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  • Matts3221
    Matts3221 Posts: 658
    Shut out for MSG but it’s ok come on fall leg with some Boston / Hartford shows please.

    came on this morning just to see the melt downs , never disappoints. Also if you live in NYC and did not get a ticket , there are always tickets day of show that everyone is trying to offload an extra. So you will get in just keep checking.

    Boston 2 in 2016 there were 100’s of extra tickets floating round online or Facebook to meet up with someone. Got a great ticket less than 2 hours before the show started. So again if you live in NYC you will get in if You keep
    your eyes out. 

    Also so I did not win but does not say if it was GA or Resevered when do I find that out :) 
  • mackobu
    mackobu Posts: 19
    Hey all, if anyone decides not to go to msg, please let me know!  It’s the only show I could do this year and it’s actually on my birthday!   Thanks in advance!  
  • JM144705
    JM144705 Philadelphia Posts: 452
    Anyone get good MSG news today? I still haven't heard anything (msg was my #2 so wasn't hopeful to begin with)? My buddy had MSG as his #1 and still hasn't heard anything.
  • GetRight13
    GetRight13 NY Posts: 588
    mace1229 said:
    on2legs said:
    imca43 said:
    Denied yet again. So pissed. I put in for msg every year they play there and not fucking once have i got a ticket. I even live in ny. Then see these assholes put in for 5 shows and get nyc. Its the only show  i ever try for due to close to home. So fucking done with this nonsense. 
    We get you’re not happy but why start attacking other people?   The system isn’t perfect but there are always going to be fans who miss out because demand way exceeds the supply of tickets. 
    I have to agree to disagree.  There should 100% be a show limit. It is kind of ridiculous TC would allow someone who won all 4 canada shows, baltimore. st louis, and nashville to also win MSG when some fans only put in for MSG.  I would say the system is definitely skewed and needs to be adjusted.  All in all I signed up for the shitmaster verified fan presale in case I didnt get tickets through the lottery.  In other words I fully expect ticketmaster to not have any tickets left come thursday so should be a blast.
    Why? You want 10c to tell people “sorry, we have tickets but since you won 2 shows we’re going to sell them in the public market?”

    Every single person who won multiple shows that includes MSG out MSG first and also lesser desired shows than went into rounds 4 and 5. What’s wrong with that?
    It would just even out the playing field a little bit.  
    Not really
    Exactly what I was saying.  Hey too bad you want Denver and nobody else does, you already won Nashville so this Denver 10c ticket is going thru the secondary market!

    people go nuts when they lose, its absurd
    This logic is flawed.   The demand for 10Club tickets is there every show.   To think that one show wouldn't fill the quota and they'd push those 10 club tickets off to public/secondary market is hard to believe.  I've seen multiple people in each show thread get shutout when that's the only show they've chosen.  So the demand is there.   

    Even better to meet you in the middle...IF and a big IF the Ten Club quota isnt filled for a show, run a second drawing for the remaining 10 club tickets for that show, and allow members a chance to win even if they have already won 10 club tickets in the first drawing.   The second drawing would be the only chance to score ten club tickets for multiple shows.  But as I said above, I think the demand is there for every show...so the second drawing would be few and far between. 



