Dark Matter World Tour 2024

bertan

Planet of Sound said:

bertan said:

Planet of Sound said:

bertan said:

LostDog_72 said:

bertan said:

Just to be absolutely sure. For the London show, if we apply for "GA or seated" and end up getting seated tickets, we have the option to sell them through Ticketmaster Fan-to-Fan, right?

Yes, but how easy they are to sell will depend on where the seats are

Thank you

Depending on your seniority, if you’re assigned a bad seat you might make a big loss doing this.

Yeah thanks for the reminder. I've never gone for seated tickets so I have no experience with seniority. I've been a 10C member since 2004, I understand nothing is certain with these things, but would that get me decent seats in general? Any experience?

I’d have thought you’d at least be in the better half of the seats, yes, but who knows actually how many seats are for 10C in each section other than Ticketmaster.

Thank you!
I hate this new system with a passion

tremor_chris

Why are some people saying that golden circle is for ten club only? Is that confirmed anywhere? 

Sarava

Usually when something like that happens, switching browsers (firefox to chrome for example) gets me through.

RatherStarved

Has anyone found out for certain (not just a thought or opinion) if the Berlin seated area is reserved seats or unreserved, and if unreserved, are 10c tix early entry? 

fafane45

Spags said:

Spags said:

Just tried to go in for the Berlin shows but it won't let me add any tickets. Anybody have a fix for that? I went in using the TC link and everything!

Anybody else get to this screen but it doesn't let you click the big blue plus sign to change the number of tickets? 

*Anger intensifies*

Same here .....

kaw753

I appreciate that ticket prices suck, but don't a lot of people here spend multiples of the ticket price on the travel? Hotel prices be crazy these days. Just to get an Uber out of the Forum in LA  requires a small fortune (after you wait an hour).

I am actually more bummed out that the shows are shorter than the price of the tickets.

dani11

yorkshirestone said:

23scidoo said:

broe01 said:

You guys actually think these prices are high?  They're really not.

You must be kidding..

They are high. Like 100gbp higher than Hyde park and, more direct comparison last o2 gigs in 2018.
They’re also high vs other acts 
I’m paying half this for foo fighters, green day this summer 
I’m also paying the same amount for Springsteen, front standing, in a smaller stadium than the London show and in Sweden. 

However, I’m still planning on Manchester (45m drive) and London (although for London will probably drive now also rather than the expense of a hotel on top of a 160 gbp ticket so I can afford to do this). At these prices, a Berlin or Barcelona on top is out of the question which is a shame but hey ho.

Agreed. Foos and Green Day are arguably more popular too. That's what gets me...other big bands are playing some of the exact same venues, at a lower price.

 I'd probably still pay whatever the London gig costs if it was at the O2....but at a 60k capacity stadium, no thanks. If I can get some cheaper last min tickets, maybe.

I'm probably going to just 2 gigs instead of the 3 or 4 I was thinking of...which I'm still grateful to afford (if I can get tickets!!)

GianGiovi94

dani11 said:

yorkshirestone said:

23scidoo said:

broe01 said:

You guys actually think these prices are high?  They're really not.

You must be kidding..

They are high. Like 100gbp higher than Hyde park and, more direct comparison last o2 gigs in 2018.
They’re also high vs other acts 
I’m paying half this for foo fighters, green day this summer 
I’m also paying the same amount for Springsteen, front standing, in a smaller stadium than the London show and in Sweden. 

However, I’m still planning on Manchester (45m drive) and London (although for London will probably drive now also rather than the expense of a hotel on top of a 160 gbp ticket so I can afford to do this). At these prices, a Berlin or Barcelona on top is out of the question which is a shame but hey ho.

Agreed. Foos and Green Day are arguably more popular too. That's what gets me...other big bands are playing some of the exact same venues, at a lower price.

 I'd probably still pay whatever the London gig costs if it was at the O2....but at a 60k capacity stadium, no thanks. If I can get some cheaper last min tickets, maybe.

I'm probably going to just 2 gigs instead of the 3 or 4 I was thinking of...which I'm still grateful to afford (if I can get tickets!!)

Totally agree with you!

JackD.

RatherStarved said:

Has anyone found out for certain (not just a thought or opinion) if the Berlin seated area is reserved seats or unreserved, and if unreserved, are 10c tix early entry? 

