a 3 day festival with pearl jam playing every night would be awesome. completely different set lists every night would be amazing... maybe for 10 year anniversary?
I have been to 20 pearl jam shows, and my bonnarroo experience was amazing... the crowd, the setlist, the energy and the atmosphere (along with the 1000s of glow sticks flying, an incredibly loud crowd, the pot smoking and mushroom eating openly happening and no one stopping them) just made for an incredible show.
When i heard All along the watch tower... WMA.... Who you are... hard to imagine... just made the night for me.
Release in the 2nd encore was also amazing... i sang my heart out to my dad only to not know that 2 days later i would lose my 21 year old brother... just gave me strength for what was to come.
So yes, a non strict time slot at a festival would be great. Last year phish played 2 nights at bonnarroo... so its possible.
This would be an insane venture for some company to take....If a company was smart and Pearl Jam was smart they would do something like this...
The guys are activists and support tons of causes and charities....a 3 day festival would raise..*Millions* of dollars for awareness and support for whatever causes the band chooses...
Imagine a festival in a place like Bonnaroo where there where no time slots for the band, no sound laws and no shows the next day except the show right back on the same stage....We saw what the guys can do in a restricted environment in Philly last year or at the Garden a couple of years ago when they played 3 straight nights....an outdoor festival would be even more insane.
Lets be honest...there are few...very few...fan bases that travel the way PJ fans do. You have a festival somewhere in middle America - i.e. not outside some major city or something...Because the big cities get all the breaks when it comes to concerts anyway...play somewhere in middle america and get a place for 3 days and nights....Look at all the people we know whom are great friends with the band...
Band of Horses
Kings of Leon
The Black Keys
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sonic Youth
Ted Leo
Robert Pollard
Ben Harper
The Who
Jack Johnson
The Foo Fighters
Neil Young
Soundgarden
Jane's Addiction
Thats just off the top of my head, not counting all the actors and athletes that are huge fans of the band....this could be a massive thing that the band could do next summer to celebrate their 20th anniversary. This thing would be HUGE.
Cincinnati 06'
Lollapalooza 07'
Bonnaroo 08'
Columbus 10'
Noblesville 10'
Alpine Valley 11'
Alpine Valley 11'
Music Midtown 12'
Wrigley Field 13'
Cincinnati 14'
Lexington 16'
Pretty sure something like this was in the works a few years ago in Toronto at some park. Was either 07 or 08. I don't remember what forced it to not happen.
Alpine Valley would be a perfect location for such an event!
Summerfest 7/8/95 Missoula 6/20/98 Alpine Valley 6/26/98 & 6/27/98 Alpine Valley 10/8/00
Champaign 4/23/03 Alpine Valley 6/21/03 Missoula 8/29/05
Chicago 5/16 & 17/06 Grand Rapids 5/19/06 Summerfest 6/29/06 & 6/30/06
Tampa 6/12/08
Chicago 8/23/09
Indy 5/7/10 Alpine Valley x2 2011 Wrigley 2013 Milwaukee 14 Telluride 16
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I have been to 20 pearl jam shows, and my bonnarroo experience was amazing... the crowd, the setlist, the energy and the atmosphere (along with the 1000s of glow sticks flying, an incredibly loud crowd, the pot smoking and mushroom eating openly happening and no one stopping them) just made for an incredible show.
When i heard All along the watch tower... WMA.... Who you are... hard to imagine... just made the night for me.
Release in the 2nd encore was also amazing... i sang my heart out to my dad only to not know that 2 days later i would lose my 21 year old brother... just gave me strength for what was to come.
So yes, a non strict time slot at a festival would be great. Last year phish played 2 nights at bonnarroo... so its possible.
2003 4.1 4.3 4.5 4.6 4.8 4.9 4.11 4.13 6.9 6.10
2004 10.8
2008 6.14 6.17 6.22
2009 9.21 9.22 9.25 10.4
2010 5.18 5.20 5.21
2012 7.4 7.5 7.7 7.9 7.10 9.30
2013 7.19 10.21 10.22 10.25 12.4 12.6
35 Shows; 1040 Songs
The guys are activists and support tons of causes and charities....a 3 day festival would raise..*Millions* of dollars for awareness and support for whatever causes the band chooses...
Imagine a festival in a place like Bonnaroo where there where no time slots for the band, no sound laws and no shows the next day except the show right back on the same stage....We saw what the guys can do in a restricted environment in Philly last year or at the Garden a couple of years ago when they played 3 straight nights....an outdoor festival would be even more insane.
Lets be honest...there are few...very few...fan bases that travel the way PJ fans do. You have a festival somewhere in middle America - i.e. not outside some major city or something...Because the big cities get all the breaks when it comes to concerts anyway...play somewhere in middle america and get a place for 3 days and nights....Look at all the people we know whom are great friends with the band...
Band of Horses
Kings of Leon
The Black Keys
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sonic Youth
Ted Leo
Robert Pollard
Ben Harper
The Who
Jack Johnson
The Foo Fighters
Neil Young
Soundgarden
Jane's Addiction
Thats just off the top of my head, not counting all the actors and athletes that are huge fans of the band....this could be a massive thing that the band could do next summer to celebrate their 20th anniversary. This thing would be HUGE.
Lollapalooza 07'
Bonnaroo 08'
Columbus 10'
Noblesville 10'
Alpine Valley 11'
Alpine Valley 11'
Music Midtown 12'
Wrigley Field 13'
Cincinnati 14'
Lexington 16'
Alpine Valley would be a perfect location for such an event!
Missoula 6/20/98
Alpine Valley 6/26/98 & 6/27/98
Alpine Valley 10/8/00
Champaign 4/23/03
Alpine Valley 6/21/03
Missoula 8/29/05
Chicago 5/16 & 17/06
Grand Rapids 5/19/06
Summerfest 6/29/06 & 6/30/06
Tampa 6/12/08
Chicago 8/23/09
Indy 5/7/10
Alpine Valley x2 2011
Wrigley 2013
Milwaukee 14
Telluride 16
A three night fest would be AMAZING!!! No other bands just Pearl Jam.