Miss the Old Days of $38 Tickets

Kel Varnsen

The thing to remember too is that the average PJ fan maybe gets to see them live once or twice every couple of years. If you don't have the ability to save up $150 over the course of 2 years you've got some bigger problems.

dontloseyourheat

Are all seats going to be the same price? They are going to have a hard time getting people to pay $74 for lawn tickets.

gusturtle

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!

do you miss your salary from 5 years ago?

Momadance

frogwater wrote:

do you miss your salary from 5 years ago?

I do. My salary during the tech bubble was much more than I make now. Back then it was easy to demand obnoxious amounts of money.

Jesika537

NOCODE#1 wrote:

are you fucking high? what acts are worth seeing under 70 a ticket?

I will be seeing the Black Keys in a couple of weeks for $25 and they put on an outstanding show. I'm not complaining. I was just stating that seeing my 2 favorite bands together makes this seem like a fair price considering I would gladly pay $35 to see Kings of Leon on their own.

Red Lukin

I didn't mean to turn this into a bitch thread. I guess I shouldn't have posted it the same day new ticket prices were out : ) I think $148/pair is a good deal. That's roughly $59 per ticket, plus say $30 in S/C (for the pair). Not bad at all.

frogwater wrote:

do you miss your salary from 5 years ago?

Actually I was piss poor in 03'. I didn't have a salary.

Urohawk

To all you financial wizards out there I have a few comments as to your justification for ticket prices:

1. Inflation doesn't double your money in five years.

2. Gas prices have increased the cost of goods and I am sure it costs more to run a tour, but you don't pay double for a new cars because they were shipped via truck. Food prices, airfare, etc haven't doubled.

3. Many people certainly don't make as much as they did 5 years ago. Jobs are being shipped out of country and the service industry is increasing in the US (read food service and retail).

4. The housing market sucks. I am glad your home doubled in value but most of America has been crippled by a market downturn. In the same five year period, my condo lost 32% of its value.

5. We are certainly entering a recession and overall Americans are spending less on entertainment expenses.

6. Who cares if PJ became corporately sponsored? It doesn't cost me anything. So what if I see a Coke sign at the venue. As long as the CEO doesn't choose the setlist why should I give a damn?

That being said ticket prices are certainly within the market value of similar acts. Granted most of those have increased at a rapid pace as well. The only problem I have is that it does fly in the face of what the band stood for in the past and comes off as a bit hypocritical.

lowbudgetlush

I saw MUSE in August & the ticket was $40.

I do think $75 for Pearl Jam is getting a little high.

dontloseyourheat

Urohawk wrote:

To all you financial wizards out there I have a few comments as to your justification for ticket prices:

1. Inflation doesn't double your money in five years.

2. Gas prices have increased the cost of goods and I am sure it costs more to run a tour, but you don't pay double for a new cars because they were shipped via truck. Food prices, airfare, etc haven't doubled.

3. Many people certainly don't make as much as they did 5 years ago. Jobs are being shipped out of country and the service industry is increasing in the US (read food service and retail).

4. The housing market sucks. I am glad your home doubled in value but most of America has been crippled by a market downturn. In the same five year period, my condo lost 32% of its value.

5. We are certainly entering a recession and overall Americans are spending less on entertainment expenses.

6. Who cares if PJ became corporately sponsored? It doesn't cost me anything. So what if I see a Coke sign at the venue. As long as the CEO doesn't choose the setlist why should I give a damn?

That being said ticket prices are certainly within the market value of similar acts. Granted most of those have increased at a rapid pace as well. The only problem I have is that it does fly in the face of what the band stood for in the past and comes off as a bit hypocritical.

Great post

lowbudgetlush

Red Lukin wrote:

I didn't mean to turn this into a bitch thread. I guess I shouldn't have posted it the same day new ticket prices were out : ) I think $148/pair is a good deal. That's roughly $59 per ticket, plus say $30 in S/C (for the pair). Not bad at all.


