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derbydave · February 2018

PJ_Soul said:

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Lerxst1992 said:

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Lerxst1992 said:

Wow, lots of talk about higher prices. Compared to other bands, they are the cheapest ticket for a major act.

Now, to charge the same price for front of house and nose bleeds? There's something worth mentioning.

I'm not even complaining, but I have to disagree. These aren't cheap for a major act. I've seen many major acts recently for way less than that.

Comparable bands that have been around nearly 30 years that easily sell out charge $200-$1000 for front of house tickets.

Some. But others that are just as comparable have $80 GA tickets (U2 for example), so I don't think that the whole "but so-and-so overcharges too" excuse is a very good one personally, lol. Two wrongs don't make a right!

We Must live in different cities.

U2 msg was $330+SC each for upper deck later this year on TM. I wish I was joking.

Crazy. I was about 7 feet from the stage for the Joshua Tree tour last year and my tickets were about $76 CAD each, plus fees (still under $100 CAD).

I paid $35 for tickets in the upper level for the U2-Joshua Tree show in Cleveland last year and really enjoyed it.
We had a perfect view of the "satellite" stage they opened the show on...
and LOVED being able to see the whole screen behind the band for the main stage portion of the show!!

JH6056 · February 2018

derbydave said:

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PJ_Soul said:

Lerxst1992 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Lerxst1992 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Lerxst1992 said:

Wow, lots of talk about higher prices. Compared to other bands, they are the cheapest ticket for a major act.

Now, to charge the same price for front of house and nose bleeds? There's something worth mentioning.

I'm not even complaining, but I have to disagree. These aren't cheap for a major act. I've seen many major acts recently for way less than that.

Comparable bands that have been around nearly 30 years that easily sell out charge $200-$1000 for front of house tickets.

Some. But others that are just as comparable have $80 GA tickets (U2 for example), so I don't think that the whole "but so-and-so overcharges too" excuse is a very good one personally, lol. Two wrongs don't make a right!

We Must live in different cities.

U2 msg was $330+SC each for upper deck later this year on TM. I wish I was joking.

Crazy. I was about 7 feet from the stage for the Joshua Tree tour last year and my tickets were about $76 CAD each, plus fees (still under $100 CAD).

I paid $35 for tickets in the upper level for the U2-Joshua Tree show in Cleveland last year and really enjoyed it.
We had a perfect view of the "satellite" stage they opened the show on...
and LOVED being able to see the whole screen behind the band for the main stage portion of the show!!

Yeah, I'm guessing something was just wonky with Lerxst1992's show. I'm thinking they didn't see the original prices or something? And yes, FLOOR at the Stadium Joshua Tree show I saw were $80. If you waited long enough, you literally had the best seats for under $100.

lolobugg · February 2018

derbydave said:

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PJ_Soul said:

Lerxst1992 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Lerxst1992 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Lerxst1992 said:

Wow, lots of talk about higher prices. Compared to other bands, they are the cheapest ticket for a major act.

Now, to charge the same price for front of house and nose bleeds? There's something worth mentioning.

I'm not even complaining, but I have to disagree. These aren't cheap for a major act. I've seen many major acts recently for way less than that.

Comparable bands that have been around nearly 30 years that easily sell out charge $200-$1000 for front of house tickets.

Some. But others that are just as comparable have $80 GA tickets (U2 for example), so I don't think that the whole "but so-and-so overcharges too" excuse is a very good one personally, lol. Two wrongs don't make a right!

We Must live in different cities.

U2 msg was $330+SC each for upper deck later this year on TM. I wish I was joking.

Crazy. I was about 7 feet from the stage for the Joshua Tree tour last year and my tickets were about $76 CAD each, plus fees (still under $100 CAD).

I paid $35 for tickets in the upper level for the U2-Joshua Tree show in Cleveland last year and really enjoyed it.
We had a perfect view of the "satellite" stage they opened the show on...
and LOVED being able to see the whole screen behind the band for the main stage portion of the show!!

Dave,

PJ trying to put me in debtors prison here....

derbydave · February 2018

lolobugg said:

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derbydave said:

PJ_Soul said:

Lerxst1992 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Lerxst1992 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Lerxst1992 said:

Wow, lots of talk about higher prices. Compared to other bands, they are the cheapest ticket for a major act.

Now, to charge the same price for front of house and nose bleeds? There's something worth mentioning.

I'm not even complaining, but I have to disagree. These aren't cheap for a major act. I've seen many major acts recently for way less than that.

Comparable bands that have been around nearly 30 years that easily sell out charge $200-$1000 for front of house tickets.

