For the same price you could see all of Pearl Jam. So why such a expensive ticket for Eddie? How much was the West coast tour per ticket? What happened with keeping ticket cost down?
It's not like you're paying $15 per member of the band.
It's a show for $75. That's what they are especially for a place where every seat is golden.
yeah but let's be real. Eddie (or anyone) solo with just an acoustic guitar isn't worth what a full-on band is.
$75 plus additional fees for an Eddie show is very expensive if you ask me. I'm sure he puts on a great show. I've heard the Berkley boot. But $75? that's a lot for just a guy with a guitar.
This must be Ed's way to keep things even-keeled. When Vitalogy was flying off the shelves, you can say things like "We're for the little guy" and try to keep ticket prices low. but when you haven't had a platinum album in 10 years, you need to get paid some way.
Every show will sellout in minutes...which will justify the $90 ticket prices for the next Pearl Jam tour.
I'd gladly pay $75 bucks to see ed solo or Pearl jam but I live in Texas which they haven't played a show in in 5 years. :(
Texas has tons of small venues Ed could play at.
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The Ridglea in Ft worth would be another great place
not too familiar with small venues in Austin or San Antone but I know there are some just don't know the names of some smaller ones.
Ya it doesn't make any sense that these tickets are more than PJ tickets. The cost of production is way less and there is less road crew to pay and the rental of a theatre is way less than an arena. Ed and Ed's management need to explain this!!!
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For the same price you could see all of Pearl Jam. So why such a expensive ticket for Eddie? How much was the West coast tour per ticket? What happened with keeping ticket cost down?
Not bad since the shows will be in smaller venues...
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For that kind of venue, there is NO hesitation for me to jump on these tickets.
I think its completly reasonable.
Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
If you like the Ed solo pre-set songs... then, go. You can pretty much catch up on all of them with one show.
And if you like the music from 'Into The Wild'... then, go. This is pretty much the only chance you'll get to hear them live.
If you are indifferent to both of the above... then, save your money.
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One show is sufficient... but, if you do decide to go... make sure you catch Liam Finn's set. Really great.
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Ya it doesn't make any sense that these tickets are more than PJ tickets. The cost of production is way less and there is less road crew to pay and the rental of a theatre is way less than an arena. Ed and Ed's management need to explain this!!!
keep in mind eV will likely reward his crew, as he did during the April Fools tour, by flying them from city to city as opposed to having them take a crew bus and will again, likely, put them up in the same hotel he's staying at (was the Four Seasons in Vancouver). it's not cheap when you add it all up
also worth mentioning, eV will again likely also be donating a portion of the tour's earnings to the WM3 defense fund and perhaps another cause or two as he did during the April Fools tour.
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yeah but let's be real. Eddie (or anyone) solo with just an acoustic guitar isn't worth what a full-on band is.
$75 plus additional fees for an Eddie show is very expensive if you ask me. I'm sure he puts on a great show. I've heard the Berkley boot. But $75? that's a lot for just a guy with a guitar.
This must be Ed's way to keep things even-keeled. When Vitalogy was flying off the shelves, you can say things like "We're for the little guy" and try to keep ticket prices low. but when you haven't had a platinum album in 10 years, you need to get paid some way.
Every show will sellout in minutes...which will justify the $90 ticket prices for the next Pearl Jam tour.
I still feel like you're not paying for who is on the stage but the quality of music. It's your decision to decide if the music of Ed solo is worth the same as Ed and Pearl Jam. I feel that it is and that sort of venue.
If Ed charged $40 a ticket on the grounds that his band isn't with him, it'd be like he is saying "I'm worth 40, the rest of the guys are worth 35." But I don't think the comparison to a Pearl Jam ticket goes into the decision making into the price of an Ed solo. He feels like his show, in an intimate setting is worth $75. If you don't feel like that exchange is good or of equal value, then you are not forced to buy it. If people buy it, then they are obviously saying that it is worth it, so obviously Ed is going to charge the highest price possible that still sells.
People, it's a theater show. Seating is limited. Therefore, prices are higher.
It's a show for $75. That's pretty much what things cost nowadays. If you don't buy it, someone else will. Supply and demand.
Try having to pay close to $200 from a, gulp, scalper to get into the LA Ed show (as I had to do for night 1 there). Or not going at all (as I did for night 2).
Also ... people say, "it's not worth it for just a guy with a guitar." I'll tell you, the Ed show I saw was better than some of the full-band PJ shows I've seen. It all depends on what you like.
everybody wants the most they can possibly get
for the least they could possibly do
Ya it doesn't make any sense that these tickets are more than PJ tickets. The cost of production is way less and there is less road crew to pay and the rental of a theatre is way less than an arena. Ed and Ed's management need to explain this!!!
If people buy it, then they are obviously saying that it is worth it, so obviously Ed is going to charge the highest price possible that still sells.
I just truly believe that his whole "I'm for the little guy" deal over the years was an act. He's about money. and that's fine because most of us are too. but I feel a bit duped.
I just truly believe that his whole "I'm for the little guy" deal over the years was an act. He's about money. and that's fine because most of us are too. but I feel a bit duped.
