Looking at my order history in 10C Profile

Lsk6453
Lsk6453 Ponte Vedra, FL Posts: 568
edited March 2008 in The Porch
Uniondale '03 - 2 tickets $83
MSG '03 - 2 tickets $86

NJ '06 x 3 - 2 tickets $116.40
Shows attended: 39

7/5/98 Dallas, 10/17/00 Dallas, 4/30/03 Uniondale, 7/8/03 MSG 1, 7/9/03 MSG 2, 9/28/04 Boston 1, 9/29/04 Boston 2, 10/03/05 Philly, 4/15/06 SNL, 5/5/06 Irving Plaza, 5/13/06 Hartford, 6/1/06 NJ 1, 6/3/06 NJ 2, 6/20/08 Camden, 6/27/08 Hartford, 7/1/08 The Beacon, 10/27/09 Philly, 10/28/09 Philly, 10/30/09 Philly, 10/31/09 Philly, 5/20/10 MSG, 5/21/10 MSG, 10/18/13 Brooklyn, 10/19/13, Brooklyn, 10/25/13 Hartford, 11/15/13 Dallas, 10/12/14 Austin 2, 5/1/16 MSG 1, 5/2/16 MSG 2, 8/5/15 Fenway 1, 4/7/17 RRHOF Induction, 8/8/18 Seattle 1, 8/10/18 Seattle  2, 9/2/18 Fenway 1, 9/13/23 Ft. Worth 1, 9/15/23 Ft. Worth 2, 5/16/24 Vegas 1, 5/18/24 Vegas 2, 9/17/24 Fenway 2, 4/29/25 ATL 1, 5/1/2025 ATL 2
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  • joint in a tree
    joint in a tree Posts: 392
    yeah, the price has doubled in 5 years.
    i find the best thing to do i never look at your order history!!
    "Find myself singing the same songs every day....
    ones that make me feel good when things behind the smile ain't ok...." -Hoon
  • SwBkRn44
    SwBkRn44 Posts: 232
    Check the price of gas in the time period and it puts the change into perspective :-)

    I was at most of the shows you were...great shows.
  • NewJPage
    NewJPage Posts: 3,320
    SwBkRn44 wrote:
    Check the price of gas in the time period and it puts the change into perspective :-)

    I was at most of the shows you were...great shows.

    the doubling of the price of gas should increase the price of a ticket by about 10-15% at most. that is not where most of the price of a ticket goes...
    6/26/98, 8/17/00, 10/8/00, 12/8/02, 12/9/02, 4/25/03, 5/28/03, 6/1/03, 6/3/03, 6/5/03, 6/6/03, 6/12/03, 6/13/03, 6/15/03, 6/18/03, 6/21/03, 6/22/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03, 10/3/04, 10/5/04, 9/9/05, 9/11/05, 9/16/05, 5/16/06, 5/17/06, 5/19/06, 6/30/06, 7/23/06, 8/5/07, 6/30/08, 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 5/4/10, 5/7/10, 9/3/11, 9/4/11, 10/11/13, 10/17/14, 8/20/16
  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    joint in a tree wrote:
    yeah, the price has doubled in 5 years.
    i find the best thing to do i never look at your order history!!

    So has the price of gas. Inflation is a biaaatch ...
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
  • Gather No Moss
    Gather No Moss Omaha Posts: 339
    Lsk6453 wrote:
    Uniondale '03 - 2 tickets $83
    MSG '03 - 2 tickets $86

    NJ '06 x 3 - 2 tickets $116.40

    do you know how much it cost to drive huge semi-trucks and buses all around the country today... compared to then.. they are not making any more money... they are just paying for gas.. the venues charge more too.. it's called inflation..look into it..
    Buy the ticket, Take the ride..

    10/20/91 (Omaha), 7/25/92 (Lolla/Denver), 3/7/94 (Denver), 6/20/95 (Red Rocks), 11/14/97 (Oakland), 6/23/98 (Denver), 10/25/00 (SD), 6/05/03 (SD), 10/8/04 (FL), 7/2/06 (Denver), 7/17/08 (VH1-Who Tribute LA), 10/6/09 (LA), 10/7/09 (LA), 9/3/11 & 9/4/11(PJ20), 12/06/13 (Seattle), 10/09/14 (Lincoln)..
  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    NewJPage wrote:
    the doubling of the price of gas should increase the price of a ticket by about 10-15% at most. that is not where most of the price of a ticket goes...

