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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,653
    I think the storm warming is officially cancelled

    Fake news
    :lol: x 2
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,650
    edited December 2018
    PJ_Soul said:
    lolobugg said:
    lolobugg said:
    MayDay10 said:
    Same faces seem to be at the front regardless of GA.

    right on. time to go back to seniority seating. :lol: I can only hope.

    I'm on board with my high # as long as they charge fair prices.

    Throw down tiers at $300 $200 and $100 into the draw then winners go in by club number. Even throw in a $400 tier and let's see who really wants to get closer.

    Charging FOH and nose bleeds roughly the same is unamerican /s



    no way, man. let's keep ticket prices "reasonable".

    you can throw down your $400 on a flux capacitor and go back to 91 and join the fanclub.

    Totally. I think I'd finally give up on PJ altogether if they started selling $200 and $300 tickets. Fuck that. They're not U2, thank god.
    We say that now...buuuut would we really?
    I don't know about you, but I would, yes. There is no way in hell I'd pay that much for a ticket. I didn't even go to the ballpark shows because of how much those cost, and they were way less than $200. I also didn't even go to the Pemberton show in 2016 because of how much that cost, and I think that was $141 and right in my backyard. I even had free accommodations, lol. I simply am not willing to pay that much for concerts. It's a total rip off.
    Post edited by PJ_Soul on
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 9,824
    PJ_Soul said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    lolobugg said:
    lolobugg said:
    MayDay10 said:
    Same faces seem to be at the front regardless of GA.

    right on. time to go back to seniority seating. :lol: I can only hope.

    I'm on board with my high # as long as they charge fair prices.

    Throw down tiers at $300 $200 and $100 into the draw then winners go in by club number. Even throw in a $400 tier and let's see who really wants to get closer.

    Charging FOH and nose bleeds roughly the same is unamerican /s



    no way, man. let's keep ticket prices "reasonable".

    you can throw down your $400 on a flux capacitor and go back to 91 and join the fanclub.

    Totally. I think I'd finally give up on PJ altogether if they started selling $200 and $300 tickets. Fuck that. They're not U2, thank god.
    We say that now...buuuut would we really?
    I don't know about you, but I would, yes. There is no way in hell I'd pay that much for a ticket. I didn't even go to the ballpark shows because of how much those cost, and they were way less than $200. I also didn't even go to the Pemberton show in 2016 because of how much that cost, and I think that was $141 and right in my backyard. I even had free accommodations, lol. I simply am not willing to pay that much for concerts. It's a total rip off.
    I agree. I treated myself to the Wrigley shows only because I hadn't seen them since 2014, and I had convinced myself this was my farewell tour for me. Farewell because at $125 a pop I don't see myself going to shows anymore. Maybe one a tour if they play in my home town, but definitely not traveling at that price anymore. At that price I went by myself, not sure if the wife would want me to do that without her again. 
    But when the weekend was over I had so much fun so who knows. Maybe if they keep it around the same price I would, but not go much higher, definitely not the $200-300 range, that would be an easy pass at that price. At $250 a ticket, that would be a thousands bucks on just tickets for 2 shows  the both of us to do something like Wrigley again, that is just crazy. Who would want to do that? And I don't see traveling worth while unless I get at least 2 shows out of it.
  • This is worst than fenway dirty frank
    PJ 2014: Leeds, Milton Keynes
    PJ 2018: London 1, Padova, Roma, Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Barcelona, Madrid, Lisbon, London 2
    EV 2017: Amsterdam 2&3, London 1&2
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,851
    yeah, its getting close to my price point.  Especially for some shows you recruit a friend to go, and its much tougher to get them to agree to pay hundreds for a ticket they are only somewhat enthused about.
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,111
    At $125 per ticket I could only do one show last summer.   No way I am spending $500 to see pj twice. 
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,650
    edited December 2018
    mcgruff10 said:
    At $125 per ticket I could only do one show last summer.   No way I am spending $500 to see pj twice. 
    Yeah, I'd still do one $125/ticket in a tour (if they come to my own city). That's my limit. I'm not sure if I'll even travel for them again. It's just too expensive. But you never know. I might get the urge to make a vacation out of it. But even then, it would only be for one PJ show, wherever it might be. But then that's all I've done so far. I've never followed them around on tour. I've just done a couple destination show one-offs. I can't understand how non-flipper fans can afford to follow them from city to city. I personally spent nearly $4000 CAD just to see them play once in Chicago, lol. Because I made a 5 day vacation of it.
    But you know, if I win the lottery I'll totally do multiple cities, haha. But only maybe 2 or 3. I wouldn't be able to see a bunch of shows in a tour. I'd get so fucking sick of PJ if I did that. That's great that some people just can't get enough I suppose, but that's not for me. Not for PJ or any other artist on the face of the planet.
    Post edited by PJ_Soul on
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • JP218404
    JP218404 NJ Posts: 1,412
    This is worst than fenway dirty frank
    Nothing is worst than that 
    Marquee 91
    Wetlands 91
    CBGB 91
    Roseland 91
    and many, many more
  • lolobugg
    lolobugg BLUE RDGE MTNS Posts: 8,195
    JP218404 said:
    This is worst than fenway dirty frank
    Nothing is worst than that 

