i don't get why we have to buy in pairs for general admission, it's not like there are going to be left with odd seats

Why are the tickets so much more expensive?

Yay! Yay! Yay!!!

Oh cool, sorry I didn't realise it was for two tickets :) now Im happy hahaha

General Admission... Priority at the gates... Is that all...? How about a special section for true fans? What about the price of the tickets? Thought PJ valued ticketing to their concerts...! Screwing over 10c tickets by making them more expensive whilst still in the same section as all other GA tickets!

mirkin girl - take a friend

It's always like that for international tickets, not sure why, exchange rates and international expenses I guess. I don't think they do it to rip us off...

At least for GA you may say it's not worth it and buy in the public sale. You'd be mad to do that for reserved seating though.

Yeah i think it's pretty rich charging us MORE for the same section... it won't stop me buying them, but 3 sets of tickets sure adds up... come on!

I am happy!! When you buy through the fan clubs it is always US dollars.

Thanks for the update. Wish they could say if it is a special section or that we get in earlier then non members. That would be a nice thing to hear.....

Go 10C!!! Come Pearl Jam!!

anyone who has a spare ten club ticket for perth please contact me, cheers

That'd be right, I've procrastinated for so long joining the Ten Club then when I do only GA is offered :(

These are general Admission right? So there won't be seats and my other friends who aren't members of 10c will be able to be with me?

Yeah good question jeremyisme.... what is the dif between 10c tickets and the gold and silver normal tickets???

Does anyone know if the GA is seated, as it looks that way on the European tour.

If so this would make the 10c pre sale good would it not?

I don't understand why we are paying $20 more than the non members through ticketek. Plus the fee your bank will charge for the transaction and currency conversion. Can 10Club please explain. I really thought we would of had our own area or something. Now i don't know whether to buy 10c tickets or ticketek tickets??

"General Admission tickets purchased through the fan club will allow fan club members early entry into the venue whenever possible. Members will receive wristbands which will authorize early entry. Ten Club reserves the right to make changes to this policy when deemed necessary."

My memory is bad....is this the way they did it at Subiaco in 06??

Early admission won't mean much at all when you have to get through two other bands before the boys even start.
That is at least 3 hours trying to hold your spot against 20,000 other trying to take it.
No going to the bar, no going to the toilet, no getting something to eat, just stay there and try and hold your spot?

DuckyHoward the 10C tickets are around $145AUS each not $120. The $239 is in US buckaroonies mate.

Throw in your membership over how many years and they are bloody dear tickets not to have a guaranteed spot.

You can get them for $123+ BF through the arch enemy Ticketek.

And you know there will always be someone taller than you standing right in front of you!

stop moaning people at least we are getting a ticket who cares were it is I would scale the stands to watch so lets all be happy we getting tickets. PJ are amazing and they would def have a space for us so chill and enjoy this amazing day

Don't worry...

Mmmm dont know what to do... Im getting too old to stand in GA !! This is what the announcement was for the Perth 2006 show:

"Tickets are for reserved seating. Seat location will be determined by seniority within the fan club. Tickets are distributed on the day of the show only and seat location is not revealed until tickets are collected.

I was 7 rows from the front of stage - so awesome!

if anyone is near the doncaster area in Melbourne come down and check us out we are a Melbourne band called Cognito and we are supporting The Angels....Aug 14th Doncaster shoppingtown hotel. Tickets through www.myspace.com/cognitoband...

Gold is probably the floor section, silver seated in the stands.
Sometimes the first section of the seats is gold also, depends on who is doing the show.

It is a tad confusing, particularly this paragraph:

"Ten Club tickets are general admission and sold on a first come, first serve basis. Available only while supplies last. Ten Club general admission tickets will have entrance priority."

I presume this to mean that membership seniority is not taken into account because it's general admission (no seats). And the mention of 'entrance priority' sounds to me that this just enables us to enter the venue before the general public to assume a good spot in the moshpit.

