How is Pearl Jam NOT on this list!!!

vedpunk

http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/12/21/t ... ade-72452/

It's amazing that Pearl Jam is considered one of (if not the top) touring act in the world and they didn't even crack the top 50 concert tours of the decade. Is it based on the fact that Pearl Jam doesn't charge as much for tickets compared to all of these other corporate sellout bands on this list?

Indifference

1. Didn't play enough (especially in the later part of the decade)
2. Didn't charge enough (especially in the beginning part of the decade)

There you go.

Years they played less then 15 NA Shows: 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008 - thats 50% of the years in the decade right there.

What this likely doesn't include is $ paid to individuals/bands for headlining festivals.

Child Of The 90s

Yeah, it looks like it's based on money. The ticket prices make sense, but if that's the case, it seems strange that Tom Petty is on the list. I thought that he tried to keep things reasonable (judging by message he emphasises on his last dj album)

Definitely a lot of crap on that list... only a few good acts

vedpunk

I agree with your post except that Pearl Jam did have 3 MASSIVE tours (2000, 2003, 2005) and easily played to more than 3 million people over the course of the decade.

Chrisilein

vedpunk wrote:

I agree with your post except that Pearl Jam did have 3 MASSIVE tours (2000, 2003, 2005) and easily played to more than 3 million people over the course of the decade.

:thumbup:

Brisk.

They arn't big tourers.. especially with the whole ticketmaster thing they missed out loads of big cities etc

pjten77

Look at PHISH...that kind of surprised me

Wilds

pjten77 wrote:

Look at PHISH...that kind of surprised me

They broke up for a good chunk of the 00's.

nevmiles

Whatever . . . this isn't a reflection on how good the band is. Us hard core fans love them, and still go to their shows. Plus they still sell out pretty much every show they put on. Who cares if they didn't make the list.

81

could also depend on the data sources as well. PJ could have a confidentialty clause

he.who.forgets

vedpunk wrote:

http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/12/21/top-50-concert-tours-of-decade-72452/

It's amazing that Pearl Jam is considered one of (if not the top) touring act in the world and they didn't even crack the top 50 concert tours of the decade. Is it based on the fact that Pearl Jam doesn't charge as much for tickets compared to all of these other corporate sellout bands on this list?

This list doesnt really surprise me. Most of the artists listed are either artists with VERY overpriced tickets whose individual concerts gross a couple million $ per show: Basically the entire top 10 minus Kenny Chesney. The rest are simply touring machines who tour 50-75 dates per year; year in and year out. they dont take off years like Pearl Jam does - but in the same sense they also release albums on a more frequent basis too so that's why they're touring more often. And you also have to consider that PJ keeps their ticket prices relatively low compared to some of the others. And quite a few of the top 10 of this list also tour stadiums quite often which will boost that gross revenue immensely. Think an 18k seat arena vs. a 65k seat stadium! PJ definitely embarks on massive tours on their album support years but its the gaps in between that are keeping them off this list.

he.who.forgets

an addendum to my previous post: for those listed near the bottom of the list; i.e. james taylor, streisand, etc...they are not necessarily touring machines, but still to this day command a higher average ticket price b/c their typical audience demographic is wiling and able to pay for it.

trotti2

Pearl Jam's highest ticket prices are generally the cheapest ticket for other artists. We might pay $40-$60 for tickets when other bands charge $50-$200. So even though both artists do the same amount of concerts you can see the difference in what those bands collect for a far less superior product. Just another reason I love this band! Setlist changes every night too!

dimitrispearljam

they dont play often in Greece

hrd2imgn

yeah until recently the last two mini tours or so their prices have been WAYYY lower than say DMB

put there tickets at 100 a pop and you would see them on that list MAYBE. Look at that list a lot of those are total road dogs. PJ used to do this in the early and mid 90's but they do not any more. Kenny Chesney for example is always on tour it seems.

pjamaholic

he.who.forgets wrote:

vedpunk wrote:

http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/12/21/top-50-concert-tours-of-decade-72452/

It's amazing that Pearl Jam is considered one of (if not the top) touring act in the world and they didn't even crack the top 50 concert tours of the decade. Is it based on the fact that Pearl Jam doesn't charge as much for tickets compared to all of these other corporate sellout bands on this list?

This list doesnt really surprise me. Most of the artists listed are either artists with VERY overpriced tickets whose individual concerts gross a couple million $ per show: Basically the entire top 10 minus Kenny Chesney. The rest are simply touring machines who tour 50-75 dates per year; year in and year out. they dont take off years like Pearl Jam does - but in the same sense they also release albums on a more frequent basis too so that's why they're touring more often. And you also have to consider that PJ keeps their ticket prices relatively low compared to some of the others. And quite a few of the top 10 of this list also tour stadiums quite often which will boost that gross revenue immensely. Think an 18k seat arena vs. a 65k seat stadium! PJ definitely embarks on massive tours on their album support years but its the gaps in between that are keeping them off this list.

I have not looked at the list of artists, but let's see how many of them are still touring/together in 20 years time. Very few, I bet. Or they'll break up for years on end and get back together to make some money, like many bands/artists have. PJ are one of the few bands around who havent burnt themselves out and still make superior music to just about anyone else out there.

demetrios

Whoa! I am shocked! :shock:
Barbra Streisand didn't pull in the highest money? :shock:
What's this world coming too! :shock: