Do PJ have the Green disease as they are getting older?

fyreguy73 · July 2008

As they guys are getting older do you think they are getting a little greedy in their old age? Look at the prices for Ed's shows, and the boots.

Does this look like the Green disease.

samnation · July 2008

More like the kids and wives disease. Plus the inevitability of them no longer touring/releasing new music at all but still wanting to support the kids and wives in the future.

P.S. if you need a candidate for the "green disease", look no further than Ms. "$350 face value per ticket + I love Stub Hub" Madonna.

InMyTree4 · July 2008

for as incredible as a band they are i think all there prices are perfectly resonable!

DeLukin · July 2008

pweafer4 wrote:

for as incredible as a band they are i think all there prices are perfectly resonable!

Agreed. They could charge a lot more and still get great draws.

SuzieM · July 2008

pweafer4 wrote:

for as incredible as a band they are i think all there prices are perfectly resonable!

Yup. I used to be a Bon Jovi fan (please don't shoot me!!) but when I saw how much floor tickets at MSG were going for, it was a turn off for me. I'd probably still see them if they were under $100 a pop but for whatever they were selling them up? No effing way! Maybe because I'm in NYC and can just take the subway and don't have to worry about gas and parking it makes it less of an issue.

lowlight10 · July 2008

the bootlegs??? $10-15 for a 2.5-3 hours show is expensive? come on.

everything has gone up in price beyond the standard 3% in inflation. thank the weak dollar and the price of oil.

in regards to the EV tour, these are small venues with only 5% of the capacity of the arenas PJ plays. they still have to hire a crew, haul gear, and pay rent to the venues.

i'm not saying its not expensive. $75 a ticket will make any person who has to work for a living pause and think. in the case of EV, I dont mind paying more if it keeps the annoying casual fan who is just there to get drunk out.

PS: Coldplay is charging $125 + fees for their arena tour. how does that grab ya?

moho · July 2008

Well the boots are cheap, 6 quid for us europeans to download a show is great! But as for tickets, prices are going up everywhere across the globe for every band, its just the way it is. Bands are making little profit in record sales so they have to keep up their presumably comfortable lifestyle by rising the price of tickets to gigs, otherwise they wouldn't make any new cash.

Wilds · July 2008

Very reasonable prices in my opinion.

norm · July 2008

let me ask you this

would you work at the same job for 18 years and never get a raise?

5882300 · July 2008

yep, lots of cash but our choices are put up or shut up (and stay home) :(

hopethatuchoke · July 2008

You can't talk about this here. Too many people are blind to the truth and should you disagree, you will be attacked.

Ledbetterman10 · July 2008

hopethatuchoke wrote:

You can't talk about this here. Too many people are blind to the truth and should you disagree, you will be attacked.

no, he put a green smiley face so people won't care.

lowlight10 · July 2008

hopethatuchoke wrote:

You can't talk about this here. Too many people are blind to the truth and should you disagree, you will be attacked.

I agree, thats usually the case. Ignore the people that have no basis but slam you just for having an opinion. but listen to the points that other people make. if you just write them off, you're no better than the "how dare you question Pearl Jam!" people.

Lizard · July 2008

cutback wrote:

let me ask you this

would you work at the same job for 18 years and never get a raise?

you call what they do "work"???!!!

Ledbetterman10 · July 2008

cutback wrote:

let me ask you this

would you work at the same job for 18 years and never get a raise?

the reason that ticket prices keep going up is because album sales keep going down. they know they'll always sell out arenas so they're going to milk it because that's they're money maker. In 1995, their money maker was album royalties. not anymore. That's why they were able to charge such low prices in the mid to late '90s.

But I don't know what the original poster is talking about with the bootlegs prices. I think they're more than reasonable.

Darius · July 2008

moho wrote:

Well the boots are cheap, 6 quid for us europeans to download a show is great! But as for tickets, prices are going up everywhere across the globe for every band, its just the way it is. Bands are making little profit in record sales so they have to keep up their presumably comfortable lifestyle by rising the price of tickets to gigs, otherwise they wouldn't make any new cash.

The boots are totally well priced. how many cds can you buy with 30 plus tracks, priced between 10-17 bucks? as for ticket sales, PJ was really great for many years keeping their prices down. the fact that they've jumped so much this year...well, i guess you can say that inflation plays a part...but i'm sure all the fees are up on their end...plus, it's gotta be nice to get paid. don't forget, a few dollars end up being donated, right?

besides, i'd f*ckin pay double to see the MSG shows again, but everyone has their limits. good thing is i haven't reached mine yet

nuzzer1 · July 2008

totally agree - the price is totally fair! think about all the revenue they lose because of piracy alone! Then look at what other legendary bands are charging for a ticket! Its more than half the price of a freaking U2 show.

Gmoney · July 2008

i know i got the green disease... im fn' broke!

fuck · July 2008

dude, fucking coldplay tickets face value are $125.

COLDPLAY!!!!!!

TheJUGGERNAUT29 · July 2008

Rising oil prices = Everything going up in price

Stephen Flow · July 2008

I agree with the prices to see Pearl Jam, full band... but I have to admit the price to see Ed solo is a bit steep, I'm willing to pay it, but I am saying it's a bit steep.

It's virtually the same price to see him solo as it is to see the full band... It's not 6 guys on the road, it's really just him and some instruments and a bus... I'm assuming all these little theaters have their own lighting... again, I'm willing to pay and this is just an observation.

Do PJ have the Green disease as they are getting older?

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