Harry Styles, PJ MSG
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JP218404 said:on2legs said:JP218404 said:on2legs said:droptheleash9 said:JH6056 said:droptheleash9 said:You can’t compare what Phish does with their sets to what Pearl Jam does. The amount of thought and creativity that goes into the Phish sets is truly unparalleled, particularly with the NYE and Halloween shows (look up some of the stories behind what Trey does…you’ll be amazed). They are at the top of the list when it comes to the uniqueness of their sets. That said, Phish sets are seemingly catered to the hardcore fan only. Before the mob starts throwing stones at me (how dare another band be better at anything than Pearl Jam!) I’d rather see PJ 11 times out of 10 over Phish. I much prefer how Pearl Jam’s sets are 75% a mix and 25% staples…like Springsteen, they do an unbelievable job of catering to both hardcore and casual fans alike.
I don't know what they do on NYE and Halloween, but I believe you that to Phish fans it's incredible. Like you, I'd much rather see PJ than Phish but to mcgruff10's point, PJ has only played the same venue 3/4 times twice EVER, and it's unclear even all those shows sold out and those were still closer to more "active" touring. Still no real evidence of 15 shows even selling "well" never mind sold out totally (although the original theory was that this would be a guaranteed sell out, which, no, nothing really indicating that is likely at all.PJ couldn’t do it.The question was could they sell out 15 shows like Harry Styles which took place over a month. With the amount of tourists in NYC and the way the fan base travels, it’s definitely doable. People could travel in and see two or three shows. That’s exactly what PJ fans love to do.I’d love to see them try!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: Raleigh0 -
on2legs said:JP218404 said:on2legs said:JP218404 said:on2legs said:droptheleash9 said:JH6056 said:droptheleash9 said:You can’t compare what Phish does with their sets to what Pearl Jam does. The amount of thought and creativity that goes into the Phish sets is truly unparalleled, particularly with the NYE and Halloween shows (look up some of the stories behind what Trey does…you’ll be amazed). They are at the top of the list when it comes to the uniqueness of their sets. That said, Phish sets are seemingly catered to the hardcore fan only. Before the mob starts throwing stones at me (how dare another band be better at anything than Pearl Jam!) I’d rather see PJ 11 times out of 10 over Phish. I much prefer how Pearl Jam’s sets are 75% a mix and 25% staples…like Springsteen, they do an unbelievable job of catering to both hardcore and casual fans alike.
I don't know what they do on NYE and Halloween, but I believe you that to Phish fans it's incredible. Like you, I'd much rather see PJ than Phish but to mcgruff10's point, PJ has only played the same venue 3/4 times twice EVER, and it's unclear even all those shows sold out and those were still closer to more "active" touring. Still no real evidence of 15 shows even selling "well" never mind sold out totally (although the original theory was that this would be a guaranteed sell out, which, no, nothing really indicating that is likely at all.PJ couldn’t do it.The question was could they sell out 15 shows like Harry Styles which took place over a month. With the amount of tourists in NYC and the way the fan base travels, it’s definitely doable. People could travel in and see two or three shows. That’s exactly what PJ fans love to do.I’d love to see them try!Marquee 91
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on2legs said:danofun said:Lerxst1992 said:JH6056 said:Spiritual_Chaos said:JH6056 said:bootlegger10 said:Selling out MSG has to be the easiest arena in the world to sell out.
To me your comment only makes sense if bands who otherwise are NOT selling out arenas on the rest of their tour, regularly sell out MSG. Do you have examples of that, or what are you basing "easiest arena to sell out" on?
I don't think KISS sold out MSG now on the End of the Road tour. Ace joked about it.
MSG is only easy to sell out if you're a band in high demand, and if you are, you're likely selling out most other arenas on your tour as well. So still curious what makes MSG "the easiest in the world to sell out" as compared to any others.MSG PJ is by far the toughest ticket I have ever experienced here in NY, and the band has never come close to matching demand here with shows. The last multi night NYC stop at MSG was 2016, and odds to get TC tix were in the single digits.
