10 club is awesome.
I would even go so far as to say the PRICES through ten club are great. Tickets are reasonable compared to most other big bands, boots are available quickly and cheaply, EV tix are cheap compared to other bands that play these venues. They COULD charge a hell of a lot more for everything and make shitloads of money but they don't.
Once again, I say - Niel Young at Massey Hall, Toronto last year, tickets started at $200+ on his own website - and I'm sure he wasn't making a tonn of profit even at that price- It takes a lot to pay the roadies, band, travel, gas and food for all, minus the fee for playing at the venue - I'll bet Eddie is treating his crew and family well on this solo tour but not making a lot of cash for himself at the end of it.
That being said, I was looking at some old Grateful Dead ticket stubs I have from 1989 - tickets were $19.50 (in an 80,000 seat stadium mind you)
Anyway
Thanks 10 club you do an awesome job and it's always improving.
radiohead lets anyone in the world get at em, and ships them out before the show, essentially letting scalpers reap the profits. no doubt they set aside amazing seats, but in terms of the better system for priority seats, 10c wins by a landslide.
I was wondering that.
By not shipping the tix ahead of time PJ makes sure 99% of the best tickets in the venue remain in the hands of the fans without getting filtered through a maze of scalpers each adding $ to the price of the ticket.
Bet it would be "easier" to mail them out.
Let's hope that in the future they keep the ticketing system very close to what it is now.
nah, not to the extent of radiohead lol. trust me, i've monitored for radiohead seats too as a big fan -- that doesn't stop the fact that the site is logjammed with people preventing even diehards from getting in by the time some idiot posts it everywhere that they're on sale. scalpers don't get tickets at all 99 percent of the time for PJ as there is a system in place where the 10c member has to be present to pick up tickets on the day of the show only. radiohead lets anyone in the world get at em, and ships them out before the show, essentially letting scalpers reap the profits. no doubt they set aside amazing seats, but in terms of the better system for priority seats, 10c wins by a landslide.
I agree. And Radiohead doesn't tell anyone the times that tickets go on sale, which works out well if they release them at 3am, but for the most recent let of the tour there were fans that stayed up all night waiting only to see them go on sale at 9am when the scalpers where comfortably at work with their computers on...
I do think that 10c could've allowed more members to see the EV tour by offering single tickets, though. With larger venues that's a logistical nightmare, but for these smaller shows I think it probably could've been do-able...
I agree. And Radiohead doesn't tell anyone the times that tickets go on sale, which works out well if they release them at 3am, but for the most recent let of the tour there were fans that stayed up all night waiting only to see them go on sale at 9am when the scalpers where comfortably at work with their computers on...
They made it easier last tour for sure. Tour before I got tix at 345am or something like that
This is the #1 best thing about the 10C...the fans sit close! Without a doubt the best idea and execution EVER!!
Very very true. And when you see what they have to do to make this happen, and get it right 99.99% of the time, it appears to be a daunting task. I'd see through the ticket window, those trays of envelopes with everyone's names on them, IN ORDER, with the right tickets in them 99.99% of the time. That takes a lot of time and care. They don't have to do all that. Yes we are lucky.
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Love teh 10c . Neve rhad a problem and at least it isnt ran like the Bon Jovi one they are all fucked up. Nothing but great memories from all the 10 c has given me.
Radiohead/Waste, its free and ive never been shutout of front 4rows or closer ever.
Also Waste will email your seat location in advance and then mail your tickets. I have never had to stay up for 24 hours for radiohead tickets...
Guess I have been lucky...
2000-10-28 San Bernardino
2003-06-02 Irvine
2003-10-26 Mountain View-Bridge School
2006-07-09 Los Angeles
2006-07-10 Los Angeles
2006-10-22 Mountain View- Bridge School
2008-07-19 UCLA-Who Rock Honors
2009-10-1 Los Angeles-2
2009-10-9 San Diego
Also Waste will email your seat location in advance and then mail your tickets. I have never had to stay up for 24 hours for radiohead tickets...
Guess I have been lucky...
Ive used the webpage alarm also. The hail to the thief tour waste tix went onsale at like 4am central. So you need to be on your shit at times, this tour, not so much, 755am central they went onsale.
bump for the 10club i am grateful for EVERYTHING they do for us! 25 bux or 30 bux a year is peanuts compared to other bands fan clubs and we get treated better with boots, tickets a cuple news letters etc...... 10club isn't perfect but atleast they try!
bump for the 10club i am grateful for EVERYTHING they do for us! 25 bux or 30 bux a year is peanuts compared to other bands fan clubs and we get treated better with boots, tickets a cuple news letters etc...... 10club isn't perfect but atleast they try!
they've always been very nice to me- if I've had any questions or problems they always get right back to me and they are very reasonable at resolving issues.
fuckin A! ten club is the best!
i post this everytime i see one of these threads. i'm sure you have seen me post this before........
but i'm gonna do it again anyway.
yea I'm pissed that I have to go after tickets on ticketmaster but fuck the people who are blaming in on the Ten Club. The whole ticket availability thing is ticketmasters fault anyways... and if I remember correctly, there was this band that started a war with ticketmaster a while back. Anyone remember who that band was?
