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The official $92.05 is Too much Thread

stranger34stranger34 Posts: 235
edited April 2010 in The Porch
What a joke. At least U2 has overhead costs and Springsteen has a huge band. Whats PJ's reason?

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  • jets521jets521 Posts: 804
    you people are unbelievable.

    if you are going to bitch about the ticket prices then DONT BUY EM
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  • teflonsteveteflonsteve Posts: 275
    I hear ya stranger. It seems like a hell of alot has changed (for the worse) in the pearl jam world.
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  • stranger34stranger34 Posts: 235
    jets521 wrote:
    you people are unbelievable.

    if you are going to bitch about the ticket prices then DONT BUY EM

    The band is ridiculous, if you are going to bitch about ticket prices, Then Don't RAISE THEM EXPONENTIALLY
  • RedMosquito22RedMosquito22 Posts: 8,158
    stranger34 wrote:
    What a joke. At least U2 has overhead costs and Springsteen has a huge band. Whats PJ's reason?

    There's a disease and they're all green, it emanates from their beings

    It's real simple. Just buy the bootlegs.


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  • JD SalJD Sal Posts: 790
    stranger34 wrote:
    What a joke. At least U2 has overhead costs and Springsteen has a huge band. Whats PJ's reason?

    There's a disease and they're all green, it emanates from their beings

    Boom eats a lot
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  • teflonsteveteflonsteve Posts: 275
    RedMosquito22 wrote:
    stranger34 wrote:
    What a joke. At least U2 has overhead costs and Springsteen has a huge band. Whats PJ's reason?

    There's a disease and they're all green, it emanates from their beings

    It's real simple. Just buy the bootlegs.


    AJ

    is this what the band is becoming? The Elite can go to shows but the peasants must only listen to recordings?

    This band used to make things available to the COMMON MAN
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  • stranger34stranger34 Posts: 235
    RedMosquito22 wrote:
    stranger34 wrote:
    What a joke. At least U2 has overhead costs and Springsteen has a huge band. Whats PJ's reason?

    There's a disease and they're all green, it emanates from their beings

    It's real simple. Just buy the bootlegs.


    AJ

    I don't buy the bootlegs anymore, Ed sounds so crappy that half the time it ruins my memory of the show. 08 Boots and beyond are pretty much unlistenable to me. 05's still great. 06 kind of passable
  • jets521jets521 Posts: 804
    teflonsteve wrote:
    RedMosquito22 wrote:
    stranger34 wrote:
    What a joke. At least U2 has overhead costs and Springsteen has a huge band. Whats PJ's reason?

    There's a disease and they're all green, it emanates from their beings

    It's real simple. Just buy the bootlegs.


    AJ

    is this what the band is becoming? The Elite can go to shows but the peasants must only listen to recordings?

    This band used to make things available to the COMMON MAN

    :lol::lol::lol::lol:


    the common man?!?!?!? this is 2010! $92 really isnt alot of money these days. times are changing! get with it brother
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  • JD SalJD Sal Posts: 790
    Here you go...

    Vedder Fears Ticket Price Hike

    24 September 2007

    PEARL JAM star EDDIE VEDDER fears he'll have to increase concert ticket prices after years of fighting to keep them low - because fans keep stealing his songs. The rocker was one of the leading voices against high ticket fees - and famously took on Ticketmaster in America - but now he feels downloading is killing music and he'll need to seek profits elsewhere. Vedder says, "A lot of people are getting your music without having to pay, and it's only $12. "I ordered eggs at a little restaurant in Seattle and it was $9.50. I was thinking, 'You can't spend two extra bucks for a record that you put your heart and soul into?' "I think the problem is to charge more for tickets, which is something we've always been abhorrent to do; either that or you're gonna have to start accepting sponsorships, or start selling your music to Viagra. "I'm not sure how we'll do it. I'm glad we gave money away when we did - when it came in from making records. We kind of spread it around and helped people in our community and abroad in different ways."
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  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,850
    jets521 wrote:
    the common man?!?!?!? this is 2010! $92 really isnt alot of money these days. times are changing! get with it brother

    I don't think people complain about the price because it's too expensive. I think it's a matter of principal. It's sad to see PJ charge that much (and charge the same for the worst seat in the house as the best) when Radiohead, Green Day, Dave Matthews, and Metallica all charge in the $60 range.
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  • ComeToTXComeToTX Posts: 7,764
    it's still below market value.
    This show, another show, a show here and a show there.
  • Vedders CrewVedders Crew Posts: 14
    It looks like Pearl Jam are turning into Capitalists! Interesting?? That seems like a very conservative concept. I bet George Bush would find this very amusing. I have no fault for them tickets for more money! They are a band and we are in America and everyone needs to live the American Dream.
  • RedMosquito22RedMosquito22 Posts: 8,158
    teflonsteve wrote:
    RedMosquito22 wrote:
    stranger34 wrote:
    What a joke. At least U2 has overhead costs and Springsteen has a huge band. Whats PJ's reason?

