Ticket prices. This is not for you (the fans).
chrisdrake88
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I've been a 10C member off and on for ten years now (I am aware that this is not the longest membership, but this isn't a measuring contest) and I am absolutely appalled by the prices of tickets for this tour. The one thing that always stood PJ apart from all other bands was its connection to the fans, the determination to make it as great an experience as could be and the refusal to let its fans be ripped off and exploited in the name of capitalism (See PJ vs Ticketmaster).
The best example of this has always been the Ten Club, where we get rewarded for our loyalty by being allowed to buy tickets at a reasonable price, right down the front where the proper fans are, without needing to pay an absolute fortune for the privilege. These tickets for the Dark Matters tour UK dates are £160. ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY POUNDS. The cheapest tickets in the house are £120.
Pearl Jam, you have completely lost your way. You are not the band of the people that you once were, you will have lost the respect of thousands of fans with this blatant profiteering and the fact that you are doing this alongside Ticketmaster, of all companies, is frankly insulting.
I for one, will not be renewing my membership next time around and will be interested to see how many others will also leave.
I'm just disappointed.
The best example of this has always been the Ten Club, where we get rewarded for our loyalty by being allowed to buy tickets at a reasonable price, right down the front where the proper fans are, without needing to pay an absolute fortune for the privilege. These tickets for the Dark Matters tour UK dates are £160. ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY POUNDS. The cheapest tickets in the house are £120.
Pearl Jam, you have completely lost your way. You are not the band of the people that you once were, you will have lost the respect of thousands of fans with this blatant profiteering and the fact that you are doing this alongside Ticketmaster, of all companies, is frankly insulting.
I for one, will not be renewing my membership next time around and will be interested to see how many others will also leave.
I'm just disappointed.
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Last time it already was pretty expensive.. and then show 1 in Amsterdam got canceled.. which was very dissapointing.
€ 175.00 is already to expensive but to pay € 325 just to sit on a wooden bench upfront in Berling is rightout outrageous.
And it's almost sold out. I just don't understand that people will pay this but hey.... i can't check other peoples pockets.
If 2020 tour had happened as intended, we'd probably have had a tour in 2022 priced someway between those and now, and the increase wouldn't seem as bad. Don't get me wrong, it is a LOT of money for a show, but that is a small part of it.
Now we are paying, give or take a tenner, the same as PJ fans in all other parts of the world. That I guess is fairness, after a fashion?
Tried to get Barcelona tickets but that was Fubar
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If Manchester, it's worth filling out the form and contacting the venue for some assistance.
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If you have a $55 Rolling Stones ticket and there’s a $3 to $6 service charge, okay. But ours was an $18.50 ticket, and now all of a sudden it’s a $24.00 ticket. That’s not right. I just want people to be able to see our shows. It’s extremely important that it’s available to everyone, that if they’d like to attend they’re able to. Also, when you start having $50 tickets, all of a sudden you’re changing your audience. And that’s a frightening thought, playing only to people that can afford a $50 ticket.
With inflation, a $50 ticket in 1995 is now $102 in 2024. Tickets to this tour are double that. Not such a "freighting thought" anymore.
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prices have soared on every damn thing, why would this be different? Does it change my tour plans, A little....prob wont be buying as much beer at the venue, make sure im good before I walk in....less merch too
I saw these too. I wonder if this was due in part to this show being sold prior to the Dark Matter tour being announced and therefore had a much higher demand?
This is late in the VF sale 2 years ago for MSG.
I've given up a bunch of things over years because prices have gone way up. Whether it's going out to eat, travel, concerts or whatever. Some things you just have to decide to pass on. Maybe if at the end of this tour, they see a lot of unsold tickets, it'll make them change things. We shall see.
And that still doesn't make sense, why would they give a free ticket to a caregiver?
Caregivers don't get a free ticket when you book a flight. Why would they get a free ticket to a concert?
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
If you stop looking at the premium pricing - I feel this tour was really fair for modern day standards and incomes here in the USA.
Noblesville is that way because it was a postponed show and has very limited seating left to start with. Most of the venue was already sold in 2023 and held on to.
I know me and a friend are not going to pj shows. Room for more who can. It does stink though.
Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
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