Unfortunately not. But since all blocks are highlighted and separated, I guess you could at least be allocated a certain block.

There isn‘t a bad place in Waldbühne. View and sound is great everywhere. But still, I‘d be pretty pissed if I end up with L/K/I. Especially if the general sale would offer better options.

Planet of Sound

tremor_chris said:

Why are some people saying that golden circle is for ten club only? Is that confirmed anywhere? 

It isn’t and only PJ/TM would know the real answer to this.  They could just as easily hold some back for premium or general sale.

nicknyr15

So I put in for msg but only put in for the lower section. Is everyone putting in for all sections? 

LostDog_72

Lerxst1992 said:

LostDog_72 said:

yorkshirestone said:

23scidoo said:

broe01 said:

You guys actually think these prices are high?  They're really not.

You must be kidding..

They are high. Like 100gbp higher than Hyde park and, more direct comparison last o2 gigs in 2018.
They’re also high vs other acts 
I’m paying half this for foo fighters, green day this summer 

Exactly this.

The "P" in PJ now seems to stand for Premium.

Ticket prices are way higher than most other stadium or arena bands (in the UK at least), with no guarantee you will get a standing GA ticket. Recent examples: Foos, Green Day, GnR, Blur, Bruce Springsteen, Arctic Monkeys....

I've forked out £37 for Dark Matter on vinyl, when most vinyls are in the £20-25 range. 

I'm fully expecting tour shirts to be £50

At least here in the states, just checking two major tours, Springsteen and RHCP are both MUCH more expensive than PJ tickets. Maybe Europe is different? Plus both of these artists sell a ton of platinum and VIP. At least PJ doesn’t do VIP.

Many fans commenting here should consider that inflation in the US is around 20% over the last four years, and the concert industry was very hard hit by the pandemic.

Agree on inflation, but its 20%, not the 100% that ticket prices seem to have risen by!

The really sad thing is that when inflation drops, ticket prices (or prices for anything else really) won't come back down. Unfortunately, TM and others have seen a "legitimate" opportunity to massively hike prices and will continue to fleece us for every last penny.

Planet of Sound

Inflation is unlikely to drop below zero even if it falls, in which case real time prices are not going down either, just go up less quickly.

Spags

Sarava said:

Usually when something like that happens, switching browsers (firefox to chrome for example) gets me through.

Thanks, got through using my mobile phone…this process has made me feel oh so very old.

Froggie

fafane45 said:

Spags said:

Spags said:

Just tried to go in for the Berlin shows but it won't let me add any tickets. Anybody have a fix for that? I went in using the TC link and everything!

Anybody else get to this screen but it doesn't let you click the big blue plus sign to change the number of tickets? 

*Anger intensifies*

Same here .....

I was the same. I tried to proceed with 0 tickets. Got an error message. Pressed the back button and then I could select two tickets for both nights. Have email confirmation...in German lol.

Spiritual_Chaos

Other bands are over here longer though, spreading some costs over ´more dates. Pearl Jam needs to get a crew over here, all equipment and a new scrapmetal bird - for what, 2-3 shows over a weekend what feels like... 

So, they have less shows to make a profit off.

But still, I paid this for two Metallica shows last summer. I paid a lot less for a pretty good seat at Bruce last summer.

UtahBolt

JackD. said:

Gravey1975 said:

CornishMan said:

I've read everything over and over and I'm still a bit confused about when seniority kicks in if you selected a ticket option that could be standing OR seated such as London & Manchester.

Obviously it is a lottery just to get into the building.  But.... assuming you win that lottery does it mean that members with the lowest 10C numbers will be automatically allocated standing, while the higher 10C numbers will be seated?

OR, is it totally random whether you get allocated seated or standing? (With your 10C number then determining how good your seats are if you're given seats).

That my friend is definitely not clear. And I don't think anybody really knows. My guess would be that it'll only kick in for seat allocation. But that's just a guess.

I had the same confusion but tried to explain it to myself with sense:

Senority doesn‘t play a role in the lottery. You win or lose depending on availability not senority.

If you won and chose „GA or Seating“ they would start giving away GA. Why? Cause it would be implausible to give away Seating if others chose only that and GA is still available. If GA is gone, people who chose „GA or Seating“ or „Only Seating“ are in the same ballot and get seats by senority once they won.

So: Draw for „GA or Seating“ > give all the winners GA > Put losers in the ballot with „Only Seating“ > draw again > give winners seats by senority

Solid post Jack.