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    2022
    Ottawa 09/03
    2016
    MSG 1 & 2
    2013 Brooklyn (10/18, 10/19) Philadelphia (10/21, 10/22)
    2012 Atlanta 09/22
    2009 Albany 06/08 (Eddie Solo)
    2008 Bonnaroo 6/14
    2006 Albany 05/12
    2005 Philadelphia 10/03
    2000 Saratoga Springs 08/27
  • JM144705 said:
    Anyone get good MSG news today? I still haven't heard anything (msg was my #2 so wasn't hopeful to begin with)? My buddy had MSG as his #1 and still hasn't heard anything.
    I saw someone get their credit card charged this morning. I haven’t heard either way. I emailed Ticketmaster customer service hoping to get some info. I’m not holding out too much hope though. 
    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)
  • OceansJenny
    OceansJenny Manhattan, NY Posts: 3,410
    mace1229 said:
    on2legs said:
    imca43 said:
    Denied yet again. So pissed. I put in for msg every year they play there and not fucking once have i got a ticket. I even live in ny. Then see these assholes put in for 5 shows and get nyc. Its the only show  i ever try for due to close to home. So fucking done with this nonsense. 
    We get you’re not happy but why start attacking other people?   The system isn’t perfect but there are always going to be fans who miss out because demand way exceeds the supply of tickets. 
    I have to agree to disagree.  There should 100% be a show limit. It is kind of ridiculous TC would allow someone who won all 4 canada shows, baltimore. st louis, and nashville to also win MSG when some fans only put in for MSG.  I would say the system is definitely skewed and needs to be adjusted.  All in all I signed up for the shitmaster verified fan presale in case I didnt get tickets through the lottery.  In other words I fully expect ticketmaster to not have any tickets left come thursday so should be a blast.
    Why? You want 10c to tell people “sorry, we have tickets but since you won 2 shows we’re going to sell them in the public market?”

    Every single person who won multiple shows that includes MSG out MSG first and also lesser desired shows than went into rounds 4 and 5. What’s wrong with that?
    It would just even out the playing field a little bit.  
    Not really
    Exactly what I was saying.  Hey too bad you want Denver and nobody else does, you already won Nashville so this Denver 10c ticket is going thru the secondary market!

    people go nuts when they lose, its absurd
    This logic is flawed.   The demand for 10Club tickets is there every show.   To think that one show wouldn't fill the quota and they'd push those 10 club tickets off to public/secondary market is hard to believe.  I've seen multiple people in each show thread get shutout when that's the only show they've chosen.  So the demand is there.   

    Even better to meet you in the middle...IF and a big IF the Ten Club quota isnt filled for a show, run a second drawing for the remaining 10 club tickets for that show, and allow members a chance to win even if they have already won 10 club tickets in the first drawing.   The second drawing would be the only chance to score ten club tickets for multiple shows.  But as I said above, I think the demand is there for every show...so the second drawing would be few and far between. 



    TM doesn’t want to give all the tickets to the club. 
    DC '03 - Reading '04 - Philly '05 - Camden 1 '06 - DC '06 - E. Rutherford '06 - The Vic '07 - Lollapalooza '07 - DC '08 - EV DC 1 & 2 '08 (Met Ed!!) - EV Baltimore 1 & 2 '09 - EV NYC 1 '11 (Met Ed!) - Hartford '13 - GCF '15 - MSG 2 '16 - TOTD MSG '16 - Boston 1 & 2 '18 - SHN '21 - EV NYC 1 & 2 '22 - MSG '22
  • MickeyMouse
    MickeyMouse Posts: 1,057
    mace1229 said:
    on2legs said:
    imca43 said:
    Denied yet again. So pissed. I put in for msg every year they play there and not fucking once have i got a ticket. I even live in ny. Then see these assholes put in for 5 shows and get nyc. Its the only show  i ever try for due to close to home. So fucking done with this nonsense. 
    We get you’re not happy but why start attacking other people?   The system isn’t perfect but there are always going to be fans who miss out because demand way exceeds the supply of tickets. 
    I have to agree to disagree.  There should 100% be a show limit. It is kind of ridiculous TC would allow someone who won all 4 canada shows, baltimore. st louis, and nashville to also win MSG when some fans only put in for MSG.  I would say the system is definitely skewed and needs to be adjusted.  All in all I signed up for the shitmaster verified fan presale in case I didnt get tickets through the lottery.  In other words I fully expect ticketmaster to not have any tickets left come thursday so should be a blast.
    Why? You want 10c to tell people “sorry, we have tickets but since you won 2 shows we’re going to sell them in the public market?”

