Ticket Prices (my beef)

DewieCox

pjfan021 wrote:

if it's too much then don't go and that's not meant in an asshole way. I myself am buying lawn for the indy show since $$$ is a little strapped. I will say this...one major factor that seperates metallica, green day, the stone etc...how much do they change up their setlist? When i saw the band in chi last summer i got to set about 70 songs with only about 10 repeats. It may be more expensive these days but i 110% feel that i'm getting my money's worth and not being gouged in the process. to each their own i guess.

70 songs? Did they play some secret shows?

Should setlist changes really be at a premium?

DewieCox

uskidsknow wrote:

For a band of their popularity the ticket prices are absolutely reasonable.

Next.

Based on their popularity?? That's a laugh

Jay1187

Prices are a little steep for my liking but I can't resit and will be at the Boston Garden on May 17th. It's just the nature of the beast, bands no longer make any money of of albums they have to make all their money on touring so that's why the prices keep going up.

JaneNY

I guess there is a requisite of at least one thread like this per tour.

DewieCox

Jay1187 wrote:

Prices are a little steep for my liking but I can't resit and will be at the Boston Garden on May 17th. It's just the nature of the beast, bands no longer make any money of of albums they have to make all their money on touring so that's why the prices keep going up.

Touring has been the main source of income for every band since Peter Grant became a rock and roll manager.

uskidsknow

DewieCox wrote:

uskidsknow wrote:

For a band of their popularity the ticket prices are absolutely reasonable.

Next.

Based on their popularity?? That's a laugh

Of course, based on their popularity as a touring act. Most bands who can fill the types of venues that Pearl Jam does charge upwards of $100+ a ticket for the good tickets. It's more expensive to play at bigger arenas in bigger cities like MSG in NYC. As such, the ticket prices are higher.

DewieCox

uskidsknow wrote:

DewieCox wrote:

uskidsknow wrote:

For a band of their popularity the ticket prices are absolutely reasonable.

Next.

Based on their popularity?? That's a laugh

Of course, based on their popularity as a touring act. Most bands who can fill the types of venues that Pearl Jam does charge upwards of $100+ a ticket for the good tickets. It's more expensive to play at bigger arenas in bigger cities like MSG in NYC. As such, the ticket prices are higher.

Bands with similar popularity AND similar principles charge much less.

uskidsknow

Bands with similar popularity AND similar principles charge much less.[/quote]

awesome. Tell me some bands who tour arenas and charge "much" less than $66 a ticket (which is the Hartford price).

DewieCox

Radiohead and Tool are more popular....Tix were prolly around 30% cheaper last tour

Plus they both have pretty awesome stage shows.

polaris_x

cincybearcat wrote:

It's not a good comparison because of all the things I mentioned...for shows: set design, costumes, sheer number of people, etc.

Look, I still purchase tickets. They still sell a lot. So obviously the market can bear higher prices for them. So from that aspect their ticket prices certainly aren't too high. But the standard for them is different because they set the standard for so long. So bottom line, are ticket prices too high? Not according to the market, but yes according to the standards they set and use to meet.

but i said - go ahead and include everything and do the math ... i am pretty sure the margins for the band members will be much less than all of the comparables i listed short of maybe the opera ...

sooo what would be a "fair" price based on the standard you believe they used to set?

uskidsknow

DewieCox wrote:

Radiohead and Tool are more popular....Tix were prolly around 30% cheaper last tour

Plus they both have pretty awesome stage shows.

Nah. I saw Radiohead last tour and no way did I pay $45 for the ticket. Maybe at amphitheaters, but they're always cheaper. I don't think either is more popular than Pearl Jam. What is your criteria for popularity? They both fill up the same venues so there isn't much between then. I doubt In Rainbows has sold much more than Backspacer did.

ScottandPearlJam

Hey man I agree....I think you should sit this one out.....so I have a better chance at these overpriced tickets :twisted:

Scott

morgie2

unemployablemama wrote:

just throwing this out there...


bought lady gaga tix for me and my daughter last year for a january show at the borgata...65.00 each, including fees

she cancelled, did not reschedule

today i bought 2 tix for us both at the garden, get this, sit down.....179.50 each excluding fees!~


this better be like a friggin broadway production, thats all i have to say!! that is friggin ridiculous!

but its for my daughter, and she is gonna love love love it, so i did it. but i wont be doing it again lol!!

but I bet she doesn't cancel this time

morgie2

gndcd402 wrote:

morgie2 wrote:

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

i disagree. like them or not, muse and green day are two big acts out there. muse has a stage set up that is almost as elaborate as that of u2 yet they charge $50 a ticket. i don't know about green days stage setup but i am almost certain its more elaborate than pj's and they charge about $45 a ticket. muse's setup HAS to be ridiculously expensive and yet they are $25 cheaper than pearl jam?!

also i just crunched these numbers a few days ago. since 2003, pearl jam's ticket prices have increased over 50%, including inflation. if i don't include inflation, the increase is nearly 100%

With all due respect my friend, Muse isn't in the same solar system as an "act".

DewieCox

uskidsknow wrote:

DewieCox wrote:

Radiohead and Tool are more popular....Tix were prolly around 30% cheaper last tour

Plus they both have pretty awesome stage shows.

Nah. I saw Radiohead last tour and no way did I pay $45 for the ticket. Maybe at amphitheaters, but they're always cheaper. I don't think either is more popular than Pearl Jam. What is your criteria for popularity? They both fill up the same venues so there isn't much between then. I doubt In Rainbows has sold much more than Backspacer did.

Tool fills up the same venues 200x in a couple years when they tour. Tool's last 3 albums have been better sellers than PJ's last 7, maybe combined.

It's hard to explain how Radiohead is more popular. Their albums sales I would imagine have been better since OkC and their tix are about the same to come by as PJ's. There's an interest in their music that is kinda unexplainable in this day and age.

$66 is the cheapest show of the PJ tour. Radiohead tix were $55 last tour for the most expensive.

uskidsknow

i don't understand why you or anyone else whines about ticket prices. if you don't want to go just don't go. simple!

jammingwhileIcan

Look at Phish, they are the same age as PJ and have a larger hardcore fanbase. Yet they sold out 3 msg shows this past year, all tickets were $50.00. They have intense lighting and play much longer than PJ does. So it can be done cheaply, yet sadly at some point the band has gotten greedy and a little corporate. It's a shame to see a band lose their morals, it's also sad to see a fanbase so unwilling to call them out on it ( or anything negative). Call a spade a spade

DewieCox

uskidsknow wrote:

i don't understand why you or anyone else whines about ticket prices. if you don't want to go just don't go. simple!

I'm not whining. Just stating facts. I've stated in this thread that they are worth it to me. PJ used to be a band that tried to keep ticket prices low.

cincybearcat

morgie2 wrote:

With all due respect my friend, Muse isn't in the same solar system as an "act".

Bullshit.

HailHailVitalogy

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.

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.

Yes $85 for US is fine and well worth it. But to invite a casual fan, or someone who hasn't heard them but wants to see them life, and then tell them the ticket is $85...there's no way that person is going!

I know there are bands that are way more expensive but those bands and artists pertain to an older group of people who HAVE the money and who have spent that money for years. For years we have been used to $25-50 tickets for this band.

And for the asshole that said "there is always the option to not get tickets"...read the original post, I will get tickets and go to the show regardless but that is because I'm willing to go broke for a few months to see my favorite band.