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Who is travelling Furthest To See Pearl Jam in 2009?

Paul AndrewsPaul Andrews Posts: 2,489
edited July 2009 in The Porch
OK, I'm betting I win this one...

I live in Dunsborough/Yallingup, Western Australia and I've just bought 10c tickets to the LA 10/07 show.

According to google maps, this is a journey of 15,139km (just under 10,000 miles).

Anyone travelling further for a 2009 show?
http://longroad.com.au
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  • LOITERINGLOITERING Posts: 120
    That is quite a trip...I'll only be making a 2,300 mile trip from Michigan for the same show. Cheers to safe travels 8-):)
    10/02/04 - Toledo, OH
    09/12/05 - London, ON
    05/19/06 - Grand Rapids, MI
    06/27/08 - Hartford, CT; 06/28/08 - Mansfield, MA
    08/21/08 - Chicago, IL (EV); 08/22/08 - Chicago, IL (EV)
    10/07/09 - Los Angeles, CA; 10/09/09 - San Diego, CA
    05/06/10 - Columbus, OH; 05/07/10 - Noblesville, IN
    06/26/11 - Detroit, MI (EV)
    10/12/13 - Buffalo, NY
    10/16/14 - Detroit, MI
    08/20/16 - Chicago, IL; 08/22/16 - Chicago, IL
    08/13/18 - Missoula, MT
    09/02/23 - St. Paul, MN
    08/26/24 - Noblesville, IN; 8/31/24 - Chicago, IL

  • DiRtyFranK38DiRtyFranK38 Posts: 3,131
    i live in ct and i'm going to london .. philly as well.
    2006: Hartford
    2008: MSG 1, Hartford, Mansfield 2, Ed Solo NYC 1
    2009: London (O2), Philly 1, 2, 3, & 4
    2010: Hartford, Boston, MSG 1 & 2
    2011: Ed Solo Hartford
    2012: Philly (MIA Fest)
    2013: Worcester 2, Brooklyn 1 & 2, Hartford
  • gogatorsjamgogatorsjam Posts: 45
    Florida to philly not that bad.
  • Paul AndrewsPaul Andrews Posts: 2,489
    I might take my 10 year old to the show - what a spin that will be for him. Will have to try and catch them for some autographcs and pics at sound check - is this still possible?
    http://longroad.com.au
  • RiffJamRiffJam Posts: 143
    UK to Toronto - 7200 miles round trip (but staying there for a week after the show!)
    London 28-10-96, London 29-10-96, London 20-04-06, Dublin 23-08-06, Reading 27-08-06, Marseille 09-09-06, Berlin 23-09-06, Athens 30-09-06, Madrid 09-06-07, London18-06-07, Copenhagen 26-06-07, Boston 28-06-08, London 11-08-09, Rotterdam 13-08-09, Manchester 17-08-09, London 18-08-09, Toronto 21-08-09, Philadelphia 30-10-09, Philadelphia 31-10-09, Manchester 20-06-12, Manchester 21-06-12, Stockholm 07-07-12, Leeds 08-07-14, Milton Keynes 11-07-14, Boston 05-08-16, Amsterdam 12-06-18, London 18-06-18, Krakow 03-07-18, London 18-07-18, Copenhagen 05-07-22, London 08-07-22, Seattle 28-05-24, Seattle 30-05-24
  • PearlJamPatriotPearlJamPatriot Posts: 2,426
    Chicopee, MA to Seattle, WA (2,962 miles)
    Pearl Jam Shows: 1998 - 9/11 New York, NY (MSG night 2); 9/13 Hartford, CT || 2000 - 8/24 Wantagh, NY (Jones Beach 2); 8/27 Saratoga Springs; 8/29 Mansfield, MA (night 1); 8/30 Mansfield, MA (night 2) || 2003 - 4/29 Albany, NY; 5/3 State College, PA; 7/2 Mansfield (night 1); 7/6 Camden, NJ (night 2); 7/8 New York, NY (MSG night 1) || 2004 - 9/28 Boston, MA (night 1); 9/29 Boston, MA (night 2) || 2005 - 10/3 Philadelphia, PA || 2006 - 5/12 Albany, NY; 5/13 Hartford, CT; 5/24 Boston, MA (night 1); 5/25 Boston, MA (night 2); 5/27 Camden, NJ (night 1); 5/28 Camden, NJ (night 2)|| 2008 - 6/19 Camden, NJ (night 1); 6/24 New York, NY (MSG night 1); 6/25 New York, NY (MSG night 2); 6/27 Hartford, CT; 6/28 Mansfield, MA (night 1); 6/30 Mansfield, MA (night 2); 7/1 New York, NY (Beacon Theater)|| 2009 - 9/21 Seattle, WA (night 1); 9/22 Seattle, WA (night 2); 10/27 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 1); 10/28 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 2); 10/30 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 3); 10/31 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 4)|| 2010 - 5/15 Hartford, CT; 5/17 Boston, MA; 5/20 New York, NY (MSG night 1); 5/21 New York, NY (MSG night 2)|| 2011 - 9/3 East Troy, WI (PJ20); 9/4 East Troy, WI (PJ20) || 2012 - 9/2 Philadelphia, PA, 9/30 Missoula, MT || 2013 - 7/19 Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field), 10/12 Buffalo, NY, 10/15 Worcester, MA (night 1), 10/16 Worcester, MA (night 2), 10/18 Brooklyn, NY (night 1), 10/19 Brooklyn, NY (night 2), 10/25 Hartford, CT || 2014 - 10/22 Denver, CO || 2015 -  9/26 New York, NY (Global Citizen Festival) || 2016 - 5/1 New York, NY (night 1), 5/2 New York, NY (night 2), 8/5 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 1), 8/7 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 2) || 2018 - 9/2 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 1) || 2020 - 3/30 New York, NY
    Eddie Vedder solo: 2008 - Boston night 1 & 2 || 2009 - Albany, NY night 1 & 2 || 2011 - Hartford, CT, Boston, MA

