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CR26068CR26068 Posts: 4
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Ok folks what are the best tips to getting a poster at the venue.  My last shows were the home shows and that was obviously easy, but the last time I was able to get one not on eBay was in 98.  
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  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Posts: 19,532
    Get there extremely early and waste your entire day in line.

    I'll wait for 10c drop or ebay....not waiting in line anymore
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    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana
  • PD279656PD279656 Posts: 119
    Does 10c actually drop all of the posters? 
  • Foriginal SinForiginal Sin Posts: 1,770
    edited January 2020
    Gern Blansten said:
    Get there extremely early and waste your entire day in line.

    I'll wait for 10c drop or ebay....not waiting in line anymore
    This. Wasn’t like this until Wrigley 2013 I believe. I got my Chicago 98 poster leaving the show back in the day. Anyways, prepare to waste your day. I also do not wait for posters anymore, 5 hours in line at Wrigley did me in
    Chicago 6/29/98, Alpine Valley(EV) 6/13/99, Alpine Valley 10/08/00, Chicago 10/09/00, Phoenix 10/20/00, Orlando 4/12/03, Tampa 4/13/03, San Diego 6/05/03, Vegas 6/06/03, Phoenix 6/07/03, Chicago 6/18/03, Alpine Valley 6/21/03, Orlando 10/08/04, D.C. 10/11/04, Chicago 5/16/06, Chicago 5/17/06, LA 7/12/08, Chicago 8/23/09, Chicago 8/24/09, LA 10/07/09, San Diego 10/09/09 (Front Row Center, Finally), Phoenix(EV) 11/4/11, Wrigley 7/19/13, Phoenix 11/19/13, Denver 10/22/14, Wrigley 8/20/16, Wrigley 8/22/16
  • RP112579RP112579 Posts: 3,381
    Line up now :lol:
    6/29/98 Chicago-United Center
    6/18/03 Chicago-United Center
    5/17/06 Chicago-United Center
    7/19/13 Chicago-Wrigley Field
    10/11/13 Pittsburgh-Consol Energy Center
    10/17/14 Moline-IWireless Center (No Code)
    10/20/14 Milwaukee-Bradley center (Yield)
    4/26/16 Lexington-Rupp Arena
    8/20/16 Chicago-Wrigley Field
    8/22/16 Chicago-Wrigley Field
    8/18/18 Chicago-Wrigley Field
    8/20/18 Chicago-Wrigley Field
    9/5/23 Chicago-United Center
    9/7/23 Chicago-United Center
    8/29/23 Chicago-Wrigley Field
    8/31/23 Chicago-Wrigley Field
  • drakeheuer14drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,450
    Get there early. The line isn’t so bad if you make some friends. 
    Pittsburgh 2013
    Cincinnati 2014
    Greenville 2016
    (Raleigh 2016)
    Columbia 2016
  • RobZRobZ Posts: 181
    Not me...no more all day lines, would rather spend my day partying with friends.
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    2009: Salt Lake City, Utah
    2012: Missoula, Montana
    2014: Denver, Colorado
    2018: Missoula, Montana

