How bad are the merch lines gonna be for the Spring 2020 tour?

rm169489

Crew

They won't be an issue if the band just adds optional presale merch (same stuff as the venue) to the ticket checkout page..

EF11

This seems like a good place to post this question...

My last three PJ shows have all been at Fenway, with the pop-up shops ahead of time so we could line up early, get posters to stash away, and get on with relaxing and enjoying the event. It has been years since I have seen them in an arena, and was just curious what people's recent (relatively speaking) experience has been. Have they done pop-ups before doors open, or is it best to plan to line up real early (for merch after doors open, not for GA spots) and keep your fingers crossed? I am hoping my ticket requests for both Baltimore and New York City come through, and then need to start figuring out some travel details. Thanks for any advice!

jimjam1982

Get on line now...seriously

With expanded 10C seats for these shows and more people probably winning than in the past they could....

Give presale access to merch for those that won tickets to that show.

e.g. you won tickets to LA and NYC.. you get pre access to those shirts and posters. 

They can still sell / produce more merch after these presales and have limited quantities. 

tdawe

Life is too short.

Gern Blansten

EF11 said:

This seems like a good place to post this question...

My last three PJ shows have all been at Fenway, with the pop-up shops ahead of time so we could line up early, get posters to stash away, and get on with relaxing and enjoying the event. It has been years since I have seen them in an arena, and was just curious what people's recent (relatively speaking) experience has been. Have they done pop-ups before doors open, or is it best to plan to line up real early (for merch after doors open, not for GA spots) and keep your fingers crossed? I am hoping my ticket requests for both Baltimore and New York City come through, and then need to start figuring out some travel details. Thanks for any advice!

I think I'm done with lines.  The posters are ALWAYS available through artist or 10c.  If you don't score there ebay does just fine if you are willing to let the hype die down a bit.

KS80184

EF11 said:

This seems like a good place to post this question...

My last three PJ shows have all been at Fenway, with the pop-up shops ahead of time so we could line up early, get posters to stash away, and get on with relaxing and enjoying the event. It has been years since I have seen them in an arena, and was just curious what people's recent (relatively speaking) experience has been. Have they done pop-ups before doors open, or is it best to plan to line up real early (for merch after doors open, not for GA spots) and keep your fingers crossed? I am hoping my ticket requests for both Baltimore and New York City come through, and then need to start figuring out some travel details. Thanks for any advice!

They had the red merch trailer set up in front of the arena in Miami in 2016.  Line was long, but not as crazy as the lines at Wrlgley where stuff (Thomas poster 2018) sold out each day very early and if you weren't in line at 6am, you had no shot.  Hopefully supply is a little better at these shows.  

F Me In The Brain

What lines?

Ebay doesn't have any lines.

Swordo

I remember when they did the poster presale in......damn. I don't remember (2009 maybe).  I do remember not having to worry about getting in to secure the art and then worry about it all show.

Would love for them to do it again, but I don't see it happening.

FR181798

Do they have these lines at Euro shows as well?

sheri zona

Almost as bad as the beer lines at Fenway

Fenway in 16 lines were long but fast, the shops were all over before-hand.  In Seattle in 2018, they had an enormous tent set up outside that was open all day - the line was insane.  Hours and hours. I know because I sat right across from it in the GA line for almost 10 hours.  I left in the middle of the last song (I was DEAD by then), cruised right into the tent (there were three people in there) and got whatever I wanted.

Daron Oshay

I’m done with the merch insanity. Won’t mind buying a shirt or something but I will not allow it to overtake the whole show day experience

JojoRice

Get on line now...seriously

For the 2016 arena shows, they had a merch truck outside and started selling around 1pm on the day of the show. 

MR242791

Get on line now...seriously

F Me In The Brain said:

Ebay doesn't have any lines.

for real i was just thinking that lol. i'd rather be stress fee and just buy one on Ebay

gkitt80

JojoRice said:

For the 2016 arena shows, they had a merch truck outside and started selling around 1pm on the day of the show. 

I think they started to sell before noon in Philadelphia if I remember correctly, but it is certainly possible that I am incorrect...

F Me In The Brain

What lines?

