How is there no Tampa tour stop?

u2gator

I was thinking about this the other day and it makes no sense that Tampa is not a stop on the tour. How the Pearl Jam marketing team missed out on coming here makes no sense. Tampa was built for this album.

First off the arena has a lightning bolt sculpture out front!


Second the hockey team is the Tampa Bay Lightning!


Third, we have a machine inside the arena that actually creates Lightning!


Finally Florida is the Lightning capital of the world!


If there was ever a city and arena to bring this tour to, Tampa is it. How the tour did not start here I am not sure but I truly hope this oversight is fixed during a future tour leg.

U2gator

Cime

I agree!

PJpaddle

Totally agree!! Please come to Tampa in 2014!!

MayDay10

hmmm.


reading the title, I had a lot of doubts as another person begging to "come to XXX"


but you probably made the best, air-tight case.

F5AgainstOne

u2gator wrote:

I was thinking about this the other day and it makes no sense that Tampa is not a stop on the tour. How the Pearl Jam marketing team missed out on coming here makes no sense. Tampa was built for this album.

First off the arena has a lightning bolt sculpture out front!


Second the hockey team is the Tampa Bay Lightning!


Third, we have a machine inside the arena that actually creates Lightning!


Finally Florida is the Lightning capital of the world!


If there was ever a city and arena to bring this tour to, Tampa is it. How the tour did not start here I am not sure but I truly hope this oversight is fixed during a future tour leg.

U2gator

Because, This doesn't change the fact the Florida sucks.

Arise0411

I really thought after seeing Eddie in Clearwater that there was some hope.

TrueReligion

I'll take Florida over NH anyday

lateralus963

Wow that is pretty perfect!
Eddie did say that they would be coming during his solo show last year in Orlando, maybe in spring or summer? I don't know but I am not leaving it to chance... heading up to New York this weekend! lol

But I'd love to see Pearl Jam in my home state and that Tampa stadium would be a perfect venue!

JonnyPistachio

Had they known about the lightning Bolt, things might have been different. I was hoping for a Tampa show too.
:evil:

adam42381

I'm holding out hope that Tampa gets a show next spring. If not, I'm sure they'll come down to Fort Myers.

theJawas

I originally just clicked on the link because I've recently fallen in love with the 2000 Tampa show, but you made an air-tight case. Good on you.

btcs41

MayDay10 wrote:

hmmm.


reading the title, I had a lot of doubts as another person begging to "come to XXX"


but you probably made the best, air-tight case.

me too. A better troll title would have been- "I wanted to take my 3 year old to Tampa for this tour but nooooo"

oysterjar

F5AgainstOne wrote:

Because, This doesn't change the fact the Florida sucks.

rr165892

F5AgainstOne wrote:

u2gator wrote:

I was thinking about this the other day and it makes no sense that Tampa is not a stop on the tour. How the Pearl Jam marketing team missed out on coming here makes no sense. Tampa was built for this album.

First off the arena has a lightning bolt sculpture out front!


Second the hockey team is the Tampa Bay Lightning!


Third, we have a machine inside the arena that actually creates Lightning!


Finally Florida is the Lightning capital of the world!


If there was ever a city and arena to bring this tour to, Tampa is it. How the tour did not start here I am not sure but I truly hope this oversight is fixed during a future tour leg.

U2gator

Because, This doesn't change the fact the Florida sucks.

Dude,You live in Crap Hampshire and you say Florida Sucks ???Let me know how our tropical paradise looks when your shoveling snow and ice off your driveway in January.sheesh

oysterjar

rr165892 wrote:

Dude,You live in Crap Hampshire and you say Florida Sucks ???Let me know how our tropical paradise looks when your shoveling snow and ice off your driveway in January.sheesh

Spent my whole life in New England and I have a lot of family from Florida and have spent a lot of time there, I'd rather shovel...

justam

u2gator wrote:

I was thinking about this the other day and it makes no sense that Tampa is not a stop on the tour. How the Pearl Jam marketing team missed out on coming here makes no sense. Tampa was built for this album.

First off the arena has a lightning bolt sculpture out front!


Second the hockey team is the Tampa Bay Lightning!


Third, we have a machine inside the arena that actually creates Lightning!


Finally Florida is the Lightning capital of the world!



If there was ever a city and arena to bring this tour to, Tampa is it. How the tour did not start here I am not sure but I truly hope this oversight is fixed during a future tour leg.

