Against EV playing in Perth from a petition

Paul Andrews

As the person who started the Perth petition and website (http://ev2011.com.au) and has bombarded the local media wth emails and sent Chugg some, all I can say is that nothing I have done has been disrespectful to Ed, Chugg or fans in other parts of the globe. I don't see cases of mass bitching from West Australian fans - instead I see positive energy as we try to get our city added to the tour. Ed is bringing his show as far from the USA as you can get, we're inviting him to one more city while he's over here if it is possible.

I am not going to get into a slanging match with the OP, but some understanding of :

A. The geogrpaphy of Australia;

B. The Cost of Perth fans getting anywhere else in Australia,

C. The history between Perth and Pearl Jam,

D. The history of acts skipping Perth (a city of 1.5 million)

would probably allow you to see this and our petition from a different point of view.

Petitions are a vehicle for many voices to be heard. I'm sure our message has got to those who we wanted to hear it and they will make a decision one way or another. That decision will be respected with grace and understanding.

Nothing offensive in that.

Peace.

Citizen Zack

Paul Andrews wrote:

As the person who started the Perth petition and website (http://ev2011.com.au) and has bombarded the local media wth emails and sent Chugg some, all I can say is that nothing I have done has been disrespectful to Ed, Chugg or fans in other parts of the globe. I don't see cases of mass bitching from West Australian fans - instead I see positive energy as we try to get our city added to the tour. Ed is bringing his show as far from the USA as you can get, we're inviting him to one more city while he's over here if it is possible.

I am not going to get into a slanging match with the OP, but some understanding of :

A. The geogrpaphy of Australia;

B. The Cost of Perth fans getting anywhere else in Australia,

C. The history between Perth and Pearl Jam,

D. The history of acts skipping Perth (a city of 1.5 million)

would probably allow you to see this and our petition from a different point of view.

Petitions are a vehicle for many voices to be heard. I'm sure our message has got to those who we wanted to hear it and they will make a decision one way or another. That decision will be respected with grace and understanding.

Nothing offensive in that.

Peace.

Well put. I really hope you get a show or two. Great job with the constructive activism and voicing of opinion. Good luck!

Citizen Zack

By the way, just messed around with Google maps for a minute:

The closest stop on the solo tour to Perth is Adelaide - a distance of 1,550 miles.

That's about the equivalent of driving from New York City to the Colorado state line.

Perth to Sydney is 2,450 miles, or about New York City to Phoenix.

Not like those are simple road trips. And flights aren't always a viable option for the average person.

Good luck Perth fans (from someone in the southern US who travels to see the band). Here's to hoping Ed can make it to you. And if he ultimately can't, still nothing wrong with this effort you're putting forth. I don't see it as a slight or complaint towards Ed, but rather a huge compliment - there's a ton of people who want to see him and they're actively trying to make it happen. I bet he'd feel honored by it.

Paul Andrews

Thanks for the support Zack. I've driven through TX/NM/AZ/CO/CA - love road trips - just not so easy or cheap to do with a young family.

If it were a matter of driving a few hours it would not be a problem. I will have to drive 3 hours to a Perth gig anyway: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source= ... e=UTF8&z=8

But getting to any other capital city from Perth is a major task. For most West Aussies, asian destinations like Indonesia, Thailand are easier and cheaper to get to than Sydney.

http://ev2011.com.au

E.K

So anyway there are still tickets available in the Elevated section for the Canberra show.

Have any Perth people thought of flying to Canberra?

http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/sh ... CRT2011679

Sambo Baggins

Congrats! You guys got your shows.

I Am Tall

dont you just hate it when you go to buy pre-sale tickets and realise your membership lapsed and you cant :( sad face. hopefully i'll get some on the next release, well done on the petition! if someone petitioned to have me play in their home town i'd be stoked!

Ty

Doggystylen wrote:

I rarely bitch about shit but i gotta say something. How arrogant is it to start a petition to have Eddie play Perth. Isn't it enough that he is playing Oz? how ungrateful can you be? He is coming all the way there, yet you guys can't travel a short distance to see him? Isn't it a lot to ask of him, the pressure to please you? You know Eddie is a stand up guy and would do anything for us the fans, but don't you think they get enough requests to play certain places etc etc. I would want Pearl Jam to play my 40th b-day party but i obviously know what the answer is going to be and i wouldn't have the balls to ask even if there is a possibility of a yes because its not my place.

I know he was petitioned to play NZ back a few years but are we as fans going to be leach's everytime they announce a tour? start a petition for them to play here or there....wouldn't it a be a cooler vibe to appreciate when or where they tour and leave it at that? should they play in toronto every other show, fuck yeah but am i going to be a douche a start a petition if they don't?

the fucking guy is travelling all the way there, but yet you guys are starting a petition to get him to come even further? where is the f'n respect. I'd give my left nut to have him play anywhere near me, i'd pay the costs to get there and if it was too much money or too far i wouldn't go. period.

Help me? am i way off here ? if i was Eddie, i would be like fuck you in a weird way?

Doggystylen... sounds to me like you are a fuck-wit.

Perth is about 4,500km from Sydney, maybe 1,500kms from Adelaide, so it's not a short journey, nor a cheap one. Thepetition was a great way of showing Ed/Chugg/PJ Mgmt that Perth was interested. It worked for Newcastle in 2006, and that was one of the best shows ever... check the setlist or listen to the boot.

Negativity for people wanting to see Ed... fuck off. Don't bring negative rubbish to theforum.

Ty

Sambo Baggins wrote:

ditto... amen brother

i live in south us and we don't get too many shows. i am just happy when PJ and EV are doing a show within driving distance. I even went to lengths to fly to 2000 miles and plan my year's family vacation around a PJ show. I can't do that every year but I wouldn't even consider bitchin' about it in a petition.

There is no way the band can please everyone. Folks, if they come to your country or within a few hours drive, you should be happy.

Dickhead, a few hours drive? Sydney to Perth is atleast 4 days drive. So, folks, MYOB.

Loulou

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