The official $92.05 is Too much Thread

LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun

Lostdogsinthegarden wrote:

This is simple. Pearl Jam now charges more than they did years ago. Oh well. Let's move on, shall we?

thanks captain obvious.

igotid88

michael buble charges 129, 94, and 74. That's MSG. And in Ohio he charges 89.50, 69.50 and 49.50.

LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun

eh, PJ changed their mind and decided they want to get the most they possibly can from ticket sales. thats fine i guess. i think it will hurt them in the long run and nationally, but whatever.

just please dont:
a.) pretend its not happening,
b.) blame it on cost of doing business.

either one is living in dreamland.

igotid88

supply and demand.

Bootlegrider

Mine had a $14 'Convenience' fee or some such nonsense...And a $6 'handling' fee, which is odd cause I printed my own tix out. I thought monopolies were illegal. I'm pretty sure when the two biggest brokers in the world become one company, that's a monopoly...It is ridiculous to pay that much. However, it's right on pace with every other 'Good' or 'Service' we have to pay for. Movies cost $12 , gallon of gas today was $2.85, no one is batting an eye...Corporate America ya'll. Tours do cost money, but Pearl jam is getting paid, and have been for years...Seems to me that despite inflation, there is just some common sense that is missing in our economic world these days...But the rich tell us we need to work harder because a real human should make enough money not to even notice the price on anything. We can all be CEO's if we just work harder...'keep it up, I got my eye on you'

But I recall PJ trying, once upon a time, to get people to boycott Ticketmaster...and of course. That didn't work...so here we are...Still glad i was able to get tix...but we are reaching a point pretty quick, where I may have to ask how much I'm willing to spend on a band who I have seen 10 times in person, and hundred of times if you count all the DVDs in my collection that I've watched probably three times each...

But I do agree with Eddie. People no longer value the arts...But music espescially seems to have been devestated...It's like we decided to stop watching Movies and just watch comercials...

As long as they exist, I will go purchase a bands disc....I dont think any improvment is neccesary...


So you think I can get some money back for my tickets?

choop

i'm fine with $92.05, but i think that pj should consider tiered pricing. for a 10C seat or lower bowl seat, sure charge that, but some upper deck seat or a lawn seat in the summer should be cheaper for the not so hardcore folks out there, or the kids just getting into going to shows. maybe charge them $50. i dunno. all my friends always want to go with me, but they are used to seeing phish or radiohead for $50. even DMB tiers there pricing for venues with lawns i believe.

BrianG

Tickets for the Indiana show are only $39 after all fees for lawn seats. Stop all your bitching and mow a couple lawns to earn the money if you want to go, stop being pathetic whiners who think they are owed something in life. go out and get it for yourself if you want it.

BrianG

still tickets available. price is actually $22 people, $22 you bunch of whiners. Granted the $17 of misc. fees, "facility fee" "convenience fee" etc are pretty much bullshit, but that is the way the world is. and everyone who hates ticketmaster for their portion of the fee, how did you like the experience of the recent 10club presale for MSG Boston, etc? a disaster because the systems were not built for the demand. So what happens next, 10club goes to ticketmaster to facilitate a 2nd fan club only presale today. why? well, because ticket master has spent a lot of money to create an infrastructure capable of handling things properly. that infrastructure costs money and they should be entitled to make a profit sufficient to employ their people and reinvest in the company.

if you don't like it, simply stay the @#$% home.

there now i'm done

cheers! I am off to New Orleans, $53 in case you care......

InsideMan

We are paying for PJ AND the Black Keys/Band of Horses. That's not a bad deal.

sling

When PJ came to Portland last year, the lawn seats were only $29.50 plus ticket charges. You East Coasters are dealing with supply & demand issues & probably way more expensive venue rental costs... You get to pay more, but you get to see them more often too. I wish I were you!

LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun

BrianG wrote:

Tickets for the Indiana show are only $39 after all fees for lawn seats. Stop all your bitching and mow a couple lawns to earn the money if you want to go, stop being pathetic whiners who think they are owed something in life. go out and get it for yourself if you want it.

read the rest of this thread before you come here posting idiotic comments. and i can tell you where to shove the lawnmower if you like.

coachchris

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

If you've ever burnt a PJ cd/dvd that you never paid for or obtained an item without the bands knowledge I don't think you have a leg to stand on.

If however every PJ item you own was bought and paid for then speak your opinion.

I agree ticket prices are steep no doubt but for the amount of items in all of our collections that they never saw a dime from....I for one will never bitch about ticket price.

pjl44

Nobody has answered this question yet....

Even at the outrageous sum of $92, each allotment of tickets sells out in minutes. People fight tooth and nail to get tickets, many get shut out and lose their minds. How in the world do you expect to get your hands on a ticket if the price is essentially cut in half? The show is SELLING OUT. If you still believe ticket prices should be $50, take your principle, walk into your boss's office on Monday and demand a 40% pay cut.

