Jake here. I'd like to express my discontent with Eddie Vedder's first solo tour in which he'll be mainly performing material from the Into The Wild soundtrack. Eddie Vedder used to represent something that I liked. Remember when he fought Ticketmaster to keep ticket prices low? He even testified before congress against Ticketmaster claiming they were a monopoly. Pearl Jam even cancelled their Vitalogy tour to make a stand. I've seen Pearl Jam seven times and five of those shows were under $30. The last time I saw them play was in Hawaii and I paid $45. It was a little weird paying that much for a show by the one band who has continually stood up for fans and fought to keep ticket prices low but it wasn't offensively expensive. The following week I saw them open for U2. I again mainly went for Pearl Jam. U2 is ok, but their show was much better than their music. And I only paid $60 for the ticket. I know it sounds kind of pricey, but U2 is the biggest band in the world. Regardless of whether or not I like them I think if any band can charge $60 bucks for a show it would be U2. Now, I know Classic Rock bands often chards hundreds of dollars for a ticket and the Stones will easily charge a couple grand but this is the anti-definition of Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder. I just can't believe that a little over a year ago I paid $45 to see five amazing rock stars and now Eddie Vedder seems to think his solo show is worth $65. Yeah, he's awesome on stage when he's playing with Pearl Jam but I'll charge $65 to my show before I pay $65 to see Eddie Vedder play a solo show. Come on!
Grievance - Pearl Jam
3.05.2008
Eddie Vedder Not Worth $65
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Jake I hear ya. I didn't get tickets to the shows in LA because they sold out really fast, but I didn't make a HUGE effort because the tickets were so expensive. Wes didn't want to go that bad so I couldn't justify it. Anyway, poo poo on EV.
AMEN to all of that! You and Pearl Jam....whenever I hear a pearl jam song I think of you and good ol BYUH :)
You must be the cheapest bastard I´ve known. I live in south america and we have to pay twice as that to see bandas like U2 o r the Rollings, and let me tell you that we make 1/3rd of the average salary in the Us. Stop wining, 65 U$ ain´t that much money if you enjoy the music.
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