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Miss the Old Days of $38 Tickets

Red LukinRed Lukin Posts: 2,994
edited March 2008 in The Porch
I'm not complaining, but wow 5 years ago I paid $77 for 2 tix to Buffalo of all shows - dam that's good value!

Items
Product Name Quantity Quantity
Returned Quantity
Exchanged Unit
Price Total
Price
BUFFALO 5/2/2003 - 2 tickets 1 0 0 $77.00 $77.00
Sub-Total $77.00
Shipping $0.00
Tax $0.00
Grand Total $77.00
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  • NeilJamNeilJam Posts: 1,191
    Damn inflation.
  • Got Some If You Need ItGot Some If You Need It Posts: 435
    the price
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  • OmahaJammerOmahaJammer Posts: 261
    Red Lukin wrote:
    I'm not complaining, but wow 5 years ago I paid $77 for 2 tix to Buffalo of all shows - dam that's good value!

    Items
    Product Name Quantity Quantity
    Returned Quantity
    Exchanged Unit
    Price Total
    Price
    BUFFALO 5/2/2003 - 2 tickets 1 0 0 $77.00 $77.00
    Sub-Total $77.00
    Shipping $0.00
    Tax $0.00
    Grand Total $77.00


    It's funny...they're almost exactly TWICE that much now...just 5 years later. Then again, gas prices have more than doubled....I guess it makes sense.
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  • thunderDANthunderDAN Posts: 2,094
    yeah I went to check and that is pretty steep by PJ standards....they hurting for money or something?
  • Kel VarnsenKel Varnsen Posts: 1,952
    Red Lukin wrote:
    I'm not complaining, but wow 5 years ago I paid $77 for 2 tix to Buffalo of all shows - dam that's good value!

    Items
    Product Name Quantity Quantity
    Returned Quantity
    Exchanged Unit
    Price Total
    Price
    BUFFALO 5/2/2003 - 2 tickets 1 0 0 $77.00 $77.00
    Sub-Total $77.00
    Shipping $0.00
    Tax $0.00
    Grand Total $77.00

    5 years ago I was making about half what I am making today.
  • Ryan_WFCRyan_WFC Posts: 1,348
    In other news, I miss my high school libido and Mike Schmidt.
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    made him ... want to be everywhere
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  • mindimindi Posts: 1,862
    Still seems pretty good to me. I paid $112 in 06 for Chicago.
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  • release30release30 Posts: 2,051
    I am happy with the price...
    Conversations getting dull
    There's a constant ringing in my ears
    Sense of humor's void and numb
    And I'm bored to tears.......
  • DocChicagoDocChicago Posts: 653
    is this even a discount anymore? or will it be the same as ticketmaster? good grief.
    It is time to admit that we used to rock like hurricanes. It is time to run for the hills and go round and round. It is time for us to shout at the devil. We've got the right to choose it, there ain't no way we'll lose it, and we're not gonna take it anymore.
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  • fuckfuck Posts: 4,069
    i'm sure tenclub did what they could to get the price as low as possible... not happy with it, but i don't blame them for it.
  • edvedder913edvedder913 Posts: 1,810
    wilmack88 wrote:
    the price


    from where does this # come from?
  • maccimacci Posts: 1,057
    Wow, I think a few of us thought only MSG would have higher ticket prices @ $77 each........oh well.
    My lips are shaking.......
  • stylo17stylo17 Posts: 1,001
    edvedder913 wrote:
    from where does this # come from?

    the WPB sale that JUST took place
    6/11/08 WPB


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  • maccimacci Posts: 1,057
    edvedder913 wrote:
    from where does this # come from?

    In the goods section, when you buy a pair of West Palm tix
    My lips are shaking.......
  • FahkaFahka Posts: 3,187
    No wonder they didnt tell us.....




    WTF... wish i would have known that.... i mean the four days notice was great and all but...................
  • TooMuchBloodTooMuchBlood Posts: 312
    NeilJam wrote:
    Damn inflation.

    Inflation's been running 3 percent to 4 percent a year. That doesn't double money in five years. It takes about 20 to 25 years for that to happen.
  • Jesika537Jesika537 Posts: 301
    I'm ok with paing $148 to see my 2 favorite bands together... If it weren't for KOL I might say this was a little high.
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  • OmahaJammerOmahaJammer Posts: 261
    Game Show Host wrote:
    In other news, I miss my high school libido and Mike Schmidt.


