Is this fanclub somehow senority based?

anotherclone

I have not been a member here when the band has been touring in my area, so I'm not sure how it works when they do.

Are the members here that have been members longer, eligible for better concert seats somehow? If so, how does that work?

Thanks for your replies!

AiCPearlJamWeen

Yea it is seniority based. I have the number 360xxx from being a member since Nov. 2005

You would probably be mid 400xxx to 500xxx by now.

The lower number you have= better seats at concerts. Kinda unfair but oh well, you still get benefits of sitting next to 10C members and almost always better seats/view than buying from TM or LN.

LukinFan

AiCPearlJamWeen wrote:

Yea it is seniority based. I have the number 360xxx from being a member since Nov. 2005

You would probably be mid 400xxx to 500xxx by now.

The lower number you have= better seats at concerts. Kinda unfair but oh well, you still get benefits of sitting next to 10C members and almost always better seats/view than buying from TM or LN.

Why do you think it's unfair? You wouldn't think that if you had been a member since '92

josevolution

LukinFan wrote:

Why do you think it's unfair? You wouldn't think that if you had been a member since '92

that's the same ?? i have how is that unfair ...

anotherclone

AiCPearlJamWeen wrote:

Yea it is seniority based. I have the number 360xxx from being a member since Nov. 2005

You would probably be mid 400xxx to 500xxx by now.

The lower number you have= better seats at concerts. Kinda unfair but oh well, you still get benefits of sitting next to 10C members and almost always better seats/view than buying from TM or LN.

Sometimes my mind doesn't grasp how things work. And I like to understand how things work.

So do people with lower numbers (who have been members longer) get to purchase their tickets first somehow? How do you end up with those better seats?

I'm asking because I'm a member of a different fanclub and its just a clusterfuck how they do their presales.

Pegasus

josevolution wrote:

that's the same ?? i have how is that unfair ...

it's not exactly unfair but a bit of flexibility would benefit everyone (including the older members.. get some of the energy you get at GA shows.. just listen to Grand Rapids to see what getting fresh blood upfront can do)

so get like 1 in 10 randomised would be good, and at least give high numbers some hope (because right now the low numbers will never lapse, they've got the front sections locked completely forever)

but eh, all hail the GA shows , they're better anyway.

fuck

anotherclone wrote:

Sometimes my mind doesn't grasp how things work. And I like to understand how things work.

So do people with lower numbers (who have been members longer) get to purchase their tickets first somehow? How do you end up with those better seats?

I'm asking because I'm a member of a different fanclub and its just a clusterfuck how they do their presales.

you buy a ticket, then they organize who sits where.

i think it's bullshit to be honest.

Pegasus

anotherclone wrote:

Sometimes my mind doesn't grasp how things work. And I like to understand how things work.

So do people with lower numbers (who have been members longer) get to purchase their tickets first somehow? How do you end up with those better seats?

I'm asking because I'm a member of a different fanclub and its just a clusterfuck how they do their presales.

no, everyone buy their ticket at the same time (or at least tries these days..I understand there was some tours where there was as many 10c tickets as people wanting them..now there's a limited amount and when it's gone, that's it, no matter what your number is...well, I know that very low numbers ALWAYS manage to get tickets :rolleyes: ).
then they are assigned by seniority order, the lower numbers closest to the stage.

anotherclone

So, the fanclub basically has control over the tickets and they dole them out?

josevolution

anotherclone wrote:

Sometimes my mind doesn't grasp how things work. And I like to understand how things work.

So do people with lower numbers (who have been members longer) get to purchase their tickets first somehow? How do you end up with those better seats?

I'm asking because I'm a member of a different fanclub and its just a clusterfuck how they do their presales.

on the last american tour tickets go on sale for 10c members before the general public,but your # doesn't mean you get to purchase before any other member once you lock onto your tickets thats when your member # counts for something..

josevolution

hail hail senority...

anotherclone

anotherclone wrote:

So, the fanclub basically has control over the tickets and they dole them out?

I should probably let some of you reply instead of being so jumpy! But what about this question?

josevolution

anotherclone wrote:

I should probably let some of you reply instead of being so jumpy! But what about this question?

that would be yes ..

anotherclone

Thanks you guys! I totally appreciate it.

For the record, I'm one that thinks its totally fair for people with the older (smaller) numbers to have better seats.

We might have all been fans the same length of time, but we are talking about the benefits of being a member of the fanclub. I think long time members should be eligible for better benefits.

Even if that means I'm sitting in the rafters.

Pegasus

josevolution wrote:

that would be yes ..

welll..that would be yes, for 10% of the tickets.

anotherclone

Pegasus wrote:

welll..that would be yes, for 10% of the tickets.

that makes sense.

jeffbr

Exactly. Just like in sports with season tickets. The longer you're there the closer you have an opportunity to sit. It simply rewards loyalty. I was an early member, let my membership lapse for a few years, and started back up five or six years ago. My number was MUCH lower before, but it is something I did to myself. People who stuck with the band the entire time do and should sit closer.

It is fair and equally applied and has been the policy forever. So people can bitch about it, but it only makes them look stupid.

josevolution

jeffbr wrote:

Exactly. Just like in sports with season tickets. The longer you're there the closer you have an opportunity to sit. It simply rewards loyalty. I was an early member, let my membership lapse for a few years, and started back up five or six years ago. My number was MUCH lower before, but it is something I did to myself. People who stuck with the band the entire time do and should sit closer.

