Is it me or is $75 for a solo ticket expensive?

pkh43

way to expensive

distantsun

i don't think $75 is a lot for a show at a lot of these more intimate, special venues. i think what we should be looking at is what we're getting for the $75.

apologies in advance to those who will surely freak about this.

Vedderman51

BrainOfJD wrote:

things that have gotten more expensive that Eddie has to buy when he tours:

-Gas
-Wine
-Weed
-Rogaine

A dollar just doesn't go as far as it used to.

Rogaine! ha ha ha ha

fanch75

distantsun wrote:

i don't think $75 is a lot for a show at a lot of these more intimate, special venues. i think what we should be looking at is what we're getting for the $75.

apologies in advance to those who will surely freak about this.

$75 isn't enough for a Jamily Poster on ebay or expressobeans.com!!!!

The Champ

It was $65 only a few months ago in April, but I guess Ed struggled to make ends meet and had to bump it up ..

EasyE

$150 plus add-ons for two tickets to a solo, intimate E.V. show is fair given Vedder's fame and the high ticket demand in major cities.

But, most longtime Vedder and Pearl Jam fans recall the days of reasonable ticket prices and the band's heroic effort to battle T. Master. That battle and the former reasonable Pearl Jam ticket prices were pretty sweet. Felt like the band cared about the average middle-class fan.

Take that feeling and add in the staggering inflation of the prices for basic goods and you've got a recipe for fan anger. I think that anger is fair too.

Thirdly, the $75-plus price sort of undercuts Vedder's authenticity on songs like "Millworker."

My point: I can accept the price but it is a serious buzz kill and diminishes Vedder a bit.

Jeffspearl

AmentsChick wrote:

Yeah, because Jeff is worth WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY more than $15!

True dat, sister!

distantsun

this is such a ridiculous debate. it's 2008. he is a huge fucking star. he is not playing for college kids.

is it worth $75 to you?

that is the *real* question here.

Red Burrito

red mos wrote:

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.
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.

But, Ed does not do any George Strait covers does he?

fanch75

EasyE wrote:

But, most longtime Vedder and Pearl Jam fans recall the days of reasonable ticket prices and the band's heroic effort to battle T. Master. That battle and the former reasonable Pearl Jam ticket prices were pretty sweet. Felt like the band cared about the average middle-class fan.

You are right! That EV of 1994 is gone, dead, RIP. I find it hilarious when Vedder lectures us in concert about "Green Disease" etc etc when he's after a buck just as much as anybody. I'm not saying that'd good or bad, it just is what it is. It's even more hilarious when Jamily try to wrap today's Ed in 1994 clothing, saying he's still that way when he's clearly not.

Vedder is not some hippie, "above" the whole making shitloads of green thing. They are closer to U2 at this point and people need to accept that.

As far as this tour's prices, EV is a legend, and apparently he knows it and is charging this because he can. And like someone else said, this will justify the $90 tickets for the next PJ tour.

distantsun

fanch, stop egging them on!!!

The Champ

distantsun wrote:

this is such a ridiculous debate. it's 2008. he is a huge fucking star. he is not playing for college kids.

is it worth $75 to you?

that is the *real* question here.

Personally, I'm okay with it, just interesting how 'leg 2' a couple of months later all of a sudden costs $10 more..perhaps due to the addition of backup singers?

Eddie Vedder April Fools Tour

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Eddie Vedder will embark on a small, west coast, solo tour beginning April 2nd in Vancouver, BC and ending April 15th in San Diego, CA (full list of tour dates below).


Ten Club pre-sale tickets will go up for purchase on
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2008. There are a very limited amount of tickets, so once sold out through
the Ten Club, your next available chance to purchase tickets will be during
the public on-sale.

Tickets for the general public will go on sale on Friday, February 22nd at
10am* PST through http://www.ticketmaster.com and all Ticketmaster outlets. (*Note:
Santa Barbara goes on sale Friday, February 29th at 10am PST).

