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  • Dirty Frank Z
    Dirty Frank Z Posts: 2,878
    kdiddy said:

    Dirty Frank Z said:

    Nothing like the feeling of a week to go to your wedding.

    :x Hey sailor (sorry to make everyone queasy)
    ^#(^
  • adoffin
    adoffin Blaine, MN Posts: 399
    Dirty Frank Z said:

    I think it would be sweet if Pearl Jam played the Grand Stand at the State Fair. Bump

    I never want to see that happen...

    Now if the alternative is that PJ would never play MN again unless it was a State Fair gig, then sure...but I can't see them EVER playing the Grandstand.

    The State Fair is reserved for "has-beens" trying to hold on to relevance (see Kid Rock, Toby Keith, Linkin Park) or nostalgic performances (aretha franklin, journey).

    I will probably take a lot of heat for that opinion...but I just see PJ having a solid enough fan base that they will be able to play arenas until they decide to quit playing
    Chicago - 6/29/98
    Indianapolis - 8/18/00
    Champaign - 4/23/03
    St. Paul - 6/26/06 (w/Petty)
    St. Paul - 6/27/06 (w/Petty)
    Chicago - 8/23/09
    Minneapolis - 7/2/11 (Ed)
    Alpine Valley (PJ20) - 9/3/11
    Alpine Valley (PJ20) - 9/4/11
    Wrigley - 7/19/13
    Pittsburgh - 10/11/13
    Buffalo - 10/12/13
    Moline - 10/17/14
    St. Paul - 10/19/14
    Milwaukee - 10/20/14
    Wrigley - 8/20/16
    Wrigley - 8/22/16
    Wrigley - 8/18/18
    Wrigley - 8/20/18
    St. Louis - 9/18/22
    St. Paul 1 - 8/31/23
    St. Paul 2 - 9/2/23
    Chicago 1 - 9/5/23
    Chicago 2 - 9/7/23
    Wrigley - 8/29/24
    Wrigley - 8/31/24
  • Dirty Frank Z
    Dirty Frank Z Posts: 2,878
    Tenclub only show at the Grand stand.
  • adusick
    adusick Posts: 1,389
    adoffin said:

    Dirty Frank Z said:

    I think it would be sweet if Pearl Jam played the Grand Stand at the State Fair. Bump

    I never want to see that happen...

    Now if the alternative is that PJ would never play MN again unless it was a State Fair gig, then sure...but I can't see them EVER playing the Grandstand.

    The State Fair is reserved for "has-beens" trying to hold on to relevance (see Kid Rock, Toby Keith, Linkin Park) or nostalgic performances (aretha franklin, journey).

    I will probably take a lot of heat for that opinion...but I just see PJ having a solid enough fan base that they will be able to play arenas until they decide to quit playing
    Agree completely. I hope I never see PJ at the Grand Stand. Only acts of a certain status headline shows at Fairs, casinos... that status is "has-beens who once had some hits, but wouldn't have enough draw for their own shows."

    Keep touring forever PJ. Don't play shows that my grandma would go to.
  • nooram
    nooram Posts: 392
    Anyone else enjoy themselves at Lee's Liquor Lounge on 8-21 while watching the Supersuckers? The Beggars were a nice surprise!
    Seattle 8/91, MPLS 3/92, St Paul 8/92, Denver 6/95, Missoula 6/98, MPLS 6/98, Albuquerque 10/00, Seattle 12/02, St Paul 6/03, Thunder Bay 9/05, DC 5/06, St Paul x2 6/06, Vancouver (EV) 4/08, DC 6/08, Chicago x2 8/09, KC 5/10, MPLS (EV) 7/11, Chicago 7/13, St Paul 10/14, Santiago 11/15, Missoula 8/18, Denver 9/22, Saint Paul 8/23, Saint Paul 9/23, Auckland, NZ x2 11/24
  • Dirty Frank Z
    Dirty Frank Z Posts: 2,878
    I think the Minnesota State Fair GrandStand is a little different from the Osseo county stampede
  • evenflow82
    evenflow82 Posts: 3,892
    Maybe Eddie can scale some of the rides circa 1992. Imagine porch being sung from the top of a Ferris wheel. Hahaha.

    with that said, photoshop suggestions are welcome. :-P
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  • adusick
    adusick Posts: 1,389
    Dirty Frank Z said:

    I think the Minnesota State Fair GrandStand is a little different from the Osseo county stampede

    If you're playing a fair, you're playing a fair. There's a certain assumption that any band you'll see at a fair is fairly past it's prime and fairly washed up. This may not be a fair assumption for all acts, but the fair is typically an affair known for bringing former "hottest" artists of the past. I think you'd fare better at a touring artist's club/stadium show. I also think PJ has much more credibility than any act that is playing the fair - fair and square.