To be honest, if this is how it will work, it's not my ideal and Subi 2006 was much better thought out for us 10c members, BUT, I'm dead set stoked they are coming and at the end of the day do I really do not care if I stand or sit, as long as I am able to get my 10c tickets and be there to hear the boys rock.

I guess we'll all find out tomorrow what the deal is when we buy our tickets! Yee ha.

Local information in NZ says the show is at Mt. Smart Stadium? Has it been moved?

Called Ticketmaster for the Melbourne Concert... They couldn't tell me where gold and silver tickets are, they don't have a seating plan available yet, but they will closer to the event date. Doesn't really help us for tomorrow morning.

I think I will just get the 10c tickets and hope they do the right thing by us all and get us in the first few rows...

Hope everyone gets what they want!!

still waiting for the garden

Western Springs would be better. I can walk there! I hate Mt Smart, such a miserable area - stinky train trip away. And yes - if it is GA and we get in first that would be really really cool - except loosing our places for the inevitable loo break and beer trips - going to need two bottles :)

They could easily modify the Subi 06 layout, instead of reserved 10C Seating, make it GA, but seperate it from the public...that'd be ideal

You guys should stop bitching about paying an extra 20 bucks. For garenteed tickets to not only Pearl Jam but Ben Harper too!! I'd pay alot more. Bet your bum on these selling out in minutes when they go on sale through ticketmaster.

im just glad that the aussie dollar has fought its way back to 0.84c
imagine what the bitching would be like if it was still 0.65c to the american dollar :o

right now im just so stoaked they are playing at all
im super unfit but at least ive got a 3 month window to get my energy levels and bladder control up
:D
cheers 10c. cant wait

Well I am sorry if it sounds like bitching, but I don't understand why 10c members pay $25 a year to get the same tickets which are available elsewhere for $20 less. Early entry doesn't mean much when there is no reserved spaces/seating.

Cant wait going to get my Adelaide and melbourne tickets. Cant wait. at least we get first crack at the front. 10c members will just have to look after eachother. not hard to do. CCCCCCCCCCCCANt wait. bring on NOVEMBER

good point missisles! positive thinking - i like it!

i'd rather give the 10c my $$$$ - even if they are more exe - than ticketmaster or ticketek.

you'll all stop bitching the moment the boys hit the stage. :-)

So very excited about this show, not only do we get to see Pearl Jam but throw in Ben Harper and Liam Finn....this is going to go off. Don't care if I have to stand or sit, I would stand on my head the whole time to see this gig!

Out of interest, where are most people getting tickets for? I'm in Adelaide and looking forward to finally seeing a great outdoors show.

i think we should still have first shot at the 10c tix before the rest of the members. it would suck missing out cause the overseas contingent bought all the tickets! will probably have a spare for sydney as i am having troble finding someone who wants to go! WTF

Anyone planning to travel to a few shows and only need one ticket. Get in touch and we can maybe swap show for show instead of outlaying money for 2 tickets then have to look for a buyer for the other ticket.

i am going adelaide and melbourne. getting 10c tickets for both. Saw them last year in New York were amazing. For out door venue they played theby oval back in 98. that was out doors and a great show.

I'll grab your Melb spare if you get one

cs134892 you rock!

If tickets go on sale 8.00am NSW time does that mean they will be on sale 6.00am NZL time? I'd hate to get the time difference confused and miss out!

At this point, I just don't care about it costing extra or whatever. I'm happy to have tickets and if we get let in early then awesome. A separate section would be nice but eh, what can you do?

Where is Western Springs? And is that just a mistake? They're also calling the Chch venue Jade stadium - that's not it's name anymore eh?

yes need both tickets

i went to both shows at madison square last year was amazing. Adelaide has been very privledged to the shows the lads have played here.

You are not paying more. You will find purchasing tix through ticketmaster will be about the same once you add booking/"we like to charge you more coz we can" fee, the price of 2 tix will be about same :) And you are guaranteed a pair in GA....

