Pearl Jam's American Shows Since 2003

Flagg

OK, a couple may be missing here and there but I threw together a quick list of where Pearl Jam has played in the US since the conclusion of the Riot Act tour in 2003, leaving out things like secret shows at the Showbox or Easy Street, etc. It also includes the upcoming 2009 shows.

The list is arranged by the Top 20 cities in the US by population and then at the bottom are some places they played that aren't in the Top 20.

As you can see it is quite interesting. Look at the lack of representation in the Top 10 cities. The 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th and 10th largest cities in the country have not seen Pearl Jam since 2003, although San Jose is next door to San Fran which has had plenty.

List of largest cities in the US.


City Number of shows since 2003 (including 2009)
1. New York City 4 (includes Avalon and Irving Plaza) +2 more in East Rutherford
2. Los Angeles 7 (includes Hollywood in 2006, but not Santa Barbara)
3. Chicago 7 (includes Vic, Lollapalooza and HOB)
4. Houston 0
5. Phoenix 0
6. Philadelphia 7 (includes Camden)
7. San Antonio 0
8. Dallas 0
9. San Diego 2
10. San Jose 0
11. Detroit 1 (Auburn Hills)
12. San Francisco 4 (not including Bridge School)
13. Jacksonville 0
14. Indianapolis 0
15. Austin 2 (including the ACL TV show)
16. Columbus 0
17. Ft. Worth 0
18. Charlotte 0
19. Memphis 0
20. Baltimore 0

Cities not in the Top 20 that have had shows since 2003:

Boston 6 (includes Mansfield), Hartford (2), Tampa (1), Columbia (1) , Virginia Beach (1) , Milwaukee (2 opening for Petty), Denver (2 with Petty), Seattle (2 plus 3 more if you count the Gorge), Washington (3), Las Vegas (1), Portland (1), Toledo (1), Kissimmee (1), West Palm Beach (1), Cleveland (1), Grand Rapids (2), Honolulu (2 – including opening for U2), St. Louis (1), Cincinnati (1), Pittsburgh (2, once with the Stones), St. Paul (2 with Petty), Albany (1), Atlantic City (2, which should count as Philly since it is right there), Missoula (1), Reading (1), Asheville (1)

PJBuckeye

Great post. I had a mock tour in another thread that would of pounded out many of the neglected cities. I wish they would have taken care of many of these cities. To think that there has been zero Houston shows is shameful. I feel bad for the folks down there.

Do you think they do a Southern leg in January/February. Phoenix - Texas - New Orleans - Tenn - ATL - Charlotte?

JR86440

I think I am a 10club member so I can get good seats for the concerts. The only problem is I live in Atlanta and they dont play here anymore.. Love this band but the mgmt is like the federal reserve, no transparency... with that being said, I cant blame them for not playing a lot of cities (especially in the South) if they are not going to make any money. It isnt just 5 members anymore. They have families and need to think about finances. Nothing wrong with that.. That is why I cant blame them for the Target thing..good for them... I wish Target wanted to pay me a lot of money...

Flagg

Bump. What kind of touring is this? Ignoring the biggest cities in the county for years?

jamminpearls

6. Philadelphia 7 (includes Camden
Actually its 3 in 03 reading in 04 wachovia and 2 AC shows in 05 2 camden shows in 06 2 camden shows on 08 and now the 2 spectrum shows. So if u count the AC and Reading VFC show thats 13 shows for the Philly area since 03.

mhalfhill

Your list is based on population within city limits. It's probably more accurate to go by metropolitan areas.

