Got My Beacon Tickets!

drsluggo

NYbenben wrote:

you all think that the the price of the tickets are hight cause the band is getting PAID for this show? I have NEVER seen a band do more charitable shows in my life... i doubt very highly that PJ is getting paid to do this show...
100% of the proceeds will go to the charity...

More like... 91%...

you guys will take at least 9% paying for the open bar they are giving...

NYbenben

drsluggo wrote:

More like... 91%...

you guys will take at least 9% paying for the open bar they are giving...

close enough... the point was more that the band is not taking a cut of the ticket price... that has to account for somethign... :-)

Get_Right

bobleash wrote:

Pearl Jam does not care what you have to pay for a ticket. If they cared so much about charity they would charge you a 50-100 dollars for a ticket and pay the rest out of their pocket. If i was Eddie that what i would do, I would play for a free and donate my money not the fans who may not have money to attend this show.

whooooooooooooooooosh!!!!

thats the sound of your credibility going out the window.

you have no idea what you are talking about.

Get_Right

NYbenben wrote:

you all think that the the price of the tickets are hight cause the band is getting PAID for this show? I have NEVER seen a band do more charitable shows in my life... i doubt very highly that PJ is getting paid to do this show...
100% of the proceeds will go to the charity...

probably after expenses-but Id bet the band doesnt charge a dime to do the show, they will bring their own crew equip, etc and not charge a penny.

I think the dolans are involved in the rbf, and they most likely donated the theater and the catering as well.

Its all for a good cause (and a healthy tax deduction).
Truthfully, the tickets could be much more and PJ likely had a say in making some tix affordable for its fans. But it is about raising cash for the charity.

josevolution

Get_Right wrote:

probably after expenses-but Id bet the band doesnt charge a dime to do the show, they will bring their own crew equip, etc and not charge a penny.

I think the dolans are involved in the rbf, and they most likely donated the theater and the catering as well.

Its all for a good cause (and a healthy tax deduction).
Truthfully, the tickets could be much more and PJ likely a say it making some tix affordable for its fans. But it is about raising cash for the charity.

yeah no doubt ...

Skitch Patterson

Get_Right wrote:

probably after expenses-but Id bet the band doesnt charge a dime to do the show, they will bring their own crew equip, etc and not charge a penny.

I think the dolans are involved in the rbf, and they most likely donated the theater and the catering as well.

Its all for a good cause (and a healthy tax deduction).
Truthfully, the tickets could be much more and PJ likely had a say in making some tix affordable for its fans. But it is about raising cash for the charity.

So they are each donating a day or two of their time... while a lot of the fans that are buying tickets are probably donating a week of their pay.

No one is questioning that Pearl Jam does a lot for charity... and im sure some of it is even money out of their pockets....

But eddie rambles on about how companies, and the upper class manipulate the rest of society to support their cause.... well Pearl Jam does the same thing...


And this whole "12 other shows" is bullshit. Until Pearl Jam plays venues of under 3000 seats on a whole tour, shows like this are definately not available to the regular everyday fan. They justify the expense of the tickets with the special nature of the show.... which means it is something they are making available to just those with $500 to just drop on a concert.

Red Lukin

It looks like they made it through the list pretty quickly. My gf called last night and left a message and she just scored tix.

And YES, $250 tix are still available!

For those who have called today there's still hope. Stay by your phone : ) If you have call display and see a missed call from 212-844-3500 call them back and tell them you missed a call. They will help you.

Good luck to all those trying.

URthekey

This show is going to be a little weird, b/c I'm sure there will be some non-fans that are going with 'corporate sponsorship'


Wall Street....meet the freaks!

Red Lukin

So is this a rock or acoustic show..or a mix?

Dam I'm so excited..got my invitation to the party on earth!

Get_Right

Skitch Patterson wrote:

So they are each donating a day or two of their time... while a lot of the fans that are buying tickets are probably donating a week of their pay.

No one is questioning that Pearl Jam does a lot for charity... and im sure some of it is even money out of their pockets....

But eddie rambles on about how companies, and the upper class manipulate the rest of society to support their cause.... well Pearl Jam does the same thing...

Im not paying those prices and I feel bad for anyone that bought tix when they truly cannot afford it.

NO. If they were doing the same thing as a multinational corp. they wouldnt do ANYTHING without maximizing profit for themselves. And Im sure its costs them a few bucks to put on the show.

Skitch Patterson wrote:

And this whole "12 other shows" is bullshit. Until Pearl Jam plays venues of under 3000 seats on a whole tour, shows like this are definately not available to the regular everyday fan. They justify the expense of the tickets with the special nature of the show.... which means it is something they are making available to just those with $500 to just drop on a concert.

