i don't mind the prices, but.....

1STmammal2wearPants

why aren't they tiered like most bands of their stature? i understand top tickets being 79.50 plus fees, but 90 bucks with all fees for the worst nosebleed seat at an arena seems pretty steep to me.....

I couldn't care less since I got 10c seats, but i'd be hard-pressed to find anyone defending why they couldn't set aside a couple thousand 50 dollar seats.....

P-Town-P-Jam-Fan

Its a good point. Having mutiple pricing tiers makes scalping tickets much harder.

snipes824

yeah i am bringing my friends to these shows. one of them it is going to be his first PJ show. and he's paying 90 bucks to be in section 417 behind the stage. he's like dammmnnn man almost a hundo for nosebleed AND behind the stage. those should be less.

blondieblue227

unless people stop buying tickets all together......for all artists nothing will change.
oh except prices.
they will continue to rise.

Fahka

blondieblue227 wrote:

unless people stop buying tickets all together......for all artists nothing will change.
oh except prices.
they will continue to rise.

yep , you speak the truth dear! As long as theirs fuckers willing to pay the price.. we'll continue to be taken advantage of..

1STmammal2wearPants

blondieblue227 wrote:

unless people stop buying tickets all together......for all artists nothing will change.
oh except prices.
they will continue to rise.

i'm not talking about rising tickets. i'm talking about a 90 dollar front row floor seat having the same monetary value as the worst seat at the top of the balcony.

BM42909

I view ticket prices and concerts like I view going to church: as long as you're present and have your soul into it, it doesn't matter where you sit. The price is negligible. The experience is worth the sacrifice.

Party on, Wayne. Party on, Garth.

CJMST3K

1STmammal2wearPants wrote:

blondieblue227 wrote:

unless people stop buying tickets all together......for all artists nothing will change.
oh except prices.
they will continue to rise.

i'm not talking about rising tickets. i'm talking about a 90 dollar front row floor seat having the same monetary value as the worst seat at the top of the balcony.

They could go to an auction-only based system, where people will bid whatever they're willing to pay. This way people who bid $2000 per ticket will get front row, and people who bid $28 will get the 400 section. But I wouldn't want to hang out with a bunch of people with $2000 to spend per ticket. :?

100 Pacer

1STmammal2wearPants wrote:

why aren't they tiered like most bands of their stature? i understand top tickets being 79.50 plus fees, but 90 bucks with all fees for the worst nosebleed seat at an arena seems pretty steep to me.....

I couldn't care less since I got 10c seats, but i'd be hard-pressed to find anyone defending why they couldn't set aside a couple thousand 50 dollar seats.....

a simple search with Ticketmaster will reveal that ticket prices are indeed tiered for the upcoming shows, with "nosebleed" seats far cheaper than the figure you suggested above.

LloydXmas

I don't get why people Bitch about ticket prices.

No ones forcing you to buy them. If you don't like the price/seat location don't buy em.

1STmammal2wearPants

100 Pacer wrote:

1STmammal2wearPants wrote:

why aren't they tiered like most bands of their stature? i understand top tickets being 79.50 plus fees, but 90 bucks with all fees for the worst nosebleed seat at an arena seems pretty steep to me.....

I couldn't care less since I got 10c seats, but i'd be hard-pressed to find anyone defending why they couldn't set aside a couple thousand 50 dollar seats.....

a simple search with Ticketmaster will reveal that ticket prices are indeed tiered for the upcoming shows, with "nosebleed" seats far cheaper than the figure you suggested above.

some of the shows, yeah....not all of them.....

grizaham

Tickets are CHEAP!
Indy lawn seats are $32 including all the fees!
Checked for Tom Petty tix at Bridgestone and they are $150 a piece!
Come on peeeeeeps..

;-)

1STmammal2wearPants

BabaBooey1979 wrote:

I don't get why people Bitch about ticket prices.

No ones forcing you to buy them. If you don't like the price/seat location don't buy em.

no one's bitching about anything. and this isn't a ticket price thread regarding them being too high, because i don't think the maximum value is. i'm wondering why a balcony seat at 90 bucks costs the same as a front row floor seat. valid question, no? PJ is my favorite band in the world and i've been following them for 8 years now.....if someone posts an ounce of negativity it's called "bitching" on here......that's bitching if i ever saw it.....someone bitching about other people's questions....

snipes824

BabaBooey1979 wrote:

I don't get why people Bitch about ticket prices.