http://geography.about.com/od/lists/a/csa2005.htm

1) New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA - 21,976,224
2) Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA - 17,775,984
3) Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI - 9,725,317
4) Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV - 8,211,213
5) Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH - 7,465,634
6) San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA - 7,228,948
7) Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD - 6,382,714
8) Dallas-Fort Worth, TX - 6,359,758
9) Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX - 5,641,077
10) Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL - 5,478,667
11) Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL - 5,463,857
12) Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI - 5,410,014
13) Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ - 4,039,182
14) Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA - 3,876,211
15) Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI - 3,502,891
16) Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO - 2,927,911
17) San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA - 2,941,454
18) Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH - 2,917,801
19) St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL - 2,858,549
20) Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL - 2,697,731
21) Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA - 2,462,571
22) Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Truckee, CA-NV - 2,211,790
23) Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, NC-SC - 2,191,604
24) Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA - 2,137,565
25) Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN - 2,147,617
26) Orlando-The Villages, FL - 2,053,623
27) Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS - 2,034,796
28) Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN - 1,984,644
29) Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH - 1,953,575
30) San Antonio, TX - 1,942,217

Better Dan

I found another list that has numbers from 08:


1 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA MSA New York Metro Area, Greater New York, Tri-State Area NY-NJ-PA - 19,006,798

2 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA MSA Greater Los Angeles, The Southland CA - 12,872,808

3 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI MSA Chicago metropolitan area, Chicagoland IL-IN-WI - 09,569,624

4 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA The Metroplex, Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, DFW Metroplex, North Texas TX - 06,300,006

5 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA Delaware Valley PA-NJ-DE-MD - 05,838,471

6 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX MSA Greater Houston TX - 05,728,143

7 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL MSA South Florida, Gold Coast, or Miami metro FL 05,414,772

8 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA Metro Atlanta GA 05,376,285

9 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA National Capital Area, Greater Washington DC-VA-MD-WV 05,358,130

10 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH MSA Greater Boston MA-NH 04,522,858

11 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI MSA Metro Detroit, Southeast Michigan MI 04,425,110

12 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA Valley of the Sun AZ 04,281,899

13 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

14 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA Inland Empire CA 04,115,871

15 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA Puget Sound WA 03,344,813

16 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA Twin Cities MN-WI 03,229,878

17 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA San Diego County CA 03,001,072

18 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA Greater St. Louis MO-IL 02,816,710

19 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA Tampa Bay FL 02,733,761

20 Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA Baltimore Metro MD 02,667,117

Flagg

jamminpearls wrote:

6. Philadelphia 7 (includes Camden
Actually its 3 in 03 reading in 04 wachovia and 2 AC shows in 05 2 camden shows in 06 2 camden shows on 08 and now the 2 spectrum shows. So if u count the AC and Reading VFC show thats 13 shows for the Philly area since 03.

You are right. I was only counting the actualy Philly/Camden shows.

Anyway, I am just venting today. I'll get over it tomorrow and enjoy Chicago just like I did Philly and everywhere else I have been.


Well, whatever list we use, they have been leaving out huge areas.

jimed14

I'd be curious if you map the cities with the greatest disposable imcome, I think that would line up a lot more with the cities most visited.

Flagg

jimed14 wrote:

I'd be curious if you map the cities with the greatest disposable imcome, I think that would line up a lot more with the cities most visited.

You know, honestly? I think it has to do more with geographic location. We may have some of the biggest cities down here, but they are hundreds of miles apart, unlike the NE.

But I don't care if that is their excuse because a million other bands seem to manage it.

JK109224

BREAKING NEWS : Pearl Jam don't play the South.
COMING UP: Man lands on Moon.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

Flagg wrote:

You are right. I was only counting the actualy Philly/Camden shows.

Anyway, I am just venting today. I'll get over it tomorrow and enjoy Chicago just like I did Philly and everywhere else I have been.


Well, whatever list we use, they have been leaving out huge areas.

Thats right....

You are going to have a great time with your family and friends in Chicago.......

And you are going to see 2 kick ass shows.....

Dont let shows that are NOT SCHEDULED get ya bummed......

And that was my Mother Theresa post of the year.....hehehehehe

BRMLAW

That was funny. PJ tends to be very red state averse. So our most of us on the West Coast.

pdalowsky

I love the fact that whatever they do, its never enough, they could play every town in the Northern Hemisphere and the some guy from the antartic would cvome on here with his seal club and wonder why they dont go and play on an iceberg

Smellyman

mhalfhill wrote:

Your list is based on population within city limits. It's probably more accurate to go by metropolitan areas.

http://geography.about.com/od/lists/a/csa2005.htm

1) New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA - 21,976,224
2) Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA - 17,775,984
3) Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI - 9,725,317
4) Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV - 8,211,213
5) Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH - 7,465,634
6) San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA - 7,228,948
7) Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD - 6,382,714
8) Dallas-Fort Worth, TX - 6,359,758
9) Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX - 5,641,077
10) Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL - 5,478,667
11) Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL - 5,463,857
12) Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI - 5,410,014
13) Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ - 4,039,182
14) Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA - 3,876,211
15) Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI - 3,502,891
16) Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO - 2,927,911
17) San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA - 2,941,454
18) Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH - 2,917,801
19) St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL - 2,858,549
20) Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL - 2,697,731
21) Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA - 2,462,571
22) Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Truckee, CA-NV - 2,211,790
23) Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, NC-SC - 2,191,604
24) Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA - 2,137,565
25) Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN - 2,147,617
26) Orlando-The Villages, FL - 2,053,623
27) Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS - 2,034,796
28) Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN - 1,984,644
29) Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH - 1,953,575
30) San Antonio, TX - 1,942,217

Thats better....seeing San Antonio and Phoenix on the list was a little odd....

intodeep

however you want to slice it Atlanta is in the top ten populated cities in the US as proven by the fucking traffic here.

We have had horse shit (except the recent vedder solo show which was very cool)

you come here to record the album but can't even play here :(

Jason P

intodeep wrote:

however you want to slice it Atlanta is in the top ten populated cities in the US as proven by the fucking traffic here.

We have had horse shit (except the recent vedder solo show which was very cool)

you come here to record the album but can't even play here :(

You guys beat up Jeff so good luck for future shows

erik768

Here is my list of largest metropolitan areas and the number of shows they had from 2004 to the 2009 tours.

1) New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA - 6 (includes Irving, Avalon)
2) Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA - 7
3) Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI - 7 (includes HOB, Vic, Lolla)
4) Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV - 3
5) Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH - 6
6) San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA - 4 (not including Bridge School)
7) Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD - 7 (+3 if you include Reading and Atlantic City)
8) Dallas-Fort Worth, TX - 0
9) Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX - 0
10) Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL - 0
11) Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL - 1 (includes WPB)
12) Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI - 1
13) Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ - 0
14) Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA - 2 (if you include various warmup, benefit, and Gorge shows +6)
15) Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI - 2
16) Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO - 2
17) San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA - 2
18) Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH - 1
19) St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL - 1
20) Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL - 1
21) Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA - 2 (includes Rolling Stones)
22) Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Truckee, CA-NV - 0
23) Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, NC-SC - 0
24) Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA - 1
25) Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN - 1
26) Orlando-The Villages, FL - 1
27) Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS - 0
28) Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN - 0
29) Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH - 0
30) San Antonio, TX - 0

Other Cities:
Grand Rapids x2
Atlantic City x2
Hartford x2
Milwaukee x2
Austin x2 (includes ACL Show and Festival)
Reading x1
Toledo x1
Missoula x1
Albany x1
Las Vegas x1
Santa Barbara x1
Hawaii x3
Bonnaroo x1
Columbia SC x1
Virginia Beach x1

Flagg

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

Flagg wrote:

You are right. I was only counting the actualy Philly/Camden shows.

Anyway, I am just venting today. I'll get over it tomorrow and enjoy Chicago just like I did Philly and everywhere else I have been.


Well, whatever list we use, they have been leaving out huge areas.

Thats right....

You are going to have a great time with your family and friends in Chicago.......

And you are going to see 2 kick ass shows.....

Dont let shows that are NOT SCHEDULED get ya bummed......

And that was my Mother Theresa post of the year.....hehehehehe

I am. I am over it today. I was just really bummed yesterday and wanted to vent.

Over now.

Bring on Chicago!!