Ticket Prices (my beef)

Steel City Jammer

Skere ( and a few others) good posts! I just looked through my order history and the prices i paid for 10C tix the past 7 years....this is a rather large increase and warrants the original post, IMO.

William Wallace

capecodriot wrote:

pearl jam is NEVER on these lists, cause they dont overcharge, they make a reasonable profit.

In 2000 and 2003, Pearl Jam was on this list.
After 2003, they are not on this list for only one reason:
They did not play a lot of dates these years.
If they would do extensive tours like many other bands, they would be on the list for sure.

In my eyes, their prices are pretty high, especially considering they have minimal costs considering their shows (6 guys on stage, no special stage or light show).
They make the prices, so we have to accept it or leave it.
If there only wasn't the fact of what the band stood for for many years and what was one reason for me for becoming a huge fan...

Lennon_Cobain

I don't think the face value of the tickets is too outrageous. At least with Pearl Jam you know you're going to see a 2.5-3 hour kick ass concert.

It is the ticket service fees that are totally out of control. The presale tickets include these fees already in the price being paid. Unfortunately, there is no way around these fees due to the venues the band is performing at.

polaris_x

how much are yankee tickets?
how much are ranger tickets?
how much are tickets to the opera?
how much are tickets to cirque du soleil

i'm pretty sure - for good seats at all of the above they are more expensive ...

$80 a ticket is completely fair by today's standards ... consider $2 goes to charity ... money goes towards running this fan club ... paying their crew a decent wage ... for me - i'd gladly pay $80 to see PJ play live for 2 hrs compared to all the other comparable performances ...

i appreciate that $80 is a lot of money for people and it's not about what the market will bear (which is probably higher) - it's about what is a fair price ... and $80 is more than fair ...

SPEEDY MCCREADY

I am a firm believer in the "Pearl Jam Savings Fund", if you just save $10 a week, for a year, you have $520 saved for tickets and hotels.....right?

At least by doing it this way, it doesnt seem to be such a big "HIT" to your checkbook, when tickets go on sale.

As far as the original post? I really dont think $85 for a ticket to see Pearl Jam is expensive. I really dont. I think it is a bargain, actually.

Just my humble, Tuesday morning, before I have had a pot of coffee, opinion.

cincybearcat

polaris_x wrote:

how much are yankee tickets?
how much are ranger tickets?
how much are tickets to the opera?
how much are tickets to cirque du soleil

You really want to compare these? Then include all costs...how many people are involved? What's the cost for the stages? Costumes?

It really isn't a good comparison at all.

Bottom line is if Pearl Jam hadn't put themselves on the low ticket pedestal in the first place, then it would be an issue as their tickets are normal to slightly higher than normal. However, they put themselves there and apparently have had a change of heart.

iamloco724

to me 173 isnt that bad if i can get pj tix for that price..

i spent 600 in total to go to the last 2 msg shows cause wasnt a club member and couldnt get off ticketmaster

i do not really have this kind of money but theres few bands i will do this for

i dont go to many expensive shows to begin with cause i like smaller bands

landbeaver

I may have missed something, but how does the OP know the prices of the tix already? All 4 that are posted are $150 (which I believe is cheaper than I paid last year).

iamloco724

they posted the prices under the initial announcement on the main site

morgie2

I never understand these price complaints. Just look around, PJ's ticket prices are EXTREMELY reasonable compared to other big acts. Nuff said.

landbeaver

iamloco724 wrote:

they posted the prices under the initial announcement on the main site

Ahhhh...Thank you sir.

stpmattb

VA ticket prices are US $39.00 - US $79.00 according to Ticketmaster.

BMo-643

Band of Horses, is a decently large band...there tickets go for around $25-$35 a ticket....so they have to get paid...and PJ has to get paid...

It's been discussed on here....no one buys CD's...now touring is where bands make all their money anyway, but still bands aren't getting anywhere close to the money for record sales as they where so they've got to make up revenue somewhere and everything in America is more expensive than it once was...and also...Look at Pearl Jam's ticket prices compared to other similar sized acts and you will see what kind of bargain the deal is...now I will admit that $75 is pushing the limit for me to see one big name band...I thought $50 was expensive to see one marquee band...but $75 isn't highway robbery either...

FYI...
U2 - up to $250
Tom Petty - $75 -$125

sixpixee

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

I am a firm believer in the "Pearl Jam Savings Fund", if you just save $10 a week, for a year, you have $520 saved for tickets and hotels.....right?

At least by doing it this way, it doesnt seem to be such a big "HIT" to your checkbook, when tickets go on sale.

I agree! I've been doing this for years.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

sixpixee wrote:

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

I am a firm believer in the "Pearl Jam Savings Fund", if you just save $10 a week, for a year, you have $520 saved for tickets and hotels.....right?

At least by doing it this way, it doesnt seem to be such a big "HIT" to your checkbook, when tickets go on sale.

I agree! I've been doing this for years.

And an easy way to do this, is just walk in to work, and tell Mr. Humasn Resources that you want an additional $10 a week taken out of your check for taxes...

I realize if you save the money yourself, you will earn interest...
But to me, if you dont see the $10 a week, you dont really miss it...
It is $10 a week you cant spend....
Come tax time, you know you are getting back at minimum $520....

Of course this is based on my situation, filing single, no kids, blah blah blah.........

InMyTree4

i bet it would be way more going through TM or live nation because of the extra charges they through on there so i think it is a pretty good deal that it is at least less than that...and PJ is definately worth it imo

Poncier

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

I realize if you save the money yourself, you will earn interest...
.........

You haven't been to a bank recently, eh.

Hehehehehehe

polaris_x

cincybearcat wrote:

You really want to compare these? Then include all costs...how many people are involved? What's the cost for the stages? Costumes?

It really isn't a good comparison at all.

Bottom line is if Pearl Jam hadn't put themselves on the low ticket pedestal in the first place, then it would be an issue as their tickets are normal to slightly higher than normal. However, they put themselves there and apparently have had a change of heart.

why isn't it a good comparison? ... it's a premium night out experience ... it's not like going to the movies ... feel free to include all the costs ...

i don't see how they have had a change of heart ... the "market" could easily bear a higher ticket price ... were they supposed to keep their ticket prices at $35 for their entire career? ... how much did it cost to rent out MSG in 1996 vs. right now? ...

gimmesometruth27

IMO

$165 a ticket for jimmy buffet= rip off

$75 for close seats to pearl jam = bargain..

primitiveshirts.com

i bitch about all the complaining on this forum and hate to add to it but 173 bucks for a pair of tickets for MSG, thats really steep, $65 each seems more reasonable but even that seems ridiculous.
still going of course, cant wait to see Band of Horses open