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Long Red
Long Red NY Posts: 185
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Wild how expensive the tix are for the Ed solo shows. It's almost comical. Who the hell has an extra $500 laying around for a pair of concert tix? My sweet lord.
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  • static111
    static111 Posts: 5,198
    Long Red said:
    Wild how expensive the tix are for the Ed solo shows. It's almost comical. Who the hell has an extra $500 laying around for a pair of concert tix? My sweet lord.
    Its because we have all been so lucky to save money during this financially prosperous pandemic...lol
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  • Long Red
    Long Red NY Posts: 185
    static111 said:
    Long Red said:
    Wild how expensive the tix are for the Ed solo shows. It's almost comical. Who the hell has an extra $500 laying around for a pair of concert tix? My sweet lord.
    Its because we have all been so lucky to save money during this financially prosperous pandemic...lol
    Ah yes, I forgot about all the money our fabulous government had been sending us on a monthly basis. 
  • apirk72
    apirk72 Posts: 506
    edited December 2021
    Maybe this is the cost for being able to have access to almost every album ever for like $10 a month
    Post edited by apirk72 on
  • KP_McMinn
    KP_McMinn West Philadelphia born and raised Posts: 748
    work harder. 
  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,937
    Long Red said:
    static111 said:
    Long Red said:
    Wild how expensive the tix are for the Ed solo shows. It's almost comical. Who the hell has an extra $500 laying around for a pair of concert tix? My sweet lord.
    Its because we have all been so lucky to save money during this financially prosperous pandemic...lol
    Ah yes, I forgot about all the money our fabulous government had been sending us on a monthly basis. 
    I haven't had that, but for me it's been almost 2+ years since I saw the Stones in Seattle.  That's 2 years of not needing money for Gas/Ferries/Hotels/Tickets for travelling to bigger shows in Vancouver or Seattle.   Money I haven't really been spending.

    I guess Covid19 is the tale of two stories.  The people who were fortunate enough to not having their incomes impacted by Covid19, and those who did :(   For me personally, what I used to spend a lot of my disposable income on, hasn't happened in a while.
  • lowbudgetlush
    lowbudgetlush Posts: 612
    I think $250/ticket (includes fees) is a ton of money. I don't care if you have a lot or barely any. I will be curious to see how people can spin this one.
  • DP13
    DP13 Posts: 282
    I think many well intended rockstars grow to despise their fanbase and eventually have no problem attempting to profit off them as much as possible. Ed has definitely entered that era of his career.  
  • KP_McMinn
    KP_McMinn West Philadelphia born and raised Posts: 748
    ya, we wont be paying that kind of money to see a show lol....insane. 
  • Long Red
    Long Red NY Posts: 185
    KP_McMinn said:
    work harder. 
    Dad, I told you not to post here!
  • Long Red
    Long Red NY Posts: 185
    Zod said:
    Long Red said:
    static111 said:
    Long Red said:
    Wild how expensive the tix are for the Ed solo shows. It's almost comical. Who the hell has an extra $500 laying around for a pair of concert tix? My sweet lord.
    Its because we have all been so lucky to save money during this financially prosperous pandemic...lol
    Ah yes, I forgot about all the money our fabulous government had been sending us on a monthly basis. 
    I haven't had that, but for me it's been almost 2+ years since I saw the Stones in Seattle.  That's 2 years of not needing money for Gas/Ferries/Hotels/Tickets for travelling to bigger shows in Vancouver or Seattle.   Money I haven't really been spending.

    I guess Covid19 is the tale of two stories.  The people who were fortunate enough to not having their incomes impacted by Covid19, and those who did :(   For me personally, what I used to spend a lot of my disposable income on, hasn't happened in a while.
    I def have more money in savings now than I did pre-covid, but that doesn't mean $500 for a pair of concert tix is at all fair.
  • mattcoz
    mattcoz Chicago Posts: 2,243
    Seriously, this is crazy expensive. Almost makes me not want to go... almost.
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  • lmckenney24
    lmckenney24 Posts: 2,101
    The cost is certainly high. However, that seems to be the going rate for shows right now. I just bought my wife Morgan Wallen (I had to look him up, country guy) tickets yesterday for her and her friend at $250 a pop for pit. Metallica was $200 here in Atlanta.

    By no means am I comparing either of the two artists listed above to EV, but the cost is going up for everything and venues are likely forcing there hands to make up for two years of lost revenue.
  • KP_McMinn
    KP_McMinn West Philadelphia born and raised Posts: 748
    Long Red said:
    KP_McMinn said:
    work harder. 
    Dad, I told you not to post here!

    lol sorry son, cant let you sound like one of these lefty lunatics under my roof.  Now get to work GDammit! 
  • DP13
    DP13 Posts: 282
    lmckenney24 said:
    The cost is certainly high. However, that seems to be the going rate for shows right now. I just bought my wife Morgan Wallen (I had to look him up, country guy) tickets yesterday for her and her friend at $250 a pop for pit. Metallica was $200 here in Atlanta.

    By no means am I comparing either of the two artists listed above to EV, but the cost is going up for everything and venues are likely forcing there hands to make up for two years of lost revenue.
    Morgan Wallen never (insert decades worth of EV publicly judging other artists for their capitalistic ways, badmouthing corporations, fighting ticket fees, wrote a song about the haves like last week ffs, etc).


  • lmckenney24
    lmckenney24 Posts: 2,101
    DP13 said:
    lmckenney24 said:
    The cost is certainly high. However, that seems to be the going rate for shows right now. I just bought my wife Morgan Wallen (I had to look him up, country guy) tickets yesterday for her and her friend at $250 a pop for pit. Metallica was $200 here in Atlanta.

    By no means am I comparing either of the two artists listed above to EV, but the cost is going up for everything and venues are likely forcing there hands to make up for two years of lost revenue.
    Morgan Wallen never (insert decades worth of EV publicly judging other artists for their capitalistic ways, badmouthing corporations, fighting ticket fees, wrote a song about the haves like last week ffs, etc).


    Very solid point. Can't argue with you there hahaha. 


  • kaw753
    kaw753 Posts: 941
    Maybe they are planning a lot of pyro and lasers?
  • goblues82
    goblues82 Posts: 260
    Good thing they make the tickets non-transferable! We don’t want the scalpers to charge an exhorbent amount… 🤣
  • bbiggs
    bbiggs Posts: 6,965
    Playing The Haves at these shows will be pretty comical.  These prices are nuts, even with the Earthlings in tow.  Sorry, but Ed is not McCartney, The Stones, etc.  Hopefully the rest of the band still has a say on Pearl Jam ticket prices, as they've done a great job keeping them reasonably priced to this point, in my opinion.  Ed solo, on the other hand, seems to be going a different direction.
  • JBob87
    JBob87 Posts: 486
    Hope EV never sings Green Disease again, the hypocrisy is comical 
  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,818
    bbiggs said:
    Playing The Haves at these shows will be pretty comical.  These prices are nuts, even with the Earthlings in tow.  Sorry, but Ed is not McCartney, The Stones, etc.  Hopefully the rest of the band still has a say on Pearl Jam ticket prices, as they've done a great job keeping them reasonably priced to this point, in my opinion.  Ed solo, on the other hand, seems to be going a different direction.
    Exactly... I'm paying $180 to see Tool in February which is a lot I know, but at least I know what I'm getting, and I'm not convinced this isn't their last go around... $200+ for Eddie & the Earthlings supporting an album I haven't heard yet is more than a bit much. 

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