London show selling terribly?

1…1112131517

Comments

  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,769
    lastexitlondon said:
    They still let everyone in the merch queue but a ton of merch for an hour before cancelling.... Stinks. Cancel at midday before shop opens and let folk choose
    They also could have waited and canceled tomorrow. 
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,890
    Merkin Baller said:
    lastexitlondon said:
    They still let everyone in the merch queue but a ton of merch for an hour before cancelling.... Stinks. Cancel at midday before shop opens and let folk choose
    They also could have waited and canceled tomorrow. 
    Or could have told everyone so they could choose to buy merch for a cancelled show or not. It's quite simple 


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • BlueLedbetter
    BlueLedbetter Posts: 1,377
    pdalowsky said:
    benlw86 said:
    To answer the question, people I know who don't really like rock music, like the Foos. They are palatable for the Radio 1 crowd. Because they're quite good.
    Indeed, very much like Green Day and the Chilis, they make music that is radio friendly and popular to a mass crowd 

    none of them compare to PJ imo , not even close 
    Rock music for people who don't like rock music 
  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,769
    lastexitlondon said:
    Merkin Baller said:
    lastexitlondon said:
    They still let everyone in the merch queue but a ton of merch for an hour before cancelling.... Stinks. Cancel at midday before shop opens and let folk choose
    They also could have waited and canceled tomorrow. 
    Or could have told everyone so they could choose to buy merch for a cancelled show or not. It's quite simple 
    Fuck man, nothing they do is good enough, huh? 

    You assume the worst of them 24/7, why are you even in the fan club? 
  • KM155315
    KM155315 Posts: 16
    seanclax said:
    It's probably not worth it anymore. 3 tours in a row with cancelled shows for me. Only 1 show rescheduled 
    I am with you on this. I’m done. Not renewing my 10c membership either.
    Manchester 4th June 2000 London 18th June 2007 Manchester 17th August 2009 Los Angeles 1st October 2009 Manchester 21st June 2012 Leeds 8th July 2014 Milton Keynes 11th July 2014
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,890
    Merkin Baller said:
    lastexitlondon said:
    Merkin Baller said:
    lastexitlondon said:
    They still let everyone in the merch queue but a ton of merch for an hour before cancelling.... Stinks. Cancel at midday before shop opens and let folk choose
    They also could have waited and canceled tomorrow. 
    Or could have told everyone so they could choose to buy merch for a cancelled show or not. It's quite simple 
    Fuck man, nothing they do is good enough, huh? 

    You assume the worst of them 24/7, why are you even in the fan club? 
    Jog on mate. Choose a new play mate


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,769
    lastexitlondon said:
    Merkin Baller said:
    lastexitlondon said:
    Merkin Baller said:
    lastexitlondon said:
    They still let everyone in the merch queue but a ton of merch for an hour before cancelling.... Stinks. Cancel at midday before shop opens and let folk choose
    They also could have waited and canceled tomorrow. 
    Or could have told everyone so they could choose to buy merch for a cancelled show or not. It's quite simple 
    Fuck man, nothing they do is good enough, huh? 

    You assume the worst of them 24/7, why are you even in the fan club? 
    Jog on mate. Choose a new play mate
    No worries there, I couldn’t care less. It’s your time & money, not mine. 
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,890
    Merkin Baller said:
    lastexitlondon said:
    Merkin Baller said:
    lastexitlondon said:
    Merkin Baller said:
    lastexitlondon said:
    They still let everyone in the merch queue but a ton of merch for an hour before cancelling.... Stinks. Cancel at midday before shop opens and let folk choose
    They also could have waited and canceled tomorrow. 
    Or could have told everyone so they could choose to buy merch for a cancelled show or not. It's quite simple 
    Fuck man, nothing they do is good enough, huh? 

    You assume the worst of them 24/7, why are you even in the fan club? 
    Jog on mate. Choose a new play mate
    No worries there, I couldn’t care less. It’s your time & money, not mine. 
    Correct.


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,525
    Why not keep selling the merch? As long as people are showing up anyway. If I were there I still would have grabbed a couple things. That Ames poster is great.
  • jonbond1779
    jonbond1779 London, UK Posts: 1,642
    Smsmartins18 said:
    jonbond1779 said:
    Cancellations 3 tours in a row.  The only show they rescheduled was in 2018.  Really does leave a bitter taste!

    Nothing felt right about this Euro tour - especially for London.  Only 1 night, with such a long space in-between shows. 

    One show at the Tottenham Stadium!? I mean, of all the venues! (They are nowhere near as popular as Foo Fighters in the UK - who actually CAN sell out stadiums).

    Double the price of tickets from last tour. Sales went badly from the go and the prices dropped considerably - screwing over ALL the fans that bought at full price when they went on sale. 

    The fact is.,.Pearl Jam could EASILY have sold out 2 nights at a smaller venue like O2 or Wembley Arena. Even at £100 a ticket (£30 more than 2022).

    What Happened??? 


    Wembley is much much larger than Tottenham
    Wembley Arena. They played there 2007. Not Wembley Stadium 
    "Bring it back, to the clean form. To the pure form"

    28/09/04 - Boston, 20/04/06 - London [\\mm//Astoria\\mm//] - 18/06/07 - Wembley Arena, 11/08/09 -  London [\\mm//Shepherds Bush Empire\\mm//],18/08/09 - 02 Arena, 25/06/10 - Hyde Park, 26/06/12 - Amsterdam, 27/06/12 - Amsterdam, 08/07/14 - Leeds,11/07/14 - Milton Keynes, 13/06/18 - Amsterdam, 18/06/18 - London 02 Arena, 17/07/18 - London 02 Arena, 08/08/22 - Hyde Park, 9/08/22 - Hyde Park - 25/08/22 - Amsterdam.
  • jonbond1779
    jonbond1779 London, UK Posts: 1,642
    PJammin' said:
    jonbond1779 said:

    One show at the Tottenham Stadium!? I mean, of all the venues! (They are nowhere near as popular as Foo Fighters in the UK - who actually CAN sell out stadiums).






    Honest question…why are Foo’s more popular than PJ over there?
    Just a more commercial band with a more commercial sound.. I love the Foos don't get me wrong. But they are relatively mainstream here in the UK. They get decent radio play. 

    Pearl jam is much less known here. 
    "Bring it back, to the clean form. To the pure form"

    28/09/04 - Boston, 20/04/06 - London [\\mm//Astoria\\mm//] - 18/06/07 - Wembley Arena, 11/08/09 -  London [\\mm//Shepherds Bush Empire\\mm//],18/08/09 - 02 Arena, 25/06/10 - Hyde Park, 26/06/12 - Amsterdam, 27/06/12 - Amsterdam, 08/07/14 - Leeds,11/07/14 - Milton Keynes, 13/06/18 - Amsterdam, 18/06/18 - London 02 Arena, 17/07/18 - London 02 Arena, 08/08/22 - Hyde Park, 9/08/22 - Hyde Park - 25/08/22 - Amsterdam.
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,890
    No problem sell merch all day and tomorrow all my point was selling it when you know it's cancelled and not giving an honest choice to be had. I spoke with people who said if they had known they wouldn't have bought it that's all transparent. 1hr was all the difference was. The shop was empty as soon as it was announced 


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • Force Of Nature
    Force Of Nature York, England Posts: 1,134
    pjl44 said:
    Why not keep selling the merch? As long as people are showing up anyway. If I were there I still would have grabbed a couple things. That Ames poster is great.
    I don’t think the issue is selling merch after. Just the idea of having people queue and sell them stuff when likely the decision had already (or 90%) been made. I get the band communicating down to those running merch takes time but still all feels a little off.
    id be looking for a refund if I purchased a poster and as the sale goes through I find out the show is cancelled. 
  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,525
    The left hand doesn't always know what the right hand is doing, especially in a situation like this where things are going sideways. I'd cut everyone involved some slack. They're not trying to take advantage of people.
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,890
    That's what I'm saying. But it's not what happened so that's that.


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • HenriettaLowell
    HenriettaLowell Cologne, Germany Posts: 140
    edited June 2024
    pjl44 said:
    The left hand doesn't always know what the right hand is doing, especially in a situation like this where things are going sideways. I'd cut everyone involved some slack. They're not trying to take advantage of people.
    Yes.

    Also, I think it‘s much too early to draw conclusions and see any patterns. The band toured the US during Covid, where there was always a strong possibility of them catching it, and Ed was unlucky with that smoke in Paris. Currently, Covid numbers are climbing again with other respiratory deseases apparently also on the rise in Europe.

    If there are conclusions to be drawn, the band will know. We sure as hell don‘t right now.


    Post edited by HenriettaLowell on
  • HenriettaLowell
    HenriettaLowell Cologne, Germany Posts: 140
    I say that as someone currently packing bags for two uncertain Berlin shows :-/
  • vedpunk
    vedpunk Posts: 960
    Merkin Baller said:
    lastexitlondon said:
    Merkin Baller said:
    lastexitlondon said:
    They still let everyone in the merch queue but a ton of merch for an hour before cancelling.... Stinks. Cancel at midday before shop opens and let folk choose
    They also could have waited and canceled tomorrow. 
    Or could have told everyone so they could choose to buy merch for a cancelled show or not. It's quite simple 
    Fuck man, nothing they do is good enough, huh? 

    You assume the worst of them 24/7, why are you even in the fan club? 
    💯 that pretty much sums up the guy.  Thousands of posts spreading negativity far and wide. No idea why he follows the band. 
  • jwhjr17
    jwhjr17 Posts: 2,076
    edited June 2024
    lastexitlondon said:
    That's what I'm saying. But it's not what happened so that's that.
    So please enlighten us to the inner workings of the band and how the decision was made to cancel with all those poor souls already in the merch line.  Since you seem to know what happened.  
    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 
    2022-09-20 OKC | 2023-08-31 St. Paul
    2023-09-02 St. Paul | 2024-05-16 Las Vegas
    2024-05-18 Las Vegas | 2024-08-31 Chicago
  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,769
    If they actively decided to sit on the announcement in order to sell more merch, why not wait the whole day? Announcing it as early as they did would be a foolish business decision from the perspective of selling as much merch as possible. 

    Occam’s razor suggests they made the announcement as soon as they knew, but I suppose it’s no fun without a conspiracy or something to be mad at them about. 

Categories