So, how much money did ya spend touring?

josevolution

I only did one show it was minimal MSG I think the beers were more than the actual ticket 

cincybearcat

josevolution said:

I only did one show it was minimal MSG I think the beers were more than the actual ticket 

No kidding, I wasn't including the shows from that tour...every time my buddy or I went to get a beer at MSG it was >$50 for 2 pretty shitty beers

SPEEDY MCCREADY

cincybearcat said:

josevolution said:

I only did one show it was minimal MSG I think the beers were more than the actual ticket 

No kidding, I wasn't including the shows from that tour...every time my buddy or I went to get a beer at MSG it was >$50 for 2 pretty shitty beers

$26 for a Coors Light

gotthebottle

I went to NZ and Australia shows as well as US.. so... not gonna add it up. But I will say my total cost for airfare to NZ.. between NZ/OZ.. around OZ.. and home was only $600 using miles .. even stopped in Hawaii to see a friend on way home. 

EL91640

Had to travel for work to Atlanta so lined it up with the shows, so only cost was tickets. 

EricaRMaier

More Coffee said:

I saw 11 shows
The tickets cost me around 6k. (I bought premium seats for my kids to three shows)
I spent at least 2k+ on merch
I spent close to 6k in travel to Florida, Boston, and Raleigh.
I’d say a close estimate for me is probably $15,000.00
No regrets. Not one bad show. Time of my life with my kids, my friends, and myself.

No regrets! Those are the most important words!! YES! 💯🎸💯🎸💯🎸💯🎸💯🎸

Ledbetterman10

I actually got a free hotel in Pittsburgh which was nice. While we were on our way, I got a call from my hotel saying they overbooked so they put us up in a different hotel for free. So this was one of my cheapest PJ excursions. 

Shaindli1

More Coffee said:

I saw 11 shows
The tickets cost me around 6k. (I bought premium seats for my kids to three shows)
I spent at least 2k+ on merch
I spent close to 6k in travel to Florida, Boston, and Raleigh.
I’d say a close estimate for me is probably $15,000.00
No regrets. Not one bad show. Time of my life with my kids, my friends, and myself.

No regrets for anything PJ!
Also I got to rock out with you in Raleigh! 

elvistheking44

$0. Worth every penny. 2026 closer to me please.🤣🤣

BRONDO

ATL 2 shows
4 tix $760 ten club
Plane $600 3 tix
Air bnb $1200 1 week
merch $700

PGH 1 show
3 tix $650 2 ten club 1 gametime
Gas $150 drove truck
KOA $280 RV spot 4 nites
merch $500

3 shows =$4840, bout $1600 for an out-of-town show

pearldavidson

More Coffee said:

I saw 11 shows
The tickets cost me around 6k. (I bought premium seats for my kids to three shows)
I spent at least 2k+ on merch
I spent close to 6k in travel to Florida, Boston, and Raleigh.
I’d say a close estimate for me is probably $15,000.00
No regrets. Not one bad show. Time of my life with my kids, my friends, and myself.

Money well spent!

darwinstheory

It's hard to quantify really. I mean, geographically, it worked out wonderfully for us. 

We started out leaving from Indiana to visit brother-in-law and nieces in Charlotte. Attended one of the nieces high school softball game. Spent a few days there. 

Next, we made the short drive to Ramada by 10C and spent a few days there enjoying the shows, record stores and breweries. Too bad the rain couldn't hold off a bit more.

From there, we spent two days visiting the New River Gorge National Park area in West Virginia. Maybe not the best National Park, but still a great time. We are on a mission to visit every National Park (23 down!), so to check a new one off and couple it with some Pearl Jam shows. Enjoyed some excellent pizza and cheap beer while there as an added bonus. 

After leaving New River Gorge, it was up to the 'Burgh. Time to reconnect with newfound friends and meet new ones prior before walking into 2 more Pittsburgh shows and enjoying the city of Pittsburgh between shows.

Merch was less for us this go around. Poster per show and a skate deck in Raleigh. And a dog leash! I think that was it.

So, we visited with some family, attended 4 PJ shows, met people from the forum for the first time ever and checked off a new National Park. There honestly isn't much more I could have asked for - maybe more mountains and hiking. We had a blast and it didnt feel like a job justifying the funds.

PRICELESS 

mickeyrat

1 show.

$100 for rental car

$7.20 for Venti Flat White made with Van Sw Cream

$55 in gasoline

$30 snacks/red bull

$40 shirt

$13 dinner at preparty spot

seat gifted

room shared/gifted

Shaindli1

darwinstheory said:

It's hard to quantify really. I mean, geographically, it worked out wonderfully for us. 

We started out leaving from Indiana to visit brother-in-law and nieces in Charlotte. Attended one of the nieces high school softball game. Spent a few days there. 

Next, we made the short drive to Ramada by 10C and spent a few days there enjoying the shows, record stores and breweries. Too bad the rain couldn't hold off a bit more.