    very true

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    1995- New Orleans, LA  : New Orleans, LA

    1996- Charleston, SC

    1998- Atlanta, GA: Birmingham, AL: Greenville, SC: Knoxville, TN

    2000- Atlanta, GA: New Orleans, LA: Memphis, TN: Nashville, TN

    2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA

    2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)

    2006- Cincinnati, OH

    2008- Columbia, SC

    2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2

    2010- Bristow, VA

    2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL

    2012- Atlanta, GA

    2013- Charlotte, NC

    2014- Cincinnati, OH

    2015- New York, NY

    2016- Greenville, SC: Hampton, VA:: Columbia, SC: Raleigh, NC : Lexington, KY: Philly, PA 2: (Wrigley) Chicago, IL x 2 (holy shit): Temple of the Dog- Philly, PA

    2017- ED VED- Louisville, KY

    2018- Chicago, IL x2, Boston, MA x2

    2020- Nashville, TN 

    2022- Smashville 

    2023- Austin, TX x2

    2024- Baltimore

  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,108
    Stuck in a quote box.
    Ticket prices will go up.  Count on it. Even at $200 PJ is well worth it.
    Now does anybody really know anything bout the plans for next year?

  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 9,824
    PJ_Soul said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    At $125 per ticket I could only do one show last summer.   No way I am spending $500 to see pj twice. 
    Yeah, I'd still do one $125/ticket in a tour (if they come to my own city). That's my limit. I'm not sure if I'll even travel for them again. It's just too expensive. But you never know. I might get the urge to make a vacation out of it. But even then, it would only be for one PJ show, wherever it might be. But then that's all I've done so far. I've never followed them around on tour. I've just done a couple destination show one-offs. I can't understand how non-flipper fans can afford to follow them from city to city. I personally spent nearly $4000 CAD just to see them play once in Chicago, lol. Because I made a 5 day vacation of it.
    But you know, if I win the lottery I'll totally do multiple cities, haha. But only maybe 2 or 3. I wouldn't be able to see a bunch of shows in a tour. I'd get so fucking sick of PJ if I did that. That's great that some people just can't get enough I suppose, but that's not for me. Not for PJ or any other artist on the face of the planet.
    I was able to keep the cost down pretty low this time. In 2013, my wife and I made a mini vacation out of Wrigley, but was expensive so I skipped 2016. This last summer I was able to find reasonable flights and AirBnb, split it with a couple at work whos also in the 10c. Finding someone to go with I trusted enough to split Uber and AirBnb with cut down a lot. I think tickets, 3 nights, travel expenses and even food was under $1200 and I got 2 shows out of it.
    If we ditch the kids and I take my wife next time, she prefers public transportation over Uber (and so do I, but the people I was traveling with didn't), so we could probably do it for under 2k for the 2 of us considering I spent about $200 for my share of Uber on the weekend. I'll just refuse to travel again if the bulk of the cost is going to be the concert tickets.
  • CantKeepmedown
    CantKeepmedown Portland, Maine Posts: 3,119
    I'm with others.  $125 or $250/pair is my peak.  I was lucky enough (as most were) to get both Fenway shows last time around, and the $500 charge was a doozy. But we knew that going in.

