PEARL JAM TO PLAY MADE IN AMERICA FESTIVAL

T-Bone 82 wrote:

Can anybody from TenClub shed some light on this? I know this is a festival and it's not being run by Pearl Jam, but this seems like a really underhanded move on Jay Z and the organizer's part. It appears that they said, "Okay, let's see how demand is for the $99 passes and if they run out quick we'll charge $135 with no further explanation!"

I would bet that I'm one of the biggest capitalists and fiscal conservatives on this board, but even I think that this is a dirty move. Especially with no explanation and no indication that the $135 gets you anything better than the $99.

I would really like an explanation.

http://www.madeinamericafest.com/ticketing.html

Every festival has early bird tickets that are cheaper than the others and go up as time goes on.

A couple examples, it's the exact same thing.

http://www.aclfestival.com/

http://www.lollapalooza.com/

didn't you guys do just a little research on it?:

http://www.madeinamericafest.com/ticketing.html

T-Bone 82 wrote:

Can anybody from TenClub shed some light on this? I know this is a festival and it's not being run by Pearl Jam, but this seems like a really underhanded move on Jay Z and the organizer's part. It appears that they said, "Okay, let's see how demand is for the $99 passes and if they run out quick we'll charge $135 with no further explanation!"

I would bet that I'm one of the biggest capitalists and fiscal conservatives on this board, but even I think that this is a dirty move. Especially with no explanation and no indication that the $135 gets you anything better than the $99.

I would really like an explanation.

The explanation came when the ticket prices were announced. There are a limited number of $99 tix. They want people to buy early. Once the determined # of tix runs out, they raise the price. It's not dirty at all. $135 is still a good price and well worth it.

elwayvedder wrote:

iamloco724 wrote:

same thing with deluna

http://delunafest.com/general-admission

its standard festival practice

it doesn't make it right

no it doesnt make it wrong or right just saying its nothing new been this way for awhile and nothing will change that

I'm waiting until closer to the show when the lineup is announced and then I'm going on StubHub or another secondary site (I'll probably get sensored for this) to buy a single-day pass on the day PJ is playing, if possible. If not, I'll be on the beach enjoying Labor Day Weekend and I'll get over it.

I will, however, hold out hope for a pre-Labor Day PJ show at either Borgata or Revel in Atlantic City. And I will pay top-dollar for either like I did in 2005 at Borgata. That was the coolest venue I've ever seen PJ at since I missed out on all the small venues of the early 90's. I was 15 feet from the stage, standing room only with people going nuts moshing and crowd surfing like it was 1992. That was a fantastic experience.

SVRDhand13 wrote:

elwayvedder wrote:

iamloco724 wrote:

same thing with deluna

http://delunafest.com/general-admission

its standard festival practice

it doesn't make it right

What makes it wrong? The seller determines the price of their product. The buyer decides whether the product is worth the price.

just seems a shady way to start your relationship with the customer. then why not be allowed to scalp tix if the price is not fixed and its supply vs demand etc? I am not saying its apples and apples, but i think the price should be set and fair for everyone especially if you are all sitting with each other.

Suziemay wrote:

T-Bone 82 wrote:

Can anybody from TenClub shed some light on this? I know this is a festival and it's not being run by Pearl Jam, but this seems like a really underhanded move on Jay Z and the organizer's part. It appears that they said, "Okay, let's see how demand is for the $99 passes and if they run out quick we'll charge $135 with no further explanation!"

I would bet that I'm one of the biggest capitalists and fiscal conservatives on this board, but even I think that this is a dirty move. Especially with no explanation and no indication that the $135 gets you anything better than the $99.

I would really like an explanation.

Why do you say it's underhanded? All the announcements have indicated that the $99 for 2-day passes were limited. I suppose you could say "limited" is up for interpretation and it's anyone's guess on how many were designated as $99 and maybe they just jacked it up as they pleased, but that would be pure speculation. Ticket info is laid out here, and yes, prices go up a few times more: http://www.madeinamericafest.com/ticketing.html

All the festivals I've seen so far have had the cheaper tickets if you get them early and when those "run out", the prices go up. This does go up a few steps which seems like overkill to me, but to be fair, the final price of $175 for a 2-day festival seems standard.

All I ever heard advertised anywhere was the $99. I guess I could have done more research, but I think the price points should have been clearly explained on the Ticketmaster website where the purchase was being made.

Well, I take back the "dirty" comment if it actually was explained somewhere. I think they did a bad job of making that clear and it seems like the announcement of all the other price points were kind of last minute.

I don't hit up a lot of festivals, so I guess I didn't understand that this is the norm.

The tickets are $150 now...

T-Bone 82 wrote:

Suziemay wrote:

T-Bone 82 wrote:

Can anybody from TenClub shed some light on this? I know this is a festival and it's not being run by Pearl Jam, but this seems like a really underhanded move on Jay Z and the organizer's part. It appears that they said, "Okay, let's see how demand is for the $99 passes and if they run out quick we'll charge $135 with no further explanation!"

I would bet that I'm one of the biggest capitalists and fiscal conservatives on this board, but even I think that this is a dirty move. Especially with no explanation and no indication that the $135 gets you anything better than the $99.

I would really like an explanation.

Why do you say it's underhanded? All the announcements have indicated that the $99 for 2-day passes were limited. I suppose you could say "limited" is up for interpretation and it's anyone's guess on how many were designated as $99 and maybe they just jacked it up as they pleased, but that would be pure speculation. Ticket info is laid out here, and yes, prices go up a few times more: http://www.madeinamericafest.com/ticketing.html

All the festivals I've seen so far have had the cheaper tickets if you get them early and when those "run out", the prices go up. This does go up a few steps which seems like overkill to me, but to be fair, the final price of $175 for a 2-day festival seems standard.

All I ever heard advertised anywhere was the $99. I guess I could have done more research, but I think the price points should have been clearly explained on the Ticketmaster website where the purchase was being made.

Well, I take back the "dirty" comment if it actually was explained somewhere. I think they did a bad job of making that clear and it seems like the announcement of all the other price points were kind of last minute.

I don't hit up a lot of festivals, so I guess I didn't understand that this is the norm.

I always go to the source for that reason. In this case, I see the source as the Made In America web page/facebook page, TM is just the vehicle to purchase tickets. I don't think people intentionally deceive, but I do agree TM should have posted more info.