    If you need a reason to go the fair, I'd stick with the fried foods and other fare.
  • evenflow82
    evenflow82 Posts: 3,892
    I'd rather be in the animal...tent.
    I've got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell.
    -Christopher Walken

    you're=you are
    your=showing ownership

    The truth has a well known liberal bias.
    -Stephen Colbert
  • Dirty Frank Z
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    Hair cut bump
  • AndySlash
    AndySlash Posts: 3,287
    i saw aretha franklin at the fair last night, which i enjoyed quite a bit. despite that, i think the fair has been pretty good about bringing in less-than-washed up acts. in the last few years they've had wiz khalifa, macklemore, the minnesota music-on-a-stick, shitty country guys like toby keith and tim mcgraw (who can still sell out stadiums)... even the list this year isn't all old fogies holding on to nostalgia. it's certainly much better in terms of quality acts than it was only 5-10 years ago.
  • evenflow82
    evenflow82 Posts: 3,892
    Yea linkin park and kid rock can easily sell out an arena and they're at the fair. With that said, please don't ever play the fair, PJ.
    I've got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell.
    -Christopher Walken

    you're=you are
    your=showing ownership

    The truth has a well known liberal bias.
    -Stephen Colbert
  • Dirty Frank Z
    Dirty Frank Z Posts: 2,878
    My favorite band playing my favorite place. And why does it matter if Pearl Jam was perceived as "washed up" and played the state fair?
    You
    All
    Would
    Still
    Go

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  • adoffin
    adoffin Blaine, MN Posts: 399
    Just as long as you could have unlimited fair food while standing in line for GA :))
    Chicago - 6/29/98
    Indianapolis - 8/18/00
    Champaign - 4/23/03
    St. Paul - 6/26/06 (w/Petty)
    St. Paul - 6/27/06 (w/Petty)
    Chicago - 8/23/09
    Minneapolis - 7/2/11 (Ed)
    Alpine Valley (PJ20) - 9/3/11
    Alpine Valley (PJ20) - 9/4/11
    Wrigley - 7/19/13
    Pittsburgh - 10/11/13
    Buffalo - 10/12/13
    Moline - 10/17/14
    St. Paul - 10/19/14
    Milwaukee - 10/20/14
    Wrigley - 8/20/16
    Wrigley - 8/22/16
    Wrigley - 8/18/18
    Wrigley - 8/20/18
    St. Louis - 9/18/22
    St. Paul 1 - 8/31/23
    St. Paul 2 - 9/2/23
    Chicago 1 - 9/5/23
    Chicago 2 - 9/7/23
    Wrigley - 8/29/24
    Wrigley - 8/31/24
  • Dirty Frank Z
    Dirty Frank Z Posts: 2,878
    adoffin said:

    Just as long as you could have unlimited fair food while standing in line for GA :))

    You'd go. Either way.
  • evenflow82
    evenflow82 Posts: 3,892
    Ten Club dining area!

    Listening to the 6/28/14 bootleg now. Great, great show. Mike's solo on LB is about the longest I've heard on the boots (song is 5:40 long). I wish they would jam that solo outtro out to seven plus minutes - ahem, St. Paul show. :-)
    I've got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell.
    -Christopher Walken

    you're=you are
    your=showing ownership

    The truth has a well known liberal bias.
    -Stephen Colbert
  • Dirty Frank Z
    Dirty Frank Z Posts: 2,878
    Bump
  • Dirty Frank Z
    Dirty Frank Z Posts: 2,878
    Sunday night bump
  • evenflow82
    evenflow82 Posts: 3,892
    Things that go bump in the night...the play Minnesota thread.
    I've got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell.
    -Christopher Walken

    you're=you are
    your=showing ownership

    The truth has a well known liberal bias.
    -Stephen Colbert
  • Air23
    Air23 Roma Posts: 1,393
    Where can I buy twins and wild merch in the downtown area? Thanks!

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