Ticket prices are consistant and fair.

PilatesBetterman

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

I don't want to sound like all the other wannabe economics professors around here.....but again, it's supply and demand. therefore, you SHOULD be charged that much because you'll pay that much. and if you won't pay that much, someone else definitely will.

Indeed

angryyoungman

PilatesBetterman wrote:

Doing it that way we'll be lucky to see 10 shows a year, and for what? to prove a point? How does that help the fans? That's why I love this band they care more about their fans than anyone else, and you people bitch about everything they do for us.

the way it is there are some years there arent 10 show a year (see: last year). . .im not bitching im just stating reality that these tickets arent cheap, i just get tired of reading people posting how fair the prices are, and alot of it isnt the bands fault cause they are in a situation where they almost HAVE to deal with ticketbastard

JOEJOEJOE

P jam has the choice to charge what they wish. Some fans will still go, and others will refrain.

The band takes the risk of losing some of its audience.

We choose whether or not to go to the shows.

It is what it is.

They act, and we react ( or overreact ).

Life goes on either way.
There is no great injustice.

No body starves as a result.

How much more can be said?

PilatesBetterman

angryyoungman wrote:

the way it is there are some years there arent 10 show a year (see: last year). . .im not bitching im just stating reality that these tickets arent cheap, i just get tired of reading people posting how fair the prices are, and alot of it isnt the bands fault cause they are in a situation where they almost HAVE to deal with ticketbastard

At least they make it possible to not go through Ticketmaster at all, what other bands do that?

hopethatuchoke

||Release_Me|| wrote:

That's such a stupid comment. I highly doubt Ed had that kind of mindset. Although the show is awesome to listen to, i bet Ed wished he wasn't playing that night and could be with Jill. There's no way he felt better about not seeing her because of his 'world-famous rock band'.

So he couldn't afford to fly her down? If it was that big a deal then he could have scheduled the tour around it. He had the power to do that where as someone having to work triple OT (which someone mentioned above) has no choice. That was such a great post by the way Ledbetterman. Great point.

||Release_Me||

JOEJOEJOE wrote:

P jam has the choice to charge what they wish. Some fans will still go, and others will refrain.

The band takes the risk of losing some of its audience.

We choose whether or not to go to the shows.

It is what it is.

They act, and we react ( or overreact ).

Life goes on either way.
There is no great injustice.

No body starves as a result.

How much more can be said?

Judging by this thread, apparently a lot more can be said lol. It's amazing how every little thing can be scrutinized by people on here.

Ledbetterman10

JOEJOEJOE wrote:

P jam has the choice to charge what they wish. Some fans will still go, and others will refrain.

The band takes the risk of losing some of its audience.

We choose whether or not to go to the shows.

It is what it is.

They act, and we react ( or overreact ).

Life goes on either way.
There is no great injustice.

No body starves as a result.

How much more can be said?

This could have been written in paragraph form. to each their own though

pjalive21

otis mcfluster wrote:

If PJ isn't in high demand then you should have no trouble scoring tickets at a much lower price elsewhere. Good luck with that.

as far as me trying to score tix? im passing this whole tour, gotta a wedding to pay for

look at SC and FL on sale now? been up almost all day, still there to buy as we speak...where is the high demand?

like i said outside a few states on the East Coast and a select few other places they arent in high demand

PilatesBetterman

pjalive21 wrote:

as far as me trying to score tix? im passing this whole tour, gotta a wedding to pay for

look at SC and FL on sale now? been up almost all day, still there to buy as we speak...where is the high demand?

like i said outside a few states on the East Coast and a select few other places they arent in high demand

We were planning a wedding too, for Sept, but Ed announced his solo tour, we scored tix and decided to elope in Vancouver right before the 1st show:)

JOEJOEJOE

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

This could have been written in paragraph form. to each their own though

And your response could have had proper capitalization/punctuation!

||Release_Me||

hopethatuchoke wrote:

So he couldn't afford to fly her down? If it was that big a deal then he could have scheduled the tour around it. He had the power to do that where as someone having to work triple OT (which someone mentioned above) has no choice. That was such a great post by the way Ledbetterman. Great point.

Once again, nobody has any idea what the circumstances where. I imagine that if she could've been there, she would have been.

God, people on here are so quick to make assumptions and state things as if they're FACT, when we have absolutely no idea what goes on in situations like this.