    Every single person who won multiple shows that includes MSG out MSG first and also lesser desired shows than went into rounds 4 and 5. What’s wrong with that?
    Could you imagine this forum if 10c put some random suppression on the number of shows you could purchase? Lol 
    Isn’t it funny how people are never happy? For years it was “there aren’t enough 10c tickets” now it’s “there’s too many 10c tickets”. No wonder no one from management responds to you people, it’s never good enough. 
    Uniondale, NY 04/30/03 - Camden, NJ 07/05/03 - MSG 07/08/03 - Reading, PA 10/01/04 - Philly 10/03/05 - Ed Sullivan Theatre 05/04/06 - MSG 06/25/08 - MSG 05/21/10 - NYC (EV solo) 06/21/11 - Montreal 09/07/11 - Brooklyn 10/18/13 - Central Park 09/26/15 - Philly 04/29/16 - MSG 05/01/16 - MSG 05/02/16 - Fenway 08/05/16 - Fenway 09/02/18 - Fenway 09/04/18 
  • ed243421
    ed243421 Posts: 7,744
    Looking for an MSG for me

    I like puppies and music 



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  • tdawe
    tdawe Posts: 2,091
    Acknowledging up front that a lot of people have work/personal/economic/other situations that make this not feasible:

    Travel for shows. 

    If you live in the high demand northeast markets (hell even if you don’t), get out of town and check out Pearl Jam somewhere else. It’s fun. I started doing it a few years ago and can’t recommend it enough. The Hold Steady now has stopped touring and just does 3-4 night stints in a few cities each year - I heard an interview with Craig Finn where he talked about how it’s a lot more fun to make a little trip around a show or two than it is to catch a band at your local venue on a Monday night. 

    There are a variety of ways you can do this to fit your particular situation. Grab a bunch of buddies and fly to another city for a weekend. Take your spouse on a trip to Europe that just happens to coincide with a PJ date or two. Jump in the car and road trip to a second-tier market. Try and arrange a work trip at just the right time (I’m thinking about trying this last one out this year). 

    Definitely push every button you can to try and get into the Garden. Getting tickets here is tough as hell, but that’s part of what makes the shows so great; most people in the crowd are amped to be in the building because it took a lot of effort, money and/or luck. But why not head out to St. Louis or OKC, or Canada? It takes a little more work than just waiting on bands to come to you, but it’s worth it.  You won’t regret it; if you’re at all like me you’ll start wondering why you haven’t been doing it for years. 
    Camden 2 2006, Newark 2010, Barclays 2 2013, Central Park 2015, MSG 2 2016, Wrigley 1 2016, Rome 2018, Prague 2018, Asbury Park 2021, EV & Earthlings NYC 1 2022, MSG 2022, Louisville 2022, Dublin 2024, MSG 1 2024, MSG 2 2024
  • tdawe said:
    Acknowledging up front that a lot of people have work/personal/economic/other situations that make this not feasible:

    Travel for shows. 

    If you live in the high demand northeast markets (hell even if you don’t), get out of town and check out Pearl Jam somewhere else. It’s fun. I started doing it a few years ago and can’t recommend it enough. The Hold Steady now has stopped touring and just does 3-4 night stints in a few cities each year - I heard an interview with Craig Finn where he talked about how it’s a lot more fun to make a little trip around a show or two than it is to catch a band at your local venue on a Monday night. 

    There are a variety of ways you can do this to fit your particular situation. Grab a bunch of buddies and fly to another city for a weekend. Take your spouse on a trip to Europe that just happens to coincide with a PJ date or two. Jump in the car and road trip to a second-tier market. Try and arrange a work trip at just the right time (I’m thinking about trying this last one out this year). 

    Definitely push every button you can to try and get into the Garden. Getting tickets here is tough as hell, but that’s part of what makes the shows so great; most people in the crowd are amped to be in the building because it took a lot of effort, money and/or luck. But why not head out to St. Louis or OKC, or Canada? It takes a little more work than just waiting on bands to come to you, but it’s worth it.  You won’t regret it; if you’re at all like me you’ll start wondering why you haven’t been doing it for years. 
    I regret not doing this when I was younger with fewer responsibilities. But now I have a wife and two young girls. It would be really selfish of me to pull them out of school for a week so I could see a band in Denver. I had to pull a whole lot of strings just to get a night off. And that doesn’t even take the cost into consideration. 

