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Midlothian, TX
How far away from FUN! Is this venue? Might be cool to do a double whammy type thing. Two tourneys, all that jazz!!!
Quoted from stainedundies:How far away from FUN! Is this venue? Might be cool to do a double whammy type thing. Two tourneys, all that jazz!!!
The silver saloon is approximately 35 minutes from fun in Mesquite.
Quoted from spfxted:Epic!
Umm this time I am going for "Ultimate" lol. Not quite epic. Not unless I got the real KISS to show up.
Quoted from Jared:Just got word that a pinsider from MLPS is considering flying down... that's pretty exciting! National draw! haha.
That be me Jared. 
and actually I'm from St Paul. You rep as "THE" party and promoting guy is partly the reason I'm headin down. If your puttin it on I'm there. 
Quoted from MustangPaul:That be me Jared. and actually I'm from St Paul. You rep as "THE" party and promoting guy is partly the reason I'm headin down. If your puttin it on I'm there.
Wow, now I have to make double sure that it does not suck! HA!
I would love to add a Motley Crue cover band or GNR... if only I had budget!
Quoted from Jared:Wow, now I have to make double sure that it does not suck! HA!
I would love to add a Motley Crue cover band or GNR... if only I had budget!
It won't suck, if you had more time to get the word out that would be a plus though. Any word of getting a local rock radio station in on this? Are T shirts going to be available? I gotta come home with more then just pictures and vid. I like the artwork on the back....that way people can see it when I'm playin.
Radio ads begin next week.
Also the venue has its own local following that will likely pay cash at the door.
I also do marketing for the venue, and I've seen events where we presold 45 tickets and 1400 showed up when the doors opened. People are weird.
Quoted from Jared:Radio ads begin next week.
Also the venue has its own local following that will likely pay cash at the door.
I also do marketing for the venue, and I've seen events where we presold 45 tickets and 1400 showed up when the doors opened. People are weird.
Great news.
Quoted from MustangPaul:Hey Jared, just bought my event tickets.
Thank you so much. Every bit helps.
To break even on the bands costs I need to pre-sale 400 tickets. I am not sweating quite yet. lol.
You gotta take risks in life to make cool stuff happen.
Radio Advertisements have now begun. This will drive a lot of "at the door" traffic on the day of the event. Shame, those people will pay $12 instead of $5 like you all, but that's OK. You early adopters deserve to save money.
Quoted from Jared:Radio Advertisements have now begun. This will drive a lot of "at the door" traffic on the day of the event. Shame, those people will pay $12 instead of $5 like you all, but that's OK. You early adopters deserve to save money.
No it's not. Make some $$$.
Quoted from mof:How can there not be, we have at least 5 high-traffic California clubs running at once.
And I heard Texas was big...
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/nor-cal-pinheads-thread
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/official-socal-thread
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/official-california-for-sale-club-and-wanted-too
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/the-unofficial-2015-pin-a-go-go-thread
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/pagg-2015-pins-for-saletrade
I found one...
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/official-2015-texas-pinball-festival-thread#post-1952400
-mof
Don't forget the 2016 PAGG thread created within an hour of this years show ending.
Quoted from gambit3113:No it's not. Make some $$$.
Would be nice, but my goal is just to brake even. Truly. Looking like I wont know until the day of the event, lol. A real nail-biter.
DirectTV installer that came out on Saturday saw my KISS Pinball and without asking said "hey I heard about a kiss pinball party and concert on the radio". He said he heard the commercial on 105.3 The Fan. He looked like a rocker so I asked him if he was going. Hey said "heck yeah!"
Quoted from hassellcastle:DirectTV installer that came out on Saturday saw my KISS Pinball and without asking said "hey I heard about a kiss pinball party and concert on the radio". He said he heard the commercial on 105.3 The Fan. He looked like a rocker so I asked him if he was going. Hey said "heck yeah!"
Outstanding. I anticipate a big crowd coming "at the door". Good. I have heard similar feedback from many.
Ok, so here is what I have accomplished now.
Radio Ad's are going strong. DFW Market
105.3 & 99.5 FM
Flyer and Event also now added to the Silver Saloon website, and getting posts event 72 hours with link to 16,000 on their page until the event in 13 days.
Event also added to "Stub Hub" which will sell tickets though the Saloon website and be promoted online. Their site is a hub for people looking for shows and events and will be easier for outsiders to deal with than TILT.
The band has yet to begin co-promoting on their pages, and I am still working on a promotional video.
Again: my goal here is to break event on the bands cost of $2500.
Effort continues.
Quoted from Jared:To break even on the bands costs I need to pre-sale 400 tickets.
400 x $5 = $2000
Quoted from Jared:my goal here is to break event on the bands cost of $2500.
You're either really bad at math...or the band raised their fee? 
Quoted from ZippyThePinhead:400 x $5 = $2000
You're either really bad at math...or the band raised their fee?
The fee has always been $2500. I'm working on reducing it to make the event more feasible, but I'm pretty confident that all the marketing is going to drive a lot of traffic to the door.
Quoted from Av8:You will have 1000 at the door. It's Kiss Army.
Did you get Stern trophies and translates to give away?
Yes, that will all come.. Plus some other neat stuff. 
I am confident in the KISS Army.
We are now at 90 pre-sold guests on TILT. Many more expected at the door. https://www.tilt.com/campaigns/ultimate-kiss-pinball-release-party-concert
Schedule adjusted. I'm coming for the afternoon and bringing some of my boys. It's 2.5 hours from my house but I think worth the drive for some fun.
Quoted from Nevus:Schedule adjusted. I'm coming for the afternoon and bringing some of my boys. It's 2.5 hours from my house but I think worth the drive for some fun.
Thanks!!!
Quoted from thedarkknight77:Jared, Can you take lots of video footage of this event. So wish I could be there!
Yep! I will do my best!!!!
I wish I had budget for my normal video guy, but I'm cutting it close with this one.
Venue upgraded the stage lighting and fog systems tonight in preparation for the concert on Sunday. Going all out. I really appreciate them supporting me and this event. Check the video!
London
A slight aside, but you guys may be interested in a series of radio shows that Gene Simmons is presenting on BBC Radio 2 in the UK:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05y85fq
I've uploaded an episode in case you can't get iPlayer outside the UK (suggest use a UK proxy if so, or get_iplayer program to download):
I_Love_It_Loud_The_Gene_Simmons_Rock_Show_-_Anyway_You_Want_It_b05y85fq_default.mp3 (56.46MB)
Quoted from BoozeMarlin:Best of luck again Jared! Sending positive vibes your way.
I appreciate it. I am very excited.
We will have 2 huge projector screens showing vintage KISS concerts during the arcade time 2pm-6pm.
Quoted from Jared:Just got this photo from the print shot, our new 7 foot tall x 3 feet wide banners. These will flank either side of the stage. Pretty cool stuff for sure.
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Those are sooooo cool. Wish I could make it. 
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