Ticket prices

High Fidelity 2000

sunvalleylaw said:

High Fidelity 2000 said:

  My member # isn’t horrible, but .

Same here but I do have a low number .

So what is considered a low or decent number?  I didn't join until 2013, so I am number 508530.

I joined circa '95 and my number's 130,000. Had 4th row behind pit in Wrigley 2016. There are obviously still quite a few people out there with 5 digit numbers who have been in since the early 90s. 

Jim Tressel

tbergs said:

Clapper said:

I love this band and I have met some really cool fans over the years but a lot of folks are out of touch. Literally every top touring act charges $150ish at the low end to $300ish at the top end per ticket for shows. Those prices are for a total stock, 90 minute set.   PJ plays a MINIMUM of 2 and a half hours and are YEARS behind what the rest of the industry is charging.  At $250 bucks per ticket they would still sell out and they are taking less than half that.  They have left hundreds of millions of dollars on the table for the sake of their fans over the the last 25 years.

Its not 1994 anymore.  EVERYTHING is more expensive and most things have increased at a much higher pace than inflation. All the costs associated with touring have spiked.  Travel, hotels, fuel, staff, venues - all way more money than they used to be. I'd be willing to be PJ pays their staff a better than average wage too.  

I understand that we all wish live music more affordable and it sucks when costs grow faster than what some of us earn but what are our expectations of this band?   Again, they have turned away HUNDREDS of MILLIONS of dollars on our behalf.   How can we possibly still want more from them?

Nicely stated.

Hundreds of Millions? Yeah I don't think they have left THAT much on the table. Either way, they love money like everyone else and are cashing in. I am sure most of us would do the same. 

mrk2

Trip down memory lane, aka "my tickets" page on my profile:

1ST CHOICE

JUN. 28 2014 Stockholm SE
GA Standing $278.00

High Fidelity 2000

Poncier said:

JimmyV said:

Blaming Ticketmaster is missing the point. Visit this page and look at the prices other artists are charging at Fenway. These tickets aren't through TM and the fees are through the roof. All prices below are for ONE TICKET, not a pair.

https://www.mlb.com/redsox/tickets/concerts

Def Leppard/Journey
$185.50 face value
$37.50 fee
$4.85 fee
$227.85

Billy Joel
$159.50 face value
$42.50 fee
$4.85 fee
$206.85

Foo Fighters (Turf seats are gone, these prices are for bowl seating)
$79 face value
$23 fee
$4.85 fee
$106.85

I almost fell out of my chair last week when I saw the prices for Journey & Def Leppard. Maybe if Steve Perry were reuniting with Journey I could see those prices working, but no chance with Arnel Pineda.
The per ticket service fees this year at Fenway make Ticketmaster seem like reasonable folks and that's hard to do.

Anyone who pays $200 to see Def Leppard & Journey (Journey is basically a karaoke act at this point)-- (or $150 for Maroon Five)-- deserve to have their wallets fleeced.

I saw Def Leppard a couple years ago from an amphitheater lawn seat for $20. It was ok at best and I felt like I got an ok value for my $20.

estarr31

Tickler08 said:

$122 is the highest price I haver ever seen for a Pearl Jam show. Ticketsmaster made over $400 million in 2016. Don't tell me they are hurting. 
With the conversion on the Canadian $, that is over $150 for the show. A lot of my friends just pulled the pin on the Fenway trip. Hotels in Boston seemed to have jumped in price in the last 5 years as well. 
Yes amazing live band and compared to other shitty pop artists and bands that are charging same or more, it is worth it. 

But I wonder why the sudden jump in prices? 

That weekend in Boston is always ridiculous (college move-ins AND holiday).

estarr31

Jim Tressel said:

tbergs said:

Clapper said:

I love this band and I have met some really cool fans over the years but a lot of folks are out of touch. Literally every top touring act charges $150ish at the low end to $300ish at the top end per ticket for shows. Those prices are for a total stock, 90 minute set.   PJ plays a MINIMUM of 2 and a half hours and are YEARS behind what the rest of the industry is charging.  At $250 bucks per ticket they would still sell out and they are taking less than half that.  They have left hundreds of millions of dollars on the table for the sake of their fans over the the last 25 years.

Its not 1994 anymore.  EVERYTHING is more expensive and most things have increased at a much higher pace than inflation. All the costs associated with touring have spiked.  Travel, hotels, fuel, staff, venues - all way more money than they used to be. I'd be willing to be PJ pays their staff a better than average wage too.  

I understand that we all wish live music more affordable and it sucks when costs grow faster than what some of us earn but what are our expectations of this band?   Again, they have turned away HUNDREDS of MILLIONS of dollars on our behalf.   How can we possibly still want more from them?

Nicely stated.

Hundreds of Millions? Yeah I don't think they have left THAT much on the table. Either way, they love money like everyone else and are cashing in. I am sure most of us would do the same. 

I just don't see this as them "cashing in." It's just the way the entertainment industry is run now. We're lucky enough that PJ isn't doing much worse, besides their merch stands even though that has some sentimental value to fans - but in general, to me, that's more egregious than the actual show tickets.

mattsavard

Those intimate views, tho! 

JimmyV

mattsavard said:

Those intimate views, tho! 

Cozy confines!

