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Pearl Jam @ New Meadowlands Stadium

DD53267DD53267 Posts: 2
edited April 2010 in The Porch
I have heard rumors through the grapevine, that source to the marketing department at the Meadowlands Complex that Pearl Jam will play the new Meadowlands Stadium. I don't have details on specific dates yet, but I assume it would be after the scheduled MSG shows.

Anyone out there privy to this or have more info?

Thoughts on a potential big stadium show?
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  • Grandmas JamGrandmas Jam Posts: 1,860
    hopefully thats true....and hopefully they'll still refer to it as Giants stadium
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  • Drop1The0LeashDrop1The0Leash Posts: 954
    Grandmas Jam wrote:
    hopefully thats true....and hopefully they'll still refer to it as Giants stadium

    :thumbdown: :thumbdown:
    That's a horrible name. Rex Ryan stadium would be much better
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  • joe2468joe2468 Posts: 3,049
    ...now this would be a cool show ...but there is no way in hell they sell it out ...... UNLESS THEY ARE PLAYING ON 10/22/2010
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  • JL19851JL19851 Posts: 209
    I think if this happened either after or before the MSG shows, I wouldn't even try for tickets. If it was 10/22/10 as suggested above, I would, only because that is a can't miss show.

    However, stadium shows are not that fun, and I think Pearl Jam always sounds better in arenas than outdoor venues, and especially gigantic stadiums.
  • susannjsusannj Posts: 664
    That would be awesome if they'd play there. I just hope its not 10.22.10 since I will be on vacation. :|
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  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,805
    Giants Stadium
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  • MASMAS Posts: 630
    Ok I'll bite...WTF is special about 10/22??
  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,805
    MAS wrote:
    Ok I'll bite...WTF is special about 10/22??

    anniversary of their first show. it will be the 20th.
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  • Grandmas JamGrandmas Jam Posts: 1,860
    igotid88 wrote:
    MAS wrote:
    Ok I'll bite...WTF is special about 10/22??

    anniversary of their first show. it will be the 20th.

    I bet you they do nothing for this date
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  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    I don't think the band even likes to play stadiums, but that's just me.
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  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,805
    I hope it around 10-22. Gives me enough time to save. And maybe their will be more 10 seats available.
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  • Empty GlassEmpty Glass Posts: 12,329
    It'll fun seeing them in a cavernous stadium with the upper deck tarped off with thousands of our closest friends on the field on a hot humid north Jersey summer day.

    Just play arenas!

    To the post above 10/22/2010 will be their 20th anniversary show
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  • DD53267DD53267 Posts: 2
    I agree 10/22 would be awesome, but doubt that would be possible. There is a Notre Dame vs. Army football game on 10/23, so that would be a pretty intense turn-around. If it were leading into a Sunday game, that would be one thing, but having to have the stage and everything cleared out for a game that starts at noon. No way...
  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    DD53267 wrote:
    I agree 10/22 would be awesome, but doubt that would be possible. There is a Notre Dame vs. Army football game on 10/23, so that would be a pretty intense turn-around. If it were leading into a Sunday game, that would be one thing, but having to have the stage and everything cleared out for a game that starts at noon. No way...


    Ah... THIS WILL HELP US KNOW!

    Stadium shows take ABOUT A WEEK for building the stage, rigging, tear-down, etc. That's for a relatively regular large stage like used for DMB or Metallica. (I don't know about crazy stages like U2 or anything, but that would probably take longer)

    Arena shows on the other hand take less than 24 hours for everything up and down (including the show).

    I know this first hand.


    If there's a game on 10/23, that means there really can't be a stadium concert on 10/22
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  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,425
    They might play it, but who are they opening for?
  • rick1zoo2rick1zoo2 Posts: 12,632
    CJMST3K wrote:
    DD53267 wrote:
    I agree 10/22 would be awesome, but doubt that would be possible. There is a Notre Dame vs. Army football game on 10/23, so that would be a pretty intense turn-around. If it were leading into a Sunday game, that would be one thing, but having to have the stage and everything cleared out for a game that starts at noon. No way...


    Ah... THIS WILL HELP US KNOW!

    Stadium shows take ABOUT A WEEK for building the stage, rigging, tear-down, etc. That's for a relatively regular large stage like used for DMB or Metallica. (I don't know about crazy stages like U2 or anything, but that would probably take longer)

    Arena shows on the other hand take less than 24 hours for everything up and down (including the show).

    I know this first hand.


    If there's a game on 10/23, that means there really can't be a stadium concert on 10/22


    Back in September, U2 was scheduled to play at the old Giants Stadium on Friday 9/25. They moved that show to Wed 9/23 because the Jets game played on Sunday 9/27 was moved from 4pm to 1pm kick-off so that the game could be finished before the sun-down start of Yom Kippur and there was concern that they could not get the U2 stage out and the field back in shape in time.
  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    rick1zoo2 wrote:
    CJMST3K wrote:


    Ah... THIS WILL HELP US KNOW!

    Stadium shows take ABOUT A WEEK for building the stage, rigging, tear-down, etc. That's for a relatively regular large stage like used for DMB or Metallica. (I don't know about crazy stages like U2 or anything, but that would probably take longer)

    Arena shows on the other hand take less than 24 hours for everything up and down (including the show).

    I know this first hand.


    If there's a game on 10/23, that means there really can't be a stadium concert on 10/22


    Back in September, U2 was scheduled to play at the old Giants Stadium on Friday 9/25. They moved that show to Wed 9/23 because the Jets game played on Sunday 9/27 was moved from 4pm to 1pm kick-off so that the game could be finished before the sun-down start of Yom Kippur and there was concern that they could not get the U2 stage out and the field back in shape in time.


