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

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JustBreatheVLC
JustBreatheVLC Posts: 55
in The Porch
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 Italy
    Little Italy Rochester, NY Posts: 404

    "he who forgets-will be destined to remember"
  • Windermere11
    Windermere11 Posts: 141
    Speaking of 1995...  My PJ stubs from San Fran ($23.50) and San Jose ($12.45)...  "Sponsored By No One"...

    Thank you Mike!!!

    1990 12/22
    1991 2/1,26; 3/1; 5/25; 8/23,29
    1992 1/3,17; 7/22; 9/20
    1993 9/5; 10/25; 12/7,8,9
    1995 6/24; 11/4
    1998 7/10,11,13,14
    2000 10/22,25,28,30
    2003 6/2,3,5,6; 10/28
    2006 7/6,7,9,10,12,13; 11/30; 12/2,9
    2009 9/30; 10/1,6,7,9
    2010 5/1
    2013 11/21,23,24
    2014 10/25
    2016 11/14
    2018 8/8,10
    2021 9/26; 10/1,2
    2022 5/3,6,7
    2024 5/16,18,21,22; 9/27,29
  • JustBreatheVLC
    JustBreatheVLC Posts: 55
    Wow - cool stubs!
  • Ojamajoe
    Ojamajoe 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!
  • PB11041
    PB11041 Earth Posts: 2,845
    In 1995 95% of fans paid for music vs skimmed it.
    His eminence has yet to show. 
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  • JG108535
    JG108535 Posts: 187
    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.
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,445
    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"
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,445
    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"
  • Hi!
    Hi! Posts: 3,095

    Detroit 2000, Detroit 2003 1-2, Grand Rapids VFC 2004, Philly 2005, Grand Rapids 2006, Detroit 2006, Cleveland 2006, Lollapalooza 2007, Detroit Eddie Solo 2011, Detroit 2014, Chicago 2016 1-2, Chicago 2018 1-2, Ohana Encore 2021 1-2, Chicago Eddie/Earthlings 2022 1-2, Nashville 2022, St. Louis 2022

  • Sarava
    Sarava Naperville, IL Posts: 2,061
    Little Italy said:

    2 grand each? Umm, wow.
  • JP218404
    JP218404 NJ Posts: 1,412
    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  
    Marquee 91
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    and many, many more
  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,520
    Buddy, wait until I tell ya what my college tuition was in 1995
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,445
    Nintendo games has gone down since 1995 though. 
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,991
    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? 

    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, 2024: Philly 2, 2025: Pittsburgh 1

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  • CantKeepmedown
    CantKeepmedown Portland, Maine Posts: 3,119
    There are A LOT of things happening in 2020 that would've been hard to imagine in 1995
  • pjsteelerfan
    pjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,905
    Wish Gas prices would go back to 1995 
    ...got a mind full of questions and a teacher in my soul...
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,868
    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.
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,445
    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"
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,445
    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"
  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,520
    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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