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Concerts that cost more than $69.50

jjmofojjmofo Posts: 47
edited March 2008 in The Porch
Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood - $75
Bon Jovi - $129.50
Billy Joel - $95.00
Michael Buble - $79.50
Kenney Chesney & Leann Rimes - $96.00
Van Halen - $125.00
Mary J. Blige & Jay-Z - $123.25
Mark Knopfler - $106.00
The Police w/ Elivs Costello - $227.00
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - $99.00
Robert Plant and Allison Krauss - $125.00
Moody Blues - $80.00
Matchbox Twenty - $85.00
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - $85.00


Get over it people.....
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  • andydick8andydick8 Posts: 205
    You have far too much time on your hands ;)
    Add your benaroya vinyl # to the list!!!
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  • haffajappahaffajappa Posts: 5,955
    hahaha... matchbox 20 costs 85 bones? holy shit!
    edit: this reminded me i still hafto pay someone back for michael buble in vancouver...
    omg! i've spent more on michael buble than i have on eddie vedder!!
    live pearl jam is best pearl jam
  • HermanBloomHermanBloom Posts: 1,764
    Yeah, but those are the greatest bands in the world. Just kidding. But seriously, PJ has prided itself on cheap tickets and they seem to be going up quite a bit lately, especially for a solo performance, which may end up being quite short compared to a PJ show at $50-60
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  • DaytimeDilemmaDaytimeDilemma Posts: 2,008
    Yeah, a load of fucking crap...minus the Police and Van Halen...both of whom I saw on their latest tour and didn't pay over $50 for tix.
  • jjmofojjmofo Posts: 47
    Remember too, this is in small venues on the west coast where some of the money is being donated to the West Memphis Three. We all know that Ed could have charged double the ticket prices and they would have still sold out. The prices seem completely reasonable.
  • HermanBloomHermanBloom Posts: 1,764
    jjmofo wrote:
    Remember too, this is in small venues on the west coast where some of the money is being donated to the West Memphis Three. We all know that Ed could have charged double the ticket prices and they would have still sold out. The prices seem completely reasonable.
    I wasn't aware of the West Memphis donation; still not sure if that is a good cause after all I've read.
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  • U R A Crazy BreedU R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    DaytimeDilemma wrote:
    Yeah, a load of fucking crap...minus the Police and Van Halen..


    the Moody Blues are fucking far from being crap!!!
  • Niko80Niko80 Posts: 1,601
    The Pearl Jam shows I have been to have been more than 70 bucks! Copenhagen last summer was over around 100. Nijmegen was around 80!

    So you can add pearl jam to your list
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  • digsterdigster Posts: 1,293
    I don't really see the point here. We all like Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder because they're NOT those guys. I'm drawn to them by their music and by their integrity, because they're not the band that would charge 150 bucks to see them. And good for them; maybe they become millionares instead of billionares to help out their fans, and I applaud them for that.

    Imagine a political candidate; Obama, for example, or McCain; they're running on their integrity and moral compass. PJ is just a band, true, but they're also more than that; in the Top-40 world of manufactured hits and lip-synching vocalists, they are integrity personified. So they get kudos for that, but it also means they're much more likely to be called on it if they start doing things like overcharging tickets.

    I hear alot about inflation, and it's certainly true. I can tell you what I know; I can tell you I got into a Springsteen show for about 65 bucks not including Ticketmaster fees on his Devils and Dust tour. I can tell you that many of Pearl Jam's contemporaries, including Radiohead, Dave Matthews Band, Foo Fighters, etc. all have tickets at an equal or lower price than the Eddie Vedder tickets. As a student who also works a low-paying job part-time, I can tell you that it's as difficult to make and pocket 65 bucks as it was a few years ago.

    As for people saying that we're being ungrateful, and Eddie should just cancel tour or raise the prices even higher, I ask how we're being ungrateful? I'm laying down some logical arguments and constructive criticism; I would think the band would be happy if their fans just took everything at face value, but believed that being a band of integrity, even in something as strange as rock music, is a pretty worthwhile thing to be.
  • Kel VarnsenKel Varnsen Posts: 1,952
    digster wrote:
    I don't really see the point here. We all like Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder because they're NOT those guys. I'm drawn to them by their music and by their integrity, because they're not the band that would charge 150 bucks to see them. And good for them; maybe they become millionares instead of billionares to help out their fans, and I applaud them for that.

