Tons of unsold seat everywhere in Europe du Princig Policy. Event in Berlin (Have a look at eventeam.de, nothing is sold event at the cheapest rates) Poor atmosphere....
Currently Berlin 1 & 2 upper sector completely unsold, I assume they will decrease the prices soon as I am pretty sure they cannot sell them for 175€. But hope the shows will be sold out at the end as it would be strange to see PJ at Waldbühne with 1/3 empty seats
Waiting until the middle of February to sell Europe was not a great idea it would seem. I am not sure how many more tickets would have sold if they announced this in early December but the shorter notice coupled with the high prices has left most shows with thousands of seats left.
I remember back in December when people were mocking Europeans when they were complaining about needing to know the dates to plan for the following year. Looks like a lot of them planned without PJ.
Hello Friends. Pearl Jam is the soundtrack to my life. Born and raised in So Cal. Today was the ticket sale for the upcoming 2024 tour. Anything Ticketmaster has to do with turns into a pile of shit. I know it's not PJ. I know PJ wants what's best for their fans, however, the bots and the scalpers are a difficult cancer to beat. Just a blue collar guy who seeks PJ live as rehab from the grind of life. And todays events with the ticket sale has been a travesty. A general fuck you to Ticketmaster and all ticket resale businesses. All the REAL PJ FANS will be in the upper decks at the LA forum. Nothing but corporate greed will be in the decent seats. GREEN DISEASE. Take care.
Waiting until the middle of February to sell Europe was not a great idea it would seem. I am not sure how many more tickets would have sold if they announced this in early December but the shorter notice coupled with the high prices has left most shows with thousands of seats left.
I remember back in December when people were mocking Europeans when they were complaining about needing to know the dates to plan for the following year. Looks like a lot of them planned without PJ.
Yep, absolutely true. I‘m one of those committing to other plans because I couldn’t/ didn’t want to wait any longer. I don’t regret my choice
Berlin and Barcelona also traditionally get one show per tour, not two (exception being Berlin 2012 when they played the arena). That venue in Berlin is bigger than an arena. May have been better off doing single shows in those cities. As a North American I also would have gone to EU if we didn’t have so many options for shows that on this side of the pond this year. I’m guessing fewer North Americans are going over there in peak travel months when we have many less experienced options for PJ shows this year.
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Berlin and Barcelona also traditionally get one show per tour, not two (exception being Berlin 2012 when they played the arena). That venue in Berlin is bigger than an arena. May have been better off doing single shows in those cities. As a North American I also would have gone to EU if we didn’t have so many options for shows that on this side of the pond this year. I’m guessing fewer North Americans are going over there in peak travel months when we have many less experienced options for PJ shows this year.
Thats true as well. I thought they would have seen the writing on the wall with how well St Paul sold last year but I guess not.
Waiting until the middle of February to sell Europe was not a great idea it would seem. I am not sure how many more tickets would have sold if they announced this in early December but the shorter notice coupled with the high prices has left most shows with thousands of seats left.
I remember back in December when people were mocking Europeans when they were complaining about needing to know the dates to plan for the following year. Looks like a lot of them planned without PJ.
Exactly this. On top of that, hotels and flights generally being more expensive in Feb vs Dec
the UEFA Euro is also going on in Germany, maybe taking away from the PJ plus high ticket costs.
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Waiting until the middle of February to sell Europe was not a great idea it would seem. I am not sure how many more tickets would have sold if they announced this in early December but the shorter notice coupled with the high prices has left most shows with thousands of seats left.
I remember back in December when people were mocking Europeans when they were complaining about needing to know the dates to plan for the following year. Looks like a lot of them planned without PJ.
Yep, absolutely true. I‘m one of those committing to other plans because I couldn’t/ didn’t want to wait any longer. I don’t regret my choice
With everything that has been going on surrounding this tour, I am sure that you have made the right decision for yourself.
But might still be tough, when the tour will have finally started, realizing that you are not there with us.
Waiting until the middle of February to sell Europe was not a great idea it would seem. I am not sure how many more tickets would have sold if they announced this in early December but the shorter notice coupled with the high prices has left most shows with thousands of seats left.
I remember back in December when people were mocking Europeans when they were complaining about needing to know the dates to plan for the following year. Looks like a lot of them planned without PJ.
Oh definitely. With tighter budgets pre-planning is necessary and a lot of Europeans prefer to buy tickets further in advance. The Euro Cup in football is another reason for unlucky timing. Now I'm just worried that they might cancel one of the gigs in Barcelona and Berlin, if demand keeps the way it is. Would be heartbreaking, as well.
Wow. Really. You can see how much they miscalculated. After more than twelve hours, 99 percent of the tickets in the upper tier were still available. And we're talking about around a third of the venue. It's ridiculous that they only lowered the outermost areas to 127 euros. The entire upper tier is in dire need of that.