  • BeerBaronBeerBaron Toronto-ish Posts: 4,097
    PearlJamPatriot wrote:
    Chicopee, MA to Seattle, WA (2,962 miles)
    Nice. Hey, is your brother in the 10C too? There's another guy from Chicopee on here too - his name escapes me right now though...
    1996: Toronto 1998: Barrie 2000: Saratoga Springs 2003: Buffalo, Toronto 2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto 2006: Toronto x2, Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Gorge #1 2007: London, Dusseldorf, Vic, Lolla 2008: WPB, Tampa, DC, MSG x2, Hartford, Boston x2, Beacon 2009: Toronto, Chicago x2, Seattle x2, LA #3&4, San Diego, Philly x4 2010: Cleveland, Buffalo, Hartford 2011: Montreal, Toronto x2, Hamilton 2012: Missoula 2013: London, Wrigley, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Hartford, Dallas, OKC
  • Grandmas JamGrandmas Jam Posts: 1,860
    CT to San Fran
    Ryan Crooks insists upon himself
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,633
    edited July 2009
    delete
    Post edited by Wobbie on
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • Rossum20Rossum20 Posts: 910
    Paul Andrews wrote:
    OK, I'm betting I win this one...

    I live in Dunsborough/Yallingup, Western Australia and I've just bought 10c tickets to the LA 10/07 show.

    According to google maps, this is a journey of 15,139km (just under 10,000 miles).

    Anyone travelling further for a 2009 show?


    Rats, you got me beat. I'm coming from Istanbul to Seattle....only 9,500km :lol:
  • JennytreeJennytree Posts: 5,340
    Dublin to London = 288
    London to Dublin = 288
    Dublin to Berlin = 818
    Berlin to Manchester via Dusseldorf = 706
    Manchester to London = 208
    London to Dublin = 288
    Dublin to Seattle via Atlanta= 6100
    return = 6100

    TOTAL = 14796 - as the crow flies, in miles :o;)
    This is me:
    http://www.facebook.com/jennytree

