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  • LiveWise
    LiveWise Posts: 10
    Superfly productions used to rent Bonnarro farm for Bonnaroo, but they were so successful they bought Bonnaroo farm a couple years back and are now branching off into other ways of making money. My bet is that includes using Bonnaroo for other events. I was there when Pearl Jam played and who ever was there also will agree, Eddie and the band seemed to really like Bonnaroo. I can tell you it brought tears to my eyes and many around me when all of us, the whole 80k of us it seemed like were all singing Betterman and Eddie stopped the song and said "this is fucking beautiful." It was one magical bad ass moment for me, get goosebumbs now writing it up.

    Will it be at Bonnaroo, I don't know, but it seems like the best venue to me, and the time is right, and it makes the most sense, and no body would be fighting over kids running and playing and there would be cute girls with hoola hoops, there would be enough space for all the activism groups that Pearl Jam sponcers to each have a booth and promote themselves, enough space for several bands to play. And all the security measures are built in. This is very important to the band given past experiences.

    There are also houses, one which pearl jam stayed in last time. So I would imagine the band would want to party with their other band friends as well, so there would be plenty of private space for them to do that as well. Seems like the best most likely place.

    That being said, it will probably be in a 35k fan limit space at Alpine Valley with about 1400 spaces to camp and the rest of us, if we get tickets will be driving around after to where ever a hotel is after the show, only to come back the next day, park and do it all over again... fun?? .... may be. Bonnaroo..... better.
  • gibby1959
    gibby1959 Posts: 6
    But, I did find this:

    "Pearl Jam, ... have regarded Alpine Valley as one of their favorite venues to play. Former Phish road manager Brad Sands regards Alpine Valley as his favorite venue to see the band."

    So who knows. I think that 37K is small for PJ. If it is there then get tickets fast
  • Heisenberg
    Heisenberg Los Pollos Hermanos Posts: 4,958
    I think the house Ed was talking about staying at is KOL's farm. He told the whole skeet shooting story at the Ryman shows so if we're talking about the same story, he was at the Followell's. I would rather see it at some place like Bonnaroo as well to alieviate all the ticket concerns but I don't think it will happen. I'll be very surprised if it's not at Alpine Valley, but this band, their management, and the 10 club have rarely if ever disappointed us so I'm sure wherever it is, and whatever they do, more of us than not will be extremely happy.
  • gibby1959
    gibby1959 Posts: 6
    Yep, were you at the Ryman shows? I was at one. Great show! Yep, heard the story there. Agree with you all the way around. I just think that 37K is small. How many camp sites are there?
  • ScottyO
    ScottyO Posts: 5
    Can't freakin wait any longer :lol:
  • Heisenberg
    Heisenberg Los Pollos Hermanos Posts: 4,958
    gibby1959 wrote:
    Yep, were you at the Ryman shows? I was at one. Great show! Yep, heard the story there. Agree with you all the way around. I just think that 37K is small. How many camp sites are there?

    I have not been to Alpine yet so I don't know what the situation is there. I'm sure we'll find out in the next 24 hours AND I CAN'T FRIGGIN' WAIT!!!! :D...oh and yes I was at both Ryman shows
  • LiveWise
    LiveWise Posts: 10
    Hey I was at the Ryman show also-- Ed did a killer job... hated the opening act though --not being rude, jmo, but yea ended up walking around looking at the art and history about the Ryman while the opening act guy shit out some songs before Eddie played. Eddie rocked- got mad at the crowd too for talking too much. Wynona Judd and Sheryl Crow were in the audience--not together. Great show
  • LiveWise
    LiveWise Posts: 10
    Wow,

    Alpine Valley-- checking it out-- hotels are like 14 miles from the venue WTF? and camp site is like 8 miles away, not at the venue? what is pearl jam thinking? Hope they got a plan for the weekend. Just sayin... but destination weekend of camping could be more like destination weekend of driving, traffic jams and finding a place to park.
  • OctopuS27
    OctopuS27 Portugal Posts: 569
    hope there's a tattoo thing so we can all get tattoo's...the same one, maybe? :roll: :mrgreen:
  • PRLJM1
    PRLJM1 Posts: 584
    Heisenberg wrote:
    gibby1959 wrote:
    Yep, were you at the Ryman shows? I was at one. Great show! Yep, heard the story there. Agree with you all the way around. I just think that 37K is small. How many camp sites are there?

