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  • Go Animal
    Go Animal Posts: 7,351
    tdawe said:
    The last few days of “these tickets are too expensive” posts have been fun, but now we’ve only got a couple of hours before the “shit I forgot to enter the lottery” posts start, followed by “gutted I lost the lottery”, “shit I didn’t realize I had to register for Verified Fan” and finally “ISO” posts. 
    Shit, I forgot to enter the lottery =)
    PJ - 09/23/98: West Palm Beach II, 08/12/00: Tampa, 04/12/03: Orlando, 04/13/03: Tampa, 06/12/08: Tampa, 06/27/08: Hartford, 09/22/09: Seattle II, 04/11/16: Tampa, 05/01 & 05/02/16: MSG I & II, 09/18/21: Sea Hear Now, 10/01 & 10/02/21: Ohana Encore I & II, 05/06 & 05/07/22: Los Angeles (Inglewood) I & II, 09/11/22: MSG, 09/16/22: Nashville, 09/02/23: St. Paul II, 09/07/23: Chicago II, 09/18 & 09/19/23: Austin I & II, 05/16 & 05/18/24: Las Vegas I & II, 08/29 & 08/31/24: Wrigley Field I & II, 09/03 & 09/04/24: MSG I & II, 09/27 & 09/29/24: Ohana Festival I & II

    EV - 08/04 & 08/05/08: (Eddie solo, w/Liam Finn) NYC I & II, 11/27 & 11/28/12: (Eddie solo, w/Glen Hansard) Orlando I & II, 02/09 & 02/10/22: (Eddie & the Earthlings) Chicago I & II, 09/30/23: (Eddie & the Earthlings) Ohana Festival

    Song Wishlist: Alone, Let Me Sleep, Brother, full W.M.A., Hold On, Bugs/all of Vitalogy, Mankind, Around The Bend (full band), The Long Road, Don't Gimme No Lip, Pilate, Push Me Pull Me, All Those Yesterdays, Rival, Parting Ways, Ghost, Bu$hleaguer, WWS, Parachutes, Army Reserve, low octave Driftin', Strangest Tribe, Other Side, Undone, Fatal, Hitchhiker, Education, Black Red Yellow, Of the Earth, Love Reign O'er Me, Gonna See My Friend, Santa Cruz, Infallible, Yellow Moon, Alright, Comes Then Goes, and the Mamasan Trilogy.

    Wanted Posters: WPB '98, Tampa/WPB '00, Tampa '03, EV Batmobile '08        ISO: any picks, or setlists from any of my shows!
  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,410
    tdawe said:
    The last few days of “these tickets are too expensive” posts have been fun, but now we’ve only got a couple of hours before the “shit I forgot to enter the lottery” posts start, followed by “gutted I lost the lottery”, “shit I didn’t realize I had to register for Verified Fan” and finally “ISO” posts. 
    The complaints about not getting tickets will far outnumber the ticket price complaints.
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,630
    You guys are also forgetting the Flag Day sings Ed and Glen wrote that they'll probably be singing together either during Glen's set or the main set
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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,630
    edited December 2021
    How do we know it's not Chad that charges a lot for his services?
    Post edited by igotid88 on
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  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,896
    Bentleyspop said:
    tdawe said:
    The last few days of “these tickets are too expensive” posts have been fun, but now we’ve only got a couple of hours before the “shit I forgot to enter the lottery” posts start, followed by “gutted I lost the lottery”, “shit I didn’t realize I had to register for Verified Fan” and finally “ISO” posts. 
    The complaints about not getting tickets will far outnumber the ticket price complaints.

    Definitely.  Prices aside, I think the venues aren't near big enough for the demand.   Most of as are going to miss out and it'll be super tough getting tickets.

    Then F2F will drive us nuts trying to refresh to get tickets to shows that have 1/10th the tickets of stadium shows.
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,120
    tdawe said:
    The last few days of “these tickets are too expensive” posts have been fun, but now we’ve only got a couple of hours before the “shit I forgot to enter the lottery” posts start, followed by “gutted I lost the lottery”, “shit I didn’t realize I had to register for Verified Fan” and finally “ISO” posts. 