    That's not the point. The point is that the price of things increase over time, sometimes dramatically.

    I'm sure in '96, we were all bitching about $25 tickets.
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
  • SwBkRn44
    SwBkRn44 Posts: 232
    Thanks. That's what I was saying, not that tickets are more because gas costs more, just that things in general are more expensive....inflation!
  • NewJPage
    NewJPage Posts: 3,320
    slightofjeff wrote:
    That's not the point. The point is that the price of things increase over time, sometimes dramatically.

    I'm sure in '96, we were all bitching about $25 tickets.

    its the DRAMATIC increase that is the problem. in '96, tickets were like $18. in '98 they were like $23. in 2000, they were like $28. in '03 they were like $35. '06, $50, and now, $65. huh? that is not inflation, and not gas. if it were only inflation, those '96 tickets would probably be like $20, tops, today. and i understand that gas and other things have increased substantially as well. but that does not equate a quadrupling of prices in 12 years.

    ed said it himself...they were gonna charge more for tickets cause of album sales. so it shouldnt be surprising. it just blows
    6/26/98, 8/17/00, 10/8/00, 12/8/02, 12/9/02, 4/25/03, 5/28/03, 6/1/03, 6/3/03, 6/5/03, 6/6/03, 6/12/03, 6/13/03, 6/15/03, 6/18/03, 6/21/03, 6/22/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03, 10/3/04, 10/5/04, 9/9/05, 9/11/05, 9/16/05, 5/16/06, 5/17/06, 5/19/06, 6/30/06, 7/23/06, 8/5/07, 6/30/08, 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 5/4/10, 5/7/10, 9/3/11, 9/4/11, 10/11/13, 10/17/14, 8/20/16
  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    Not too long ago, I used to be able to see my favorite NBA team for $15. Now, you can't get in the door for less than $40, with fees. And that's for a seat in the nosebleeds.

    Tickets to things are expensive.

    I'd wager concerts have gotten expensive because it's damn near the only way for artists to make money anymore. Nobody buys CDs anymore. We download shit off the internet and then burn it for all our friends.
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    i thought the same thing myself yesterday....
    a pair of tickets to MSG 2003 $86.....2008 $168
  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    NewJPage wrote:
    its the DRAMATIC increase that is the problem. in '96, tickets were like $18. in '98 they were like $23. in 2000, they were like $28. in '03 they were like $35. '06, $50, and now, $65. huh? that is not inflation, and not gas. if it were only inflation, those '96 tickets would probably be like $20, tops, today. and i understand that gas and other things have increased substantially as well. but that does not equate a quadrupling of prices in 12 years.

    ed said it himself...they were gonna charge more for tickets cause of album sales. so it shouldnt be surprising. it just blows

    I don't know where Ed said this, but I don't disbelieve it. These guys deserve to be compensated for their efforts somehow. If not through album sales, then through live performances.

    I have no problem with it. None.

    It's kind of the way it works in this industry. As the audience grows up, theoretically it should be able to afford a higher-priced ticket. Check out what the older bands like the Who and Stones are charging nowadays.

    Pearl Jam will be there someday, I'd reckon.
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
  • joint in a tree
    joint in a tree Posts: 392
    not that i'm complaining about the ticket prices, because i know they're not bad compared to the ticket market right now....i'm just saying looking at my order history in general and seeing how much dough i've dropped on this band...makes me feel real irresponsible! it's a LOT of money!!

