Yeah seriously, I paid over 200 for tickets to The Police for last summer and this summer. And WELL OVER that for FRONT row. I am still shocked that I will be able to see these guys for 80ish bucks.
*is shocked*
THE POLICE:
7/28/07 Fenway
7/29/07 Fenway
7/31/08 Mansfield
8/01/08 Saratoga
08/03/08 Holmdel
08/04/08 Jones Beach
08/05/08 Jones Beach
It frustrates me as well. I honestly don't see what the problem with posting the tickets prices would be. They gave that type of information out back in '03, but it seems this whole process has just gotten worse in the past 5 years.
We are the facilitators of our own creative evolution.--Bill Hicks
I was just wondering what the ticket prices were going to be? Either specifically for the MSG and Camden shows or a general range would be fine.
Thanks!
This is the response I received:
Average ticket prices for today’s ticket market ...
Thanks
10C Staff
Is it me, or does that border on rude? I don't understand why the ticket prices are such a secret. I understand that they were most likely overwhelmed with emails (actually - when are they ever not overwhelmed) but I imagine they know 2 days before the presale starts how much the tickets are going to be.
Yeah seriously, I paid over 200 for tickets to The Police for last summer and this summer. And WELL OVER that for FRONT row. I am still shocked that I will be able to see these guys for 80ish bucks.
*is shocked*
no one is saying its not a great value. i would've paid 1000 for a Vic ticket if I couldve gotten my hands on one. but youre missing the point. a lot of people have to plan every 5 dollars they spend. do you think when Ed was pumping gas in the 80's he went to shows without knowing how much a ticket was? no. theyve forgotten where they came from and in selling 20,000 tickets, theyve forgotten about those 2,000 fans that save and save to buy a ticket.
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"In your case, I'll check my brain at the door and we'll start even, okay?"
Is it me, or does that border on rude? I don't understand why the ticket prices are such a secret. I understand that they were most likely overwhelmed with emails (actually - when are they ever not overwhelmed) but I imagine they know 2 days before the presale starts how much the tickets are going to be.
why should they give you information that nobody else has?
The 10C knew when they put the announcement out that they weren't going to include ticket prices, they full well knew they'd have a ton of emails about it and phone calls. All they said was:
The base ticket price will vary per show, plus additional venue and handling fees.
At least put on that, "we will get the exact information as soon as it is finalized." or something to reduce the amount of questions they will get.
Personally I don't really give a shit if the tickets are $50, $75 or $100 but it would be nice to know how much I'm going to be spending on Wednesday and Thursday, its really not a whole lot to ask. If they don't have it, then just tell us they don't. If they do and they don't want to tell us for whatever reason, then they deserve 1,000 questions.
According to live nation, Mansfield will be 60 for concourse 40 for lawn
good call. for a band of pearl jam's stature playing at a ticketbastard venue, 60 dollars for the best seats in the house is pretty damn good.
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I was just wondering what the ticket prices were going to be? Either specifically for the MSG and Camden shows or a general range would be fine.
Thanks!
This is the response I received:
Average ticket prices for today’s ticket market ...
Thanks
10C Staff
What's wrong with the response? He asked for a "general range" and they said "average ticket prices for today's market". Would you have been happier if they responded with "We don't know"?
oh come on.. the guy was just curious how much tickets were....
Which would be fucking nice to know. Not all of us have credit cards... some people are having to work really hard and plan extensively to do shows. Knowing how much money you are gonna have to spend is pretty important
i know when wahhhs are deserved... this isnt the time :P
they send that response and people wonder why people get pissed with the ten club. not hard to figure out why. i'm amazed at the number of people who stick up for them.
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they send that response and people wonder why people get pissed with the ten club. not hard to figure out why. i'm amazed at the number of people who stick up for them.
They give us seats that are otherwise unattainable, thats why people stick up for them.
It seems like the number of complaints about the ten club over that last couple of tours has increased significantly.....