Just want to clear this up. We are not guaranteed a ticket. we just get priority access to tickets.

Damn im getting stressed about getting these tickets. Will def be tears if i miss out and have to fight it out against the public.

"Ten Club tickets are general admission and sold on a first come, first serve basis. Available only while supplies last."

Keeping in mind that none of this is official (i.e. i don't have info from pearl jam or ticketek), but I think its a fairly safe bet in most cases that the GA 10c tix will be the same as the GA gold tix.

If you take a look at the seating maps for the AC/DC gigs next Feb I think most are at the same venues and had similar pricing structures. Safe to assume then that 10c tix will be in the GA sections closest to front of stage.

Those complaining about $145 a ticket i would suggest are only recent members of 10c. 10c tickets work out more expensive all the time. I sincerely doubt anyone is making any additional money on these and the money is tied up in international transaction fees and the costs associated with distributing them. Last time pearl jam toured i paid about $120 from memory and ticketek was selling for $100. This year we are looking at $145 compared with $123 through ticketek. by the time you pay the astronomical booking fee ticktek charges you'll be looking at over $130. <$15 extra for guaranteed ticket and priority access is no qualm with me. And I pay my $25US each year for the xmas single, deep magazine and access to other members only stuff so I'm not about to bitch about the ticket situation.

i can get gold reserve and general ad through any of the 20 pre sales on at moment heaps cheaper these general ad tickets are way more than normal price why rip us off 10c very disappointed for the first time with you guys

but the most important thing is - eddie might come out and sing with liam and eliza-jane!!! or the finn bros might be there. or... uh... otters

I got in very early and paid $166.00 with visa preferred. I was just so excited to see PJ and Ben harper i would have paid more if i had to. If you people were REAL FANS you would just be happy to see these guys stop winging.

I'm sure the 10c tix MUST be the equivalent of gold tix or they'd give the option of having 10c gold or silver. surely. if they could charge more for gold, they would.

I just got an email from VISA about the NZ presales. It reads:

'Tickets priced at $99.50 to $119.50 (incl GST and booking fees, transaction fees may apply). Plus a limited number of VIP tickets will be available at both venues for $150.00 each. Supply is limited so you'll need to be quick.'

Any idea what VIP tickets will be? Are they better than 10c tickets?

yeah wouldn't surprise me. you never know what you are going to get when you buy presales

Can anyone please tell me which company has tickets for sale now?
The reason for this is not the cost- but my friend just informed me that she can't stand for longer than a couple of hours because of her back-I forgot about that- or was hoping she would! so I need to get seats- damn it- I just can't miss out

@ sika

It says that you need to provide valid photo ID to pick up the ticket. If you are purchasing it through your 10C profile then it should just need you to provide your detials based on the profile. Not credit card. At the same time, I am only hypothesising so I may not be correct.

doompony - jealous!
i love otters. so cute and fury and wet!
i seen a willy wag tale and some puppies! :D

sika - you can use someone elses credit card. not everyone has a credit card. i sure dont. thatd be dangerous!

to all those people saying wah wah its too much its cheaper to buy them through presales. read the fine print. the ONLY company that can guarentee where your seat will be is the visa presale.
your bitching now, but youll be bitching on the day when you see us walking through with the early entry and you are stuck outside waiting to get in still, youll be bitching when the 10c crew protect each other and let no one else on the barrier :)
so choose to pay 20 bux less, but as mentioned before. 20 bux is nothing when you are gonna get awsome tickets and early entry

just a reminder for sydney members home bake festival also goes on sale to public the same day august 17 so anyone using ticketek web site or phone is going to have major problems getting through so get onto any pre sale ya can

So are the 10c tickets closer to the front or gold tickets for Christchurch show? Does anyone know, thanks

thanks for that, yeah I feel the same. I would much rather stand

I reckon visa vip will be the same as 10c.
Im going gold res for AKL and
10c for Christchurch
best of both worlds!!!!!!!!!!!!

