Ticket prices are consistant and fair.

JOEJOEJOE

Most people earn more and more money as they get older, so if you do the math, hopefully, everyones' wages/salary are growing at a faster rate then PJ's ticket prices. If thats the case, then the tix actually cost less, in terms of how many hours you need to work to purchase a ticket!

Anytime I think things are getting expensive, I remind myself that my services are also getting expensive. It goes hand-in-hand.

There is no way that prices can stay stagnant as wages rise.

elevation622

I agree with the original poster, I think the prices are fair and reasonable. But I find it so funny when people compare the prices of PJ with other acts. Not U2, the Who and Clapton, those make sense, but the other ones:

Rod Stewart? Bette Midler?! Barry Manilow!! Is there anybody on this board that seriously likes both PJ and Barry F'n Manilow? no offense, just curious.

voodoopug

As a lifelong dedicated Rolling Stones fans, I have spent literally tens of thousands of dollars on their concert tickets. They do have the most technologically advanced stages in the industry IMO and charge accordingly for that as well as their legacy.

In General, Pearl Jam fans are not used to big ticket prices like the Stones and are offended. Most of us are all professionals now in their 30's and forties with disposable income...We (true stones fans) spend thousands on Stones tickets, so this is a huge bargain and fan friendly as NO ONE does fan club ticketing better than Pearl Jam....and that says a lot as the Stones fan club offered me 4th row center at Fenway park for their 2005 opener. (I had better seats than Tommy Hilfiger, who was sitting directly behind me)

GoingToLukins

No Fear Of Falling wrote:

Tool has the most elaborate stage i've ever seen. Much more elaborate then U2. Tool tickets were $50 - $60.


Just sayin..

Tool puts on such a badass show, far better than U2.

lowbudgetlush

Kevin Davis wrote:

Does anyone recall a couple of years ago when there was published that list of "demands" the band required for performing at any given venue? The luxuries they require are insane. Does anyone know if there was any legitimacy to that list?

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/backstagetour/jampearl/pearl_jam_1.html

I believe this is their tour rider for the 2003 tour.

Momadance

JOEJOEJOE wrote:

Most people earn more and more money as they get older, so if you do the math, hopefully, everyones' wages/salary are growing at a faster rate then PJ's ticket prices. If thats the case, then the tix actually cost less, in terms of how many hours you need to work to purchase a ticket!

Anytime I think things are getting expensive, I remind myself that my services are also getting expensive. It goes hand-in-hand.

There is no way that prices can stay stagnant as wages rise.

You must have missed the last six months where the economy taken a shit and people have lost their homes and jobs. People who have gotten more than a 3% raise the last few years have been extremely lucky. 378000 people lost their job last week. I wouldn't say that their wages are rising.

Kel Varnsen

The last time Pearl Jam played the United States was Lollapalooza last August. That was 6 months ago. If that was the last time someone saw Pearl Jam that means you had 6 months to save up for the next tour. That's about 86 cents a day. Is that really that difficult?

CorporateJammer

I think that a lot of Pearl Jam's opposition to ticketmaster fees back in the day was they knew that much of their fanbase were teenagers. Now, the average age is probably closer to the upper 20s. Most of us have jobs and can afford a bit more, so it's not as big of an issue. I think the prices are reasonable for an act of their stature.

Poncier

lowbudgetlush wrote:

I agree about the other costs involved but I bet the face value for a ticket in 2006 was $50 so that still means that the ticket is $15 more. So where is that extra money going? Gas in 2006 was around 3.10/gallon. Now gas is around 3.50/gallon, so i am not buying fuel as the reason for the price increase.

Have you had a raise since 2006?
I have (thankfully), and I assume the crew for Pearl Jam has as well, and heck, maybe Ed, Jeff, Mike, Stoney and Matt deserve a raise as well. (Boom plays for free, its a labor of love for the big guy)


Oh, and the tix are down to $144 a pair for Tampa, at this rate Mansfield will be free!!!!!!!!!!!

Urohawk

JOEJOEJOE wrote:

Anytime I think things are getting expensive, I remind myself that my services are also getting expensive. It goes hand-in-hand.

There is no way that prices can stay stagnant as wages rise.