    I think that it’s great that people can do this. In a few years this may be what I can do. Until then I’ll do my best to see them local to my area. Plus my wife would probably kill me if I booked a long trip for March and they end up playing Boston or Hartford in the fall. 


    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)
  • chrisg72
    chrisg72 South Jersey Posts: 112
    chrisg72 said:
    Has anyone who only chose MSG not hear anything? I have not received any email at all. 
    Yes. I still haven’t. 
    I just called, I didnt win the tickets. So now I am hoping for the Ticketmaster Presale.
    9.28.96 - 9.29.96 - 9.1.00 - 6.3.06 - 6.24.08 - 6.25.08 - EV 8.7.08 - 10.30.09 - 5.20.10 - 5.21.10 - 9.11.11
  • tdawe
    tdawe Posts: 2,091
    tdawe said:
    Acknowledging up front that a lot of people have work/personal/economic/other situations that make this not feasible:

    Travel for shows. 

    If you live in the high demand northeast markets (hell even if you don’t), get out of town and check out Pearl Jam somewhere else. It’s fun. I started doing it a few years ago and can’t recommend it enough. The Hold Steady now has stopped touring and just does 3-4 night stints in a few cities each year - I heard an interview with Craig Finn where he talked about how it’s a lot more fun to make a little trip around a show or two than it is to catch a band at your local venue on a Monday night. 

    There are a variety of ways you can do this to fit your particular situation. Grab a bunch of buddies and fly to another city for a weekend. Take your spouse on a trip to Europe that just happens to coincide with a PJ date or two. Jump in the car and road trip to a second-tier market. Try and arrange a work trip at just the right time (I’m thinking about trying this last one out this year). 

    Definitely push every button you can to try and get into the Garden. Getting tickets here is tough as hell, but that’s part of what makes the shows so great; most people in the crowd are amped to be in the building because it took a lot of effort, money and/or luck. But why not head out to St. Louis or OKC, or Canada? It takes a little more work than just waiting on bands to come to you, but it’s worth it.  You won’t regret it; if you’re at all like me you’ll start wondering why you haven’t been doing it for years. 
    I regret not doing this when I was younger with fewer responsibilities. But now I have a wife and two young girls. It would be really selfish of me to pull them out of school for a week so I could see a band in Denver. I had to pull a whole lot of strings just to get a night off. And that doesn’t even take the cost into consideration. 

    I think that it’s great that people can do this. In a few years this may be what I can do. Until then I’ll do my best to see them local to my area. Plus my wife would probably kill me if I booked a long trip for March and they end up playing Boston or Hartford in the fall. 


    I also have a wife and two young kids. I’ll grab some buddies and we’ll fly somewhere on a Friday afternoon, hang out that night, catch a show on Saturday and I’m home on Sunday afternoon. That’s what I did for Wrigley 2016, and we did it for MMJ at Red Rocks last year. Does it cost some domestic capital? Absolutely. But it’s worth it. 

    As I said, I acknowledge that everyone’s situation is different.
    Camden 2 2006, Newark 2010, Barclays 2 2013, Central Park 2015, MSG 2 2016, Wrigley 1 2016, Rome 2018, Prague 2018, Asbury Park 2021, EV & Earthlings NYC 1 2022, MSG 2022, Louisville 2022, Dublin 2024, MSG 1 2024, MSG 2 2024
  • chrisg72
    chrisg72 South Jersey Posts: 112
    JM144705 said:
    Anyone get good MSG news today? I still haven't heard anything (msg was my #2 so wasn't hopeful to begin with)? My buddy had MSG as his #1 and still hasn't heard anything.
    I saw someone get their credit card charged this morning. I haven’t heard either way. I emailed Ticketmaster customer service hoping to get some info. I’m not holding out too much hope though. 
    They are answering phones, I hadn't heard anything either so I called. I was shut out. No tix for me. Now, onto the TM presale. Good luck 
    9.28.96 - 9.29.96 - 9.1.00 - 6.3.06 - 6.24.08 - 6.25.08 - EV 8.7.08 - 10.30.09 - 5.20.10 - 5.21.10 - 9.11.11
  • tdawe said:
    Acknowledging up front that a lot of people have work/personal/economic/other situations that make this not feasible:

    Travel for shows. 