Spiritual_Chaos

LostDog_72 said:

Lerxst1992 said:

LostDog_72 said:

yorkshirestone said:

23scidoo said:

broe01 said:

You guys actually think these prices are high?  They're really not.

You must be kidding..

They are high. Like 100gbp higher than Hyde park and, more direct comparison last o2 gigs in 2018.
They’re also high vs other acts 
I’m paying half this for foo fighters, green day this summer 

Exactly this.

The "P" in PJ now seems to stand for Premium.

Ticket prices are way higher than most other stadium or arena bands (in the UK at least), with no guarantee you will get a standing GA ticket. Recent examples: Foos, Green Day, GnR, Blur, Bruce Springsteen, Arctic Monkeys....

I've forked out £37 for Dark Matter on vinyl, when most vinyls are in the £20-25 range. 

I'm fully expecting tour shirts to be £50

At least here in the states, just checking two major tours, Springsteen and RHCP are both MUCH more expensive than PJ tickets. Maybe Europe is different? Plus both of these artists sell a ton of platinum and VIP. At least PJ doesn’t do VIP.

Many fans commenting here should consider that inflation in the US is around 20% over the last four years, and the concert industry was very hard hit by the pandemic.

Agree on inflation, but its 20%, not the 100% that ticket prices seem to have risen by!

The really sad thing is that when inflation drops, ticket prices (or prices for anything else really) won't come back down. Unfortunately, TM and others have seen a "legitimate" opportunity to massively hike prices and will continue to fleece us for every last penny.

But the 2022 tickets were 2020 pre-covid and inflation prices were they not? We held onto our tickets from 2020.

What would they have cost in 2022? Or maybe I am remembering this wrong, and they added a bunch of dates but still kept the prices at 50% of what they want for them now. Yikes, if that's the case. 100% in two years..

Are the 2006 lasers coming back? Stone felt they cost too much back then. haha.

And yes, be prepared to pay this much for Pearl Jam going forward. If they get to you to do it once, it's the new standard. 

Gravey1975

LizJ said:

LostDog_72 said:

LizJ said:

PJ_Soul said:

LizJ said:

Ok, so do I understand this correctly?

If I only want GA-tickets, I need to try the public sale, as there is no "GA only"- option (at least for the shows I want to see) for 10C?

And if I would want GA with early entry, then my only chances are either finding someone that had luck geting GA in the 10C draw and would be looking for a ticket buddy or finding 10C-GA-tickets on F2F, right?

If you're not in North America, and want tox for shows where the whole floor is GA, yeah. But where there is just a GA pit (like in all of North America, and apparently in London too, and maybe other places), tix won't be available in the general sale. They are for 10C members only. There is literally no way to just go for GA tix anymore, unfortunately.

I am completely confused by this whole process.
Question concerning the GA PIT: In London the floor is "GA PIT" and "Front Standing" area. So which area are you refering to, when you say that "they are for 10C members only" and "won´t be available in the general sale"?

If you look at the attached picture, you will see a purple area ("Front Standing") and blue areas (Seats). The purple area is the "pit" that is only available via 10C membership (entry will likely be controlled by a wrist band).

The "GA Pit" (in grey) will be sold during the general sale that starts on Feb 23rd - it will also be standing, but obviously further back.

The challenge with this sale is that if you choose the first option ("Front Standing or Reserved") you have no guarantee where you will end up. You could be lucky and get Front Standing, but you could end up with seats instead, and which seats will be determined by membership priority - i.e. lower 10C membership number = better seats. So £160 could get you right at the front, or almost at the back......

If you go for the second option "Reserved Only - seating" then you will obviously only be trying for a seat - but the membership priority point still applies.

Hope this helps.

Thank you! 

I was not aware/forgot that FOS is for 10C members only. 

As I do not want to end up with bad seats (and I wouldn’t be able to sell them, as I don’t have a bank account in the UK), that means I can’t apply for tickets through the Ten Club. 

Only option: Find another 10C member with a spare GA-ticket (either ticket buddy or through F2F).

This new system…

You can still get a GA ticket through the Ticketmaster verified fan presale or the public sale - you just won't be in front standing.

Muffin The Mule

Has anyone else still not had an e-mail confirmation of their TC ticket selections? I made mine about 4 hours ago but nothing.