Right now I'm on a double decker bus going from Cork to Dublin to see the Pearl Jam show today, and nobody at all is complaining about the ticket prices. Everybody's just happy to be here.
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PJ: 2013: London (ON); Buffalo; 2014: Cincinnati; 2016: Sunrise, Miami, Toronto 1-2, Wrigley 2; 2018: London (UK) 1, Milan, Padova, Sea 2, Wrigley 1-2, Fenway 1-2; 2021: SHN, Ohana, Ohana Encore 1-2; 2022: LA 1-2, Phx, Oak 1-2, Fresno, Copenhagen, Hyde Park 1-2; Quebec, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto; MSG, Camden, Nashville, Louisville, St. Louis, OKC; 2023: St. Paul 1-2, Chicago 1-2; Fort Worth 2; Austin 1-2
EV Solo: 2017 Louisville and Franklin, 2018 Ohana, 2019 Innings Fest, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Dublin and Ohana; 2021 Ohana Friday (from beach) and Saturday; 2022 Earthlings Newark; 2023 Innings Fest and Benoraya 1-2.
Gutted: London 2 2018, Sacramento 2022, Noblesville 2023
Right now I'm on a double decker bus going from Cork to Dublin to see the Pearl Jam show today, and nobody at all is complaining about the ticket prices. Everybody's just happy to be here.
Whoever attending the Dublin gig including Ashcroft, enjoy the ride and have a blast!
Budapest.Budapest.Arnhem.Antwerpen.Vienna.Madrid.Katowice.Nova_rock.Nijmegen.Rotterdam.Berlin.Dublin.Belfast.London.Venice.Prague.Stockholm.Copenhagen.Vienna.Leeds.Milton_keynes.Padova.Prague.Seattle1.Seattle2.Chicago1.Budapest.Cracow.Vienna..>>>LONDON.BERLIN1.BERLIN2 Eddie: Dublin & London
That guy has a lot of half-baked opinions. I read the Timberlake piece before the one that's ostensibly about Pearl Jam. Both articles had me scratching my head quite a bit. Anyway, his line about "running on fumes, out playing your greatest hits"-- was that supposed to be referring back to Pearl Jam? He uses this line after a paragraph about Noah Kahan, but that's obviously not referring to Kahan. It's certainly not a fair description of Pearl Jam's live performances in 2024. I don't think many people who attended shows on the first leg of the tour felt like they saw a band running on fumes, and fully a third of the material was brand-new from a just-released album, and another third or so were album tracks that no one could describe as greatest hits.
I didn't interpret that line as referring to Pearl Jam specifically. I think it was just an industry-wide rant about the bubble having burst on ticket prices. Legacy acts running on fumes and playing their greatest hits at outdoor sheds during the summer might do OK because there are a ton of cheap lawn tickets and other revenue streams at those venues.
Leeds 2006, London 2007, Hartford 2008, London Shepherds Bush 2009, London O2 2009, Dublin 2010, London Hyde Park 2010, Amsterdam 1 2012, Amsterdam 2 2012, Berlin 1 2012, EV solo London 30/7/2012, Berlin 2014, Stockholm 2014, Milton Keynes 2014, Amsterdam 1 2018, London 1 2018, London 2 2018, EV solo Dublin 2019, London 1 2022, London 2 2022, New York City 2022
They scalped the own fans plus much more concert people / customers.
Looks like an calculated collateral damage.
Looks like an offensive strike against scalpers.
TM is the ally. It‘s a mess.
The band’s standing is ruined by two own goals at some places in Europe.
A dark chapter band history is written.
My first (and possibly last) PJ live is overshadowed.
There‘s no way to repair the own reputation and my impressions with the power of live music.
I hope the venue itself can boost the whole thing good enough - it was 50% of the attraction to me - so all in all isn’t lost but way overpriced.
„It's strange these days
when everybody else pays
for someone else's mistake“
The mistakes are already named on board of this forum.
US show-biz crushed in Europe 2024.
This Manchester gig is already part of the music biz history.
Let‘s see what the dynamic pricing will do on show date - where it ends.
I don’t buy an additional <£33 ticket just to upgrade my seat / move XX yards closer to the Stage (for example)
Just to remember one disastrous Detail:
All Level 1 Tickets were invisible & showed up at shopper’s paradise (TM) just 2 weeks ago (approximately) & way cheaper than Level 2 was before that move.
