Hard Core Fans Get IN HERE!!!

dimitrispearljam

eboweddie wrote:

back to wulheide again. i know that if i want to see pj i have to travel. if i dont then i dont see them. simple fact

u are in the right path...

JimmyV

BetterVedder wrote:

Drove to Boston from Hamilton, Ontario (an hour west of Toronto) in 2004. Travelling to NYC for both MSG shows in May. Beyond pumped!!!

Made the same trip in reverse (Boston to Toronto) to see them last August. I-90...not the most interesting scenery I could imagine. But it was absolutely worth it. Thank you one more time Mr. Ted Leo for not making it to that show.

PrlJam27

Backspacer_Backer wrote:

imalive wrote:

Kevin Wilson wrote:

Do you travel 100s of miles to see PJ?
Does it not matter where they tour you are bound to make at least 1 or 2 shows on that tour?(Overseas excluded)
Do you not complain about the way tickets are sold?


So what type of fan are you? What have you done in order to see the band?

I'll travel...Vegas to Columbus....but, apparently, some big city types on the East Coast would rather not. Travel. that is. :wtf:

east coast people are close-minded idiots who believe there is nothing worth seeing outside of their shit-hole neighborhood.

Thank you for that very open mined statement. But it is not true, I took an 11 hour flight to Hawaii from my "Shit Hole" state of New Jersey for no reason other than to see Pearl Jam.

R-Dub81

3 hr drive to see Mansfield 3, 2003
2 hr drive to see Ashville 2004
2 hr flight to Hartford 2006 (helps growing up there, no rooms needed)
2.5 hr drive to columbia SC 2008
flew to CT in 2008 to see Hartford and took the 2 hr train (in the bar car) to the NYC shows.
happen to be working in Kansas the weekend of the show, so i extended my hotel a night and changed flight times
flying back to CT to see the show on my off weekend

Have yet to see them in whatever city im living in yet.

snipes824

HalfFullWorld wrote:

snipes824 wrote:

i've traveled all over the world to see pearl jam and i will bitch and moan about how they sell their tickets and for how much all i want.

Were you flexing when you wrote that post?

how did you know?

SSS81

Last year I went to the SLC show (they finally came to my home state after 11 years). I went home after the show and bought tickets and flight to see them in San Diego. Went to San Diego, got home and bought ticket and flight to Phill #4. Awesome year!

teflonsteve

I've driven from canada to philly to see shows.I could afford to make that trip, but it certainly doesnt make someone less of a fan because they can't afford that.

ms.honeymeister

the first time i saw pearl jam i was living in florida and saw them in tampa....immediately after the show i said "i have to see them again!" and that's where the traveling began. 2 days later i called in sick and drove to new orleans. by the end of the week i had tix to see them in portland, boise, and seattle. since that first show i have had the opportunity to see the band 55 times throughout the US and canada! i even scored a partime job at northwest airlines for the flight benefits which allowed me to hit all the vote for change shows in 04 (also gave me some extra cash!)

i will be enjoying shows 56 and 57 with many of you all in NYC!!!!

now i'm curious....how many places have i seen pearl jam?
tampa
seattle
george (the gorge)
portland
richland
boise
san fran
LA
san diego
las vegas
missoula
vancouver
new orleans
new york
boston
reading
grand rapids
toledo
st louis
ashville
philly
orlando
raleigh
charlotte
atlanta

now there's some frequent flier miles....sheesh.

yahamita

Drove to Vegas from Oregon in 06, was the volunteer for the preparty there, drove to San Diego, took my son to both shows, drove him back to Vegas from San Diego,missed the LA shows, then took off again to meet Sue at the airport in Oakland. I had never met Sue personally, just through the boards. Picked her up. drove to San Francisco, did those 3 nights of shows, drove to Portland for the CCFA show at the Snitzer, then to the Gorge for both nights. Finished those shows, met another fan from the board who helped me drive my stuff cross country to Indiana,(got a speeding ticket in WY)thought I was going to move back there, stayed 3 weeks, then drove cross country back to Oregon..that was some long ass road trip, but what a fucking great time!

jim29nyli

from NY to Amsterdam to Arhiem in 2006. and all by myself the greatest seats i have ever had a PJ show right on the floor.

hellzz23

Once I go to the Buffalo show in May, I will have driven to 22 shows. An approximate total of 7,935 miles round-trip Seems like a high amount but I am sure some people will crush that number.
Only flew to 1 show to see them at Lolla in Chicago.

