The UKPatriots is the first, and most recognised, of the officially registered fan clubs of the New England Patriots.
We are delighted to annouce details of a fantastic Patriots-themed pre-game party that we have arranged for the evening of Saturday 25th October. The party has been arranged with the help of the New England Patriots front office. No serious Pats fan will want to miss it .. We will be joined by Pat Patriot, several of the Patriots Cheerleaders, the editorial staff of PFW and maybe even a surprise guest or two !
The party will be held at the Sports Cafe on Haymarket between 6pm-10pm, and entry will be by ticket only. The venue will be closed to the general public between these times.
There is a small charge for tickets, but will include a finger buffet and entry into a raffle for some fantastic prizes donated by the New England Patriots (unfortunately a date with a cheerleader is not one of them).
Tickets for anyone based in the UK are available to purchase in advance at £6.50 (£7.50 on the door). Overseas visitors may also pre-book for collection at the door.
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This will be a great opportunity for Pats fans across the UK to not only meet each other, but also many visiting fans travelling over the pond from Beantown. It is THE place to be for all Pats fans on the night before the big game.
If you haven't purchased your gameday tickets through UKPatriots, details of how you can get tickets will be made available as soon as possible.
I'm sorry that we couldn't give this information out any earlier - we've wanted to share this with everybody but as you can imagine it's been in planning for months and we didn't want to spoil it by announcing anything that wasn't finalised.
This is a fantastic coup for the UKPatriots and will, I'm sure, make this weekend even more memorable.
FanDoubleTastic! Fair play to you James and UKPats for getting this done and organised! Should be a super night!
Sounds good and I can't wait.
Well done to everyone who had a part in getting this off the ground.
I can't thank you enough for all of your hard work. I know how difficult it is to set up some interesting events when the 20-30 UKRoadtrippers hit Gillette Stadium every year so I can imagine what time and effort it took to pull off something of this magnitude. Stating that Pat Patriot and "some very special guests" will be there and for us to bring our cameras and calling this "a fantastic coup for the UKPatriots" already sets up the evening as one to remember.
I guess my wife and I will not be going to the West End to the theatre that night.
I know how difficult it is to set up some interesting events when the 20-30 UKRoadtrippers hit Gillette Stadium every year so I can imagine what time and effort it took to pull off something of this magnitude. Stating that Pat Patriot and "some very special guests" will be there and for us to bring our cameras and calling this "a fantastic coup for the UKPatriots" already sets up the evening as one to remember.
Hmm .. Comms and the US side of distribution are being dealt with. Would rather people didn't start going too public too soon.
We have various groups that have to be invited first, and we don't want to be overloaded with requests and questions just yet.
Brilliant work, guys. This just gets better and better.
Any ball park figures for the price?
Ball park, I'd go £5-£10 but don't quote me.
how do we go about getting tickets?
Will be coming over Thursday morning before the game. We have tickets to the game and the NFL Tailgate. Also, I picked up tickets to Thursday night Fulham/AS Roma game.
I would be very much interested in attending the UKPats party, too!
Hi Ras, welcome to the site. Be great to see you there. Details of tickets to follow.
Also, I picked up tickets to Thursday night Fulham/AS Roma game.
I take it we one Fulham fan and one not. Actually, we got tickets to see the game due to Demspey playing on club. Dempsey was with the MLS Revs prior to Fulham and since we have been STH for the Revs (5 yrs) and the Pats (38 yrs), we decided this one-two game combo would be nice.
Deuce has been a fantastic player for us - it should be a great night, probably the biggest game ever at Craven Cottage!
I'm a bit confused. This is the Saturday night pre-game get-together, right? At the Green Man / Wembly? And we have to buy tickets?
Saturday night is the event in the West End as discussed in this thread.
The Green Man / Wembley event is on the Sunday just before the short walk to the Stadium for the match itself.
Check your PMs Dan, I've been meaning to contact you and hopefully have clarified a few things.
Not sure how many of you have actually seen James In Wales before but he used to have luxurious locks prior to making arrangements for our Wembley Weekend, the poor guy is now a bald as Dr Evil due to the hard work and stress it took getting this thing sorted.
Also want to mention Ade's (Secret Seagull) contribution to our cause, having to deal with all the ticket applications must have been a nightmare, without Ade and James we would have really struggled getting this weekend sorted.
Cheers guys we love ya!
Cant wait for this, going to be awesome.
What's up PATS fans...A group of 6 of us coming from Boston hope to attend! Looking forward to more info and meeting some UKPATS FANS!
awesome to hear we are one step closer to getting actual specific details about the party sat night!!! My wife is in our bedroom right now packing already for the trip (we dont leave for another 10 days).
I will keep checking this thread so hopefully I can have all the details for the party BEFORE we get on that plane and fly to London.... AND, I got an e-mail from ticketmaster and they approved my dispatch option from mailing to our house in Georgia to will call (thank god, ticketmaster said the tickets werent officially late until 7 days before the event... well 7 days before the event we will have already been in London for 3 days!!!) So I can breathe easier now with them switching the mailing option (I even got refunded the postage from ticketmaster on our credit card!!).
I cant wait to meet and hang out with Patriots fans in another country... this really seriously is a once in a lifetime experience for all of us!!
Totaly agree this is a once in a lifetime trip. Hey just to let you know ticketmaster told me 7 days before and I got mine last week. Under 2 weeks until we leave and I'm coming out of my skin. See you there!
I am looking forward to meeting all of our UK friends, and so surprised how many U.S. Residents are coming over. I will be stuck on a flight from Atlanta, with my luck I will sit next to the one Buccaneer fan coming over.
Ah well, a good pint will clear away the flightover memories.
I'm also a little surprised at just how many of you are coming over, especially as I heard that many U.S. residents don't even have passports !
However, you are all very welcome and I just hope we can give you all as warm a welcome as we receive on our roadtrips.
I am rather new here but had to chime in as I will be doing the exact same thing Interesting to see a Fulham contingent on this board Hopefully I can meet some of you soon!
As long as I can get tickets my wife and myself would love to attend this UKPats event instead of the GBTP Saturday night bash, just don't tell the GBTP organisers!?!
What GBTP Saturday night bash .. ? The GBTP is a Sunday tailgate party.
yep there was one last year too. Snail racing if im not mistaken was the main draw ..lol.
How did it go last year anyone know ?
The GBTP is over two days, since last year, but the Saturday is only in the evening with indoor events at the Green Man.
And yes it was Snail Racing last year, on DVD and similar to 'horse race' nights that are held in pubs and clubs. Saturday night GBTP is a bonus to fans and the organisers. The main GBTP day is, and always will be, the tailgate event on the Sunday.
The place to be for Pats fans on the Saturday evening is the UK Patriots bash!!
Passport? oh no is it to late? lol...can't wait to share some of my American charm and yes i'm a tad overweight and loud...But far from obnouxious that will be my brother. Actualy bringing the wives to keep us in line.