Putting the price of a PJ ticket in perspective...

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  • voodoopug
    voodoopug Posts: 1,011
    Gen wrote:
    Good for you (not the loose screw bit!) to be able to follow them like that, and with getting choice tickets at the smaller gigs (I guess it is all worth it in the long run). That's some dedication you have there.

    With that dedication comes a price....sometimes I wish I had it back. (especially sitting in 30 degree and rain/snow in October of 2006 watching Keith Richards hands freeze so much that he couldn't play the intro to Midnight Rambler and had to depend on Ronnie Wood to play it.

    Thanks for the nice comments, but even I can see that what I do with regards to the Stones is ridiculous.......but it was like the stars were alligned in 2005 PNC Park when Pearl Jam opened and Eddie joined the Stones for "Wild Horses" Eddie is also featured on the stones newest DVD release.
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,579
    As long as they don't go over $120 each, you will never hear a complaint from me.
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  • voodoopug
    voodoopug Posts: 1,011
    Jason P wrote:
    As long as they don't go over $120 each, you will never hear a complaint from me.

    There are hundreds of members of this board that would probably start several small fires if this were the case! I'd be happy though as it would mean a closer seat for me as I cannot see the ten club not revoking memberships for fire
    There's Pearl Jam, The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Robert Johnson......and then everybody else.
  • Kel Varnsen
    Kel Varnsen Posts: 1,952
    Jason P wrote:
    As long as they don't go over $120 each, you will never hear a complaint from me.


    I sort of agree with you. I mean in reality how many more tours do you think the band has left in them?
  • jbalicki10
    jbalicki10 Posts: 517
    suppafreak wrote:
    Have you BEEN to a Pearl Jam show? :)

    Yes, many times. They do give a great show for the money. I am talking about bands in general. PJ is not the norm.
  • SPALMA
    SPALMA Posts: 2,279
    Just saw Jackson Browne Acoustic in a small venue in Florida and paid $77.00. Even though he played almost 3 hours too I still think PJ is a great deal.
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  • pistol3
    pistol3 CO Posts: 195
    I don't give a shit, I would pay $200 to see Pearl Jam if that's what it came down to, and I would overdraw my account if I had too. Why the hell is Madonna mentioned on this site? George Michael? Garbage music, that's all that crap is. This thread should get the ax.
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  • FiveB247x
    FiveB247x Posts: 2,330
    The way I always see it is as such: my favorite band roughly tours every 2 yrs or so. So if I can, I'll try and go to several shows. Obviously where they play determines how much I'll see them cause there's only so much you can spend on travel and such. This tour I'm going to 4 shows (roughly $300 in tickets). To do that every 2 yrs isn't the end of the world to me and well worth it. Yes I'm spoiled cause I'm on the east coast, where PJ plays more frequently than some other places, but it is what it is. I've traveled several places to see them, so it's not as if everyone solely seems them in their backyard (so to speak).

    To me it's quite silly to bitch and complain about how ridiculous ticket prices are or that they only play cities where the demand is extremely high (no south). Most people have become too accustomed and too spoiled by PJ's prior appreciation and willingness to bend over backwards to help their fanbase (which they still do a ton!!) I don't think ticket prices are outrageous by any means and people need to realize that what they're asking probably is a modest amount considering they could get a lot more.
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  • voodoopug
    voodoopug Posts: 1,011
    I'd probably pay up to about $500 per ticket before I'd have to give serious consideration to not going.

    While I don't care for Madonna, she is a marketing genius who knows how to sell herself.

    George Michael I couldn't care less for.
    There's Pearl Jam, The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Robert Johnson......and then everybody else.

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