Miss the Old Days of $38 Tickets

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  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    hey folks... gas is $3.50 a gallon... you think the trucks, equipment, and crew levitate to the venues?


    give me a break people
  • mindi
    mindi Posts: 1,862
    Do you guys really think that is a lot of $$ ?
    I was estimating $200 so $148 seems pretty good. I know I paid $112 for Chicago in 06.
    Still compared to other shows seems like a fair price. I know I didn't see Rush on their last tour because their tickets were a lot more than what I am used to since I just see PJ now.
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  • lowlight10
    lowlight10 Posts: 619
    Boom doesnt come cheap people!

    ;)
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  • jimed14
    jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    DPrival78 wrote:
    this will likely be the lower end of the spectrum too.

    msg will be pushing 2 hunnys.

    ... and ... it'll still sell out in 5 minutes.

    Seeing these tix available for so long, I'm tempted. Really tempted.
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  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    gas is $3.50 a gallon....


    how about you transport a band, a crew, and the equipment across the country and get back to me on what is a fair price
  • restlesssoul
    restlesssoul Posts: 6,952
    Jesika537 wrote:
    I'm ok with paing $148 to see my 2 favorite bands together... If it weren't for KOL I might say this was a little high.


    i know, nobody is really talking about how awesome these shows are gonna be. ii wish KOL were opening MSG and DC...they are gonna be great. enjoy!
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  • edvedder913
    edvedder913 Posts: 1,810
    TooMuchBlood wrote:
    Inflation's been running 3 percent to 4 percent a year. That doesn't double money in five years. It takes about 20 to 25 years for that to happen.

    whatever formula you are using is not accurate. my home has doubled in price in 8 years. had i sold it 2 years ago, it would have been more than doubled. you cannot base price increases on inflation alone.

    their tickets are still much less than most other bands.

    *however* I am still trying to figure out how the Foo Fighters pulled off $59 per ticket at Madison Square Garden just last month.....
  • Fahka
    Fahka Posts: 3,187
    mindi wrote:
    Do you guys really think that is a lot of $$ ?
    I was estimating $200 so $148 seems pretty good. I know I paid $112 for Chicago in 06.
    Still compared to other shows seems like a fair price. I know I didn't see Rush on their last tour because their tickets were a lot more than what I am used to since I just see PJ now.



    I was for sure it would at least be a hundy.... i just wasnt planning a buck 50 though..... had i KNOWN it was going to be that much... i would have gotten a lil more money together.. or could have done different shows to be more cost effective...


    Im sorry pearl jam shows are great but this is bullshit..
    Four days notice and then no ticket prices... Kind of takes the fun out of it
    Not all of us have mastcards that we can max out!!!! Im not bitching about the price, but they could have least told us ahead of time..
  • colorblindchameleon
    colorblindchameleon Posts: 36
    I saw a fucking Beatle for 85$. And it wasn't Ringo.

    $75 for PJ is pushing the justifiable bar a bit, even for a 16 year fan. I'd like to see how these numbers boil down...'well we hate the south, so how can we spend less time there? i got it, add $25 per ticket and we'll do less than 2/3 of what we could'
    If it weren't for my horse, I never would have spent that year in college.
  • No Fear Of Falling
    No Fear Of Falling Posts: 419
    edvedder913 wrote:
    whatever formula you are using is not accurate. my home has doubled in price in 8 years. had i sold it 2 years ago, it would have been more than doubled. you cannot base price increases on inflation alone.

    their tickets are still much less than most other bands.

    *however* I am still trying to figure out how the Foo Fighters pulled off $59 per ticket at Madison Square Garden just last month.....


    Apparently, FUSE was the sponsor and paid a hefty amount of the bill.
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  • Fahka
    Fahka Posts: 3,187
    my2hands wrote:
    gas is $3.50 a gallon....


    how about you transport a band, a crew, and the equipment across the country and get back to me on what is a fair price




    I DIDNT SAY THE PRICE WASNT FAIR ...IT WOULD HAVE JUST BEEN NICE TO KNOW HOW MUCH THEY WERE AHEAD OF TIME...
  • Stephen Flow
    Stephen Flow Posts: 3,327
    Welcome to 2008 guys... this was to be expected.
  • jimed14
    jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    LeatherMandi wrote:
    I was for sure it would at least be a hundy.... i just wasnt planning a buck 50 though..... had i KNOWN it was going to be that much... i would have gotten a lil more money together.. or could have done different shows to be more cost effective...