MR242791 said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Ebay doesn't have any lines.

for real i was just thinking that lol. i'd rather be stress fee and just buy one on Ebay

The truth is I usually trade for it, am lucky enough to have a friend pick an extra for me, or go without.  So many things I could get on Ebay that I don't have yet.  (Although I do occasionally buy stuff there.)

Blacksheep76

Get on line now...seriously

Not even going attempt any lines this trip.  If I see something I like, I'll try to pick it up for a reasonable price(insert sarcasm here) on Ebay later on.  

vaggar99

What lines?

save your money for drugs

risris

Get on line now...seriously

Knowing that I’ll probably be at both LA shows(99% chance at presale end), I will probably hang out for merchandise at show 1. Leaves me the option for showing up at showtime or hanging out in GA line day for day 2(depending on what I get)

mcgruff10

What lines?

I just want a sticker from the show I attended and a cool tshirt.

brucejam28

Lol so you can’t just go up to the booth when you enter at a normal time and buy a shirt?

mcgruff10

What lines?

brucejam28 said:

Lol so you can’t just go up to the booth when you enter at a normal time and buy a shirt?

have you been to a pj show lately?  it's more about the merch than the music lol.

mfc2006

Almost as bad as the beer lines at Fenway

If there's a short line, I'll grab a poster & shirt. If it's too long, I'll get later.

HughFreakingDillon

Get on line now...seriously

skipped the stupid two mile parking lot line in st paul in 2014 and saw the sights. grabbed a poster inside right at showtime. those fugly yellow tshirts were sold out, and i didn't care. 

Zod

I expect it to be more reasonable than stadium shows.   20000 fans vs 50000 fans has to decrease lines somewhat?

mfc2006

Almost as bad as the beer lines at Fenway

HughFreakingDillon said:

skipped the stupid two mile parking lot line in st paul in 2014 and saw the sights. grabbed a poster inside right at showtime. those fugly yellow tshirts were sold out, and i didn't care. 

We walked in at PJ20. Outside near the parking lot, there was a MASSIVE line. Inside, there were 2 people ahead of us. We bought our posters, went the UPS store on site and shipped them home. Then we got a beer and enjoyed the opening bands.

HughFreakingDillon

Get on line now...seriously

mfc2006 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

skipped the stupid two mile parking lot line in st paul in 2014 and saw the sights. grabbed a poster inside right at showtime. those fugly yellow tshirts were sold out, and i didn't care. 

We walked in at PJ20. Outside near the parking lot, there was a MASSIVE line. Inside, there were 2 people ahead of us. We bought our posters, went the UPS store on site and shipped them home. Then we got a beer and enjoyed the opening bands.

very smart. that's the one thing i hate about poster shows....gotta carry that damn thing around all show. 

RoleModelsinBlood31

tdawe said:

Life is too short.

Life is T shirt 

mfc2006

Almost as bad as the beer lines at Fenway

HughFreakingDillon said:

mfc2006 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

skipped the stupid two mile parking lot line in st paul in 2014 and saw the sights. grabbed a poster inside right at showtime. those fugly yellow tshirts were sold out, and i didn't care. 

We walked in at PJ20. Outside near the parking lot, there was a MASSIVE line. Inside, there were 2 people ahead of us. We bought our posters, went the UPS store on site and shipped them home. Then we got a beer and enjoyed the opening bands.

very smart. that's the one thing i hate about poster shows....gotta carry that damn thing around all show. 

I hear ya. It was a great idea to have UPS there on site at PJ20--even if they almost lost the damn posters. (took about 2 months for them to arrive)

I also liked the idea of pre-ordering posters before the show. You don't know what the hell it'll look like, but you've already paid for it, so you can skip the lines. That was nice in 2013.

drfox

FR181798 said:

Do they have these lines at Euro shows as well?

Yes, and getting worse every year. In 2018 I queued for around 3 hours before the merch opened in London. When it did there were a few hundred in the queue. 
Back in 2009 you could just walk up to the Merch and buy the poster even after the show.

D-Rod

Are they doing outdoor merch?  If so the lines in Canada won’t be that bad.  Canada in March can be nasty.