Pearl Jam is my one guilty pleasure so I'll shell out the extra bucks for an Analog membership. In the grand scheme of things I'd rather spend more on things I value than things that I don't. And until there's proof that someone at 10c is getting rich off the extra money, I'll continue to believe that the increased cost is a necessary evil in order to give fans the best products, service and support possible.
If the 40 bucks insured that we wouldnt get treated like shit heads and actually got a service (ie, having questions answered in a direct way ect) It'd be well worth it but they couldn't pull that shit off when it was $20 so i can't see paying double making the ten c any more useful to me. i don't see what would justify me spending another 20 bucks just to get what i already have been. I say they take the extra money and hire some more people , we don't need t shirts.. we need a better ten c staff who is concerned with more than just our bank accounts and what chach kee they can sell to us on any given day. Seriously pearl jam, lets keep shit real in this upcoming decade! I just hate to see the new year start out with even more people questioning ten club and pearl jams validity. Until ten c can ensure better service, i'll just stick to this digi shit.. kind a lame but.. whatever.. im not here for the gismos and doo dads, im here for the meat and potatoes (ie, my face being melted off by five chaps) . so until they start to suck live, i guess ten c will still get my 20 bucks a year.
So you will pay $20 to get questions answered faster but not for a T-shirt and a concert download. hahahahahahahaha
Pearl Jam is my one guilty pleasure so I'll shell out the extra bucks for an Analog membership. In the grand scheme of things I'd rather spend more on things I value than things that I don't. And until there's proof that someone at 10c is getting rich off the extra money, I'll continue to believe that the increased cost is a necessary evil in order to give fans the best products, service and support possible.
If the 40 bucks insured that we wouldnt get treated like shit heads and actually got a service (ie, having questions answered in a direct way ect) It'd be well worth it but they couldn't pull that shit off when it was $20 so i can't see paying double making the ten c any more useful to me. i don't see what would justify me spending another 20 bucks just to get what i already have been. I say they take the extra money and hire some more people , we don't need t shirts.. we need a better ten c staff who is concerned with more than just our bank accounts and what chach kee they can sell to us on any given day. Seriously pearl jam, lets keep shit real in this upcoming decade! I just hate to see the new year start out with even more people questioning ten club and pearl jams validity. Until ten c can ensure better service, i'll just stick to this digi shit.. kind a lame but.. whatever.. im not here for the gismos and doo dads, im here for the meat and potatoes (ie, my face being melted off by five chaps) . so until they start to suck live, i guess ten c will still get my 20 bucks a year.
So you will pay $20 to get questions answered faster but not for a T-shirt and a concert download. hahahahahahahaha
Having questions answered at ALL would be an improvement. If they want to treat this like a business/customer thing than its time to start acting like it.I have all the concerts i could ever listen to and enough pearl jam shirts to cloth a small country. So yes, i'd be more than happy to pay more if the service was actually being improved upon and imho, a shirt and a free download is not improving the service..
Having questions answered at ALL would be an improvement. If they want to treat this like a business/customer thing than its time to start acting like it.I have all the concerts i could ever listen to and enough pearl jam shirts to cloth a small country. So yes, i'd be more than happy to pay more if the service was actually being improved upon and imho, a shirt and a free download is not improving the service..
I have never not gotten an answer from the 10 club when I have emailed them so I can not agree with you here.
Well since you have all the shirts you need and all the concert downloads you need then why complain about anything? You can still just pay a $20 membership fee and be eligible to get tickets. I don't see what you are complaining about.
Having questions answered at ALL would be an improvement. If they want to treat this like a business/customer thing than its time to start acting like it.I have all the concerts i could ever listen to and enough pearl jam shirts to cloth a small country. So yes, i'd be more than happy to pay more if the service was actually being improved upon and imho, a shirt and a free download is not improving the service..
I agree with you.
I don't need another shirt, especially not if I can't chose the image myself.
And I, like many other fans, don't need another bootleg since I have more than enough of these.
If they want to give them away for free, it's OK with me. But now I am forced to buy them since I don't get the x-mas Single otherwise. I'm talking about the vinyl, not the digital stuff. The whole point of the X-mas single is that it's on vinyl.
$50 for the Single is to much in my eyes.
BUT it would be great if 10-C could answer questions and give us information before we can read these somewhere else.
Having questions answered at ALL would be an improvement. If they want to treat this like a business/customer thing than its time to start acting like it.I have all the concerts i could ever listen to and enough pearl jam shirts to cloth a small country. So yes, i'd be more than happy to pay more if the service was actually being improved upon and imho, a shirt and a free download is not improving the service..
I agree with you.
I don't need another shirt, especially not if I can't chose the image myself.
And I, like many other fans, don't need another bootleg since I have more than enough of these.
If they want to give them away for free, it's OK with me. But now I am forced to buy them since I don't get the x-mas Single otherwise. I'm talking about the vinyl, not the digital stuff. The whole point of the X-mas single is that it's on vinyl.
$50 for the Single is to much in my eyes.
BUT it would be great if 10-C could answer questions and give us information before we can read these somewhere else.
You can still pay $20 and buy a record on ebay. The price of everything goes up. I love how they add items we get to the membership and people still cry and cry.
You don't have to buy anything. you can still pay $20 and hope they have extra records like they have had in the recent past in the goods section.
What answers did you want answered that weren't?
Great, I have to hope they have extra records they will sell later. That helps.
The whole communication between the Tenclub and the fans became worse the last years. You haven't noticed?
For example, they try to be as nonspecific as possible when it comes to tour announcements.
I remember times when they announced a complete tour at once, and gave the fans the opportunity to make decent plans.
Now, they release it step by step, without letting us know what their plans are. So people decide to travel to far away places because they want to see their favourite band, but don't know if they'll come to their area.
They promised something big and free, and never lost a word about it again.
To both topics, questions were never answered.
The Tenclub does a lot of great things, and is a good organisation.
But it could be way better, and that should be the goal.
They answered most of my questions.
They also helped me when I had problems in the past, but the service became worse over the years.
And this new membership deal is based on a good thought, but it is created very poorly and not fan friendly.
Having questions answered at ALL would be an improvement. If they want to treat this like a business/customer thing than its time to start acting like it.I have all the concerts i could ever listen to and enough pearl jam shirts to cloth a small country. So yes, i'd be more than happy to pay more if the service was actually being improved upon and imho, a shirt and a free download is not improving the service..
I have never not gotten an answer from the 10 club when I have emailed them so I can not agree with you here.
Well since you have all the shirts you need and all the concert downloads you need then why complain about anything? You can still just pay a $20 membership fee and be eligible to get tickets. I don't see what you are complaining about.
Ummm.. pretty sure i wasnt complaining about anything.. I love how everyone is so uptight and ready to fight on here that they don't even realize when someone is just sharing a thought ... My only point was that an upcharge of another 20 bucks is utterly useless to me personally... hince why i'm sticking to the digital thing.
The whole communication between the Tenclub and the fans became worse the last years. You haven't noticed?
For example, they try to be as nonspecific as possible when it comes to tour announcements.
I remember times when they announced a complete tour at once, and gave the fans the opportunity to make decent plans.
Now, they release it step by step, without letting us know what their plans are. So people decide to travel to far away places because they want to see their favourite band, but don't know if they'll come to their area.
They promised something big and free, and never lost a word about it again.
To both topics, questions were never answered.
The Tenclub does a lot of great things, and is a good organisation.
But it could be way better, and that should be the goal.
They also helped me when I had questions / problems in the past, but the service became worse over the years.
And this new membership deal is based on a good thought, but it is created very poorly and not fan friendly.
