EDDIE VEDDER ANNOUNCES AUSTRALIAN SOLO TOUR

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  • JK109224
    JK109224 Posts: 644
    If I recall correctly - I could be wrong - Vector was booked by PJ in late November 2006 (after Oz?) to be the "first artist to play there" etc. but it was all delayed. They couldn't be arsed changing the plans for a different venue so they ditched the idea altogether. The 2006 US Tour Leg 1 tour booklets had Auckland listed on the dates.
    Come to send, not condescend...
  • doompony
    doompony Wellington, NZ Posts: 4,501
    ahhh. makes more sense than my whacky illogical 2007.

    you know what really fucks me off about 2003? no seated venue??? i know the TSB Arena (formerly Queens Wharf where they played in 1998) is a crapshack, but it can be seated. I saw Crowded House there in 2007 and it was seated, sold out, packed, and just fine thank you very much.
  • pearl_man
    pearl_man Posts: 35
    Hi all, finally had a chance to get on here. Just wanted to say i think i've hit the jackpot for tour tix to the adelaide show. I just got seats in the FIRST 3-4 ROWS!!!

    After buying my TC tix yesterday morning which was lucky enough in itself, i had a call from my uncle saying he might be able to help me out with getting premium tickets that aren't available to the general public.

    I just thought he meant TC tickets, after he explained it a bit more it turns out these tickets are somehow linked direct from the venue or somethin and are garunteed first 3-4 ROWS!! It has something to do with where he works - they get exclusive tickets to everything that comes to adelaide.

    The only catch was that premium tickets come with a premium price $$$ and they needed to be purchased before 12pm 7th December. Sounds like that has to do with the start of the pre-sale.

    So after all that i decided to grab some for me and some friends.

    I wanted to see if anyone on here wants some? I think it would be better to have the real fans up the front than guys in business suits :D
    Adelaide 7/3/98, Adelaide 16/02/03, Melbourne 18-19/02/03, Brisbane 10-11/11/06, Adelaide 21-22/11/06, Adelaide 17/11/06, Sydney 22/11/06, Brisbane 25/11/06, EV- Adelaide 27-28/03/11...
  • ZiggyStar
    ZiggyStar Posts: 14,328
    :problem:
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    ★ 2009 - Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland, Christchurch ★
    ★ 2011 - EV Newcastle, Melbourne 1, Melbourne 2 ★
  • HailHailOZ
    HailHailOZ Posts: 350
    ZiggyStar wrote:
    :problem:
    +1
  • scottdm
    scottdm Posts: 148
    JK109224 wrote:
    scottdm wrote:
    We have a young baby and have recently bought a house. Having a baby changes things, I can assure you.

    Never a truer word spoken.


    Look, I feel for NZ fans, but for some reason Ed is overlooking NZ. It could be financial, which these decisions usually are - it is the promoters job to analyse what is the best financial outcome for the artist. If a schedule involving NZ takes cash away from the final profit, the promoter won't encourage it.

    There are loads of examples. Bands with massive tour overheads and setups will skip low-attendance or small-venue cities because it's, literally, not worth it. Even if a whole tour is generating say $5m, if a show takes even $10,000 off the final intake the promoter won't do it. Their job is to make the most money for the artist and in turn themselves.

    You can argue about "dignity" and "doing it for the fans" - one of the reasons I fell in love with this band - but those days are long gone. There are rare examples - eg. 1995 Adelaide show (after all costs were taken in to account they ended up making basically nothing) - but as we know, it's not 1995.

    Ed isn't playing NZ or Perth not because he doesn't like the locations. He's not playing them because, at the moment, and for the times and dates Ed had available, it wasn't financially feasable and the promoter is just doing their job. Not saying I agree, but that's the most likely explanation.

    In the end I hope Ed sees the petitions and plays both NZ and Perth.

