What size venue's should Pearl Jam play from now on?

Fitz

Just picked up something from another thread about not filling some 20-30000 seated arena's and just wondered what size venue's the boys should be playing from now on. Obviously I would say they are still very popular in the US and definately across Europe, Immagine is proof of that but what venue's do you feel would suit them from now on?

10,000 - 20,000 capacity or smaller?

20,000 - 30,000 capacity or bigger or in between 20 and 30k?

restlesssoul

obviously i would love to see them at venues like the commodore in vancouver, that are 2,ooo. but they will still pack full concerts easily at the 18,000 mark

TheGossman

in the south there is no way they could fill a 20,000 to 30,000 seat arena, here in Charlotte they'd be lucky to sell 12,000 seats, but the farther south you go the smaller the venues, especially in TX, AL, and LA places like that, but up north they have no problem filling the largest arenas.

writersu

Fitz wrote:

Just picked up something from another thread about not filling some 20-30000 seated arena's and just wondered what size venue's the boys should be playing from now on. Obviously I would say they are still very popular in the US and definately across Europe, Immagine is proof of that but what venue's do you feel would suit them from now on?

10,000 - 20,000 capacity or smaller?

20,000 - 30,000 capacity or bigger or in between 20 and 30k?

my backyard................

(hey dream big.........for me that is)

Foxy Mop

The Vic & HoB are two of my favorite shows.. but in there is also the Gorge. Soo.. smaller venues and/or groovy locations!

SENROCK

Foxy Mop wrote:

The Vic & HoB are two of my favorite shows.. but in there is also the Gorge. Soo.. smaller venues and/or groovy locations!

im with you. i nominate "groovy" locations. The better the venue, the more people will want to fill it!!!

electronblue

my porch size well, maybe a little bit larger...~

laudenum

restlesssoul wrote:

obviously i would love to see them at venues like the commodore in vancouver, that are 2,ooo. but they will still pack full concerts easily at the 18,000 mark

the commodore was perfect. not too many,not too few. outstanding acoustics.
able to eat drink and be merry while watching the band.
even places like the size of the queen e,ford center(lindsay buckingham was there,nice comfy seats,nice bar,great acoustics)
it would be nice to play smaller venues. also like the mount baker theater they play the night before the commodore warm up show.

FARAWAY EYES

Fitz wrote:

Just picked up something from another thread about not filling some 20-30000 seated arena's and just wondered what size venue's the boys should be playing from now on. Obviously I would say they are still very popular in the US and definately across Europe, Immagine is proof of that but what venue's do you feel would suit them from now on?

10,000 - 20,000 capacity or smaller?

20,000 - 30,000 capacity or bigger or in between 20 and 30k?

The correct answer is 5,000 or less capacity venues except for New York and maybe Chicago.
The last tour was a sales disaster in North America. Starting off with the Canadian train wreck of a tour. Toronto 2 is a classic example of what this tour was about. Standard setlist,ugly black tarps to block off UNSOLD sections, and a complete lack of interest by so called fans of admittedly sub par, but NEW material. Many shows suffered this humiliation including Pittsburgh Mellon arena and the 2 Gorge shows to name a few. Thousands and thousands of empty seats. The tarrps are brought out and the band gets pissed and delivers a standard subpar setlist.
Rumor has it, when PJ opened for the Stones in Pittsburgh in '05 the show fell 3,000 people short of a sellout, causing the Stones promoter to go through the roof. He felt that PJ's political pandering turned people away. As a result the Stones were humiliated, and their tour only grossed 500million dollars. (NEW WORLD RECORD)! It could have been more though!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usuPwYGlwvY

huck5

TheGossman wrote:

in the south there is no way they could fill a 20,000 to 30,000 seat arena, here in Charlotte they'd be lucky to sell 12,000 seats, but the farther south you go the smaller the venues, especially in TX, AL, and LA places like that, but up north they have no problem filling the largest arenas.

Pretty sure they had close to 20k in Nashville in 2003.

Pretty sure they had 20k in Knoxville in 1998.

UpSideDown

FARAWAY EYES wrote:

The correct answer is 5,000 or less capacity venues except for New York and maybe Chicago.
The last tour was a sales disaster in North America. Starting off with the Canadian train wreck of a tour. Toronto 2 is a classic example of what this tour was about. Standard setlist,ugly black tarps to block off UNSOLD sections, and a complete lack of interest by so called fans of admittedly sub par, but NEW material. Many shows suffered this humiliation including Pittsburgh Mellon arena and the 2 Gorge shows to name a few. Thousands and thousands of empty seats. The tarrps are brought out and the band gets pissed and delivers a standard subpar setlist.
Rumor has it, when PJ opened for the Stones in Pittsburgh in '05 the show fell 3,000 people short of a sellout, causing the Stones promoter to go through the roof. He felt that PJ's political pandering turned people away. As a result the Stones were humiliated, and their tour only grossed 500million dollars. (NEW WORLD RECORD)! It could have been more though!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usuPwYGlwvY

I was at pittsburgh, and it wasnt even close to a sales disaster. 90% percent full arena, crowd was pretty pumped up too. Setlist was great, the entire show was great. What are you smoking?