To this day I can’t recall ever seeing a “blue dot” on the TM for sale page for a PJ show, nor heard a TM phone operator say “sure we have plenty of PJ tix to choose from, would you like a pair in 107.” Neither has ever happened.So before saying it’s not possible, why don’t we wait for the day you can buy an MSG ticket at face without beating the five percent odds on TC? That day will probably never come
Would love to see them try, but better yet, how about a full US tour can be done in about 25 shows, when they are ready, and it’s been 11 years since the NE saw a full run of shows outside of a small handful in 2016.
1. Harry Styles' original price tix were ALL more expensive right out the gate than PJ. "Face value" for Styles in any section you name was absurdly more expensive than PJ tix face value, and many of us had sticker shock at how expensive PJ's tix were. I know about original prices for both shows because I paid face for my PJ ticket (thanks to the person here who helped me out!) and I got "suddenly released Production Hold" tix for Styles just weeks before the show, that were cheaper than similar tix in other sections but still way more than PJ tix for the same section. Don't even think about comparing floor GA tix original prices, which for both shows were waaaaay out of my price range even if I'd been able to get my hands on one.
Also FYI on the "production hold release" tix, I only got the notice they were up because I'd tried to do verified fan for Styles. So suddenly I got a text and a code and when I looked at the tix for only a show I'd said I could go to (they didn't offer you tix for any other shows), the tix I could see with the code weren't even visible at all when I went into TM and looked without the code. And tix I saw for sale on regular TM were all resale tix. So they were able to be that selective, wasn't even like they just put those tix up for anyone who wanted them, they gave fans who'd been shut out the first chance and all the tix disappeared when I looked a couple hours later.
2. Styles sold out 15 damn nights at the Garden in hours. Period. Has ANYONE ever done that before?
3. On the days of the shows, while PJ tix not only held their values but were still I think cheapest at $400 on StubHub (so definitely more than face), Styles tix were cheapest like $800 and mostly over $1,000. Day of show. For MSG. When he was playing 15 nights.
And make fun of me if you like, I'm not a Styles' fan (my kid is), but this thread made me look him up in terms of sales (ticket & album) and if we're going to talk about things that don't seem to have been done before ever, Every. Single. Song. on his current album was in the Billboard top 100 at some point recently. EVERY SONG. I don't even like a lot of the songs I heard, and PJ blows him away obviously, but it's those stats that make the probability of selling out 15 nights at MSG make sense, or not make sense.
I got shut out of MSG completely for PJ when I tried, both when they originally went onsale and the 2nd time. I also got shut out of Styles when I tried to buy a ticket - shut out of verified fan and if I'm not mistaken, ALL the tix for those 15 nights sold out to verified fans, I don't think there was even a regular public onsale. So yes, those PJ tix were incredibly hard to get, and I'm not surprised the demand for PJ was like that. It doesn't mean 15 nights would come even close to selling out.
At the end of all this I'm just glad all signs point to 15 nights at MSG not being anything PJ would ever be likely to even WANT to do. Ever.
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igotid88 said:So for the 2018 stadium tour they played to 352,841 people. A lot came from other states and countries.0
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JH6056 said:on2legs said:danofun said:Lerxst1992 said:JH6056 said:Spiritual_Chaos said:JH6056 said:bootlegger10 said:Selling out MSG has to be the easiest arena in the world to sell out.
To me your comment only makes sense if bands who otherwise are NOT selling out arenas on the rest of their tour, regularly sell out MSG. Do you have examples of that, or what are you basing "easiest arena to sell out" on?
I don't think KISS sold out MSG now on the End of the Road tour. Ace joked about it.
