Ticket Prices

pkh43 · April 2008

Everyone will jump on me b/c your all psychos. No one can objectively criticize the "boys", even if you are a huge fan like myself. Bear with me though as we go back in history:

2000 tour: $26.00
2003 tour: $36.00
2005 tour: $52.00
2008 tour: $74.00

Almost 300% mark-up in 8 years. Quite the inflation with ticket prices don't you think. See you in Hartford bitches!

Stephen Flow · April 2008

pkh43 wrote:

Everyone will jump on me b/c your all psychos. No one can objectively criticize the "boys", even if you are a huge fan like myself. Bear with me though as we go back in history:

2000 tour: $26.00
2003 tour: $36.00
2005 tour: $52.00
2008 tour: $74.00

Almost 300% mark-up in 8 years. Quite the inflation with ticket prices don't you think. Guess Ed needs the money for his Hawaiian vacations and super model girlfriend. I am able to afford these skyrocketing prices, I am a nurse and my wife is a physical therapist, but maybe some other fans are having a hard time paying these "Rolling Stone" type prices. So let the shit begin. If anyone has a opinion against the "jamily" flow, they are ostracized. That is why when I need a good laugh, I read this message pit b/c most on here need to get in touch with reality. See you in Hartford bitches!

We've done this thread already.

First, welcome to 2008.

Inflation, economy sucks right now, gas prices, touring expenses, etc..

Smaller tour = more money to put on.

All that stuff, enjoy the show.

Also, Ed doesn't need our money to take his family to Hawaii, that's just being ignorant to say that.

and... Rolling Stones cost much, much more than Pearl Jam.

Jammer · April 2008

pkh43 wrote:

Everyone will jump on me b/c your all psychos. No one can objectively criticize the "boys", even if you are a huge fan like myself. Bear with me though as we go back in history:

2000 tour: $26.00
2003 tour: $36.00
2005 tour: $52.00
2008 tour: $74.00

Almost 300% mark-up in 8 years. Quite the inflation with ticket prices don't you think. Guess Ed needs the money for his Hawaiian vacations and super model girlfriend. I am able to afford these skyrocketing prices, I am a nurse and my wife is a physical therapist, but maybe some other fans are having a hard time paying these "Rolling Stone" type prices. So let the shit begin. If anyone has a opinion against the "jamily" flow, they are ostracized. That is why when I need a good laugh, I read this message pit b/c most on here need to get in touch with reality. See you in Hartford bitches!

I just looked for tickets to Rush at the Tweeter Center in Mansfield, MA; 110.00, 15.75 "convenience charge", and a 7.00 facility fee.

148.00 for Pearl Jam or 265.50 for Rush. Hope it makes you feel better. If you don't like Rush, sorry I tried :-)

merlin2600 · April 2008

pkh43 wrote:

Everyone will jump on me b/c your all psychos. No one can objectively criticize the "boys", even if you are a huge fan like myself. Bear with me though as we go back in history:

2000 tour: $26.00
2003 tour: $36.00
2005 tour: $52.00
2008 tour: $74.00

Almost 300% mark-up in 8 years. Quite the inflation with ticket prices don't you think. Guess Ed needs the money for his Hawaiian vacations and super model girlfriend. I am able to afford these skyrocketing prices, I am a nurse and my wife is a physical therapist, but maybe some other fans are having a hard time paying these "Rolling Stone" type prices. So let the shit begin. If anyone has a opinion against the "jamily" flow, they are ostracized. That is why when I need a good laugh, I read this message pit b/c most on here need to get in touch with reality. See you in Hartford bitches!

Okay, I'll bite on one of these threads one more time...

You're right. It's not just inflation. Or the price of gas. Or the guys simply wanting more money. Or the touring crew wanting raises. Or ticketmaster wanting more money. Or the venue wanting more money. Or simple supply and demand. It's all of those things together, and it means higher prices for us that far out-pace any of those factors taken individually.

