Ten club tickets...aren't they supposed to be good?

doorsjam

Well, my 10c# is 64xxx. They didnt have my FREAKING TICKETS!!!!!

I was near heartattack. But they made it right. Someone with 10c# 61xxx was not able to attend so they gave he their tickets. However, I wonder what would have happened if those tickets werent available because I didnt see any empty seats on the floor where mine should have been?

I had 5th row seats 1 and 2. Previously at the UC I have been in the third row. So 5th row makes sense with the first 2 being lottery.

SL169704

I am a little pissed about the 10C seat assignment for Chicago 1, and here is why.

I am a 17xxxx. When the show was announced, I figured it would be my only shot at seeing PJ this tour. I bent rules at work and in my personal life to make room in the schedule, and I bought the seats. Then they added the second show. Oh well, I have mine, I thought.

When I got the tickets, I couldn't believe my eyes. Third level, all the way back where the stadium curves? I traveled 1000 miles for that? If these had been offered on TM, I would not have bothered, unless the show was local, and I mean IN my hometown.

10C should either reveal the tickets you are buying to give you a chance to decline, or have some kind of standard, like the tickets are guaranteed to be at least 50%'ers, i.e. as good as at least half the tickets in the house. Or at the very least, let you know far enough in advance to decide whether you want to spend a fortune and travel 1000's of miles to sit in seats that were so far away there was a sound delay. Even if I had known what they were AFTER I bought them, I could have canceled the trip and tried for another city, or saved my time and cash.

inmyrvm

all they would've had to do was communicate this and there would be no problems? when is the last time 10c seats have been so bad, period, regardless of numbers?

SL169704

inmyrvm wrote:

all they would've had to do was communicate this and there would be no problems? when is the last time 10c seats have been so bad, period, regardless of numbers?

"Special note for those buying 10C seats for Chicago: Because 10C is committed to getting tickets to any 10C member who wants to attend, it is possible your seats may be third level seats on the opposite side of the arena from the stage. The United Center is a very large venue, and some members may be so far away that the next song begins before the sound from the previous song has finished echoing."

That is all they needed to say.

A satellite forever orbiting

SL169704 wrote:

inmyrvm wrote:

all they would've had to do was communicate this and there would be no problems? when is the last time 10c seats have been so bad, period, regardless of numbers?

"Special note for those buying 10C seats for Chicago: Because 10C is committed to getting tickets to any 10C member who wants to attend, it is possible your seats may be third level seats on the opposite side of the arena from the stage. The United Center is a very large venue, and some members may be so far away that the next song begins before the sound from the previous song has finished echoing."

That is all they needed to say.

MEow.

mikepegg44

i agree, god damn seats were too high, i would have just traveled to another city. something should have been said about the quality of the tickets before the general public sale. Would have just waited. I appreciate the service, but come on, i would not have picked chicago 1 if i had known the tix were that bad. I got laid off from my job and really had to put every bit of money i had into going to this show, if not just for my sanity, and after scrimping and saving to get there from minneapolis in a rickety car with a donut on it for gods sake, I am mortified to find out that my tix were the third level across the arena.
Next time with high demand a message needs to be said about quality of the tickets. If anything just to let people lower their expectations before the show.
Good thing is there were a lot of ten clubbers there. bad thing is everyone started the show with the same level of disappointment. But PJ rocked anyway. . .

Sandman75

Well I found the old link that talks about the news of Chicago show that was added for 8/23. Anyway for anyone interested there is a email address if you want to discuss your issue or possibly get an answer to the ticket fiasco. There is also a 800 number if anyone cares and wants to reply back and find out what heard and fill everyone else in.

http://www.pearljam.com/news/two-more-p ... ates-added

Gern Blansten

Ten Club tickets are for reserved seating and will be allocated by seniority. Seat locations will be reserved from the 1st row on the floor, extending back, and the side sections closest to the stage. The longer you have been in the fan club, the closer your seats will be to the stage. Newer members should not expect prime seat locations. Proximity to the stage is contingent on the amount of members in attendance. Seat location is NOT revealed prior to the performance.

I guess this verbage is why I had a beef with my 10c tix for 8/23

I know the demand from 10c members was probably a record breaker and I do appreciate the 10c and know they have a hard job dealing with some of us but it sure would have been nice to know that demand was so high that some seats might be as far from the stage as humanly possible.

I mean it says right in that notice that they would be "1st row on the floor, extending back, and the side sections closest to the stage."

I checked ticketmaster on 8/23 around 3pm and they were selling tix on the second level on Stone's side that would have been much better than the seats I received. I realize those didn't open up until 8/23

again...I know the 10c has a hard job and I appreciate them...I hope this was a lesson learned because it was a real disappointing surprise to be that far away from the stage

what would be ideal?

maybe after the pre-sale closed and the ticket numbers were known we had the option to cancel our order once they realized they would be filling up sec 307, etc with 10c members....then I have the option to take my chances with the lottery or get tix on my own