For the last 2 tours I have had more than 2 months to make plans to go to the show. How much more do you honestly need? the Eddie Vedder tour was announced 4 months in advance. Don't you think you are reaching a bit. If you can't get a flight and a hotel in a week something is wrong. Money on the other hand is another issue. That is why every year I put $5 per week into a jar for a PJ tour and if they don't come that year it rolls over and maybe I can see 2+ shows. It's all about planning ahead.
The new membership It's completely Fan friendly for me!!! Now I get 3 limited edition items every year instead of 1.
When exactly did they announce something big and free?
I guess I'm not surprised at all the bitching (look at us...we do this about everything), but I'm willing to do it. Its $50 to: have a chance at the best seats for shows with your favorite band and get a limited edition vinyl, t-shirt, MP3, bootleg shows and discounts for merchandise for your favorite band. It really shouldn't be that big of a deal.
And hey, the Rolling Stones fan club is $100 and all that gets you is a chance to buy tickets. I don't think this is that bad of a deal...
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It's funny, because any time I've requested anything from them, I've always received a timely response.
I wrote 10c yesterday and have yet to hear anything...
It isn't even lunch time there yet and they don't work on Sunday's Not to mention how many crybaby emails they have to now go through before they get to actual questions.
It's funny, because any time I've requested anything from them, I've always received a timely response.
I wrote 10c yesterday and have yet to hear anything...
someone call them and they said they having computer issues..we have to be patien,i guess alot of us mail them,so they have to answer to all
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"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
After reading 12 of the 38 pages, I hope this doesn't get lost in the ridiculous amount of whining...
For those of you that joined early (91-95): How many of you guys had a record player back then?
I only ask this because I know when I joined I did not own a record player, making my "holiday" single useless! That's right kids, I paid $15 dollars every year for a CHANCE at getting concert tickets and a piece of vinyl, without complaining.
Now I realize record players are back in style. In fact, I purchased one a few years back. But, how many of you have a record player today and actually listen to the "annual" single? If they offered this years ago, I would have been grateful to get an MP3 version of the single and ACTUALLY get to hear the song!
I realize some of these complaints come from personal experiences, but I have never been given a reason to complain and will gladly pay for a rare vinyl single and shirt. I have always been able to get tickets to shows with great seats and receive my orders on time. I guess I'm sort of wondering; what more do you guys want? The next time they tour, do this: Jump on Ebay, look for tickets, ANY shirt and holiday single and tell me $40 isn't a deal.
I joined in 1994 and nope, I did not have a record player at tha time. In the first several years when I would get a new Christmas single i would take it over to my folks' house and play it on their record player.
I do however own a record player now and play the Christmas singles at least once a year during the holidays. And always play the new ones as soon as I get them.
For the last 2 tours I have had more than 2 months to make plans to go to the show. How much more do you honestly need? the Eddie Vedder tour was announced 4 months in advance. Don't you think you are reaching a bit. If you can't get a flight and a hotel in a week something is wrong. Money on the other hand is another issue. That is why every year I put $5 per week into a jar for a PJ tour and if they don't come that year it rolls over and maybe I can see 2+ shows. It's all about planning ahead.
The new membership It's completely Fan friendly for me!!! Now I get 3 limited edition items every year instead of 1.
When exactly did they announce something big and free?
Sorry, you misunderstood me.
I didn't want to say that there is not enough time ahead to plan.
What I mean is that they announce a tour piece by piece now.
First, they announce the East Coast tour. So fans from the westcoast or the south (sorry for you guys!) don't know if the band will also come to their area, or if this is it. Questions about this don't get answered.
So these fans buy tickets for the concerts, fearing this is it. Next to the ticket price, they have to pay for travel expenses.
A few weeks later, the West Coast tour is announced.
Since they know they have fanatic fans, this way of announcing a tour is very poor in my eyes.
Early PJ could announce a complete tour, every other band can do it. What's the problem?
As for the big and free thing, they announced it a couple of years ago i think.
For the last 2 tours I have had more than 2 months to make plans to go to the show. How much more do you honestly need? the Eddie Vedder tour was announced 4 months in advance. Don't you think you are reaching a bit. If you can't get a flight and a hotel in a week something is wrong. Money on the other hand is another issue. That is why every year I put $5 per week into a jar for a PJ tour and if they don't come that year it rolls over and maybe I can see 2+ shows. It's all about planning ahead.
The new membership It's completely Fan friendly for me!!! Now I get 3 limited edition items every year instead of 1.
When exactly did they announce something big and free?
Sorry, you misunderstood me.
I didn't want to say that there is not enough time ahead to plan.
What I mean is that they announce a tour piece by piece now.
First, they announce the East Coast tour. So fans from the westcoast or the south (sorry for you guys!) don't know if the band will also come to their area, or if this is it. Questions about this don't get answered.
So these fans buy tickets for the concerts, fearing this is it. Next to the ticket price, they have to pay for travel expences.
A few weeks later, the West Coast tour is announced.
Since they know they have fanatic fans, this way of announcing a tour is very poor in my eyes.
Early PJ could announce a complete tour, every other band can do it. What's the problem?
As for the big and free thing, they announced it a couple of years ago i think.
I think this is the way it's going to be. I think the days of huge year round tours are gone for this band for the forseeable future. The boys have young kids and probably don't want to be away for long periods of time, especially now that they don't have to because they are so set financially. They also have other projects they all do now which take at least half of the year up. If you buy tickets to the northeast and you aren't from there who cares......Enjoy the show!!! I've traveled south to see them with no complaints besides the crowds not being as good.
It's funny, because any time I've requested anything from them, I've always received a timely response.
I wrote 10c yesterday and have yet to hear anything...
It isn't even lunch time there yet and they don't work on Sunday's Not to mention how many crybaby emails they have to now go through before they get to actual questions.
They should expect they'll have a lot of questions asked of them, especially if they're going to post an announcement like this as they're walking out the office for a holiday weekend.
When exactly did they announce something big and free?
ooOOoo... the Big, Bold & Free.... still a mystery as to what that could have been. It's been a long time.....
It's been 5+ years... shortly after they announced the only US appearance for Pearl Jam in 2005 would be the club shows at the Borgata. Two shows in a small venue which 10 club could only secure a handful of tickets for, pissed everyone off because of the ridiculous face price of the tickets, along with the pricing in the secondary market. 10 Club posted their heartfelt apology and promised something "big, bold and free" in the coming year.
btw the whole is kinda sexy..
- hi im Dimitris..
- hey,im Jenny
- what type are you.?
- im digital at the moment..you?
- im analog
- oh thats sound hot..
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It's been 5+ years... shortly after they announced the only US appearance for Pearl Jam in 2005 would be the club shows at the Borgata. Two shows in a small venue which 10 club could only secure a handful of tickets for, pissed everyone off because of the ridiculous face price of the tickets, along with the pricing in the secondary market. 10 Club posted their heartfelt apology and promised something "big, bold and free" in the coming year.
Of course the shows were going to be expensive, it's a small venue. Hell you pay close to $90 per ticket now and its a 20,000+ arena.
I think this is the way it's going to be. I think the days of huge year round tours are gone for this band for the forseeable future. The boys have young kids and probably don't want to be away for long periods of time, especially now that they don't have to because they are so set financially. They also have other projects they all do now which take at least half of the year up. If you buy tickets to the northeast and you aren't from there who cares......Enjoy the show!!! I've traveled south to see them with no complaints besides the crowds not being as good.
I understand that the tours are smaler now than they were 10 years ago.
But this is no reason for this shitty way of announcing a tour leg by leg, without letting the fans know what the plan is.
And of course it is fun travelling to see the band. But not everybody has the money to do so without regreting it afterwards. A lot of fans are addicted, and chose Pearl jam over money. And they are not happy when the band plays in their area a couple of weeks later.
I know it's their free choice, and it seems like a luxury problem. But theses things could easily be avoided.
It's been 5+ years... shortly after they announced the only US appearance for Pearl Jam in 2005 would be the club shows at the Borgata. Two shows in a small venue which 10 club could only secure a handful of tickets for, pissed everyone off because of the ridiculous face price of the tickets, along with the pricing in the secondary market. 10 Club posted their heartfelt apology and promised something "big, bold and free" in the coming year.
Of course the shows were going to be expensive, it's a small venue. Hell you pay close to $90 per ticket now and its a 20,000+ arena.
And a good way to avoid that is to not play the smallest venue possible for the only two planned US shows.
And you've missed the point. The 10 Club brought "big, bold and free" to the table, and their way of communicating to the fan base that they can't produce it is to ignore it.
It's been 5+ years... shortly after they announced the only US appearance for Pearl Jam in 2005 would be the club shows at the Borgata. Two shows in a small venue which 10 club could only secure a handful of tickets for, pissed everyone off because of the ridiculous face price of the tickets, along with the pricing in the secondary market. 10 Club posted their heartfelt apology and promised something "big, bold and free" in the coming year.
Of course the shows were going to be expensive, it's a small venue. Hell you pay close to $90 per ticket now and its a 20,000+ arena.
And a good way to avoid that is to not play the smallest venue possible for the only two planned US shows.
And you've missed the point. The 10 Club brought "big, bold and free" to the table, and their way of communicating to the fan base that they can't produce it is to ignore it.
Ask anyone who was there if they would rather have seen Ed in a stadium over the Borgata. Not one person would agree with you. I didn't get tickets either and I dealt with it. My cousin went and was 3rd row and said it was the best experience of his life. Ed shows should be intimate not in huge arenas.
I think this is the way it's going to be. I think the days of huge year round tours are gone for this band for the forseeable future.
this makes me sad.
This should make the band sadder. They make the choice to play small clusters of shows in designated areas of the US, their customer will grow weary of having to seek out their favorite live band by traveling. They release lackluster material and get a corporate sponsor to pay them X dollars per unit, but corporate sponsor has to knock down that unit to $8 a couple of months after release to try and recoup their investment 'cause no one wants the thing. You think the next corporate sponsor isn't going to learn from this?
I think this is the way it's going to be. I think the days of huge year round tours are gone for this band for the forseeable future.
this makes me sad.
This should make the band sadder. They make the choice to play small clusters of shows in designated areas of the US, their customer will grow weary of having to seek out their favorite live band by traveling. They release lackluster material and get a corporate sponsor to pay them X dollars per unit, but corporate sponsor has to knock down that unit to $8 a couple of months after release to try and recoup their investment 'cause no one wants the thing. You think the next corporate sponsor isn't going to learn from this?
They choose to do smaller tours because they have families(with small children) and don't need to tour for a year straight to make money anymore. They don't want to be away that much. What is wrong with that? If they wanted to be popular they would have made more than one real music video. Trust me touring less isn't hurting these guys financially.
Ask anyone who was there if they would rather have seen Ed in a stadium over the Borgata. Not one person would agree with you. I didn't get tickets either and I dealt with it. My cousin went and was 3rd row and said it was the best experience of his life. Ed shows should be intimate not in huge arenas.
I only have to ask myself, because I was there. It was a Pearl Jam show, not Ed solo. And yes, I would have preferred it in an arena with 19,999 other people than being crammed in to this tiny room with a full on view of the roped off VIP section they had going, so yeah I'm willing to bet your opinion may be the minority, not mine.
They choose to do smaller tours because they have families(with small children) and don't need to tour for a year straight to make money anymore. They don't want to be away that much. What is wrong with that? If they wanted to be popular they would have made more than one real music video. Trust me touring less isn't hurting these guys financially.
I trust what I know. I travel to less of their shows because of the way they schedule tours. I listened to a friend's copy of Backspacer and chose not to buy it because I did not like it. The "families" arguement is moot because the consumer has as much personal responsibility as any band member.