Since you have tickets I take it you, like many others (myself included), are willing to point out the increase, but not willing to go without tickets because the price is too high. Thus, they will continue to charge at least that much in the future. Prices will only go down when the tickets stop selling.

slightofjeff · April 2008

I will gladly pay the extra money if Pearl Jam will add a search function to this message board.

Oh wait, this message board already has a search function?

Well, then use it.

vinceinhiding · April 2008

I thought that the venue management determines the minimum price based on which band is playing. The margin of profit might as well be the same for the band if that is the case.

deek74 · April 2008

Still one of the cheapest shows this summer in hartford, mansfield, and foxboro. Here are the prices of the other shows. This is before all venue charges.

$225-125 Police (mansfield)
$200-125 Kiss Concert(mansfield)
$150 Marroon Five/Counting crows (hartford)
$136 Jimmy Buffet (mansfield)
$125 Eric Clapton (mansfield)
$125 Rod Stewart(mansfield)
$110 Rush (mansfield)
$105- tom petty
$104.50 Kenny Chesney (foxboro)
$97.50 Bruce Springsteen (foxboro) then add 40-60 bucks to park
$95.50 - Kanye West
$94.50 Summer Jam (mansfield)
$85.50 Avril Lavigne
$75 dave matthews
$75 REM (mansfield)
$68 pearl jam ($60 before fees in mansfield)
$64.25 Tim McCraw
$49.50 Iron Maiden (mansfield)

Pearl Jam looks pretty cheap to me. Deal of the summer is June 1st in mansfield. Stone Temple Pilots=$45

pjtradeking · April 2008

slightofjeff wrote:

I will gladly pay the extra money if Pearl Jam will add a search function to this message board.

Oh wait, this message board already has a search function?

Well, then use it.

POST OF THE DAY!!!!!

Biggest Wave · April 2008

pkh43 wrote:

Everyone will jump on me b/c your all psychos.

YOU'RE

Biggest Wave · April 2008

pkh43 wrote:

... I am a nurse...

I gotta give ya credit just for admitting that you're a male nurse.

DPrival78 · April 2008

pkh43 wrote:

I am a nurse

damn you, focker!

pkh43 · April 2008

Biggest Wave wrote:

I gotta give ya credit just for admitting that you're a male nurse.

nice

pkh43 · April 2008

DPrival78 wrote:

damn you, focker!

nice

pkh43 · April 2008

thanks for the heads up.

AtlantaJammer · April 2008

pkh43 wrote:

Everyone will jump on me b/c your all psychos. No one can objectively criticize the "boys", even if you are a huge fan like myself. Bear with me though as we go back in history:

2000 tour: $26.00
2003 tour: $36.00
2005 tour: $52.00
2008 tour: $74.00

Almost 300% mark-up in 8 years. Quite the inflation with ticket prices don't you think. Guess Ed needs the money for his Hawaiian vacations and super model girlfriend. I am able to afford these skyrocketing prices, I am a nurse and my wife is a physical therapist, but maybe some other fans are having a hard time paying these "Rolling Stone" type prices. So let the shit begin. If anyone has a opinion against the "jamily" flow, they are ostracized. That is why when I need a good laugh, I read this message pit b/c most on here need to get in touch with reality. See you in Hartford bitches!

Get a better job??? or quit crying....

pkh43 · April 2008

AtlantaJammer wrote:

Get a better job??? or quit crying....

toothless southerner. Probably a dog fighter.

wickedmonkeyz · April 2008

I'm amazed that people still somehow believe that ticket prices reflect how much money the band earns from touring...or that they actually need the money at this point

LONGRD · April 2008

deek74 wrote:

Still one of the cheapest shows this summer in hartford, mansfield, and foxboro. Here are the prices of the other shows. This is before all venue charges.