    Yeah, four days is enough to break down the staging that's needed for a stadium. Two days is way too tight.

    ...and at the old Giants Stadium, the grass is on trays. So they can be taken out palette after palette. I think they also have grass covers that a seated-floor can be placed on, which puts only some pressure on the grass if they decided not to move it. But it's been years since I worked a show there... and now it's a new stadium.
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  • rick1zoo2rick1zoo2 Posts: 12,632
    we were ticked at the schedule change, a lot of us had plans that needed to be changed. All for 3 hours! But it did give me some insight into the planning of these events. Not to mention that U2's stage was massive!! And because set up of that thing takes so long, I think they have 2 or 3 set-ups that leap frog from city to city.
  • joe2468joe2468 Posts: 3,049
    CJMST3K wrote:
    rick1zoo2 wrote:
    CJMST3K wrote:


    Ah... THIS WILL HELP US KNOW!

    Stadium shows take ABOUT A WEEK for building the stage, rigging, tear-down, etc. That's for a relatively regular large stage like used for DMB or Metallica. (I don't know about crazy stages like U2 or anything, but that would probably take longer)

    Arena shows on the other hand take less than 24 hours for everything up and down (including the show).

    I know this first hand.


    If there's a game on 10/23, that means there really can't be a stadium concert on 10/22

    a little tidbit about the U2 stage setup last year...
    that U2 setup is out of this world ..it took two days to set up and two days to take down ...cost over a $1,000,000 .. THEY HAD TWO SET UPS!!!! as they where playing one concert they where setting up another ..and each show setup came on 40+ trailers ........
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  • rick1zoo2rick1zoo2 Posts: 12,632
    here is the announcement we got:


    SCHEDULING CHANGE FOR GIANTS STADIUM PERFORMANCE27 August 2009
    The U2 concert previously scheduled for FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th, 2009 at Giants Stadium in New Jersey has been moved to WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2009. The performance on Thursday, September 24th will proceed as scheduled.

    The change was necessitated by the rescheduling of the New York Jets football game on Sunday September 27, 2009 from 4:15pm to 1pm out of respect for the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, which starts that evening. Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish year.

    The spectacular staging installation for the U2 360° tour requires up to 2 days to disassemble. The original 4:15 PM game time scheduled by the NY Jets provided enough time for the band to load out the set. The change to 1 PM was logistically impossible for U2. In order to accommodate the New York Jets, the NFL and the state of New Jersey, which owns the stadium, and out of respect for U2 and Jets' fans of Jewish faith, U2 agreed to move their show rather than pursue other options.
  • joe2468joe2468 Posts: 3,049
    ....back to the pearl jam idea of a stadium concert .... ........ NOT A GOOD ONE
































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  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    joe2468 wrote:

    a little tidbit about the U2 stage setup last year...
    that U2 setup is out of this world ..it took two days to set up and two days to take down ...cost over a $1,000,000 .. THEY HAD TWO SET UPS!!!! as they where playing one concert they where setting up another ..and each show setup came on 40+ trailers ........


    I heard there were 3 setups (but not thru my contacts, just on NPR or something) and that during their tour, at any given point one stage is being setup, one stage is being torn-down, and one stage is travelling/

    2 days up and 2 days sounds pretty good. I think the last Stadium show I worked in 1998 at Giants was about 5 or 6 days, but I'd bet one or two of those days were setting up trailers and other non-stage issues.
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  • BF25394BF25394 Posts: 4,361
    Grandmas Jam wrote:
    igotid88 wrote:
    MAS wrote:
    Ok I'll bite...WTF is special about 10/22??

    anniversary of their first show. it will be the 20th.

    I bet you they do nothing for this date

    I disagree. I think October 22 is when the 2009 fan club single will hit our mailboxes.
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  • rick1zoo2rick1zoo2 Posts: 12,632
    had to look up on Wikipedia - "requires 120 trucks to transport each of the 3 sets constructed to support the tour"


    One thing is that if PJ played stadiums, I think tickets would be a lot easier to get. The U2 presales were a breeze this time, most of us got GA on the field, makes for one big party - tailgating, the show, the post show, etc. good times......
  • MASMAS Posts: 630
    DewieCox wrote:
    They might play it, but who are they opening for?

    PJ only opens up for bands....by choice
  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,425
    MAS wrote:
    DewieCox wrote:
    They might play it, but who are they opening for?

    PJ only opens up for bands....by choice

    And when they play stadiums.

    Anybody that thinks PJ can headline a stadium show(these days) needs checked by a doctor.
  • One Song GloryOne Song Glory Posts: 710
    I live on a street called Meadowlands. They can play at my place if they like. ;)
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  • JW0422JW0422 Posts: 170
    hey dewie are you a fan or what? you always sound so negative when it comes to the group I don't why you are in the fanclub if you don"t have anything good to say about the band, but I do agree they wouldn't sell out the new giants or whatever stadium especially after doing shows in May, but I would go nonetheless!
  • MASMAS Posts: 630
    Fuck that!! how much does that fucker hold? I think they could come pretty close for 1-off!!
  • Alpine BoundAlpine Bound Posts: 1,809
    maybe its just me, but I dont think they would play new Giants Stadium right before they do 2 shows at MSG. Thats an awful lot of tickets to sell, and I'm not sure PJ can sell out Giants stadium AND 2 nights of MSG :?
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