Pearl Jam Announces Summer 2014 European Tour

superiwan wrote:

What do people think are the odds that the general release tickets are going to cost less? Wary of 10C after the whole Lightning Bolt Vinyl debacle all it seems to offer is a premium to buy through 10C knowing hardcore fans will pay whatever's asked. Or, am I being enormously cynical?

Ticketmaster is listing the Leeds UK show as £61.75 (£55.00 Ticket + £6.75 Fees). That is £123.50 for a pair plus £5.50 postage on top.

Ten Club will cost $211 which is approximately £129.50 inclusive (collect at venue).

So same price....give or take slight exchange rate fluctuation.

OffRamp wrote:

rangers72 wrote:

see i would disagree bands like the foo fighters regulary play in scotland (even the boss has played here twice in the last 3 years)so i really cant see that as an excuse.i mean theres nothing stopping them playing the hydro this tour?mabye im just frustrated that they havent played here in 14 years(at least i was there!)

I would agree that The Hydro should be considered. It was built to alleviate availability issues in the SECC. Will reserve judgement until all dates announced - fingers crossed!

YES!!! :thumbup: :thumbup:

superiwan wrote:

What do people think are the odds that the general release tickets are going to cost less? Wary of 10C after the whole Lightning Bolt Vinyl debacle all it seems to offer is a premium to buy through 10C knowing hardcore fans will pay whatever's asked. Or, am I being enormously cynical?

if you check the price on tickemaster, once you add the booking fees and postage, 10c might for once be a tiny bit cheaper
Few quids only though, and considering the price hike , nothing to brag about!! :evil: .. (Leeds is $50 more for the pair than Manchester was 2 years ago.. that's almost a 25% hike!.. most people wages have not moved since then! Amsterdam is about the same as last time but Berlin is also hiked up).

I'm skipping Milton Keynes because there's no way I'm paying that, for a Stadium at that! plus accommodation as you can't get back to London after the show if you don't have a car!.. Neil Young at Hyde Park the next day is £5 cheaper (and I can sleep in my own bed).. I'll go there instead or I'll spend the £75 paying in full a return flight to Amsterdam or Berlin.

Seriously, in the UK those prices are only seen for bands like The Who, Neil Young, Rolling Stones and that generation of performers (who have many fans in their 50s+, with money!). I've never seen any rock band charging that much in PJ generation.
Eg: O2 Arena prices: Status Quo £42.50, Nine Inch Nails: £44.50, Leeds: Manic Street Preachers: £34.95.

If I wasn't travelling more to see my friends than the band I'd tell them to stuff it altogether (which I'm pretty sure my best friend whose a 10c member since 92 is going to do this time).

Is Dimitris going?

veredcn wrote:

oh hello guys ! :-)

first appearance for me here

Soooo happy to hear about the European tour, can't wait !!!

Though I'm from Israel which is not on the list, we are so waiting for you to come here - check it out if you hadn't get the chance to see it by now: https://www.facebook.com/Bring.Pearl.Jam.To.Israel - biggest fan page ever! )

Anyways, a question to the experienced seniors here:

1. I choose 2 different shows - GA.

From your experience what are the chances to be drawn for 2 different concerts? (20%?50%?80%?)

2. Do you know if this tour is final or PJ usually tend to add more concerts later on?

Thanks and have a great day :-)

V.

there's never been lottery for Europe so who knows! It depends how many tickets they've got available and what shows you go for.

there was a lottery of sort for 2 added shows last time but because they were added a week later, people had already made travel plans and there were probably not as much in demand so afaik everyone got them... the ONLY time I ever got anything at lotteries... I ALWAYS get tickets with normal sales (including last time when there was the shamble), never with lotteries.. don't expect it to be any different this time :( (but then that's probably just my bad luck.. I'd rather rely on tenacity than luck though).

there certainly will be more shows (2nd Amsterdam, 2nd Leeds, or maybe Scotland or Ireland, something maybe between Italy and Vienna or Oslo and Poland..). They normally play 2 days, off 1, unless travelling distances require more, which in several places in the current gaps it doesn't. You got to pay people/equipment on tour even on days off so they fill up the schedule!

veredcn wrote:

and another question please help me understand:

Berlin is GA only. What does it mean? if i get drawn for this show i will stand with all the general public?so whats the difference for ten club members?

thanks.

Vered

Early entry, that's it.
In Europe 10c GA is never separated from regular GA, you just get in earlier then the regular GAs are free to come clubbing you out

ohhhhhhhhh...PJ in Italy........oh how I wish! a bottle of wine and my Immagine in Cornice DVD will probably be the closest I get.

nigel wrote:

FenwayFaithful wrote:

I'm strongly considering going to the UK for Leeds and Milton Keynes. Making a week out of it. How difficult would it be to stay in London for the week and trek to the north country for the shows? I'm probably 80% sure I'm gonna make it happen.

Both should be pretty easy to get to from London. Leeds is much further north - but you can get a direct train from London in less than 2 and a half hours. You might want to think about staying in Leeds after the show though?

Fast trains from London to MK only take half an hour, so you could go up and back in the day. Not sure what links from Bowl to train station are like but would imagine they have something sorted (dedicated buses or something).

Hope that helps!

Excellent. Thank you nigel. Yeah, it probably makes sense to stay overnight in Leeds. I'm sure there will be many Londoners traveling the rails to and from the shows, so I'm not too concerned. Do trains run 24/7? What time do the trains within the UK stop each night?

Pegasus thanks so much for your response

early entry for GA thats alot isnt it? if i just want to be close to the stage and u get to stand close to stage by early entry, thats really something isnt it?

No PORTUGAL :fp: WHY???????????????? :-o