They do shows like this for the fans. Irving, the vic the borgata etc....
It does not make practical, economical or enviornmental sense for them to do an entire tour of small venues. Its really that simple.

What is important is that they play a show and raise 3 mill for a charity. Without asking for anything. THIS IS NOT FOR THE FANS. ITs an act of charity!!!!!

Lsk6453

I never called.. I emailed Lucy yesterday and she emailed me back today and then called me.

Easy process for $250 seats..

Tough to spend this much, but it is for charity and I am sure the boys will make it worth our while..

I would love an all unplugged show! PJ at their best IMO

BubbaBirch

Just got my tickets today as well. Called and left 2 messages on Wednesday, didnt hear anything. Called twice today and got a call back after I mentioned on the second message that I was interested in donating and getting Pearl Jam tickets. Received a call about an hour later and I'll see you all on 7/1!!

camaros

i got my CC billed for the tix, so i am totally there!

kimani

can anybody pm me lucy's email?
i donated 100 bucks yesterday. left a message today and didn't hear from anybody. i figure they still have some tickets, but i'd like to stay on the lower tier since well i'm not rich.

thanks

see you all in dc, philly, msg1, hartford and boston... and hopefully msg2 if it ever goes back on sale

NYbenben

Lsk6453 wrote:

I never called.. I emailed Lucy yesterday and she emailed me back today and then called me.

Easy process for $250 seats..

Tough to spend this much, but it is for charity and I am sure the boys will make it worth our while..

I would love an all unplugged show! PJ at their best IMO

Can you PM me Lucy's email address?

Red Lukin

I don't think it's her email addy, but here's the email I was given

pearljam@robinhood.org

I'd suggest calling too.

bobleash

They are not donating the money, you are. They are just playing for free, I said that if I was Pearl Jam and i would charge 50-100 a ticket and donate the rest out of my pocket plus the ticket money.

drsluggo

Skitch Patterson wrote:

They justify the expense of the tickets with the special nature of the show.... which means it is something they are making available to just those with $500 to just drop on a concert.

It started @ $250, which while expensive is not bad for an open bar and a donation to charity.

Also... they dont justify the price by the small venue. Bottom line is that they can't sell out the MSG @ $250... maybe you could make an argument that they couldve done a 3rd show @ MSG for charity, but in the end this is much more manageable for the Robin Hood Foundation.

As goofy as the whole process was they've handled it well and I can't say anything bad outside of not returning a lot of calls for 30+ hours while taking those who had rapid redialing in... they've done a great job and Pearl Jam is going to help them do a lot of good.

decides2dream

Get_Right wrote:

probably after expenses-but Id bet the band doesnt charge a dime to do the show, they will bring their own crew equip, etc and not charge a penny.

I think the dolans are involved in the rbf, and they most likely donated the theater and the catering as well.

Its all for a good cause (and a healthy tax deduction).
Truthfully, the tickets could be much more and PJ likely had a say in making some tix affordable for its fans. But it is about raising cash for the charity.

EXACTLY.


i believe? i read somewhere that indeed pearl jam is NOT making a dime off the show, donation it ALL. also, robinhood does not keep one cent, they donate 100%....VERY rare. i also have heard that a couple weeks ago the minimum donation to join the RHF was $200.....and right now it is $100.......so i do wonder if pearl jam had anything to do with that. being afforded the opportunity to attend a CHARITY concert for $250 a ticket...then upwards...is fantastic! anyone remember HoB in chicago, wasn't that a flat 1K per ticket?



anyhoooooooo.....i've never gotten any call backs or emails today - and i was certain to pass along my cell #, home email, etc...b/c i was out of the office all day....so i am assuming that when i spoke to lucy and all...everything went a-ok, tickets processed. no news is good news eh?

drsluggo

bobleash wrote:

They are not donating the money, you are. They are just playing for free, I said that if I was Pearl Jam and i would charge 50-100 a ticket and donate the rest out of my pocket plus the ticket money.

Wow, you're trying to top your last post but not QUITE as bad..


They are already donating their time. They are already donating the time of their crew. You want them to then donate the $$ they could get from the 2,800 people there so you can get in cheaper?

Come on... I was mad at the $1,000/person HOB show in Chicago, but this is more than reasonable for a charity show.

Either learn the concept of charity, or pick a show you can afford. I personally can't afford this after flying for the Hartford/Boston shows, but I am not going to argue about it one bit. It's a good thing and if I could afford it I would stay and drive down for it...