It's sad that this band has become all about merchandising now. "Taxing the cult".
How so? 2000 people here are perfectly happy. If you don't want it don't buy it, but this is far from "sad". It's vinyl. Vinyl is awesome to a lot of people. And the band isn't all about merchandising now. Haven't you seen any shows lately? They're fucking awesome. Also, there is this new album I think....
what i saw at wrigley has soured me big time.
Wrigley merch was an EPIC disaster.
the whole wrigley experience has made me less enthused about the band in general.
Is anyone still as dumb as me sitting at Newbury's site with in in your cart spinning "Transferring data from www.newburycomics.com"
Mine did exactly that and after 5 or so minutes completed.
Mine's been doing that for 20 minutes now...
Fair enough, I've got my fingers crossed for you
Of course, it's the part where I put my credit card info in. Of course it is. I hate when it happens there, I don't wanna do anything so I don't get double charged or whatnot. It's getting to a ridiculous level though now. Still spinning though, so still holding hope! " Your purchase has been submitted. Please wait while your transaction is processed." Wait I shall!
try opening the same page in a new tab (obviously don't close the original page!) and see if it's still in your basket
Is anyone still as dumb as me sitting at Newbury's site with in in your cart spinning "Transferring data from www.newburycomics.com"
Mine did exactly that and after 5 or so minutes completed.
Mine's been doing that for 20 minutes now...
Fair enough, I've got my fingers crossed for you
Of course, it's the part where I put my credit card info in. Of course it is. I hate when it happens there, I don't wanna do anything so I don't get double charged or whatnot. It's getting to a ridiculous level though now. Still spinning though, so still holding hope! " Your purchase has been submitted. Please wait while your transaction is processed." Wait I shall!
try opening the same page in a new tab (obviously don't close the original page!) and see if it's still in your basket
It is. Is that good or bad, haha?
Hard to say! I was going to suggest trying a different credit card or something, or maybe check your credit card account to see if a payment has been authorised, might just be that Newbury's site is screwed up.
F it. I'm gonna get out of this spinning one and try again since it's still in my cart. Apparently Newbury is telling people it's sold out, so either they're counting ones allocated in the cart (which it still is in mine) or they're not and I'm, SOL anyway. Either way, this is one of those "cool if I get it, no big loss if I don't" situations. I have an original pressing and the Super Deluxe version, I'll be ok haha.
Well shit, I apparently should have done that 30 minutes ago. It went through in like a second that time. Got an email, card authorized. Woo hoo! Heads up for anyone else in my situation.
It's sad that this band has become all about merchandising now. "Taxing the cult".
How so? 2000 people here are perfectly happy. If you don't want it don't buy it, but this is far from "sad". It's vinyl. Vinyl is awesome to a lot of people. And the band isn't all about merchandising now. Haven't you seen any shows lately? They're fucking awesome. Also, there is this new album I think....
what i saw at wrigley has soured me big time.
Wrigley merch was an EPIC disaster.
the whole wrigley experience has made me less enthused about the band in general.
Huh. Interesting. Why? Because of a storm? If you feel like this but waited in the merch lines anyway, no one's fault but your own probably.... I personally didn't wait in any merch line there at all and had a blast (and still got one poster).
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I agree that there is a lot of merchandise for sale and that sometimes there is too much. But given the new album and AMAZING tour just last year, I find the notion that they are "just" about merchandise to be laughable. This is a band that is still kicking ass.
wrigley field. all i have to say.
What do you mean by that? Do you want the band to stop selling merch at shows? Yes, the merch lines were stupid, but that doesn't mean the band is "all about merchandise". It means they need to staff their merch stands better at big venues.
THREE DAYS OF MERCH SALES? 5-7 hour wait just to buy what was left? FOUR FUCKING POSTERS FOR ONE SHOW?
That show was a big deal. Didn't seem weird to me. With more than 40,000 people going, I thought it was appropriate to have more items. The time it took to wait in line for the shit is fucked up though, I'll agree with you there. Very badly organized. They need to get more staff in when they have something huge like that happening. WAY more staff. At any rate, why are you so mad about it?? Just don't buy the merch, and enjoy the show - they still put on the best shows in rock.
i've never waited more than 10 minutes to buy merch at any show before. from any band. including the stones at a stadium bigger than wrigley.
Seattle was similar. There was a bigass lineup the day before the Seattle show and the day of the Show. It looked pretty long and crazy. I ended up not wanting to spend the day in the lineup. When I got into the venue I was able to buy a poster and they had plenty of most everything else too.