I swear, i think some fans are actually incapable of just shutting up and enjoying themselves. Are you all scared of just having a good time? I have trust in this band, and i don't imagine they'll ever be charging Rolling Stones or U2 or Clapton prices. They'll go up, but they'll never be astronomical.

Enjoy life for once, you guys make it out to be the end of the world.

Ledbetterman10

JOEJOEJOE wrote:

And your response could have had proper capitalization/punctuation!

*in my best Cartman voice*

"Super weak you guys"

JOEJOEJOE

||Release_Me|| wrote:

Once again, nobody has any idea what the circumstances where. I imagine that if she could've been there, she would have been.

God, people on here are so quick to make assumptions and state things as if they're FACT, when we have absolutely no idea what goes on in situations like this.

I swear, i think some fans are actually incapable of just shutting up and enjoying themselves. Are you all scared of just having a good time? I have trust in this band, and i don't imagine they'll ever be charging Rolling Stones or U2 or Clapton prices. They'll go up, but they'll never be astronomical.

Enjoy life for once, you guys make it out to be the end of the world.

So, is PJ suppposed to play a benefit for the bloke so he doesn't have to work a triple-shift?

I am sooooo confused!

pjalive21

PilatesBetterman wrote:

We were planning a wedding too, for Sept, but Ed announced his solo tour, we scored tix and decided to elope in Vancouver right before the 1st show:)

now that is a great story!

10C should put that up on the front page

PilatesBetterman

pjalive21 wrote:

now that is a great story!

10C should put that up on the front page

who knows, lol. Except that then other ppl would do it then it would be expected, and then up for review and rating on the board

Urohawk

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

I don't want to sound like all the other wannabe economics professors around here.....but again, it's supply and demand. therefore, you SHOULD be charged that much because you'll pay that much. and if you won't pay that much, someone else definitely will.

Well that is if profit is a primary motivator. If the band wants to make themselves accessible then they charge less. There was a great piece on Mad Money with Jim Kramer about a gallon of milk and a gallon of gas. What one do you think costs more to produce and which one is more valuable?

Well, milk is sold for less, is more expensive to produce, and arguably less useful than a gallon of gas. The point is that supply and demand doesn't always determine market value.

I am sure PJ could get more money especially in popular venues like MSG. That would be fine if they have never took a stand on ticket pricing, making shows accessible to young people, etc.

Urohawk

||Release_Me|| wrote:

I have trust in this band, and i don't imagine they'll ever be charging Rolling Stones or U2 or Clapton prices. They'll go up, but they'll never be astronomical.

That's because their music relevance has fallen off the wagon. No one cares anymore. PJ is quickly becoming the touring Poison or Motely Crue of the 90s albeit much more talented and artful. You have to have more than 1 or 2 popular albums to be the Stones, U2, or Clapton.

Ledbetterman10

Urohawk wrote:

Well that is if profit is a primary motivator. If the band wants to make themselves accessible then they charge less. There was a great piece on Mad Money with Jim Kramer about a gallon of milk and a gallon of gas. What one do you think costs more to produce and which one is more valuable?

Well, milk is sold for less, is more expensive to produce, and arguably less useful than a gallon of gas. The point is that supply and demand doesn't always determine market value.

I am sure PJ could get more money especially in popular venues like MSG. That would be fine if they have never took a stand on ticket pricing, making shows accessible to young people, etc.

I think that profit is the primary motivator.

and you're right that supply and demand doesn't ALWAYS determine the market value. and your gas/milk example is a good one. but in the case of PJ, I think it very much is the case. I bet they'd like to charge over $100 but then you wouldn't even be able to recognize them as Pearl Jam.....a band for the fans.

Urohawk

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

I think that profit is the primary motivator.

I bet they'd like to charge over $100 but then you wouldn't even be able to recognize them as Pearl Jam.....a band for the fans.

Of course money is a motivator. The question is do they try to push the envelope enough that they still seem like a band for the fans? I don't know the answer.

Again, I think their ticket prices are fair but they are no longer a band for the people in my mind. Their political talk of money in lyrics and song rings more and more hollow as time goes on.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

Urohawk wrote:

Of course money is a motivator. The question is do they try to push the envelope enough that they still seem like a band for the fans? I don't know the answer.

Again, I think their ticket prices are fair but they are no longer a band for the people in my mind. Their political talk of money in lyrics and song rings more and more hollow as time goes on.

pearl jam tickets $150 a pair.....
the pearl jam coloring book....$200

multi-millionaires singing a song telling me...

"the gas in their tanks...
is like money in the bank????"

PRICELESS!!!!!!