The PLAY MINNESOTA Thread!

AndySlash

black on johnny cash

peacefrompaul

I would love to make a trip to the cities again. Being in Eau Claire makes it a really easy drive. But first ave.... That has to be too small... I'll judge it after Foster The People in December.

peacefrompaul

vant0037 wrote:

PJ could slum it at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium and its awful sound!



I saw Beck and MGMT there, but the sound stunk!

Pearl Jam in Minnesota in 2012!

Oh never! The Roy wouldn't be good at all... Oh the sound.... I was in a different state of mind when I saw A Perfect Circle there though...

peacefrompaul

vant0037 wrote:

How about The Triple Rock? Anyone been there? Great food, awesome sound, great beers!



I know that's unlikely, so I'd settle for here:



or here:



Pearl Jam in MN in 2012!

I love the Triple Rock. It is WAY too small though.. again... Saw Communist Daughter there.. That was a treat!

iOnlyownMymind

If they play MN in August I might be there.

peacefrompaul

iOnlyownMymind wrote:

If they play MN in August I might be there.

I'll see you there!

MG151919

Got to be at the X. By far the best acoustics in town for a larger venue. Or possibly an outdoor concert at a natural amphitheater. Like something similar to the We Fest grounds in Detroit Lakes but smaller if need be.

wpg pearl

i would make the trip from Canada if this happens foresure.......

vant0037

I agree it has to be at the X...but I've started throwing out venues, because, well, its fun!

Xcel for sure...great sound, good capacity, and downtown St. Paul is actually pretty cool when you know the spots to hit.

vant0037

...also, who wouldn't die to see PJ at a small club? Of course First Ave is too small and of course Triple Rock is too small...but it'd be fucking amazing to see them there!

But I'll take the X!

peacefrompaul

vant0037 wrote:

...also, who wouldn't die to see PJ at a small club? Of course First Ave is too small and of course Triple Rock is too small...but it'd be fucking amazing to see them there!

But I'll take the X!

The Orpheum has the best sound in my opinion.

GuitarEnthusiast

AndySlash wrote:

black on johnny cash

Nice work!

iOnlyownMymind

The Orpheum has the best sound in my opinion.[/quote]



Totally agree. Saw the White Stripes there in 2005. One of the best shows I've seen. Beautiful small venue. State Theatre isn't bad either - saw Wolfmother there 2nd row.

vant0037

iOnlyownMymind wrote:

The Orpheum has the best sound in my opinion.

Totally agree. Saw the White Stripes there in 2005. One of the best shows I've seen. Beautiful small venue. State Theatre isn't bad either - saw Wolfmother there 2nd row.[/quote]

The Orpheum would be great! Saw EV there, and Dave Chappelle...

vant0037

The State Theater in Minneapolis would be awesome too!



I've seen Fleet Foxes, The Swell Season, Phoenix, Band Of Horses and Lewis Black there. Great venue!

peacefrompaul

iOnlyownMymind wrote:

The Orpheum has the best sound in my opinion.

Totally agree. Saw the White Stripes there in 2005. One of the best shows I've seen. Beautiful small venue. State Theatre isn't bad either - saw Wolfmother there 2nd row.[/quote]


Saw Eddie there and Primus. Totally amazing sound... Love love love the Orpheum.

vant0037

Personally, I always thought the U's facilities were underutilized in terms of music events. As a Gopher hockey season ticket holder, I would love to see a PJ show at Mariucci...



...or at the 3rd oldest college basketball arena in college basketball (Williams Arena AKA "The Barn")...



Play Minnesota Pearl Jam!

vant0037

Quitting time bump! Play Minnesota Pearl Jam!

adoffin

Play MN PJ!

If it happens, it HAS to be the X...20,000+ possibilities

All the other venues are too tiny or suck....I'm all for intimacy, and for EV it was great, but not the entire band

Target Center sucks...they prob wouldn't go outdoor and do TCF (although Target Field would be AWESOME)

And since they really only did a half set with Petty back in 06, it's been since 03 since they've come here...all the more reason!

BRING IT

vant0037

adoffin wrote:

All the other venues are too tiny or suck....I'm all for intimacy, and for EV it was great, but not the entire band

I'd LOVE to see PJ at First Ave or some tiny club. All I've seen them in is big arenas, fields or parks.