It is fair and equally applied and has been the policy forever. So people can bitch about it, but it only makes them look stupid.

whoaa i person that makes total sense very few of you around these parts ...i share the same sentiments ..

Mrs.Vedder78

jeffbr wrote:

Exactly. Just like in sports with season tickets. The longer you're there the closer you have an opportunity to sit. It simply rewards loyalty. I was an early member, let my membership lapse for a few years, and started back up five or six years ago. My number was MUCH lower before, but it is something I did to myself. People who stuck with the band the entire time do and should sit closer.

It is fair and equally applied and has been the policy forever. So people can bitch about it, but it only makes them look stupid.

I absolutely agree.
Nice post

haffajappa

age discrimination! AGE DISCRIMINATION!

i see both sides... the sports thing is a good analogy...except that any given team will hold about 45 more opportunities for a hometown crowd to see them than 1 or 2 pearl jam shows every two or three years.
i guess that could go either way for the argument...

...anyways, its an old topic. i don't think much will change with the way your fanclub number relates to your seat.
i think its awesome that people who have been fans get to hold on to their seats, well deserved - but puhlease... its not that some of us chose not to be into them in 92. i mean, why the hell didn't my mom and dad get me a fan club membership on my 3rd birthday?

SoonForgotten2

"Hail, hail the lucky ones
I refer to those in front"

aNiMaL

Hail, Hail Ten Club seniority!!!

Signed,
aNiMaL
10C Member since 1994, 124xxx

over bends

It's like a plane. Once you go First Class you can never go back. Regardless, anything's better than the seats at my first show. The absolute last seat in the building. But who cares, only the cranky, long-time Ten Club members would let their proximity decide the quality of their show.

Besides, those old timers up front need those seats so they can actually see and understand what's going on.

anotherclone

over_bends wrote:

Besides, those old timers up front need those seats so they can actually see and understand what's going on.

This makes me laugh...in a good way.

You whipper-snappers are so precious.

travisalex31

How high are the numbers now a days. I joined back in 2000 and thought I would never have that great of seats with a # like 218xxxxxx. On the 03 tour I didn't but in 05 I had great seats for the Denver shows. I wanted to know if my # was somewhere in the middle. It doesn't matter, but it's cool to think I'm moving up on the ladder every year.

Strangest Tribe

if you have been a member for 5 years or more you will have great seats. It mostly depends on the demographics anyway. i.e there are more 10c members in the Northwest than the Midwest or South.

hrd2imgn

aNiMaL wrote:

Hail, Hail Ten Club seniority!!!

Signed,
aNiMaL
10C Member since 1994, 124xxx

1994 must have been the big year I joined in 94 too and got 84xxx

I love seniority, but at the same time maybe limit the first few rows so there are not so many repeats to let some other people get that experience. I have had, and usually get rows 1-5, but if I go to more than one show I see the same 5 people dead center every show, why not move them over a few seats(not back) and let some randomly chosen fans from any number range get a chance( a lottery for the that show)? Basing this on people who go to many many shows. I have done this (gone to multiples) and love getting close believe me. I enjoy having been around a long time, but I do think every once in a while if I were going to more than say 3 shows on that 4th 5th getting stuck a few rows back and letting some fresh faces up front too. I am not saying move me/whomever back to the farthest seats just maybe like 6-10 to let a few new people get the joy of being right in Ed's/Mike's/Jeff's/Stones grill.

General admission just sucks experience wise for a more than one time deal.

BY the way next tour I am going to take one lucky fan with me to a show in the midwest, all you have to do is get there. I'll have some sort of contest for fans with number past a certain range and assuming my tickets get a good seat the winner will get some good viewing with me,all assuming seniority stays in place. I want to help spread the jam---up close.

iluvcats

thanks for reminding me that I need to renew my fanclub 181xxx membership



wow and I thought I was a late bloomer PJ fan, I'm not as bad (numberwise) as many others

skinnylegs

josevolution wrote:

hail hail senority...

You said it Jose!

You young people that complain about not getting good seats because of your age? I'll trade you my second row seats anyday for your youth. PM me if you're interested.

Jwmcc

iluvcats wrote:

wow and I thought I was a late bloomer PJ fan, I'm not as bad (numberwise) as many others

Ha!
Jw(410xxx)

ajedigecko

hrd2imgn wrote:

1994 must have been the big year I joined in 94 too and got 84xxx

I love seniority, but at the same time maybe limit the first few rows so there are not so many repeats to let some other people get that experience. I have had, and usually get rows 1-5, but if I go to more than one show I see the same 5 people dead center every show, why not move them over a few seats(not back) and let some randomly chosen fans from any number range get a chance( a lottery for the that show)? Basing this on people who go to many many shows. I have done this (gone to multiples) and love getting close believe me. I enjoy having been around a long time, but I do think every once in a while if I were going to more than say 3 shows on that 4th 5th getting stuck a few rows back and letting some fresh faces up front too. I am not saying move me/whomever back to the farthest seats just maybe like 6-10 to let a few new people get the joy of being right in Ed's/Mike's/Jeff's/Stones grill.

General admission just sucks experience wise for a more than one time deal.

BY the way next tour I am going to take one lucky fan with me to a show in the midwest, all you have to do is get there. I'll have some sort of contest for fans with number past a certain range and assuming my tickets get a good seat the winner will get some good viewing with me,all assuming seniority stays in place. I want to help spread the jam---up close.

well said with regards to taking someone with you. i have been in the club since 93 and on two occasions i went to a "not so good seat" and simply traded seats with the person. it was good to see the excitement on their face when they realized where they would be sitting.