The Black Circle Stopped Spinning

not4u10
not4u10 Posts: 239
edited February 2008 in The Porch
http://laist.com/2008/02/21/the_black_circl.php

Saw this article that was just posted concerning ticket prices for the solo tour.
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  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    Harsh maybe but there is truth in there.
  • L1quid
    L1quid Posts: 75
    a) this isn't 1995, ticket prices have gone up
    b) fan club members got a ticketmaster-free price
    c) while i agree that $65 seemed steep for what will probably be, at most, a 1.5 hour show by Vedder, it is probably more expensive to do a short tour than it is a long tour. He will still need a crew, etc. Plus, the opener is coming from New Zealand, and he/they need to get paid.

    On top of all this, let us not forget the band attempting to stay carbon neutral, the rising costs of oil (hello, $100/barrel), and the plummeting/plummeted value of the dollar.

    In my opinion, everything in the world is too fucking expensive. Find something else to complain about besides concert tickets.
  • chromiam
    chromiam Posts: 4,114
    Not a bad article... just goes to show how much things change over time....
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,947
    chromiam wrote:
    Not a bad article... just goes to show how much things change over time....
    $100 a seat to hear......
    dont go to BP AMOCO!!!!!

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  • restlesssoul
    restlesssoul Posts: 6,952
    good article, very good.
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  • L1quid
    L1quid Posts: 75
    oh and if you're worried about $90 tickets, maybe place blame on the company who is charging a 40% fee?

    you know, rather than the guy(s) who tried to fight that company for three years.
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,821
    very sobbering he should read this ....
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • NMyTree
    NMyTree Posts: 2,374
    1995 was 13 years ago. Inflation.

    The cost of gas/oil and electricity is much higher, now.

    Vedder of course wants to make money. He's not in the business for the sake of just being there.

    Vedder (and the rest of PJ members have been very generous in donating money to good causes and I suspect getting a tax break for it). But I think their hearts are in the right place.
  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    so $65 is too much?

    shit, it is $20 to see a bad cover band... when they start charging $150 a ticket give me a call



    dont forget who gets a piece of the pie... the theater and its crew's payroll, the opener and his crew, ed and his crew, ticketmaster, etc, etc ,etc


    there are a lot of hands in the cookie jar
  • red mos
    red mos Posts: 4,953
    not4u10 wrote:
    http://laist.com/2008/02/21/the_black_circl.php

    Saw this article that was just posted concerning ticket prices for the solo tour.

    Great read. As a poster above me noted, it's kind of harsh, but the truth is told. Honestly, I wouldn't mind paying $90 bucks to see Ed, the show(s) will be memorable. However since I live in Tx, I'd have to travel, and I would be broke cause of all the fees like plane, hotel, food ect.

    I agree with the article, but on the contrary, I have always had this opinion on concerts: If it's too much for me I don't go, otherwise I'll try to make it work.
    As long as people keep paying the ticket prices (even shows that sell $200-300 Seats) then the prices will continue to go up or stay within that range. If people quit going to shows all together (don't see it happening, but it is possible) prices will go back down. We as customers has alot of say in the matter. If we aren't paying, the money, the prices will eventually come down because TM and artists are going to want to make money.
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  • 2323
    2323 Posts: 26
    Awesome article! I have worked in the condert industry before so i can tell you that with those ticket prices, Ed will stand to pocket close to a million dollars, and thats after paying venue, etc. His crew will consist of no more than 2 -3 guys who don't make more than $20-$30hr, plus his travel expenses will be nothing. He obviously has a right to make that kind of money, but put in context, he does not have to charge $65 a ticket. To me it seems he has finally said, "show me the money". Not bitching, just saying...
  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun
    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    i hope he just cancels the tour just to spite everyone/
  • TheGossman
    TheGossman Posts: 1,120
    $65 just to see Ed is a little crazy, I couldn't believe it when I saw it, if it were the entire band, ok, its just hard to believe that they were the same band that fought against high ticket prices in the first place, however I think if they fought ticketmaster today more bands would stand behind them, as well as more fans.
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  • TheGossman
    TheGossman Posts: 1,120
    consider also, I just payed $55 for a ticket to radiohead who never tours down here, and probobly didn't profit much off their latest album, so if I could have gotten wiltern tickets both nights would have been close to $180 for a pair, I remember when I got United CEnter tickets in chicago back in 03 for $87! I'm guessing Ed has been talking with Bono
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  • jbalicki10
    jbalicki10 Posts: 517
    How much does things cost now compared to 95 for me?

    95'
    1) Cigs 2.10 a pack
    2) 20 bucks would be good enoungh to go to the bars on Friday Night. (6 beers and a pack of smokes) change left over for tips
    3) Case of Miller 9.99 at Jewel.
    4) Gas was under $1.25 a gallon

    Present 2k8
    1) Cigs 5.00 bucks a pack
    2) You need at least 40 bucks or more for a Friday Night dive bar. (6 beers and a pack of smokes) hardly anything left for a tip
    3) Case of Miller 16.99 on sale
    4) Gas over 3 bucks a gallon

    Thank god I quit smoking and going to the bars so often.


    Oh yeah ticket prices....

    I paid 65 dollars to see pearl jam in soldier field for 2 tickets in 95.
    Last year I paid $125 to see PJ and Tom Petty

    Yeah, just about everything doubled....
  • Indifference
    Indifference Posts: 2,778
    TheGossman wrote:
    consider also, I just payed $55 for a ticket to radiohead who never tours down here, and probobly didn't profit much off their latest album, so if I could have gotten wiltern tickets both nights would have been close to $180 for a pair, I remember when I got United CEnter tickets in chicago back in 03 for $87! I'm guessing Ed has been talking with Bono

    http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/10/estimates-radio.html

    and went to #1 at the commercial release:

    http://bumpshack.com/2008/01/11/downloaded-radiohead-tops-billboard-albums-chart/

    and they suck live!

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  • NMyTree
    NMyTree Posts: 2,374
    I think some of you are being a bit harsh and over-the-top on Vedder, here.

    $65.00 is a bit high, but not ridiculously high like some of you are acting.


    I don't know about anyone else, but I've been getting a feeling that PJ and Vedder have been making a strong push for the last two years with their tours and have been a bit more high profile than usuaul; and that after this they're going to disappear for quite a while.
  • sweet adeline
    sweet adeline Posts: 2,191
    dude, $65 is not a lot of money to see the lead singer of your favorite band. i don't get all of the commo.
  • upina2001
    upina2001 Indiana Posts: 764
    You also have to factor in the success of PJ; The Stones charge what they do cause they are the Stones. U2, the Boss, Mellancamp....etc...all those artists/bands have "earned" the right to charge more.
    And considering PJ is the only band from that era still around, I say they've earned that right as well. Plus, an Ed only show should cost more.....it's super special.

    (just wait til 15 more years and tickets will cost $200 a piece to see a Creed Reunion Show.)

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  • Flagg
    Flagg Posts: 5,856
    It may a be a little high, but as previous posters have pointed out, have you noticed how much higher everything is today compared to 13 years ago! Everything! Gas, oil, electricity, food, cars, books, clothes, ballgames, etc.

    I would gladly cough up the $65 to see Ed if he toured anywhere around here.
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