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Is there anyone out there willing to help a fellow fan?

Little ItalyLittle Italy Rochester, NY Posts: 404
edited July 2009 in The Porch
Hello everyone. I've been a longtime fan who has had trouble getting tickets over the years, whether it be outrageous prices or shows selling out in five minutes, I always seem to end up on the short end of the stick when it comes to getting tickets.
Once the shows were announced last week, I signed up for Tenclub after hearing about the presale opportunities given to its members and hoping to finally score some primo seats. However, I signed up on July 9th and when attempting to purchase tickets for Seattle show 2 at 3pm today, I was not able to do so because my account needed to be active by July 7th.
I know I'm new to the community, but I'm hoping that someone out there can help me out in obtaining good seats at a reasonable price. I have been a fan of PJ since first seeing the 'Alive' video at my grandmother's house in '91, at just 8 years old; I'm now 26, and everytime I've attempted to go to a show, the tickets have sold out right away and/or the scalpers have slapped ridiculous price tags on the seats. My hometown of Rochester, NY sold out in 8 minutes back in '94, ruining what I hoped would be a great birthday gift. After going to school and traveling around the country via my work in music production, I finally made it to Buffalo in '03 but my tickets were nosebleeds. I saw Eddie in Albany this past June, but its not the same. I would love to be able to experience a PJ show up close and personal before the guys all end up with grey hair lol.

If there's anyone out there willing to help, I will surely reciprocate the generosity in anyway possible.

Thanks
"he who forgets-will be destined to remember"
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  • haffajappahaffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    i'm sure a tickets needed / ticket spares thread will come up.
    just keep checking the board.

    if all else fails, show up to the pre-party... its key arena, not benaroya hall... you'll get tickets!
    live pearl jam is best pearl jam
  • F5F5 Posts: 791
    Welcome to the community! Your situation sounds frustrating. Fan club tickets can be very hard to get and it looks like you had to learn your lesson the hard way unfortunitly. In your situation I'd say your best bet to get good tickets is going to be ticket master. I've bought pj tickets from tm a few times now and have always got pretty good seats (row 13 for the ny 1 Eddie show last year) also keep your eyes open for people on here with extra tickets. Good luck!
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    NYC 9/11/22
    Denver 9/22/22
  • LukinsHabitLukinsHabit Posts: 19
    edited July 2009
    My dad is letting me use his credit card since my debit card is to low to get tix for one show, and Im planning on getting 10/30 in Philly. If your comfortable letting me use your credit card and are going to Philly I'll plan going with you and by then I can pay you back for the one use for the 10/28 show
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  • JCamandonaJCamandona Posts: 2
    i was lucky to get 2 tix each night to Seattle show-
    I go to a ton of events each year and if i miss the ticket presale start looking at craigslist the week before all the way up till day of the show there always people that cant go for some reason and dont want to rip you off,just be prepared with cash and only buy hard tickets
    If that doesnt work show up at Key early check the scalper prices and location of the tix all the way to the doors there will be lots of scalpers and the ticket prices drop to below face value once the concert starts
    Also check the tix sales window I got great Eric Clapton tickets in the 100 level for face value because the promoter released them just before the first song started.
    And just a note I have never paid a scalper more than face value but have never missed a show
    **pardon the grammer, i sKipped english in school
  • Little ItalyLittle Italy Rochester, NY Posts: 404
    Thanks for the advice everyone. By pre-party, do you mean an organized event or just the tailgating areas outside the venue?
    "he who forgets-will be destined to remember"
  • haffajappahaffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    Little Italy wrote:
    Thanks for the advice everyone. By pre-party, do you mean an organized event or just the tailgating areas outside the venue?
    either.
    just show up, ask around. if you see any pearl jam shirts, go up and ask :)
    pre-party is usually the best option tho...
    live pearl jam is best pearl jam
  • vedder_soupvedder_soup Posts: 5,861
    once people know where there spare is going, then they will become available
    as already said, pre party, ask around, something will come up 8-)
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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,721
    vedder_soup wrote:
    once people know where there spare is going, then they will become available
    as already said, pre party, ask around, something will come up 8-)
    well said,,dont leave it,and start search..
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
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