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Ticketmaster fan club seats at $125 each: Hard to imagine this in 1995

JustBreatheVLCJustBreatheVLC Posts: 55
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And "Official Platinum" scalper-like seats too? Can't wait to see the prices on those. 
Sorry, shut out of my hometown show and short on cash right now so just venting.
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    Little ItalyLittle Italy Rochester, NY Posts: 404

    "he who forgets-will be destined to remember"
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    Windermere11Windermere11 Earth Posts: 134
    Speaking of 1995...  My PJ stubs from San Fran ($23.50) and San Jose ($12.45)...  "Sponsored By No One"...

    Thank you Mike!!!

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    1991 2/1,26; 3/1; 5/25; 8/23,29
    1992 1/3,17; 7/22; 9/20
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    1995 6/24; 11/4
    1998 7/10,11,13,14
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    JustBreatheVLCJustBreatheVLC Posts: 55
    Wow - cool stubs!
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    OjamajoeOjamajoe Posts: 14
    Under capitalism, capital won.  No one should be surprised.  The band has remarkable leverage to be able to force the concessions they have!
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    PB11041PB11041 Earth Posts: 2,800
    In 1995 95% of fans paid for music vs skimmed it.
    His eminence has yet to show. 
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    JG108535JG108535 Posts: 184
    Its 2020....1995 was 25 years ago! PJ has done well keeping ticket prices reasonable over the years.
    One would pay $140 to see Billie Eilish who just started touring a year ago or so.
    Also, none of us will walk out of that building thinking that we didn't get our moneys worth.
    Worth every penny.
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    Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 29,532
    edited January 2020
    JustBreatheVLC said:
    And "Official Platinum" scalper-like seats too? Can't wait to see the prices on those. 
    Sorry, shut out of my hometown show and short on cash right now so just venting.
    They also sold millions of albums and physical singles in the 90s. Now they sell shit.

    The average of a KISS ticket for their japan concerts in 2019 was $185 

    Then imagine what the best tickets was for KISS, or other acts of the same size.

    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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    Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 29,532
    edited January 2020
    And I am not one of those fans who eye-rollingly daft say "THEY SELL A PRODUCT - BUY IT OR NOT. VIVA CAPITALISM AND THE MARKET ECONOMY"

    But compared to other acts, I think Pearl Jam keeps it relatively decent.

    To me Eddie Vedder solo was way worse.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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    Hi!Hi! Posts: 3,095

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    SaravaSarava Naperville, IL Posts: 2,012
    Little Italy said:

    2 grand each? Umm, wow.
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    JP218404JP218404 NJ Posts: 1,374
    Well they are actually $98  5 bucks to the charity and the rest fees. If they were $125 to start they would be over $150

    less than $100 these days for a band of their caliber is a deal  
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    pjl44pjl44 Posts: 8,425
    Buddy, wait until I tell ya what my college tuition was in 1995
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    Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 29,532
    Nintendo games has gone down since 1995 though. 
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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    Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,786
    My friend was raging against this price on Saturday night. He actually proved me wrong on one account when I swore tickets to Philly 2016 were over $100, but they were actually $86. So forget 1995, the tickets went up $36 from a 2016 arena show to a 2020 one. 

    But what’s $36 right? 

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    CantKeepmedownCantKeepmedown Portland, Maine Posts: 2,948
    There are A LOT of things happening in 2020 that would've been hard to imagine in 1995
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    pjsteelerfanpjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,887
    Wish Gas prices would go back to 1995 
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    PoncierPoncier Posts: 16,381
    All relative. See other major 2020 tours for comparison
    Look at what Kiss is charging on their current tour. Look at prices for the Def Leppard/Motley Crue tour, look at Ozzy's prices, look at what the Black Crowes are charging, look at the prices for Green Day & Weezer.
    98 bucks plus fees for Pearl jam is a bargain comparatively.

    As noted above prices for all concerts have gone sky high since Lars sued Napster and bands stopped making money from record deals & sales. And its not just concerts look what sporting events cost compared to 25 years ago.
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    Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 29,532
    Ledbetterman10 said:
    My friend was raging against this price on Saturday night. He actually proved me wrong on one account when I swore tickets to Philly 2016 were over $100, but they were actually $86. So forget 1995, the tickets went up $36 from a 2016 arena show to a 2020 one. 

    But what’s $36 right? 

    And that's without the ticketmaster charges?
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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    Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 29,532
    pjsteelerfan said:
    Wish Gas prices would go back to 1995 
    Why? It would fuck up nature even more. 