Some. But others that are just as comparable have $80 GA tickets (U2 for example), so I don't think that the whole "but so-and-so overcharges too" excuse is a very good one personally, lol. Two wrongs don't make a right!

We Must live in different cities.

U2 msg was $330+SC each for upper deck later this year on TM. I wish I was joking.

Crazy. I was about 7 feet from the stage for the Joshua Tree tour last year and my tickets were about $76 CAD each, plus fees (still under $100 CAD).

I paid $35 for tickets in the upper level for the U2-Joshua Tree show in Cleveland last year and really enjoyed it.
We had a perfect view of the "satellite" stage they opened the show on...
and LOVED being able to see the whole screen behind the band for the main stage portion of the show!!

Dave,
PJ trying to put me in debtors prison here....

We already have tickets for the 2 London shows...
and hoping to score for both Seattle shows, Missoula & Wrigley 1.
I guess the lack of shows last year really helped me replenish the old tour fund!!!

lolobugg · February 2018

derbydave said:

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lolobugg said:

derbydave said:

PJ_Soul said:

Lerxst1992 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Lerxst1992 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Lerxst1992 said:

Wow, lots of talk about higher prices. Compared to other bands, they are the cheapest ticket for a major act.

Now, to charge the same price for front of house and nose bleeds? There's something worth mentioning.

I'm not even complaining, but I have to disagree. These aren't cheap for a major act. I've seen many major acts recently for way less than that.

Comparable bands that have been around nearly 30 years that easily sell out charge $200-$1000 for front of house tickets.

Some. But others that are just as comparable have $80 GA tickets (U2 for example), so I don't think that the whole "but so-and-so overcharges too" excuse is a very good one personally, lol. Two wrongs don't make a right!

We Must live in different cities.

U2 msg was $330+SC each for upper deck later this year on TM. I wish I was joking.

Crazy. I was about 7 feet from the stage for the Joshua Tree tour last year and my tickets were about $76 CAD each, plus fees (still under $100 CAD).

I paid $35 for tickets in the upper level for the U2-Joshua Tree show in Cleveland last year and really enjoyed it.
We had a perfect view of the "satellite" stage they opened the show on...
and LOVED being able to see the whole screen behind the band for the main stage portion of the show!!

Dave,
PJ trying to put me in debtors prison here....

We already have tickets for the 2 London shows...
and hoping to score for both Seattle shows, Missoula & Wrigley 1.
I guess the lack of shows last year really helped me replenish the old tour fund!!!

that's a great way of looking at it!

so you are thinking about doing Wrigley after all?

derbydave · February 2018

lolobugg said:

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derbydave said:

lolobugg said:

derbydave said:

PJ_Soul said:

Lerxst1992 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Lerxst1992 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Lerxst1992 said:

Wow, lots of talk about higher prices. Compared to other bands, they are the cheapest ticket for a major act.

Now, to charge the same price for front of house and nose bleeds? There's something worth mentioning.

I'm not even complaining, but I have to disagree. These aren't cheap for a major act. I've seen many major acts recently for way less than that.

Comparable bands that have been around nearly 30 years that easily sell out charge $200-$1000 for front of house tickets.

Some. But others that are just as comparable have $80 GA tickets (U2 for example), so I don't think that the whole "but so-and-so overcharges too" excuse is a very good one personally, lol. Two wrongs don't make a right!

We Must live in different cities.

U2 msg was $330+SC each for upper deck later this year on TM. I wish I was joking.

Crazy. I was about 7 feet from the stage for the Joshua Tree tour last year and my tickets were about $76 CAD each, plus fees (still under $100 CAD).

I paid $35 for tickets in the upper level for the U2-Joshua Tree show in Cleveland last year and really enjoyed it.
We had a perfect view of the "satellite" stage they opened the show on...
and LOVED being able to see the whole screen behind the band for the main stage portion of the show!!

Dave,
PJ trying to put me in debtors prison here....

We already have tickets for the 2 London shows...
and hoping to score for both Seattle shows, Missoula & Wrigley 1.
I guess the lack of shows last year really helped me replenish the old tour fund!!!

that's a great way of looking at it!
so you are thinking about doing Wrigley after all?

LeeAnn talked me in to doing Wrigley 1.
After running thru all of the expenses for this trip,
we decided it would be easier & much more affordable to rent a car here in Columbus and drive out to Seattle.
We did all the calculations...