I don't disagree with any of your reasoning, but I will say that the band once stood for lower prices to make shows accessible. Could the average high school kid go to a show these days? Who do you market tickets to? I don't know the answer. PJ fan base is getting older and as a result likely has better income. Then again I remember interviews with Eddie going on about seeing concerts when he was a kid and ask yourself if a kid could do the same today.

Kel Varnsen

Momadance wrote:

You must have missed the last six months where the economy taken a shit and people have lost their homes and jobs. People who have gotten more than a 3% raise the last few years have been extremely lucky. 378000 people lost their job last week. I wouldn't say that their wages are rising.

That is true, but at the same time if you are someone who lost your home and your job concert tickets at any price shouldn't be anywhere close to anything called a priority.

inmytree

I guess if you can't afford it, don't go...it's not that hard...

Poncier

CorporateJammer wrote:

. Now, the average age is probably closer to the upper 20s. .

I'd say more like mid 30's after the band has been around 17 years.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

inmytree wrote:

I guess if you can't afford it, don't go...it's not that hard...

yep...

it is that simple....

elevation622

GoingToLukins wrote:

Tool puts on such a badass show, far better than U2.

I'm a bigger u2 fan and I'm not arguing with either of you, but paying for a giant stage show with a musical act seems ridiculous and I"m a u2 fan. I'd so much rather they cut the crap with the screens and lights and just play a stripped down show. Also, when you get into screens, it seems you have to plan everything to what plays on the screens which just shits on any kind of spontaneity. I actually thought the lasers on PJ's last tour was kind of silly, just my opinion. If I were into Tool I'm sure it'd kick ass.

JOEJOEJOE

Momadance wrote:

You must have missed the last six months where the economy taken a shit and people have lost their homes and jobs. People who have gotten more than a 3% raise the last few years have been extremely lucky. 378000 people lost their job last week. I wouldn't say that their wages are rising.

Its not just a matter of getting raises, there is also the matter of career advancement that enables people to earn more.

mindi

Jesus people it is Pearl Jam!!!
I just watched a bunch of videos on youtube and I got so excited that right now I'd pay double what the tickets are going for!
I haven't seen them since 06, passed on Lolla and Bonnaroo because I hate heat and sweat and summer so I am happy they are doing this small tour. I am no where near any of the places but will fly out to see them.
I mean it is PEARL JAM!!!

Momadance

inmytree wrote:

I guess if you can't afford it, don't go...it's not that hard...

No shit. Thats why people are complaining. I make a comfortable living. I own two homes and have a great job. I'll be at VA Beach. But people adopting a "holier than thou" attitude against people who can afford to go are just being jack-asses.

GoingToLukins

Urohawk wrote:

As much as I love Pearl Jam they are not U2, Clapton, or the Who. U2 continues to have major success with albums. Clapton has done similarly well with album success in his late career and is a legend. The Who are legends. PJ is a great band who has fallen off average Americans radar. They will always be etched in rock n roll history because of the Seattle Grunge scene. They cont to do well because they have a rabid fan base and put on a great live show.

I'll agree with this too, that PJ hasn't reached the same legend status as the aforementioned bands. But does that still make it right for ANYBODY to charge $400 for a concert ticket? When PJ reach that stature, would it then become acceptable for them to charge that amount? Of course not.

A $400 ticket says "I don't give a flying f*ck about my fans."

PilatesBetterman

NewJPage wrote:

so inflation has cause the price to jump $25 per ticket???

Yes yes it does that is how inflation works:) We';re lucky that Pearl Jam are a semi communist band and keep ticket prices ARTIFICIALLY low. Look at the Prices for any other artist with the same drawing power as PJ, they cost 3,4,or even 5 times what we pay. Pearl jam could double their prices and still fill venues across the world, so it's certainly NOT a cash grab as some simple minded, self absorbed people have intoned, but rather a cost associated with living in a capitalist society. Stop fucking complaining, if you wanna see a show for $20 look at the poster on the next telephone pole you pass and see the quality of band that charges $20 these days, join their BBS and stop bitching about Pearl Jam's ticket prices. Christ you sound like whiny kids. I totally AVOID this BBS when they start touring cuz i hate the bitching and moaning about insignificant shit like ticket prices, how the set list wasn;t quite up to so and so's standards, not enough posters available etc.