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PJ Ten Club Presale Tickets for first show ever in Colombia a total fiasco.
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Goog afternoon,
We tried and failed to buy tickets for best seating at the PJ concert in Colombia this coming November. We are part of several PJ fan groups on FB and not a single person we know of was able to buy a single ticket for this area called "Occidental Especial".
Rumor has it only 10 tickets were issued for Ten Club members in this seating area. It is very strange that with only 415 tickets in this area, not a single person who tried could achieve to actually buy them with the Fan Club presale. At this concert there will be no special entry due to "logistics", there were no tickets for the best, and most expensive, seating area, and we don't feel any benefits for being part of the Ten Club if we can't buy the best tickets in our home country.
Additionally, the next area, Cancha Especial, costs only a little bit less, is extremely expensive for Colombian pockets, and has capacity for 11,000 people. That makes it the most affluent area of all, the most expensive, not numbered, and with really not too many benefits considering its unaffordable cost.
We don't feel we are obtaining any benefits at all since the other areas will obviously have tickets to spare for months to come, especially at these prices. We thought being part of the Ten Club would give us the only advatage possible at this concert which was to be able to buy tickets for Occidental Especial beforehand.
We have traveled to other countries to see Pearl Jam, we have listened to vinyls, cassettes, CD's and DVDs. Some of us have been a Ten Club member for more than 10 years (as soon as we were old enough to actually have a credit card, or when we could pay someone back for using theirs). We have been waiting for PJ for over 20 years. We feel neglected.
How many tickets were there for Occidental Especial for Ten Club members? Why is it nobody could get any? Why are the tickets so expensive for a country such as Colombia? Will Ten Club members receive any benefits at all?
A disillusioned PJ fan.
Cristina González
We tried and failed to buy tickets for best seating at the PJ concert in Colombia this coming November. We are part of several PJ fan groups on FB and not a single person we know of was able to buy a single ticket for this area called "Occidental Especial".
Rumor has it only 10 tickets were issued for Ten Club members in this seating area. It is very strange that with only 415 tickets in this area, not a single person who tried could achieve to actually buy them with the Fan Club presale. At this concert there will be no special entry due to "logistics", there were no tickets for the best, and most expensive, seating area, and we don't feel any benefits for being part of the Ten Club if we can't buy the best tickets in our home country.
Additionally, the next area, Cancha Especial, costs only a little bit less, is extremely expensive for Colombian pockets, and has capacity for 11,000 people. That makes it the most affluent area of all, the most expensive, not numbered, and with really not too many benefits considering its unaffordable cost.
We don't feel we are obtaining any benefits at all since the other areas will obviously have tickets to spare for months to come, especially at these prices. We thought being part of the Ten Club would give us the only advatage possible at this concert which was to be able to buy tickets for Occidental Especial beforehand.
We have traveled to other countries to see Pearl Jam, we have listened to vinyls, cassettes, CD's and DVDs. Some of us have been a Ten Club member for more than 10 years (as soon as we were old enough to actually have a credit card, or when we could pay someone back for using theirs). We have been waiting for PJ for over 20 years. We feel neglected.
How many tickets were there for Occidental Especial for Ten Club members? Why is it nobody could get any? Why are the tickets so expensive for a country such as Colombia? Will Ten Club members receive any benefits at all?
A disillusioned PJ fan.
Cristina González
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i'm confident i'll get thru eventually, but it sucks. first time 10c lets me down
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was hard for me too, but I managed to make it... I can help you since with others in FB found the issue
Outside Lands Festival - Aug 28, 2009
Key Arena - Sep 21, 2009
Viejas Arena - Oct 09, 2009
Shoreline Amphitheater - Oct 23, 2010
Shoreline Amphitheater - Oct 24, 2010
Oracle Arena Nov 26, 2013
Shoreline Amphitheater - Oct 26, 2014
Parque Simon Bolivar - Bogota, Colombia - Nov 25, 2015 - MY HOMETOWN!!!
Madison Square Garden - May 01, 2016
Madison Square Garden - May 02, 2016
Wrigley Field - Aug 20, 2016
Wrigley Field - Aug 22, 2016 - MY B-DAY!!!
im from the US and it seems many from here are also experiencing the same issue
06/11/08 West Palm Beach
09/03/11 East Troy
09/04/11 East Troy
09/02/12 Philadelphia
09/21/12 Pensacola Beach
07/19/13 Chicago
06/16/14 Amsterdam
06/17/14 Amsterdam
10/09/14 Lincoln
10/14/14 Memphis
11/25/15 Bogota
04/08/16 Fort Lauderdale
04/09/16 Miami
04/11/16 Tampa
04/13/16 Jacksonville
04/16/16 Greenville
05/05/16 Quebec City
08/05/16 Boston
07/01/18 Prague
07/03/18 Krakow
07/10/18 Barcelona
07/14/18 Lisbon
08/08/18 Seattle
08/10/18 Seattle
09/18/21 Asbury Park
10/01/21 Dana Point
10/02/21 Dana Point
09/16/22 Nashville
09/20/22 Oklahoma City
peace!
Having said that...yeah, I'd like one of those front tickets, hahaha.
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I wonder what makes that section better than other sections? If you look at the map that section is just as close as the opposite side of the field that doesn't have higher prices. Does anyone know what makes that section better?
It's the especialness of that section that makes it more expensive. That and the seats have cup holders.
While, I agree that people who travel shorter distances should get access to better seating (in some respects), you admit to traveling all over to see the band. Just like you did so, this show in Colombia will be an international festival for a day or three. People travel all over the world to see this band, as you know.
10C seating is based on your membership number. I'd imagine if you buy 10C seats in a certain area, that all 10C members in that area will be prioritized based off their numbers.
Really, we wouldn't have this issue if they did 60-80 shows every other year in all parts of the world, but fewer shows also allows them to go many more years. (They could be like most bands and do 20-25 USA shows every summer, 10-15 European shows, maybe another 10 Canadian dates, but that's not their style)....and that means when tickets go on sale, everyone and their brother/sister/mother/cousin/father/neighbor will try to buy tickets, even if it means an 18-hour plane flight.
And apparently a buyer didn't need a Colombia address...
http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/243871/bought-bogota-tiks-from-us-here-is-how-i-did-it#latest
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