Wow. Really. You can see how much they miscalculated. After more than twelve hours, 99 percent of the tickets in the upper tier were still available. And we're talking about around a third of the venue. It's ridiculous that they only lowered the outermost areas to 127 euros. The entire upper tier is in dire need of that.
I think eventually this will happen because anyone still interested will wait now
Wow. Really. You can see how much they miscalculated. After more than twelve hours, 99 percent of the tickets in the upper tier were still available. And we're talking about around a third of the venue. It's ridiculous that they only lowered the outermost areas to 127 euros. The entire upper tier is in dire need of that.
I think eventually this will happen because anyone still interested will wait now
I think you are right. They will never sell these seats for 175€. We could already see the first rows on the left are sold now for 127€
Things that are ok in the US, doesn’t mean it’s ok to do here.
Manchester is 50% sold. London is easily less than 50% sold. You reap what you sow at the end of the day.
Those saying it’s not the band and that they are entirely blameless are wrong. They’ll know what’s going on. At least Springsteen had the bottle to come out and own up to the Dynamic pricing and what he was doing.
Can see a lot of these shows being reduced or even on offer in a few weeks time.
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Could it also be the case thats its the same countries over and over again and in this case playing 2 nights instead of 1. Ireland hasnt had a show since 2010 and on this tour is the second largest show with a capacity of 40k with 10% of those being platinum tickets. If we believe Ticketmaster, only the platinum tickets are available for the GC and no way there are 4000 platinum tickets available for that area. I know GA was much cheaper than other dates which could be a reason that it seems to have sold well but just a thought.
German music magazine (Musikexpress/german Rolling Stone) reporting on the bad sales for Berlin today, asking “Did Pearl Jam gamble away?” (I hope I translated the headline correctly), mentioning the high prices for Berlin in general and the dynamic pricing by Ticketmaster. As I said, it’s in German, but I think it’s interesting that it’s being recognized by the press in Germany.
And it also shows again, that these prices are not standard prices for concerts in Europe. Mentioning these prices being the level of Adele or Phil Collins (did not know/expect that for Phil Collins btw.), but not for “former grunge or Indie-heroes”.
Things that are ok in the US, doesn’t mean it’s ok to do here.
Manchester is 50% sold. London is easily less than 50% sold. You reap what you sow at the end of the day.
Those saying it’s not the band and that they are entirely blameless are wrong. They’ll know what’s going on. At least Springsteen had the bottle to come out and own up to the Dynamic pricing and what he was doing.
Can see a lot of these shows being reduced or even on offer in a few weeks time.
Is already happening. The prices for Barcelona are coming down. Barcelona uppers down $30, lowers have come down by $50.
But it's too late for many. Scanning the sad comments on the socials, it's clear that our proud Spanish PJ brothers and sisters are done. Sadly, I have to hope these arenas remain half empty at show time.
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German music magazine (Musikexpress/german Rolling Stone) reporting on the bad sales for Berlin today, asking “Did Pearl Jam gamble away?” (I hope I translated the headline correctly), mentioning the high prices for Berlin in general and the dynamic pricing by Ticketmaster. As I said, it’s in German, but I think it’s interesting that it’s being recognized by the press in Germany.
And it also shows again, that these prices are not standard prices for concerts in Europe. Mentioning these prices being the level of Adele or Phil Collins (did not know/expect that for Phil Collins btw.), but not for “former grunge or Indie-heroes”.
Thanks for the article! Apparently ticketmaster tried to copy a businessmodel from the us to the eu without adapting it to local standards, like planning, financial means, ⚽️ Something like that?
It's too bad this forum's mobile functionality broke for the first time in years, right before the ticket fiasco started. We may have engaged in much more talk around the frustration and disappointment folks are feeling. There was a thread about the forum not working, but I think it was closed.
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Low ticket sale in Europe is not only a fiasco in terms of unsold tickets for 2024 shows. The reputation of the band has turned from grunge heroes to greedy old corporate people
What's going on? Normally, Pearl Jam concerts in Germany are quickly sold out. It is hard to imagine that the interest in the "Alive" heroes has diminished. However, the ticket prices for these front seats in the Waldbühne are peppered. Up to 300 euros per card. This is the price level of Adele or Phil Collins, not that of former indie rock and grunge heroes. The fact that the not yet-sale could be related to the fact that the band performs twice in Berlin instead of only once would also not be quite understandable. At their last local double header in 2012 in the then O2 Arena (which has a slightly smaller capacity than the Waldbühne), the Tix were also soon gone.