  • AlaGAlaG Posts: 976
    If you miss at the merch line, be the first person in the venue. If you have reserved seating, sometimes this is actually easier than bothering with the merch line.
  • BennyLaRueBennyLaRue Posts: 751
    More importantly, what about tubes? Are they available? Accepted? Are we talking about virgin kraft paper or bleached white? There's a lot to think about.
  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Posts: 19,532
    PD279656 said:
    Does 10c actually drop all of the posters? 
    yes...there are always a few I believe.  Also the artists drop the signed versions
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana
  • ejk1280ejk1280 Posts: 84
    figure our what’s more important missing pre show festivities and the fun that goes along with it, waste days waiting for them to drop online, or fork over cash to buy on eBay.  
  • KN219077KN219077 Posts: 1,071
    Gern Blansten said:
    PD279656 said:
    Does 10c actually drop all of the posters? 
    yes...there are always a few I believe.  Also the artists drop the signed versions
    Also incredibly hard to score the sought after posters on the ten club drops. Missed getting a missoula poster at the show and the drop. Not going to pay $300 for a $35 poster
  • TA243471TA243471 Posts: 1,234
    It SEEMS like 10 club usually has about 300 posters from each show to make available in the shop.  For regular tour dates, the artists usually get to make 100 available as AP's.  The line for the outside merch booth is almost always massive, and takes several hours to get through.  It's tough to get a poster on the day of the show, if you aren't willing to put in the time, unless you have a merch buddy that will swap days in line, or just likes to do that kind of stuff.
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    • 2009: Seattle 1
    • 2013: Seattle
    • 2016: Wrigley 1 & 2
    • 2018: Seattle 1&2, Montana
    • 2020: San Diego, LA 1&2, Oakland 1&2
    • 2022: San Diego, LA 1&2, Fresno, Sacramento, Las Vegas, Denver
    • 2024: Vancouver 1, Portland, Las Vegas 1&2, Seattle 1&2, Missoula, Dana Point 1 & 2
  • jwhjr17jwhjr17 Posts: 1,991
    I stopped bothering at the shows unless it's quick and just get through 10C or another member afterwards.  Or AP.
    1998-06-30 Mpls | 2006-07-06 Las Vegas | 2010-05-03 Kansas City | 2011-07-01 St. Louis EV | 2011-07-02 Mpls EV | 2011-09-03 PJ20
    2011-09-04 PJ20 | 2011-09-17 Winnipeg | 2012-09-30 Missoula | 2012-11-18 Tulsa EV | 2013-07-19 Chicago | 2013-11-15 Dallas
    2013-11-16 OKC | 2014-10-09 Lincoln | 2014-10-17 Moline | 2014-10-19 St. Paul | 2014-10-20 Milwaukee | 2016-08-20 Chicago
    2016-08-22 Chicago | 2018-08-18 Chicago | 2018-08-20 Chicago | 2022-05-09 Phoenix | 2022-05-20 Las Vegas | 2022-09-18 St. Louis 
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  • ZodZod Posts: 10,526
    I've been GA at the last bunch which almost removes the get to the venue for doors and buy inside solution.  This worked well at Seattle 2013.  Lineup went around town for days before the show, but we showed up at doors, found a boot with a smaller lineup and got our stuff.

    I am hoping with the smaller #'s of people at arena shows that the lines won't be as mental.
  • tdawetdawe Posts: 2,089
    Find out who the artist is (you will easily find that info here) and subscribe to their mailing list so you’ll know when the AP drop is happening. 
    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
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 91,336

  • DavidDDavidD Posts: 2,482
    Get to the venue supper early. Buy as many as they will sell you. Go back to your hotel and take pics of the poster on your hotel bed then sell them on eBay before the show starts.  ;)
    just kidding. But the earlier the better.
  • HollisBrownHollisBrown Posts: 4,325
    edited January 2020
    Posters are yesterday’s big thing. PJ Fidget Spinners Impeachment Trial Edition. Limited quantities so get yours while they last.
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  • on2legson2legs Standing in the Jersey rain… Posts: 14,951
    I wouldn't mind waiting a couple hours on line for a poster if there was a certainty that they would still be available when I got to the front.  But more and more I just prefer to pay up on ebay to avoid wasting my time and also avoiding how pushy and rude a crowd of fans can be when there is Pearl Jam merch for sale. 

    1996: Randall's Island 2  1998: East Rutherford | MSG 1 & 2  2000: Cincinnati | Columbus | Jones Beach 1, 2, & 3 | Boston 1 | Camden 1 & 2 2003: Philadelphia | Uniondale | MSG 1 & 2 | Holmdel  2005: Atlantic City 1  2006: Camden 1 | East Rutherford 1 & 2 2008: Camden 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 | Newark (EV)  2009: Philadelphia 1, 2 & 4  2010: Newark | MSG 1 & 2  2011: Toronto 1  2013: Wrigley Field | Brooklyn 2 | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore  2015: Central Park  2016: Philadelphia 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 | Fenway Park 2 | MSG (TOTD)  2017: Brooklyn (RnR HOF)  2020: MSG | Asbury Park  2021: Asbury Park  2022: MSG | Camden | Nashville  2024: MSG 1 & 2 (#50) | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore


  • GetRight13GetRight13 Posts: 587
    Gotta get to the morning merch lines early... This is how I scored all the 2013 shows I was at and msg1 2016...either that or as soon as the doors open for the show head to a merch table real quick... How I scored msg2 2016
    2023 Austin 1 & 2
    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
  • on2legson2legs Standing in the Jersey rain… Posts: 14,951
    edited January 2020
    It also depends who I go to the show with... my wife will be cool with me hanging out early on the merch line while she checks out the city.  If there with any of my friends, they have zero interest in merch and prefer we get some food and beers before the show.  I fine either way... but lately I've been making the move to ebay to avoid wasting time and energy. 
    1996: Randall's Island 2  1998: East Rutherford | MSG 1 & 2  2000: Cincinnati | Columbus | Jones Beach 1, 2, & 3 | Boston 1 | Camden 1 & 2 2003: Philadelphia | Uniondale | MSG 1 & 2 | Holmdel  2005: Atlantic City 1  2006: Camden 1 | East Rutherford 1 & 2 2008: Camden 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 | Newark (EV)  2009: Philadelphia 1, 2 & 4  2010: Newark | MSG 1 & 2  2011: Toronto 1  2013: Wrigley Field | Brooklyn 2 | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore  2015: Central Park  2016: Philadelphia 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 | Fenway Park 2 | MSG (TOTD)  2017: Brooklyn (RnR HOF)  2020: MSG | Asbury Park  2021: Asbury Park  2022: MSG | Camden | Nashville  2024: MSG 1 & 2 (#50) | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore


