Is it worth losing a friend over a Pearl Jam ticket???
jonbond1779
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Keep your standing ticket and rock out with the rest of the crowd.
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agree ! stay on the floor, the box is no fun at all.....
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I'd agree with this. There will be hundreds of people in VIP boxes at the O2 (think they each hold 18-24 people) and so I don't think being in a VIP box equates with meeting the band. The boxes are also between lower and upper tier so you're further away from the action than a lot of the regular seating folks (and who knows where in the arena his box is) ... enjoy your standing ticket and all the 10c people around you who will be really into the show ... rather than in a box with people who aren't really into the music and may be chatting through half the gig.
You've been a fan for how long? 99% of "meeting PJ" stories around here seem pretty spontaneous. PJ don't seem like the pre planned VIP meet and greet type of band.
Stay in the pit. Your friend is fulla shit. And he seems like a spiteful douche.
I agree, stay in the pit!
a- you'll have a much better time on the floor with the rest of us!
b- you'll be nowhere near this guy at the show (if it's pissed you of this much, would you actually want to go to a show with him anyway?)
c- you've got a better chance of catching a pick or a drumstick than he has of meeting the band!
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This is my opinion on this.
1st off: having a VIP box at any concert doesnt guarantee you anything! you are just one more concert goer that gets drinks and food brought to your seats, I think VIP boxes suck, they are always to far away from the stage.
Playing Devil's Advocate here...
Second: Why are you gutted? If the GF really wants to go to the show, she takes place #1, if my husband or when we were dating had given away a tkt to something I wanted to go to believe me he would have been in the doghouse for sometime.
You already had 2 tkts for the show and he obviously knew that, so why offer you sitting in the box as oppose to 10 tix rather than inviting another friend? I think he wishes he was meeting the band, and I guess it would help for us to be able to judge his character if you told us how this happened? like was he excited like telling a friend OMG!!! ima meet the band and maybe the poor guy is just clueless? or was he like ... Well Ima meet the band :roll: being a dick about it.
standin tickets are way better than posh box seats, I wouldnt swap if someone offered me moeny too. Your in the right place trust me. Meeting the band would be cool, but let me ask you this.
If you get a one off chance in a non touring year to have 2 mins with the band in person or a 2 and a half hour show what would you pick? I'm guessing the show, which emphasises that you are gonna be in the right bit of the crowd
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but on reflection the floor would be better
Not worth losing a longtime friend
And sorry if this is inapropriate, but does that mean you still have a spare ticket?
Be pissed if he actually meets the band (highly unlikely). He sounds like he's bragging because he wasn't the first choice to get your extra.
he told everyone i freaked out and made a scene..whatever. and i havent heard from him since.
this is a dude that i gave a free bonnaroo vip pass and west palm pj ticket to last year and never made a deal about it ..some people suck
i say f your friend and go in the pit
hes not meeting the band and karma is on your side
I gotta say this is the first time ive had to call on you 10c members for advice - and i really feel like im with friends here. Thank you so much for your thoughts and advice. Its cheered me up and I got a whole new outlook on the situation. Thank you guys so much!!!
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You're kidding right? GF takes #1 place for everything a guy wants to do no matter what, just because she's the girlfriend? Shitty attitude right there. I would say 75% of the time the guy would choose to take his girlfriend, but for it to be some sort of unwritten rule is really stupid, unfair, and quite controlling actually.
I'm sure you are past that now though.
Consider this...
You told him basically that your brother is going with you, and his only chance of going, was MAYBE if your brother wouldnt go.
If I was your friend, and I was shut out of a ticket, I would be trying to find anyway possible to get to that show. VIP Box, lawn, last row, standing in the corner, whatever.
So he got lucky and scored some tickets, and knowing you and your bro were going, he invited other people. And he KNOWS they are going. He is not going to say to his girlfirend, "honey, my friend, you know the guy who said I could only go if his brother couldnt go? well, now he wants to sit with me. Is it ok if you stay home, becasue he is a bigger pearl jam fan than you."
He's gotta do what he's gotta do to see the show, and he is not going to un-invite people based ontheir love of the band. And maybe he knows someone who will be able to get backstage, and thats how they got the VIP tix in the first place.
Neither of you are wrong in this situation.
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That is a good point that I have not considered! Thanks
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thats a really good point.
is it too late to retract my punch to the fudd?
There are a lot more important things in the world worth crying over. I'd hate to see how you react when you encounter real problems.
There are people in this world who have lost their jobs. Who have seen their life savings disappear in this economy. There are people who have lost loved ones in Iraq. There are people wondering where their next meal, or their children's next meal, is going to come from. There are people in situations that are actually worth crying over.
If this is the worst thing that ever happens to you, you've lived a charmed life.
Go the show. Have a great time. And try to keep a silly music concert in perspective.
for the least they could possibly do
Just a thought
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that hadn't occurred to me either, I went right past the idea that his friend could only go if the brother couldn't
so why shouldn't the friend try and get his own tickets, duh
oh and uh, he's not going to meet the band
I've been in VIP boxes for PJ shows, which included a very nice dinner before the show, but we didn't meet the band