    There's a disease and they're all green, it emanates from their beings

    It's real simple. Just buy the bootlegs.


    AJ

    is this what the band is becoming? The Elite can go to shows but the peasants must only listen to recordings?

    This band used to make things available to the COMMON MAN


    No, what it is, is that you get lucky to get into shows in NY, Philly and Boston(or buy from stubhub) because there are about 10,000 seats that 300,000 people want. Virtually every other show can be easily had. That's what it is. And if you don't like that just buy bootlegs and the dvd's.

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  • stranger34stranger34 Posts: 235
    edited March 2010
    For the record I usually go to about 20 shows a year... from clubs to Stadiums. I can't remember the last time I spent $92 on a ticket. Actually I can, it was probably PJ at the Spectrum. Before that it was probably PJ at the Garden 08... I've already bought about 10 shows for 2010. PJ MSG being the most expensive. More expensive than DMB and Petty who are next in line.

    Prob the only show I'll go to that will cost this much in 2010 will be if the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac tour together... I don't even think Sting solo costs this much.
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  • Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Get serious.

    Tom Petty wants $150 and you to buy a digital download of his mojo album. U2 soaked me for $275 bucks X 3 tickets.

    What do you do? What exactly is your wage? Why are you worth it? Would you like to make a little more? If you do... well... green disease... yup... it appears to be a case of green disease.

    Fukin people. Stay at home bitches. Pearl Jam is keeps their tickets lower than most- and most are not worth seeing. Do you consider them a bunch of shitbaggers that you should only pay a nickel to see? If so... don't go. And save your bitching for your colleagues and wife regarding how unfair life is.
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  • stranger34stranger34 Posts: 235
    JD Sal wrote:
    Here you go...

    Vedder Fears Ticket Price Hike

    24 September 2007

    PEARL JAM star EDDIE VEDDER fears he'll have to increase concert ticket prices after years of fighting to keep them low - because fans keep stealing his songs. The rocker was one of the leading voices against high ticket fees - and famously took on Ticketmaster in America - but now he feels downloading is killing music and he'll need to seek profits elsewhere. Vedder says, "A lot of people are getting your music without having to pay, and it's only $12. "I ordered eggs at a little restaurant in Seattle and it was $9.50. I was thinking, 'You can't spend two extra bucks for a record that you put your heart and soul into?' "I think the problem is to charge more for tickets, which is something we've always been abhorrent to do; either that or you're gonna have to start accepting sponsorships, or start selling your music to Viagra. "I'm not sure how we'll do it. I'm glad we gave money away when we did - when it came in from making records. We kind of spread it around and helped people in our community and abroad in different ways."

    Ed and his $9.50 eggs lol

    I work on Wall Street and I'd have to go out of my way to find a place where eggs cost that much
  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,850
    Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:
    Pearl Jam is keeps their tickets lower than most

    No they don't dude and you people who say that do really sound silly. Sure they charge less than U2 and Paul McCartney and guys like that. But they charge way more than their contemporaries like, as I said earlier in the thread, Dave Matthews, Radiohead, Metallica, and Green Day. All four of those bands are just as popular as Pearl Jam....and they all charge like $30 less for tix.
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  • stranger34stranger34 Posts: 235
    Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:
    Get serious.

    Tom Petty wants $150 and you to buy a digital download of his mojo album. U2 soaked me for $275 bucks X 3 tickets.

    What do you do? What exactly is your wage? Why are you worth it? Would you like to make a little more? If you do... well... green disease... yup... it appears to be a case of green disease.

    Fukin people. Stay at home bitches. Pearl Jam is keeps their tickets lower than most- and most are not worth seeing. Do you consider them a bunch of shitbaggers that you should only pay a nickel to see? If so... don't go. And save your bitching for your colleagues and wife regarding how unfair life is.

    I'm seeing Petty at the Garden for $68.50 after service fees and I get his new album
    I'm seeing him in hartford for under $50

    spare me.
  • jets521jets521 Posts: 804
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:
    Pearl Jam is keeps their tickets lower than most

    No they don't dude and you people who say that do really sound silly. Sure they charge less than U2 and Paul McCartney and guys like that. But they charge way more than their contemporaries like, as I said earlier in the thread, Dave Matthews, Radiohead, Metallica, and Green Day. All four of those bands are just as popular as Pearl Jam....and they all charge like $30 less for tix.

    i would argue that those four bands are significantly more popular then Pearl Jam
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  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,242
    I don't give a fuck if it's to expensive for you to attend stay the fuck home .... :P
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • RedMosquito22RedMosquito22 Posts: 8,158
    stranger34 wrote:
    For the record I usually go to about 20 shows a year... from clubs to Stadiums. I can't remember the last time I spent $92 on a ticket. Actually I can, it was probably PJ at the Spectrum. Before that it was probably PJ at the Garden 08... I've already bought about 10 shows for 2010. PJ MSG being the most expensive. More expensive than DMB and Petty who are next in line.