BrianG

i don't need to read 13 pages of complaints to make a comment. The bottom line is tickets for Indy lawn are $22 plus fees. How low would you like those tickets to be priced?

Clearly there are differences at work with the MSG shows, but NYC is one of the most expensive places to live, work, run a business in the entire country. Obviously a part of the higher cost for tickets there has to do with costs to put on a show there and yes, maybe they make a bit more profit there too. So what.

Oh, for those who say costs to run a tour haven't risen that much, 6 years ago the national average for a gallon of unleaded gas was $1.70 and it is currently $2.80....can't say the cost of jet fuel over the same time frame, but the bottom line is many of the variable costs have increased dramatically, in case anybody really cares. :oops:

Wait until they are mandated by the government to provide a certain standard of healthcare package to all of their roadies and miscellaneous workers..........you think ticket prices are high now........

maybe they should just be the "public option band" then they could be forced to work for no profit at all, in order to keep ticket costs down...it would be in the public's best interest and we all know attending affordable pearl jam shows is a 'right' not a 'privilege' after all.....hmm that might not work because they might just decide to stay home with their family and not tour at all with no financial incentive to tour.......

nobody can bring me down, i just got my 96 old pearl jam bootlegs in the mail today from recent ebay purchase!!

stranger34

so some new PJ defenses I've seen here
1. If you've ever DLed anything PJ related for free you can't complain
2. If you live in NY you can't complan
3. And most intriguing - the supply and demand defense. I love how the PJ lemmings are now raving little economists... because the demand is so much greater now than at other points in their history when they did keep prices down :roll: - granted there are less shows, but they are also semi-touring more frequently than they ever did.

SolarWorld

stranger34 wrote:

so some new PJ defenses I've seen here
1. If you've ever DLed anything PJ related for free you can't complain
2. If you live in NY you can't complan
3. And most intriguing - the supply and demand defense. I love how the PJ lemmings are now raving little economists... because the demand is so much greater now than at other points in their history when they did keep prices down :roll: - granted there are less shows, but they are also semi-touring more frequently than they ever did.

Pearl Jam hates you and wants your kids pennies.

dimitrispearljam

there is only one solution to this
10c put double prices to the one bitching about the prices and give free tickets to the ones are ok with ticket prices..all will be happy ..the first ones will have double reason to continue bitching and the rest will continue be positive and happy.. :roll: :roll:

Predaking

Eggs are no longer $0.99 a dozen, gas is not $0.89 a gallon, milk is has not been $1.99 a gallon in forever. You see where this is going? The tix I bought for Philly last year were expensive, yes. However, did you see what the service fees were for that? Unbelievable. It'd be different if I went to a box office and someone had to physically print the tickets up. However, in this world of electronic commerce, trying to charge more than $2 for the privilege of buying a ticket is preposterous!

I'm sorry, but this is just how it is. We're all older, and this is what happens. It's a shame, since once ticket prices hit $100+, I'm going to have serious reservations about going. Is a show still worth $100. I think so. However, as a responsible parent, is it $100 that might be better spent for the good of my family?

This debate will never, ever end. If you think the tickets are too expensive, don't buy them. It's that simple. There are plenty of people that will have no reservations doing so. I'd love a copy of Yield or No Code on vinyl. However, I'm not paying the $60 plus on ebay for it. There are plenty of people that will.

joe2468

Predaking wrote:

Eggs are no longer $0.99 a dozen, gas is not $0.89 a gallon, milk is has not been $1.99 a gallon in forever. You see where this is going? The tix I bought for Philly last year were expensive, yes. However, did you see what the service fees were for that? Unbelievable. It'd be different if I went to a box office and someone had to physically print the tickets up. However, in this world of electronic commerce, trying to charge more than $2 for the privilege of buying a ticket is preposterous!

I'm sorry, but this is just how it is. We're all older, and this is what happens. It's a shame, since once ticket prices hit $100+, I'm going to have serious reservations about going. Is a show still worth $100. I think so. However, as a responsible parent, is it $100 that might be better spent for the good of my family?

This debate will never, ever end. If you think the tickets are too expensive, don't buy them. It's that simple. There are plenty of people that will have no reservations doing so. I'd love a copy of Yield or No Code on vinyl. However, I'm not paying the $60 plus on ebay for it. There are plenty of people that will.

you my friend might be the smartest person on the boards............ im being honest .. every tour every sale they have people find the way to bitch about the price of it ....i find it very funny that people DONT REALIZE that the price of eggs have gone up...they will pay $5 for a cup of coffie at starbucks when you could get a better cup for .99 at your local deli .........

Gern Blansten

Bootlegrider wrote:

So you think I can get some money back for my tickets?

didn't you just buy them? why did you fucking buy them if you want your money back?

jesus you people fuck up my brain