.....for the people who like to admonish people for complaining, have you considered that the amount of gripes have increased because the ten club's level of customer service (for which they charge more for than in the past) has taken a nose dive?
i honestly wonder if the band has any inkling about how their fans are being treated.
i love pearl jam. i love their music. i love seeing them live. but, i've got to say that the ten club has tainted that experience for me.
the fact that they give us less than 4 days to plan which shows they can go to...and to figure out how to pay for them. i dont have a limitless credit card, as i am sure others dont. if you really think that they dont know exactly how much their fanclub tickets are, you are insane. they have to program the website for it. dont you think that is already done? in the past, we got ticket prices...as well as fair notice of tours....
if you think kissing the ten club's a$% makes you a better fan than those who demand a fan club that truly represents the band that they love, you are delusional.
The ticket cost question is valid. I think it is ridiculous how some blindly stick up for this band.
Detroit ticket in 1998 $25.00
Detroit ticket in 2000 $28.00
Detroit ticket in 2003 $48.50
Detroit ticket in 2006 $58.50
Gas in 1998 $1.22
Gas in 2000 $1.52
Gas in 2003 $1.75
Gas in 2006 $3.04
To me, the reason the ticket prices are high is due to the fact that they want to make substanially more money than they have in the past. As you can see from these numbers that the ticket prices do not corelate with gasoline prices. So the excuse of tickets being high due to gasoline or the cost of living is false.
If a ticket for the upcoming tour is $70, you have to ask yourself why is it $12 more than 2006, and the only answer i can think of is to make more money. I dont expect them to tour at a loss but i never expected them to tour for substantial personal gain.
Sadly i think Pearl Jam is more of a corporation now than a band & corporations are in the business of making money first and everything else second.
The ticket cost question is valid. I think it is rediculous how some blindly stick up for this band.
Detroit ticket in 1998 $25.00
Detroit ticket in 2000 $28.00
Detroit ticket in 2003 $48.50
Detroit ticket in 2006 $58.50
Gas in 1998 $1.22
Gas in 2000 $1.52
Gas in 2003 $1.75
Gas in 2006 $3.04
To me, the reason the ticket prices are high is due to the fact that they want to make substanially more money than they have in the past. As you can see from these numbers that the ticket prices do not corelate with gasoline prices. So the excuse of tickets being high due to gasoline or the cost of living is false.
If a ticket for the upcoming tour is $70, you have to ask yourself why is it $12 more than 2006, and the only answer i can think of is to make more money. I dont expect them to tour at a loss but i never expected them to tour for substantial personal gain.
Sadly i think Pearl Jam is more of a corporation now than a band & corporations are in the business of making money first and everything else second.
Just my 2 cents, flame away.
i think it's ridiculous that nobody can spell ridiculous.
It seems like the number of complaints about the ten club over that last couple of tours has increased significantly.....
.....for the people who like to admonish people for complaining, have you considered that the amount of gripes have increased because the ten club's level of customer service (for which they charge more for than in the past) has taken a nose dive?
i honestly wonder if the band has any inkling about how their fans are being treated.
i love pearl jam. i love their music. i love seeing them live. but, i've got to say that the ten club has tainted that experience for me.
the fact that they give us less than 4 days to plan which shows they can go to...and to figure out how to pay for them. i dont have a limitless credit card, as i am sure others dont. if you really think that they dont know exactly how much their fanclub tickets are, you are insane. they have to program the website for it. dont you think that is already done? in the past, we got ticket prices...as well as fair notice of tours....
if you think kissing the ten club's a$% makes you a better fan than those who demand a fan club that truly represents the band that they love, you are delusional.
Well said. At least 10C has finally figured out that it makes sense to stagger to ticket sales.