    I have not been to Alpine yet so I don't know what the situation is there. I'm sure we'll find out in the next 24 hours AND I CAN'T FRIGGIN' WAIT!!!! :D...oh and yes I was at both Ryman shows

    Alpine camping -only 75 sites, 6 ppl per

    viewtopic.php?f=4&t=156513
    Summerfest '95,Alpine '98,Ice Bowl(Alpine'00),Alpine'03,Chicago'06,Summerfest(x2)'06,Riverside Theater '08(EV),ChicagoII '09, PJ20-Alpine Valley 9/3/11, 9/4/11, Wrigley 7/19/13, Voodoo Fest '13 (New Orleans), Milwaukee '14, Wrigley 1,2 '16
  • Heisenberg
    Heisenberg Los Pollos Hermanos Posts: 4,958
    Payson wrote:
    Alpine camping -only 75 sites, 6 ppl per

    http://forums.pearljam.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=156513

    Good thing I've had a hotel booked since February :D
  • LiveWise
    LiveWise Posts: 10
    dam that's only 450 people who can camp? is that right?? There's gotta be more camp sites than that?
  • PRLJM1
    PRLJM1 Posts: 584
    LiveWise wrote:
    dam that's only 450 people who can camp? is that right?? There's gotta be more camp sites than that?

    That's all they have approved and with some stupid restrictions like no campfires or something. So unless PJ has made some special arrangements with the venue/town (i.e. a large donation might change the rules for a weekend) that's what we got.
    Summerfest '95,Alpine '98,Ice Bowl(Alpine'00),Alpine'03,Chicago'06,Summerfest(x2)'06,Riverside Theater '08(EV),ChicagoII '09, PJ20-Alpine Valley 9/3/11, 9/4/11, Wrigley 7/19/13, Voodoo Fest '13 (New Orleans), Milwaukee '14, Wrigley 1,2 '16
  • TT98
    TT98 Posts: 137
    About time!!! Guess I can finally plan my summer soon...
  • LiveWise
    LiveWise Posts: 10
    Payson wrote:
    LiveWise wrote:
    dam that's only 450 people who can camp? is that right?? There's gotta be more camp sites than that?

    That's all they have approved and with some stupid restrictions like no campfires or something. So unless PJ has made some special arrangements with the venue/town (i.e. a large donation might change the rules for a weekend) that's what we got.

    Dam.. so much for hanging out the easy way... Why are people excited that it is going to be Alpine Valley?
  • NotForYou1531
    NotForYou1531 Posts: 12
    I was at both Ryman shows too. Probably the best concert experience ever. Im not sure how we're all going to get tickets and get to camp. I hope it all works out for everyone.
  • StillHere
    StillHere Posts: 7,795
    lunchladyland wrote:
    StillHere wrote:
    lunchladyland wrote:
    So it's 3:00 am Eastern time tonite, right?

    can't be your first post? haven't we seen you around here before? :D

    anyway, what is?

    it's my first post tonite actually. ;) I mean THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT for PJ20, when birdie goes "Just make sure your memberships are up to date by midnight Sunday (Pacific Time) or you'll be sorry."

    oh..i thought you meant the actual announcement :lol:
    peace,
    jo

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  • Mariamaniatis
    Mariamaniatis Posts: 90
    PJ212 wrote:
    What if, like totally, it's not, like, the Alpine Valley, but, like, it ends up being, like, the San Fernando Valley? That would be like, totally, awesome, and radical, right?! Whatever Wisconsin! Totes California!

    lol. ok thats funny
  • Heisenberg
    Heisenberg Los Pollos Hermanos Posts: 4,958
    Anti quiet raised an interesting point in their article about PJ20

    Some diehards (who, me?) still can’t entirely give up hope on the band’s unfulfilled 2005 promise for something “big, bold, beautiful & free,” but it’s quite a stretch to imagine that a multi-band festival event could be offered free of charge.

    Talk about madness ensuing.
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    dr0ptheleash wrote:
    Was up at school all weekend with no computer access - I feel like I've been living in a cave. This is awesome news! I am so excited... I just read through 29 pages and feel like I still need a thousand answers! Can't wait! Hope to meet all you crazy fools in Wisco, even if I have to go it alone :D:D

    PJ20 babyyyy!!!
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