    If you live in the high demand northeast markets (hell even if you don’t), get out of town and check out Pearl Jam somewhere else. It’s fun. I started doing it a few years ago and can’t recommend it enough. The Hold Steady now has stopped touring and just does 3-4 night stints in a few cities each year - I heard an interview with Craig Finn where he talked about how it’s a lot more fun to make a little trip around a show or two than it is to catch a band at your local venue on a Monday night. 

    There are a variety of ways you can do this to fit your particular situation. Grab a bunch of buddies and fly to another city for a weekend. Take your spouse on a trip to Europe that just happens to coincide with a PJ date or two. Jump in the car and road trip to a second-tier market. Try and arrange a work trip at just the right time (I’m thinking about trying this last one out this year). 

    Definitely push every button you can to try and get into the Garden. Getting tickets here is tough as hell, but that’s part of what makes the shows so great; most people in the crowd are amped to be in the building because it took a lot of effort, money and/or luck. But why not head out to St. Louis or OKC, or Canada? It takes a little more work than just waiting on bands to come to you, but it’s worth it.  You won’t regret it; if you’re at all like me you’ll start wondering why you haven’t been doing it for years. 
    I regret not doing this when I was younger with fewer responsibilities. But now I have a wife and two young girls. It would be really selfish of me to pull them out of school for a week so I could see a band in Denver. I had to pull a whole lot of strings just to get a night off. And that doesn’t even take the cost into consideration. 

    I think that it’s great that people can do this. In a few years this may be what I can do. Until then I’ll do my best to see them local to my area. Plus my wife would probably kill me if I booked a long trip for March and they end up playing Boston or Hartford in the fall. 


    I had too much shit going on in my family life from 2001 through 2014 to get to any shows. The only way it would have worked is they came to Louisville, KY. They didn't, I didn't get to see them, and I didn't complain. But things cleared up for me and my family, and my wife and I were able to see them at GCF, Wrigley 16, and Wrigley 18. Now I'll see them in Toronto and St. Louis this year. 
  • narnia
    narnia Posts: 635
    Scored 2 reserved seats for MSG! That was my only request and I can’t believe I was so lucky. This is the first time 10Club ever came through for me. 
    I need a third ticket. What’s the best way to get another reserved seat hopefully close to the other two?
    I escaped it...a life wasted...I'm never going back again
  • Notaskitrail
    Notaskitrail Posts: 21
    edited January 2020
    How can you tell if GA or reserved seats if pick best available? 
    Post edited by Notaskitrail on
  • tdawe said:
    tdawe said:
    Acknowledging up front that a lot of people have work/personal/economic/other situations that make this not feasible:

    Travel for shows. 

    If you live in the high demand northeast markets (hell even if you don’t), get out of town and check out Pearl Jam somewhere else. It’s fun. I started doing it a few years ago and can’t recommend it enough. The Hold Steady now has stopped touring and just does 3-4 night stints in a few cities each year - I heard an interview with Craig Finn where he talked about how it’s a lot more fun to make a little trip around a show or two than it is to catch a band at your local venue on a Monday night. 

    There are a variety of ways you can do this to fit your particular situation. Grab a bunch of buddies and fly to another city for a weekend. Take your spouse on a trip to Europe that just happens to coincide with a PJ date or two. Jump in the car and road trip to a second-tier market. Try and arrange a work trip at just the right time (I’m thinking about trying this last one out this year). 

