metal_angel_yui wrote:
"...first, presale was for fanclub members..."

A Le Ciel member has helpfully confirmed, on another forum, that presale tickets, VIP or otherwise, have nothing to do with Le Ciel membership, first, because members got no such announcement, and second, because of the most helpful description for the Paris site, here:
https://tickets.neotokyo.de/?lang=en

I suspect the reference to fan club members was just a mistaken reference to those of us fans registered on the mailing list for this event.

Tokio wrote:
"So, are VIP up front? Or get to go in early? Or get access to a lounge before/after show? For $200 surely it's something nice..."

In that link above, for Paris, https://tickets.neotokyo.de/?lang=en, and in the upper right of the London ticketing page, where it says, "Please Note," and you can click on "See More," you can see exactly what VIP tickets include, which appears to include separate entry. It *is* a nice package! But, gah, $200? for one or for two tickets??

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P.S. ~ I'm a little confused, myself, about the concept of buying the ticket being separate from the VIP purchase. Short of a miracle, I haven't plans for Paris, yet, so I haven't bought. Wondering in anticipation of NYC. Can someone else clarify how that works?

I think that the matter that worried me the most was that the VIP tickets are already sold out...and it seems that it was at the same time that the Japanese tickets were sold out, making me believe that the Japanese fans were the ones who got them.

Which makes me ask this:

Is that fair for the French fans?

NO.

So I don't know if that will happen to the US date as well, asked that to the Street Team, I hope that they answer what they'll do in that case. We are talking about being fair here. -_-

Again, VIP presales may be sold out, at one or more venues (although with all the confusion, I'd double-check).

If it's like every other presale I've seen, that just means they've sold out of the limited number of tickets set aside for presale, and more will become available when ticketing opens to the public.


Also, VIP tickets were available to, and being bought by, non-Japanese fans.

(11-14-2011, 09:14 PM)metal_angel_yui Wrote:

(11-14-2011, 07:41 PM)Tokio Wrote: So, are VIP up front? Or get to go in early? Or get access to a lounge before/after show? For $200 surely it's something nice...

The VIP Package is to include the below: Ticket Souvenir ticket and laminate Souvenir programme Souvenir towel Separate VIP entrance Entrance in to the VIP bar

I think they will let Vip ticket holders in first and also they may have the first dunno, 10 rows separated by a bar or something from the rest, so is still inside the pit but there is a division.

It says:

Access to the front row area designated especially for VIP fans
Exclusive program pamphlet
VIP laminate
Exclusive souvenir ticket
Exclusive towel
VIP hosts
VIP bar

"I'm a little confused, myself, about the concept of buying the ticket being separate from the VIP purchase. Short of a miracle, I haven't plans for Paris, yet, so I haven't bought. Wondering in anticipation of NYC. Can someone else clarify how that works?" You have two kind of tickets, to seat and to stand, both of them can be upgrade to VIP which means you have some sort of gifts. In Neotokyo is more easy, you have to chose two items if you want VIP or one if not. But for London, was chaos, I mean, the price is the same to stand and to seat and you can chose whatever place in the venue (that's was my mistake and I've ended buying a ticket for balcony when I wanted to be near the stage)... I've never been in London, neither Paris, so I don't know how this will work, Can I go to the front or I just to be in my seat? that's freaking me out...

http://www.larc-en-ciel.com/wt2012/index.html

Please register your email on this page!! It is important you register your email so you will get all the information AND pre-sale access! YOU NEED TO REGISTER in order to get a code to buy pre-sale tickets!

Please tell everyone you know to register their email!

** I am being told this from the tour manager, so seriously, register your email if you haven't, and TELL EVERYONE to register if they want presale tickets!**

Also, do not believe any information/website other than L'Arc~en~Ciel's official webpage or emails/twitter page!

Anything the Street Team will tell you COMES FROM L'ARC'S HOME PAGE ONLY!!!

(11-15-2011, 12:00 AM)metal_angel_yui Wrote: "I'm a little confused, myself, about the concept of buying the ticket being separate from the VIP purchase. Short of a miracle, I haven't plans for Paris, yet, so I haven't bought. Wondering in anticipation of NYC. Can someone else clarify how that works?" You have two kind of tickets, to seat and to stand, both of them can be upgrade to VIP which means you have some sort of gifts. In Neotokyo is more easy, you have to chose two items if you want VIP or one if not. But for London, was chaos, I mean, the price is the same to stand and to seat and you can chose whatever place in the venue (that's was my mistake and I've ended buying a ticket for balcony when I wanted to be near the stage)... I've never been in London, neither Paris, so I don't know how this will work, Can I go to the front or I just to be in my seat? that's freaking me out...

The Vip means that you get the front or best seats - area in each section you get the ticket for.

So if you buy a seating ticket and add the vip ticket you would have access to the seats before the ones that bought seating tickets but didn't get vip.

Of course you wouldn't be able to be near the stage since that is a standing area.

I hope it helps.

Thanks Usagi, I know, but the venue's map was hard to understand with just two minutes to order... and I still can't understand it... I'm a little slow lately... maybe too much emotion for two days?

From ST facebook:

"Had a meeting tonight with tour manager and tour director. We will soon be able to prove that we are official, but the most important part of the meeting was clarifying the presale confusion.
In order to get presale tickets, you NEED to register your email on the main site. Future announcement emails will have a code.
Please spread this correct information, and remind people to not believe false rumors. Only believe information from official sources: L'Arc's official site, facebook page, and us. We are OFFICIAL and only post official information.

Register your email!!
http://www.larc-en-ciel.com/wt2012/index.html"

So, future emails will have a code in them.

(11-16-2011, 12:16 AM)Tokio Wrote: From ST facebook:

"Had a meeting tonight with tour manager and tour director. We will soon be able to prove that we are official, but the most important part of the meeting was clarifying the presale confusion.
In order to get presale tickets, you NEED to register your email on the main site. Future announcement emails will have a code.
Please spread this correct information, and remind people to not believe false rumors. Only believe information from official sources: L'Arc's official site, facebook page, and us. We are OFFICIAL and only post official information.

Register your email!!
http://www.larc-en-ciel.com/wt2012/index.html"

So, future emails will have a code in them.

Thanks for the clarification. I went back and checked my original reply from the site after I had registered and found no code there either.