PJ message pit - the biggest bitchfest group of whiners around
you think you're entitled to any and every kind of product or info just because you paid the tiny $20 fan club fee. yes, the price for it is small, regardless of what $$$ you make a year. you've had a good idea for a while that pj would announce some dates this summer. you should already know about what to expect in regards to ticket prices. if you don't, READ and you will find it. if people say $50-75 per ticket, then overcompensate for $90 per ticket just in case! if you can't do that, well then figure something out! you ever think to realize the amount of stress the people who work for 10C are under right now too? you're not alone, sorry. the world doesn't revolve around you. their reply may not have been the most tactful, but it's not fair for you to expect info that they didn't already disclose with the other 10C members. not to mention making a thread about it revealing what they said! this isn't about kissin 10C's ass, it's about the rediculous level to which people feel entitled around here. you wanted a tour, they gave you one! now you want something else to bitch about?! go outside or something.
PJ message pit - the biggest bitchfest group of whiners around
you think you're entitled to any and every kind of product or info just because you paid the tiny $20 fan club fee. yes, the price for it is small, regardless of what $$$ you make a year. you've had a good idea for a while that pj would announce some dates this summer. you should already know about what to expect in regards to ticket prices. if you don't, READ and you will find it. if people say $50-75 per ticket, then overcompensate for $90 per ticket just in case! if you can't do that, well then figure something out! you ever think to realize the amount of stress the people who work for 10C are under right now too? you're not alone, sorry. the world doesn't revolve around you. their reply may not have been the most tactful, but it's not fair for you to expect info that they didn't already disclose with the other 10C members. not to mention making a thread about it revealing what they said! this isn't about kissin 10C's ass, it's about the rediculous level to which people feel entitled around here. you wanted a tour, they gave you one! now you want something else to bitch about?! go outside or something.
agreed. but again, it's "ridiculous" ... not "rediculous"
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*is shocked*
7/28/07 Fenway
7/29/07 Fenway
7/31/08 Mansfield
8/01/08 Saratoga
08/03/08 Holmdel
08/04/08 Jones Beach
08/05/08 Jones Beach
PEARL JAM 6/30/08??
not at the 10C. why would they be? they've doubled the annual membership and the number of members in the past 5 yrs or so.
they need to get of their high horses.
the band and the fanclub used to treat the fans like they were one and the same. theyve become detached. its unfortunate.
"In your case, I'll check my brain at the door and we'll start even, okay?"
Have you thanked a taper today?
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no one is saying its not a great value. i would've paid 1000 for a Vic ticket if I couldve gotten my hands on one. but youre missing the point. a lot of people have to plan every 5 dollars they spend. do you think when Ed was pumping gas in the 80's he went to shows without knowing how much a ticket was? no. theyve forgotten where they came from and in selling 20,000 tickets, theyve forgotten about those 2,000 fans that save and save to buy a ticket.
"In your case, I'll check my brain at the door and we'll start even, okay?"
Have you thanked a taper today?
'07- THE VIC!!!, Lollapalooza (Chicago)
'08- Virginia Beach, Camden I & II, Washington D.C., MSG I & II, Hartford, Mansfield I & II,
EV NY I & II, Newark, DC I & II
why should they give you information that nobody else has?
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At least put on that, "we will get the exact information as soon as it is finalized." or something to reduce the amount of questions they will get.
Personally I don't really give a shit if the tickets are $50, $75 or $100 but it would be nice to know how much I'm going to be spending on Wednesday and Thursday, its really not a whole lot to ask. If they don't have it, then just tell us they don't. If they do and they don't want to tell us for whatever reason, then they deserve 1,000 questions.
good call. for a band of pearl jam's stature playing at a ticketbastard venue, 60 dollars for the best seats in the house is pretty damn good.
2004 Boston I
2006 Boston I
2008 Bonnaroo, Hartford, Mansfield I
2010 Hartford
2013 Worcester I, Worcester II, Hartford
2016 Bonnaroo, Boston I, Boston II
2018 Boston I, Boston II
2021 Sea.Hear.Now
2022 Camden
2024 Boston I, Boston II
Originally Posted by pjl44
For those with a gripe, I think the best way to make your voices heard is to boycott the 10C ticket sale.
