do you guys really need to go to so many shows on this tour?

Zoso

MayDay10 wrote:

As I recall, Toronto was up for quite awhile. Like much more than an entire day.

exactly... not sure how anyone missed out on shows this year (well apart from the couple of first announced Philly shows and a couple others). Generally it has been easy to get 10c tickets this year.

J_LAWN

First off, yes this is for real.

Secondly, to whoever told me to get a job: I am a college student and the entire point of going to school is so someday i can get a job. But until then i am living on a very fixed income.

And finally, I was un aware of when the presale started. Sometime around may im guessing, a time i am very busy and do not check this site often.

But then this brings up another question. What about ten club members without access to a computer or internet? Are they to be denied the opportunity to get pre sale tickets? Why should a fan be screwed if they do not have a computer?

mookieblalock

J_LAWN wrote:

But then this brings up another question. What about ten club members without access to a computer or internet? Are they to be denied the opportunity to get pre sale tickets? Why should a fan be screwed if they do not have a computer?

PURCHASING TICKETS
•Ten Club pre-sale tickets will be available online only at www.pearljam.com in the Goods section. No phone, e-mail, or mail orders will be accepted.


This has been the policy for a long time and it was when you purchased your membership

theboxerorthebag

I do understand your frustration to a point. The get a job comment earlier was uncalled for to say the least. Especially in this economy, but sometimes I feel like the 10c is damned either way. Limit the number of tickets and people complain, don't limit the number of tickets and people complain. Do tickets by seniority people complain, don't do it by seniority, people complain etc...

and regarding the computer comment, believe me, you do not want to go back to the days of mailing in money orders. I know you say you aren't on the website a lot but it doesn't hurt to check from time to time so you don't miss out on the presales.

J_LAWN wrote:

First off, yes this is for real.

Secondly, to whoever told me to get a job: I am a college student and the entire point of going to school is so someday i can get a job. But until then i am living on a very fixed income.

And finally, I was un aware of when the presale started. Sometime around may im guessing, a time i am very busy and do not check this site often.

But then this brings up another question. What about ten club members without access to a computer or internet? Are they to be denied the opportunity to get pre sale tickets? Why should a fan be screwed if they do not have a computer?

OffMeGoes

J_LAWN wrote:

First off, yes this is for real.

Secondly, to whoever told me to get a job: I am a college student and the entire point of going to school is so someday i can get a job. But until then i am living on a very fixed income.

And finally, I was un aware of when the presale started. Sometime around may im guessing, a time i am very busy and do not check this site often.

But then this brings up another question. What about ten club members without access to a computer or internet? Are they to be denied the opportunity to get pre sale tickets? Why should a fan be screwed if they do not have a computer?

Why stop there. What if a fan has no money. Or lives in El Salvador. What if they have no running water or a river with which they can travel down to the nearby town with the witch doctor who can decipher signs from above as to when the 10Club will hold their next sale?

Fuck, never thought about any of this. I dont know how so many people have it all figured out and the hand full out there that havent yet are still unprotected.

I would love to protest outside of the TenClub for equal rights to those that havent figured it out yet, but like Mitch Hedburg said, "Im against protesting, but I dont know how to show it."

2-feign-reluctance

i can see the OPs frustration. not everybody makes a living enough to travel all over to see the band. the band has the luxury of playing where and when it wants and yes, this limits chances for people to see them. i know myself i am taking a total of 3 vacation days and have probably spent about $1000 to see Chicago 2 and L.A. 3 this year tickets, flights, etc,. i am a bit of a freak though and set aside money into a "Pearl Jam Fund" in my savings account that is used for touring seasons and things like these re-issues. again, frustrations understood there OP. good luck getting what you need.

NYbenben

J_LAWN wrote:

First off, yes this is for real.

Secondly, to whoever told me to get a job: I am a college student and the entire point of going to school is so someday i can get a job. But until then i am living on a very fixed income.

And finally, I was un aware of when the presale started. Sometime around may im guessing, a time i am very busy and do not check this site often.