    My hope is that it goes back closer to the $188/pair that we had for 2016 arena shows.  But I'm not holding my breath.  
  • Gingerlou77
    Gingerlou77 Posts: 429
    edited December 2018
    I find it amaxing how much people say it costs them! I did 8 shows this summer, biggest expense were tickets which i mistly buddied up on, granted, but i managed a week in Seattle for £600(flight and accommodation), a week in Europe for far far less and then a couple of overnighters, one in the airport, another on the sidewalk. Done! It really can be done on the cheap. And yes, i have kids and an averagely paid job....
    Post edited by Gingerlou77 on
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,111
    I find it amaxing how much people say it costs them! I did 8 shows this summer, biggest expense were tickets which i mistly buddied up on, granted, but i managed a week in Seattle for £600(flight and accommodation), a week in Europe for far far less and then a couple of overnighters, one in the airport, another on the sidewalk. Done! It really can be done on the cheap. And yes, i have kids and an averagely paid job....
    I could only imagine my wife's reaction when I tell her in order to cut costs we are going to sleep in the airport and on the sidewalk lol.   
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • mcgruff10 said:
    I find it amaxing how much people say it costs them! I did 8 shows this summer, biggest expense were tickets which i mistly buddied up on, granted, but i managed a week in Seattle for £600(flight and accommodation), a week in Europe for far far less and then a couple of overnighters, one in the airport, another on the sidewalk. Done! It really can be done on the cheap. And yes, i have kids and an averagely paid job....
    I could only imagine my wife's reaction when I tell her in order to cut costs we are going to sleep in the airport and on the sidewalk lol.   
    Ha, thats why i do it with friends! Trickier if there's two of you, i agree 
  • Vedd Hedd
    Vedd Hedd Posts: 4,631
    I really like doing a road trip, with 2-3 shows as the plan. I can justify that if they are 150-180 for a pair. I cant do that if they are 250 a pair anymore.  

    Post college, i had much more disposable income. Now with kids, its harder to manage that. The road trip alone is hard to coordinate. 2009 was really our last proper road trip. Since then,  its been one offs where we can get sitters. 

    My only request is no more baseball parks. I get why they did Wrigley in 2013. And with the rain, i get why they did it again in 2016. 2018, while fun, was beginning to wear thin, esp with the rain delay for monday. I dont want rain delays. Play places where the show can go on.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,650
    edited December 2018
    mcgruff10 said:
    I find it amaxing how much people say it costs them! I did 8 shows this summer, biggest expense were tickets which i mistly buddied up on, granted, but i managed a week in Seattle for £600(flight and accommodation), a week in Europe for far far less and then a couple of overnighters, one in the airport, another on the sidewalk. Done! It really can be done on the cheap. And yes, i have kids and an averagely paid job....
    I could only imagine my wife's reaction when I tell her in order to cut costs we are going to sleep in the airport and on the sidewalk lol.   
    Right?! Honestly, I'm too old for that shit, or I have just become too much of a princess, or whatever, lol. I'd rather stay home than go on a trip that entails that kind of thing. :lol: Nope, Pearl Jam ain't worth sleeping in airports and on sidewalks. I guess I'm just not THAT big of a fan, lol.
    Post edited by PJ_Soul on
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,111
    PJ_Soul said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    I find it amaxing how much people say it costs them! I did 8 shows this summer, biggest expense were tickets which i mistly buddied up on, granted, but i managed a week in Seattle for £600(flight and accommodation), a week in Europe for far far less and then a couple of overnighters, one in the airport, another on the sidewalk. Done! It really can be done on the cheap. And yes, i have kids and an averagely paid job....
    I could only imagine my wife's reaction when I tell her in order to cut costs we are going to sleep in the airport and on the sidewalk lol.   
    Right?! Honestly, I'm too old for that shit, or I have just become too much of a princess, or whatever, lol. I'd rather stay home than go on a trip that entails that kind of thing. :lol: Nope, Pearl Jam ain't worth sleeping in airports and on sidewalks. I guess I'm just not THAT big of a fan, lol.
    Me either!  If I m going away I am going to stay  in a nice hotel.  No way am I sleeping on the sidewalk! Lol
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,650
    mcgruff10 said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    I find it amaxing how much people say it costs them! I did 8 shows this summer, biggest expense were tickets which i mistly buddied up on, granted, but i managed a week in Seattle for £600(flight and accommodation), a week in Europe for far far less and then a couple of overnighters, one in the airport, another on the sidewalk. Done! It really can be done on the cheap. And yes, i have kids and an averagely paid job....
    I could only imagine my wife's reaction when I tell her in order to cut costs we are going to sleep in the airport and on the sidewalk lol.   
    Right?! Honestly, I'm too old for that shit, or I have just become too much of a princess, or whatever, lol. I'd rather stay home than go on a trip that entails that kind of thing. :lol: Nope, Pearl Jam ain't worth sleeping in airports and on sidewalks. I guess I'm just not THAT big of a fan, lol.
    Me either!  If I m going away I am going to stay  in a nice hotel.  No way am I sleeping on the sidewalk! Lol
    Yup, exactly. I've actually cut out motels as well, lol. Comfortable hotel or nothing for this diva. :lol:
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata