inflation sucks- tix have doubled since 03

hrd2imgn
hrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,949
edited December 2010 in The Porch
was looking at my order history....my first recorded purchase was Chicago Tix pair for 77 bucks TOTAL.....man have times changed

I remember this band once being a champion of low ticket prices

tickets never recovered from the 06 Petty "Co-headline"

ahhh the old days.....
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  • red mos
    red mos Posts: 4,953
    PJ tix for a pair though through 10c are still pretty cheap. It's the ticketmaster fees that get everybody on shows. Sometimes the more expensive the ticket is, the service fee is higher- never understood that one. ticketmaster reserves the tickets the same way regardless of where your seat is. I just find it crazy they have different service fees.
    PJ: 10/14/00 06/09/03 10/4/09 11/15/13 11/16/13 10/08/14
    EV Solo: 7/11/11 11/12/12 11/13/12
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 99,885
    If the band didn't play any theaters, centers & arenas that weren't Live Nation / Ticketmaster run, tickets would be so much cheaper. There would be more control from the band's fan club distributing reserved tickets @ those places. But it's hard to find any that are not already run by the super powers.

    Imagine though on Pearl Jam's 20th Anni tour '11 they only play @ small clubs, a la '91 tour flashback? Just think about it. It's general admission. 300 to 1000 max fans @ these show's. 10club only tickets. How much would 1 ticket be just to be @ one of these show's?
  • FrankieG
    FrankieG Abingdon MD Posts: 9,100
    Ticket price keep increasing, but Pearl jam is totally worth it for almost any price ;):mrgreen:
    2003: 7/14 NJ ... 2006: 6/1 NJ, 6/3 NJ ... 2007: 8/5 IL ... 2008: 6/24 NY, 6/25 NY, 8/7 EV NJ ... 2009: 10/27 PA, 10/28 PA, 10/30 PA, 10/31 PA
    2010: 5/20 NY, 5/21 NY ... 2011: 6/21 EV NY, 9/3 WI, 9/4 WI ... 2012: 9/2 PA, 9/22 GA ... 2013: 10/18 NY, 10/19 NY, 10/21 PA, 10/22 PA, 10/27 MD
    2015: 9/23 NY, 9/26 NY ... 2016: 4/28 PA, 4/29 PA, 5/1 NY, 5/2 NY, 6/11 TN, 8/7 MA, 11/4 TOTD PA, 11/5 TOTD PA ... 2018: 8/10 WA
    2022: 9/14 NJ ... 2024: 5/28 WA, 9/7 PA, 9/9 PA ---- http://imgur.com/a/nk0s7
  • iamica
    iamica Chicago Posts: 2,627
    I spent $28 on a ticket for my very first Pearl Jam show in 2000...now, 10 years later, they're like $75 at least!
    Chicago 2000 : Chicago 2003 : Chicago 2006 : Summerfest 2006 : Lollapalooza 2007 : Chicago 2009 : Noblesville (Indy) 2010 : PJ20 (East Troy) 2011 : Wrigley Field 2013 : Milwaukee (Yield) 2014 : Wrigley Field 2016
  • Empty Glass
    Empty Glass In Rob's shed Posts: 12,329
    FrankieG wrote:
    Ticket price keep increasing, but Pearl jam is totally worth it for almost any price ;):mrgreen:

    Yep!
    I've met Rob

    DEGENERATE FUK

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  • mookeywrench
    mookeywrench Posts: 6,122
    Your title should read: "Illegal Downloading sucks - tix have doubled since 03"
  • evilution
    evilution Posts: 67
    1st show in '98, $23 + $1 facility fee. 2010, $69. triple the price in 12 yrs. not too bad.
  • hrd2imgn
    hrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,949
    they tried the whole non ticketmaster venue thing...really fucked up a lot of stuff for them

    I loved them for trying, but damn that was a bad time to try and get tickets to anywhere close

    ticketbastard is the root of all evil in the music industry

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