** Overpriced Concert Tix **

DewieCox

Wilds wrote:

A fair deal on Milk at your corner store doesn't become a bad deal because there is a better deal on Orange Juice at the supermarket.

Can't really argue with such fervent fanboyosity.

Wilds

DewieCox wrote:

Wilds wrote:

A fair deal on Milk at your corner store doesn't become a bad deal because there is a better deal on Orange Juice at the supermarket.

Can't really argue with such fervent fanboyosity.

or solid logic apparently.

I think the tickets are expensive. What is so hard to understand about that?

But they are not overpriced.

If they were they wouldn't sell out 90% or more of all their concerts.

Please explain how this makes me a fan boy?

Is your only defense/argument to make a personal insult?

TheGossman

I think 70 is pretty reasonable for a good seat, not much PJ can do about all the fees they put onto the tickets, but I think Pearl Jam would sell out every show for sure if they came down on their nosebleeds. There is no reason why fans should have to pay over $80 for a nosebleed seat. You notice why just about every show this tour only has nosebleed and rearview seats left? Its not because nobody wants to see Pearl Jam sitting behind the stage or up in the 300 level, its because they charge way too much to sit there. There is no price range. Look at U2's tour prices, they start at around $30. If PJ charged that for nosebleeds they'd sell way more tickets.

Wilds

TheGossman wrote:

I think 70 is pretty reasonable for a good seat, not much PJ can do about all the fees they put onto the tickets, but I think Pearl Jam would sell out every show for sure if they came down on their nosebleeds. There is no reason why fans should have to pay over $80 for a nosebleed seat. You notice why just about every show this tour only has nosebleed and rearview seats left? Its not because nobody wants to see Pearl Jam sitting behind the stage or up in the 300 level, its because they charge way too much to sit there. There is no price range. Look at U2's tour prices, they start at around $30. If PJ charged that for nosebleeds they'd sell way more tickets.

I also agree and have agreed with this.

If the nosebleeds don't sell it's because they were overpriced.

It is a very fair statement to claim that the worst seats in the house are overpriced when they don't sell out.

Wilds

TheGossman wrote:

I think 70 is pretty reasonable for a good seat, not much PJ can do about all the fees they put onto the tickets, but I think Pearl Jam would sell out every show for sure if they came down on their nosebleeds. There is no reason why fans should have to pay over $80 for a nosebleed seat. You notice why just about every show this tour only has nosebleed and rearview seats left? Its not because nobody wants to see Pearl Jam sitting behind the stage or up in the 300 level, its because they charge way too much to sit there. There is no price range. Look at U2's tour prices, they start at around $30. If PJ charged that for nosebleeds they'd sell way more tickets.

I think making all of the ticket prices the same is the 10 Clubs way of keeping 10 club members ticket prices down.

This is not fair for those fans who get worse seats and have to pay more to subsidize our tickets. But it is a nice perk of being in the fan club.

blondieblue227

paulonious - I said what I said in defense. I didn’t like somebody saying that people who don’t/can’t buy tickets are less of a fan somehow.

Bands can set whatever price they like. You’re right.
I guess the thing is, are bands aware when setting prices they maybe alienating a part of their fan base and do they care?
There’s other ways for a band to make money for touring other then ticket revenue.

PS. maxing out your credit card isn’t the answer. Work for what you want, yeah I get it. But I’m also not going to sell my first born for a band that I’ve been buying their cds faithfully for years just to see them live. I’ve been buying your music for years, but I can’t afford to see you live. That’s messed up.

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In my opinion the ‘if they’re overpriced, they wouldn’t sell’ thing doesn’t apply to concert tickets, because as somebody said before concerts are more an emotional purchase. It’s not the same as buying milk etc. People may be unrational about tickets because it’s their favorite band.

DewieCox

blondieblue227 wrote:

paulonious - I said what I said in defense. I didn’t like somebody saying that people who don’t/can’t buy tickets are less of a fan somehow.

Bands can set whatever price they like. You’re right.
I guess the thing is, are bands aware when setting prices they maybe alienating a part of their fan base and do they care?
There’s other ways for a band to make money for touring other then ticket revenue.

PS maxing out your credit card isn’t the answer. Work for what you want, yeah I get it. But I’m also not going to sell my first born to a band that I’ve been buying their cds faithfully for years just to see them live. I’ve been buying your music for years, but I can’t afford to see you live. That’s messed up.

Great points. I would never have become a huge fan had PJ not been conscious about the price of tix for the 2000 and 03 tours.

blondieblue227

thanks dewie.

hollyster70

Tom Waits tickets...$100 bucks. Totally worth it.

Its my only vice...well besides the drinking & smoking thing.