MSG is only easy to sell out if you're a band in high demand, and if you are, you're likely selling out most other arenas on your tour as well. So still curious what makes MSG "the easiest in the world to sell out" as compared to any others.MSG PJ is by far the toughest ticket I have ever experienced here in NY, and the band has never come close to matching demand here with shows. The last multi night NYC stop at MSG was 2016, and odds to get TC tix were in the single digits.
To this day I can’t recall ever seeing a “blue dot” on the TM for sale page for a PJ show, nor heard a TM phone operator say “sure we have plenty of PJ tix to choose from, would you like a pair in 107.” Neither has ever happened.So before saying it’s not possible, why don’t we wait for the day you can buy an MSG ticket at face without beating the five percent odds on TC? That day will probably never come
Would love to see them try, but better yet, how about a full US tour can be done in about 25 shows, when they are ready, and it’s been 11 years since the NE saw a full run of shows outside of a small handful in 2016.
1. Harry Styles' original price tix were ALL more expensive right out the gate than PJ. "Face value" for Styles in any section you name was absurdly more expensive than PJ tix face value, and many of us had sticker shock at how expensive PJ's tix were. I know about original prices for both shows because I paid face for my PJ ticket (thanks to the person here who helped me out!) and I got "suddenly released Production Hold" tix for Styles just weeks before the show, that were cheaper than similar tix in other sections but still way more than PJ tix for the same section. Don't even think about comparing floor GA tix original prices, which for both shows were waaaaay out of my price range even if I'd been able to get my hands on one.
2. Styles sold out 15 damn nights at the Garden in hours. Period. Has ANYONE ever done that before?
3. On the days of the shows, while PJ tix not only held their values but were still I think cheapest at $400 on StubHub (so definitely more than face), Styles tix were cheapest like $800 and mostly over $1,000. Day of show. For MSG. When he was playing 15 nights.
And make fun of my if you like, I'm not a Styles' fan (my kid is), but this thread made me look him up in terms of sales (ticket & album) and if we're going to talk about things that don't seem to have been done before ever, Every. Single. Song. on his current album was in the Billboard top 100 at some point recently. EVERY SONG. I don't even like a lot of the songs I heard, and PJ blows him away obviously, but it's those stats that make the probability of selling out 15 nights at MSG make sense, or not make sense.
I got shut out of MSG completely for PJ when I tried, both when they originally went onsale and the 2nd time. I also got shut out of Styles when I tried to buy a ticket - shut out of verified fan and if I'm not mistaken, ALL the tix for those 15 nights sold out to verified fans, I don't think there was even a regular public onsale. So yes, those PJ tix were incredibly hard to get, and I'm not surprised the demand for PJ was like that. It doesn't mean 15 nights would come even close to selling out.
At the end of all this I'm just glad all signs point to 15 nights at MSG not being anything PJ would ever be likely to even WANT to do. Ever.
LCD said F U to scalpers and did a 12 day run of shows in BK to make up for anyone whom was missing out.
Mr Styles though is the hottest young star out there right now and I expect him to sell out shows like this. He could do a residency a residency at Citi Field and sell out. Younger artists have that appeal, they just do.
As for PJ doing a residency at MSG? It could work sans they don't tour anywhere else. I could see that happening.0 -
tempo_n_groove said:JH6056 said:on2legs said:danofun said:Lerxst1992 said:JH6056 said:Spiritual_Chaos said:JH6056 said:bootlegger10 said:Selling out MSG has to be the easiest arena in the world to sell out.
To me your comment only makes sense if bands who otherwise are NOT selling out arenas on the rest of their tour, regularly sell out MSG. Do you have examples of that, or what are you basing "easiest arena to sell out" on?
I don't think KISS sold out MSG now on the End of the Road tour. Ace joked about it.
MSG is only easy to sell out if you're a band in high demand, and if you are, you're likely selling out most other arenas on your tour as well. So still curious what makes MSG "the easiest in the world to sell out" as compared to any others.MSG PJ is by far the toughest ticket I have ever experienced here in NY, and the band has never come close to matching demand here with shows. The last multi night NYC stop at MSG was 2016, and odds to get TC tix were in the single digits.