From there, we spent two days visiting the New River Gorge National Park area in West Virginia. Maybe not the best National Park, but still a great time. We are on a mission to visit every National Park (23 down!), so to check a new one off and couple it with some Pearl Jam shows. Enjoyed some excellent pizza and cheap beer while there as an added bonus. 

After leaving New River Gorge, it was up to the 'Burgh. Time to reconnect with newfound friends and meet new ones prior before walking into 2 more Pittsburgh shows and enjoying the city of Pittsburgh between shows.

Merch was less for us this go around. Poster per show and a skate deck in Raleigh. And a dog leash! I think that was it.

So, we visited with some family, attended 4 PJ shows, met people from the forum for the first time ever and checked off a new National Park. There honestly isn't much more I could have asked for - maybe more mountains and hiking. We had a blast and it didnt feel like a job justifying the funds.

PRICELESS 

That sounds like the perfect itinerary!

Edved007

God, I don't even want to know..nor am I going to take the time to add it all up but A LOT.

I hit 14 total shows for the DM run and I live in the Milwaukee, WI area.

2x Vegas - flight, hotel, tickets, food, etc.  I did hit a royal flush while there winning about $10,000 on a hand of poker so this did fund a lot of the others, at least in my head. Also gave a spare GA ticket to my dealer from Planet Hollywood.  Seeing that old hippy so happy down there in the pit was priceless.

2x Barcelona - Flight, hotel, tickets, food, etc. for 3 of us for 10 days (me, wife, 8 year old daughter).  Saw two amazing shows, made some great family memories, knocked out a bucket list item of running with the Bulls as well.

1x Indy - 6 hour drive, hotel, ticket, etc.....and lets not forget doing it all the year before when it was cancelled just to drive back home empty handed.

2x Chicago - 2 hour drive, parking, tickets, etc.  Closet thing to home town shows for me, so at least no hotels.

2x Auckland, NZ - looong flights, hotels, tickets, food, etc for the wife and I.  Made this into our 10 year anniversary trip. Two great shows, lots of tourist stuff, etc.  Ran into the entire band checking out of my hotel, pretty surreal moment of having the entire group to myself for a good chunk of time.

1x Gold Coast, AU - more flights, hotels, tickets, etc.  took a surfing lesson on the Gold Coast, did a charter out to Lady Elliot island and did some barrier reef snorkling, fantastic trip.

2x Hollywood - Flight, hotel, tickets, food, etc. Great shows in a amazing venue for music.

2x Pittsburgh - Added these last min, had to be there for the end...flight, hotel, tickets, food, etc. Amazing.

Now that I put it all in writing, it was a pretty crazy 12 month run full of fantastic shows, great trips, and amazing memories with friends, old and new.  Had two sudden unexpected deaths in the immediate family back to back early last year, and nothing is a better reminder than that, to do what you enjoy right now, you just don't know how much time you'll get on this rock.  I love this band so much, I'm just glad to be spinning on that rock the same time as them. 

Full disclosure, I used to travel a lot for work = have a very large pile of miles, hotel points, etc. so I didn't have to pay out of pocket for a single flight or hotel the entire run, so it's not quite as bad as it might appear on paper $$ wise. I'd estimate I blew 20K out of pocket for everything, lots of which wasn't directly PJ related on these trips. Take out the 10k I won in Vegas last May, and it's not as bad as it seems. 

payling

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

payling said:

This question seems like a trap- did my wife put you up to this?

Hahaha!!!!!!
That's great!!

Been with my wife for 28 years. She knows damn well I'm gonna blow $500 at the bars when I get together with my touring friends.  I stopped trying to bullshit her, years ago. Haha

My wife (who attends 1/2 the shows w me) keeps threatening to construct an excel recap of what we spend on PJ each year.  I have to keep distracting her 

EricaRMaier

darwinstheory said:

It's hard to quantify really. I mean, geographically, it worked out wonderfully for us. 

We started out leaving from Indiana to visit brother-in-law and nieces in Charlotte. Attended one of the nieces high school softball game. Spent a few days there. 

Next, we made the short drive to Ramada by 10C and spent a few days there enjoying the shows, record stores and breweries. Too bad the rain couldn't hold off a bit more.

From there, we spent two days visiting the New River Gorge National Park area in West Virginia. Maybe not the best National Park, but still a great time. We are on a mission to visit every National Park (23 down!), so to check a new one off and couple it with some Pearl Jam shows. Enjoyed some excellent pizza and cheap beer while there as an added bonus. 

After leaving New River Gorge, it was up to the 'Burgh. Time to reconnect with newfound friends and meet new ones prior before walking into 2 more Pittsburgh shows and enjoying the city of Pittsburgh between shows.

Merch was less for us this go around. Poster per show and a skate deck in Raleigh. And a dog leash! I think that was it.