I like the ballpark shows because they still do feel special. But, yeah, intimate they are not.

sheri zona

Y'all, I'm on my fourth, yes fourth, round of battling cancer.  I put in my two choices and I'm hoping I get one.  I wouldn't care if the tickets were $400 each....at this point I'm happy I have something to look forward to, and if I actually make it all the way to August, I'll be there with a big ass smile on my face.  To each his own.  Can't we just be happy our favorite band on earth is still touring?

Sheets Of Clay

Somebody might wanna tell Rob to kill the pj radio bumper with Jeff I just heard about ticket prices and passing savings on to the fans. Seems a tad disingenuous right now. 

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estarr31 said:

Poncier said:

tempo_n_groove said:

riley540 said:

Question, 

ticketmaster has the price range of $92 - $112. It seems the 10 club prices refelect the $112 tickets. Does this mean we likely won’t be in the nose bleeds? 

Appreciated! 

Maybe further back in the lower bowl but should not be any higher than that.

They stated:

Reserved Seating: 
In order to accommodate more Ten Club members than ever before, please be aware Ten Club seated tickets will be spread further back than usual, and include some of the best seat locations in the house. For Seattle, Chicago and Boston this includes seats on the field, seats in the lower level of the bowl and seats in the front rows of the upper level. For Missoula, seats are located throughout the 100 level. Reserved seated tickets are assigned to members based on seniority in the Ten Club and will start closest to the stage extending back.

Hmm....that is concerning, especially not knowing seats until close to show-time. I would rather pay more for better seats on secondary market than win 10C seats for upper deck. 

My wife and I had front row of the 400's in Wrigley last year, best seats in the house!!

RobbyD462

A pair of GA in Vancouver was $165 Canadian in 2014 now its $260 usd for a way bigger venue.
$260 is like $320 Canadian what the fuck happened!

jpdannabelle

sheri zona said:

Y'all, I'm on my fourth, yes fourth, round of battling cancer.  I put in my two choices and I'm hoping I get one.  I wouldn't care if the tickets were $400 each....at this point I'm happy I have something to look forward to, and if I actually make it all the way to August, I'll be there with a big ass smile on my face.  To each his own.  Can't we just be happy our favorite band on earth is still touring?

I hope you get your tickets. Your story makes everyone here seem pretty silly complaining about a $30 ticket increase. You’re absolutely right, let’s all drop this and remember what’s important in life. I really do hope you get your tickets. If I could, I’d give you mine if I won and you didn’t. All the best. 

Attaway77

We wake up, we go to our jobs. Some of us work on weekends, some of us just try like hell to make it through the week. We order delivery once in awhile when we want to stay in or just to lazy to cook. We buy random shit, clothes we need we won't fit in a few years later, stuff for the place we live in just to make it feel like home. Pick up the tab, buy your friends and strangers drinks. Add all that shit up for a year you have spent on meaningless feel good momentary things and compare it to:

We talk and preach how much a band has saved us or made our lives better, etc, so when we can we travel to see them....

It's pretty simple math. You get one life to live, spend your money on what you want but don't complain when the shit you don't need in life or spend it on adds up and is no longer there compared to what you could have spent it on enjoying a moment in a lifetime for.

Spending money sucks, so does having it and not enjoying it every once in awhile. 

Life eventually ends, go have some fun with the greatest band you love.

PJ4LIFE

kaw753

elvistheking44 said:

Just picked up two tickets to see cheap trick and poison.....total with fees $65.  Take that Pearl Jam!

One could say these ticket prices are like every rose having a thorn.

derbydave

sheri zona said:

Y'all, I'm on my fourth, yes fourth, round of battling cancer.  I put in my two choices and I'm hoping I get one.  I wouldn't care if the tickets were $400 each....at this point I'm happy I have something to look forward to, and if I actually make it all the way to August, I'll be there with a big ass smile on my face.  To each his own.  Can't we just be happy our favorite band on earth is still touring?

I'm betting that YOUR positive attitude is what's helping in the battle with cancer...
and I'd love to see that big ass smile on your face when the band takes the stage at your show in August!!
Best wishes to you sheri zona!!

kaw753

Now that I am in my early 40's, I have less of an issue with the ticket price and more of an issue with them being non-refundable. It is hard to know I can be in Chicago on a specific night 8 months from now. I would love to have the option to bail out and transfer to another 10C member at face value or have them go back into the pool and given to the next person on the lottery list.

tempo_n_groove

Sheets Of Clay said:

Somebody might wanna tell Rob to kill the pj radio bumper with Jeff I just heard about ticket prices and passing savings on to the fans. Seems a tad disingenuous right now. 

Amen!

Poncier

elvistheking44 said:

Just picked up two tickets to see cheap trick and poison.....total with fees $65.  Take that Pearl Jam!

In the interest of full disclosure we should also note Poison is charging $800 for front row meet & greet VIP packages and $600 for other VIP packages for good seats, Cheap Trick charging $550 for their VIP packages

bbiggs

sheri zona said:

Y'all, I'm on my fourth, yes fourth, round of battling cancer.  I put in my two choices and I'm hoping I get one.  I wouldn't care if the tickets were $400 each....at this point I'm happy I have something to look forward to, and if I actually make it all the way to August, I'll be there with a big ass smile on my face.  To each his own.  Can't we just be happy our favorite band on earth is still touring?

All the best to you and keep up your brave fight! If I happen to be at the same show as you, I look forward to seeing that big ass smile