    I totally appreciate it is a financial thing. The Civic in Auckland holds about 2400. Say a ticket price of $110 USD. Two shows would gross $528K USD. I dont know the venue costs, but I cant imagine the transportation would be excessive given its just him (ie less gear). Also he could fly LAX - AKD - Brisbane - its not a MAJOR inconvienance. It just seems to me there is money in it. The demand would be there - PJ sold 60,000 tickets in NZ llast year, Ed could get 5000.
  • scottdm
    scottdm Posts: 148
    JK109224 wrote:
    If I recall correctly - I could be wrong - Vector was booked by PJ in late November 2006 (after Oz?) to be the "first artist to play there" etc. but it was all delayed. They couldn't be arsed changing the plans for a different venue so they ditched the idea altogether. The 2006 US Tour Leg 1 tour booklets had Auckland listed on the dates.

    Vector was booked I think for Nov 3 and 4 before Australia. The plan was for Pearl Jam to open the venue. However delays to the project, in some respects caused by financial disputes due to the failure to hedge the steel price, led to a delayed vector and thus no PJ in nz.
  • doompony
    doompony Wellington, NZ Posts: 4,501
    the opera house in welli holds just slightly less than that, but the nicer st james holds 1550... however, if he plays 2 shows in auckland, it doesn't exactly cost a lot of money to get from auckland to wellington. i tell you what ed, i'll come pick you up.
  • lostrocker815
    lostrocker815 Posts: 354
    doompony wrote:
    the opera house in welli holds just slightly less than that, but the nicer st james holds 1550... however, if he plays 2 shows in auckland, it doesn't exactly cost a lot of money to get from auckland to wellington. i tell you what ed, i'll come pick you up.

    Road trip with Ed! hahaha :mrgreen:
    Pearl Jam Pearl Jam Pearl Jam!

    I'm looking to buy a single ticket to Ed's Sydney Opera House show, PM me if you've got a spare! I don't care where the seat is! :D
  • doompony
    doompony Wellington, NZ Posts: 4,501
    i'd let him hold the jetplanes and play DJ on the stereo/ipod. i'd even stop at the dog toilets in tirau for him.
  • lostrocker815
    lostrocker815 Posts: 354
    doompony wrote:
    i'd let him hold the jetplanes and play DJ on the stereo/ipod. i'd even stop at the dog toilets in tirau for him.

    Would be an interesting trip I bet ;)
    Pearl Jam Pearl Jam Pearl Jam!

    I'm looking to buy a single ticket to Ed's Sydney Opera House show, PM me if you've got a spare! I don't care where the seat is! :D
  • climb_high_nz
    climb_high_nz Posts: 564
    I just worked it out today...and because I don't live near any major city airports.....My trip to Melbourne...Flights, shows tickets(thanks ziggy!) and accommodation and other stuff will work out to be the same as a trip to Wellington or Auckland.....go figure....If he comes to NZ..and I hope he does...I won't be going to see him.... :?

    Flights from Christchurch to Melbourne and back again....were $129 each way! Unheard of....!
    New Zealand,95 Auckland 1 & 2, 98 Auckland & Wellington,
    Canada, Vancouver 2000
    Auckland & Christchurch 2009
    Melbourne 1&2 EV Solo 2011
  • Hartydog
    Hartydog Posts: 2,060
    Started me thinking about flights....
    Boston 9-28-04, 5-24-06, 5-25-06, 5-17-10, 8-5-16, 8-7-16, 9-2-18, 9-4-18
    Ft Worth 9-15-23
    Hartford 5-13-06, 6-27-08, 10-25-13
    Mansfield, MA 6-30-08, 6-28-08, 7-2-03, 7-3-03, 7-11-03, 8-29-00, 8-30-00, 9-15-98, 9-16-98
    Worcester 10-15-13, 10-16-13
  • Miss Colada
    Miss Colada Posts: 167
    pearl_man wrote:
    Hi all, finally had a chance to get on here. Just wanted to say i think i've hit the jackpot for tour tix to the adelaide show. I just got seats in the FIRST 3-4 ROWS!!!