So, we visited with some family, attended 4 PJ shows, met people from the forum for the first time ever and checked off a new National Park. There honestly isn't much more I could have asked for - maybe more mountains and hiking. We had a blast and it didnt feel like a job justifying the funds.

PRICELESS 

You were at the Pitt shows?! How did I glaze over that? Well, we’ll meet up when you have to sleep in the tub in Seattle 😆

We All Believe

6 shows last year:

- Vegas (flights & hotel, plus Dead & Co. at The Sphere.on my bday, plus gambling lol)
- Seattle (flights & hotel, plus a Mariners game)
- MSG (I'm local)

Maybe like $6K.

Every single penny well spent.

EricaRMaier

Edved007 said:

God, I don't even want to know..nor am I going to take the time to add it all up but A LOT.

I hit 14 total shows for the DM run and I live in the Milwaukee, WI area.

2x Vegas - flight, hotel, tickets, food, etc.  I did hit a royal flush while there winning about $10,000 on a hand of poker so this did fund a lot of the others, at least in my head. Also gave a spare GA ticket to my dealer from Planet Hollywood.  Seeing that old hippy so happy down there in the pit was priceless.

2x Barcelona - Flight, hotel, tickets, food, etc. for 3 of us for 10 days (me, wife, 8 year old daughter).  Saw two amazing shows, made some great family memories, knocked out a bucket list item of running with the Bulls as well.

1x Indy - 6 hour drive, hotel, ticket, etc.....and lets not forget doing it all the year before when it was cancelled just to drive back home empty handed.

2x Chicago - 2 hour drive, parking, tickets, etc.  Closet thing to home town shows for me, so at least no hotels.

2x Auckland, NZ - looong flights, hotels, tickets, food, etc for the wife and I.  Made this into our 10 year anniversary trip. Two great shows, lots of tourist stuff, etc.  Ran into the entire band checking out of my hotel, pretty surreal moment of having the entire group to myself for a good chunk of time.

1x Gold Coast, AU - more flights, hotels, tickets, etc.  took a surfing lesson on the Gold Coast, did a charter out to Lady Elliot island and did some barrier reef snorkling, fantastic trip.

2x Hollywood - Flight, hotel, tickets, food, etc. Great shows in a amazing venue for music.

2x Pittsburgh - Added these last min, had to be there for the end...flight, hotel, tickets, food, etc. Amazing.

Now that I put it all in writing, it was a pretty crazy 12 month run full of fantastic shows, great trips, and amazing memories with friends, old and new.  Had two sudden unexpected deaths in the immediate family back to back early last year, and nothing is a better reminder than that, to do what you enjoy right now, you just don't know how much time you'll get on this rock.  I love this band so much, I'm just glad to be spinning on that rock the same time as them. 

Full disclosure, I used to travel a lot for work = have a very large pile of miles, hotel points, etc. so I didn't have to pay out of pocket for a single flight or hotel the entire run, so it's not quite as bad as it might appear on paper $$ wise. I'd estimate I blew 20K out of pocket for everything, lots of which wasn't directly PJ related on these trips. Take out the 10k I won in Vegas last May, and it's not as bad as it seems. 

THIS. IS. LIVING! 🎸🎸🎸🎸And yes, my husband and I have prioritized travel and experiences a lot in the past 5 years. What an outstanding year for you! (And YOU were the one who got the band to yourself, I saw those pics. That’s EPIC!!!)

darwinstheory

EricaRMaier said:

darwinstheory said:

It's hard to quantify really. I mean, geographically, it worked out wonderfully for us. 

We started out leaving from Indiana to visit brother-in-law and nieces in Charlotte. Attended one of the nieces high school softball game. Spent a few days there. 

Next, we made the short drive to Ramada by 10C and spent a few days there enjoying the shows, record stores and breweries. Too bad the rain couldn't hold off a bit more.

From there, we spent two days visiting the New River Gorge National Park area in West Virginia. Maybe not the best National Park, but still a great time. We are on a mission to visit every National Park (23 down!), so to check a new one off and couple it with some Pearl Jam shows. Enjoyed some excellent pizza and cheap beer while there as an added bonus. 

After leaving New River Gorge, it was up to the 'Burgh. Time to reconnect with newfound friends and meet new ones prior before walking into 2 more Pittsburgh shows and enjoying the city of Pittsburgh between shows.

Merch was less for us this go around. Poster per show and a skate deck in Raleigh. And a dog leash! I think that was it.

So, we visited with some family, attended 4 PJ shows, met people from the forum for the first time ever and checked off a new National Park. There honestly isn't much more I could have asked for - maybe more mountains and hiking. We had a blast and it didnt feel like a job justifying the funds.

PRICELESS 

You were at the Pitt shows?! How did I glaze over that? Well, we’ll meet up when you have to sleep in the tub in Seattle 😆

It's easy to glaze over things were not interested in reading, isn't it? 🤣 

Hitting up a DMB or Neil Young show when you're out there?