great ticket policy
ajedigecko
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good work 10c...........i do hope this is system is applied to future situations/shows.
live and let live...unless it violates the pearligious doctrine.
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They used to do it before via snail mail for PJ shows
Exactly, I am glad this will give a lot of people a shot at seeing Ed. There is no need for 20,000 seat arenas.
Sure there is. Keep the same lame psychopaths from hijacking the first 20 rows at every show on the tour.
Yes, I love it and agree a more people will get to go with this process. I may not win the lottery, but there's more fairness to doing it this way than fans relying on speedy internet connections, being at the right place and the right second, and having money to go to every show. I think the ticket limit is great too.
The psychopaths will still be there but they have to theirs through other means.
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Tell them you love them. Never let the mundane, the unimportant, or worse, the misunderstood, be the final words of parting.
Tell them.
who knows.
shame Ed cant make it to Europe....
agreed!
i think it's GREAT for EV...and also perhaps smaller pj shows, etc. definitely saves the server from crashing, overloading the system....and makes it a bit more 'fair' for those with slower systems, less computer savvy, not able to be around the exact second 10c tix go on sale, etc. definitely a LOT more chill....i like it!
i may or may not try for tix, but either way.....whether i get tix or not, i think it's a really beautiful 'solution' to the issue of too few tix for really desired shows.
while i agree it could be used gfor SOME pj shows....small venues, 10c only shows, etc...i don't think it would work for all. someone else mentioned it elsewhere, and quite true: pj does NOT sell out all their 10c tix everywhere. even perhaps regular tix may not be total sellouts at all venues, thus why they leave it open for people to buy multiple shows, travel, etc. i don't see that changing. some select few shows, sure. they've also limited shows by being residents of the state of the show i think for a showbox show once?.....did a lottery type dealie for beneroya? my memory is fuzzy. anyhoo....definitely a workable idea for many shows, just definitely not ALL imo.
Let's just breathe...
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not happy
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Im not upset though. Nothing I can do about it.
public onsale?
i know it's not 10c....but there will be opportunities.
and as i mentioned above, this is NOT the first time 10c has put 'limits' whether on quantity, or had to be a resident, etc. i remember irving plaza, had to be a NY resident with a specific 10c # or lower to buy very limited 10c tix. then there was the crazy tower records queue for the rest of us to try and score a free ticket with album purchase.
wasn;t the astoria gig a UK only resident gig? i thought there was some limit on it? maybe to europeans only? i can't recall. anyhoo, it's been a few times throughout their history......
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Again, I am curious, is this just because of the Vic and MSG? Those were the only two shows I saw that were hard to get tickets to in the last few tours. All others were available for a while.
The new policy is a much calmer way of handling sales. The old way, those 500 people may have to book time off work on the onsale date, hope the sever doesn't crash and maybe get seats. Now you can enter anytime over the next two days and just wait.
There will still be complaints for the show in high demand, that won't change, because some will be shut out. But in actuality, for the popular shows it was a lottery system before and it remains a lottery system. Just now everyone is on more equal footing.
exactly!
i think it's awesome!
it really sucks to call out sick to just try for tix, even if you get em.....and the absolute STRESS of getting em! then for those shut out...it hurts doubly so! definitely levels it out some. it's sad, but the days of unlimited fanclub seats are gone...so for popular gigs/venues, there will always be shortages of 10c seats. this really makes it more pleasnat, and truly lucky!
Let's just breathe...
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Add Wembley 07 to those shows - bloody nightmare :roll:
London, Copenhagen 07
MSG 08
SBE, Manchester, London 09
Dublin, Belfast, London 10
You're right. Skipping work and getting tickets you feel 'that was worth it.' If you're shut out you wasted a holiday.
It would be nice, now that ticketmaster limits the number of fanclub seats, if the 10 club could set up a pre-sale oppourtunity for those who are shut out. Maybe not for the Vedder shows beacuse of venue size, but for the amphitheatres and arenas it would be a nice consolation prize.
That's why the idea I floated earlier was that you get to pick one show that your seniority gets used at, and there's a round of ticket sales. Then, once all the members interested got their tickets to a single show, you open up whatever's left on a first come, first serve basis. That way you mix up who's up front every night, everyone that wants fan club tickets gets them for at least one show, and people wanting to do multiple shows still have ample opportunity to purchase fan club tickets to them.
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that idea has been bandied about many times, and i too like it. however, THIS sale is even better in the fact that you don't have to sit in front of a computer all day refreshing, watching the server crash, losing tickets, getting frustrated, etc. you get to put in your choice and then later wait and see if you hit the 'lottery'....waaayyyy less stress and i think a lot more fair! definitely could easily incorporate the seniorty one show only idea.....or simply stick to the 'lottery' they used last tour in regards to seating, coupled with a 10c lottery to even score tix. i just appreciate that 10c/pearl jam do seem to listen and 'learn' to some degree, each tour, tweaking the system for the betterment of the fans experiences. i DO love to travel to shows, and definitely like having 10c tix to em....but a lottery to score tix and another lottery for seating...all cool with me, whatevr works and can bring the most happiness to the biggest # of fans! only thing is to be sure to have this all set in motion/chosen before public onsales and well enough in advance for those making travel plans, etc. however....seems totally doable........
Let's just breathe...
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Seniority didn't apply for the solo shows last year either.
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