    Imagine a political candidate; Obama, for example, or McCain; they're running on their integrity and moral compass. PJ is just a band, true, but they're also more than that; in the Top-40 world of manufactured hits and lip-synching vocalists, they are integrity personified. So they get kudos for that, but it also means they're much more likely to be called on it if they start doing things like overcharging tickets.

    I hear alot about inflation, and it's certainly true. I can tell you what I know; I can tell you I got into a Springsteen show for about 65 bucks not including Ticketmaster fees on his Devils and Dust tour. I can tell you that many of Pearl Jam's contemporaries, including Radiohead, Dave Matthews Band, Foo Fighters, etc. all have tickets at an equal or lower price than the Eddie Vedder tickets. As a student who also works a low-paying job part-time, I can tell you that it's as difficult to make and pocket 65 bucks as it was a few years ago.

    As for people saying that we're being ungrateful, and Eddie should just cancel tour or raise the prices even higher, I ask how we're being ungrateful? I'm laying down some logical arguments and constructive criticism; I would think the band would be happy if their fans just took everything at face value, but believed that being a band of integrity, even in something as strange as rock music, is a pretty worthwhile thing to be.

    It really isn't that much though if you think about it since it is not like a concert is something you go to every week? The last time Pearl Jam played in North America was last August. If you put away less than a dollar a day for every day since then (it is actually closer to 80 cents) you would have enough money for 2 tickets.
  • NMyTreeNMyTree Posts: 2,374
    I have a suggestion.

    Get a another job and make more money.

    If you're in school, get one or two part-time jobs. Work harder.....Make more money. Simple.

    Then $65.00 won't be such a horrific tragedy for you.
  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,228
    Radiohead's ampatheatre tour was 55 bucks for the expensive seats.
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  • CitizenRickCitizenRick Posts: 1,079
    jjmofo wrote:
    Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood - $75
    Bon Jovi - $129.50
    Billy Joel - $95.00
    Michael Buble - $79.50
    Kenney Chesney & Leann Rimes - $96.00
    Van Halen - $125.00
    Mary J. Blige & Jay-Z - $123.25
    Mark Knopfler - $106.00
    The Police w/ Elivs Costello - $227.00
    Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - $99.00
    Robert Plant and Allison Krauss - $125.00
    Moody Blues - $80.00
    Matchbox Twenty - $85.00
    Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - $85.00
    Get over it people.....

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  • samsaidheysamsaidhey Posts: 63
    Kel Varnsen wrote:
    It really isn't that much though if you think about it since it is not like a concert is something you go to every week? The last time Pearl Jam played in North America was last August. If you put away less than a dollar a day for every day since then (it is actually closer to 80 cents) you would have enough money for 2 tickets.

    Seriously!

    Its as if people are being forced to shell this out every day! Christ almighty. I would hate to have anyones social life if they are that hard up for cash. Do you go on dates?

    integrity is great and they have it in abundance, but as an artist you also SHOULD be paid what your product is worth. And honestly Ed can charge at minimum $100/ticket in a small venue and Pearl Jam for a regular arena tour could charge probably 150 minimum.

    As for DMB - they do not sell as much as they once did. Same with Radiohead, who i think are fantastic but again there is no real excitement of them coming to town. DMB has becaome a little adult contemporary and in all honesty you only get like 4 or 5 45 minute songs these days :)

    Foo Fighters, well their audience believe it or not are teens - the majority of them are, so yes they do have to keep tix slightly lower.

    I cant wait to see what Zeppelin charges for their return $300? Ive already started saving in anticipation. and as dude ahead of me mentioned, donate a buck a day to a concert fund for those rainy days when their is one that you want to go to.
  • LizardkingLizardking Posts: 936
    Niko80 wrote:
    The Pearl Jam shows I have been to have been more than 70 bucks! Copenhagen last summer was over around 100. Nijmegen was around 80!

    So you can add pearl jam to your list


    I SPENT $500 each seat at Pearl Jam Portland in 2006!!!!!