No ones forcing you to buy them. If you don't like the price/seat location don't buy em.

stupid and dense.

dimitrispearljam

why ticketmaster to do that?they dont care, if u have good view or not.,,they book pearl jam they give the money pj wants,the pay msg pay promotion,and stuff and they take their money too ..they say for this happen and take the profit we want a ticket cost 92 $..they dont give a shit..they are the big company..10c- pearl jam make a deal,they arent the company for sale ticket concert.they make their profit too,but ticketmaster do the restg...from the other hand ten club,even for a few tickets give the best seat in the house to their fans ..and here we are with...why now u dont bitching??..

LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun

BabaBooey1979 wrote:

I don't get why people Bitch about ticket prices.

No ones forcing you to buy them. If you don't like the price/seat location don't buy em.

so no one should even talk about it? do you confront problems in your life by immediately quitting? i ask question and bring up concerns. thats crazy i know. i should just keep my damn mouth shut and move on!

BM42909 wrote:

I view ticket prices and concerts like I view going to church: as long as you're present and have your soul into it, it doesn't matter where you sit. The price is negligible. The experience is worth the sacrifice.

Party on, Wayne. Party on, Garth.

i like concerts, but i dont view them as a religious service. seats matter.

LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun

i think they meant well with the flat rate for tickets, but it doesnt work anymore, since they are not trying to keep ticket prices down now. a tiered system works better. the way it is now, they are basically subsidizing front row tickets with back row money.

dimitrispearljam

i understand people here talking about prices,,but please understand...its ticketmaster make the call here..
pj is a band and 10c the way to connect the band with the fans,they just make their music company..ticketmaster is is a huge company...10c is a company of 4-5 -10 people..ticketmaster has 10 people to bring coffes to the other that working

CJMST3K

dimitrispearljam wrote:

why ticketmaster to do that?they dont care,,,they book pearl jam they give the money pj wants,the pay msg pay promotion,and stuff and they take their money too ..they say for this happen and take the profit we want a ticket cost 92 $..they dont give a shit..they are the big company..10c- pearl jam make a deal,they arent the company for sale ticket concert.they make their profit too,but ticketmaster do the restg...from the other hand ten club,even for a few tickets give the best seat in the house to their fans ..and here we are with...why now u dont bitching??..

additional make pearl jam deal by live nation. pay pearl jam why $1,200,000 per night if $250,000 they not make? but for money less far away, the higher price for close.

(sorry dimitri, had to )

snipes824

CJMST3K wrote:

dimitrispearljam wrote:

why ticketmaster to do that?they dont care,,,they book pearl jam they give the money pj wants,the pay msg pay promotion,and stuff and they take their money too ..they say for this happen and take the profit we want a ticket cost 92 $..they dont give a shit..they are the big company..10c- pearl jam make a deal,they arent the company for sale ticket concert.they make their profit too,but ticketmaster do the restg...from the other hand ten club,even for a few tickets give the best seat in the house to their fans ..and here we are with...why now u dont bitching??..

additional make pearl jam deal by live nation. pay pearl jam why $1,200,000 per night if $250,000 they not make? but for money less far away, the higher price for close.

(sorry dimitri, had to )

lol yeah i was going to say something but figured i wouldn't be a dick. if i ever tried to speak greek i would sound a lot shittier than that.

blondieblue227

1STmammal2wearPants wrote:

i'm not talking about rising tickets. i'm talking about a 90 dollar front row floor seat having the same monetary value as the worst seat at the top of the balcony.

So I’m going to show my ignorance here.
That price is the 10c price right?
Why would 10c get a far away seat?
I thought 10c had the close seats?

CJMST3K

dimitrispearljam wrote:

i understand people here talking about prices,,but please understand...its ticketmaster make the call here..

The band can tell the promoter they don't mind tiered pricing. I'm sure the promoter would LOVE to do it!

I personally very much respect a band who hasn't done tiered pricing.

...and subsidizing the front row with the back row? The same could be said for any flat ticket price.

dimitrispearljam

CJMST3K wrote:

dimitrispearljam wrote:

why ticketmaster to do that?they dont care,,,they book pearl jam they give the money pj wants,the pay msg pay promotion,and stuff and they take their money too ..they say for this happen and take the profit we want a ticket cost 92 $..they dont give a shit..they are the big company..10c- pearl jam make a deal,they arent the company for sale ticket concert.they make their profit too,but ticketmaster do the restg...from the other hand ten club,even for a few tickets give the best seat in the house to their fans ..and here we are with...why now u dont bitching??..

additional make pearl jam deal by live nation. pay pearl jam why $1,200,000 per night if $250,000 they not make? but for money less far away, the higher price for close.

