Here’s what you get with the VIP package
My wife & I drove down from Dallas to San Antonio for the show on 09/29. This was like my 7th or 8th time to see Maiden live & since they were playing the songs that got me into Maiden back in the late 80s / early 90s, I decided to splurge & get VIP package tickets. Gotta tell you…hearing them play Rime of the Ancient Mariner live was pretty freakin' epic.
I figured I'd show you guys the goodie bag that came with the tickets. Here's the order of the pics:
> The clear arena-approved bag that everything came in
> The VIP Trooper T-shirt (front)
> The VIP Trooper T-shirt (back)
> Trooper VIP lanyard
> A commemorative coin & the case it came in
> A set of 4 Trooper coasters
> The coaster set with the case it came in
> Four stickers
> A bottle opener
> A tin Trooper sign (6" ruler for size context)
> A cardboard thing (its sized similar to the sleeve that would come inside a cassette)
> It came with two coins you could trade in for drinks at the Trooper lounge. I'm not a huge drinker so I used one & kept the 2nd one. The Trooper lounge had some appetizer food (sliders, hot dogs, etc…) & a cash (or VIP coin) bar. It was kind of a cool place to chill for a bit before the show started.
> A photo op thing in the Trooper lounge
So…there you have it. Was it worth the extra money? I guess that's in the eye of the beholder…for me I think so. Got two sets of some cool swag…had a fun experience, made some memories with my sweet bride of 28 years & got to hear a show filled exclusively with songs that took me back to high school played. Yeah….I think it was worth it.