Pearl Jam fans, whether registered in the fan club "Ten Club" or not, are a sworn community. They uphold fairness ideals. 300 euros, on the other hand, is an announcement. When Ticketmaster then also vigorously applies the "dynamic pricing system", this annoys some PJ followers, as can also be read in the Facebook comments on our articles on the subject.
"Dynamic pricing system" sounds fast and cool, but actually means that cards that initially cost 174, 50 euros (the base price) are now heading towards 300 - precisely because the demand is so great. It is obvious that this is not found to be cool, but looks like exploitation. You don't have to research for a long time to find out that these tickets then named "platinum" do not even contain a valuable free gift made of platinum metal (which no one would need anyway, which the name suggests), but simply means that you are a noble fan, because you invest so much money in your favorite band.
These are some excerpts from the article.
I just realized that I can just use the translator on my phone.
And funny thing is, after seeing this article, that mentions the ticket pricing level of stars like Adele, another article on her upcoming tour in Europe just popped up. Saying that the sales for her 8 planed shows/residency shows in Germany are also selling quite bad/not as good as expected.
So even Adele might have misread the situation in Europe.
Things that are ok in the US, doesn’t mean it’s ok to do here.
Manchester is 50% sold. London is easily less than 50% sold. You reap what you sow at the end of the day.
Those saying it’s not the band and that they are entirely blameless are wrong. They’ll know what’s going on. At least Springsteen had the bottle to come out and own up to the Dynamic pricing and what he was doing.
Can see a lot of these shows being reduced or even on offer in a few weeks time.
Exactly! People in the EU/UK are never going to pay the prices that people in the US pay for gigs.
Hello Friends. Pearl Jam is the soundtrack to my life. Born and raised in So Cal. Today was the ticket sale for the upcoming 2024 tour. Anything Ticketmaster has to do with turns into a pile of shit. I know it's not PJ. I know PJ wants what's best for their fans, however, the bots and the scalpers are a difficult cancer to beat. Just a blue collar guy who seeks PJ live as rehab from the grind of life. And todays events with the ticket sale has been a travesty. A general fuck you to Ticketmaster and all ticket resale businesses. All the REAL PJ FANS will be in the upper decks at the LA forum. Nothing but corporate greed will be in the decent seats. GREEN DISEASE. Take care.
TM can be challenged, and has been, by a band nowhere near as big as PJ. This dynamic pricing nonsense can be stopped if there is a will from the client (band/band management).
Yup, I think if this was 2025 with the same venues and dates they would have sold better. They’re competing with so many acts, eurocup, and peak travel costs. Why would you pick Tottenham as the venue on the same day as Green Day, ABBA, and Burna? Oh and by the way the round of 16 euros begin that day. I think they would have had more success in the smaller cities for less coin.
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Berlin and Barcelona also traditionally get one show per tour, not two (exception being Berlin 2012 when they played the arena). That venue in Berlin is bigger than an arena. May have been better off doing single shows in those cities. As a North American I also would have gone to EU if we didn’t have so many options for shows that on this side of the pond this year. I’m guessing fewer North Americans are going over there in peak travel months when we have many less experienced options for PJ shows this year.
I wonder if there is a reduction in the number from NA traveling over due to the prices here no longer being approximately half to 3/4 what they were in the US at comparative times. Quite a few used to come and do long tours, the savings in tickets off-setting the hotel costs or flight expenses.
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I remember back in December when people were mocking Europeans when they were complaining about needing to know the dates to plan for the following year. Looks like a lot of them planned without PJ.
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Now I'm just worried that they might cancel one of the gigs in Barcelona and Berlin, if demand keeps the way it is. Would be heartbreaking, as well.
Things that are ok in the US, doesn’t mean it’s ok to do here.
Manchester is 50% sold. London is easily less than 50% sold. You reap what you sow at the end of the day.
Those saying it’s not the band and that they are entirely blameless are wrong. They’ll know what’s going on. At least Springsteen had the bottle to come out and own up to the Dynamic pricing and what he was doing.
Can see a lot of these shows being reduced or even on offer in a few weeks time.
As I said, it’s in German, but I think it’s interesting that it’s being recognized by the press in Germany.
But it's too late for many. Scanning the sad comments on the socials, it's clear that our proud Spanish PJ brothers and sisters are done. Sadly, I have to hope these arenas remain half empty at show time.
Apparently ticketmaster tried to copy a businessmodel from the us to the eu
without adapting it to local standards, like planning, financial means, ⚽️
Something like that?
And funny thing is, after seeing this article, that mentions the ticket pricing level of stars like Adele, another article on her upcoming tour in Europe just popped up. Saying that the sales for her 8 planed shows/residency shows in Germany are also selling quite bad/not as good as expected.
https://thatmusicmag.com/the-cures-robert-smith-slays-ticketmaster-and-leaves-no-crumbs/