All from Niagara Falls, NY
1998 - Drove to Barrie, ON - 280 Miles
2000 - Drove to Saratoga, NY - 580 Miles
- Drove to Toronto, NY - 180 Miles
2003 - Drove to Cleveland, OH - 420 Miles
- Drove to Buffalo, NY - 30 Miles
- Drove to Chicago, IL - 1110 Miles
- Drove to Toronto, ON - 180 Miles
- Drove to Hershey, PA - 620 Miles
2004 - Drove to Toledo, OH - 650 Miles
2005 - Drove to Kitchener, ON - 200 Miles
- Drove to London, ON - 270 Miles
- Drove to Hamilton, ON - 130 Miles
- Drove to Toronto, ON - 180 Miles
2006 - Drove to Toronto, ON - 180 Miles
- Drove to Toronto, ON - 180 Miles
- Drove to Cleveland, OH - 420 Miles
- Drove to Pittsburgh, PA - 470 Miles
2007 - Flew to Chicago, IL -
2008 - Drove to Camden, NJ - 825 Miles (2 Shows)
2009 - Drove to Toronto - 180 Miles
- Drove to Philadelphia - 820 Miles
2010 - Drive to Buffalo - 30 Miles

OceansMagnet

I'm in Nashville and I've traveled to New Orleans, St. Louis, Cincinatti, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Memphis, Salt Lake City, Philly, and headed to Columbus and Indy.

maverick

I'm from PA, and while I've been fortunate enough to be able to see so many shows locally (PA, NJ, NJ), I've driven multiple times to Boston Hartford, DC, as well as Toledo and VA Beach. Had to fly to get to shows in Chicago, Seattle, LA, the Gorge, and eight shows in Canada from Vancouver to ST, John's, Newfoundland. The best trip of all though was spending 13 days travelling around Italy in 2006 and catching all five shows there. 67 so far and a few more to go this year. Always been worth it, no matter how far or close the shows were, they've never disappointed

Catwoman1

I always have to drive a minimum of 2 1/2 hours from my small town on the Eastern Shore of Md. The least amount of driving I've ever done was to Eddie's solo concert in Balto (only 2 hours -- but that's because I drive very fast). Flew to Seattle this past September for the two shows there, and to meet my 10C pen pal in person (she flew from Arkansas). Flying to Cleveland this time around.

.lovethepj.

I've flown from Cali to Boston, Colorado to Seattle, and have driven hundreds of miles to see them! This tour I'll be flying to Kansas City and Cleveland.

With that said, I totally understand that I'm lucky enough to be able to travel to new places and see a few shows, while many others (especially those in the south) are not. I hope that all of the other "Hard Core Fans" that can't travel get a few shows in the next year or two!!!

kasedoug

While it's not cross country, I've been up and back to SF to see PJ twice in the span of a single day off.

2006: Friends called me on a Friday to see PJ in SF on Sunday. Didn't have a ticket so found one on craigslist for face value from an awesome fellow fan, drove up to Fresno on Sunday morning, rode with friends into SF for the show, then back to Fresno, drove back to LA Monday morning in time for work that afternoon.

2009: Bought a ticket for OSL well in advance, and wasn't sure if I'd be able to get the time off work or not. Was able to get just Friday off and found a super cheap flight and hotel. Went up Friday morning, had a blast at the festival, flew out first thing Saturday and was at work in Long Beach by 10am that morning.

Needless to say, I'm hoping to extend my visits a little more in the future.

81

when i lived in toledo, i drove to columbus and detroit to see them

since relocating to chicagoland, i have seen them at bonnaroo (600 mile drive), chicago, and philly (flew) and will be going to indy (couple hundred mile drive)

i had to go to philly because it was going to be an awesome show....and they were (3 & 4).



i don't have an issue with tickets


what was the other question.

Light of Stars

Ok, this is probably not the same as what you are asking, but what I've done a few times now is let PJ (or just EV) dictate where my next mini-vacation is. Almost eerily I've had the idea to go visit a friend in CA and just then Eddie announced his tour there so it was like synchronicity to put the whole fun trip in motion. I've also done that with Chicago for the fanclub show, Toronto (though that is closer to me in PA) and this time around it is NYC. I've also seen them at the Point in Dublin, but that doesn't actually count as I was living in Ireland at the time anyway. But if I was able to take a trip to europe during the time of a concert there I'd totally do it.

Eddie Vedder is my travel agent.

PJ5a1

Always see them no matter what.
Seen them every tour at least three times each since 2000.
Furthest I traveled.... From new York to seattle this past September.

Going to both MSG and Hartford

pearljamnewf

From Newfoundland, have lots of flyer miles and car/train/bus miles built up and I don't want to know how much cash, but I obviously wouldn't do it if I didn't think it was worth every penny.

2003 Flew across Canada St. John's, NF to Vancouver, BC
--- Rented car & drove 12 hrs to Montana for first show
--- Drive back to Vancouver for show 2 days later

2005 Flew NF to Montreal for show
--- Train to Ottawa next show
--- Bus to Toronto another one
--- Fly back to NF for 2 more

2006 Fly to Boston for 2
--- Drove to Camden for 2

2008 Fly across Canada again for two EV shows

2010 Already on vacation in Florida
--- flying mid vacation to Cleveland
--- bus to Buffalo for show
--- back to Florida for rest of vacation then back to east coast Canada.