    Prob the only show I'll go to that will cost this much in 2010 will be if the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac tour together... I don't even think Sting solo costs this much.

    Then don't buy them. More for us.


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  • stranger34stranger34 Posts: 235
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:
    Pearl Jam is keeps their tickets lower than most

    No they don't dude and you people who say that do really sound silly. Sure they charge less than U2 and Paul McCartney and guys like that. But they charge way more than their contemporaries like, as I said earlier in the thread, Dave Matthews, Radiohead, Metallica, and Green Day. All four of those bands are just as popular as Pearl Jam....and they all charge like $30 less for tix.

    These are the only bands I can think of who charge moere than PJ for their avg ticket price WHEN TOURING ALONE:

    Billy Joel
    Paul McCartney
    Madonna (Maybe)
    Springsteen (Maybe)
    u2 (Maybe)
  • RedMosquito22RedMosquito22 Posts: 8,158
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:
    Pearl Jam is keeps their tickets lower than most

    No they don't dude and you people who say that do really sound silly. Sure they charge less than U2 and Paul McCartney and guys like that. But they charge way more than their contemporaries like, as I said earlier in the thread, Dave Matthews, Radiohead, Metallica, and Green Day. All four of those bands are just as popular as Pearl Jam....and they all charge like $30 less for tix.


    Maybe in 2000 they did.


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  • UncleNeilUncleNeil Posts: 120
    It's 2010, this is what tix cost these days. Even the smallest, shittiest bands/venues get $30+ a ticket for anything. This is Pearl Jam @ MSG. The price is reasonable.
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  • Better DanBetter Dan Posts: 5,684
    $92.05 really IS a lot for a concert tickets and much more than the majority of acts out there. I think the $75 for the shows I'm attending is a reasonable price but once you get into the $85 + range it really becomes hard to defend.
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  • stranger34stranger34 Posts: 235
    AFI and Green Day are touring together this year

    Guaranteed the ticket will be AT LEAST $20 cheaper than PJ
  • SolarWorldSolarWorld Posts: 1,902
    stranger34 wrote:
    JD Sal wrote:
    Here you go...

    Vedder Fears Ticket Price Hike

    24 September 2007

    PEARL JAM star EDDIE VEDDER fears he'll have to increase concert ticket prices after years of fighting to keep them low - because fans keep stealing his songs. The rocker was one of the leading voices against high ticket fees - and famously took on Ticketmaster in America - but now he feels downloading is killing music and he'll need to seek profits elsewhere. Vedder says, "A lot of people are getting your music without having to pay, and it's only $12. "I ordered eggs at a little restaurant in Seattle and it was $9.50. I was thinking, 'You can't spend two extra bucks for a record that you put your heart and soul into?' "I think the problem is to charge more for tickets, which is something we've always been abhorrent to do; either that or you're gonna have to start accepting sponsorships, or start selling your music to Viagra. "I'm not sure how we'll do it. I'm glad we gave money away when we did - when it came in from making records. We kind of spread it around and helped people in our community and abroad in different ways."

    Ed and his $9.50 eggs lol

    I work on Wall Street and I'd have to go out of my way to find a place where eggs cost that much

    Pull your head from your ass and maybe you'll find some. Breakfast spot down the street from my house has $10 breakfast plates.

    Wall Street, sure you do. :roll:
  • UncleNeilUncleNeil Posts: 120
    stranger34 wrote:
    AFI and Green Day are touring together this year

    Guaranteed the ticket will be AT LEAST $20 cheaper than PJ

    What is an AFI and are you comparing Green Day to Pearl Jam? Cmon :lol:
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  • SolarWorldSolarWorld Posts: 1,902
    stranger34 wrote:
    AFI and Green Day are touring together this year

    Guaranteed the ticket will be AT LEAST $20 cheaper than PJ

    AFI and Green Day? :lol::lol:
  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,850
    RedMosquito22 wrote:
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:
    Pearl Jam is keeps their tickets lower than most

    No they don't dude and you people who say that do really sound silly. Sure they charge less than U2 and Paul McCartney and guys like that. But they charge way more than their contemporaries like, as I said earlier in the thread, Dave Matthews, Radiohead, Metallica, and Green Day. All four of those bands are just as popular as Pearl Jam....and they all charge like $30 less for tix.


    Maybe in 2000 they did.


    AJ


    I saw Radiohead in 2008 and it cost $55. I saw Pearl Jam in 2008 and it cost $84.


    Steve
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