I think that's being a bit unfair. It's not like $75 is overly expensive or even a little bit. It's pretty average nowadays, so to say "he's about money" is a little extreme. The reason prices were so low back in the day was because the fanbase was teenagers and that core demographic. Obviously PJ hasn't really reached out to this demographic nowadays, and its fanbase from way back when has grown up. Now they are adults and so it should be assumed that they don't need to be looked out for anymore by low ticket prices. Throw in inflation / production values you get the price of today.
I just truly believe that his whole "I'm for the little guy" deal over the years was an act. He's about money. and that's fine because most of us are too. but I feel a bit duped.
If Ed and the gang are really "about money" -- they sure left a lot of it on the table over the years.
Maybe it was all part of an ingenious plan to one day -- gasp! -- charge $75 to see him play solo. The bastard!
Seriously, these dudes charged $18 for concerts back in the day when they could have charged 10 times that and still sold out some of these places. I think their credentials are well established by now
everybody wants the most they can possibly get
for the least they could possibly do
Ya it doesn't make any sense that these tickets are more than PJ tickets. The cost of production is way less and there is less road crew to pay and the rental of a theatre is way less than an arena. Ed and Ed's management need to explain this!!!
No offense, but as a musician and performer, it is much harder to play a solo show like EV's. You are it, nobody else on stage. All the pressure is on you and you alone, and the songs he plays and sings are difficult ones. With PJ, he only sings on alot of them, and if he messes up a guitar part, it's likely no one hears it over Stone, Mike, Matt and Jeff. When you mess up by yourself, everybody hears it. At this point, Eddie could do alot of PJ songs in his sleep, but I bet he has to practice his ass off to do these solo shows....my conclusion that $75 is way fair for the amount of effort he has to put into getting ready for those gigs.
Of course there are expenses involved with touring, but the ticket price here is based on perceived demand. Eddie is at a point where he can charge a premium, and it seems like most of us will gladly pay it.
I just truly believe that his whole "I'm for the little guy" deal over the years was an act. He's about money. and that's fine because most of us are too. but I feel a bit duped.
Ok, seriously...where is the emoticon that has a little person banging their head against a wall.
How much do you think it costs to rent out a theatre??
How much to pay not only Ed's crew but the union guys at every venue.
Or to pay for him to get there.
Get real everyone...he is not trying to screw you...get over it.
Please.
Thank you.
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And I don't feel right when you're gone away
People, it's a theater show. Seating is limited. Therefore, prices are higher.
It's a show for $75. That's pretty much what things cost nowadays. If you don't buy it, someone else will. Supply and demand.
Try having to pay close to $200 from a, gulp, scalper to get into the LA Ed show (as I had to do for night 1 there). Or not going at all (as I did for night 2).
Also ... people say, "it's not worth it for just a guy with a guitar." I'll tell you, the Ed show I saw was better than some of the full-band PJ shows I've seen. It all depends on what you like.
i was gonna tell the whiners for fuck off but you said it much better than i could
Ok, seriously...where is the emoticon that has a little person banging their head against a wall.
How much do you think it costs to rent out a theatre??
How much to pay not only Ed's crew but the union guys at every venue.
Or to pay for him to get there.
Get real everyone...he is not trying to screw you...get over it.
Please.
Thank you.
I hope they decide not to go because of prices....better chance of me getting tickets
If a man speaks in a forest and there is no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong?
If Ed and the gang are really "about money" -- they sure left a lot of it on the table over the years.
Maybe it was all part of an ingenious plan to one day -- gasp! -- charge $75 to see him play solo. The bastard!
Seriously, these dudes charged $18 for concerts back in the day when they could have charged 10 times that and still sold out some of these places. I think their credentials are well established by now
they charged $18 for concerts when their albums were flying off the shelves. but now that they haven't gone platinum since '98, the prices keep going up. over_bends noted inflation as a factor. I disagree. the ticket prices for the 2003 tour was $37. five years later they've doubled. you said it yourself, they sure left a lot of money on the table over the years. I agree...and they're trying to get some of it back.
I just truly believe that his whole "I'm for the little guy" deal over the years was an act. He's about money. and that's fine because most of us are too. but I feel a bit duped.
You're being irrational. Selling even 2,000 tickets at $75 each is still way less than selling 12,000 tickets at $65 each. Do the math. These shows aren't making Ed as much money as usual.
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It's a show for $75. That's what they are especially for a place where every seat is golden.
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Yeah, because Jeff is worth WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY more than $15!
yeah but let's be real. Eddie (or anyone) solo with just an acoustic guitar isn't worth what a full-on band is.
$75 plus additional fees for an Eddie show is very expensive if you ask me. I'm sure he puts on a great show. I've heard the Berkley boot. But $75? that's a lot for just a guy with a guitar.
This must be Ed's way to keep things even-keeled. When Vitalogy was flying off the shelves, you can say things like "We're for the little guy" and try to keep ticket prices low. but when you haven't had a platinum album in 10 years, you need to get paid some way.
Every show will sellout in minutes...which will justify the $90 ticket prices for the next Pearl Jam tour.
Pearl Jam bootlegs:
http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
Texas has tons of small venues Ed could play at.
Verizon wireless in Houston
The Ridglea in Ft worth would be another great place
not too familiar with small venues in Austin or San Antone but I know there are some just don't know the names of some smaller ones.
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pfft...that's nothing! It's $4.96 here in San Diego.
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Not bad since the shows will be in smaller venues...
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I think its completly reasonable.
And if you like the music from 'Into The Wild'... then, go. This is pretty much the only chance you'll get to hear them live.
If you are indifferent to both of the above... then, save your money.
...
One show is sufficient... but, if you do decide to go... make sure you catch Liam Finn's set. Really great.
Hail, Hail!!!
keep in mind eV will likely reward his crew, as he did during the April Fools tour, by flying them from city to city as opposed to having them take a crew bus and will again, likely, put them up in the same hotel he's staying at (was the Four Seasons in Vancouver). it's not cheap when you add it all up
also worth mentioning, eV will again likely also be donating a portion of the tour's earnings to the WM3 defense fund and perhaps another cause or two as he did during the April Fools tour.
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I still feel like you're not paying for who is on the stage but the quality of music. It's your decision to decide if the music of Ed solo is worth the same as Ed and Pearl Jam. I feel that it is and that sort of venue.
If Ed charged $40 a ticket on the grounds that his band isn't with him, it'd be like he is saying "I'm worth 40, the rest of the guys are worth 35." But I don't think the comparison to a Pearl Jam ticket goes into the decision making into the price of an Ed solo. He feels like his show, in an intimate setting is worth $75. If you don't feel like that exchange is good or of equal value, then you are not forced to buy it. If people buy it, then they are obviously saying that it is worth it, so obviously Ed is going to charge the highest price possible that still sells.
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2006
It's a show for $75. That's pretty much what things cost nowadays. If you don't buy it, someone else will. Supply and demand.
Try having to pay close to $200 from a, gulp, scalper to get into the LA Ed show (as I had to do for night 1 there). Or not going at all (as I did for night 2).
Also ... people say, "it's not worth it for just a guy with a guitar." I'll tell you, the Ed show I saw was better than some of the full-band PJ shows I've seen. It all depends on what you like.
for the least they could possibly do
The potential gross is also way less.
What are you, an accountant?! :rolleyes:
I just truly believe that his whole "I'm for the little guy" deal over the years was an act. He's about money. and that's fine because most of us are too. but I feel a bit duped.
Pearl Jam bootlegs:
http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
I think that's being a bit unfair. It's not like $75 is overly expensive or even a little bit. It's pretty average nowadays, so to say "he's about money" is a little extreme. The reason prices were so low back in the day was because the fanbase was teenagers and that core demographic. Obviously PJ hasn't really reached out to this demographic nowadays, and its fanbase from way back when has grown up. Now they are adults and so it should be assumed that they don't need to be looked out for anymore by low ticket prices. Throw in inflation / production values you get the price of today.
3 Decibels Doubles the Volume
2006
If Ed and the gang are really "about money" -- they sure left a lot of it on the table over the years.
Maybe it was all part of an ingenious plan to one day -- gasp! -- charge $75 to see him play solo. The bastard!
Seriously, these dudes charged $18 for concerts back in the day when they could have charged 10 times that and still sold out some of these places. I think their credentials are well established by now
for the least they could possibly do
No offense, but as a musician and performer, it is much harder to play a solo show like EV's. You are it, nobody else on stage. All the pressure is on you and you alone, and the songs he plays and sings are difficult ones. With PJ, he only sings on alot of them, and if he messes up a guitar part, it's likely no one hears it over Stone, Mike, Matt and Jeff. When you mess up by yourself, everybody hears it. At this point, Eddie could do alot of PJ songs in his sleep, but I bet he has to practice his ass off to do these solo shows....my conclusion that $75 is way fair for the amount of effort he has to put into getting ready for those gigs.
Why yes, I am!
Of course there are expenses involved with touring, but the ticket price here is based on perceived demand. Eddie is at a point where he can charge a premium, and it seems like most of us will gladly pay it.
Ok, seriously...where is the emoticon that has a little person banging their head against a wall.
How much do you think it costs to rent out a theatre??
How much to pay not only Ed's crew but the union guys at every venue.
Or to pay for him to get there.
Get real everyone...he is not trying to screw you...get over it.
Please.
Thank you.
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
i was gonna tell the whiners for fuck off but you said it much better than i could
Neil Young solo started at $150 at Massy Hall
they charged $18 for concerts when their albums were flying off the shelves. but now that they haven't gone platinum since '98, the prices keep going up. over_bends noted inflation as a factor. I disagree. the ticket prices for the 2003 tour was $37. five years later they've doubled. you said it yourself, they sure left a lot of money on the table over the years. I agree...and they're trying to get some of it back.
Pearl Jam bootlegs:
http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
You're being irrational. Selling even 2,000 tickets at $75 each is still way less than selling 12,000 tickets at $65 each. Do the math. These shows aren't making Ed as much money as usual.