Random 10 Club Seating - An American Tragedy

chevychase wrote:

You are not born with the right to go see Pearl Jam. It is listed nowhere in the constitution. The 2nd Amendment doesn't read "You have the right to bear arms...and go see Pearl Jam". There are some of us working class Americans that have spent years We have paid too much money in worthless rising membership fees through the years just to keep our seating priority. I'll be damned if I'm going to let my hard earned 12th row tickets go to some sniviling Johnny come lately punk who signed up for the 10 Club three months prior when he heard that New Found Glory was opening for Pearl Jam. You can have my ticket when you can pry it from my cold dead hands.

I'm on the fence here. my number is 189xxx so while I'm not 12th row like you, I'm usually about 20th row which is totally fine with me. but there are a lot of people at the front of the fanclub rows who just stand there, arms crossed, waiting for their favorite b-side. you know the type; the smug "I'm not going to raise my arms in a V during Jeremy" or "I'm going to text message during Evenflow because I've already seen it live 50 times" guy who doesn't even appreciate it anymore. the 35 year old who drags his wife to the show when she'd rather be a Keith Urban concert but since he has "dilligently worked his way up the 10 Club staircase. Inch by inch. Row by row," he takes up a spot for the guys like me who are a dozen rows back.

I understand what you're saying. I don't want to be in the 40th row way on the right when someone who joined the tenclub last year is in the 6th row. but I think those of us who don't have seniority but rather have some longevity (say 10 years in the tenclub like I do) should be given at least one chance to be up front.

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

I'm on the fence here. my number is 189xxx so while I'm not 12th row like you, I'm usually about 20th row which is totally fine with me. but there are a lot of people at the front of the fanclub rows who just stand there, arms crossed, waiting for their favorite b-side. you know the type; the smug "I'm not going to raise my arms in a V during Jeremy" or "I'm going to text message during Evenflow because I've already seen it live 50 times" guy who doesn't even appreciate it anymore. the 35 year old who drags his wife to the show when she'd rather be a Keith Urban concert but since he has "dilligently worked his way up the 10 Club staircase. Inch by inch. Row by row," he takes up a spot for the guys like me who are a dozen rows back.

I understand what you're saying. I don't want to be in the 40th row way on the right when someone who joined the tenclub last year is in the 6th row. but I think those of us who don't have seniority but rather have some longevity (say 10 years in the tenclub like I do) should be given at least one chance to be up front.

Wow, I agree with you. Would be nice if your 10 years in or more, your grandfathered in to get the rows in the front that is random.

mandalina wrote:

Can anyone comment on a difference in seating between Canadian and States concerts?

Everyone's talking about having 'bad' seats with their number...I'm 3xx xxx and my seats for Van 2005 were fantastic. They weren't on the floor or front row, but they had an awesome view of the stage. Is it because of the demand for shows in the States being more than here?

a BIG, FAT YES!
particularly in the northeast, and i'd imagine california.


my 10c # at the 2003 msg shows garnered 200 level, midway from the stage seats. the very same 10c # in edmonton, alberta in 2005 nabbed 9th row dead center. location makes a HUGE difference. my 10c # did FAR better at every show i purchased at the gorge/canada then any of my tix for the northeast. this is a one of the many perks of travelling to see pearl jam, but hell yes....it would be nice to see pearl jam in my home state is such sweet seats WITH my hubby, not sharing a bettered #ed member's tix.


one can dream.
for now, i enjoy ALL my shows wherever i am, and i take note and feel particularly happy when i get considerably closer whether b/c of GA....travel......sharing a friend's #...any/all of the above. however, i don't think a 10c member should HAVe to do any of that to simply have a CHANCE.



and now i'll shut up.

Eventhough I have a very low tenclub number I kinda agree that having random ticket mixes are a good thing. I have totally noticed the same people just sitting there during the shows, besides we are all part of a bigger family of fans for our favorite band. However, I will admit I used to like it when the ticket brokers had access to the front row seats as I had access to the front for a 400.00 to 700.00 per ticket price. Capitalism is a great thing, get a good education, work really hard and enjoy the rewards for your hard work. From 92 to 2000 I had front row tickets an estimated 15 times maybe more, its hard to remember that far in the past... but now I definitely think allowing other people to share the experience of being close would be a nice thing to do who cares if you just became a member yesterday or not, we are all fans, I applaude the new generation of fans

2 cents