The 20th of Feb, and it was the second lot of Goldpasses when the first lot sold out. Pretty sure it was the new and updated store. I've bought a Goldpass every year for the last 5 or so years... I have a confirmation e-mail with all the details saying it's all cleared and finished (so I presumed I'd just get in the GP queue on the day and get my wristband etc) but then saw this thing about "validations".