It was going to cost us around $600 each to fly out to Seattle,
$1000 to rent a round trip car for the time we would need it to do the Seattle & Missoula shows...
or $2000 if we did a one-way rental car and flew home from Missoula.
That was actually a good option for flights, but the 2K rental car situation put a big NO on that.
I can get a round trip rental car here in Columbus for the 18 days we'll need it for a little over $500...
and that allows us to pick up the Wrigley show.
We're gonna spend a whole week in Seattle,
and then stopping to visit all the tourist attractions on the drive back to Chicago.
LeeAnn has never been west of the Mississippi River and she's looking forward to the roadtrip.

Lerxst1992 · February 2018

JH6056 said:

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derbydave said:

PJ_Soul said:

Lerxst1992 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Lerxst1992 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Lerxst1992 said:

Wow, lots of talk about higher prices. Compared to other bands, they are the cheapest ticket for a major act.

Now, to charge the same price for front of house and nose bleeds? There's something worth mentioning.

I'm not even complaining, but I have to disagree. These aren't cheap for a major act. I've seen many major acts recently for way less than that.

Comparable bands that have been around nearly 30 years that easily sell out charge $200-$1000 for front of house tickets.

Some. But others that are just as comparable have $80 GA tickets (U2 for example), so I don't think that the whole "but so-and-so overcharges too" excuse is a very good one personally, lol. Two wrongs don't make a right!

We Must live in different cities.

U2 msg was $330+SC each for upper deck later this year on TM. I wish I was joking.

Crazy. I was about 7 feet from the stage for the Joshua Tree tour last year and my tickets were about $76 CAD each, plus fees (still under $100 CAD).

I paid $35 for tickets in the upper level for the U2-Joshua Tree show in Cleveland last year and really enjoyed it.
We had a perfect view of the "satellite" stage they opened the show on...
and LOVED being able to see the whole screen behind the band for the main stage portion of the show!!

Yeah, I'm guessing something was just wonky with Lerxst1992's show. I'm thinking they didn't see the original prices or something? And yes, FLOOR at the Stadium Joshua Tree show I saw were $80. If you waited long enough, you literally had the best seats for under $100.

It's public info, plenty available for this summer's msg shows. Filter out resale to get true face value. When these shows first went onsale prices were insane. Still very expensive prime tickets compared to PJ.

https://www1.ticketmaster.com/u2-experience-innocence-tour-2018-new-york-new-york-07-01-2018/event/3B00542CF1653720

Tons of standard admission 200 level for $331+ sc

Poncier · February 2018

JH6056 said:

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Poncier said:

JH6056 said:

Lerxst1992 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Lerxst1992 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Lerxst1992 said:

Wow, lots of talk about higher prices. Compared to other bands, they are the cheapest ticket for a major act.

Now, to charge the same price for front of house and nose bleeds? There's something worth mentioning.

I'm not even complaining, but I have to disagree. These aren't cheap for a major act. I've seen many major acts recently for way less than that.

Comparable bands that have been around nearly 30 years that easily sell out charge $200-$1000 for front of house tickets.

Some. But others that are just as comparable have $80 GA tickets (U2 for example), so I don't think that the whole "but so-and-so overcharges too" excuse is a very good one personally, lol. Two wrongs don't make a right!

We Must live in different cities.

U2 msg was $330+SC each for upper deck later this year on TM. I wish I was joking.

Every U2 show I know of had cheaper upper upper seats when they went onsale. Ticketmaster now RE-sells a lot of seats so it looks like they are being sold the first time on the venue site but they're re-sells, so maybe that's what you were looking at, but I don't know of any U2 shows that went onsale and had the cheapest tix of the original sale be much over $100.00.

No, for this tour, some of the balconies in the middle of the arena have a face value of $325.00 ($330 at MSG due to a $5.00 facility fee), the seats that would have a straight on view of the giant screen. Basically all the "sideline" sections, the lower rows.

I'm not talking about all the seats or specific seats - the point I was making was that I don't know a show where the cheapest ticket was $325. What city & venue are you talking about, and are you saying there were no tickets sold for cheaper than $325?

No there are cheaper seats, but the point is that face value of some balcony seats for this year's U2 shows is $325.00 also the majority of lowers are that price, and the Ticketmaster fees on top of that were $52.50 a ticket making it almost a $400 ticket, in the balcony in some cases.

Not resale. Actual face value, blue dots on the map.

Check out the map

https://www1.ticketmaster.com/u2-experience-innocence-tour-2018-new-york-new-york-06-26-2018/event/3B00535EF2414332?artistid=736365&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1&tm_link=search_msg-0_3B00535EF2414332

Look at for example section 211, check out the blue dots, they are $331.00 plus fees, and the group of 8 together in row 3 is "limited view" for that price (shockingly they haven't sold)

Lerxst1992 · February 2018

Poncier said:

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JH6056 said:

Poncier said:

JH6056 said:

Lerxst1992 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Lerxst1992 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Lerxst1992 said:

Wow, lots of talk about higher prices. Compared to other bands, they are the cheapest ticket for a major act.

