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"