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  • TheGossmanTheGossman Posts: 1,120
    jjmofo wrote:
    Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood - $75
    Bon Jovi - $129.50
    Billy Joel - $95.00
    Michael Buble - $79.50
    Kenney Chesney & Leann Rimes - $96.00
    Van Halen - $125.00
    Mary J. Blige & Jay-Z - $123.25
    Mark Knopfler - $106.00
    The Police w/ Elivs Costello - $227.00
    Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - $99.00
    Robert Plant and Allison Krauss - $125.00
    Moody Blues - $80.00
    Matchbox Twenty - $85.00
    Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - $85.00


    Get over it people.....

    and only 2 artists on that list I would consider paying over $68.50 for, Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel
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  • washmylungswashmylungs Posts: 61
    this is not 1995, look at the price of gas alone....touring costs money, even in "small venues".

    $70 is prolly pretty on par to what PJ charged back in the day for a theater show, considering the economy over 10 yrs later
  • LizardkingLizardking Posts: 936
    washmylungs wrote:
    this is not 1995, look at the price of gas alone....touring costs money, even in "small venues".

    $70 is prolly pretty on par to what PJ charged back in the day for a theater show, considering the economy over 10 yrs later


    People seem to forget, if Ed is playing a 2,000 seat venue, the gas and everything to set up show cost very close to what PJ would pay to play a 40,000 seat show, so he needs to charge more to break even. Bottom line to everyone who complains....SHUT THE FUCK UP!!! And to those lucky enough to go, Enjoy a very amazing evening with a singer we all would love to see as many times as we could!!
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  • meisteredermeistereder Posts: 1,577
    Niko80 wrote:
    The Pearl Jam shows I have been to have been more than 70 bucks! Copenhagen last summer was over around 100. Nijmegen was around 80!

    So you can add pearl jam to your list


    But that's because the dollar is only worth about 50 cents right now.
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  • dont_go_on_medont_go_on_me Posts: 877
    Lizardking wrote:
    People seem to forget, if Ed is playing a 2,000 seat venue, the gas and everything to set up show cost very close to what PJ would pay to play a 40,000 seat show, so he needs to charge more to break even. Bottom line to everyone who complains....SHUT THE FUCK UP!!! And to those lucky enough to go, Enjoy a very amazing evening with a singer we all would love to see as many times as we could!!
    Not even close. PJ has about 10 semis and multiple buses. Ed is one guy, with a couple amps and a few guitars. No 30 person crews, no stacks of amps, cabs, 50 guitars, and having to feed and board family of the other band members.

    Listen, I don't really care. I'd pay $65 to see Ed. But there's no doubt he's going to make a fortune off of this mini tour. He's a musician, it's his job, I just don't understand why so many of us need to get so upset about fellow fans questioning the ticket price.
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  • tkepearljamntkepearljamn Posts: 581
    samsaidhey wrote:
    Foo Fighters, well their audience believe it or not are teens - the majority of them are, so yes they do have to keep tix slightly lower.


    Seen Foo's 5 Times. None of which were teeny Bopper shows. 2 small venues 2 small stadiums and one out door amphitheater. The crowd is about the same as a pj show. So I am going to say I don't believe it.
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  • BettencoBettenco Posts: 5
    Eddie charging this much is disconcerning. I paid less money to see Sonic Youth and Pearl Jam in one show. For someone that fought so hard against Ticketmaster prices, you'd think EV has a heart for us "poor" people. "Sorry Ed not all of us are billionaires. Not all of us have followed your path to overwhelming success. And, unfortunately, not all of us will be seeing your shows."

    By the way, if you're going to have a list of bands charging more than EV's prices, why not have a list of bands charging less? I'll start it out for you...

    Social Distortion - 30
    Rancid - 25
    Dropkick Murphy's - 25
    (see a trend here... EV may sell out all he wants, but punk rock abides.)
  • Come Back in BlackCome Back in Black Posts: 659
    Bettenco wrote:
    Eddie charging this much is disconcerning. I paid less money to see Sonic Youth and Pearl Jam in one show. For someone that fought so hard against Ticketmaster prices, you'd think EV has a heart for us "poor" people. "Sorry Ed not all of us are billionaires. Not all of us have followed your path to overwhelming success. And, unfortunately, not all of us will be seeing your shows."

    By the way, if you're going to have a list of bands charging more than EV's prices, why not have a list of bands charging less? I'll start it out for you...