Now, to charge the same price for front of house and nose bleeds? There's something worth mentioning.

I'm not even complaining, but I have to disagree. These aren't cheap for a major act. I've seen many major acts recently for way less than that.

Comparable bands that have been around nearly 30 years that easily sell out charge $200-$1000 for front of house tickets.

Some. But others that are just as comparable have $80 GA tickets (U2 for example), so I don't think that the whole "but so-and-so overcharges too" excuse is a very good one personally, lol. Two wrongs don't make a right!

We Must live in different cities.

U2 msg was $330+SC each for upper deck later this year on TM. I wish I was joking.

Every U2 show I know of had cheaper upper upper seats when they went onsale. Ticketmaster now RE-sells a lot of seats so it looks like they are being sold the first time on the venue site but they're re-sells, so maybe that's what you were looking at, but I don't know of any U2 shows that went onsale and had the cheapest tix of the original sale be much over $100.00.

No, for this tour, some of the balconies in the middle of the arena have a face value of $325.00 ($330 at MSG due to a $5.00 facility fee), the seats that would have a straight on view of the giant screen. Basically all the "sideline" sections, the lower rows.

I'm not talking about all the seats or specific seats - the point I was making was that I don't know a show where the cheapest ticket was $325. What city & venue are you talking about, and are you saying there were no tickets sold for cheaper than $325?

No there are cheaper seats, but the point is that face value of some balcony seats for this year's U2 shows is $325.00 also the majority of lowers are that price, and the Ticketmaster fees on top of that were $52.50 a ticket making it almost a $400 ticket, in the balcony in some cases.
Not resale. Actual face value, blue dots on the map.
Check out the map
https://www1.ticketmaster.com/u2-experience-innocence-tour-2018-new-york-new-york-06-26-2018/event/3B00535EF2414332?artistid=736365&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1&tm_link=search_msg-0_3B00535EF2414332

Look at for example section 211, check out the blue dots, they are $331.00 plus fees, and the group of 8 together in row 3 is "limited view" for that price (shockingly they haven't sold)

I've been trying to say other prime artists charge much more for prime seats in my little city. Been getting some pushback. But it's there, go to TM, see U2 at msg this summer for $350 face for upper level seats.

What I don't get about PJ is they price every ticket the same, but treat the value very differently. In other words if you weren't here in 1999, you ain't getting a good seat, ever. Yet they all cost the same

Are they all worth the same, or are the good seats so valuable, only a select few can ever get access? I'm confused.

Lerxst1992 · February 2018

mcgruff10 said:

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PJ_Soul said:

Lerxst1992 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Lerxst1992 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Lerxst1992 said:

Wow, lots of talk about higher prices. Compared to other bands, they are the cheapest ticket for a major act.

Now, to charge the same price for front of house and nose bleeds? There's something worth mentioning.

I'm not even complaining, but I have to disagree. These aren't cheap for a major act. I've seen many major acts recently for way less than that.

Comparable bands that have been around nearly 30 years that easily sell out charge $200-$1000 for front of house tickets.

Some. But others that are just as comparable have $80 GA tickets (U2 for example), so I don't think that the whole "but so-and-so overcharges too" excuse is a very good one personally, lol. Two wrongs don't make a right!

We Must live in different cities.

U2 msg was $330+SC each for upper deck later this year on TM. I wish I was joking.

Crazy. I was about 7 feet from the stage for the Joshua Tree tour last year and my tickets were about $76 CAD each, plus fees (still under $100 CAD).

same here at giants stadium. this year I have ga again for the same exact price in an arena right outside of nyc.

Such a stadium with that name no longer exists. It's 51% puke green now. Cuz. Field color.

Zod · February 2018

U2 does it weird. They always do their floor GA, and sell the GA tickets at a reasonable price. Then they charge a fortune for seated seats. The trick to U2 was always to buy a fan membership and use it to buy GA tickets.

I agree that PJ tickets aren't really out of line. Ticket prices really started to spike up again the last few years. Metallica tickets over $200 (for good tickets), GNR was $250 for good tickets etc...

Foo Fighters are cheaper though. $243 Canadian for a pair of tickets, and they sent me presale access for free

josevolution · February 2018

What will happen if you accidentally drop you phone day of show or lose it , what would happen then how can 10C help on the day of ?

Jvfireman416 · February 2018

josevolution said:

What will happen if you accidentally drop you phone day of show or lose it , what would happen then how can 10C help on the day of ?

