Aftershow drinks at The London Palladium

Procol manager Chris Cooke has kindly invited a fixed number of BtP readers to come to Procol Harum's post-show party in the London Palladium, joining the band's guests, family and friends.  There will also be a gathering in a nearby pub at the same time (details here).

We have ten pairs of party-passes for the special Palladium event. They will be allocated to winners by a special randomising method, to which you can subscribe as follows.

You-plus-one can buy a chance – to mingle, buy drinks at the cash bar, and enjoy the fab ambience – by paying 6 USD to this appeal fund (which supports the widow of our late friend, the arch-Procoholic Allen ‘One-Eye’ Edelist).

6 USD buys you one chance, and puts your name into the BtP Homburg; if it's one of the names we draw from the hat on Friday 5 October, you're entitled to two party-passes for the aftershow celebration (photos of venue above).

These party-passes will be stick-on badges, which you can collect from the Procol merchandise stall at the Palladium show, and which you’ll need to wear to gain entry to the Palladium bar after the concert.

You can buy as many chances as you like. So a donation of 24 USD will get you four chances. 102 USD buys you 17 … etc etc. But to keep things fair nobody will win more than twice (in other words, nobody will end up with more than four party-passes).

Please remember that, even if you don’t win, your money is going to a very worthwhile cause. And you will still be able to go to the gathering at The Coach and Horses nearby

When you've made your contribution to the Edelist appeal fund, send us an e-mail (to webmaster@procolharum.com) to tell us how many chances you've bought (we'll go to the Edelist fund-page to confirm).

ONLY when you'd done two things – made your donation online, and sent us the corresponding e-mail message – did we put your name in the hat.

We closed this offer at midday GMT on Friday 5 October and have since been in touch with the people on the list. Each winner will have an individual password, which must be quoted in order to collect the party-passes on the night of the show.

CLICK HERE, and make your donation. For every 6 USD you subscribe, you'll own one chance that could win two party-passes to Procol Harum's own aftershow celebration.

(Why did we going to all this trouble? To put a bit of fun into a process where lots of people are keenly competing for a relatively small number of places;
and because we were confident everyone would feel good about making a modest donation whereby we could cumulatively help a friend in need.
Donations made before 14 September didn't count towards this promotion ... but thanks very much for your kindness! We raised over 1,000 USD
Please note that 'Beyond the Pale' didn't handle your money: everything went to the Edelist fund.)

  

Thanks Chris, thanks Gary!

Procol dates in 2018 | Procol at the Palladium | Fans' pub gathering | Fans' communal meal on 8 October