I just got a response from Otakon (I had asked a question about picking up badges), and this was part of the reply:

"We will be having an expedited pre-reg line specifically for people who have tickets to the VAMPS show, if you'd like to take advantage of that. Basically, you show your ticket or ticket confirmation for the concert and we put you in a much shorter line for your badge. :)"


ETA: I just wrote and asked for a few more details on the panel passes (and about the Sonar Tweet)...I'll let you guys know if I hear anything back. (I also tried calling Otakon, but only got the voice mail :\)

(07-01-2009, 03:06 PM)marigold Wrote: Yeah I guess less than 1hour is ok, but there could be people who line up while we're gone, and they could give us evil glares

So yeah anyway, did anyone read Sonar's recent tweet?

Quote:VAMPS Meet N Greet & signing on 7/16 at 2 PM! First come, first served! Must have ticket to 7/16 show to enter Meet & Greet! @VAMPS_USA

I don't see the original (if any) tweet from VAMPS_USA, but.. WHAT THE HECK?! If I knew they were gonna do this, I wouldn't have bought an Otakon badge But it's good for the fans who can't go to Otakon, so I'm happy

I just had to laugh! What the heck is right. Is this reliable info?
Just reading down all the posts and all the confusion and unanswered questions, and ideas and opinions over needing badges to get special passes... and then to read this.*lol*

This is awesome news for the people who can't attend Otakon!
Is it safe to assume it would be held at the Sonar?
If so that's perfect!
It would really be sad if it were held somewhere else...
yet another thing to pull us out of the concert line.

I just noticed that on their website. So either:

A) They're wrong
B) They released information too soon
C) They released information at right time but Ai/VAMPS USA/Otakon is slow to update

This would be great for the fans who can't go to Otakon. All these plan changes are getting confusing.

So Q&A at Otakon and autograph session at Sonar?

or Q and A at otakon + autographs and also at sonar. Since they are also doing seattle.

Here is Otakon's response (I asked if the meet & greet/autograph session is going to be held at Otakon or Sonar, if the passes were going to be given at Sonar, and if they were considering opening up the pre-reg lines any earlier):

"Pre-reg will not begin any earlier - we can't do it because we won't be ready, I don't even arrive in Baltimore until noon on Thursday, lol. :)

As for the meet-and-greet, you will need your badge and your ticket from the concert. I have no idea where it's being held, because I think the location will be a secret to anyone who didn't go to the concert, but it IS an Otakon cross-promotion and will be for people with badges only."


Not much help, really I'm thinking that VAMPS will do a meet & greet at Sonar and then they'll also have a panel at Otakon. But I don't know.

I think it's legit. They're probably doing whatever they can to sell more tickets
And if it were to be held inside the club, then..like..how would it work? We would have to obviously stand in line for it, go in, then go right back out and line up for the show?

But I'm not gonna try. The fans who aren't going to Otakon deserve this, so I'm just gonna go pick up my badge first, then head up to Sonar right after. I just really hope I can get a special pass for the Friday panel

Ok so maybe I can go to the sonar signing at 2 (won't take more than 5 minutes to meet them I'm sure), then get back to line until 5, get my badge and return for the concert. ^^

(07-01-2009, 04:17 PM)Usagi Hoshino Wrote: Ok so maybe I can go to the sonar signing at 2 (won't take more than 5 minutes to meet them I'm sure), then get back to line until 5, get my badge and return for the concert. ^^

I was thinking of doing the same thing (assuming I can get in to the meet & greet, of course)...although I'm wondering if we'd actually go back in line afterwards, or if we would just stay inside Sonar and wait for the show. I wonder how many they'll let in?

Questions, questions...

@_@ My head hurts from all of this. Dx

So will there being a signing/meet & greet at Sonar AND Otakon? Or just Sonar for the autograph/etc. and Otakon for Q&A/panel? Or do we have no idea what's going on yet? |D

I'm just starting to stress out and worry for no reason. I think I'm just gonna avoid this thread for a while. >>;;

hey from what i read on the twitter the 2pm meet and greet and signing is a sonar thing so seems vamps is doing both that and the otakon panel as well
the sonar replied to my tweet saying "They are only doing the Meet N Greet for an hour, so we figure 200-300 people will get in"

thats alloooot of people but I wonder how many tickets were sold so far xD