so did i miss something?????? also, fellow southerners. come hear me.

Chitownjb3
Chitownjb3 Posts: 10
edited July 2008 in The Porch
um, do we know why pearl jam doesnt want to play the south? was there an announcement i somehow didnt hear? do they hate us? if anyone can shed some light on this, that would be great.

also, fellow southerners, what can we do to get them down here. im up for just about anything. do we need to gather i giant petition. a hand written as opposed to message board petition. i live in dallas texas. lets do something. something big. if it doesnt work, then so be it. but lets try hard. we want pearl jam. we need pearl jam. LETS FUCKING DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  • Chitownjb3
    Chitownjb3 Posts: 10
    lets really do this.
  • RiotAct10
    RiotAct10 Ohio Posts: 1,640
    ???

    They just played a mini tour of 13 shows, where 5 of the shows, almost 40%, were in Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina and Virginia. Did I miss something, or are those states in the south? I think what you meant to say is, you just want Pearl Jam to come to Texas.
    words seem so out of place.

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  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    This just in: major earthquake rocks east coast, sending Florida, South Carolina, Virginia and Tenneesee 1000 miles north.
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  • pdalowsky
    pdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,235
    jeez, another bleeding post about why PJ need to go play the south,

    the band are so mean, your all hard done by, blah blah blah.....

    work it out, word is the band didnt sell out the last shows they did in your area, its expensive to tour, they can sell out other places so they will go there....easy
  • Fighting Hellfish
    Fighting Hellfish Posts: 3,175
    not being judgemental here, but maybe part fo the problem was the 2 Florida shows didn't sell out. I don't know how many seats were unsold, but there were tickets available right up until the shows. They've also stated before that they base their decision where to play (and how many nights) partly on album sales.
  • John Budge
    John Budge Posts: 259
    I have an idea! Why not start a thread petitioning PJ to play the south?!
  • RockMama
    RockMama Deep Creek Lake, MD Posts: 478
    Mike said a while ago that ticket sales were not as good in the south.
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  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,224
    BinFrog wrote:
    This just in: major earthquake rocks east coast, sending Florida, South Carolina, Virginia and Tenneesee 1000 miles north.
    hey, don't joke about that

    I'd hate to become a yankee :p
  • Don Quijote
    Don Quijote Posts: 75
    RockMama wrote:
    Mike said a while ago that ticket sales were not as good in the south.

    I hate when starting bands try to please anyone anywhere just to get the chance to be heard, and when audiences give them that chance and make them big, they show their real intentions over the years...
    Maybe they should play in smaller venues then, I don't think that bothered him when they play at The Vatican in 10/11/1991 in Houston... or is it about the money? ohhh... my bad.
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  • suns22
    suns22 Posts: 94
    RockMama wrote:
    Mike said a while ago that ticket sales were not as good in the south.

    That quote always gets brought up, but I think it's BS though. Every popular band in the world routinely plays Texas....except Pearl Jam. Texas has two of the biggest cities in the country, but gets no love.

    They hate Bush and they associate Texas with Bush. When Ed was talking shit about Bush at Bonnaroo, he referred to him as a "Texan." Did he have to do that...no.

    Maybe when Bush it out of the whitehouse they'll come back.
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  • RiotAct10
    RiotAct10 Ohio Posts: 1,640
    I have to admit, I to wonder why they don't just play smaller venues sometimes. It shouldn't hurt their ego or anything, some markets just don't sell as well.

    At the same time, I understand it can be hard to find an in between venue, since there are a lot of clubs that seat 500-2000 people, and bigger places that seat 18,000-20,000, but not really many that seat 12,000-15,000. I live in Columbus, Ohio and I saw Audioslave at a place that seats about 4,000 people, and that worked out pretty well, but Pearl Jam can obviously sell more tickets than that.

    It would be nice if they played some two night stands though in places like that, so they could make more money by not having to travel, and still sell a fair amount of tickets. Hopefully on the 2009 tour they will hit some markets that have been skipped on previous tours.
    words seem so out of place.