Keiran

Somewhere near or in TX that is big enough that I have a chance to get a seat even with my crummy extremely high fan club number!!!!

gleemonex

They broke the attendance record for the MTS Centre in Winnipeg at over 18,000 people. All those tickets sold on the first day they were available and the way the band set up their stage allowed for every seat in the building to be sold. There's no way to top that record unless the building is expanded.

rudiger10

Corey Erven wrote:

I was at pittsburgh, and it wasnt even close to a sales disaster. 90% percent full arena, crowd was pretty pumped up too. Setlist was great, the entire show was great. What are you smoking?

Ignore him, its FARAWAY EYES, he's a huge douche that just wants to rile u up. don't give him that satisfaction

CitizenRick

FARAWAY EYES wrote:

The correct answer is 5,000 or less capacity venues except for New York and maybe Chicago.
The last tour was a sales disaster in North America. Starting off with the Canadian train wreck of a tour. Toronto 2 is a classic example of what this tour was about. Standard setlist,ugly black tarps to block off UNSOLD sections, and a complete lack of interest by so called fans of admittedly sub par, but NEW material. Many shows suffered this humiliation including Pittsburgh Mellon arena and the 2 Gorge shows to name a few. Thousands and thousands of empty seats. The tarrps are brought out and the band gets pissed and delivers a standard subpar setlist.
Rumor has it, when PJ opened for the Stones in Pittsburgh in '05 the show fell 3,000 people short of a sellout, causing the Stones promoter to go through the roof. He felt that PJ's political pandering turned people away. As a result the Stones were humiliated, and their tour only grossed 500million dollars. (NEW WORLD RECORD)! It could have been more though!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usuPwYGlwvY

Boy...nice buzz kill!

I'm not sure this is all completly factual.

Noonie

FARAWAY EYES wrote:

...bla bla bla... Many shows suffered this humiliation including Pittsburgh ...yadda yadda yadda... the Stones were humiliated

What is it with you and the word "humiliation"? or maybe I don't want to know.

hrd2imgn

well I thought the coziness of the VIC was unreal, but I also think the best venue is a size where everyone who wants to see them can. How many people didn't ge into the vic? on the other hand I am not big on massive GA shows either like Lolla was...

so I guess I don't know.

if I had to say a range I'd say 5-10K

mbangel10

FARAWAY EYES wrote:

The correct answer is 5,000 or less capacity venues except for New York and maybe Chicago.
The last tour was a sales disaster in North America. Starting off with the Canadian train wreck of a tour. Toronto 2 is a classic example of what this tour was about. Standard setlist,ugly black tarps to block off UNSOLD sections, and a complete lack of interest by so called fans of admittedly sub par, but NEW material. Many shows suffered this humiliation including Pittsburgh Mellon arena and the 2 Gorge shows to name a few. Thousands and thousands of empty seats. The tarrps are brought out and the band gets pissed and delivers a standard subpar setlist.
Rumor has it, when PJ opened for the Stones in Pittsburgh in '05 the show fell 3,000 people short of a sellout, causing the Stones promoter to go through the roof. He felt that PJ's political pandering turned people away. As a result the Stones were humiliated, and their tour only grossed 500million dollars. (NEW WORLD RECORD)! It could have been more though!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usuPwYGlwvY

Hey Starfucker, how's it going? I couldn't remember your old username before and I asked myself, "What was that fuckers old username?". Well, it's good to know I had it half right before I saw it in another thread.

The Stones must be ready to release something new if you're popping in to say "hi".

igotid88

I would've liked to see them play at a Giants Stadium type.

Ledbetterus

igotid88 wrote:

I would've liked to see them play at a Giants Stadium type.

ditto that my brother.

While I LOVE small venues, I would love to see them play in a full stadium. No, NOT Fenway, as there are High School gyms that hold more people than that death trap.

Giants Stadium would own

igotid88

Ledbetterus wrote:

ditto that my brother.

While I LOVE small venues, I would love to see them play in a full stadium. No, NOT Fenway, as there are High School gyms that hold more people than that death trap.

Giants Stadium would own

That and/or Central Park.