Question to PJ's Touring Fans
jonbond1779
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OK - something I never really understood - Those of you lucky ones who follow the band on tour, whether it be a US, Europe or elsewhere....
How do you get the time off work and afford to go to all the gigs????
Do you just save up for this special occasion or just super rich???
Seriously - I would love to know!
How do you get the time off work and afford to go to all the gigs????
Do you just save up for this special occasion or just super rich???
Seriously - I would love to know!
"Bring it back, to the clean form. To the pure form"
28/09/04 - Boston, 20/04/06 - London [\\mm//Astoria\\mm//] - 18/06/07 - Wembley Arena, 11/08/09 - London [\\mm//Shepherds Bush Empire\\mm//],18/08/09 - 02 Arena, 25/06/10 - Hyde Park, 26/06/12 - Amsterdam, 27/06/12 - Amsterdam, 08/07/14 - Leeds,11/07/14 - Milton Keynes, 13/06/18 - Amsterdam, 18/06/18 - London 02 Arena, 17/07/18 - London 02 Arena, 08/08/22 - Hyde Park, 9/08/22 - Hyde Park - 25/08/22 - Amsterdam, 29/07/24 - London {*Tottenham Stadium TBC*}
28/09/04 - Boston, 20/04/06 - London [\\mm//Astoria\\mm//] - 18/06/07 - Wembley Arena, 11/08/09 - London [\\mm//Shepherds Bush Empire\\mm//],18/08/09 - 02 Arena, 25/06/10 - Hyde Park, 26/06/12 - Amsterdam, 27/06/12 - Amsterdam, 08/07/14 - Leeds,11/07/14 - Milton Keynes, 13/06/18 - Amsterdam, 18/06/18 - London 02 Arena, 17/07/18 - London 02 Arena, 08/08/22 - Hyde Park, 9/08/22 - Hyde Park - 25/08/22 - Amsterdam, 29/07/24 - London {*Tottenham Stadium TBC*}
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"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
08 i went to 3 shows including bonnaroo and was flat broke for months. like no electricity broke
09 i went to 4 shows including austin city and ended up in rehab
i'm probably gonna die this tour because i have way too much money and vacay..and it's right around my bday
I can usually take some time off during the school year as well but only one or two days at a time.
I usually teach a boatload of overload hours to afford the tour and save what I make from that to use for the tour
That's how I do it
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Just me and the wife, and I've got a decent paying job. Without mini-mes running around, I get a double bonus: more money for PJ, and no need to suck up vacation days b/c kids are sick or wanting to go to Disney World.
Anyone ever see the Simpsons episode where that anti-kid lady is the big antagonist... and Marge meets her in a parking garage and is talking to her... Bart walks up and says "Mom, I just threw up in your purse." The anti-kid chick retorts "That's too bad... the only thing in my purse is disposable income."
Best. Line. Ever.
gotta love Simpsons humor.
Tweeter Center, Camden - 5/27/06
Verizon Center, Wash. DC - 5/30/06
Bonnaroo, Manchester, TN - 6/14/08
Madison Square Garden, NYC - 6/19/08
Spectrum, Philadelphia - 10/28/09
Spectrum, Philadelphia - 10/30/09
Spectrum, Philadelphia - 10/31/09
Madison Square Garden, NYC - 5/21/10
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia - 10/21/13
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia - 4/28/16
Enterprise Center, Saint Louis - 9/18/22
I buy the tickets. But I travel a lot for my job, so I usually have enough air miles to afford a flight. I also usually have enough hotel points to stay free somewhere.
If not, then I use discount sites like Hotwire to get the cheapest room somewhere.
If not, then sometimes I split the costs with friends.
Also, I try to only travel to where there are multiple shows in one city or multiple shows in cities that are very close (Mansfield and Hartford, multi-nights in Philly, Chicago, etc.). Bigger bang for the buck.
As far as vacation time from work, I try to stick to weekends to minimize the time off. Or sometimes I just make that the family vacation and we pick a city we've never been to and do tourist stuff while there.
I'm not rich at all. I am married with two kids. I try to do everything on a budget.
BOS-9/28/04,9/29/04,6/28/08,6/30/08, 9/5/16, 9/7/16, 9/2/18
MTL-9/15/05, OTT-9/16/05
PHL-5/27/06,5/28/06,10/30/09,10/31/09
CHI-8/2/07,8/5/07,8/23/09,8/24/09
HTFD-6/27/08
ATX-10/4/09, 10/12/14
KC-5/3/2010,STL-5/4/2010
Bridge School-10/23/2010,10/24/2010
PJ20-9/3/2011,9/4/2011
OKC-11/16/13
SEA-12/6/13
TUL-10/8/14
I've had to fly out for 12 of the 16 shows I've seen and drive several hours for the other 4. I've had to stay at hotels for all of the PJ shows I've been to so it hasn't been cheap
Double Income No Kids!!!!
To Live......................
In the present tense.
1) save for a rainy day
2) never spend money I don't have
3) bearing that in mind don't live life waiting for tommorow because you'll only regret the stuff you let pass you by, not the stuff you did.
As for time, well my current contract does'nt pay me when I'm not in work so any days off are unpaid. I just try to make up my hours in the rest of the month so I don't loose out. I still need permission for time off so after I came home from my 2 week Annual vacation to the East Coast (Seattle 2 & LA 2) I caught this strange bug which meant I couldnt work and had to go to Philly for 4 days to get better!!!
SBE/O2 London/Manchester UK/Seattle 2/LA 2/Philadelphia 2/3/4 2009
MSG 1 & 2 2010. Dublin / Belfast / Hyde Park 2010
Eddie solo NY 1 & 2 2011
PJ20 weekend & My Birthday party 4th Sept
1. Set up a fund for just PJ...A little out of every paycheck for me.
2. Go the extra mile when needed. I remember coming back from back to back NYC shows in 2008, and having to go to work on no sleep. My job is very demanding but also felxible.
3. No wife or kids, so i can come and go as I please for a couple week stretch while they play. I realize that cant happen when im married with kids in a few years if i decide to settle down. better enjoy it now!!
I'll second that, brutha!
hahaha
Funniest thing i have read today
im a tour vet, pj phish and a little known band called raq
it doesnt have to cost that much if you know how to do it
work can be an issue, but again...work for yourself and nobody tells you what to do
and fuck me if you only hear what you wanna hear
fuck me...if I care...but im not leavin here
Same here, and we BOTH have Govt. jobs! You have to vacation/travel when that's the situation ;o)
:thumbup: :wave:
Exactly the same situation here!!!
2006: Vienna 2009: Berlin 2010: London ~ Berlin 2012: Amsterdam 1+2 ~ Werchter ~ Arras ~ Berlin 1+2
2014: Milano ~ Trieste ~ Vienna ~ Berlin 2018: Padova ~ Rome 2022: Budapest ~ Vienna
EV London/Hammersmith 2012
EV Berlin/Zitadelle 2017
Start a year of work in July though.
2006: Vienna 2009: Berlin 2010: London ~ Berlin 2012: Amsterdam 1+2 ~ Werchter ~ Arras ~ Berlin 1+2
2014: Milano ~ Trieste ~ Vienna ~ Berlin 2018: Padova ~ Rome 2022: Budapest ~ Vienna
EV London/Hammersmith 2012
EV Berlin/Zitadelle 2017
Nice...another Raq fan. i'm hoping for more than that NYC and upper NY show to be announced, if you hit the festival show, be sure to check out the breakfast.
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as far as touring with bands, it's all up to the person. some people will drop everything for it. I myself go to a ton of shows, but would never spend money I didn't have or couldn't afford. This tour I'm hoping to only hit 1 pj show because their ticket prices are way too high and I'm trying to save up to buy a house, which is more important than a concert. I also don't do other things people do all the time. I rarely go out to eat, buy coffee, dvds, etc.... Those add up.
I really regret not travelling with PJ when I was a DINK. Now I'm just a DIK.
Double Income w/ Kids.
Fargo 2003
Winnipeg 2005
Winnipeg 2011
St. Paul 2014
totally bummed that nyc show is same as pj at jfest or id totally catch raq at bowery. doubt i will make it to big up in ghent
are you on hyperufnk? if so then its like 99% we know eachother
but based on yer bfast reference im assuming maybe you came to raq viabfast/palmieri/kung fu...you are aware of kung-fu, yes?
and fuck me if you only hear what you wanna hear
fuck me...if I care...but im not leavin here
i didn't know we had a name!!! does a dog screw it up?
A couple buddies are going to NYC from work, but I just get back from Mexico a couple days prior so I don't see myself getting down there.
I don't go hyperfunk much, but ya, I'm on there (on breakfast.info more)...scortino was my HS teacher so I've been following them from early on, we probably have met at a show or something. Kung Fu is amazing (who I believe is opening in NYC but it's not official yet) but need more lyrics after a while. What the world needs is a bRAQfast tour/co bill each night.
and fuck me if you only hear what you wanna hear
fuck me...if I care...but im not leavin here
personally, have yet to have the pleasure, but I have plenty of his recording
and fuck me if you only hear what you wanna hear
fuck me...if I care...but im not leavin here
Our company runs on the fiscal year not the calender for vacations. Backspacer came out last Sept.(?) so I save my vacation to use in March , April and May.
I have been saving since Sept.(?) hoping to see the tour. If they play the rumored midwest tour I will see 4 maybe 5 shows and have friends in every city so it will be only gas and tickets.
28 times and rocked them all