But then this brings up another question. What about ten club members without access to a computer or internet? Are they to be denied the opportunity to get pre sale tickets? Why should a fan be screwed if they do not have a computer?

you really ARE serious about this... What do you expect, a phone call letting you know about an onsale? When was the last tme Ticketmaster called you to let you know about a concert you MIGHT be interested in will be going onsale? Best bet is to keep your eye on this board especially a day or so before the show... Tickets ususally crop up.

OffMeGoes

ACTUALLY...the get a job comment is as real and as straight forward as it can be. IF you can afford it, you have a right to spend your money when and where you chose. If you cannot, you need to decide what you are going to do. I guarantee that once this person makes it through college, if they have the resource and the will to see Pearl Jam ten times on one tour, they wont appreciate a college freshman complaining that they were unable to secure tickets because their 1780's Rural Farming in Panama class was too demanding for them to find out when a presale starts.

Get off my phone.....get offffffffff my phone.......are you people insane??? GET offfffffff my phone.....

2-feign-reluctance

Vedderwt wrote:

J_LAWN wrote:

First off, yes this is for real.

Secondly, to whoever told me to get a job: I am a college student and the entire point of going to school is so someday i can get a job. But until then i am living on a very fixed income.

And finally, I was un aware of when the presale started. Sometime around may im guessing, a time i am very busy and do not check this site often.

don't worry mate. it took me an undergraduate and master's degree and finally graduating in 2004 and finishing licensure 3 years ago to actually start making enough to put away for things like this. you'll get there!

arq

What if... What if i don't speak English or idon't know how to read or if I live in the jungle or if I live in a country without Internet... Etc, the rules are based in the common denominator, IT IS WHAT IT IS!

P-Town-P-Jam-Fan

you had equal opportunity to purchase tickets when they went on sale. As a 10C member, you had two opportunities. Now tickets are sold out. People traveling to shows didn't exclude you from the opportunity. How is that their fault?

aNiMaL

I am with you, J_LAWN. I personally do not understand the thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars that are spent on hotel rooms, rental cars, plane tickets, and concert tickets to see PJ over and over and over again like groupies. Sure, I have come a little ways from the years where I only saw them one time per tour, and i am going to both Seattle shows and the Portland show, but that is it. I am afraid if I go to any more shows, they will most definitely lose their luster. I don't ever want to start a thread because i am sick of a certain song because I have gone to 12 of the last 13 shows. I don't ever want to take a song for granted and use it as a pee break. But that is just me.

vduboise

J_LAWN wrote:

First off, yes this is for real.

Secondly, to whoever told me to get a job: I am a college student and the entire point of going to school is so someday i can get a job. But until then i am living on a very fixed income.

And finally, I was un aware of when the presale started. Sometime around may im guessing, a time i am very busy and do not check this site often.

But then this brings up another question. What about ten club members without access to a computer or internet? Are they to be denied the opportunity to get pre sale tickets? Why should a fan be screwed if they do not have a computer?

Sorry J_LAWN, I agree with Vedderwt. I understand your plight as a college student. Been there and done that- but while in college, I still had a job. I studied and went to work, saving what I can, so that if there is something that I want to do, I could swing it. It takes a lot of dedication and sacrifice- and its not easy working and going to school. But it can be done, and a lot of people do it.

As for the pre-sale- eh... Check the boards once a week to see if anything new is happening- this way you won't feel out of the loop. And college libraries have computers- so you do have access if you want to (unless your school is crappy and doesn't have that)

Parksy

J_LAWN wrote:

First off, yes this is for real.

Secondly, to whoever told me to get a job: I am a college student and the entire point of going to school is so someday i can get a job. But until then i am living on a very fixed income.

And finally, I was un aware of when the presale started. Sometime around may im guessing, a time i am very busy and do not check this site often.

But then this brings up another question. What about ten club members without access to a computer or internet? Are they to be denied the opportunity to get pre sale tickets? Why should a fan be screwed if they do not have a computer?

There's your problem. You weren't checking the sites or listening to the radio.. or checking your emails to get information. Where as, we were.

And as far as going to multiple shows.... call me a deuchbag... If me going to my 7th show in a row prevents you from going to one show... tough shit.