Fan Club members active as of Feb. 14th will qualify for the 10c pre-sale.
Due to the limited amount of fan club tickets available only US and Canadian
members will qualify for the pre-sale. We apologize to our overseas members!

Two (2) tickets per member only. No single tickets. Ten Club tickets for the
EV tour will NOT be seniority based. Tickets will be held in priority
locations, but seat allocation will be chosen at random. The base ticket
price for all shows is $65 per ticket, plus additional venue and handling
fees.

fanch75

I'm hoping for a Boom action figure. The limited edition comes with a big screen behind him that says "Unnecessary."

distantsun

The Champ wrote:

Personally, I'm okay with it, just interesting how 'leg 2' a couple of months later all of a sudden costs $10 more..perhaps due to the addition of backup singers?

Eddie Vedder April Fools Tour

---

Eddie Vedder will embark on a small, west coast, solo tour beginning April 2nd in Vancouver, BC and ending April 15th in San Diego, CA (full list of tour dates below).


Ten Club pre-sale tickets will go up for purchase on
http://www.tenclub.net/goods/ beginning at 10am PST on Monday, February 18,
2008. There are a very limited amount of tickets, so once sold out through
the Ten Club, your next available chance to purchase tickets will be during
the public on-sale.

Tickets for the general public will go on sale on Friday, February 22nd at
10am* PST through http://www.ticketmaster.com and all Ticketmaster outlets. (*Note:
Santa Barbara goes on sale Friday, February 29th at 10am PST).

Fan Club members active as of Feb. 14th will qualify for the 10c pre-sale.
Due to the limited amount of fan club tickets available only US and Canadian
members will qualify for the pre-sale. We apologize to our overseas members!

Two (2) tickets per member only. No single tickets. Ten Club tickets for the
EV tour will NOT be seniority based. Tickets will be held in priority
locations, but seat allocation will be chosen at random. The base ticket
price for all shows is $65 per ticket, plus additional venue and handling
fees.

i think that 1) ten dollars is not a big deal, certainly not enough money to warrant the suspicion of some sort of scheme and 2) everything on the east coast costs more.

The Champ

distantsun wrote:

i think that 1) ten dollars is not a big deal, certainly not enough money to warrant the suspicion of some sort of scheme and 2) everything on the east coast costs more.

Thank you for the clarification ..

BrainOfJD

It feels very uncomfortable to pay close to $100 to stand in a room full of drunk middle-class white people and sing along to EV's protest songs about war and poverty.

"We hate the war! We hate it so much, we're giving our money to... the beer vendors and EV's retirement fund!"

fanch75

BrainOfJD wrote:

It feels very uncomfortable to pay close to $100 to stand in a room full of drunk middle-class white people and sing along to EV's protest songs about war and poverty.

"We hate the war! We hate it so much, we're giving our money to... the beer vendors and EV's retirement fund!"

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LOLzzzzzz!!!!

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BBQ

beachdweller

Red Mosqito wrote:

Berkeley II was incredible!!! I'd snap that 180gram vinyl up in a minute if it was offered (wishful thinking). What's goin' on mR. 'Dweller?? Did you hit up any of the East coast shows by chance??

Hoping for a West coast announcement in a month or two...!!

Hope all is goin' well bro!

Gonna be movin' to the south, south side of SJ in about 3 weeks so we should try and hook up one evening soon.

Peace,

RM

I went to the DC show, and my companies IR conference is in Boston, I get in town at 3pm Friday, AUG 1st. So I'm going to see Ed again, lol. I few of my peers from work are going also.

Yeah, give me a ring, I'm in Campbell, a block off of San Thomas and Hamilton.

beachdweller

I changed my mind, YES, $75 is too much, everyone stay home, I'll go and take the $75 hit for all of us. Just Ed singing "No More" and me in the audience blaring the chorus back to him

your friend,

beachdweller

Jason P

If you are still in school, $75 is a lot.

That said, I'm not in school and have a job, so I will see you at the Chicago shows.