**The Official Please Play Alaska Thread**

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  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    Yes Please play Alaska ... you'll love it! :D
  • iOnlyownMymind
    iOnlyownMymind Posts: 2,953
    PJ Sweden wrote:
    Alaska! Absolutely, they should play at least one show after all these years. Hey my town is on the N 60th parralell as well, and they´ve been here!!

    They do understand Alaska is both beautiful and closer to Seattle than Costa Rica? Right? Costa Rica ! YAY!
    However AK is still IN the US, so perhaps it would be cool for maybe a small Anchorage gig? Maybe.

    Yes, I understand population/attendance/revenue/ issues.

    But AK is USA.

    Just saying.

    Thanks for the support from a northern region as well. This state does have a couple good options for venues as well. I strongly support the Anchorage idea and if they do that, they may as well add in a Fairbanks gig as well. I'd be at both even though its quite common for people to fly between the two cities. :) Its a darn big slab of land. If you're the band, why not do something different, experience a different region, and gain a lot of new fans in the process. I honestly bet it would be like an international show in terms of great crowd support as we don't often get big acts.
  • djklambake
    djklambake PHX, AZ Posts: 2,524
    A relatively quick plane ride from AZ for me... this is something I can support wholeheartedly!
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  • PKTrekGirl
    PKTrekGirl Posts: 747
    Wow. Never saw this thread before today.

    Needless to say, I'm all in favor of this. :thumbup:

    Please come and play Anchorage! That would be awesome!
  • iOnlyownMymind
    iOnlyownMymind Posts: 2,953
    Play Alaska PJ!
  • strongmendieyoung
    strongmendieyoung Posts: 69
    They've probably been watching Alaska State Troopers and are scared for their lives :?

    I hate the way shows like that can put such a bad taste in my mouth. They do it all the time with shows down south too, maybe that's why they won't play here anymore either.

    Regardless, i support your campaign to get PJ in Alaska. I would make a vacation out of it if they went there.
  • iOnlyownMymind
    iOnlyownMymind Posts: 2,953
    Alright, PJ is playing Sweden and Norway, next summer. Now Play Alaska in August or fall!! Its in the US For gosh sakes! PPLLLEEEAAASSSEEE!!
  • iOnlyownMymind
    iOnlyownMymind Posts: 2,953
    You can do it PJ. There are fans here too you know, some that have probably waited 20 years and aren't 10c members because you've never been here. Just saying it would be nice and you'd gain more fans in this enormous neck of the woods.
  • Cloggy
    Cloggy Posts: 47
    This Dutchy would be there in a heartbeat!

    Been to Alaska twice so far and absolutely love it. My husband and I had a bit of a fight about where in Alaska to move to even on our first trip there and we'll definitely be back...

    So I fully support you on this one :lol:
  • PKTrekGirl
    PKTrekGirl Posts: 747
    iOnlyownMymind,

    Where do you live? Anchorage? Just curious...and also curious if there are other Alaskans on this board!

    Shoot, you'd think Ed would want to go see the bus in Denali, if nothing else...and as long as they were here for that.....I bet they could easily sell out the PAC.

    Anyway, Play Alaska!
  • iOnlyownMymind
    iOnlyownMymind Posts: 2,953
    PKTrekGirl wrote:
    iOnlyownMymind,

    Where do you live? Anchorage? Just curious...and also curious if there are other Alaskans on this board!

    Shoot, you'd think Ed would want to go see the bus in Denali, if nothing else...and as long as they were here for that.....I bet they could easily sell out the PAC.

    Anyway, Play Alaska!

    Fairbanks. I don't think there are many others on here, I've run across two others but haven't seen them post anything in a long time. I was hoping this thread may pull a few from the woodwork.

    I can't see Ed taking the time for a trip to the bus unless he's flown in there with a helicopter and I just don't see him doing that (however Sean Penn did fly in there with Jon Krakauer). I've been to it before, its by no means an easy hike, and dangerous depending on the river water levels.

    That being said, they should still come play a show or two and I agree they would sell out any venue in Anchorage or Fairbanks and I think there would be a fair number of people who travel here for a show and vacation.
  • PKTrekGirl
    PKTrekGirl Posts: 747
    iOnlyownMymind wrote:
    Fairbanks. I don't think there are many others on here, I've run across two others but haven't seen them post anything in a long time. I was hoping this thread may pull a few from the woodwork.