AGREED, stop your bitching and do something about it. BOYCOTT!!!
Better for the rest of us who don't have a problem with ticket prices. Amazing how ungrateful you all sound!
What's wrong with the response? He asked for a "general range" and they said "average ticket prices for today's market". Would you have been happier if they responded with "We don't know"?
This is the response I got...
Great comeback
oh come on.. the guy was just curious how much tickets were....
Which would be fucking nice to know. Not all of us have credit cards... some people are having to work really hard and plan extensively to do shows. Knowing how much money you are gonna have to spend is pretty important
i know when wahhhs are deserved... this isnt the time :P
4/26/03 Pittsburgh 5/3/03 State College 7/12/03 Hershey 10/1/04 Reading 9/28/05 Pittsburgh 5/20/06 Cleveland 6/23/06 Pittsburgh 6/22/08 DC
friends don't let friends listen to good charlotte
Especially both MSGs, Hartford and Mansfield...
exactly ... all you pissy people, show them how mad you are and dont go to MSG. Stay home!
They give us seats that are otherwise unattainable, thats why people stick up for them.
It isn't the normal vendor-customer relationship!
.....for the people who like to admonish people for complaining, have you considered that the amount of gripes have increased because the ten club's level of customer service (for which they charge more for than in the past) has taken a nose dive?
i honestly wonder if the band has any inkling about how their fans are being treated.
i love pearl jam. i love their music. i love seeing them live. but, i've got to say that the ten club has tainted that experience for me.
the fact that they give us less than 4 days to plan which shows they can go to...and to figure out how to pay for them. i dont have a limitless credit card, as i am sure others dont. if you really think that they dont know exactly how much their fanclub tickets are, you are insane. they have to program the website for it. dont you think that is already done? in the past, we got ticket prices...as well as fair notice of tours....
if you think kissing the ten club's a$% makes you a better fan than those who demand a fan club that truly represents the band that they love, you are delusional.
Detroit ticket in 1998 $25.00
Detroit ticket in 2000 $28.00
Detroit ticket in 2003 $48.50
Detroit ticket in 2006 $58.50
Gas in 1998 $1.22
Gas in 2000 $1.52
Gas in 2003 $1.75
Gas in 2006 $3.04
To me, the reason the ticket prices are high is due to the fact that they want to make substanially more money than they have in the past. As you can see from these numbers that the ticket prices do not corelate with gasoline prices. So the excuse of tickets being high due to gasoline or the cost of living is false.
If a ticket for the upcoming tour is $70, you have to ask yourself why is it $12 more than 2006, and the only answer i can think of is to make more money. I dont expect them to tour at a loss but i never expected them to tour for substantial personal gain.
Sadly i think Pearl Jam is more of a corporation now than a band & corporations are in the business of making money first and everything else second.
Just my 2 cents, flame away.
i think it's ridiculous that nobody can spell ridiculous.
Well said. At least 10C has finally figured out that it makes sense to stagger to ticket sales.
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you think you're entitled to any and every kind of product or info just because you paid the tiny $20 fan club fee. yes, the price for it is small, regardless of what $$$ you make a year. you've had a good idea for a while that pj would announce some dates this summer. you should already know about what to expect in regards to ticket prices. if you don't, READ and you will find it. if people say $50-75 per ticket, then overcompensate for $90 per ticket just in case! if you can't do that, well then figure something out! you ever think to realize the amount of stress the people who work for 10C are under right now too? you're not alone, sorry. the world doesn't revolve around you. their reply may not have been the most tactful, but it's not fair for you to expect info that they didn't already disclose with the other 10C members. not to mention making a thread about it revealing what they said! this isn't about kissin 10C's ass, it's about the rediculous level to which people feel entitled around here. you wanted a tour, they gave you one! now you want something else to bitch about?! go outside or something.
agreed. but again, it's "ridiculous" ... not "rediculous"