  • GetRight13GetRight13 Posts: 587
    this early lol ... They didn't even have the tables set up yet... This was Brooklyn 2013 and I think we were still 3rd or 4th in line
    2023 Austin 1 & 2
    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
  • ForceofNature101ForceofNature101 Posts: 1,282
    Honestly I might just frame the bootegs of my shows with the commemorative tickets and save myself the stress and hassle of posters lol
  • densandensan Posts: 563
    edited January 2020
    Please consider this. I did the line thing for the last time if 2013. Stood out in the freeze at the Seattle Center for a poster that I don't even like. Got sick, and the next day the same poster is sitting inside the warm showbox for sale. A little later it was available here in the shop too.
    I wasted hours, lost precious time before the show that night. That was it. Lesson learned.
    We were all like cattle lining up to eat/buy our "things."  
    I jam (silly typos) proud to say I just recently acquired my 1 year poster free chip from "I have a poster problem." I am just focusing on the new music. I do not want to go back to poster rehab.
    Post edited by densan on
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  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 91,336
    GetRight13 said:
    this early lol ... They didn't even have the tables set up yet... This was Brooklyn 2013 and I think we were still 3rd or 4th in line
    Surprised nobody took that abandoned tent home that early in the morning. :p   
  • GetRight13GetRight13 Posts: 587
    demetrios said:
    GetRight13 said:
    this early lol ... They didn't even have the tables set up yet... This was Brooklyn 2013 and I think we were still 3rd or 4th in line
    Surprised nobody took that abandoned tent home that early in the morning. :p   
    Hahahaha 
    2023 Austin 1 & 2
    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
  • densandensan Posts: 563
    Part of my therapy was spending a couple of nights in a big poster tube. It was dark and terrible. I believe it was to see how the poster felt. 
    Be different & make a difference. Decency & kindness @ a grassroots level works.
  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Posts: 19,532
    on2legs said:
    I wouldn't mind waiting a couple hours on line for a poster if there was a certainty that they would still be available when I got to the front.  But more and more I just prefer to pay up on ebay to avoid wasting my time and also avoiding how pushy and rude a crowd of fans can be when there is Pearl Jam merch for sale. 

    yeah...reminds me of waiting for a few hours at WRigley then they sell out of a poster right before you get a chance to purchase....and then more posters come right after you walk out the door
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana
  • EddieshometownEddieshometown Posts: 979
    STL 2014 was a Sh*t show.  There was a small group of about 4 people that bought a ton of posters, stickers, and pins.  
    6/26/98 & 6/27/98 - Alpine Valley, 10/9/00 - Allstate Arena - Rosemont, IL 6/18/2003 - United Center, 5/16/2006 - United Center,
    5/17/2006 - United Center (7th row center, caught Eddie's pick), 6/29/2006 - Summerfest with Tom Petty,
    8/24/2009 - United Center, 7/19/2013 - Wrigley Field, 10/3/2014 - St Louis, 10/17/2014 - Moline (GA), 10/20/2014 - Milwaukee,
    5/14/2015 - Pete Townshend/EV, 8/20/16 & 8/22/16 Wrigley Field Part 2&3, 8/18/18 & 8/20/18 Wrigley Parts 4 & 5, 9/18/2022 - St Louis
  • sean9769sean9769 Posts: 57
    I get that people collect things, we all have our vices.  However, I swear many of you poster nerds care more about them than the show itself.
    2013 Baltimore
    2016 Philly1 
    2016 Fenway2
    2016 Wrigley 2
    2016 Temple of the Dog MSG
    2016 Temple of the Dog Seattle2
    2017 Soundgarden Detroit   RIP Chris Cornell
    2018 Seattle1
    2018 Seattle2
    2019 Chris Cornell Tribute LA
    2024 Baltimore 



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