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***Pearl Jam at ROCK WERCHTER 2008 ??***

jonbond1779jonbond1779 London, UK Posts: 1,640
edited March 2008 in The Porch
Anyone hear that PJ are playing this festival this year?

http://www.rockwerchter.be/RW2008/site/index.asp

A very reliable source put it to me that Pearl Jam were DEFINATLEY playing there in July! - He said an announcement will be made on the 20th of this month.

Anybody shed any light?
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  • SomethingCreativeSomethingCreative Kazoo, MI Posts: 3,376
    jonbond1779 wrote:
    Anyone hear that PJ are playing this festival this year?

    http://www.rockwerchter.be/RW2008/site/index.asp

    A very reliable source put it to me that Pearl Jam were DEFINATLEY playing there in July! - He said an announcement will be made on the 20th of this month.

    Anybody shed any light?

    who knows...lots of crazy shit flying around. hopefully we'll know sometime tomorrow night
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  • Glorified Irish GuyGlorified Irish Guy Posts: 350
    id bet my left nut pearl jam are gonna play some more festivals besides bonnaroo so theres a good chance of it, and i really want to go to rock werchter this year so *fingers crossed*
  • vedder_soupvedder_soup Posts: 5,861
    well they played it last year, so i would think it is pretty unlikely!
    2003 - Sydney x3,
    2006 - Reading Festival,
    2007 - Katowice, London, Nijmegen, Rock Werchter,
    2008 - MSG x2, Hartford, Mansfield x2, Beacon Theater,
    2009 - Melbourne, Sydney,
    2010 - I watched it go to fire!
    2011 - EV Brisbane x3, Newcastle, Sydney x3,
    2012 - Manchester x 2, Amsterdam x2, Prague, Berlin x2, Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen,
    2014 - Sydney, EV Sydney x3

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  • luke.harvey3luke.harvey3 Posts: 283
    most likely a silly rumour... my bro saw somewhere they are rumoured for leeds/reading again... but not convinced... 3 years in europe i dont think will happen! but im not saying it wud be unwanted:)lol
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    Hmmm let's see...

    Playing shows in a US election year... or, playing Europe for the third year in a row.

    Take a guess.
  • PegasusPegasus Posts: 3,754
    I wouldn't completely rule out them doing Euro festivals, though I think it very unlikely (I wish it happened though :p)

    but Werchter 2 years running. absolutely NOT. 200%.
    festivals NEVER book the same headliners 2 years in a row. EVER.
    point, end of story.
  • UKpearljammerUKpearljammer Bath, UK Posts: 910
    BeerBaron wrote:
    I did hear a very credible rumour around the time of the Lolla show that said that the band had signed on for 2 years to play each of the festivals that they did in 2007. It was not totally clear whether the second year of those contracts was 2008, but it certainly sounded like it to me...

    Who knows...

    Sounds like total B/S to me, why would a festival book an act for 2 years in a row or book years ahead when who knows what the musical landscape will be. There's no way this will happen this year and highly unlikely they'll come back to Europe this year after 2 years straight. As much as we'd all love them to, lets be realistic.
    My PJ shows:
    London 28/10/96, Las Vegas 11/7/98, London 29/5/00, Nurnburg 11/6/00, Prague 14/6/00, Salzburg 18/6/00, Verona 20/6/00, Milan 22/6/00, Zurich 23/6/00, New York 8-9/7/03, Boston 11/7/03, Reading Festival 27/8/06, Shepards Bush 11/8/09, Berlin 15/8/09, Manchester 17/8/09, London 18/8/09, Dublin 22/6/10, Belfast 23/6/10, London (HRC) 25/6/10, Alpine Valley (PJ20) 3-4/9/11, Manchester 20-21/6/12, Leeds 8/7/14, Milton Keynes 11/7/14 To be continued....
  • LesbelgesLesbelges Posts: 434
    I had a blast at Werchter 2007 and I was alone till I met some cool PJ friends on the rail in front of Mike! Kuchi Kuchun! :P
    Cincinnati '03 Flooded venue!
    Bridge School '06 Night 1 & 2
    Venice '07 pummeled by the sleet! 
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  • MinimieMinimie Posts: 116
    Pegasus wrote:
    I wouldn't completely rule out them doing Euro festivals, though I think it very unlikely (I wish it happened though :p)

    but Werchter 2 years running. absolutely NOT. 200%.
    festivals NEVER book the same headliners 2 years in a row. EVER.
    point, end of story.

    Metallica has played as headliner at Werchter 8 or 9 times now..so who knows...

    I'm working at Werchter this year, so when I hear something, you'll know as well ;)
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  • froggy bunnymanfroggy bunnyman Posts: 164
    It would be crazy. I can't believe this would happen.
    but who knows ?

    If they go, i'll go again because this festival was fucking great last year
    Still waiting for a gig in Paris (in a venue not a festival) since 2006...
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  • pearljamjenpearljamjen Posts: 13,578
    Glorified Irish Guy wrote:
    id bet my left nut pearl jam are gonna play some more festivals besides bonnaroo so theres a good chance of it, and i really want to go to rock werchter this year so *fingers crossed*

    Your left nut Gary? :p Will you mail it to me in a box if you lose??