U2gator

I completely agree. Tampa is the lightning capital of the US. This is an actual weather fact! :geek:

neutron baum

You have proven your case without a reasonable doubt!

JonnyPistachio

justam wrote:

I completely agree. Tampa is the lightning capital of the US. This is an actual weather fact! :geek:

The last time they played Tampa I got stuck on the side of the road with car trouble in the middle of the state for a few minutes and there was so much lightning it was surreal. the weird thing is - there wasnt much rain. Ed even made a funny comment about how much lightning there was.

justam

JonnyPistachio wrote:

justam wrote:

I completely agree. Tampa is the lightning capital of the US. This is an actual weather fact! :geek:

The last time they played Tampa I got stuck on the side of the road with car trouble in the middle of the state for a few minutes and there was so much lightning it was surreal. the weird thing is - there wasnt much rain. Ed even made a funny comment about how much lightning there was.

There's always a lot of lightning here.

I noticed this connection a while ago but I didn't mention it because I thought coming from me, a person who lives here, it might sound like I was just begging for a home-town show.

I'm glad someone ELSE pointed out how appropriate it would be for them to come here!!!!!!!!!!

withflyingcolors

Lived in the Tampa area for eight years and I'd rather shovel but to each their own.

Nicely done and I agree! Had a blast at the 2008 show, Eddie was like ummmm we're told we are playing in Tampa but the arena is called St. Pete Times Forum and there is a Canadian flag, where the F are we?!

Hope TPA gets another show soon!

smanchac1

Wow. Two pages of replies and no one knows the answer!!

Pj played Florida in 2012. One of 5 shows in the US last year.

That's why they skipped over Florida.

Although Tampa does have a very strong case for the lightning bolt tour!!

u2gator

smanchac1 wrote:

Wow. Two pages of replies and no one knows the answer!!

Pj played Florida in 2012. One of 5 shows in the US last year.

That's why they skipped over Florida.

Although Tampa does have a very strong case for the lightning bolt tour!!

As a Floridian I do not necessarily consider Pensacola a part of the state but instead more of lower Alabama. Not knocking the area though given that i made the trek up there for PJs pro-choice concert many moons ago. I also don't think a one off festival date negates us from a future tour date. They will be here before the end of the tour.

The real issue though is how was such a marketing tie-in missed so badly given how much they are focused on marketing this time around?

u2gator

jeffwalsh

To be honest, the New Orleans festival probably dictates they can't play dates in neighboring states since they feel it is reasonable for Floridians to go to New Orleans. Almost all festivals put stuff like that in their contracts.

JonnyPistachio

for the record, it can take 6-7 hours to drive from south florida to north florida. If you want to hang a left and shoot along the panhandle, you're looking at 12-14 hours to get out of the state.

I didnt even feel that Pensacola counted as a Florida date.

JB128716

I agree that Pensacola is South Alabama a not Florida.

BUT... Tampa has gotten the last three PJ shows (I think I'm right).

PJ needs to play Orlando in the new Arena. God knows the Magic won't be in the playoffs this year.

adam42381

Pensacola is an 8+ hour drive from here in Fort Myers so that's not nearly close enough for me. I'd drive to Tampa/St. Pete, Orlando or Miami/Fort Lauderdale/West Palm for a show. I have my limits.

rr165892

When we get shows this spring it will be Tampa(ask Gary Amphitheatre) and West Palm (Cruzan Amphitheatre) Both are live Nation destinations.

adam42381

rr165892 wrote:

When we get shows this spring it will be Tampa(ask Gary Amphitheatre) and West Palm (Cruzan Amphitheatre) Both are live Nation destinations.

I hope you're right.

Gremmie03

Heads up to 10c. Pls play tampa/orl on a weekend
So that I may drop off my wife and children at Disney World.
Then give me enough time to return to South Florida to catch the WPB show

Thank U in advance

rr165892

adam42381 wrote:

rr165892 wrote:

When we get shows this spring it will be Tampa(ask Gary Amphitheatre) and West Palm (Cruzan Amphitheatre) Both are live Nation destinations.

I hope you're right.

Ed's I laws live in Sarasota .Maybe we could convince the band to play the Fort Rock Festival at your Jet Blue Sox Park this spring.

Tiz10

TAMPA/ANY AND ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA BUMP!!!!!!!!!!

Now if PJ would just breeze through this lil euro swing and get back to touring the good ol' U S of A

Tampa should have been a staple on this tour considering some of the lightning bolt references already mentioned by the OP.