    SMELL YER MA!
  • PearlJamPatriotPearlJamPatriot Posts: 2,426
    BeerBaron wrote:
    PearlJamPatriot wrote:
    Chicopee, MA to Seattle, WA (2,962 miles)
    Nice. Hey, is your brother in the 10C too? There's another guy from Chicopee on here too - his name escapes me right now though...
    No, I dont have a brother. I never seen anybody else from Chicopee on here. You sure it wasnt me? I changed my profile picture last week.
    Pearl Jam Shows: 1998 - 9/11 New York, NY (MSG night 2); 9/13 Hartford, CT || 2000 - 8/24 Wantagh, NY (Jones Beach 2); 8/27 Saratoga Springs; 8/29 Mansfield, MA (night 1); 8/30 Mansfield, MA (night 2) || 2003 - 4/29 Albany, NY; 5/3 State College, PA; 7/2 Mansfield (night 1); 7/6 Camden, NJ (night 2); 7/8 New York, NY (MSG night 1) || 2004 - 9/28 Boston, MA (night 1); 9/29 Boston, MA (night 2) || 2005 - 10/3 Philadelphia, PA || 2006 - 5/12 Albany, NY; 5/13 Hartford, CT; 5/24 Boston, MA (night 1); 5/25 Boston, MA (night 2); 5/27 Camden, NJ (night 1); 5/28 Camden, NJ (night 2)|| 2008 - 6/19 Camden, NJ (night 1); 6/24 New York, NY (MSG night 1); 6/25 New York, NY (MSG night 2); 6/27 Hartford, CT; 6/28 Mansfield, MA (night 1); 6/30 Mansfield, MA (night 2); 7/1 New York, NY (Beacon Theater)|| 2009 - 9/21 Seattle, WA (night 1); 9/22 Seattle, WA (night 2); 10/27 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 1); 10/28 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 2); 10/30 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 3); 10/31 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 4)|| 2010 - 5/15 Hartford, CT; 5/17 Boston, MA; 5/20 New York, NY (MSG night 1); 5/21 New York, NY (MSG night 2)|| 2011 - 9/3 East Troy, WI (PJ20); 9/4 East Troy, WI (PJ20) || 2012 - 9/2 Philadelphia, PA, 9/30 Missoula, MT || 2013 - 7/19 Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field), 10/12 Buffalo, NY, 10/15 Worcester, MA (night 1), 10/16 Worcester, MA (night 2), 10/18 Brooklyn, NY (night 1), 10/19 Brooklyn, NY (night 2), 10/25 Hartford, CT || 2014 - 10/22 Denver, CO || 2015 -  9/26 New York, NY (Global Citizen Festival) || 2016 - 5/1 New York, NY (night 1), 5/2 New York, NY (night 2), 8/5 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 1), 8/7 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 2) || 2018 - 9/2 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 1) || 2020 - 3/30 New York, NY
    Eddie Vedder solo: 2008 - Boston night 1 & 2 || 2009 - Albany, NY night 1 & 2 || 2011 - Hartford, CT, Boston, MA

  • Cinnamon GirlCinnamon Girl Posts: 1,854
    You people are all NUTS!! :D
    05-10-06, 08-05-07, 06-14-08 , 08-12-08(EV), 06-11-09(EV), 06-12-09(EV), 08-21-09, 05-10-10, 09-11-11, 09-12-11, 07-16-13, 07-19-13, 10-12-13, 10-21-13, 10-22-13,
  • JD SalJD Sal Posts: 790
    I'll be driving a little more than 12 miles to the Spectrum shows in Philly. :D

    Farthest I've ever traveled to see Pearl Jam was Philly - Ottawa/Montreal in 2005.
    "If no one sees you, you're not here at all"
  • finallyfinally Posts: 82
    I thought I might win this one - I'm comin from Melbourne. You win!
  • blaircblairc Posts: 8
    Hamilton New Zealand to San Francisco... a long way!!!
  • WhyNotSwedenWhyNotSweden Sweden Posts: 4,307
    824 Km or 824000 Meters or 512 Miles or 901137 Yards or 2703412 Feet or 32440945 Inches.

    From my hometown Tibro in Sweden to Berlin by car.
    -95, Stockholm (MirrorBall Tour)
    -00, Stockholm
    -07, Copenhagen
    -09, Berlin
    -10, Berlin
    -11, East Troy 1+2
    -12, Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, EV London 2
    -13, London, Chicago
    -14, Amsterdam 1+2, Berlin, Stockholm, Oslo
    -16, TOTD San Francisco 1+2
    -17, EV Amsterdam 2+3
    -18, Amsterdam 1+2, London 1+(2), Barcelona, London 2
    -19, EV Brussels