Actually I was piss poor in 03'. I didn't have a salary.

I dont mean to be nasty but, a ticket is $74 unless you know a way to get out of paying the service charges.

Momadance

Urohawk wrote:

To all you financial wizards out there I have a few comments as to your justification for ticket prices:

1. Inflation doesn't double your money in five years.

2. Gas prices have increased the cost of goods and I am sure it costs more to run a tour, but you don't pay double for a new cars because they were shipped via truck. Food prices, airfare, etc haven't doubled.

3. Many people certainly don't make as much as they did 5 years ago. Jobs are being shipped out of country and the service industry is increasing in the US (read food service and retail).

4. The housing market sucks. I am glad your home doubled in value but most of America has been crippled by a market downturn. In the same five year period, my condo lost 32% of its value.

5. We are certainly entering a recession and overall Americans are spending less on entertainment expenses.

6. Who cares if PJ became corporately sponsored? It doesn't cost me anything. So what if I see a Coke sign at the venue. As long as the CEO doesn't choose the setlist why should I give a damn?

That being said ticket prices are certainly within the market value of similar acts. Granted most of those have increased at a rapid pace as well. The only problem I have is that it does fly in the face of what the band stood for in the past and comes off as a bit hypocritical.

Thank You. I'm willing to bet that most people posting do not have a mortgage to pay and kids to raise on top of worrying about getting laid off. 378,000 people filed a new unemployment claim last week. 22,000 more than the previous week, the largest one week of new claims in five years. People who bitch about prices have a legitimate claim to do so and anyone who thinks otherwise is nothing more than an asshole.

Kel Varnsen

If $77 is too much for a concert ticket how much should they be? Is 50 bucks reasonable? If someone has trouble raising $27 then they have bigger problems. On top of that if people want cheaper shows, what would they be willing to give up. I mean if shows were %65 cheaper would you be ok with shorter show? Would you be ok if they played less cities? How about they only play in crap venues?

Kevin Davis

Crap venues? You mean like all these damned amphitheaters?

pjtaper

I miss the days of when my taping gear was allowed in with me... now that is what I miss...

Momadance

Kel Varnsen wrote:

How about they only play in crap venues?

Like Camden and Virginia Beach?

SPEEDY MCCREADY

pjtaper wrote:

I miss the days of when my taping gear was allowed in with me... now that is what I miss...

i miss the days when you had me on IGNORE........

lowbudgetlush

Kel Varnsen wrote:

If $77 is too much for a concert ticket how much should they be? Is 50 bucks reasonable? If someone has trouble raising $27 then they have bigger problems. On top of that if people want cheaper shows, what would they be willing to give up. I mean if shows were %65 cheaper would you be ok with shorter show? Would you be ok if they played less cities? How about they only play in crap venues?

I think you are missing the point. If people lived by your thinking companies would charge whatever they want.

Is 9.99 too much to charge for an album on itunes? Should it be 7.99? If you have a problem raising $2 then you have bigger problems. If we used your logic nobody would have money for anything because companies would charge ridiculous prices & say but its only $15 more.

Kel Varnsen

lowbudgetlush wrote:

I think you are missing the point. If people lived by your thinking companies would charge whatever they want.

Is 9.99 too much to charge for an album on itunes? Should it be 7.99? If you have a problem raising $2 then you have bigger problems. If we used your logic nobody would have money for anything because companies would charge ridiculous prices & say but its only $15 more.

Companies pretty much do charge whatever they want, and if they find their prices are too high and they aren't selling enough product they lower the prices. The only reason prices are what they are for most products is because it is the most profitable price point. If apple could charge $30 an album on itunes and make a profit they totally would, but in if an album was $30 no one would buy it. If Pearl Jam shows didn't sell out shows they would lower prices, if they sell out they have no reason to lower prices.

Ayedavanita

What's the total price you were charged for the tickets? Does the $148 include taxes and what not? Or was the total different?

Momadance

10c tickets never included charges in the past. Always face value. Chances are that $74 is the face value.