To this day I can’t recall ever seeing a “blue dot” on the TM for sale page for a PJ show, nor heard a TM phone operator say “sure we have plenty of PJ tix to choose from, would you like a pair in 107.” Neither has ever happened.So before saying it’s not possible, why don’t we wait for the day you can buy an MSG ticket at face without beating the five percent odds on TC? That day will probably never come
Would love to see them try, but better yet, how about a full US tour can be done in about 25 shows, when they are ready, and it’s been 11 years since the NE saw a full run of shows outside of a small handful in 2016.
1. Harry Styles' original price tix were ALL more expensive right out the gate than PJ. "Face value" for Styles in any section you name was absurdly more expensive than PJ tix face value, and many of us had sticker shock at how expensive PJ's tix were. I know about original prices for both shows because I paid face for my PJ ticket (thanks to the person here who helped me out!) and I got "suddenly released Production Hold" tix for Styles just weeks before the show, that were cheaper than similar tix in other sections but still way more than PJ tix for the same section. Don't even think about comparing floor GA tix original prices, which for both shows were waaaaay out of my price range even if I'd been able to get my hands on one.
2. Styles sold out 15 damn nights at the Garden in hours. Period. Has ANYONE ever done that before?
3. On the days of the shows, while PJ tix not only held their values but were still I think cheapest at $400 on StubHub (so definitely more than face), Styles tix were cheapest like $800 and mostly over $1,000. Day of show. For MSG. When he was playing 15 nights.
And make fun of my if you like, I'm not a Styles' fan (my kid is), but this thread made me look him up in terms of sales (ticket & album) and if we're going to talk about things that don't seem to have been done before ever, Every. Single. Song. on his current album was in the Billboard top 100 at some point recently. EVERY SONG. I don't even like a lot of the songs I heard, and PJ blows him away obviously, but it's those stats that make the probability of selling out 15 nights at MSG make sense, or not make sense.
I got shut out of MSG completely for PJ when I tried, both when they originally went onsale and the 2nd time. I also got shut out of Styles when I tried to buy a ticket - shut out of verified fan and if I'm not mistaken, ALL the tix for those 15 nights sold out to verified fans, I don't think there was even a regular public onsale. So yes, those PJ tix were incredibly hard to get, and I'm not surprised the demand for PJ was like that. It doesn't mean 15 nights would come even close to selling out.
At the end of all this I'm just glad all signs point to 15 nights at MSG not being anything PJ would ever be likely to even WANT to do. Ever.
LCD said F U to scalpers and did a 12 day run of shows in BK to make up for anyone whom was missing out.
Mr Styles though is the hottest young star out there right now and I expect him to sell out shows like this. He could do a residency a residency at Citi Field and sell out. Younger artists have that appeal, they just do.
As for PJ doing a residency at MSG? It could work sans they don't tour anywhere else. I could see that happening.
Tempo did you go to the BK show of LCD? LCD opened a venue in DC, Anthem with 3 sold out shows (6,500 capacity) and we went to one, it was fantastic!0 -
JH6056 said:tempo_n_groove said:JH6056 said:on2legs said:danofun said:Lerxst1992 said:JH6056 said:Spiritual_Chaos said:JH6056 said:bootlegger10 said:Selling out MSG has to be the easiest arena in the world to sell out.
To me your comment only makes sense if bands who otherwise are NOT selling out arenas on the rest of their tour, regularly sell out MSG. Do you have examples of that, or what are you basing "easiest arena to sell out" on?
I don't think KISS sold out MSG now on the End of the Road tour. Ace joked about it.
MSG is only easy to sell out if you're a band in high demand, and if you are, you're likely selling out most other arenas on your tour as well. So still curious what makes MSG "the easiest in the world to sell out" as compared to any others.MSG PJ is by far the toughest ticket I have ever experienced here in NY, and the band has never come close to matching demand here with shows. The last multi night NYC stop at MSG was 2016, and odds to get TC tix were in the single digits.