    I can't see Ed taking the time for a trip to the bus unless he's flown in there with a helicopter and I just don't see him doing that (however Sean Penn did fly in there with Jon Krakauer). I've been to it before, its by no means an easy hike, and dangerous depending on the river water levels.

    That being said, they should still come play a show or two and I agree they would sell out any venue in Anchorage or Fairbanks and I think there would be a fair number of people who travel here for a show and vacation.

    Well, I would fully expect Ed to be flown to the bus by helicopter in summer. He sort of strikes me as the kind of guy who would prefer brown bears with cubs be kept at an extremely safe distance, if you know what I mean. ;) I would imagine someone in Talkeetna could make an easy trip of it. You can't land on the river with floats? I've not been out there....

    Were you here in Alaska when they actually found that guy? I was...and at least down here in Anchorage, he was certainly not seen in the same way as the book/film portray it. As you might imagine, around these parts, the prevailing opinion, especially after it was discovered that he turned down multiple offers of help/gear, etc. was "Jeez, what a dumbshit." :lol:

    But hey...the rest of the world loves the romanticized story...so I'll work with it, if it will help get PJ up here!

    And no doubt, I'd drive up to Fairbanks for a show. And bring a friend or two with me for company! :mrgreen:
  • iOnlyownMymind
    iOnlyownMymind Posts: 2,953
    The main river, the Teklanika to get across by foot is a fast moving, glacier fed river that you definitely couldn't land a plane on.

    I was not here when Mccandless died. However I agree, he was ill prepared. People make him out to be some kind of hero, but its really just his own stupidity that got him killed. That being said, there are a lot of stupid people that end up getting rescued trying to make it out there because they also show up unprepared and don't know when to turn back when conditions are unfavorable. Most people don't understand that any little decision you make in the wilderness is magnified when you're miles from any help and even more so when you're alone.

    It is an interesting story, but the truth isn't all there particularly in the movie.

    That being said, Play Alaska PJ. You don't even need to leave the road system!
  • smokeabud
    smokeabud Posts: 253
    they can play @ the Blue Loon here in Fairbanks..
    Vote for PJ to play in Alaska

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    PLAY ALASKA U PUSSIES
  • iOnlyownMymind
    iOnlyownMymind Posts: 2,953
    Bump for playing Alaska
  • iOnlyownMymind
    iOnlyownMymind Posts: 2,953
    bump for 322 inches of snow so far this winter in Valdez and 43 below zero in Fairbanks. Give the hardy people of Alaska a show!
  • bcoker
    bcoker Posts: 7
    Probably haven't played there because of the small venues. Carlson Center in Fairbanks only holds 6,500 and the Sulliivan Arena in Anchorage seats less than 9,000.

    For a tour to be finanically viable, arenas need to seat 12,000-20,000 people. They can squeeze a small venue in here or there in a tour that is hitting major cities along the way, but Alaska is pretty far out of the way to go and play a small show. Plus they would have to fly in all crew & equipment -- not cheap.
  • iOnlyownMymind
    iOnlyownMymind Posts: 2,953
    bcoker wrote:
    Probably haven't played there because of the small venues. Carlson Center in Fairbanks only holds 6,500 and the Sulliivan Arena in Anchorage seats less than 9,000.

    For a tour to be finanically viable, arenas need to seat 12,000-20,000 people. They can squeeze a small venue in here or there in a tour that is hitting major cities along the way, but Alaska is pretty far out of the way to go and play a small show. Plus they would have to fly in all crew & equipment -- not cheap.

    you can travel the road system through Canada, don't have to fly anything in. They could have easily done it on this past Canada tour. They could play a couple shows at either of those venues. At this stage in their careers, they all have their families set for life financially, they would not be taking any sort of hit. It would be nice to see something different, play some new places, instead of Boston 1 and 2, NY 1,2,3,4, etc.
  • bcoker
    bcoker Posts: 7
    The Canadian venues were mostly 19,000-22,000 seat arenas and even the smallest were at least 13,000.

    There is one land route up there, but it's a long out of the way drive. Distances between Canadian venues from day-to-day were not as long as the trip north from Vancouver.

    They could play multiple shows to make up the revenue. Simply a question of how much they would be willing to absorb in terms of cost to do it. Guess it's up to the fans in Alaska to convince them to do it. Hopefully, they'll do it.
  • iOnlyownMymind
    iOnlyownMymind Posts: 2,953
    bump for nearly a month straight of temps below zero fahrenheit in Fairbanks

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