    Definitely push every button you can to try and get into the Garden. Getting tickets here is tough as hell, but that’s part of what makes the shows so great; most people in the crowd are amped to be in the building because it took a lot of effort, money and/or luck. But why not head out to St. Louis or OKC, or Canada? It takes a little more work than just waiting on bands to come to you, but it’s worth it.  You won’t regret it; if you’re at all like me you’ll start wondering why you haven’t been doing it for years. 
    I regret not doing this when I was younger with fewer responsibilities. But now I have a wife and two young girls. It would be really selfish of me to pull them out of school for a week so I could see a band in Denver. I had to pull a whole lot of strings just to get a night off. And that doesn’t even take the cost into consideration. 

    I think that it’s great that people can do this. In a few years this may be what I can do. Until then I’ll do my best to see them local to my area. Plus my wife would probably kill me if I booked a long trip for March and they end up playing Boston or Hartford in the fall. 


    I also have a wife and two young kids. I’ll grab some buddies and we’ll fly somewhere on a Friday afternoon, hang out that night, catch a show on Saturday and I’m home on Sunday afternoon. That’s what I did for Wrigley 2016, and we did it for MMJ at Red Rocks last year. Does it cost some domestic capital? Absolutely. But it’s worth it. 

    As I said, I acknowledge that everyone’s situation is different.
    Couldn’t agree more about it being worth it. Two of my other favorite bands are/were Tom Petty and AC/DC. Went to Europe to see AC/DC on what likely ended up being their final tour and had a blast. Passed on flying to LA to see petty and he died a week later. Hoping to travel to see PJ on the next leg of this tour. It can be a fun adventure (money, family, and work permitting). 
  • Saltzy23
    Saltzy23 Posts: 1,350
    Following PJ around the planet is platinum level humanity.

    I've done a lot of shit in my life, and I have still not found anything better.
    'I know I was born and I know that I'll die, the in between is mine.'
  • tdawe
    tdawe Posts: 2,091
    tdawe said:
    Acknowledging up front that a lot of people have work/personal/economic/other situations that make this not feasible:

    Travel for shows. 

    If you live in the high demand northeast markets (hell even if you don’t), get out of town and check out Pearl Jam somewhere else. It’s fun. I started doing it a few years ago and can’t recommend it enough. The Hold Steady now has stopped touring and just does 3-4 night stints in a few cities each year - I heard an interview with Craig Finn where he talked about how it’s a lot more fun to make a little trip around a show or two than it is to catch a band at your local venue on a Monday night. 

    There are a variety of ways you can do this to fit your particular situation. Grab a bunch of buddies and fly to another city for a weekend. Take your spouse on a trip to Europe that just happens to coincide with a PJ date or two. Jump in the car and road trip to a second-tier market. Try and arrange a work trip at just the right time (I’m thinking about trying this last one out this year). 

    Definitely push every button you can to try and get into the Garden. Getting tickets here is tough as hell, but that’s part of what makes the shows so great; most people in the crowd are amped to be in the building because it took a lot of effort, money and/or luck. But why not head out to St. Louis or OKC, or Canada? It takes a little more work than just waiting on bands to come to you, but it’s worth it.  You won’t regret it; if you’re at all like me you’ll start wondering why you haven’t been doing it for years. 
    I regret not doing this when I was younger with fewer responsibilities. But now I have a wife and two young girls. It would be really selfish of me to pull them out of school for a week so I could see a band in Denver. I had to pull a whole lot of strings just to get a night off. And that doesn’t even take the cost into consideration. 

    I think that it’s great that people can do this. In a few years this may be what I can do. Until then I’ll do my best to see them local to my area. Plus my wife would probably kill me if I booked a long trip for March and they end up playing Boston or Hartford in the fall. 