To this day I can’t recall ever seeing a “blue dot” on the TM for sale page for a PJ show, nor heard a TM phone operator say “sure we have plenty of PJ tix to choose from, would you like a pair in 107.” Neither has ever happened.So before saying it’s not possible, why don’t we wait for the day you can buy an MSG ticket at face without beating the five percent odds on TC? That day will probably never come
Would love to see them try, but better yet, how about a full US tour can be done in about 25 shows, when they are ready, and it’s been 11 years since the NE saw a full run of shows outside of a small handful in 2016.
1. Harry Styles' original price tix were ALL more expensive right out the gate than PJ. "Face value" for Styles in any section you name was absurdly more expensive than PJ tix face value, and many of us had sticker shock at how expensive PJ's tix were. I know about original prices for both shows because I paid face for my PJ ticket (thanks to the person here who helped me out!) and I got "suddenly released Production Hold" tix for Styles just weeks before the show, that were cheaper than similar tix in other sections but still way more than PJ tix for the same section. Don't even think about comparing floor GA tix original prices, which for both shows were waaaaay out of my price range even if I'd been able to get my hands on one.
2. Styles sold out 15 damn nights at the Garden in hours. Period. Has ANYONE ever done that before?
3. On the days of the shows, while PJ tix not only held their values but were still I think cheapest at $400 on StubHub (so definitely more than face), Styles tix were cheapest like $800 and mostly over $1,000. Day of show. For MSG. When he was playing 15 nights.
And make fun of my if you like, I'm not a Styles' fan (my kid is), but this thread made me look him up in terms of sales (ticket & album) and if we're going to talk about things that don't seem to have been done before ever, Every. Single. Song. on his current album was in the Billboard top 100 at some point recently. EVERY SONG. I don't even like a lot of the songs I heard, and PJ blows him away obviously, but it's those stats that make the probability of selling out 15 nights at MSG make sense, or not make sense.
I got shut out of MSG completely for PJ when I tried, both when they originally went onsale and the 2nd time. I also got shut out of Styles when I tried to buy a ticket - shut out of verified fan and if I'm not mistaken, ALL the tix for those 15 nights sold out to verified fans, I don't think there was even a regular public onsale. So yes, those PJ tix were incredibly hard to get, and I'm not surprised the demand for PJ was like that. It doesn't mean 15 nights would come even close to selling out.
At the end of all this I'm just glad all signs point to 15 nights at MSG not being anything PJ would ever be likely to even WANT to do. Ever.
LCD said F U to scalpers and did a 12 day run of shows in BK to make up for anyone whom was missing out.
Mr Styles though is the hottest young star out there right now and I expect him to sell out shows like this. He could do a residency a residency at Citi Field and sell out. Younger artists have that appeal, they just do.
As for PJ doing a residency at MSG? It could work sans they don't tour anywhere else. I could see that happening.
Tempo did you go to the BK show of LCD? LCD opened a venue in DC, Anthem with 3 sold out shows (6,500 capacity) and we went to one, it was fantastic!
Edit: We went to 2 of the BK shows post retirement, when they came back. It was at Brooklyn Steel. I hate that venue.
So with the "dynamic pricing" there are a bunch of tickets that are not verified fan. Verified fan are the tickets that you and I compete for. The others go directly to brokers. That is what happens. Someone explained it and there was a great article on it. The scalping and sell out helps create demand which is great for the dynamic pricing or whatever the hell it's called. This is why you saw 5k PJ tickets for sale on TM.Post edited by tempo_n_groove on0 -
Harry Styles is certainly pretty popular right now… I tried 2 or 3 times over the last couple years to get tickets for my daughter before succeeding on this latest tour. But let’s not write off the old guys just yet.Bruce sold 450,000 tickets to his Broadway show over 250+ dates. Which wasn’t even an actual concert. All of them sold out.Billy Joel has sold out MSG every month since 2014.With enough notice for fans to make travel plans I’m confident they could sell out 15 dates over a month.“The one constant through all the years has been Pearl Jam.
