A plea - arena/stadium shows for all shows (no festivals!)

so02see

Sorry about that Jenny but we were some of the first to arrive and had a great time till 11.45 at your pre party when some were going back to hotels to rest after a day's travelling

Jennytree wrote:

Hinn wrote:

We should introduce the idea of tailgating in Europe.

I'd love to see it done here, but it made me sad that people left the party that was organised the night before the Dublin 2010 show to go sit outside the O2 all night.

so02see

Yeh, 3+ hour long shows in the UK please

Eraserhead wrote:

To fix my opening comment - yes, I meant 2010, not 2009. The last couple of years of PJ shows have become a blur!

I'd love to see PJ play outdoor shows in the UK, as long as they're not playing the festival circuit. It's just that we don't really have that many GOOD ones here. Heaton Park in Manchester (Stone Roses playing there next year...), Hyde Park (well, maybe). And factor in the good old British Summer for a rainstorm of bibical proportions!

I just feel we get the raw-end of the deal this side of the pond. Wait years for the band to play here and get a cut-down version of what's happening in the US, South America, Japan, Australia, etc.

Eraserhead

3 hour UK shows is the dream!

Hinn

Jennytree wrote:

Hinn wrote:

We should introduce the idea of tailgating in Europe.

I'd love to see it done here, but it made me sad that people left the party that was organised the night before the Dublin 2010 show to go sit outside the O2 all night.

I can't remember leaving. I just remember waking up in some hostel room with Touring Van, Touring Van missus and Touring Van housemate.

Eraserhead

Got all night.... Got all night....

boyo79

Dirty Frankk wrote:

I don't care where as long is it only PJ show, no Festivals

I hope they go back to doing their own shows in Europe rather than than Festivals. I have no interest in going the festivals, plus festival setlists are not as good.

PJ Sweden

bump

leespj

I would love to see pearl jam at this venue.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRQhbTxrNds

Eraserhead

That venue looks amazing!

AndiM

Hinn wrote:

- Munich Olympiahalle - ordinary
- Dusseldorf ISS dome - concrete block

All I remember about Düsseldorf: The big chaos at the entrance and standing for hours in the rain :?. Oh and the chaos afterwards when people tried to leave by car. As much as I'd like to see more than one German non-festival show on the tour: NOT DÜSSELDORF!

And the Olympiahalle has notoriously bad accustics. Even considering that I'll live close by Munich again next year, I don't want to see them in there.

Hinn

AndiM wrote:

Hinn wrote:

- Munich Olympiahalle - ordinary
- Dusseldorf ISS dome - concrete block

All I remember about Düsseldorf: The big chaos at the entrance and standing for hours in the rain :?. Oh and the chaos afterwards when people tried to leave by car. As much as I'd like to see more than one German non-festival show on the tour: NOT DÜSSELDORF!

I only remember getting beers at the petrol station down the road, and all us drinkers managing to get the toilet blocked!

Eraserhead

Haha, I remember seeing that petrol station across the road from the ISS Dome!

Agree about the chaos about getting a car/taxi away from the venue afterwards. A very kind American couple offered to share a cab journey with me. Sadly, their names have been committed to the pit of obvilion in my mind, but I was (and still am) very grateful. :thumbup:

Eraserhead

Look at the quality of the Argentine show compared to the mainland Euro festival dates!

leespj

I too struggled to get a taxi after that show back to my hotel. I was on my own, but managed to share with group of younger folk from england. If i remember rightly the girl i spoke to was from somewhere close to my home city.

nippleholic

Seb77 wrote:

Totally agree! Nijmegen 2010 was definitely my least favorite concert as it was way too short (although the mini-festival was all about the PJ gig...). Didn't feel right - Berlin 3 days later was MUCH better...

i agree...my first ever PJ European show was not really worth the flight over (although Amsterdam the day before was interesting! )...Berlin on my birthday a few days later totally made up for it, though and the Werchter lineup was surprisingly good!

leespj wrote:

I would love to see pearl jam at this venue.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRQhbTxrNds

it's kind of similar to the arena in Verona (where they played in 2000 and 2006).

Eraserhead

Now the South American shows are over, hopefully anyone involved in planning a future Euro tour is taking note.

PJ Sweden

Eraserhead wrote:

Now the South American shows are over, hopefully anyone involved in planning a future Euro tour is taking note.

YES!

Eraserhead

Euro-bump!

Eraserhead

I hope they've been reading this with all their tweeting!

dimitrispearljam

whatever