The official $92.05 is Too much Thread

RedMosquito22 · March 2010

stranger34 wrote:

For the record I usually go to about 20 shows a year... from clubs to Stadiums. I can't remember the last time I spent $92 on a ticket. Actually I can, it was probably PJ at the Spectrum. Before that it was probably PJ at the Garden 08... I've already bought about 10 shows for 2010. PJ MSG being the most expensive. More expensive than DMB and Petty who are next in line.

Prob the only show I'll go to that will cost this much in 2010 will be if the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac tour together... I don't even think Sting solo costs this much.

Then don't buy them. More for us.

AJ

stranger34 · March 2010

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:

Pearl Jam is keeps their tickets lower than most

No they don't dude and you people who say that do really sound silly. Sure they charge less than U2 and Paul McCartney and guys like that. But they charge way more than their contemporaries like, as I said earlier in the thread, Dave Matthews, Radiohead, Metallica, and Green Day. All four of those bands are just as popular as Pearl Jam....and they all charge like $30 less for tix.

These are the only bands I can think of who charge moere than PJ for their avg ticket price WHEN TOURING ALONE:

Billy Joel
Paul McCartney
Madonna (Maybe)
Springsteen (Maybe)
u2 (Maybe)

RedMosquito22 · March 2010

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:

Pearl Jam is keeps their tickets lower than most

No they don't dude and you people who say that do really sound silly. Sure they charge less than U2 and Paul McCartney and guys like that. But they charge way more than their contemporaries like, as I said earlier in the thread, Dave Matthews, Radiohead, Metallica, and Green Day. All four of those bands are just as popular as Pearl Jam....and they all charge like $30 less for tix.

Maybe in 2000 they did.

AJ

UncleNeil · March 2010

It's 2010, this is what tix cost these days. Even the smallest, shittiest bands/venues get $30+ a ticket for anything. This is Pearl Jam @ MSG. The price is reasonable.

Better Dan · March 2010

$92.05 really IS a lot for a concert tickets and much more than the majority of acts out there. I think the $75 for the shows I'm attending is a reasonable price but once you get into the $85 + range it really becomes hard to defend.

stranger34 · March 2010

AFI and Green Day are touring together this year

Guaranteed the ticket will be AT LEAST $20 cheaper than PJ

SolarWorld · March 2010

stranger34 wrote:

JD Sal wrote:

Here you go...

Vedder Fears Ticket Price Hike

24 September 2007

PEARL JAM star EDDIE VEDDER fears he'll have to increase concert ticket prices after years of fighting to keep them low - because fans keep stealing his songs. The rocker was one of the leading voices against high ticket fees - and famously took on Ticketmaster in America - but now he feels downloading is killing music and he'll need to seek profits elsewhere. Vedder says, "A lot of people are getting your music without having to pay, and it's only $12. "I ordered eggs at a little restaurant in Seattle and it was $9.50. I was thinking, 'You can't spend two extra bucks for a record that you put your heart and soul into?' "I think the problem is to charge more for tickets, which is something we've always been abhorrent to do; either that or you're gonna have to start accepting sponsorships, or start selling your music to Viagra. "I'm not sure how we'll do it. I'm glad we gave money away when we did - when it came in from making records. We kind of spread it around and helped people in our community and abroad in different ways."

Ed and his $9.50 eggs lol

I work on Wall Street and I'd have to go out of my way to find a place where eggs cost that much

Pull your head from your ass and maybe you'll find some. Breakfast spot down the street from my house has $10 breakfast plates.

Wall Street, sure you do. :roll:

UncleNeil · March 2010

stranger34 wrote:

AFI and Green Day are touring together this year

Guaranteed the ticket will be AT LEAST $20 cheaper than PJ

What is an AFI and are you comparing Green Day to Pearl Jam? Cmon

SolarWorld · March 2010

stranger34 wrote:

AFI and Green Day are touring together this year

Guaranteed the ticket will be AT LEAST $20 cheaper than PJ

AFI and Green Day?

Ledbetterman10 · March 2010

RedMosquito22 wrote:

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:

Pearl Jam is keeps their tickets lower than most

No they don't dude and you people who say that do really sound silly. Sure they charge less than U2 and Paul McCartney and guys like that. But they charge way more than their contemporaries like, as I said earlier in the thread, Dave Matthews, Radiohead, Metallica, and Green Day. All four of those bands are just as popular as Pearl Jam....and they all charge like $30 less for tix.

Maybe in 2000 they did.

AJ

I saw Radiohead in 2008 and it cost $55. I saw Pearl Jam in 2008 and it cost $84.

