The point of 10C tickets vs Ticketmaster?

Hugh Freaking Dillon · May 2011

I don't understand why people get all bent out of shape over getting 10C tickets. Unless you have a really good member number, chances are you will get better seats with public onsale, no? Is it all about the risk/reward of possibly winning the front row lottery? I'm not being sarcastic, I really want to know. Why would the majority of Ten Club Members not go the safe route and buy through Ticketmaster?

rpeads11 · May 2011

Personally for me, I'm trying the 10C route simply because you can buy both at the same time. TM has it split up so might get shut out for a day. With senority, there is no way I'm getting anywhere close, i mean maybe lotto, but more than likely obstructed view

So I'm shooting for 2 lawns, and hopefully the good people at Alpine will keep people from rushing the 10C area and I'll actually have better seats for 80 bucks less

thefin190 · May 2011

I guess this brings up a good point for me, is it better to buy through ten club or chance ticketmaster if my member number is 437xxx? I will probably be buying tickets for the Vancouver show. I know its a very high number.

zarocat · May 2011

For me, I buy 10 Club tickets regardless of where i'll be sitting which doesn't even cross my mind, because I know where my money is going. I've sat everywhere from front row to the very back. My seat is different every time and that is one of the most important things when seeing this band. (For me because of the people around me)

RedMosquito22 · May 2011

Dirty Frankfurter wrote:

I don't understand why people get all bent out of shape over getting 10C tickets. Unless you have a really good member number, chances are you will get better seats with public onsale, no? Is it all about the risk/reward of possibly winning the front row lottery? I'm not being sarcastic, I really want to know. Why would the majority of Ten Club Members not go the safe route and buy through Ticketmaster?

Ticketmaster will have very few "seats" for this. Lawn seats will be no problem to get I'm guessing.

Hugh Freaking Dillon · May 2011

zarocat wrote:

For me, I buy 10 Club tickets regardless of where i'll be sitting which doesn't even cross my mind, because I know where my money is going. I've sat everywhere from front row to the very back. My seat is different every time and that is one of the most important things when seeing this band. (For me because of the people around me)

because you know where your money is going? does the band get more money through presales?

Hugh Freaking Dillon · May 2011

RedMosquito22 wrote:

Dirty Frankfurter wrote:

I don't understand why people get all bent out of shape over getting 10C tickets. Unless you have a really good member number, chances are you will get better seats with public onsale, no? Is it all about the risk/reward of possibly winning the front row lottery? I'm not being sarcastic, I really want to know. Why would the majority of Ten Club Members not go the safe route and buy through Ticketmaster?

Ticketmaster will have very few "seats" for this. Lawn seats will be no problem to get I'm guessing.

sorry, I should have been clearer. I'm not just talking about Alpine. I'm referring to any show.

RedMosquito22 · May 2011

Dirty Frankfurter wrote:

RedMosquito22 wrote:

Dirty Frankfurter wrote:

I don't understand why people get all bent out of shape over getting 10C tickets. Unless you have a really good member number, chances are you will get better seats with public onsale, no? Is it all about the risk/reward of possibly winning the front row lottery? I'm not being sarcastic, I really want to know. Why would the majority of Ten Club Members not go the safe route and buy through Ticketmaster?

Ticketmaster will have very few "seats" for this. Lawn seats will be no problem to get I'm guessing.

sorry, I should have been clearer. I'm not just talking about Alpine. I'm referring to any show.

Ahhhhhh. Gotcha. Sorry.

JL95839 · May 2011

The few times we got tickets through both !0C and Ticketmaster for the same show the 10C seats were better, or at least closer. Think I'll take my chances with 10C.

zarocat · May 2011

Dirty Frankfurter wrote:

zarocat wrote:

For me, I buy 10 Club tickets regardless of where i'll be sitting which doesn't even cross my mind, because I know where my money is going. I've sat everywhere from front row to the very back. My seat is different every time and that is one of the most important things when seeing this band. (For me because of the people around me)

because you know where your money is going? does the band get more money through presales?

huh ?

rpeads11 · May 2011

I guess the whole "convience" factor doesn't really feel like it because 10C tix seem to sell out so fast. I think a lot of people for the PJ20 shows are a little worried mainly because of the Ed sales, but keep in mind that those venues are 3-5k not 35k+.

If your like me and your number is basically last, then really the only thing that 10C tix give you is an extra chance at tix for high demand shows. Personally I prefer the Phish Tix By Mail, esp if it was done in a fan club setting. Put your tix requests in for a week, and a week later you find out what you got/didn't get. Basically a lotto, which is what 10C and TB seem to be anyways. For lower demand shows(if they exist) it gives us a chance to get in rather easily and better seats than we would usually pull off of TB.

I guess thats all i can think of

cwmeyer · May 2011

I have never bought tickets through the Ten Club as last year I realized I've been listening to them forever, they are my favorite band, so I might as well join Ten Club. I agree that the club gives you two chances at getting tix, which was a big selling point for me to join last year. I also do not mind where I sit, there is no bad seat to a PJ concert. But are the tix any cheaper through the club? And if they are, how much do you think they will be members for the Canadian tour?