    You should wish you could bike instead.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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    pjl44pjl44 Posts: 8,425
    Ledbetterman10 said:
    My friend was raging against this price on Saturday night. He actually proved me wrong on one account when I swore tickets to Philly 2016 were over $100, but they were actually $86. So forget 1995, the tickets went up $36 from a 2016 arena show to a 2020 one. 

    But what’s $36 right? 

    It's what arena shows cost now. I'll pay it for Pearl Jam, but I've been priced out of most bigger shows at this point. Have to make these decisions as a consumer.
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    sdharv1919sdharv1919 Traverse City, MI Posts: 15
    CantKeepmedown said:
    There are A LOT of things happening in 2020 that would've been hard to imagine in 1995
    Yeah, like the Dow pushing 30,000.
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    Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,786
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Ledbetterman10 said:
    My friend was raging against this price on Saturday night. He actually proved me wrong on one account when I swore tickets to Philly 2016 were over $100, but they were actually $86. So forget 1995, the tickets went up $36 from a 2016 arena show to a 2020 one. 

    But what’s $36 right? 

    And that's without the ticketmaster charges?
    I guessing so because those were fanclub tix bought here on PJ.com. 
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden

    Pearl Jam bootlegs:
    http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
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    Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 29,532
    edited January 2020
    Ledbetterman10 said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Ledbetterman10 said:
    My friend was raging against this price on Saturday night. He actually proved me wrong on one account when I swore tickets to Philly 2016 were over $100, but they were actually $86. So forget 1995, the tickets went up $36 from a 2016 arena show to a 2020 one. 

    But what’s $36 right? 

    And that's without the ticketmaster charges?
    I guessing so because those were fanclub tix bought here on PJ.com. 
    Then, I would say inflation is not the only factor in play. Haha. @Kelly Curtis

    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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    Lerxst1992Lerxst1992 Posts: 6,230
    JG108535 said:
    Its 2020....1995 was 25 years ago! PJ has done well keeping ticket prices reasonable over the years.
    One would pay $140 to see Billie Eilish who just started touring a year ago or so.
    Also, none of us will walk out of that building thinking that we didn't get our moneys worth.
    Worth every penny.

    Eilish or PJ? Because if it’s the former I respectfully disagree.
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    igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,553
    It was 116 in 2018. It's still cheaper than other artists
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    pjsteelerfanpjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,887
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    pjsteelerfan said:
    Wish Gas prices would go back to 1995 
    Why? It would fuck up nature even more. 

    You should wish you could bike instead.
    I wan't being serious. But as another example, I wish bikes cost what they did in 1995. or cars, or houses. Or rent. 
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    GibsonGibson Toronto Posts: 2,580
    Rent, college tuition, food, hookers probably...

    The cost of living goes up, my friend.

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    mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 28,041
    How the hell was 1995 twenty five years ago?!  We are talking a quarter of a century ago I was a junior in high school   Wow.  
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    Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 29,532
    pjsteelerfan said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    pjsteelerfan said:
    Wish Gas prices would go back to 1995 
    Why? It would fuck up nature even more. 

    You should wish you could bike instead.
    I wan't being serious. But as another example, I wish bikes cost what they did in 1995. or cars, or houses. Or rent. 
    I know. I just wanted to get a chance to say, people should bike more.

    But electronics and Nintendo games has gone down atleast. Compare buying a TV now and in the 80s.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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    Lerxst1992Lerxst1992 Posts: 6,230
    pjl44 said:
    Ledbetterman10 said:
    My friend was raging against this price on Saturday night. He actually proved me wrong on one account when I swore tickets to Philly 2016 were over $100, but they were actually $86. So forget 1995, the tickets went up $36 from a 2016 arena show to a 2020 one. 

    But what’s $36 right? 

    It's what arena shows cost now. I'll pay it for Pearl Jam, but I've been priced out of most bigger shows at this point. Have to make these decisions as a consumer.


    That is everybody’s right

    It sucks what concerts cost these days but since the late 90s the younger generations thought they were being brilliant by pirating  music.

    the net sum effect of this wide scale theft is it significantly devalued the cost of recorded music

    The artists did not do this, the younger generations changed a marketplace that had existed for decades.

    these are facts, not opinion, not lamenting.

    so in the wake of this devalued market, WTF are musicians to do, give people free or cheap shows?

    FFS, PJ is one of the cheapest concert tickets from a premium artist.

    FFS they are selling next to the stage access for $98

    do fans Not want ticket fees now? So they want the process of running the lotteries and distributing the tickets for free?

    the level of entitlement in the fan base can be disgusting.
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