America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But Pearl Jam has marked the time.
This band, this arena -- it's a part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good, and it could be again.
Ohhhhhhhh, people will come. People will most definitely come.”
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: Raleigh0 -
on2legs said:danofun said:Lerxst1992 said:JH6056 said:Spiritual_Chaos said:JH6056 said:bootlegger10 said:Selling out MSG has to be the easiest arena in the world to sell out.
To me your comment only makes sense if bands who otherwise are NOT selling out arenas on the rest of their tour, regularly sell out MSG. Do you have examples of that, or what are you basing "easiest arena to sell out" on?
I don't think KISS sold out MSG now on the End of the Road tour. Ace joked about it.
MSG is only easy to sell out if you're a band in high demand, and if you are, you're likely selling out most other arenas on your tour as well. So still curious what makes MSG "the easiest in the world to sell out" as compared to any others.MSG PJ is by far the toughest ticket I have ever experienced here in NY, and the band has never come close to matching demand here with shows. The last multi night NYC stop at MSG was 2016, and odds to get TC tix were in the single digits.
To this day I can’t recall ever seeing a “blue dot” on the TM for sale page for a PJ show, nor heard a TM phone operator say “sure we have plenty of PJ tix to choose from, would you like a pair in 107.” Neither has ever happened.So before saying it’s not possible, why don’t we wait for the day you can buy an MSG ticket at face without beating the five percent odds on TC? That day will probably never come
Would love to see them try, but better yet, how about a full US tour can be done in about 25 shows, when they are ready, and it’s been 11 years since the NE saw a full run of shows outside of a small handful in 2016.
Simply not true. Yes, two weeks before the concert tix were impossible to find and resale prices were insane. 24 hours before the show face value and 10C tix could be found with a little bit of effort. TM also dropped great FACE VALUE seats the day of the show for verified fans. I do not recall ever seeing that for an act in high demand. If you really wanted to go, it was not as hard as the last time they came around even though there was only one show. So many out of towners buy tix only to realize it will cost $1,000 in airfare and hotel to attend. Would there be 15x more demand for a residency than this time around? I highly doubt it. It would be great for fans though, especially if they bundled posters and merchandise with each ticket.0 -
Get_Right said:People have been speculating, discussing, and suggesting an NYC residency for years given the high demand for past shows. 15 MSG shows is roughly 300,000 tickets. That might be exactly what it takes to get tickets in the hands of real fans at "face value" or at a reasonable price for verified sales or premium. The more interesting question is could the 10C sell out its allotment of tickets for 15 nights at MSG. Is there 15x the demand as there was for a single show? We know that TM/LN will deploy their usual tactics with any remaining seats. Given the fact that it was not as hard to get MSG tickets day of, and that TM in fact sold good, verified fan face value seats day of, (I am not sure I have seen this before with an act in high demand), I think the answer is most likely no unless the band promised something limited and special like no other shows for two years, acoustic sets or no repeats. But that is all just masturbatory speculation.Where is this coming from, that it was not hard to get tickets to msg the day of? There were a few TM drops in ones and twos, but they were always gone instantly. I tried often, did not get close. Stub hub prices were mostly over $600 with the occasional 300/400 section ticket falling to the “affordable “ range of $450. That’s not an easy ticket.0
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on2legs said:Harry Styles is certainly pretty popular right now… I tried 2 or 3 times over the last couple years to get tickets for my daughter before succeeding on this latest tour. But let’s not write off the old guys just yet.Bruce sold 450,000 tickets to his Broadway show over 250+ dates. Which wasn’t even an actual concert. All of them sold out.Billy Joel has sold out MSG every month since 2014.With enough notice for fans to make travel plans I’m confident they could sell out 15 dates over a month.“The one constant through all the years has been Pearl Jam.