Ask anyone who was there if they would rather have seen Ed in a stadium over the Borgata. Not one person would agree with you. I didn't get tickets either and I dealt with it. My cousin went and was 3rd row and said it was the best experience of his life. Ed shows should be intimate not in huge arenas.
I only have to ask myself, because I was there. It was a Pearl Jam show, not Ed solo. And yes, I would have preferred it in an arena with 19,999 other people than being crammed in to this tiny room with a full on view of the roped off VIP section they had going, so yeah I'm willing to bet your opinion may be the minority, not mine.
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So you will pay $20 to get questions answered faster but not for a T-shirt and a concert download. hahahahahahahaha
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Having questions answered at ALL would be an improvement. If they want to treat this like a business/customer thing than its time to start acting like it.I have all the concerts i could ever listen to and enough pearl jam shirts to cloth a small country. So yes, i'd be more than happy to pay more if the service was actually being improved upon and imho, a shirt and a free download is not improving the service..
I have never not gotten an answer from the 10 club when I have emailed them so I can not agree with you here.
Well since you have all the shirts you need and all the concert downloads you need then why complain about anything? You can still just pay a $20 membership fee and be eligible to get tickets. I don't see what you are complaining about.
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I don't need another shirt, especially not if I can't chose the image myself.
And I, like many other fans, don't need another bootleg since I have more than enough of these.
If they want to give them away for free, it's OK with me. But now I am forced to buy them since I don't get the x-mas Single otherwise. I'm talking about the vinyl, not the digital stuff. The whole point of the X-mas single is that it's on vinyl.
$50 for the Single is to much in my eyes.
BUT it would be great if 10-C could answer questions and give us information before we can read these somewhere else.
You can still pay $20 and buy a record on ebay. The price of everything goes up. I love how they add items we get to the membership and people still cry and cry.
What answers did you want answered that weren't?
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The whole communication between the Tenclub and the fans became worse the last years. You haven't noticed?
For example, they try to be as nonspecific as possible when it comes to tour announcements.
I remember times when they announced a complete tour at once, and gave the fans the opportunity to make decent plans.
Now, they release it step by step, without letting us know what their plans are. So people decide to travel to far away places because they want to see their favourite band, but don't know if they'll come to their area.
They promised something big and free, and never lost a word about it again.
To both topics, questions were never answered.
The Tenclub does a lot of great things, and is a good organisation.
But it could be way better, and that should be the goal.
They answered most of my questions.
They also helped me when I had problems in the past, but the service became worse over the years.
And this new membership deal is based on a good thought, but it is created very poorly and not fan friendly.
Ummm.. pretty sure i wasnt complaining about anything.. I love how everyone is so uptight and ready to fight on here that they don't even realize when someone is just sharing a thought ... My only point was that an upcharge of another 20 bucks is utterly useless to me personally... hince why i'm sticking to the digital thing.
For the last 2 tours I have had more than 2 months to make plans to go to the show. How much more do you honestly need? the Eddie Vedder tour was announced 4 months in advance. Don't you think you are reaching a bit. If you can't get a flight and a hotel in a week something is wrong. Money on the other hand is another issue. That is why every year I put $5 per week into a jar for a PJ tour and if they don't come that year it rolls over and maybe I can see 2+ shows. It's all about planning ahead.
The new membership It's completely Fan friendly for me!!! Now I get 3 limited edition items every year instead of 1.
When exactly did they announce something big and free?
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I wrote 10c yesterday and have yet to hear anything...
And hey, the Rolling Stones fan club is $100 and all that gets you is a chance to buy tickets. I don't think this is that bad of a deal...
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2022-09-16 Nashville
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It isn't even lunch time there yet and they don't work on Sunday's Not to mention how many crybaby emails they have to now go through before they get to actual questions.
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"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
I do however own a record player now and play the Christmas singles at least once a year during the holidays. And always play the new ones as soon as I get them.
ooOOoo... the Big, Bold & Free.... still a mystery as to what that could have been. It's been a long time.....