    Im sorry pearl jam shows are great but this is bullshit..
    Four days notice and then no ticket prices... Kind of takes the fun out of it
    Not all of us have mastcards that we can max out!!!! Im not bitching about the price, but they could have least told us ahead of time..

    I'm not being an ass to the folks in the South when I say this ... but, we all have to remember ...

    $148 in parts of the South can actually seem like more money that say $200 here in San Francisco. Just the way the economies are. The cost inidcies in other parts of the country are far different than where you may live.
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  • tschav
    tschav Posts: 2,900
    Game Show Host wrote:
    In other news, I miss my high school libido and Mike Schmidt.

    that cracked me the hell up.
    then made me sad.
  • whoYOUare
    whoYOUare Posts: 274
    who cares?
    $150 for two tickets to sit in the top 30 rows for one of the best live acts going?
    c'mon you'll pay $150 (or more) per ticket for the same seats to see most bands in PJ's class
    be thankful we're getting a pre-sale at all
    peace
  • nimsu8
    nimsu8 Posts: 321
    Red Lukin wrote:
    I'm not complaining, but wow 5 years ago I paid $77 for 2 tix to Buffalo of all shows - dam that's good value!

    Items
    Product Name Quantity Quantity
    Returned Quantity
    Exchanged Unit
    Price Total
    Price
    BUFFALO 5/2/2003 - 2 tickets 1 0 0 $77.00 $77.00
    Sub-Total $77.00
    Shipping $0.00
    Tax $0.00
    Grand Total $77.00

    yeah.. but you had to spend time in Buffalo.. jk
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  • NOCODE#1
    NOCODE#1 Posts: 1,477
    Red Lukin wrote:
    I'm not complaining, but wow 5 years ago I paid $77 for 2 tix to Buffalo of all shows - dam that's good value!

    Items
    Product Name Quantity Quantity
    Returned Quantity
    Exchanged Unit
    Price Total
    Price
    BUFFALO 5/2/2003 - 2 tickets 1 0 0 $77.00 $77.00
    Sub-Total $77.00
    Shipping $0.00
    Tax $0.00
    Grand Total $77.00
    my point is if you have less money now than 5 years ago. "you're doing it wrong"
    Let's not be negative now. Thumper has spoken
  • colorblindchameleon
    colorblindchameleon Posts: 36
    subscribing to the fact that 'other big bands' are worth what they charge for tickets is just stupid...so why relate pj tickets to that to begin with?

    pj was always great because they different were in that respect, kept the frills to a minimum and gave us value. $75 for an ampitheatre in buttsuck florida, that's a tough one...i'll be there, don't get me wrong.

    the only difference is that this time, I actually stopped and thought about more than once. i haven't changed, so....
    If it weren't for my horse, I never would have spent that year in college.
  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    Red Lukin wrote:
    I'm not complaining, but wow 5 years ago I paid $77 for 2 tix to Buffalo of all shows - dam that's good value!

    Items
    Product Name Quantity Quantity
    Returned Quantity
    Exchanged Unit
    Price Total
    Price
    BUFFALO 5/2/2003 - 2 tickets 1 0 0 $77.00 $77.00
    Sub-Total $77.00
    Shipping $0.00
    Tax $0.00
    Grand Total $77.00


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFGg9Z81dOk


    I know I was going threw some stuff and found my copies of my money orders for Alpine, Indy, and Chicago 2003. No matter seeing PJ is still a great bargain. :D
  • sidewalkcigarette
    sidewalkcigarette Posts: 23
    I just looked up the price on the ticket stub for my first show in 1998:

    Base Price: $18.00
    Service Fee: $3.80
    Grand Total: $21.80

    $21.80 hardly buys you two beers at the venue these days. God I miss the '90s.
    6/24/98 Rapid City
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    4/1/03 Denver
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    6/26/06 St. Paul
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