With lineups that long they must be selling merch hand over fist. I guess the limited quanties develop the "I better get one before I can't" mentality.
I bit bummed I missed out on this one. As you can tell by my post I monitor the forums frequently through the day and still missed this one.
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Surprised Newbury wasn't limiting sales to 1 per person. I'm sure there were people loading up on multiple copies to flip on ebay. At least 10C did one per member. I got lucky and happened to check email and got one from the 10C. Finally I was able to get some limited PJ vinyl! =D>
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Is anyone still as dumb as me sitting at Newbury's site with in in your cart spinning "Transferring data from www.newburycomics.com"
Mine did exactly that and after 5 or so minutes completed.
Mine's been doing that for 20 minutes now...
Fair enough, I've got my fingers crossed for you
Of course, it's the part where I put my credit card info in. Of course it is. I hate when it happens there, I don't wanna do anything so I don't get double charged or whatnot. It's getting to a ridiculous level though now. Still spinning though, so still holding hope! " Your purchase has been submitted. Please wait while your transaction is processed." Wait I shall!
try opening the same page in a new tab (obviously don't close the original page!) and see if it's still in your basket
Is anyone still as dumb as me sitting at Newbury's site with in in your cart spinning "Transferring data from www.newburycomics.com"
Mine did exactly that and after 5 or so minutes completed.
Mine's been doing that for 20 minutes now...
Fair enough, I've got my fingers crossed for you
Of course, it's the part where I put my credit card info in. Of course it is. I hate when it happens there, I don't wanna do anything so I don't get double charged or whatnot. It's getting to a ridiculous level though now. Still spinning though, so still holding hope! " Your purchase has been submitted. Please wait while your transaction is processed." Wait I shall!
try opening the same page in a new tab (obviously don't close the original page!) and see if it's still in your basket
It is. Is that good or bad, haha?
Hard to say! I was going to suggest trying a different credit card or something, or maybe check your credit card account to see if a payment has been authorised, might just be that Newbury's site is screwed up.
F it. I'm gonna get out of this spinning one and try again since it's still in my cart. Apparently Newbury is telling people it's sold out, so either they're counting ones allocated in the cart (which it still is in mine) or they're not and I'm, SOL anyway. Either way, this is one of those "cool if I get it, no big loss if I don't" situations. I have an original pressing and the Super Deluxe version, I'll be ok haha.
Well shit, I apparently should have done that 30 minutes ago. It went through in like a second that time. Got an email, card authorized. Woo hoo! Heads up for anyone else in my situation.
It's sad that this band has become all about merchandising now. "Taxing the cult".
How so? 2000 people here are perfectly happy. If you don't want it don't buy it, but this is far from "sad". It's vinyl. Vinyl is awesome to a lot of people. And the band isn't all about merchandising now. Haven't you seen any shows lately? They're fucking awesome. Also, there is this new album I think....
what i saw at wrigley has soured me big time.
Wrigley merch was an EPIC disaster.
the whole wrigley experience has made me less enthused about the band in general.
Huh. Interesting. Why? Because of a storm? If you feel like this but waited in the merch lines anyway, no one's fault but your own probably.... I personally didn't wait in any merch line there at all and had a blast (and still got one poster).
the rain delay was not what bothered me.
although they SHOULD have cancelled the show and came back later.
as usual....miss out, 5.37am new zealand time, asleep so dont get email till 7.30 and there gone.... please do set time sales so everyone has a chance...
It's sad that this band has become all about merchandising now. "Taxing the cult".
How so? 2000 people here are perfectly happy. If you don't want it don't buy it, but this is far from "sad". It's vinyl. Vinyl is awesome to a lot of people. And the band isn't all about merchandising now. Haven't you seen any shows lately? They're fucking awesome. Also, there is this new album I think....
what i saw at wrigley has soured me big time.
Wrigley merch was an EPIC disaster.
wrigley was a shit show of epic proportions.
i feel like whenever the wrigley show comes up in conversation with friends, i feel like we spend more time talking about our experiences dealing with the merch and merch lines more than discussing the actual show.
London was the real show. thanks again for those front row centers ten club. I was able to cross something off the bucket list that night. MUCH OBLIGED
It's sad that this band has become all about merchandising now. "Taxing the cult".
How so? 2000 people here are perfectly happy. If you don't want it don't buy it, but this is far from "sad". It's vinyl. Vinyl is awesome to a lot of people. And the band isn't all about merchandising now. Haven't you seen any shows lately? They're fucking awesome. Also, there is this new album I think....
what i saw at wrigley has soured me big time.
