The most you've paid for a meet and greet

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I paid $100 for the Armored Saint M&G. Prolly 6-8 fans, band was super cool, signed everything we had, chatted, and took pictures. I’m glad I did it because I love the band, but I wouldn’t do it again.
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FreddyFender wrote: Tue Mar 18, 2025 4:00 pm Zero, never been to one.

No judgment to anyone that digs them, though. Waiting outside to get stuff signed and meet the band wasn't something that I was into back in the day either.
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$0.00
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I get it from a band's POV. Easy money. As a fan, I just don't. Gotten some autographs and signed merch through the years and have no clue where they are now. Probably a landfill. Even if I still had them, I'm not hanging that garbage on my wall. It isn't like you're going to Tee Jaye's for the Barnyard Buster and casual conversation. I've wasted money on other shit though.
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Frankly, 90% of the bands who do them wouldn't be able to tour like they do if they didn't do them.

And anyway, you'd think that the whiners would be grateful...now you have something more to bitch about online.
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I guess $20-30 each to meet various Kiss members in the 90s pre-reunion. If that counts, as the fee wasn't specifically to meet the person but to get into the event with tribute bands playing etc.
This was around my (second) peak Kisstardom, and felt like the last chance to meet any of them, so it was worth it for me then even if Peter Criss, Vinnie Vincent and Ace Frehley are far from the most fan friendly musicians. Vinnie was actually the nicest of the three which doesn't say much, but there was at least some interaction, Peter was visibly unhappy but signed the agreed five items, Ace was probably hung over and didn't look up or say a word - but signed my s/t and Dynasty covers so I have them signed by the original four.

Never paid to meet anyone except those three, was at backstage m&gs for a few other bands (Sabbath w/Martin, Yngwie w/JLT, Europe...) but didn't pay, just knew whose arse to kiss :)
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l.a.guns wrote: Thu Mar 20, 2025 1:24 pm I run all the Meet & Greets at the Fillmore here in Maryland and have always thought there’s no way I’d ever do it …. and now I’m doing my first one tomorrow in Vegas to meet Down. $100. They’re one of my faves and don’t tour much so fuck it. We’ll see how it goes ….

Wait...u run meet and greets at the fuckin Fillmore?? Since when was there a Fillmore in maryland? And where the fuck is it??!!

Did u do this job after retirn' as a fuckin air marshal? Or u were doin' it at the same time??!!

How did u get this job? How the fuck do u work ur way up to running meet and greets at a theater? U gotta start off cleaning bathrooms and sweepin' the fuckin theater after shows??

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I'd sooner lick my dog's ass and balls than pay to meet any person.
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About 15 years ago, I paid $30 to meet Uli Jon Roth. It was great. He was extremely generous with his time, and signed three LPs for me.
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Just once. $50 to meet the Trailer Park Boys. Worth it.
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Spongie wrote: Sat Apr 05, 2025 9:05 am Just once. $50 to meet the Trailer Park Boys. Worth it.
I would have gladly paid $50 for that. How were they? Julian drinking? Was he hammered? Bubbles stay in character? Was Randy there?
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DemonFilth2001 wrote: Sat Apr 05, 2025 10:29 am
Spongie wrote: Sat Apr 05, 2025 9:05 am Just once. $50 to meet the Trailer Park Boys. Worth it.
I would have gladly paid $50 for that. How were they? Julian drinking? Was he hammered? Bubbles stay in character? Was Randy there?
For the meet n greet they were out of character. At first I barely even recognized bubbles. Of course I was hammered, it was a TPB show after all. I must’ve have come in a little hot, I can still remember the look on Rob Wells face, like oh shit he lit AF. :lol: Imagine out drinking “Ricky”.

Of the three, Julian was the most personable. He almost read as being a bit shy and perfectly happy to focus only on one person and have a normal conversation.
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