America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But Pearl Jam has marked the time.
This band, this arena -- it's a part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good, and it could be again.
Ohhhhhhhh, people will come. People will most definitely come.”
Again no other touring dates maybe they can pull it off. Love to it happen.Marquee 91
Wetlands 91
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mcgruff10 said:igotid88 said:mcgruff10 said:Has pj every played more than four times in a spot? The only places I can think of is spectrum and la in 09. Spectrum night one wasn’t sold
Out and neither were the la shows.
For example Phish's Baker' Dozen show only sold 227,000 ticketsBut in 2016 Philly, (and NY) were very difficult tickets, four shows total. I tried, landed a backstage msg for double face and everything in front of stage was over triple face for msg. Philly was cheaper, but still over face.
15 sounds like way too many for one city, but it would be fun, and great promotion for the band, to see if they can sell out a seven or eight show run at MSG. They should be able to sell that out easily. But, I’d much rather prefer a proper US arena tour, even if it takes 2 or 3 legs. It’s been 11 years.0 -
Such a Weird thread. Msg was an easy ticket? News to me.0
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Lerxst1992 said:Get_Right said:People have been speculating, discussing, and suggesting an NYC residency for years given the high demand for past shows. 15 MSG shows is roughly 300,000 tickets. That might be exactly what it takes to get tickets in the hands of real fans at "face value" or at a reasonable price for verified sales or premium. The more interesting question is could the 10C sell out its allotment of tickets for 15 nights at MSG. Is there 15x the demand as there was for a single show? We know that TM/LN will deploy their usual tactics with any remaining seats. Given the fact that it was not as hard to get MSG tickets day of, and that TM in fact sold good, verified fan face value seats day of, (I am not sure I have seen this before with an act in high demand), I think the answer is most likely no unless the band promised something limited and special like no other shows for two years, acoustic sets or no repeats. But that is all just masturbatory speculation.Where is this coming from, that it was not hard to get tickets to msg the day of? There were a few TM drops in ones and twos, but they were always gone instantly. I tried often, did not get close. Stub hub prices were mostly over $600 with the occasional 300/400 section ticket falling to the “affordable “ range of $450. That’s not an easy ticket.0
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nicknyr15 said:Such a Weird thread. Msg was an easy ticket? News to me.0
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Get_Right said:Lerxst1992 said:Get_Right said:People have been speculating, discussing, and suggesting an NYC residency for years given the high demand for past shows. 15 MSG shows is roughly 300,000 tickets. That might be exactly what it takes to get tickets in the hands of real fans at "face value" or at a reasonable price for verified sales or premium. The more interesting question is could the 10C sell out its allotment of tickets for 15 nights at MSG. Is there 15x the demand as there was for a single show? We know that TM/LN will deploy their usual tactics with any remaining seats. Given the fact that it was not as hard to get MSG tickets day of, and that TM in fact sold good, verified fan face value seats day of, (I am not sure I have seen this before with an act in high demand), I think the answer is most likely no unless the band promised something limited and special like no other shows for two years, acoustic sets or no repeats. But that is all just masturbatory speculation.Where is this coming from, that it was not hard to get tickets to msg the day of? There were a few TM drops in ones and twos, but they were always gone instantly. I tried often, did not get close. Stub hub prices were mostly over $600 with the occasional 300/400 section ticket falling to the “affordable “ range of $450. That’s not an easy ticket.0
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on2legs said:Harry Styles is certainly pretty popular right now… I tried 2 or 3 times over the last couple years to get tickets for my daughter before succeeding on this latest tour. But let’s not write off the old guys just yet.Bruce sold 450,000 tickets to his Broadway show over 250+ dates. Which wasn’t even an actual concert. All of them sold out.Billy Joel has sold out MSG every month since 2014.With enough notice for fans to make travel plans I’m confident they could sell out 15 dates over a month.“The one constant through all the years has been Pearl Jam.