    And the "how is it possible that there are third rows seats available for $800 when I got shut out. How do I contact the 10C about this?"
  • RS65573
    RS65573 Posts: 2,499
    static111 said:
    The only way I’m gonna feel bad for missing these shows is if he finally plays Believe You Me
    I could not agree more. Id pay $250 for building on fire or im one.
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,885
    igotid88 said:
    How do we know it's not Chad that charges a lot for his services?
    That would also explain the absurd RHCP tix prices next summer.


    This weekend we rock Portland
  • JeBurkhardt
    JeBurkhardt Posts: 5,321
    Bentleyspop said:
    tdawe said:
    The last few days of “these tickets are too expensive” posts have been fun, but now we’ve only got a couple of hours before the “shit I forgot to enter the lottery” posts start, followed by “gutted I lost the lottery”, “shit I didn’t realize I had to register for Verified Fan” and finally “ISO” posts. 
    The complaints about not getting tickets will far outnumber the ticket price complaints.
    Hopefully the people who get shut out can get them on the verified sale or the general sale. The prices will most likely be cheaper, the complaints about the prices will probably still continue. 
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,630
    So are 3000 seat theater. Would you say 300 will be 10c? I know it's not 10% like before. But I know 10c has been able to secure more seats for fans in the past.
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  • tdawe
    tdawe Posts: 2,091
    edited December 2021
    JeBurkhardt said:
    Bentleyspop said:
    tdawe said:
    The last few days of “these tickets are too expensive” posts have been fun, but now we’ve only got a couple of hours before the “shit I forgot to enter the lottery” posts start, followed by “gutted I lost the lottery”, “shit I didn’t realize I had to register for Verified Fan” and finally “ISO” posts. 
    The complaints about not getting tickets will far outnumber the ticket price complaints.
    Hopefully the people who get shut out can get them on the verified sale or the general sale. The prices will most likely be cheaper, the complaints about the prices will probably still continue. 
    There will be cheaper tickets available, but there’s a good chance that tickets will be tough overall so choices might be limited, and things will be moving fast. At least for the lottery we had a few days to think about it; in the on-sale you might have TM show you a pair for $300 each and have to make a quick call. 
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  • ST66483
    ST66483 Posts: 887
    Straying from thread integrity but the LEGO Home Alone set is a great build/set if you can find one.  
  • on2legs
    on2legs Posts: 15,956
    ST66483 said:
    Straying from thread integrity but the LEGO Home Alone set is a great build/set if you can find one.  
    It’s not a coincidence that the Home Alone set and one ticket to see EV with fees is about the same price.  😉
    1996: Randall's Island 2  1998: East Rutherford | MSG 1 & 2  2000: Cincinnati | Columbus | Jones Beach 1, 2, & 3 | Boston 1 | Camden 1 & 2 2003: Philadelphia | Uniondale | MSG 1 & 2 | Holmdel  2005: Atlantic City 1  2006: Camden 1 | East Rutherford 1 & 2 2008: Camden 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 (#25) | Newark (EV)  2009: Philadelphia 1, 2 & 4  2010: Newark | MSG 1 & 2  2011: Toronto 1  2013: Wrigley Field | Brooklyn 2 | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore  2015: Central Park  2016: Philadelphia 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 | Fenway Park 2 | MSG (TOTD)  2017: Brooklyn (RnR HOF)  2020: MSG | Asbury Park  2021: Asbury Park  2022: MSG | Camden | Nashville  2024: MSG 1 & 2 (#50) | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore  2025: Raleigh


  • MisterEtake2
    MisterEtake2 Posts: 404
    Poncier said:
    igotid88 said:
    How do we know it's not Chad that charges a lot for his services?
    That would also explain the absurd RHCP tix prices next summer.