$225-125 Police (mansfield)
$200-125 Kiss Concert(mansfield)
$150 Marroon Five/Counting crows (hartford)
$136 Jimmy Buffet (mansfield)
$125 Eric Clapton (mansfield)
$125 Rod Stewart(mansfield)
$110 Rush (mansfield)
$105- tom petty
$104.50 Kenny Chesney (foxboro)
$97.50 Bruce Springsteen (foxboro) then add 40-60 bucks to park
$95.50 - Kanye West
$94.50 Summer Jam (mansfield)
$85.50 Avril Lavigne
$75 dave matthews
$75 REM (mansfield)
$68 pearl jam ($60 before fees in mansfield)
$64.25 Tim McCraw
$49.50 Iron Maiden (mansfield)

Pearl Jam looks pretty cheap to me. Deal of the summer is June 1st in mansfield. Stone Temple Pilots=$45

People are paying $150 to see Maroon 5 and Counting Crows? WTF???? :eek:

slightofjeff · April 2008

wickedmonkeyz wrote:

I'm amazed that people still somehow believe that ticket prices reflect how much money the band earns from touring...or that they actually need the money at this point

When you want more than you have you think you need ...

No, seriously, to sustain the type of lifestyle they've been accustomed to, and to continue to support the charities they are all into, they probably do "need" the money.

Jeff has practically said so. (paraphrasing) "We left a lot of money on the table back in the today. Now, it's time to get ours."

ReaganLeaguer · April 2008

deek74 wrote:

Still one of the cheapest shows this summer in hartford, mansfield, and foxboro. Here are the prices of the other shows. This is before all venue charges.

$225-125 Police (mansfield)
$200-125 Kiss Concert(mansfield)
$150 Marroon Five/Counting crows (hartford)
$136 Jimmy Buffet (mansfield)
$125 Eric Clapton (mansfield)
$125 Rod Stewart(mansfield)
$110 Rush (mansfield)
$105- tom petty
$104.50 Kenny Chesney (foxboro)
$97.50 Bruce Springsteen (foxboro) then add 40-60 bucks to park
$95.50 - Kanye West
$94.50 Summer Jam (mansfield)
$85.50 Avril Lavigne
$75 dave matthews
$75 REM (mansfield)
$68 pearl jam ($60 before fees in mansfield)
$64.25 Tim McCraw
$49.50 Iron Maiden (mansfield)

Pearl Jam looks pretty cheap to me. Deal of the summer is June 1st in mansfield. Stone Temple Pilots=$45

STP is playing Camden also for $49 WMMR BBQ, but they wont tell you who the rest of the bands are, and your taking your chances of Scott being in re hab

sward · April 2008

deek74 wrote:

Still one of the cheapest shows this summer in hartford, mansfield, and foxboro. Here are the prices of the other shows. This is before all venue charges.

$225-125 Police (mansfield)
$200-125 Kiss Concert(mansfield)
$150 Marroon Five/Counting crows (hartford)
$136 Jimmy Buffet (mansfield)
$125 Eric Clapton (mansfield)
$125 Rod Stewart(mansfield)
$110 Rush (mansfield)
$105- tom petty
$104.50 Kenny Chesney (foxboro)
$97.50 Bruce Springsteen (foxboro) then add 40-60 bucks to park
$95.50 - Kanye West
$94.50 Summer Jam (mansfield)
$85.50 Avril Lavigne
$75 dave matthews
$75 REM (mansfield)
$68 pearl jam ($60 before fees in mansfield)
$64.25 Tim McCraw
$49.50 Iron Maiden (mansfield)

Pearl Jam looks pretty cheap to me. Deal of the summer is June 1st in mansfield. Stone Temple Pilots=$45

Thanks for posting that. Sometimes it takes seeing it layed out plain as day for people to see that PJ isn't really that expensive.

It is what it is. If it's too much, don't go. I already know that, at some point, it's going to be too much for me to feasibly attend. I can afford a hundred dollar ticket, but I'm not sure I'll want to pay a hundred + dollars for a ticket to a concert. As amazing as the experience is for me to see PJ, I'll be drawing the line at some point. But.....I'm not going to hold it against them. All I care is that they make it feasible. And they do. They could be charging staggered seating prices like U2, and they don't. So I appreciate that fact. When the day comes that they are at the top of the list we saw above, then maybe some belly aching is warranted. But as of right now, it isn't the case, as outlined in the prices quoted.

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