    Social Distortion - 30
    Rancid - 25
    Dropkick Murphy's - 25
    (see a trend here... EV may sell out all he wants, but punk rock abides.)


    Are these bands doing full tours or mini tours? I bet they are doing full tours where they can spread their fixed costs over many many more tickets. Look... None of us are concert promoters or understand what fully goes into planning something like this. It just bothers me that people who are such big fans won't give Ed the benefit of the doubt. Personally because I don't have all the facts I am not going to make wild acusations assuming the worst. Think about this for a second....If Eddie's goal was to make as much money as possible wouldn't he be touring the whole country playing as many shows as possible since he doesn't have the other band members to pay? He is doing this for fun, not money.
  • mjbmjb Posts: 1,315
    I find this all really interesting - many of us seem to hold the band to a certain standard or moral code which goes beyond their music. We see them as a voice in the world and expect them to take certain positions against the "establishment". This is based in the roots of their music and their history. From that perspective, I can see why certain fans are upset at the price points that tickets have reached in the past few years (including the current EV tour)...these prices serve to exclude people who feel they deserve access because they have been loyal fans for so long, and I agree that in a way that is sad.
  • ozsmalltowngirlozsmalltowngirl Posts: 14,362
    jjmofo wrote:
    We all know that Ed could have charged double the ticket prices and they would have still sold out. The prices seem completely reasonable.
    I'd pay just about anything to see an Ed solo gig!!!! If I could have the time to get over to the U.S to see him I would have :) I'm so excited for those of you going to see any of his shows and can't wait to hear about it!

    I think ticket prices must be cheaper over there than they are here in Australia??
    eg; Pearl Jam '06 = close to AU$115 each (Ten club)
    I have tix to see Jack Johnson this month = AU$88.86 each (cheap for here!)
    I've got tix to see Foo Fighters next month = AU$103.05 each

    (all not including fee's)
  • ozsmalltowngirlozsmalltowngirl Posts: 14,362
    Come Back in Black wrote:
    Are these bands doing full tours or mini tours? I bet they are doing full tours where they can spread their fixed costs over many many more tickets. Look... None of us are concert promoters or understand what fully goes into planning something like this. It just bothers me that people who are such big fans won't give Ed the benefit of the doubt. Personally because I don't have all the facts I am not going to make wild acusations assuming the worst. Think about this for a second....If Eddie's goal was to make as much money as possible wouldn't he be touring the whole country playing as many shows as possible since he doesn't have the other band members to pay? He is doing this for fun, not money.
    Couldn't have said it better! :) I think we'd all be blown away if we saw a list itemising all the costs that go into a tour :eek: Add to that all of the money that will end up being donated to charity and wonderful worthwhile causes. If Ed was doing this for the money, he would've charged double and had no problem selling the tickets.
  • vital5vital5 Posts: 5,486
    Rising ticket prices are mainly due to having to insure a gig against an act of terrorism..... true fact :p
  • PJPixiePJPixie Posts: 3,026
    Niko80 wrote:
    The Pearl Jam shows I have been to have been more than 70 bucks! Copenhagen last summer was over around 100. Nijmegen was around 80!

    So you can add pearl jam to your list

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  • ozsmalltowngirlozsmalltowngirl Posts: 14,362
    vital5 wrote:
    Rising ticket prices are mainly due to having to insure a gig against an act of terrorism..... true fact :p
    now that's something I hadn't thought of. I'd imagine there's a lot of expenses that we wouldn't think of....
  • stupidcorporatewhorestupidcorporatewhore Posts: 761
    Niko80 wrote:
    The Pearl Jam shows I have been to have been more than 70 bucks! Copenhagen last summer was over around 100. Nijmegen was around 80!

    So you can add pearl jam to your list

    the US dollar is worth about half of your currency..

    consider yourself lucky they even went to europe.

    can we get over this? please?

    the one thing that's not been discussed is the sponsorship factor

    eddie and PJ never have sponsors so they absorb 100% of the financial responsibility.

    he's probably working with a reduced crew but he has to pay them himself, not out of a five way split. If he has musicians, same thing.

    plus, less (and smaller) shows, less generated funds

    get over it. If you work a shit job and you can't afford tickets...

    that's not ed's fault.
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