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  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    John Budge wrote:
    I have an idea! Why not start a thread petitioning PJ to play the south?!
    Been there, done that...:cool:....and yes, I bought a tee-shirt. :p
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  • Yellow Ledbelly
    Yellow Ledbelly Posts: 3,749
    Hey, Bush may be a Texan but we've got plenty of idiot democrats from the south too! Slick Willie and Internet Al need 'em a PJ fix sometimes too
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  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    BinFrog wrote:
    This just in: major earthquake rocks east coast, sending Florida, South Carolina, Virginia and Tenneesee 1000 miles north.

    ah, I needed that laugh :)
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  • i am a target
    i am a target Posts: 808
    Chitownjb3 wrote:
    um, do we know why pearl jam doesnt want to play the south? was there an announcement i somehow didnt hear? do they hate us? if anyone can shed some light on this, that would be great.

    also, fellow southerners, what can we do to get them down here. im up for just about anything. do we need to gather i giant petition. a hand written as opposed to message board petition. i live in dallas texas. lets do something. something big. if it doesnt work, then so be it. but lets try hard. we want pearl jam. we need pearl jam. LETS FUCKING DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    are you from texas? because if you were you'd know that no texan would EVER call himself a southerner. they're texans.
  • robowski
    robowski Posts: 143
    i don't know about you but i was happy to see the guys in south carolina - i drove 5 hours to see them. i think that if they were anywhere within a few hundred miles of you - you should travel to see them because the south (florida, sc, virginia) is not that far away. so suck it up and get out on the road - a nice pj road trip is good for the soul!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  • disilluzion
    disilluzion Posts: 1,015
    They haven't played a full show in MN since '03. Before that was '98. Can I complain as well?
  • Chitownjb3
    Chitownjb3 Posts: 10
    To the people who have to be smart assess. What the fuck? I’m just simply trying to get something going. Sorry I forgot they played some east coast southern shows. If they can’t make as much money down here then what is that saying about the band. I thought they weren’t into being so selfish.
    I have to attend college, I have college loans and I barely have any money. AND I have to work. So it’s hard to travel. But you know what, I’ve spent plenty of money on bootlegs, books and memberships with the little money I have. Why shouldn’t they come to Texas? Dallas or Austin. Austin is a huge music city. Why wouldn’t they want to go to Austin?

    Because Bush is from Texas? That’s a big fucking stupid reason. I would like to think the band was smarter and above that sort of nonsense. Most people hate him anyways. Also, if you live in the north. Fuck off, and don’t read my post if you’re only going to insult me. I’m just trying to get people together and get Pearl Jam down here.

    Yes Ralph, you can complain as well. I'm just saying if you want them to come. do something about. thats all im saying. gather the masses and lets let our voices be heard!

    I posted this question originally cause when I go around reading stuff, some people make it sound like they heard Pearl Jam say they are never coming to the south. Stuff of that nature. So I just wanted to clear things up. Also, I thought maybe we could get some stuff started.

    If you think this is stupid then I question how much of a Pearl Jam fan you really are. Because, when you badmouth this idea, you are just another one of the naysayers. You are the kind of people Pearl Jam has been rising above. To try and get them to play here and go against all the odds is what the band is all about. To go against the grain. To stand up for what you believe in. Just trying and not giving in is what it’s all about.

    So, I’m gonna speak to just the Texas people. This will be easier to start. Fellow residence of Texas, we need to do something. Lets get Pearl Jam to Texas. I live in Dallas. Lets talk. Lets get something started. I bet we could get them to play in Austin. Lets show them we care just as much as the people who are lucky enough to live in awesome places.


    Yes Ralph, you can complain as well. I'm just saying if you want them to come. do something about. thats all im saying. gather the masses and lets let our voices be heard! also, im not originally from Texas. Chicago is where im from. Go Cubs.
  • Dogman3
    Dogman3 Posts: 330
    The South supports the wrong President.
  • Chitownjb3
    Chitownjb3 Posts: 10
    just saying. whats the worst that could happen if we try.

    go obama!

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