Ten Club and Pearl Jam are the shit and fuck anyone who complains about ANYTHING they do.
10C is the best. I didn't get tix and I'm sad but I know it's not their fault. I can't think of any other band that has such a great opportunity through its fanclub. My husband is a concert promoter and has worked for many of the big promoters in Chicago - Jam included. Even the owner of Jam Productions can't get the best seats because it's reserved for the fanclub - which is sooo rare and amazing!
Thanks 10C for keeping it together and giving us the best!
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I would even go so far as to say the PRICES through ten club are great. Tickets are reasonable compared to most other big bands, boots are available quickly and cheaply, EV tix are cheap compared to other bands that play these venues. They COULD charge a hell of a lot more for everything and make shitloads of money but they don't.
Once again, I say - Niel Young at Massey Hall, Toronto last year, tickets started at $200+ on his own website - and I'm sure he wasn't making a tonn of profit even at that price- It takes a lot to pay the roadies, band, travel, gas and food for all, minus the fee for playing at the venue - I'll bet Eddie is treating his crew and family well on this solo tour but not making a lot of cash for himself at the end of it.
That being said, I was looking at some old Grateful Dead ticket stubs I have from 1989 - tickets were $19.50 (in an 80,000 seat stadium mind you)
Anyway
Thanks 10 club you do an awesome job and it's always improving.
I was wondering that.
By not shipping the tix ahead of time PJ makes sure 99% of the best tickets in the venue remain in the hands of the fans without getting filtered through a maze of scalpers each adding $ to the price of the ticket.
Bet it would be "easier" to mail them out.
Let's hope that in the future they keep the ticketing system very close to what it is now.
Viva La10c!
I agree. And Radiohead doesn't tell anyone the times that tickets go on sale, which works out well if they release them at 3am, but for the most recent let of the tour there were fans that stayed up all night waiting only to see them go on sale at 9am when the scalpers where comfortably at work with their computers on...
I do think that 10c could've allowed more members to see the EV tour by offering single tickets, though. With larger venues that's a logistical nightmare, but for these smaller shows I think it probably could've been do-able...
They made it easier last tour for sure. Tour before I got tix at 345am or something like that
Very very true. And when you see what they have to do to make this happen, and get it right 99.99% of the time, it appears to be a daunting task. I'd see through the ticket window, those trays of envelopes with everyone's names on them, IN ORDER, with the right tickets in them 99.99% of the time. That takes a lot of time and care. They don't have to do all that. Yes we are lucky.
R.i.p. My Dad - May 28, 2007
R.i.p. Black Tail (cat) - Sept. 20, 2008
Also Waste will email your seat location in advance and then mail your tickets. I have never had to stay up for 24 hours for radiohead tickets...
Guess I have been lucky...
2003-06-02 Irvine
2003-10-26 Mountain View-Bridge School
2006-07-09 Los Angeles
2006-07-10 Los Angeles
2006-10-22 Mountain View- Bridge School
2008-07-19 UCLA-Who Rock Honors
2009-10-1 Los Angeles-2
2009-10-9 San Diego
Ive used the webpage alarm also. The hail to the thief tour waste tix went onsale at like 4am central. So you need to be on your shit at times, this tour, not so much, 755am central they went onsale.
MTL 9/15/05
HRTFD 5/13/06
BOS 5/24/06, 5/25/06
VEGAS 7/6/06
CHI 8/5/07
NJ 6/19/08
NYC 6/25/08
HRTFD 6/27/08
MANSFLD 6/28/08, 6/30/08
E.V. BOS 8/1/08
CHI 8/23/09, 8/24/09
PHILLY 10/30/09, 10/31/09
BOS 5/17/10
CHI 7/19/13
WOOSTA 10/15/13, 10/16/13
HRTFD 10/25/13
BOS 8/5/16, 8/7/16
BOS 9/2/18, 9/4/18
they've always been very nice to me- if I've had any questions or problems they always get right back to me and they are very reasonable at resolving issues.
so quitchabitchin!
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i post this everytime i see one of these threads. i'm sure you have seen me post this before........
but i'm gonna do it again anyway.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/blondieblue227/eddie/4.jpg
Ten Club and Pearl Jam are the shit and fuck anyone who complains about ANYTHING they do.
money well spent!
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Thanks 10C for keeping it together and giving us the best!