Visa preferred has tickets and my friend got gold seated otherwise ticketek has a presale 11th august but you need a visa card to buy tickets Good Luck!

there won't be an age restriction... least i very much doubt there will be. it's not like it's in a bar or anything. i was 17 last time. i'll be 29 this time. really pearl jam? it took you this long to come back to nz?

im gonna go with ticketek and get myself a seat....i felt so privileged with my front row centre seat over the yrs, esp with my CFS, it was a gift, but theres no way i can handle GA up the front im too physical weak to handle that. im happy for the people who love GA though~~ my seniority number is so low too... ahh shucks**

I am very excited. I aim to go to Christchurch and Auckland. I already have the flights booked!

get over it, its been 11 long years between drinks here in little old nz, and I for one am stoked, am going to chch as well as melbourne!!!!

Yeah, thanks timcliff, you make a very blind faith argument. I've always felt bad for NZ not getting a tour in so long. It still doesn't make treating your fans shabbily on this tour any better. Get over it? Seriously man, I love this band, but don't want to throw cash at them blindly for crappy treatment. I will still see them this tour, but the 10C may have lost my vote of confidence. I also am stoked for the new album and have already pre-ordered the album on CD and vinyl. I'm also not a petty person. I hope you enjoy your shows.

so pumped to see PJ!! Yayeee... I'll be 6mths pregnant, i'll still be rocking it in the stands lol :)

I was disappointed to find out loyal fans weren't getting the best tickets. But that disappointment has gone and I'm getting excited to be seeing them at such a awesome venue. I love Pearl Jam, I even named my son Eddie. Come on every one, don't let something so small let you forget that we still get the first tickets to see the most awesome band in the world. And, if the visa emails anything to go by there sounds like there are very limited VIP tickets to both NZ concerts up for grabs in the pre sale. I'm holding out for there being something special reveled on the day. Pearl Jam have always treated their fans well, I can't imagine they would be any different now.

I knew I kept my membership up for a reason! Early Admission to see Liam Finn and Ben Harper. Awesome. sure beats front row tickets in 03 and 06 for half the price. For those who say hey, at least we get a concert...etc... I sat on a bus for a 3400km round trip in 95 to watch these guys. For me, this is a kick in the teeth. bring back Boondall.

and to the woman whos going to be 6 months pregnant...
you rock! :D

your argument isnt valid
you dont know that they wont have a section portioned off
they havent released ANY maps of any of the grounds
at the moment the only thing people are bitching about is the price
anything else is an assumption

Dam! - I need a single to the Auckland show cos I'm going with my two best buddies - I couldn't choose between them... so we're a confirmed threesome... Please help!

See you there Brisbane TC members... last show in Aus !! They are going to be ON FIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEE.
I can't wait to see them in the stadium. Set this town alight. They won't be getting any sleep in Mt Gravatt!!!!
Let's the give the boys the BEST DAMN CROWD EVER!!!!!!

I'm with JG142210 ...

This is complete and utter rubbish ... whats the point of being a 10C member if all its get you is the same concert positions as as general public ... and its more @#%@$^^$@ expensive!!!

in 2006 U2 played at Docklands (in Melb) with AUD99 GA tickets ... i'm not gonna get into an argument over which band has better music but WTF ...

ironically i saw the press release state something along the lines of "pearl jam always try to keep their ticket prices low for the sake of their fanbase" ... what about the club paying fanbase!?!?!

furthermore why didn't they employ a similar album release method to that of Radiohead??? or better yet Nine Inch Nails ...

Trent rules ... Eddie $$$$$$ucks

i am using the thing on my shoulders
im using it to smile at the fact i get to see pearl jam

im not using it to whine like a lil girl with a skinned knee

this is awsome.
see the awsome for what it is.

8 hours and 15 minutes to go. Cool.