Sorry, but that's the reality... i LOVE pearl jam. Enough to go to multiple shows in multiple cities. And enough to check for updates regularly. And enough to be on this site for an hour trying to get tickets.

I gotta say.... perhaps 10c tickets can be hard to get sometimes.... but for the Toronto show that you speak of... and most other shows... you had three options of acquiring tickets:

1) Ten Club
2) Edge 102 Pre-Sale
3) General Public Sale

To not get general public tickets is understandable... but you COULD have got 10C tix or Edge 102 tix.

Here's where you say: "well I didn't know about the Edge 102... blah blah blah..." your fault dude.

Sorry mate

Parksy

aNiMaL wrote:

I am with you, J_LAWN. I personally do not understand the thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars that are spent on hotel rooms, rental cars, plane tickets, and concert tickets to see PJ over and over and over again like groupies. Sure, I have come a little ways from the years where I only saw them one time per tour, and i am going to both Seattle shows and the Portland show, but that is it. I am afraid if I go to any more shows, they will most definitely lose their luster. I don't ever want to start a thread because i am sick of a certain song because I have gone to 12 of the last 13 shows. I don't ever want to take a song for granted and use it as a pee break. But that is just me.

To give you understanding about a person like me, who has done all of those things you mention above..

PJ shows are a vacation for me. Instead of going on a hunting or fishing or carribbean vacation... I go to Pearl Jam shows. It's a matter of preference.

I work 50 weeks a year. For those 2 weeks off, I like to catch Pearl Jam concerts. And I want to do it now, before I have kids and such.

I personally don't understand the thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars spent on lying on a beach all day getting drunk somewhere... But I accept it. I accept it as a common thing that most people enjoy doing. And I do not judge these people.

It's allll a matter of preference

given2fly23

There IS such a thing as regular, non-10C tickets. the show will still be great. there's no reason to piss on how other people choose to spend their money just because you cant do the same right now.

fortunately, we live in free countries where people can spend money the way they choose.

Vedder_Girl77

I'm only going to 3 shows this year which is next to nothing compared to most people on this message board but oh well. No need to complain. If you really want to go to a show you'll find a way to get a ticket even if you missed out on the Ten Club pre-sale there is always Ticketmaster, Live Nation, Stub Hub or E-Bay. If there is a will there is a way.

candleofthought

I am going to:
9-21 Seattle
9-22 Seattle
9-25 Vancouver
9-26 Portland

You are right I do not NEED to go. I just WANT to go. The shows are pretty close to me, I have saved my money so I can afford to go, I have saved my vacation days at work for the tour. Whats the big deal? I know my wife and I are planning on flying out to another couple of shows in 2010. And we will once again save and plan ahead to go. Some people go on cruises. Some go to Disneyland. Some people go camping. I go to Pearl Jam shows!

Back_Pedal

I'm not saying people don't have the right to see as many shows as they want, but I couldn't possibly imagine why anyone would need to see a band so many times on the same tour. I can understand once or twice, for each tour, but 5+ shows seems ridiculous to me.

parintachin73

Vedderwt wrote:

Years ago, at the age of 15, I started on a secret plot so that I could be in control to see as many shows as I pleased.

Code named: Got a Job.

Yes, I geared it to my future schedule and financial needs. I think that is called Platter....no......placing....no.....pilfering....no......PLANNING.

There is NOTHING in my list of hobbies that I look forward to more than seeing a tour announcement with dates in cities I have yet to experience and being able to enact my secret plan so that I can go to as many new places and see my favorite band perform and react to the environment and the crowds in those new cities. I get it though.....I squeezed someone out of the Berlin show in 2000, and probably totally fucked over someone at MSG.

NOt sure how else to say this. Don't hate the player?????? Does that fit here???

Finally...where there is a will, there is a way. HAvent you heard Eddie say one something like "not sure how you guys do this, but whether you begged, borrowed or stole to be here, we appreciate you coming"........

I can help you start on a similar secret plan if you like??? Send me 50 bucks and I will repeat this email to you...

This shit made me laugh my ass off after a brutal day at work and an all day marathon fight with my girlfriend. Mucho gracias