    After buying my TC tix yesterday morning which was lucky enough in itself, i had a call from my uncle saying he might be able to help me out with getting premium tickets that aren't available to the general public.

    I just thought he meant TC tickets, after he explained it a bit more it turns out these tickets are somehow linked direct from the venue or somethin and are garunteed first 3-4 ROWS!! It has something to do with where he works - they get exclusive tickets to everything that comes to adelaide.

    The only catch was that premium tickets come with a premium price $$$ and they needed to be purchased before 12pm 7th December. Sounds like that has to do with the start of the pre-sale.

    So after all that i decided to grab some for me and some friends.

    I wanted to see if anyone on here wants some? I think it would be better to have the real fans up the front than guys in business suits :D

    I'm pretty sure that's through ETC (Exclusive Ticketing Company). Generally you do get better seats though i'm not sure it would be guaranteed rows 3-4 as I use to do some work for ETC and Wendy the owner doesn't guarantee anything! But on the flip side you prob will get better seats that 10C.
    Have fun!
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  • ZiggyStar
    ZiggyStar Posts: 14,328
    Everyone needs to tell me what concerts they are going to....started a list like we had last tour.

    viewtopic.php?f=4&t=144862
    ★ 1995 - Brisbane ★ 1998 - Brisbane ★ 2003 - Brisbane ★ 2006 - Brisbane ★
    ★ 2009 - Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland, Christchurch ★
    ★ 2011 - EV Newcastle, Melbourne 1, Melbourne 2 ★
  • ZiggyStar
    ZiggyStar Posts: 14,328
    climb_high_nz wrote:
    I just worked it out today...and because I don't live near any major city airports.....My trip to Melbourne...Flights, shows tickets(thanks ziggy!) and accommodation and other stuff will work out to be the same as a trip to Wellington or Auckland.....go figure....If he comes to NZ..and I hope he does...I won't be going to see him.... :?

    Flights from Christchurch to Melbourne and back again....were $129 each way! Unheard of....!

    No problem at all, sweetcheeks! :thumbup:

    I've also added you to the official list. 8-)
    ★ 1995 - Brisbane ★ 1998 - Brisbane ★ 2003 - Brisbane ★ 2006 - Brisbane ★
    ★ 2009 - Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland, Christchurch ★
    ★ 2011 - EV Newcastle, Melbourne 1, Melbourne 2 ★
  • climb_high_nz
    climb_high_nz Posts: 564
    ZiggyStar wrote:
    climb_high_nz wrote:
    I just worked it out today...and because I don't live near any major city airports.....My trip to Melbourne...Flights, shows tickets(thanks ziggy!) and accommodation and other stuff will work out to be the same as a trip to Wellington or Auckland.....go figure....If he comes to NZ..and I hope he does...I won't be going to see him.... :?

    Flights from Christchurch to Melbourne and back again....were $129 each way! Unheard of....!

    No problem at all, sweetcheeks! :thumbup:

    I've also added you to the official list. 8-)
    Thanks babe! :thumbup:
    New Zealand,95 Auckland 1 & 2, 98 Auckland & Wellington,
    Canada, Vancouver 2000
    Auckland & Christchurch 2009
    Melbourne 1&2 EV Solo 2011
  • tallman72
    tallman72 Posts: 353
    Flights from Christchurch to Melbourne and back again....were $129 each way! Unheard of....![/quote]


    thats unreal that was the price i paid from adelaide to melbs lol
  • Don_PJ
    Don_PJ Posts: 2
    No Perth show.....
    :cry:
    the waiting drove me mad...
  • Katyz
    Katyz Posts: 838
    Very jealous of this tour but REALLY cool to see how everyone is helping each other and working out who will be where etc. Glad I joined 10c just to see great people in action. Have a wonderful time to all those going... :D
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