    I miss Mike Schmidt, too.
    ******************************
    Maybe all I need is a shot in the arm....
  • DPrival78DPrival78 Posts: 2,263
    this will likely be the lower end of the spectrum too.

    msg will be pushing 2 hunnys.
    i'm more a fan of popular bands.. like the bee-gees, pearl jam
  • smithnicsmithnic Posts: 1,563
    DPrival78 wrote:
    this will likely be the lower end of the spectrum too.

    msg will be pushing 2 hunnys.


    exactly what I was thinking!!
    Go Get 'Em Tigers!
  • my2handsmy2hands Posts: 17,117
    hey folks... gas is $3.50 a gallon... you think the trucks, equipment, and crew levitate to the venues?


    give me a break people
  • mindimindi Posts: 1,862
    Do you guys really think that is a lot of $$ ?
    I was estimating $200 so $148 seems pretty good. I know I paid $112 for Chicago in 06.
    Still compared to other shows seems like a fair price. I know I didn't see Rush on their last tour because their tickets were a lot more than what I am used to since I just see PJ now.
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  • lowlight10lowlight10 Posts: 619
    Boom doesnt come cheap people!

    ;)
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  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    DPrival78 wrote:
    this will likely be the lower end of the spectrum too.

    msg will be pushing 2 hunnys.

    ... and ... it'll still sell out in 5 minutes.

    Seeing these tix available for so long, I'm tempted. Really tempted.
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  • my2handsmy2hands Posts: 17,117
    gas is $3.50 a gallon....


    how about you transport a band, a crew, and the equipment across the country and get back to me on what is a fair price
  • restlesssoulrestlesssoul Posts: 6,951
    Jesika537 wrote:
    I'm ok with paing $148 to see my 2 favorite bands together... If it weren't for KOL I might say this was a little high.


    i know, nobody is really talking about how awesome these shows are gonna be. ii wish KOL were opening MSG and DC...they are gonna be great. enjoy!
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  • edvedder913edvedder913 Posts: 1,810
    TooMuchBlood wrote:
    Inflation's been running 3 percent to 4 percent a year. That doesn't double money in five years. It takes about 20 to 25 years for that to happen.

    whatever formula you are using is not accurate. my home has doubled in price in 8 years. had i sold it 2 years ago, it would have been more than doubled. you cannot base price increases on inflation alone.

    their tickets are still much less than most other bands.

    *however* I am still trying to figure out how the Foo Fighters pulled off $59 per ticket at Madison Square Garden just last month.....
  • FahkaFahka Posts: 3,187
    mindi wrote:
    Do you guys really think that is a lot of $$ ?
    I was estimating $200 so $148 seems pretty good. I know I paid $112 for Chicago in 06.
    Still compared to other shows seems like a fair price. I know I didn't see Rush on their last tour because their tickets were a lot more than what I am used to since I just see PJ now.



    I was for sure it would at least be a hundy.... i just wasnt planning a buck 50 though..... had i KNOWN it was going to be that much... i would have gotten a lil more money together.. or could have done different shows to be more cost effective...


    Im sorry pearl jam shows are great but this is bullshit..
    Four days notice and then no ticket prices... Kind of takes the fun out of it
    Not all of us have mastcards that we can max out!!!! Im not bitching about the price, but they could have least told us ahead of time..
  • colorblindchameleoncolorblindchameleon Posts: 36
    I saw a fucking Beatle for 85$. And it wasn't Ringo.

    $75 for PJ is pushing the justifiable bar a bit, even for a 16 year fan. I'd like to see how these numbers boil down...'well we hate the south, so how can we spend less time there? i got it, add $25 per ticket and we'll do less than 2/3 of what we could'
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  • No Fear Of FallingNo Fear Of Falling Posts: 419
    edvedder913 wrote:
    whatever formula you are using is not accurate. my home has doubled in price in 8 years. had i sold it 2 years ago, it would have been more than doubled. you cannot base price increases on inflation alone.

    their tickets are still much less than most other bands.

    *however* I am still trying to figure out how the Foo Fighters pulled off $59 per ticket at Madison Square Garden just last month.....


    Apparently, FUSE was the sponsor and paid a hefty amount of the bill.
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