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BrainofBGABrainofBGA Australia Posts: 4,342
edited April 2008 in The Porch
Good day all fellow Jammers. I just wanted to say hello and im glad to be finally part of this forum! Long time viewer, first time poster! Hope to speak to you all soon!

In the off chance Ed ever brought a small solo tour to Oz, where could / would he play? I live in Melbourne and would love to see him at The Forum Theatre! Apart from my backyard / lounge room that is! Im sure there are other places though. Any ideas oz fans!
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  • LUV2ROCKLUV2ROCK Posts: 140
    Welcome aboard mate!
    Keep on posting!!!
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    Member since day 1 here in August 2003
  • ToneTone Posts: 1,206
    *raises glass* cheers and welcome! :)

    Ummm... trying to think but I haven't lived in Oz in over 4 years and not in Melbourne in 11, the only place that I can think of is The Espy. As for Sydney, I always loved going to gigs at The Metro. No idea if it's still being used as a venue, but the staggered steps meant you could always see no matter where you were. Nice, small and intimate ;) Phoenician Club, except it doesn't exist anymore :( I also saw alot of good shows at Selinas/Coogee Bay Hotel, namely Jeff Buckley (:(), Soundgarden, Tea Party, Hole (not great but interesting to watch). As for slightly bigger, maybe The Enmore Theatre, also saw Jeff Buckley there.
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  • vedder_soupvedder_soup Posts: 5,861
    always good to have another aussie on the board ;)
    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

    I wave to all my Friends... Yeah!
  • jessejesse Posts: 170
    definately the forum! the espy is waaaaay too small
  • lukin2006lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
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  • haffajappahaffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    hey do you know mick from australia?!

    ha ha ha... sorry, canadians get asked that a lot i wanted to see how it felt.
    (not that satisfying, actually... esp cos he already posted in the thread haha)

    anyways, welcome.
    whew, i'm im a weird mood tonight.
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  • StoneyChixStoneyChix Posts: 125
    I'm from Melbourne too & I TOTALLY agree that it would be sooo cool for Ed to do some solo shows here..believe me i'd be at EVERY SHOW!!!

    The venues that appeal the MOST to me are definitley the Forum, but then there's the Palais or maybe he could play at Hamer Hall?, but i think the most beautiful venue of ALL for him to play at would DEFINITLEY be the forum, with it's beautiful Gothic like architecture and feel ..it definitley makes for the PERFECT Venue!!!

    And as much as I would DIE for Ed to do some solo shows here, I also think we need another HUGE dose of PJ live..last saw em 3 times in 06.. and i am SOOOO Hanging out for more :)
  • vedder_soupvedder_soup Posts: 5,861
    doin'the-evolution wrote:
    hey do you know mick from australia?!

    ha ha ha... sorry, canadians get asked that a lot i wanted to see how it felt.
    (not that satisfying, actually... esp cos he already posted in the thread haha)

    anyways, welcome.
    whew, i'm im a weird mood tonight.

    i have heard that mick guy is a total loser! :eek:
    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

    I wave to all my Friends... Yeah!
  • jessejesse Posts: 170
    StoneyChix wrote:
    I'm from Melbourne too & I TOTALLY agree that it would be sooo cool for Ed to do some solo shows here..believe me i'd be at EVERY SHOW!!!

    The venues that appeal the MOST to me are definitley the Forum, but then there's the Palais or maybe he could play at Hamer Hall?, but i think the most beautiful venue of ALL for him to play at would DEFINITLEY be the forum, with it's beautiful Gothic like architecture and feel ..it definitley makes for the PERFECT Venue!!!

    And as much as I would DIE for Ed to do some solo shows here, I also think we need another HUGE dose of PJ live..last saw em 3 times in 06.. and i am SOOOO Hanging out for more :)

    the palais is a good one! or maybe sidney myer music bowl with ben harper or jj?

    saw them 3 times in melb also i was so desperate to go again i brought tickets to adelaide but couldnt go in the end because of work and those tickets never got used
  • yellowled24yellowled24 Posts: 3,118
    http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=170847&page=4171

    All us Aussies are here!!!
    Join in :)
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  • haffajappahaffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    vedder_soup wrote:
    i have heard that mick guy is a total loser! :eek:
    nah... 'he's alroit'
    live pearl jam is best pearl jam
  • webberf1webberf1 Posts: 160
    dont know about Melbourne but if he comes to Sydney he's gotta play the Enmore Theatre
  • Red_DotRed_Dot Posts: 1,454
    I'm also from Melbourne, and the Palais would be awesome!
    Hope Pearl Jam come out again, saw them 4 times in 06 - feels like forever ago.
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  • vedder_soupvedder_soup Posts: 5,861
    doin'the-evolution wrote:
    nah... 'he's alroit'

    really? only alroit???
    better that nothing i spose! ;)
    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

    I wave to all my Friends... Yeah!
  • beernsmokebeernsmoke Posts: 34
    webberf1 wrote:
    dont know about Melbourne but if he comes to Sydney he's gotta play the Enmore Theatre


    I saw Missy Higgins at the enmore last year and that venue sucks! We were in the 2nd row of seats with our kids and couldn'e see a thing if you were sitting down. So I had to stand up- I wasn't paying money to see peoples back's, and this jerk was yelling at me from behind to sit down. He kept going for 5 songs. It ruined the whole show. I will never go there again, unless it is to see EV or someone.

    I think The best venue in NSW is the Uni bar here in Bathurst. PJ should play a gig there. Then I wouldn't have to travel 6 hours just to see them!
  • vedder_soupvedder_soup Posts: 5,861
    beernsmoke wrote:
    I saw Missy Higgins at the enmore last year and that venue sucks! We were in the 2nd row of seats with our kids and couldn'e see a thing if you were sitting down. So I had to stand up- I wasn't paying money to see peoples back's, and this jerk was yelling at me from behind to sit down. He kept going for 5 songs. It ruined the whole show. I will never go there again, unless it is to see EV or someone.

    I think The best venue in NSW is the Uni bar here in Bathurst. PJ should play a gig there. Then I wouldn't have to travel 6 hours just to see them!


    i love the emore, but i always get GA there!
    i have been to some amazing shows there
    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

    I wave to all my Friends... Yeah!
  • ToneTone Posts: 1,206
    vedder_soup wrote:
    i love the emore, but i always get GA there!
    i have been to some amazing shows there

    Me too! But sometimes it does depend on where you're sitting. All-in-all, it's a good smallish venue. Not too big, not too small, still intimate. Same goes for the State Theatre, it's a similar size, probably a little nicer ;)

    Strangest times I ever got told to sit down was Paul McCartney at Parramatta Stadium in '93 and Kylie at the Entertainment Centre. At Paul McCartney I found security and was escorted up the front (I was in row 7 on the field anyway) and at Kylie I told them to get up and ignored them.
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  • Oz JammerOz Jammer Posts: 9,858
    Civic Theatre, Newcastle :)
  • HinnyHinny Posts: 1,610
    doin'the-evolution wrote:
    hey do you know mick from australia?!

    ha ha ha... sorry, canadians get asked that a lot i wanted to see how it felt.
    (not that satisfying, actually... esp cos he already posted in the thread haha)

    anyways, welcome.
    whew, i'm im a weird mood tonight.
    Reminds me of the time the Seattlites asked me if I knew Ben from Australia, and I was so pumped because for once I could say yes and not mean it in a sarcastic way and I knew exactly who they were talking about. Cos it's not like Ben is a common name or anything ridiculous like that.

    For Sydney mid-size venues I prefer the State over the Enmore.
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