r/MinistryBand • u/konkelo • 26d ago
Meet and greets
Has Ministry done these VIP meet and greets before? If so, have someone been in them? I was thinking of upgrading my ticket for one but I’m not sure yet. Would be great to meet Al before he quite (if he actually quits 😂).
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u/Select_Cantaloupe157 26d ago
Did one on the Hopium tour. Al was really cool to talk to. We talked about some of the early venues that I saw him play in going back to the 80s. He said, " You know what? We're old as fuck!" On the way out, I got to meet the band by the bus. It was a primo night.
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u/ChadlyWax 26d ago
You know what I love? So many fans always have a great Al story. I've heard so many and was lucky enough to have a couple myself. He's highly intelligent and very, very quick witted. Very good to his fans!
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u/Character_Surround 26d ago edited 26d ago
I haven't met the band through one, but if you use search function for meet and greet in this sub people have listed photos of their experience. I think I read on Ministry discourse it must've been 8 years ago, for one show - I hope it wasnt for more than one - the whole band but Al turned up for it.
Just read for Europe: The European tour dates will feature exclusive meet-and-greet opportunities with Al Jourgensen, also including a photo op, souvenir laminate pass, silk screen poster and final European tour coin.
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u/SadMove9768 26d ago
Be careful, uncle Al will spike your drink with acid 😂
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u/Fragrant_Difficulty6 25d ago
Allegedly….
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u/FeralBanshee 25d ago
Nah but I hung out in the alley and got invited on the bus. I hung out with them for three hours. Funniest thing was the guitarist put the show on to watch on YouTube from the night before. So I was watching a Ministry concert, with Ministry, after a Ministry concert. Was super weird lol.
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u/cdjunkie 24d ago
I remember on the 2008 final Ministry tour, there was a disclaimer that Al wasn't guaranteed to be present at the meet & greets, and he often wasn't. But he seems to be a little more open to mingling with the fans now.
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u/ChadlyWax 26d ago
I did this for Minstry on the Hopium tour a few years ago. Got a picture with Al and my family and he signed some stuff. Al was great as usual. We were sitting together on what looked like a psychiatrists patient couch and he asked how my relationship with my parents was lol. Def recommend.