Miss the Old Days of $38 Tickets

SPEEDY MCCREADY

Momadance wrote:

People losing jobs in a recessed economy has nothing to do with their personal finance choices. I'm sure those 378,000 people asked to be laid off last week. Spoken like a true republican.

whats wrong with republicans????

Mike Gossard

I saw PJ in 98 for $23 dollars. I saw GnR in 91 for $22.50. Metallica/G n R tour for $21.50 and get this Alice in Chains for $12.50. Hell I have a Nirvana ticket that says $19.00. RATM for $13 dollars in 96. Thats just some of my old tickets.

Spunkie

I miss 25c chocolate bars!

iluvcats

I wonder what DC will be since we have to leave the Verizon center by

11 p.m.? maybe the show will start early.

xkevvx

I saw a show Friday night in Allentown, PA...eight bands played, five or six were on a national tour. They have to pay for gas too, but the ticket was only FIFTEEN dollars. That's for bands driving coast to coast. Of course, these are just smaller hardcore bands (although well known worldwide acts), they can't demand BIG bucks for tickets, but still...they are doing a tour of the entire U.S. They're still playing for thousands of people across the country, most likely spending more on gas between cities than they make or each show. The headliner was Earth Crisis. I've seen them in the past more more bills for one show, and they could've charged more for this show. All I'm saying is....I don't buy the whole gas it more expensive so ticket prices skyrocketed. I have to pay more for gas now too, shouldn't I get a discount on Pearl Jam tickets?

I told a bunch of friends about this tour last week. They were all excited. Most of them aren't hardcore Pearl Jam fans, but they still like them. But then today I told them about the prices, and a bunch of them said something like "but what about the ticketmaster thing. I thought they were all about keeping prices low for the fans?" I said "Yeah, that's what I thought".

And I don't care if you make more money now than you did 5 years ago, that's not the point. Everyone I talked to makes more money now than in 2003, but they still don't want to pay 75 dollars to see a concert.

I really don't see how anyone can say these prices are CHEAP for a concert.

South of Seattle

xkevvx wrote:

I saw a show Friday night in Allentown, PA...eight bands played, five or six were on a national tour. They have to pay for gas too, but the ticket was only FIFTEEN dollars. That's for bands driving coast to coast. Of course, these are just smaller hardcore bands (although well known worldwide acts), they can't demand BIG bucks for tickets, but still...they are doing a tour of the entire U.S. They're still playing for thousands of people across the country, most likely spending more on gas between cities than they make or each show. The headliner was Earth Crisis. I've seen them in the past more more bills for one show, and they could've charged more for this show. All I'm saying is....I don't buy the whole gas it more expensive so ticket prices skyrocketed. I have to pay more for gas now too, shouldn't I get a discount on Pearl Jam tickets?

I told a bunch of friends about this tour last week. They were all excited. Most of them aren't hardcore Pearl Jam fans, but they still like them. But then today I told them about the prices, and a bunch of them said something like "but what about the ticketmaster thing. I thought they were all about keeping prices low for the fans?" I said "Yeah, that's what I thought".

And I don't care if you make more money now than you did 5 years ago, that's not the point. Everyone I talked to makes more money now than in 2003, but they still don't want to pay 75 dollars to see a concert.

I really don't see how anyone can say these prices are CHEAP for a concert.

I also doubt Earth Crisis has a crew and as much equipment to haul around either. Just sayin'

Kel Varnsen

I was thinking about this last night and another thing to remember if you want to compare ticket prices today to 98 is the fact that in 98 Yield came out and sold about 1.5 million copies. The most recent self titled album sold around 2-300,000. Not to mention back then they were getting tons of radio play. Now I know that the bands typically only get a small percentage of album sales, but even so that is a huge revenue stream that has pretty much dried up. These guy still have the same, if not greater living expenses so you have to make the difference up somehow. Increasing ticket prices seems like a logical way to make up that extra cash, especially if they can still sell seats at the higher prices.

NOCODE#1

xkevvx wrote:

I told a bunch of friends about this tour last week. They were all excited. Most of them aren't hardcore Pearl Jam fans, but they still like them. But then today I told them about the prices, and a bunch of them said something like "but what about the ticketmaster thing. I thought they were all about keeping prices low for the fans?" I said "Yeah, that's what I thought".

way to go with your 13 year old stance!

xkevvx wrote:

And I don't care if you make more money now than you did 5 years ago, that's not the point. Everyone I talked to makes more money now than in 2003, but they still don't want to pay 75 dollars to see a concert.

hey its cool to have cheap friends! fact is a fact apparently 10c members are dead ass broke and too fucking cheap to do anything but justify their internet connection by whining like little bitches. anyone and i mean anyone who thought these tix would be less, is naive and completely out of touch with reality. wake UP!

NOCODE#1

Momadance wrote:

Judging people you've never met while having zero knowledge of their current situation is quite degrading.

nah the quotes are right on

voodoopug

I am extremely pleased with the new ticket prices, I have been calling for this for years!

Drew263

Ticket prices are a part of the free market system.