SPEEDY MCCREADY · May 2011

cwmeyer wrote:

I have never bought tickets through the Ten Club as last year I realized I've been listening to them forever, they are my favorite band, so I might as well join Ten Club. I agree that the club gives you two chances at getting tix, which was a big selling point for me to join last year. I also do not mind where I sit, there is no bad seat to a PJ concert. But are the tix any cheaper through the club? And if they are, how much do you think they will be members for the Canadian tour?

They will cost anywhere from $80-$100 a ticket for the Canadian shows. But you HAVE to buy them in pairs.
And yes they are a little cheaper, because you are not paying the ticketmaster fees.

aNiMaL · May 2011

As just a general rule, and especially since the 10c only gets a small percentage of the overall venue ,they always have had most of the best/closest seats in the house. Your worst 10C ticket should still be better than most of the TM tickets. Plus, the tickets are why a good percentage of members are members.

I have been a paying members for 17 years now....I good pretty dang good seats.

See you fools in Vancouver!

sling · May 2011

Yeah, I'm debating about trying for 10C vs. TM too... for Calgary & Edmonton. My 10C number sucks hard... & I keep hearing about how the seats aren't always much better. Enter in that they're non-refundable/non-transferable if something comes up & that might tip me over to buying through TM...

cwmeyer · May 2011

I figure why not try for club tix, I like to hear that the seats aren't terrible, even though all I care about is being there. And pairs is fine with me, me and a friend already planned a road trip from NJ to Toronto, which as two shows. The way I look at it, that's two extra chances for tix for either one of the shows.

Thanks for the inputs!

jrnyc · May 2011

Even with a bad number you should get better seats than you will get on TM. Also, with 10c you have the possibility of hitting the lottery. Last year for both MSG shows I had very good seats, even with a 423xxx 10c number.

hailhail8 · May 2011

In the case of PJ20 buying tenclub tickets gets you much more than just the tickets. you get access to tenclub specific areas, you get a poster, and other cool stuff. I always buy tenclub because

a) it's tenclub
b) it's usually much cheaper
c) I know my seats are going to be good

the only worry I have is actually being able to get PJ20 tickets monday. I know for the 4 spectrum shows I was shut out the first 3 nights but had no problem night 4. almost like they opened all tickets to the fanclub. Im hoping for PJ20 that most of the tickets at the venue are for the tenclub, considering Pearl jam is running this festivavl and all.

iamica · May 2011

I like trying for 10c tickets simply so I don't have to pay those ridiculous TM fees. Yes, sometimes through TM you can snag a slightly better seat, but it's not a guarantee. I'd rather take my chances with the 10c presale and get something that I know will be fairly close.

Hugh Freaking Dillon · May 2011

jrnyc wrote:

Even with a bad number you should get better seats than you will get on TM. Also, with 10c you have the possibility of hitting the lottery. Last year for both MSG shows I had very good seats, even with a 423xxx 10c number.

really? so 10C seats are generally close? I guess I just assumed that they'd have a certain amount per section in the venue, just like radio station presales. my number is about the same as yours.

grizaham · May 2011

Nothing better than walking up to Will Call picking up your 10C tickets before a show....

RFTC · May 2011

aNiMaL wrote:

As just a general rule, and especially since the 10c only gets a small percentage of the overall venue ,they always have had most of the best/closest seats in the house. Your worst 10C ticket should still be better than most of the TM tickets. Plus, the tickets are why a good percentage of members are members.

I have been a paying members for 17 years now....I good pretty dang good seats.

See you fools in Vancouver!

ive been pondering the 10c vs TM/broker dilemna and based on some of the posts including above, i will go 10c route on monday, i too am 400xxx and do not hold out a shit ton of hope, sans lotto. there has been some speculation that reserved seats via brokers will be in the $200 range, i think that may be a bit low, thinking more like $250+ as we are only talking about approx 15k over 2 nights, right?

anyone else have insight as to the broker seats will range in the coming months?

Get_Right · May 2011

10c gets good seats. If your above say 300XXX you might be at the middle or back the floor or a few sections back on the lower bowl or an arena, or the back of the reserved seating for an amphitheater. The bigger the city, the farther back you will be via 10c and it will be tough to get any decent seats via TM.

You might be able to get better seats through TM in theory, but when was the last time someone got great seats through TM at a public onsale (not counting the lucky folks that score tix when they drop tix or "day of" box office seats)?

Id say you have a much better chance of getting a ticket that will make you happy if you buy through the 10c. Don't expect to be "close" unless you have a good number.
I agree that sitting with other 10c members adds to the experience in a positive way (most of the time).
And there is always a chance you hit the lotto.

thefin190 · May 2011

I suppose I am going to try the Ten Club tickets, sounds like there is more upside for them than TM, even with a high membership number.

The point of 10C tickets vs Ticketmaster?

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