Very dramatic. Just go to the show and have fun. If you don’t want to pay, then don’t. They will go back to Europe if it is profitable. If it isn’t profitable, they won’t.
same time. Floor looks not sold out. No Need for a Security space at the end because the floor’s wide entry/exit zones are there (Illuminated curve on the pic)
I loved the venue. Nicest staff. Free cans of water all day. Free apples and crisps in line all day. Staff helpful and kind. And the place itself was like a square 02 and very much reminded me of ziggodome. Great . And trams at the front door into town. 3 stops. McDonald's nearby and great toilets in the building nextdoor which they were happy for people to use all day.
brixton 93
astoria 06
albany 06
hartford 06
reading 06
barcelona 06
paris 06
wembley 07
dusseldorf 07
nijmegen 07
this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
I loved the venue. Nicest staff. Free cans of water all day. Free apples and crisps in line all day. Staff helpful and kind. And the place itself was like a square 02 and very much reminded me of ziggodome. Great . And trams at the front door into town. 3 stops. McDonald's nearby and great toilets in the building nextdoor which they were happy for people to use all day.
The staff were a real tonic, great folk at every turn. Even down the front, they couldnt have been nicer if they tried.
I loved the venue. Nicest staff. Free cans of water all day. Free apples and crisps in line all day. Staff helpful and kind. And the place itself was like a square 02 and very much reminded me of ziggodome. Great . And trams at the front door into town. 3 stops. McDonald's nearby and great toilets in the building nextdoor which they were happy for people to use all day.
Were you queuing at the front for merch? I agree about the staff. The water was a nice touch
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Gutted: London 2 2018, Sacramento 2022, Noblesville 2023
Edit: Scratch that, Dimi us up 😀
Eddie: Dublin & London
2022: Berlin, Budapest, Krakow, Amsterdam II
Leeds 2006, London 2007, Hartford 2008, London Shepherds Bush 2009, London O2 2009, Dublin 2010, London Hyde Park 2010, Amsterdam 1 2012, Amsterdam 2 2012, Berlin 1 2012, EV solo London 30/7/2012, Berlin 2014, Stockholm 2014, Milton Keynes 2014, Amsterdam 1 2018, London 1 2018, London 2 2018, EV solo Dublin 2019, London 1 2022, London 2 2022, New York City 2022
Congrats!
Showday in Manchester.
Dynamic pricing still works - like thought.
They scalped the own fans plus much more concert people / customers.
Looks like an calculated collateral damage.
Looks like an offensive strike against scalpers.
TM is the ally. It‘s a mess.
The band’s standing is ruined by two own goals at some places in Europe.
A dark chapter band history is written.
My first (and possibly last) PJ live is overshadowed.
There‘s no way to repair the own reputation and my impressions with the power of live music.
I hope the venue itself can boost the whole thing good enough - it was 50% of the attraction to me - so all in all isn’t lost but way overpriced.
„It's strange these days
when everybody else pays
for someone else's mistake“
The mistakes are already named on board of this forum.
US show-biz crushed in Europe 2024.
This Manchester gig is already part of the music biz history.
Let‘s see what the dynamic pricing will do on show date - where it ends.
I don’t buy an additional <£33 ticket just to upgrade my seat / move XX yards closer to the Stage (for example)
Just to remember one disastrous Detail:
All Level 1 Tickets were invisible & showed up at shopper’s paradise (TM) just 2 weeks ago (approximately) & way cheaper than Level 2 was before that move.
Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.
I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
astoria 06
albany 06
hartford 06
reading 06
barcelona 06
paris 06
wembley 07
dusseldorf 07
nijmegen 07
this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
Great .
And trams at the front door into town. 3 stops. McDonald's nearby and great toilets in the building nextdoor which they were happy for people to use all day.
astoria 06
albany 06
hartford 06
reading 06
barcelona 06
paris 06
wembley 07
dusseldorf 07
nijmegen 07
this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
Nice arena.
opposite stage
upper part packed - as I remember GBP 40something close to showday.
The lower part ended not that cheap.
Really impressed with the venue.
Remarkable how quick the Arena was emty after the Show.
I agree about the staff. The water was a nice touch
astoria 06
albany 06
hartford 06
reading 06
barcelona 06
paris 06
wembley 07
dusseldorf 07
nijmegen 07
this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -