Disappointed in Pearl Jam fans…

HesCalledDyer

PJ N DC said:

Get_Right said:

You cut the line for GA. You cut the line for merch. Reality is that there are no penalties other than dirty looks. The band does not care. Security does not care. Vendors do not care. You might even make a few bucks off your merch. Good for you if you put in the time. If all you care about is your place in line and people gaming the system, you are not there for the right reasons IMHO. Be done with merch. Be done with waiting all day to get three rows closer and bringing kids to get a tambourine. Just go see the best rock band on the planet and have a good time. The rest is stuff and nonsense. 

100% The entitled "GA Crew" that travel from show to show are absolutely the reason the Pearl Jam experience is declining.  They send a couple of people to wait in the Merch Line and a few people to sit in the GA Line.  About an hour before Merch and Doors open up they come out of their tents and Ubers and walk up and join there friends and act like they belong there and that is not an issue.  I literally watched 20 people cut in the Merch Line and then lie that they were there the whole time.  These are the people that are flipping all the merch and taking away the ability for people to purchase at original pricing.  "Get Right" is exactly right as no one associated with the band gives a rats ass.  

The two guys I blocked by extending my arm & poster tube out like a railroad crossing guard tried to pull the same “I was behind you the whole time” bullshit. 

Don’t piss on me and tell me it’s raining. 

lastexitlondon

I love the phrase Jag off. 

StardogChamp79

https://youtu.be/Vd7XO18qxJg?si=qCsjggoE-z52nYbG

cblock4life

lastexitlondon said:

I love the phrase Jag off. 

Yep -So funny without being completely vulgar

StardogChamp79

Dude! There is always ways to work the system. I was 30 ppl back at Wrigley N2 GA 2016 inline for like 2 days having a great time hanging out and we were talking to these two girls in front of us about the band etc. and they were really kind of vague about seeing the band. About an hour before doors open these 4 dudes show up and pay the girls who were standing in line in front like $1000. Then the girls look at us and go ugh sorry nice meeting you. They didn't even like Pearl Jam! They didn't care. The dudes look at us and are like what?! We are not from here and wanted to see the city and not stand in line for two days. We were pissed and everyone is looking around like where did these guys come from? Is this real? How do people find a gig like this? Pearl Jam Fan Hunter Craig’s List? This my friends is the definition of “Jag Off”! So now how do work them in are they part of the line because two other people were there? Do they go to the back? Who is I charge of policing the line. It's always a cluster. I have seen the same for merch and have been approached. Random dude just waking by “Hey man if I give you x can you pick up this for me?” So is this wrong? 

jdopj

tylermoore said:

cblock4life said:

StardogChamp79 said:

kmcmanus said:

pjl44 said:

payling said:

Guy sitting next to me literally got punched in the mouth during Evenflow after explaining to some drunk asshole that the seat he was trying to sit in was taken. 

The question of whether Philly traveled for the Pittsburgh shows has been answered 

Only shows near the Midwest, only shows near the Northeast, nearest shows to Canada. Think there are a ton of travelers even by the standards of a band people already have to travel for

I tell you what! Pearl Jam fans from Wisconsin would never act this way 🧀 

Agree (unless you’re kidding).  We’ve traveled all over and always say the nicest people are in Wisconsin! 

Except at their baseball games. Some of the rudest people I’ve ever encountered were brewer fans in Miller Park. 

Are you a Cub fan?

jdopj

on2legs said:

YAKIMATSU said:

on2legs said:

tylermoore said:

on2legs said:

danofun said:

tylermoore said:

on2legs said:

Isn’t Ten Club seating supposed to be by seniority?  Maybe if the ten club gave the pit to the most senior members who won tickets to each show, unless they opted out, we would have less problems.  It’s kind of unfair to make people who have been in the club from the beginning compete for the closest tickets with people who joined the club the day before the cutoff.  

You think that would cause less problems……that sounds like a shit show waiting to happen. Just giving GA to the oldest members is super wack in my opinion. Everyone should be entitled to have a shot at the pit. 

and provides zero reason for new members to join. @on2legs what's your 10C number?!

New members still have the same opportunity to win tickets as the rest of the club.  If they want to be snobbish about having seats further away than 30 year members then maybe try the public sale.  

This is not the way…..sorry. You’re way off on this one 

It would hold true to the ten clubs longtime practice of distributing tickets by seniority.   And it would filter out the GA hooligans.  

I'm coming around to your way of thinking.  If people are joining the club merely for the opportunity of GA tickets something is out of whack.  We all join for different reasons, but that was not even a consideration both times I joined in '98 and again in '08.
I signed up for the newsletter and the OPPPORTUNITY to be able to get better than average seats at 1 show for my all-time favorite band.  I know times change but the quest for GA has diluted the club. 

👍🏻

I’m not sure what the right answer is to solve it.  Maybe there is no perfect solution.  But GA really screwed people in the club from the early years.  I only joined in 1997 so I don’t consider myself in that group.  Those early members were supposed to have the best tickets available to the club.  And GA pushes everyone’s tickets further back.  So if they’re going to have a pit they should at least put the people there from the early days in it.  

The way people get GA so much is multiple accounts. There is no limit on memberships. As long as you can use someone’s log in you’re golden. It’s $20 for a chance at GA. You could have accounts for your cat for Christ sakes

StardogChamp79

jdopj said:

tylermoore said:

cblock4life said:

StardogChamp79 said:

kmcmanus said:

pjl44 said:

payling said:

Guy sitting next to me literally got punched in the mouth during Evenflow after explaining to some drunk asshole that the seat he was trying to sit in was taken. 

The question of whether Philly traveled for the Pittsburgh shows has been answered 

Only shows near the Midwest, only shows near the Northeast, nearest shows to Canada. Think there are a ton of travelers even by the standards of a band people already have to travel for

I tell you what! Pearl Jam fans from Wisconsin would never act this way 🧀 

Agree (unless you’re kidding).  We’ve traveled all over and always say the nicest people are in Wisconsin! 

Except at their baseball games. Some of the rudest people I’ve ever encountered were brewer fans in Miller Park. 

Are you a Cub fan?

It's American Family Stadium. Get it right 😄 Go Cubs!

gotthebottle

Shaindli1 said:

gotthebottle said:

Shaindli1 said:

LOL @ chachkies

Spelled tchotkies 

To be petty, טשאטשקעס

+1

dgpj92

StardogChamp79 said:

Dude! There is always ways to work the system. I was 30 ppl back at Wrigley N2 GA 2016 inline for like 2 days having a great time hanging out and we were talking to these two girls in front of us about the band etc. and they were really kind of vague about seeing the band. About an hour before doors open these 4 dudes show up and pay the girls who were standing in line in front like $1000. Then the girls look at us and go ugh sorry nice meeting you. They didn't even like Pearl Jam! They didn't care. The dudes look at us and are like what?! We are not from here and wanted to see the city and not stand in line for two days. We were pissed and everyone is looking around like where did these guys come from? Is this real? How do people find a gig like this? Pearl Jam Fan Hunter Craig’s List? This my friends is the definition of “Jag Off”! So now how do work them in are they part of the line because two other people were there? Do they go to the back? Who is I charge of policing the line. It's always a cluster. I have seen the same for merch and have been approached. Random dude just waking by “Hey man if I give you x can you pick up this for me?” So is this wrong? 

It happens at SOTUS and Congress:  https://www.skipthelineus.com/schedule-a-line-sitter/

4 dudes replacing 2 girls is definitely not cool..

MayDay10

I feel like Pearl Jam could vastly improve the experience with a couple changes:

Merch Packs sold presale for fans who purchase 10C tickets (or open up to other verified ticket holders if possible).  Not sure if shipping is good or if it is possible to have them pre-packaged for pickup at the venue.  I would pay a small premium for this.

GA line wristband/random start of line system.  

Lerxst1992

I’ve been fan of older/other bands for a lifetime…and so many negative issues never even knew were possible with all the ticket rules they have and insistence that GA is somehow better for everyone. Oh well..

Tjm007

I had a bunch of guys try to charge me £180 for a ticket to see Pearl Jam in London then pretended to be sick when the gig was only half sold out - disgrace really.

HesCalledDyer

StardogChamp79 said:

jdopj said:

tylermoore said:

cblock4life said:

StardogChamp79 said:

kmcmanus said:

pjl44 said:

payling said:

Guy sitting next to me literally got punched in the mouth during Evenflow after explaining to some drunk asshole that the seat he was trying to sit in was taken. 

The question of whether Philly traveled for the Pittsburgh shows has been answered 

Only shows near the Midwest, only shows near the Northeast, nearest shows to Canada. Think there are a ton of travelers even by the standards of a band people already have to travel for

I tell you what! Pearl Jam fans from Wisconsin would never act this way 🧀 

Agree (unless you’re kidding).  We’ve traveled all over and always say the nicest people are in Wisconsin! 

Except at their baseball games. Some of the rudest people I’ve ever encountered were brewer fans in Miller Park. 

Are you a Cub fan?

It's American Family Stadium. Get it right 😄 Go Cubs!

Ahem… It’s  “Wrigley North” 😉