember correctly
Paul 89/90 – $32.50 (except for those scalper tix for Mad Sq Garden – $175 each)
Ga Dome 03 – around $45
Phillips twice in 90’s – $128
$79.50 is a bargain, if only they had chairs! Can’t wait though with the heat, the long walks to/from Marta, standing for hours on end, I may need an ambulence to get home. But Paul is worth it all.
cowo
June 24th, 2009
3:55 pm
Make that Phillips twice in 00’s $128
Chrissy
June 24th, 2009
4:01 pm
Paul Macartny can’t dance like Brittney! And overall she has more hit songs than he ever has!
Old Hippie
June 24th, 2009
4:02 pm
I have seen many, many fine concerts in Atlanta over nearly 4 decades. A highlight was taking my daughter to her first ever concert: Paul McCartney at his Biker Like an Ikon concert.
(Old Hippie credentials: I saw Little Feat at Richards!)
Brett
June 24th, 2009
4:07 pm
Maybe you should stop posting now Chrissy, lest you continue to show your ignorance and embarrass yourself.
A Realist
June 24th, 2009
4:12 pm
Chrissy – If you seriously think that Britney Spears is talented, then you REALLY DON’T KNOW DIDDLEY ABOUT REAL MUSICIANS and TALENTED VOCALISTS. Ms. Spears is only great at lip synchronization. She could not reproduce the sound on her recordings if her life depended on it. That is all created in the sound booth of the recording studio by her excellent producers and sound engineers.
However, I will agree that Kelly Clarkston is talented and can sing but I can’t see her doing a benefit concert in Piedmont Park either. Her demographics couldn’t afford the ticket prices that the promoter would want to charge.
Kuddos for booking Paul to perform at Piedmont Park to raise money for the preservation of the park!!!!
A Realist
June 24th, 2009
4:26 pm
Christy – Just so you’ll be informed and hopefully stop posting – Sir Paul McCartney is worth $1 Billion and Britney Spears is worth approximately $150 Million.
And…Britney hasn’t had nearly the number of hit songs nor did her songs make as much money because he is a song writer, publisher and singer as oppose to just being a singer.
Andre "Pulpwood" Smith
June 24th, 2009
4:31 pm
All you need to do to get the password for the pre sale is sign up for the Conservancy newsletter. No need to pay anything; just go to their website and sign up for the newsletter.
Chrissy is a troll
June 24th, 2009
4:58 pm
Enter your comments here
Zach
June 24th, 2009
5:10 pm
I hope in 10 years the bands I listen to today don’t end up at Chastain. And kill me now if I become an overweight, beer belly guy who brags about how good a band was in the day and how classic rock rules, with my white socks and overpriced iphone 8.0 on my belt. Well, I guess the iphone is ok, it does make me better than everyone else. p.s. margaritaville sucks.
The Toad
June 24th, 2009
7:02 pm
Saw then in 65. Yes eventhough they are no longer ,the Beatles are a very important part of my life. While in the army and on guard duty freezing to death;i sang all of the Beatles tunes at that time (66) love you Paul.
TheDebutante
June 24th, 2009
8:42 pm
The $79 price is for General Admisstion tickets. The prices go as high a $200 per ticket. I checked out Live Nation to confirm.
brock
June 24th, 2009
9:52 pm
I’m interested, but I’d like to know how many tix will be sold. I went to the ABB/DMB show where 55k tix were sold. If it will be more than that this time, I’ll pass. There were long lines for beer and restrooms before.
Also, do the presale tix allow 30 min early entry like before?
brock
June 24th, 2009
9:59 pm
Oops, answered my 2d question. Presales get in at 3pm, gen’l sales at 4.
Another Old Hippie
June 24th, 2009
10:21 pm
Bought the Beatles first single when I was 12 and proudly brought it to school to show off. Couldn’t go to Mets Stadium to see them live – told I was too young – but sighed at the TV when they first played on the Ed Sullivan Show and did go to the movies and scream at the screen like an idiot when Hard Days Night played. Repeatedly played the Sargeant Pepper Album over and over in the Juniors Department of Bamberger’s when I worked there at 16. Then finally got to see Paul McCartney with Wings up close and personal from the 13th row, center stage, at the Omni in 1993! Spectacular concert! (and as ‘Old Hippie’ said – some of us have credentials to know a great concert! Having grown up outside of NYC, and seeing dozens of concerts at the Filmore East, Paul McCartney puts on a terrific concert!!)
Riggs
June 25th, 2009
3:38 am
Does anyone know what the $400 ticket will get me compared to the $80 general admission ticket?
brock
June 25th, 2009
7:06 am
Per Ticketmaster event info:
VIP Tickets include the following Benefits:
Separate entrance for VIP Ticket Holders
Access to both General Admission and VIP areas
Open Food Buffett
Open Bars Featuring Beer and Wine
Exclusive, Hillside Lawn Seating
Great View of Stage and Venue
Early Entrance at 3:00 pm
Air-Conditioned Restrooms
Easy Access to Merchandise Stands
Marc
June 25th, 2009
12:16 pm
Got mine! WoooooooooooooooooHooooooooooooooooooo
This is going to be so much FUN!!!
Marc
June 25th, 2009
12:19 pm
Being first ticket-holder posting – priceless – no wait – I meant I’ll never leave home without it!
Elizabeth
June 25th, 2009
5:02 pm
Already got my tickets this morning. I saw him at Philips Arena in 2003 and 2005 and wouldn’t miss the chance to see him again.
Elizabeth
June 25th, 2009
5:04 pm
Presale tickets allow early entry by one hour.
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Madeline
July 2nd, 2009
5:32 pm
Does anyone know where the entrance is to the VIP section and how early we would be allowed to “line up”? With general admission seating, getting there early is key!!!!!
Mike44
July 4th, 2009
3:08 pm
My question is related to Madeline’s. I realize there will be no “seats” but I still thougt I could find even a general seating chart showing where the VIP area is in relation to the General Admission area. No such luck. The PPC’s web page on this does not include a chart and its description is not very helpful. I purchased VIP tickets by mistake and am wondering whether there will be any market for these given the lack of information as to how early these permit admission and precisely where the VIP area is in relation to the stage.
Susan Silver
July 15th, 2009
10:57 pm
I was so excited to see Paul McCartney that I bought two tickets right away, but now I can’t go as I didn’t notice that we can not bring chairs. I have a bad back and had no idea that we couldn’t bring chairs. I hate to throw away the tickets as much as I hate missing the concert. Can anyone tell me what to do with my tickets. I would be willing to even sell them at a little loss just to not lose all of it. I really don’t understand why we can’t bring chairs. Most of us who love him really can’t sit on a blanket or stand for that long.
John W
July 18th, 2009
11:34 am
I was there at the 65 concert. Still have the ticket ! Great memories !
Mary55
August 3rd, 2009
10:28 pm
I’ve never been to this venue. Where DO you park? And how long before the gate opens can someone queue up outside the gate….and is that a good idea…do you get a better spot to sit if you get there early…how early for Paul?
Bob Killen
August 12th, 2009
5:45 pm
The Paul McCartney Concert- Question I bought the American Express tickets- I am still confused
Anyone know for sure what
Allowed entance time AMX ticket holders and which gate regular or VIP?
My tickets have Row and Actual seat numbers- I’m thinking did they paint em on the grass like a football game.HA do you get special seating?
Still totally confused so what- but Ticket master sent out two messages one saying time was moved back to 5 then another a day or so later stating different times and made no sense whatso.
Since you cannot talk to a living person anymore Help.
Carol Kitchens
August 15th, 2009
1:44 am
I was at the concert in 1965 at the Atlanta Stadium! Even though I was only 12 years old, I remember all the screaming fans and seeing the Beatles on stage from the highest seats in the stadium. Even though I would have liked to sit closer, you could hear the music and it was so exciting. What a night to remember!. I still have my ticket, just like the picture that’s posted above. Just wish I had a camera back then. I have been to see Paul McCartney the last 2 times he came to Atlanta, so I’ll be at the Green Concert tomorrow. It’s only been 44 years!.