Wrigley merch was an EPIC disaster.
the whole wrigley experience has made me less enthused about the band in general.
Huh. Interesting. Why? Because of a storm? If you feel like this but waited in the merch lines anyway, no one's fault but your own probably.... I personally didn't wait in any merch line there at all and had a blast (and still got one poster).
the rain delay was not what bothered me.
although they SHOULD have cancelled the show and came back later.
It's sad that this band has become all about merchandising now. "Taxing the cult".
How so? 2000 people here are perfectly happy. If you don't want it don't buy it, but this is far from "sad". It's vinyl. Vinyl is awesome to a lot of people. And the band isn't all about merchandising now. Haven't you seen any shows lately? They're fucking awesome. Also, there is this new album I think....
what i saw at wrigley has soured me big time.
Wrigley merch was an EPIC disaster.
the whole wrigley experience has made me less enthused about the band in general.
Huh. Interesting. Why? Because of a storm? If you feel like this but waited in the merch lines anyway, no one's fault but your own probably.... I personally didn't wait in any merch line there at all and had a blast (and still got one poster).
the rain delay was not what bothered me.
although they SHOULD have cancelled the show and came back later.
Oh come on. That would have worked really great for the 90% of the crowd who traveled from somewhere else (there was another concert the next night in case you forgot). At least they would have been able to say they spent a ton of money flying to Chicago to wait in line to buy a poster... but not the good Cracker Jack poster, it was sold out after they waited 5 hours both days. Wrigley was as good as it could have been with the weather problems.
If people didn't like the merch lines, then dont buy merch. I read about the horrible times and the heat on the board here in the days leading up to the show and decided I was not even going to bother. My friend waited in line for less than an hour around when the gates opened before the show and we bought some shirts and trading cards and pennants and alien poster was all that was left.
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although they SHOULD have cancelled the show and came back later.
and come back when? how do you possibly begin to reschedule an event like that, especially one in which pearl jam management knows that the crowd was 80-90% out of towners that spent good cash on getting to chicago for this one show.
wrigleyville would have been burnt to the ground by 50,000 pissed, drunk (pissed drunk), overheated fans if the plug was pulled on the show after a three hour rain delay. playing was the best possible thing they could have done to avoid a major situation.
How about a plain jane no frills non limited edition reissue of Yield.
+1
Crazy how we get into a feeding frenzy over anything limited and pj related. sure many had no clue what they were buying. Should put limited edition pj soiled diapers on sale and they'd sell out.
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It's sad that this band has become all about merchandising now. "Taxing the cult".
How so? 2000 people here are perfectly happy. If you don't want it don't buy it, but this is far from "sad". It's vinyl. Vinyl is awesome to a lot of people. And the band isn't all about merchandising now. Haven't you seen any shows lately? They're fucking awesome. Also, there is this new album I think....
what i saw at wrigley has soured me big time.
Wrigley merch was an EPIC disaster.
Yes, Wrigley merch was a f*cking disaster. I really do not understand why they sold merch outside where any a**hole could get it. I traveled over 4,000 miles to get to that show. I had to spend 4x face value for the posters. The show itself is/was an awesome memory. I would still like some of those trading cards. Dagnabit!!!!!!!!
although they SHOULD have cancelled the show and came back later.
and come back when? how do you possibly begin to reschedule an event like that, especially one in which pearl jam management knows that the crowd was 80-90% out of towners that spent good cash on getting to chicago for this one show.
wrigleyville would have been burnt to the ground by 50,000 pissed, drunk (pissed drunk), overheated fans if the plug was pulled on the show after a three hour rain delay. playing was the best possible thing they could have done to avoid a major situation.
Exactly. And let's not forget it was baseball season. There is a team (well, if you can call 'em that) plays there. The logistics of planning such an event take a loooooooooooooong time to sort out. Imagine telling 50k people they have to come back a month or a year later. Pandemonium!!
It's sad that this band has become all about merchandising now. "Taxing the cult".
How so? 2000 people here are perfectly happy. If you don't want it don't buy it, but this is far from "sad". It's vinyl. Vinyl is awesome to a lot of people. And the band isn't all about merchandising now. Haven't you seen any shows lately? They're fucking awesome. Also, there is this new album I think....
what i saw at wrigley has soured me big time.
