Now we get to wait for our email. This would be frustrating, but this is Fuckin Great.
Soldier Field 7-11-95, Alpine Valley 6-26-98, United Center 6-29-98, Riverport Amphitheater (St. Louis)7-2-98, MGM Grand Arena 10-22-00, Sprint Center (Kansas City)5-3-10, Adams Event Center (Missoula)9-30-12, Wrigley Field 7-19-13, Jobing.com Arena (Phoenix)11-19-13, Moda Center (Portland)11-29-13, Spokane Arena 11-30-13, Pepsi Center (Denver)10-22-14, Gila River Arena (Phoenix)5-9-22, Moody Center (Austin)9-18-23, Moody Center 9-19-23, Rogers Arena (Vancouver)5-4-24, Rogers Arena 5-6-24, MGM Grand 5-16-24, MGM Grand 5-18-24, Wrigley Field 8-29-24, Wrigley Field 8-31-24
I think the fan-to-fan face value exchange is a net positive, but I think it's going to make tickets much much harder to get--many more people requesting shows they can't really go to, with the knowledge that they'll be able to sell them later
I believe you can only sell your extra. Not both
For fans who are unable to use their tickets, Pearl Jam and Ticketmaster will offer North America’s first Fan-to-Fan Face Value Ticket Exchange, which will allow fans to resell their tickets for the price they paid (including all fees)
Whoever said not to worry about the lottery was right. I don't know how to process all of these changes. I still don't know how they can claim the majority of members will get tickets. Especially with only 2 northeast shows. Could they really have gotten that many tickets?
Boston (4/10/94), Hartford (10/2/96), Barre (8/22/98), Hartford (9/13/98), Mansfield (9/15/98 + 9/16/98), Mansfield (8/29/00 + 8/30/00), Mansfield (7/2/03 + 7/11/03), Boston (9/28/04), Hartford (5/13/06), Boston (5/24/06 + 5/25/06), Hartford (6/27/08), Mansfield (6/28/08 + 6/30/08), Philadelphia (10/31/09), Hartford (5/15/10), Worcester (10/15/13 + 10/16/13), Hartford (10/25/13), New York (5/1/16), Boston (8/5/16 + 8/7/16), Boston (9/2/18 + 9/4/18)
Seems like the lottery will basically work the same as in the past (other than the single ticket option), they're just using TM to actually run as opposed to having Ten Club interns draw names out of bingo tumbler all day long or whatever they used to do.
I'm a bit confused on the TM Verified Presale option though - I clicked through to register and you have to pick a show, then you can select other shows you're interested in. Are we going to get presale access for individual shows or all of them? And if it's on a show-by-show basis, does it make a difference how you rank them? The deadline for registration is before the lottery drawings; this may add another layer of strategic complexity.
I think the fan-to-fan face value exchange is a net positive, but I think it's going to make tickets much much harder to get--many more people requesting shows they can't really go to, with the knowledge that they'll be able to sell them later
I believe you can only sell your extra. Not both
For fans who are unable to use their tickets, Pearl Jam and Ticketmaster will offer North America’s first Fan-to-Fan Face Value Ticket Exchange, which will allow fans to resell their tickets for the price they paid (including all fees)
So now all someone has to do is require an additional payment through Venmo or something in addition to the ticketmaster transaction if they want to scalp? Seems like a pandora's box about to be opened.
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In an effort to get more tickets into the hands of Ten Club
members, Pearl Jam has partnered with Ticketmaster for an exclusive
members-only presale through Ticketmaster Ticket Request. The
majority of fans who enter the Ten Club ticket request will get
tickets. This also means that Ten Club seating includes seats farther
back in the venue than in the past.
I'm a little concerned about the sentence AFTER the one you bolded
Not that we didn't already know that a 2nd leg was in the works for fall, but interesting verbiage in the announcement to also "confirm" it, if you choose to take it that way:
We are excited to announce Pearl Jam’s first leg of North American tour dates!
First leg of North America
2016: Toronto I, Chicago I + II 2018: Seattle I + II, Chicago I + II 2020: Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec, Hamilton, Nashville, St. Louis, Krakow, Budapest, Zurich
I think the fan-to-fan face value exchange is a net positive, but I think it's going to make tickets much much harder to get--many more people requesting shows they can't really go to, with the knowledge that they'll be able to sell them later
I believe you can only sell your extra. Not both
For fans who are unable to use their tickets, Pearl Jam and Ticketmaster will offer North America’s first Fan-to-Fan Face Value Ticket Exchange, which will allow fans to resell their tickets for the price they paid (including all fees)
So now all someone has to do is require an additional payment through Venmo or something in addition to the ticketmaster transaction if they want to scalp? Seems like a pandora's box about to be opened.
No, that wouldn't be possible. Ticketmaster would handle the reselling and redistribution of the tickets, so you'd post them there and when the other person buys them you would automatically have the tickets transferred.
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This would be frustrating, but this is Fuckin Great.
I'm a bit confused on the TM Verified Presale option though - I clicked through to register and you have to pick a show, then you can select other shows you're interested in. Are we going to get presale access for individual shows or all of them? And if it's on a show-by-show basis, does it make a difference how you rank them? The deadline for registration is before the lottery drawings; this may add another layer of strategic complexity.
2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
2017: RRHoF 4/7 2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4 2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18
2022: MSG 9/11 2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
Also love the more seats than ever before!!
This is why Dimi shushed our lottery strategies 100 pages or so ago.
2018: Seattle I + II, Chicago I + II
2020: Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec, Hamilton, Nashville, St. Louis, Krakow, Budapest, Zurich
Toronto - '96, '00, '03, '05, '06, '16, '20, '22
Ottawa - '16, '20, '22
Hamilton - '20, '22