PJ breaking the rules in the UK

JeanwahJeanwah Posts: 6,363
edited August 2009 in The Porch
Nice to see that the guys still won't take NO for an answer!

http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2009/08/19/10 ... ertainment

Pearl Jam breaks the rules in U.K.
By WENN.COM

Rockers Pearl Jam infuriated bosses at a London concert venue after their Tuesday night gig overran - with frontman Eddie Vedder staging a sit-down protest as organizers attempted to force the band offstage.

The Alive hitmakers began their gig at the British capital's O2 Arena 15 minutes late and played right up until the venue's official curfew at 11:00 p.m. (local time).

But the rockers were having so much fun, they decided to keep going, much to the delight of the star-studded audience, which included actors Josh Brolin, Jonah Hill and Tim Robbins.

After concluding their third encore, singer Vedder told the crowd, "We usually finish after this song - but not tonight!"

The band kept playing for another 20 minutes until organizers turned on the houselights, signalling the end of the show.

The rockers said their goodbyes but Vedder sat down cross-legged in the middle of the stage clutching his microphone until his bandmates grabbed their instruments and joined him for one more tune.

The group is also facing a fine from O2 Arena bosses after Vedder was spotted sparking up cigarettes on stage, flouting the U.K.'s smoking ban. The regulations ban smoke from all public places, including concert venues, and offenders can face penalties of up to $4,000.

The Rolling Stones previously caused controversy at the arena by lighting up during their last concerts there in 2007, but the legendary musicians were spared a fine by O2 bosses.
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  • tacettacet Posts: 323
    Ok, now I understand why ticket prices are so steep.

    ;)
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  • G ForceG Force Posts: 1,393
    Atta Boy Ed!
  • ZosoZoso Posts: 6,425
    keep playing and keep playing!!!
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  • LizardLizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    Ha! That was a story on the local radio station here this morning!!!
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    Lizard wrote:
    Ha! That was a story on the local radio station here this morning!!!

    :shock:

    what station??
  • fucking love these guys
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  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 3,965
    LOL That's awesome. :)
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  • urbanhippieurbanhippie Posts: 3,007
    They really didn't seem to want to leave the stage :D

    They kept coming back for one more wave, or bow and to say thanks :mrgreen:
    It was great, and to be fair, we didn't want them to leave.
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  • satansbedsatansbed Posts: 2,139
    keep on rocking ed :lol:
  • MrMerkinballMrMerkinball Posts: 1,978
    i love that the guys joined him.
  • DiRtYyELLoWoCeAnDiRtYyELLoWoCeAn Medford, Ma Posts: 1,605
    Awesome!
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  • URthekeyURthekey Posts: 1,806
    $4000 buck!! That's one expensive smoke!
  • JimNasticsJimNastics Posts: 679
    The house lights came on because it was YL, like every other time it's played.
  • -decodified--decodified- mobile device Posts: 2,688
    :lol:
    keep on rockin' in the expensive world
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  • LizardLizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    norm wrote:
    Lizard wrote:
    Ha! That was a story on the local radio station here this morning!!!

    :shock:

    what station??

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  • jecicajecica Posts: 954
    They just fined Dave Navarro $2400 for lighting up at a show in the UK.
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  • get over yourself UK authorities... USA owns you!
  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    SS25454 wrote:
    Ok, now I understand why ticket prices are so steep.

    ;)


    hahaha!
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  • FahkaFahka Posts: 3,187
    fuck yo curfew!
  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    haha---that's great. i hope they do the same at ACL!!! break the curfew!!
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  • SolarWorldSolarWorld Posts: 1,902
    Fuck your curfew and fuck your fines... fine them and move along they can swing it.
  • pdalowskypdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,097
    The obvious solution would be to just come on a little earlier, or do away with gomez. Man they were dull.
  • JimNastics wrote:
    The house lights came on because it was YL, like every other time it's played.
    EXACTLY.

    Yes they were having fun, we all were but they only did TWO encores and they ALWAYS come back to bow. It didn't seem unusual to me at all apart from Ed saying that curfew was supposed to be 11pm but "not tonight!".
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • Damn I wish i was at that show!!!
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  • Bathgate66Bathgate66 Posts: 15,813
    why do the raggedy old stones get preferential treatment?
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  • BALLBOYBALLBOY Australia Posts: 1,032
    I was getting a bit worried about what time they would finish as we had to get 2 trains homes & 20000 people leaving at the same time. Ended up ok but they are known to break the curfew & the fine wont worry them. Longest show i have been to & the best set list also.
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  • halszka123halszka123 Posts: 1,109
    :)))))
    I don't like when people smoke near me. I actually hate it. And i know the law is "for everyone". But for Eddie? for His moking on stage? Though I I don't smoke and like I just said I hate the smoke - it is stupidy to punish Ed or anybody on the stage for this. If Ed was between us, fans - ok, there is no room enough to breathe, but on the stage???

    BTW. it is really cool, They wanted to stay.

    (Can You imagine Eddie would crowd wave these days now? this would be so nice... I don't think anybody of us would hurt Him or do anything wrong... I wish I could see it in reality on my own eyes)
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  • goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,641
    Ed managed to finish a smoke in the time it took Mike to play the Even Flow guitar solo! Clearly it's now become a 'smoke break' song instead of a 'piss break' one!
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  • i_lov_iti_lov_it Perth, Western Australia Posts: 4,007
    Sounds like an awesome! gig :)
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,567
    Haha, well Jerry Cantrell had one in his mouth at the Scala show and everyone was like 'noo jerry' and because of that or the roadie telling him the law he then just grabbed it and through it to the floor.

    And yes some weirdo did get it off the crew at the end of the show.
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