(sorry dimitri, had to )

u are wellcome my friend shit,,im like that..i lof off :roll:

dimitrispearljam

snipes824 wrote:

lol yeah i was going to say something but figured i wouldn't be a dick. if i ever tried to speak greek i would sound a lot shittier than that.

dont worry ,u can post whatever u want,,u will not be a dick..the good is that u try to read my Greekglish post

LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun

CJMST3K wrote:

dimitrispearljam wrote:

i understand people here talking about prices,,but please understand...its ticketmaster make the call here..

...and subsidizing the front row with the back row? The same could be said for any flat ticket price.

thats true, but it made more sense to do it that way when tix were half what they are now.

Jeanwah

The band initially wanted all seats the the same price, back in their anti-expensive ticket years, because they felt that all fans should be able to experience the concert without those in better seats to have to pay more, just because they're sitting closer. Hence, the one price for all.

But now that the band's tickets are expensive, this philosophy works backwards. Not many fans (who aren't hardcore) will want to purchase those tickets in back for $80+. PJ should really think of ALL of their fans by bringing back the affordable, tiered pricing for tickets. It's a very reasonable request!!!

dimitrispearljam

CJMST3K wrote:

dimitrispearljam wrote:

i understand people here talking about prices,,but please understand...its ticketmaster make the call here..

The band can tell the promoter they don't mind tiered pricing. I'm sure the promoter would LOVE to do it!

I personally very much respect a band who hasn't done tiered pricing.

...and subsidizing the front row with the back row? The same could be said for any flat ticket price.

i guess the people make the deal isnt the band but some manager..and they go like that..thats the money we want,,we want this number and those seats in the house,we sell our merch in 2-3 stands,..guess thats why 10c tix are a little more expensive..im pretty sure the other side say to the band manager that msg tix is 79$...and with the fees u see what happen..92...96.5 for international buyer...4.5 couse i was born in an other country..actually..for me is so clear...u want something?u pay..simple as that....u want a tv?u go to a store and buy the new model of sony 42" noone will start to say.its not fare ,what prices is that,last year was another price or anything like that...u pay..u buy..thats the market.,would be better to see them for free..
or maybe is just me..for see them i need to travel,pay,flight,hotel,train.so the price of the tix seems cheap..

blondieblue227

Jeanwah wrote:

The band initially wanted all seats the the same price, back in their anti-expensive ticket years, because they felt that all fans should be able to experience the concert without those in better seats to have to pay more, just because they're sitting closer. Hence, the one price for all.

But now that the band's tickets are expensive, this philosophy works backwards. Not many fans (who aren't hardcore) will want to purchase those tickets in back for $80+. PJ should really think of ALL of their fans by bringing back the affordable, tiered pricing for tickets. It's a very reasonable request!!!

well that's a horse of a different color!

thanks for posting that Jeanwah.

Makes me side with fans that say pj principles have change. Then the counter argument is all people change.

But that really shows it. man….do they even realize?


but i still don't understand please clue me in.
i thought 10c always got the close seats?

dimitrispearljam

blondieblue227 wrote:

but i still don't understand please clue me in.
i thought 10c always got the close seats?

yes

Jeanwah

blondieblue227 wrote:

Jeanwah wrote:

The band initially wanted all seats the the same price, back in their anti-expensive ticket years, because they felt that all fans should be able to experience the concert without those in better seats to have to pay more, just because they're sitting closer. Hence, the one price for all.

But now that the band's tickets are expensive, this philosophy works backwards. Not many fans (who aren't hardcore) will want to purchase those tickets in back for $80+. PJ should really think of ALL of their fans by bringing back the affordable, tiered pricing for tickets. It's a very reasonable request!!!

well that's a horse of a different color!

thanks for posting that Jeanwah.

Makes me side with fans that say pj principles have change. Then the counter argument is all people change.

But that really shows it. man….do they even realize?


but i still don't understand please clue me in.
i thought 10c always got the close seats?

10c has always had the best seats, but I specifically recall that the reason that they never offered the tiered prices back during their fight for cheaper ticket prices was that they didn't believe in charging certain fans more because they sat closer...that everyone deserved to experience the music no matter who you were or where you sat...at the same cheap price.

blondieblue227

If 10c does get the closest seats then I don’t really understand the premise of this thread.
But don’t my little blonde head stop this thread.

From reading what Jeanwah posted if pj wanted all prices to be the same to stay true to that, ok… but lower them so you can stay true to your credo of ‘any man’ affordable tickets.

Pearl jam is a buncha hypocrites if you ask me. but we keep buying the tickets. So what does that say about us?

We are all part of the machine!