    EWWWW :p
  • pearljammandanpearljammandan Posts: 8
    I'd love it if they did but i very much doubt it - maybe a few more American festivals??

    Don't get me wrong! It looks like I'm off to Werchter again this year so you NEVER know!
    "thoughts arrive like butterflies"

    14 PJ gigs and counting....
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    not gonna happen... check out the rock werchter homepage and they've got the line up already on there.. its REM and Radiohead
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • pearljammandanpearljammandan Posts: 8
    i know i had a look - but same as the other years its a 4 day music festival so LOTS of other bands to come.

    I know the mighty PJ won't play in it.
    "thoughts arrive like butterflies"

    14 PJ gigs and counting....
  • HermanBloomHermanBloom Posts: 1,764
    vedder_soup wrote:
    well they played it last year, so i would think it is pretty unlikely!
    agreed
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  • IndifferenceIndifference Posts: 2,692
    last year was great - though the weather was sort of bad.....

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  • anisbanisb Posts: 4
    Muse headlined Werchter 2 years in the row and Metallica played it 5 times, so the point is not that they were there last year...

    More bands will be announced for Werchter, uncle Neil will be there on day 2 and the lineup of that day is pretty weak compared to the other days... so you never know !!!!!

    miracles happen everyday ;)
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  • UKpearljammerUKpearljammer Bath, UK Posts: 910
    anisb wrote:
    Muse headlined Werchter 2 years in the row and Metallica played it 5 times, so the point is not that they were there last year...

    More bands will be announced for Werchter, uncle Neil will be there on day 2 and the lineup of that day is pretty weak compared to the other days... so you never know !!!!!

    miracles happen everyday ;)
    A.

    Toronto 06
    Werchter 07

    Are you joking, there's no way they'll play, they're playing Boston on June 30th and Werchter is July 3-6. Sorry I just can't see it. as much as I'd love them to as I'll be back in the UK then and am thinking about going.
    My PJ shows:
    London 28/10/96, Las Vegas 11/7/98, London 29/5/00, Nurnburg 11/6/00, Prague 14/6/00, Salzburg 18/6/00, Verona 20/6/00, Milan 22/6/00, Zurich 23/6/00, New York 8-9/7/03, Boston 11/7/03, Reading Festival 27/8/06, Shepards Bush 11/8/09, Berlin 15/8/09, Manchester 17/8/09, London 18/8/09, Dublin 22/6/10, Belfast 23/6/10, London (HRC) 25/6/10, Alpine Valley (PJ20) 3-4/9/11, Manchester 20-21/6/12, Leeds 8/7/14, Milton Keynes 11/7/14 To be continued....
  • PegasusPegasus Posts: 3,754
    MINDWIREUK wrote:
    Are you joking, there's no way they'll play, they're playing Boston on June 30th and Werchter is July 3-6. Sorry I just can't see it. as much as I'd love them to as I'll be back in the UK then and am thinking about going.
    I'm flying back from Boston (or NY, still got to get the flight) to the UK on the 2nd, then on to Belgium for Werchter the next day.

    but to see REM, Neil Young, Cornell, Ben Harper, Radiohead, etc.

    not a chance in hell of PJ, even if they hadn't played there last year!
  • LesbelgesLesbelges Posts: 434
    Pegasus wrote:
    I'm flying back from Boston (or NY, still got to get the flight) to the UK on the 2nd, then on to Belgium for Werchter the next day.

    but to see REM, Neil Young, Cornell, Ben Harper, Radiohead, etc.

    not a chance in hell of PJ, even if they hadn't played there last year!

    I checked out the most recent lineup recently and it's pretty damn amazing!

    Too bad I have to be here at work during this period :(
    Cincinnati '03 Flooded venue!
    Bridge School '06 Night 1 & 2
    Venice '07 pummeled by the sleet! 
    Nijmegen '07
    Werchter '07
    April Fools ~ LA1
  • sander_jam76sander_jam76 Posts: 111
    Pinkpop, running May 30th - June 1st in Landgraaf, The Netherlands had PJ booked last year I remember, but their performance was cancelled. It would be great if they visited this year (plus: it is even greater because I have tix ;=).

    It is in the neighborhood for all Werchter visitors, and hasn't been visited in a long time, I say all the more reason for PJ to play there this year !
    Wrigley 1 + 2 '16, Amsterdam '14, (Wrigley '13), Amsterdam '12, PJ20 Alpine '11, Chi '09, DC, June '08, MSG#1, June '08, Nijmegen, The Netherlands '07, Arnhem, The Netherlands '06
  • IndifferenceIndifference Posts: 2,692
    Anyone know where I can get a Rock Wechter t-shirt from last year. Seems like this place has one but only XXL. Looking for XL.

    Thanks.

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  • JP2026766JP2026766 Posts: 1,125
    SonicReducr wrote:
    Hmmm let's see...

    Playing shows in a US election year... or, playing Europe for the third year in a row.

    Take a guess.

    Exactly. Game, set and match.

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