They're free to charge what they want and you're free to pay or not. If people stop going to shows, the prices will come down. But...most of us are still going, so there's no logical reason to lower prices. Especially with their rising costs....

Who thinks biodiesel and private planes are cheap??

South of Seattle

Drew263 wrote:

Ticket prices are a part of the free market system.

They're free to charge what they want and you're free to pay or not. If people stop going to shows, the prices will come down. But...most of us are still going, so there's no logical reason to lower prices. Especially with their rising costs....

Who thinks biodiesel and private planes are cheap??

Plus they usually donate some money to a noteworthy cause as well. They know most people are all talk when it comes to donating. It's the American way, be appalled by unjust happenings, then do nothing about but buy a t-shirt with Che Guevara on it

Drew263

South of Seattle wrote:

Plus they usually donate some money to a noteworthy cause as well. They know most people are all talk when it comes to donating. It's the American way, be appalled by unjust happenings, then do nothing about but buy a t-shirt with Che Guevara on it

And know nothing about how Che Guevara really was.

I agree with you...it is the American way.

ajedigecko

South of Seattle wrote:

Plus they usually donate some money to a noteworthy cause as well. They know most people are all talk when it comes to donating. It's the American way, be appalled by unjust happenings, then do nothing about but buy a t-shirt with Che Guevara on it

good call.....i like your t-shirt analogy.

lowbudgetlush

Kel Varnsen wrote:

I was thinking about this last night and another thing to remember if you want to compare ticket prices today to 98 is the fact that in 98 Yield came out and sold about 1.5 million copies. The most recent self titled album sold around 2-300,000. Not to mention back then they were getting tons of radio play. Now I know that the bands typically only get a small percentage of album sales, but even so that is a huge revenue stream that has pretty much dried up. These guy still have the same, if not greater living expenses so you have to make the difference up somehow. Increasing ticket prices seems like a logical way to make up that extra cash, especially if they can still sell seats at the higher prices.

This is probably the real reason why ticket prices are higher, but it still does not add up with past ticket prices.

2005 non album year London Ontario Ticket - 58.20
2006 Detroit - 58.60

lostdogs77

I wonder if the people who are so unhappy with the prices go to other shows by big acts. I do and I think that PJ prices are still reasonable. They are not cheap but what is anymore. When Pearl Jam does not tour anymore I think many of the people complaining will wish they could pay $75 to see them. This is coming from someone with a pretty good income that thinks many things are too expensive compared to a couple years ago. i can't hardly go on a date for less than $75. An ok ticket to a baseball game is $50.

voodoopug

Crazy Mark wrote:

I wonder if the people who are so unhappy with the prices go to other shows by big acts. I do and I think that PJ prices are still reasonable. They are not cheap but what is anymore. When Pearl Jam does not tour anymore I think many of the people complaining will wish they could pay $75 to see them. This is coming from someone with a pretty good income that thinks many things are too expensive compared to a couple years ago. i can't hardly go on a date for less than $75. An ok ticket to a baseball game is $50.

well put. I took my wife and two kids to a hockey game (age 2 and 3, but still needed their own ticket) and with a beer for me, hot dogs for the kids, etc the game cost me about $330 for the game. And as I have mentioned before, during the 2005-2006 stones tour I dropped about 11K on tickets and travel expenses......it is a welcome treat to my financials when Pearl Jam goes on tour. As you point out, when it is all over, many will wish they could pay $71-75 per ticket to see Pearl Jam.

lowbudgetlush

voodoopug wrote:

well put. I took my wife and two kids to a hockey game (age 2 and 3, but still needed their own ticket) and with a beer for me, hot dogs for the kids, etc the game cost me about $330 for the game. And as I have mentioned before, during the 2005-2006 stones tour I dropped about 11K on tickets and travel expenses......it is a welcome treat to my financials when Pearl Jam goes on tour. As you point out, when it is all over, many will wish they could pay $71-75 per ticket to see Pearl Jam.

It all boils down to what peoples priorities are because i couldnt imagine dropping 11k to follow a band on tour but at the same time i dont think twice about buying a guitar or a painting for 5k. So it all depends what you like to spend your money on.

voodoopug

lowbudgetlush wrote:

It all boils down to what peoples priorities are because i couldnt imagine dropping 11k to follow a band on tour but at the same time i dont think twice about buying a guitar or a painting for 5k. So it all depends what you like to spend your money on.

Dead on 100% accurate post! As a musician, I have bought a few nice guitars and as a non musician, my wife always asks me, why didnt you just buy this "pretty red one" that guitar center is selling for $149? On the other hand, my request to go to Sears to look for an updated wedding ring/stone was denied and "we" (She) decided we should go to Jarrods and look there....thankfully we found the ring she wanted there.....although I still pushed hard for my "sears plan".

lostdogs77

In addition to inflation people forget that the arenas cost much more to rent. Bands could really be charging more and making less and I think PJ really stick their necks out getting us a large number of ten club seats. I think the band has to fight to get us the best seats in the house.