  • IndifferenceIndifference Posts: 2,739
    edited July 2009
    Boston to San Fran 5,400 miles
    Boston to LA 5600 miles
    Boston To Australia/NZ (pending) 20,000 miles

    so about 31, 200 miles.
    Post edited by Indifference on

    SHOW COUNT: (164) 1990's=3, 2000's=53, 2010/20's=108, US=118, CAN=15, Europe=20 ,New Zealand=4, Australia=5
    Mexico=1, Colombia=1 



  • alphawolfalphawolf DelMarVa/Big Sky Posts: 646
    driving from the east coast of maryland to LA night 4

    3,000 miles?

    then down to san diego

    then driving 3,000? miles back to the east coast

    if all goes according to plan anyway :mrgreen:
    1996 - Columbia Maryland, Hartford

    1998 - DC RFK Stadium, Virginia Beach, Columbia Maryland, DC Constitution Hall
    2000 - Virginia Beach, Camden I+II, Columbia Maryland

    2002 - Seattle Key Arena I+II

    2003 - Raleigh, Charlotte, State College, Bristow, Camden II

    2004 - Asheville

    2006 - Boston II, Camden I+II, DC

    2008 - Virginia Beach, Camden I+II, DC

    2009 - Philadelphia I, II, III, IV

    2010 - Bristow

    2013 - Philadelphia II, Baltimore, Charlottesville, Charlotte

    2022 - Camden

  • BeerBaronBeerBaron Toronto-ish Posts: 4,097
    Here is what I am doing:

    Toronto to Chicago - 861 km
    Toronto to Seattle - 4,160 km
    Toronto to LA - 4,055 km
    LA to San Diego - 216 km
    Toronto to Philly - 733 km

    Total of 10,025 km

    Wow, that makes me look crazy... :lol:
    1996: Toronto 1998: Barrie 2000: Saratoga Springs 2003: Buffalo, Toronto 2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto 2006: Toronto x2, Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Gorge #1 2007: London, Dusseldorf, Vic, Lolla 2008: WPB, Tampa, DC, MSG x2, Hartford, Boston x2, Beacon 2009: Toronto, Chicago x2, Seattle x2, LA #3&4, San Diego, Philly x4 2010: Cleveland, Buffalo, Hartford 2011: Montreal, Toronto x2, Hamilton 2012: Missoula 2013: London, Wrigley, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Hartford, Dallas, OKC
  • PearlJamPatriotPearlJamPatriot Posts: 2,426
    BeerBaron wrote:
    Here is what I am doing:

    Toronto to Chicago - 861 km
    Toronto to Seattle - 4,160 km
    Toronto to LA - 4,055 km
    LA to San Diego - 216 km
    Toronto to Philly - 733 km

    Total of 10,025 km

    Wow, that makes me look crazy... :lol:
    Im surprised you arent doing Europe too! LOL
    Pearl Jam Shows: 1998 - 9/11 New York, NY (MSG night 2); 9/13 Hartford, CT || 2000 - 8/24 Wantagh, NY (Jones Beach 2); 8/27 Saratoga Springs; 8/29 Mansfield, MA (night 1); 8/30 Mansfield, MA (night 2) || 2003 - 4/29 Albany, NY; 5/3 State College, PA; 7/2 Mansfield (night 1); 7/6 Camden, NJ (night 2); 7/8 New York, NY (MSG night 1) || 2004 - 9/28 Boston, MA (night 1); 9/29 Boston, MA (night 2) || 2005 - 10/3 Philadelphia, PA || 2006 - 5/12 Albany, NY; 5/13 Hartford, CT; 5/24 Boston, MA (night 1); 5/25 Boston, MA (night 2); 5/27 Camden, NJ (night 1); 5/28 Camden, NJ (night 2)|| 2008 - 6/19 Camden, NJ (night 1); 6/24 New York, NY (MSG night 1); 6/25 New York, NY (MSG night 2); 6/27 Hartford, CT; 6/28 Mansfield, MA (night 1); 6/30 Mansfield, MA (night 2); 7/1 New York, NY (Beacon Theater)|| 2009 - 9/21 Seattle, WA (night 1); 9/22 Seattle, WA (night 2); 10/27 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 1); 10/28 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 2); 10/30 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 3); 10/31 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 4)|| 2010 - 5/15 Hartford, CT; 5/17 Boston, MA; 5/20 New York, NY (MSG night 1); 5/21 New York, NY (MSG night 2)|| 2011 - 9/3 East Troy, WI (PJ20); 9/4 East Troy, WI (PJ20) || 2012 - 9/2 Philadelphia, PA, 9/30 Missoula, MT || 2013 - 7/19 Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field), 10/12 Buffalo, NY, 10/15 Worcester, MA (night 1), 10/16 Worcester, MA (night 2), 10/18 Brooklyn, NY (night 1), 10/19 Brooklyn, NY (night 2), 10/25 Hartford, CT || 2014 - 10/22 Denver, CO || 2015 -  9/26 New York, NY (Global Citizen Festival) || 2016 - 5/1 New York, NY (night 1), 5/2 New York, NY (night 2), 8/5 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 1), 8/7 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 2) || 2018 - 9/2 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 1) || 2020 - 3/30 New York, NY
    Eddie Vedder solo: 2008 - Boston night 1 & 2 || 2009 - Albany, NY night 1 & 2 || 2011 - Hartford, CT, Boston, MA