    BUT:
    shouldn't all this reasoning mean that my income is twice as high as it was in 03? Because that is definitely not the case. Maybe I should have this conversation with my boss.....
    haha...
    PEACE.
    "Find myself singing the same songs every day....
    ones that make me feel good when things behind the smile ain't ok...." -Hoon
  • Irish Al
    Irish Al Posts: 6,236
    I have to admit, I can't believe that people are moaning about the price of tix. These MSG tix are costin me €55 each....there is now way you'd get to see PJ in ireland for any less than €70, so stop bitchin and just go enjoy the gig :D
    I need a coffee!
  • Rossum20
    Rossum20 Posts: 910
    i love the people who think it is purely inflation that has caused ticket prices to double in 5 years......idiots
  • edwf2000
    edwf2000 Posts: 95
    the price doesn't go up b/c of inflation, it goes up b/c all you bitches keep getting older. Younger bands tour and get a younger audience and charge 30 bucks b/c thats all their fans can afford. When a band gets older so does its fan base, so all you are asked to cough up more dough b/c now they have a ton of middle-aged to older young professionals who want to see a band they've been following for 15 years
  • NewJPage
    NewJPage Posts: 3,320
    slightofjeff wrote:
    I don't know where Ed said this, but I don't disbelieve it. These guys deserve to be compensated for their efforts somehow. If not through album sales, then through live performances.

    I have no problem with it. None.

    It's kind of the way it works in this industry. As the audience grows up, theoretically it should be able to afford a higher-priced ticket. Check out what the older bands like the Who and Stones are charging nowadays.

    Pearl Jam will be there someday, I'd reckon.

    i understand what you are saying. but the who and the stones never made the low cost of their concert a huge fucking deal. that is where i find it a bit troubling. slightly hypocritical, IMHO. that's why i dont like to compare PJ to other bands, cause they are supposed to be BETTER than other bands at this kind of thing...
    6/26/98, 8/17/00, 10/8/00, 12/8/02, 12/9/02, 4/25/03, 5/28/03, 6/1/03, 6/3/03, 6/5/03, 6/6/03, 6/12/03, 6/13/03, 6/15/03, 6/18/03, 6/21/03, 6/22/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03, 10/3/04, 10/5/04, 9/9/05, 9/11/05, 9/16/05, 5/16/06, 5/17/06, 5/19/06, 6/30/06, 7/23/06, 8/5/07, 6/30/08, 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 5/4/10, 5/7/10, 9/3/11, 9/4/11, 10/11/13, 10/17/14, 8/20/16
  • tschav
    tschav Posts: 2,900
    slightofjeff wrote:
    It's kind of the way it works in this industry. As the audience grows up, theoretically it should be able to afford a higher-priced ticket. Check out what the older bands like the Who and Stones are charging nowadays.

    Pearl Jam will be there someday, I'd reckon.

    and don't forget how much ticketmaster fees have increased over the years. the price of two $25 tacks on roughly another $25 in service fees!
  • decides2dream
    decides2dream Posts: 14,977
    ha!
    i did the same thing the last 2 days when buying tix. my first show was uniondale 03, then the msgs....and, yes...wow! from $86 for a pair to MSG in 2003 to $168 for a pair, same venue, 2008. i wish my salary increased at such a rate. ;) none the less.....HAPPY to see pearl jam back at MSG! :D
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  • velogator
    velogator Posts: 174
    Lets not forget, it's not just the Band that has to get paid, but all their employees - you think they want a pay raise every once-in-awhile? Would you be satisfied making the same income today as you did 3, 5, 10 years ago, assuming you are in the same field? So ticket prices go up.

    Plus, using your figures, on a % increase basis the increases all fall right around 20% for each of the time periods you mentioned (with a couple of outliers). So lets not blame PJ, blame Adam Smith :-)
    Manchester, TN - 2008
    Washington, D.C. - 2008
    Philadelphia, PA I - 2009
    Bristow, VA - 2010
    Baltimore, MD - 2013
    Milwaukee, WI - 2014
    Hampton, VA - 2016
  • mjb
    mjb Posts: 1,315
    I said it this morning and I'll say it again...if George Michael is charging $201 plus fees to see him in Toronto, PJ is worth $75...fuck, I'd pay whatever they charged because to me they are the hardest working band out there, they give me a different show every night and they are simply my favourite. That said, no need to keep trying to justify it...inflation is a factor, so is the fact that these are guys in their 40s who probably understand the band is in their twilight years and want to make more money for their efforts...it could be worse, much worse.

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