Wrigley merch was an EPIC disaster.
wrigley was a shit show of epic proportions.
i feel like whenever the wrigley show comes up in conversation with friends, i feel like we spend more time talking about our experiences dealing with the merch and merch lines more than discussing the actual show.
what a shit load of fuck that all was!
Don't get me wrong - the Wrigley concert experience was amazing. The band was on stage until 2AM, played some new songs for the first time ever, and I got to see my favorite band in one of my favorite places in the world. Even hanging outside at a bar with friends listening to soundcheck the night before was awesome.
The merch was a whole different story. People waiting in line for 4+ hours in 100 degree heat. Flippers taking advantage of the excitement around the show. The whole thing was a mess but I am not sure if 10C could have done anything about it (except maybe a poster pre-sale)
I'm joining in on the pissed off side of things, here in the UK we got the email at 5.42pm, when I see on the Forum people had been celebrating their purchases from 4pm. No doubt it sold out in about 30 mins, so we never had a chance of a purchase. Really pisses me off the PJ would 'allow' Newbury Records to let people buy 5 units - why, where is the logic? Who would want 5 exempt flippers, these flippers are so called PJ Fans but will be more than happy to rip off the people that have supported the bad through the years. Why can't they just make 10,000 make a stack of cash for the charities they support and keep the fans happy - oh and send emails out so everyone has a fair crack at actually buying something. End of rant........
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It's sad that this band has become all about merchandising now. "Taxing the cult".
How so? 2000 people here are perfectly happy. If you don't want it don't buy it, but this is far from "sad". It's vinyl. Vinyl is awesome to a lot of people. And the band isn't all about merchandising now. Haven't you seen any shows lately? They're fucking awesome. Also, there is this new album I think....
what i saw at wrigley has soured me big time.
Wrigley merch was an EPIC disaster.
the whole wrigley experience has made me less enthused about the band in general.
Huh. Interesting. Why? Because of a storm? If you feel like this but waited in the merch lines anyway, no one's fault but your own probably.... I personally didn't wait in any merch line there at all and had a blast (and still got one poster).
the rain delay was not what bothered me.
although they SHOULD have cancelled the show and came back later.
Absolutely! I went to both of those shows...London was so much better (setlist and energy-wise). It was definitely in my top 3. More related to this thread, I lucked out on one of these copies. I'd say I'm not going to even open it, but that would be a big fat lie. Oh well.
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Wind this thing up.
If you feel like this but waited in the merch lines anyway, no one's fault but your own probably.... I personally didn't wait in any merch line there at all and had a blast (and still got one poster).
hell, pj 20 was only 5 minute wait.
i am 100% with you. if someone could please clarify, that would be great
With lineups that long they must be selling merch hand over fist. I guess the limited quanties develop the "I better get one before I can't" mentality.
I bit bummed I missed out on this one. As you can tell by my post I monitor the forums frequently through the day and still missed this one.
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although they SHOULD have cancelled the show and came back later.
please do set time sales so everyone has a chance...
i feel like whenever the wrigley show comes up in conversation with friends, i feel like we spend more time talking about our experiences dealing with the merch and merch lines more than discussing the actual show.
what a shit load of fuck that all was!
april fools, there is no vinyl but we got your money bitches!?
Wind this thing up.
If people didn't like the merch lines, then dont buy merch. I read about the horrible times and the heat on the board here in the days leading up to the show and decided I was not even going to bother. My friend waited in line for less than an hour around when the gates opened before the show and we bought some shirts and trading cards and pennants and alien poster was all that was left.
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wrigleyville would have been burnt to the ground by 50,000 pissed, drunk (pissed drunk), overheated fans if the plug was pulled on the show after a three hour rain delay. playing was the best possible thing they could have done to avoid a major situation.
The merch was a whole different story. People waiting in line for 4+ hours in 100 degree heat. Flippers taking advantage of the excitement around the show. The whole thing was a mess but I am not sure if 10C could have done anything about it (except maybe a poster pre-sale)
Really pisses me off the PJ would 'allow' Newbury Records to let people buy 5 units - why, where is the logic? Who would want 5 exempt flippers, these flippers are so called PJ Fans but will be more than happy to rip off the people that have supported the bad through the years.
Why can't they just make 10,000 make a stack of cash for the charities they support and keep the fans happy - oh and send emails out so everyone has a fair crack at actually buying something.
End of rant........
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Absolutely! I went to both of those shows...London was so much better (setlist and energy-wise). It was definitely in my top 3. More related to this thread, I lucked out on one of these copies. I'd say I'm not going to even open it, but that would be a big fat lie. Oh well.