JimmyV

What's the best time of year for a tourist to visit Minnesota?

vant0037

JimmyV wrote:

What's the best time of year for a tourist to visit Minnesota?

June or Fall! June its not too hot yet and mosquitoes won't kill you. Fall the colors are awesome and there's tons of outdoor stuff to do. You could come in winter, but if you come during the wrong week, you might be staying longer than planned!

peacefrompaul

vant0037 wrote:

JimmyV wrote:

What's the best time of year for a tourist to visit Minnesota?

June or Fall! June its not too hot yet and mosquitoes won't kill you. Fall the colors are awesome and there's tons of outdoor stuff to do. You could come in winter, but if you come during the wrong week, you might be staying longer than planned!

It gets mighty cold too. MIGHTY cold. Last winter was absolutely brutal.

JimmyV

vant0037 wrote:

JimmyV wrote:

What's the best time of year for a tourist to visit Minnesota?

June or Fall! June its not too hot yet and mosquitoes won't kill you. Fall the colors are awesome and there's tons of outdoor stuff to do. You could come in winter, but if you come during the wrong week, you might be staying longer than planned!

Hmmm...the fall is the absolute best time here in New England, too.

Pearl Jam, please play Minnesota in June! I'm gonna start looking at flights.

vant0037

JimmyV wrote:

vant0037 wrote:

JimmyV wrote:

What's the best time of year for a tourist to visit Minnesota?

June or Fall! June its not too hot yet and mosquitoes won't kill you. Fall the colors are awesome and there's tons of outdoor stuff to do. You could come in winter, but if you come during the wrong week, you might be staying longer than planned!

Hmmm...the fall is the absolute best time here in New England, too.

Pearl Jam, please play Minnesota in June! I'm gonna start looking at flights.

Haha...definitely. I've been trying to get out to the East Coast for a long time too. It just never seems to work out. I've got family in upstate NY and definitely want to get out there.

vant0037

peacefrompaul wrote:

vant0037 wrote:

JimmyV wrote:

What's the best time of year for a tourist to visit Minnesota?

June or Fall! June its not too hot yet and mosquitoes won't kill you. Fall the colors are awesome and there's tons of outdoor stuff to do. You could come in winter, but if you come during the wrong week, you might be staying longer than planned!

It gets mighty cold too. MIGHTY cold. Last winter was absolutely brutal.

Absolutely...although I think historically, last winter was far snowier than it was cold. It was definitely cold, but the snow was ridiculous. I think it was like the 3rd or 5th snowiest winter on record.

peacefrompaul

Absolutely...although I think historically, last winter was far snowier than it was cold. It was definitely cold, but the snow was ridiculous. I think it was like the 3rd or 5th snowiest winter on record.[/quote]

Oh yeah!

vant0037

Saturday bump! Interesting story...my wife and I live in an apartment complex in St. Paul, which means that packages get delivered to the manager's office. Yesterday, I finally got my 2010 Holiday single (which is fucking awesome by the way), and I had to go down to the manager's office to pick it up. When I go down there, the manager holds up two holiday single packages from 10c, and says "oh, it looks like someone else in your building got the same thing. I laugh, ask who it is, and figure out this guy lives just below me. I explain to the manager how weird/cool that is, simply because 10c members and PJ fans in general are nuts and fanatical and finding another one is like bumping into a member of a secret society: we'll talk in codes and discuss matters incomprehensible to the outside world upon meeting ("greetings member #343xxx! What do you think of Santos' decision regarding the white Backspacer?" "Aye, those bastard flippers deserve it!" <----really think about how that conversation sounds to someone who's not a diehard PJ fan ).

I knew there were other PJ fans/10c members in the Twin Cities (and know several of them from shows etc, but I didn't know there was one in my building. Now I'll have to figure out who he is by keeping a watch for the tell-tale signs: different PJ shirt on every day, overpriced vinyl records being brought home, random live album blaring from his car...man that sounds familiar..

Anyway...Jim, if you're out there, come find me in apartment #307!

Play Pearl Jam Minnesota!

vant0037

Monday morning bump!

NWOntario

I haven't seen Pearl Jam in Minnesota since 1998, thirteen years and thirty-one shows ago. That sucks. I'm in for 20-12...at the DECC in Duluth!!!