I didn't want to say that there is not enough time ahead to plan.
What I mean is that they announce a tour piece by piece now.
First, they announce the East Coast tour. So fans from the westcoast or the south (sorry for you guys!) don't know if the band will also come to their area, or if this is it. Questions about this don't get answered.
So these fans buy tickets for the concerts, fearing this is it. Next to the ticket price, they have to pay for travel expenses.
A few weeks later, the West Coast tour is announced.
Since they know they have fanatic fans, this way of announcing a tour is very poor in my eyes.
Early PJ could announce a complete tour, every other band can do it. What's the problem?
As for the big and free thing, they announced it a couple of years ago i think.
R.E.M. fanclub is great, and it is only $10 ($12 for international fans).
I think this is the way it's going to be. I think the days of huge year round tours are gone for this band for the forseeable future. The boys have young kids and probably don't want to be away for long periods of time, especially now that they don't have to because they are so set financially. They also have other projects they all do now which take at least half of the year up. If you buy tickets to the northeast and you aren't from there who cares......Enjoy the show!!! I've traveled south to see them with no complaints besides the crowds not being as good.
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They should expect they'll have a lot of questions asked of them, especially if they're going to post an announcement like this as they're walking out the office for a holiday weekend.
It's been 5+ years... shortly after they announced the only US appearance for Pearl Jam in 2005 would be the club shows at the Borgata. Two shows in a small venue which 10 club could only secure a handful of tickets for, pissed everyone off because of the ridiculous face price of the tickets, along with the pricing in the secondary market. 10 Club posted their heartfelt apology and promised something "big, bold and free" in the coming year.
- hi im Dimitris..
- hey,im Jenny
- what type are you.?
- im digital at the moment..you?
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"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
Of course the shows were going to be expensive, it's a small venue. Hell you pay close to $90 per ticket now and its a 20,000+ arena.
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But this is no reason for this shitty way of announcing a tour leg by leg, without letting the fans know what the plan is.
And of course it is fun travelling to see the band. But not everybody has the money to do so without regreting it afterwards. A lot of fans are addicted, and chose Pearl jam over money. And they are not happy when the band plays in their area a couple of weeks later.
I know it's their free choice, and it seems like a luxury problem. But theses things could easily be avoided.
this makes me sad.
And a good way to avoid that is to not play the smallest venue possible for the only two planned US shows.
And you've missed the point. The 10 Club brought "big, bold and free" to the table, and their way of communicating to the fan base that they can't produce it is to ignore it.
Ask anyone who was there if they would rather have seen Ed in a stadium over the Borgata. Not one person would agree with you. I didn't get tickets either and I dealt with it. My cousin went and was 3rd row and said it was the best experience of his life. Ed shows should be intimate not in huge arenas.
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This should make the band sadder. They make the choice to play small clusters of shows in designated areas of the US, their customer will grow weary of having to seek out their favorite live band by traveling. They release lackluster material and get a corporate sponsor to pay them X dollars per unit, but corporate sponsor has to knock down that unit to $8 a couple of months after release to try and recoup their investment 'cause no one wants the thing. You think the next corporate sponsor isn't going to learn from this?
They choose to do smaller tours because they have families(with small children) and don't need to tour for a year straight to make money anymore. They don't want to be away that much. What is wrong with that? If they wanted to be popular they would have made more than one real music video. Trust me touring less isn't hurting these guys financially.
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I only have to ask myself, because I was there. It was a Pearl Jam show, not Ed solo. And yes, I would have preferred it in an arena with 19,999 other people than being crammed in to this tiny room with a full on view of the roped off VIP section they had going, so yeah I'm willing to bet your opinion may be the minority, not mine.
I trust what I know. I travel to less of their shows because of the way they schedule tours. I listened to a friend's copy of Backspacer and chose not to buy it because I did not like it. The "families" arguement is moot because the consumer has as much personal responsibility as any band member.
Oh well.
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