Steve

JD Sal · March 2010

stranger34 wrote:

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:

Pearl Jam is keeps their tickets lower than most

No they don't dude and you people who say that do really sound silly. Sure they charge less than U2 and Paul McCartney and guys like that. But they charge way more than their contemporaries like, as I said earlier in the thread, Dave Matthews, Radiohead, Metallica, and Green Day. All four of those bands are just as popular as Pearl Jam....and they all charge like $30 less for tix.

These are the only bands I can think of who charge moere than PJ for their avg ticket price WHEN TOURING ALONE:

Billy Joel
Paul McCartney
Madonna (Maybe)
Springsteen (Maybe)
u2 (Maybe)

To list other artists by the first letter of their name use the black Find An Artist box at the top right of the page.

http://www.pollstar.com/atpDetail.aspx?SearchBy=P

The average price on the Ticket Ticker is determined by averaging the face-value price paid by consumers in North America over the past 12 months. Ticket add-on fees or secondary market premiums are not included in the calculations.

Pollstar is the concert industry's trade publication of record and this exclusive data comes from averaging more than 30,000 detailed box office sales reports representing more than $4 billion in annual domestic ticket sales

i got id · March 2010

funny, I just looked up DMB tickets at Virginia Beach and they were $84.50 after fees

Ledbetterman10 · March 2010

i got id wrote:

funny, I just looked up DMB tickets at Virginia Beach and they were $84.50 after fees

Well then I very much stand corrected. But I know I'm right about Radiohead and Green Day.

stranger34 · March 2010

SolarWorld wrote:

stranger34 wrote:

JD Sal wrote:

Here you go...

Vedder Fears Ticket Price Hike

24 September 2007

PEARL JAM star EDDIE VEDDER fears he'll have to increase concert ticket prices after years of fighting to keep them low - because fans keep stealing his songs. The rocker was one of the leading voices against high ticket fees - and famously took on Ticketmaster in America - but now he feels downloading is killing music and he'll need to seek profits elsewhere. Vedder says, "A lot of people are getting your music without having to pay, and it's only $12. "I ordered eggs at a little restaurant in Seattle and it was $9.50. I was thinking, 'You can't spend two extra bucks for a record that you put your heart and soul into?' "I think the problem is to charge more for tickets, which is something we've always been abhorrent to do; either that or you're gonna have to start accepting sponsorships, or start selling your music to Viagra. "I'm not sure how we'll do it. I'm glad we gave money away when we did - when it came in from making records. We kind of spread it around and helped people in our community and abroad in different ways."

Ed and his $9.50 eggs lol

I work on Wall Street and I'd have to go out of my way to find a place where eggs cost that much

Pull your head from your ass and maybe you'll find some. Breakfast spot down the street from my house has $10 breakfast plates.

Wall Street, sure you do. :roll:

Eggs is different than Breakfast... The man said eggs

JC29856 · March 2010

its all relative

stranger34 · March 2010

i got id wrote:

funny, I just looked up DMB tickets at Virginia Beach and they were $84.50 after fees

cheaper than PJ

josevolution · March 2010

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

i got id wrote:

funny, I just looked up DMB tickets at Virginia Beach and they were $84.50 after fees

Well then I very much stand corrected. But I know I'm right about Radiohead and Green Day.

Yeah yeah your allways right we know :P

..

in eds tree · March 2010

DS114969 wrote:

$92.05 really IS a lot for a concert tickets and much more than the majority of acts out there. I think the $75 for the shows I'm attending is a reasonable price but once you get into the $85 + range it really becomes hard to defend.

so $75 is okay but $79 is not? the reason it's in the $90s is the TM fees. Even so, yes, it may be a bit steep, but as far as I am concerned, it is worth it, therefore, I will pay it. Those that won't pay it, that's fine and I get that too.

You can't always get what you want.

uskidsknow · March 2010

is there a way to merge all these "the prices are too high/the band has sold out because the prices are too high" threads? I'd love to be able to just avoid one thread where people are whining.

Ledbetterman10 · March 2010

josevolution wrote:

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

i got id wrote:

funny, I just looked up DMB tickets at Virginia Beach and they were $84.50 after fees

Well then I very much stand corrected. But I know I'm right about Radiohead and Green Day.

Yeah yeah your allways right we know :P ..

Well I hope don't come off as someone who is a dick and always thinks he's right. But I do firmly stand by my conviction that the ticket prices are what they are because of the band being greedy. And I have no problem with them being greedy. But it's so annoying when people say that's not the case. When they say "they have families!" or "it's not 1996 anymore", they're either clueless or they love PJ so much that they refuse to believe it. I love PJ to the point where I believe it....and I'm fine with it.

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