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Why has PJ never played Austin City Limits?

rhinomagicrhinomagic Charlottesville, VA Posts: 2,549
edited May 2010 in The Porch
Not the Festival, mind you. I'm speaking of the television show only here.

I've got several episodes on TiVo that I've been going through lately and the thought occurs to me that it's sad a fantastic live band like Pearl Jam has never appeared on the show. It seems like an excellent medium for them and the city of Austin LOVES live music.

Many of their contemporaries have put on excellent shows there: Wilco, Ben Harper, Kings of Leon, Ryan Adams, Jack Johnson, Steve Earle and on and on...My question is why haven't PJ?

Do they rock too hard for ACL?
Do they dislike the television studio atmosphere?
Have they never been offered?

I'd really like to see them play the television show someday. I think it would be a great chapter in the ACL and PJ legacies.

What do YOU think? Would it work or wouldn't it? Why or why not?

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    walkunafraidwalkunafraid Posts: 2,557
    I agree completely. Austin City Limits is awesome, and definitely not a "sell out" type gig. If PJ had no problem playing the VH-1 show, they certainly should see no issue playing ACL.

    Wilco, The Arcade Fire, Coldplay, Ben Harper...all have put on excellent ACL shows. It's time for PJ to join the ranks.
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    IndifferenceIndifference Posts: 2,643
    Answer: It's in the South.

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    NC_IrieNC_Irie Posts: 270
    Excellent suggestion!

    Perhaps they could tack on a nice southern tour to go with it?
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    rhinomagicrhinomagic Charlottesville, VA Posts: 2,549
    walkunafraid wrote:
    I agree completely. Austin City Limits is awesome, and definitely not a "sell out" type gig. If PJ had no problem playing the VH-1 show, they certainly should see no issue playing ACL.

    Wilco, The Arcade Fire, Coldplay, Ben Harper...all have put on excellent ACL shows. It's time for PJ to join the ranks.

    I just watched Coldplay and they were outstanding.

    The Michael Stipe guest appearance just pushed it over the top for me.

    PJ could totally rock that place. To me, it could be much like their Ed Sullivan Theater performance.

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    New Orleans 1995
    Fort Lauderdale 1996
    Atlanta & Birmingham 1998
    New Orleans 2000
    Tampa 2003
    Kissimmee 2004
    New York City (x 2) 2008
    East Troy (x 2) 2011
    Chicago & New Orleans 2013
    Hampton, Raleigh, Boston 2016
    Baltimore 2020
    Louisville 2022
    Philadelphia & Baltimore 2024
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    rhinomagicrhinomagic Charlottesville, VA Posts: 2,549
    Indifference wrote:
    Answer: It's in the South.

    I understand, but they toured the South in '98, '00, and '03.

    They could've booked an ACL appearance at some point in the past. Or they could make a visit just for the show/festival like other bands do.

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    New Orleans 1995
    Fort Lauderdale 1996
    Atlanta & Birmingham 1998
    New Orleans 2000
    Tampa 2003
    Kissimmee 2004
    New York City (x 2) 2008
    East Troy (x 2) 2011
    Chicago & New Orleans 2013
    Hampton, Raleigh, Boston 2016
    Baltimore 2020
    Louisville 2022
    Philadelphia & Baltimore 2024
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    tkepearljamntkepearljamn Posts: 581
    rhinomagic wrote:
    I understand, but they toured the South in '98, '00, and '03.

    They could've booked an ACL appearance at some point in the past. Or they could make a visit just for the show/festival like other bands do.

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    True. But on the 2004 VFC Tour, while in Florida, Stone came down with a severe allergic reaction to the South. Therefore they can't play there any more.





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    Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    yah i was watchin that coldplay one the other night... im not a fan of them personally... but i saw michael stipe was making a guest appearance and that was pretty sweet...

    i think itd be a great atmosphere for PJ! even if they just did a more mellow acoustic set... id love to see it... then again, i love to see PJ perform anywhere...
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    blondieblue227blondieblue227 Va, USA Posts: 4,508
    Indifference wrote:
    Answer: It's in the South.


    i don't wantta hear that bullshit.


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    yellowledbeccayellowledbecca Posts: 99
    Indifference wrote:
    Answer: It's in the South.


    yeah, but it IS austin. austin is the small, peaceful blue oasis in a turbulent sea of red...

    actually, it would really be awesome if pj played anything acl related. or in austin, period. such a great town.
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    slightofjeffslightofjeff Posts: 7,757
    yellowledbecca wrote:
    yeah, but it IS austin. austin is the small, peaceful blue oasis in a turbulent sea of red...

    actually, it would really be awesome if pj played anything acl related. or in austin, period. such a great town.

    this is true. Austin is bluer than the state of Massachusetts. And I'm not even exaggerating.
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
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    rudiger10rudiger10 Posts: 129
    slightofjeff wrote:
    this is true. Austin is bluer than the state of Massachusetts. And I'm not even exaggerating.
    Its like my brother said
    "Austin is like someone took a patch of California heaven and dropped it in the middle of Texas"
    My god its been so long, never dreamed we'd return.
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    chicagojammer06chicagojammer06 Posts: 60
    dont ever bring Austin down to California's level! haha, all I know is that its warmer in Austin now than it is in Chicago, but the food here is much better asides from the Rudys BBQ, sorry but Salt Lick sucks.
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    intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,228
    That would be awesome!
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    MoonTurtleMoonTurtle Posts: 750
    now they have

    yay PJ!
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    Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    caught the ACL performance on PBS last night...

    were the levels THAT bad in real life or was it just the telecast? sounded TERRIBLE
    all i could hear was mike and a very winded (sick?) ed :? ... zero energy across the board

    if i didnt know better i'd say they are the washed up band some people claim them to be
    though it could just be that they mainly showed S/T and backspacer tracks...

    are the cameras super distracting in there? seemed like there were several booms right out in the audience... could that be what seemed so awkward about it? :|
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