  • guacamolejoeguacamolejoe Posts: 2,396
    Florida to Chicago
    Florida to L.A.
    Florida to N.Y. to Philly

    Did I mention that I love my wonderful wife and I'm glad see a flight attendant ;)!
    So, What you Giving ?........ (Thanks Speedy, Alesek, & Arq+friends)
    What You Giving

    I suggest you step out on your Porch.
    Run away my son. See it all. Oh, See the World!
  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    Cypress, Ca. to North Hollywood, CA. is about 33 miles!!!
    ...
    AND... I'm going back and fourth 4 TIMES!!! Really rackin' up the mileage.
    Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
    Hail, Hail!!!
  • he.who.forgetshe.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    from jacksonville FL to SF CA for outside lands...hoping to catch a couple PJ shows if and when they come back around to N America.
    We were but stones your light made us stars
  • PegasusPegasus Posts: 3,754
    London-Rotterdam: 404 Km
    Rotterdam-Berlin: 777Km
    Berlin-Manchester via London:1461 km
    Manchester-London: 288Km
    total Europe: 2903 Km

    London-Seattle via Minneapolis: 5402 miles
    probably Seattle-Vancouver-LA: 1200 miles
    LA-Austin and back: 2448 miles
    LA-San Diego: 111 miles
    San diego- London via Detroit: 5718 miles
    Total US West Coast: 14879 miles

    possibly, still up in the air, London-Philly and back: 7082 miles

    good thing I cycle the rest of the year! .. which is exactly what I will do for the 2.6 miles from my home to Shepherd's Bush Empire..;)
  • solat1973solat1973 Posts: 131
    Think I got everyone beat, coming from Middle Earth. Its gonna be a long walk.
    Dreams feel real while we're in them. It's only when we wake up that we realize something was actually strange.
  • BissBiss Posts: 255
    Milan to Berlin
    Berlin to Manchester via London
    Manchester to London
    London to Milano

    if they will play to Hawaii then
    Milan to Honolulu via ... (to be defined)
    and back home

    See you there!

    Ciao

    Biss
    00: Milan
    06: Verona, Milan, Pistoia
    07: Storm in Venice, Copenhagen, Nijmegen
    08: Camden I, MSG I, MSG II, Hartford
    09: Berlin, Manchester, London
    10: Dublin, Belfast, Berlin, Venice
    11: East Troy1, East Troy2, Montreal, Toronto1, Toronto2

    Next Tour: everywere!
  • krzzzymarykrzzzymary Posts: 458
    So cal from the aloha state
    "You can bomb the world to pieces but you can't bomb into peace"
    Michael Franti
  • 58823005882300 Posts: 813
    Paul Andrews wrote:
    OK, I'm betting I win this one...

    I live in Dunsborough/Yallingup, Western Australia and I've just bought 10c tickets to the LA 10/07 show.

    According to google maps, this is a journey of 15,139km (just under 10,000 miles).

    Anyone travelling further for a 2009 show?



    How about Denver Colorado to Perth if a show happens?
  • RaeleighRaeleigh Posts: 137
    edited July 2009
    Does it count if I say I am going to Chicago to OutsideLands (SF) to Seattle to ACL (Austin) to LA to San Diego?? That's a lot of travel.

    Add Toronto and Philly in there if I manage to get tickets!! :?
    Post edited by Raeleigh on
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