    I had too much shit going on in my family life from 2001 through 2014 to get to any shows. The only way it would have worked is they came to Louisville, KY. They didn't, I didn't get to see them, and I didn't complain. But things cleared up for me and my family, and my wife and I were able to see them at GCF, Wrigley 16, and Wrigley 18. Now I'll see them in Toronto and St. Louis this year. 
    There were several years there, after I started making money but before I had kids, where I absolutely could have traveled for more shows. I didn’t do it, not because I couldn’t or didn’t want to, but because it never even occurred to me. Living in NYC, you get accustomed to every band you could possibly want to see coming through to a place (that is the perfect size for that particular band) that you can get to via the subway. When tours would get announced, I would literally only see the NYC dates and not even look at anything else. This is what I’m trying to get across to the locals who are bummed because every time Pearl Jam comes to them it’s a brutal ticket. For some people it’s not realistic to travel for a show. For others, it might be doable but they never think of it. For still others, they could do it if they really wanted but will always find ”reasons” not to put in the extra effort. 
    Camden 2 2006, Newark 2010, Barclays 2 2013, Central Park 2015, MSG 2 2016, Wrigley 1 2016, Rome 2018, Prague 2018, Asbury Park 2021, EV & Earthlings NYC 1 2022, MSG 2022, Louisville 2022, Dublin 2024, MSG 1 2024, MSG 2 2024
  • JM144705
    JM144705 Philadelphia Posts: 452
    tdawe said:
    tdawe said:
    Acknowledging up front that a lot of people have work/personal/economic/other situations that make this not feasible:

    Travel for shows. 

    If you live in the high demand northeast markets (hell even if you don’t), get out of town and check out Pearl Jam somewhere else. It’s fun. I started doing it a few years ago and can’t recommend it enough. The Hold Steady now has stopped touring and just does 3-4 night stints in a few cities each year - I heard an interview with Craig Finn where he talked about how it’s a lot more fun to make a little trip around a show or two than it is to catch a band at your local venue on a Monday night. 

    There are a variety of ways you can do this to fit your particular situation. Grab a bunch of buddies and fly to another city for a weekend. Take your spouse on a trip to Europe that just happens to coincide with a PJ date or two. Jump in the car and road trip to a second-tier market. Try and arrange a work trip at just the right time (I’m thinking about trying this last one out this year). 

    Definitely push every button you can to try and get into the Garden. Getting tickets here is tough as hell, but that’s part of what makes the shows so great; most people in the crowd are amped to be in the building because it took a lot of effort, money and/or luck. But why not head out to St. Louis or OKC, or Canada? It takes a little more work than just waiting on bands to come to you, but it’s worth it.  You won’t regret it; if you’re at all like me you’ll start wondering why you haven’t been doing it for years. 
    I regret not doing this when I was younger with fewer responsibilities. But now I have a wife and two young girls. It would be really selfish of me to pull them out of school for a week so I could see a band in Denver. I had to pull a whole lot of strings just to get a night off. And that doesn’t even take the cost into consideration. 

    I think that it’s great that people can do this. In a few years this may be what I can do. Until then I’ll do my best to see them local to my area. Plus my wife would probably kill me if I booked a long trip for March and they end up playing Boston or Hartford in the fall. 


    I had too much shit going on in my family life from 2001 through 2014 to get to any shows. The only way it would have worked is they came to Louisville, KY. They didn't, I didn't get to see them, and I didn't complain. But things cleared up for me and my family, and my wife and I were able to see them at GCF, Wrigley 16, and Wrigley 18. Now I'll see them in Toronto and St. Louis this year. 
    There were several years there, after I started making money but before I had kids, where I absolutely could have traveled for more shows. I didn’t do it, not because I couldn’t or didn’t want to, but because it never even occurred to me. Living in NYC, you get accustomed to every band you could possibly want to see coming through to a place (that is the perfect size for that particular band) that you can get to via the subway. When tours would get announced, I would literally only see the NYC dates and not even look at anything else. This is what I’m trying to get across to the locals who are bummed because every time Pearl Jam comes to them it’s a brutal ticket. For some people it’s not realistic to travel for a show. For others, it might be doable but they never think of it. For still others, they could do it if they really wanted but will always find ”reasons” not to put in the extra effort. 
    I am in the same exact boat. I really wish I would have thought about doing more than just the local (philly) show in the early 2000's. In hindsight there are so many PJ shows I wish I would have done but not knowing.