Better go get a new phone lol... A lot of ifs in that story though. Lose you phone often?

Jvfireman416 · February 2018

Ticket prices have risen over the last few years to make up for the fact that artists cannot sell albums any more since people generally get all music for free on the line

Lerxst1992 · February 2018

Jvfireman416 said:

Ticket prices have risen over the last few years to make up for the fact that artists cannot sell albums any more since people generally get all music for free on the line

Bingo. I agree. But I chose to pay for every digital album. Old school.

PJs model is a little different. Due to their membership revenue, they have somewhat insulated themselves from this market reality.

By charging significantly less for prime seats, they have developed an enormously loyal fanbase. That will ride it out with them til the end.

Definitely smart business moves, but really chucks that most fans are iced out of the best seats forever.

SVRDhand13 · February 2018

Day 2 and it's really looking like they have more tix than usual (all reserved odds still at 99%)

PJNB · February 2018

SVRDhand13 said:

Day 2 and it's really looking like they have more tix than usual (all reserved odds still at 99%)

If Fenway holds @ 99% everyone gets in and that is great but where are they going to stick me? Also if it drops how am I going to juggle that with Wrigley. Come on Monday!

SVRDhand13 · February 2018

PJNB said:

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SVRDhand13 said:

Day 2 and it's really looking like they have more tix than usual (all reserved odds still at 99%)

If Fenway holds @ 99% everyone gets in and that is great but where are they going to stick me? Also if it drops how am I going to juggle that with Wrigley. Come on Monday!

Good point- I've already accepted that my seats will suck. But I've been within the top ten rows of the stage 5 times and top twenty rows another 5 times so I can't complain.

lolobugg · February 2018

derbydave said:

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lolobugg said:

derbydave said:

lolobugg said:

derbydave said:

PJ_Soul said:

Lerxst1992 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Lerxst1992 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Lerxst1992 said:

Wow, lots of talk about higher prices. Compared to other bands, they are the cheapest ticket for a major act.

Now, to charge the same price for front of house and nose bleeds? There's something worth mentioning.

I'm not even complaining, but I have to disagree. These aren't cheap for a major act. I've seen many major acts recently for way less than that.

Comparable bands that have been around nearly 30 years that easily sell out charge $200-$1000 for front of house tickets.

Some. But others that are just as comparable have $80 GA tickets (U2 for example), so I don't think that the whole "but so-and-so overcharges too" excuse is a very good one personally, lol. Two wrongs don't make a right!

We Must live in different cities.

U2 msg was $330+SC each for upper deck later this year on TM. I wish I was joking.

Crazy. I was about 7 feet from the stage for the Joshua Tree tour last year and my tickets were about $76 CAD each, plus fees (still under $100 CAD).

I paid $35 for tickets in the upper level for the U2-Joshua Tree show in Cleveland last year and really enjoyed it.
We had a perfect view of the "satellite" stage they opened the show on...
and LOVED being able to see the whole screen behind the band for the main stage portion of the show!!

Dave,
PJ trying to put me in debtors prison here....

We already have tickets for the 2 London shows...
and hoping to score for both Seattle shows, Missoula & Wrigley 1.
I guess the lack of shows last year really helped me replenish the old tour fund!!!

that's a great way of looking at it!
so you are thinking about doing Wrigley after all?

LeeAnn talked me in to doing Wrigley 1.
After running thru all of the expenses for this trip,
we decided it would be easier & much more affordable to rent a car here in Columbus and drive out to Seattle.
We did all the calculations...
It was going to cost us around $600 each to fly out to Seattle,
$1000 to rent a round trip car for the time we would need it to do the Seattle & Missoula shows...
or $2000 if we did a one-way rental car and flew home from Missoula.
That was actually a good option for flights, but the 2K rental car situation put a big NO on that.
I can get a round trip rental car here in Columbus for the 18 days we'll need it for a little over $500...
and that allows us to pick up the Wrigley show.
We're gonna spend a whole week in Seattle,
and then stopping to visit all the tourist attractions on the drive back to Chicago.
LeeAnn has never been west of the Mississippi River and she's looking forward to the roadtrip.

glad to hear it, man.

I believe that we are road-tripping it to Chicago to cut costs.

still thinking about flying to Boston too.

mcgruff10 · February 2018

PJNB said:

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SVRDhand13 said:

Day 2 and it's really looking like they have more tix than usual (all reserved odds still at 99%)

If Fenway holds @ 99% everyone gets in and that is great but where are they going to stick me? Also if it drops how am I going to juggle that with Wrigley. Come on Monday!

can you please explain to me this odds thing?

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