America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But Pearl Jam has marked the time.
This band, this arena -- it's a part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good, and it could be again.
Ohhhhhhhh, people will come. People will most definitely come.”
Billy Joel couldn't do 15 nights in a row. 15 months sure, those are spread out. I'm going next month finally. It's a right of passage for a NYer, lol.
If you are somewhat a hot ticket you sell out in NY. Smashing Pumpkins is not one of them...0 -
on2legs said:danofun said:Lerxst1992 said:JH6056 said:Spiritual_Chaos said:JH6056 said:bootlegger10 said:Selling out MSG has to be the easiest arena in the world to sell out.
To me your comment only makes sense if bands who otherwise are NOT selling out arenas on the rest of their tour, regularly sell out MSG. Do you have examples of that, or what are you basing "easiest arena to sell out" on?
I don't think KISS sold out MSG now on the End of the Road tour. Ace joked about it.
MSG is only easy to sell out if you're a band in high demand, and if you are, you're likely selling out most other arenas on your tour as well. So still curious what makes MSG "the easiest in the world to sell out" as compared to any others.MSG PJ is by far the toughest ticket I have ever experienced here in NY, and the band has never come close to matching demand here with shows. The last multi night NYC stop at MSG was 2016, and odds to get TC tix were in the single digits.
To this day I can’t recall ever seeing a “blue dot” on the TM for sale page for a PJ show, nor heard a TM phone operator say “sure we have plenty of PJ tix to choose from, would you like a pair in 107.” Neither has ever happened.So before saying it’s not possible, why don’t we wait for the day you can buy an MSG ticket at face without beating the five percent odds on TC? That day will probably never come
Would love to see them try, but better yet, how about a full US tour can be done in about 25 shows, when they are ready, and it’s been 11 years since the NE saw a full run of shows outside of a small handful in 2016.0 -
tempo_n_groove said:on2legs said:Harry Styles is certainly pretty popular right now… I tried 2 or 3 times over the last couple years to get tickets for my daughter before succeeding on this latest tour. But let’s not write off the old guys just yet.Bruce sold 450,000 tickets to his Broadway show over 250+ dates. Which wasn’t even an actual concert. All of them sold out.Billy Joel has sold out MSG every month since 2014.With enough notice for fans to make travel plans I’m confident they could sell out 15 dates over a month.“The one constant through all the years has been Pearl Jam.
America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But Pearl Jam has marked the time.
This band, this arena -- it's a part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good, and it could be again.
Ohhhhhhhh, people will come. People will most definitely come.”
Billy Joel couldn't do 15 nights in a row. 15 months sure, those are spread out. I'm going next month finally. It's a right of passage for a NYer, lol.
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PJNB said:Get_Right said:Lerxst1992 said:Get_Right said:People have been speculating, discussing, and suggesting an NYC residency for years given the high demand for past shows. 15 MSG shows is roughly 300,000 tickets. That might be exactly what it takes to get tickets in the hands of real fans at "face value" or at a reasonable price for verified sales or premium. The more interesting question is could the 10C sell out its allotment of tickets for 15 nights at MSG. Is there 15x the demand as there was for a single show? We know that TM/LN will deploy their usual tactics with any remaining seats. Given the fact that it was not as hard to get MSG tickets day of, and that TM in fact sold good, verified fan face value seats day of, (I am not sure I have seen this before with an act in high demand), I think the answer is most likely no unless the band promised something limited and special like no other shows for two years, acoustic sets or no repeats. But that is all just masturbatory speculation.Where is this coming from, that it was not hard to get tickets to msg the day of? There were a few TM drops in ones and twos, but they were always gone instantly. I tried often, did not get close. Stub hub prices were mostly over $600 with the occasional 300/400 section ticket falling to the “affordable “ range of $450. That’s not an easy ticket.0
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