    You're not kidding!  I'll pay a premium for a small theater show.  I won't do it for a stadium show.  Unless I can find reasonably priced tickets on the secondary market, I'll skip the RHCP this tour.
  • tdawe
    tdawe Posts: 2,091
    on2legs said:
    ST66483 said:
    Straying from thread integrity but the LEGO Home Alone set is a great build/set if you can find one.  
    It’s not a coincidence that the Home Alone set and one ticket to see EV with fees is about the same price.  😉
    Hopefully they’ll both be great sets, completed over several hours, and just that much better if you’ve had a few drinks but not too many. 
    Camden 2 2006, Newark 2010, Barclays 2 2013, Central Park 2015, MSG 2 2016, Wrigley 1 2016, Rome 2018, Prague 2018, Asbury Park 2021, EV & Earthlings NYC 1 2022, MSG 2022, Louisville 2022, Dublin 2024, MSG 1 2024, MSG 2 2024
  • JeBurkhardt
    JeBurkhardt Posts: 5,321
    edited December 2021
    tdawe said:
    JeBurkhardt said:
    Bentleyspop said:
    tdawe said:
    The last few days of “these tickets are too expensive” posts have been fun, but now we’ve only got a couple of hours before the “shit I forgot to enter the lottery” posts start, followed by “gutted I lost the lottery”, “shit I didn’t realize I had to register for Verified Fan” and finally “ISO” posts. 
    The complaints about not getting tickets will far outnumber the ticket price complaints.
    Hopefully the people who get shut out can get them on the verified sale or the general sale. The prices will most likely be cheaper, the complaints about the prices will probably still continue. 
    There will be cheaper tickets available, but there’s a good chance that tickets will be tough overall so choices might be limited, and things will be moving fast. At least for the lottery we had a few days to think about it; in the on-sale you might have TM show you a pair for $300 each and have to make a quick call. 
    True, I IMMEDIATELY put in for the lottery for Chicago when I got the email. Then the reality kicked in. Midweek show in a city that is 4.5 hours away.  We would have to take the day of the show and the next day off of work. The cost of a hotel in Chicago. The iffy weather driving up to Chicago in February. I canceled my request the same day. My wife congratulated me on making "an adult decision."
    Post edited by JeBurkhardt on
  • Clapper
    Clapper Toronto Posts: 209
    JimmyV said:
    $475 for a pair of tickets to a night of getting shushed by they guy onstage. Rock on. 
    OR $475 for a pair of Tickets where the guy on stage that EVERYONE paid that same amount of money to listen to feels the need to ask a middle aged fanboy that NOBODY paid to listen to, to STFU because they think their ticket purchase at any amount means they can ruin everyone else's enjoyment of the show.  Most medium and larger comedy acts now lock up cell phones during shows and if you're constantly interrupting, you wont be shushed, you'll just be thrown out.  You didn't buy a ticket to Medieval Times dinner theatre. It's not interactive and nobody came to see you.  If you or people you know  are those people please feel free to save your money by staying home and yelling  "play freebird!" at your TV.  
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    2000 - Toronto
    2003 - Buffalo, Toronto
    2005 - Hamilton, Toronto
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    2008 - EV solo Toronto I
    2010 - Buffalo, Newark
    2011 - Toronto I, Toronto II, Hamilton
    2013 - London, Chicago, Buffalo, Brooklyn I, Brooklyn II, Philadelphia I, Philadelphia II
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  • Clapper
    Clapper Toronto Posts: 209
    drakeheuer14 said:
    I really don’t buy into this idea that the pandemic affected concert prices. I have seen 10+ shows this fall and all of them were various sizes and expected prices. 

    If anything these prices are just them catching up to the price bracket that other similar artists already charged. 

    This is correct.  These prices existed well before the pandemic.  The band and Ed as a solo act have just always charged WAY below the going rate.  If either sold tickets at what their actual market value should be based on current touring act standards, supply and demand the tickets would probably 3x or more and maybe 1% (likely all lousy seats) would be available as a fanclub "pre sale" though  a generic ticketmaster code.  Pearl Jam (and I would assume Ed as well) don't even let venues keep great seats as they "venue holds" for the most part.  With most arena acts, if you're able to set up tickets through the venue, they are usually at the side of the stage or close to it.  For Pearl Jam shows, venue holds are usually in the back corners of the lower bowl.  They're the only act I've ever see do that. 
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    2000 - Toronto
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    2005 - Hamilton, Toronto
    2006 - Toronto I, Toronto II
    2008 - EV solo Toronto I
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  • on2legs
    on2legs Posts: 15,956
    tdawe said:
    on2legs said:
    ST66483 said:
    Straying from thread integrity but the LEGO Home Alone set is a great build/set if you can find one.  
    It’s not a coincidence that the Home Alone set and one ticket to see EV with fees is about the same price.  😉
    Hopefully they’ll both be great sets, completed over several hours, and just that much better if you’ve had a few drinks but not too many. 
    :rofl:
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  • goblues82
    goblues82 Posts: 260
    nicknyr15 said:
    Again. I understand the prices are off putting. But I’ve literally watched thousands of you walk away with $1000 of STUFF. 
    Yeah but they were flipping that stuff.

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