Matt is going to be a busy boy this year. Will miss Soundgarden in Oz, Europe & PJ in Europe as i moved back to oz not in time to get tickets. Thanks to my ex for that & all the other grief she gave me!!
Eastern Creek 95,Syd 1 98,Bris 2 98, Syd 1&2 03, Reading Fest 06, Bris 1 06, London 09, Hyde Park 10, Gold Coast BDO 14 Budapest 22 Krakow 22 Amsterdam 22 St Paul 1&2 23 Chicago 1&2 23 Chicago 1&2 24 New York 1 24 Philly 1&2 24 Boston 1&2 24 Gold Coast 24 Melbourne 1 24 Sydney 1&2 24
I really hope they add a London date...Or at least some Download day tickets! They haven't played England since 1996 so it would be a real shame to just do a festival date!
Disgusting to think SG don't headline a festival like WTF, Prodigy omfg, um what happened to people who played instruments.
Prodigy will pack that field out as well, the laughable bit is that they've been essentially playing the very same set for the last 4 years. Download must be their last festival for a while.
The Prodigy couldn't pack out the second stage in 2009.
If they're going to do an arena or club show, they'll have to do it on either 9th June or after Download. I reckon they will. It's the only way I'll see them anyway.
Pretty much the same set, yeah. Friends have seen them at multiple festivals and won't bother any more.
That's ridiculously cheap for a flight! The "special" in the announcement I think is probably putting a limit on what they can announce, i.e. once day tickets are sold above a certain percentage they can announce a night at Hammersmith, Brixton or Wembley (can't see it being anywhere other than those three). So not exclusivity but keeping it to seeming like a one-off type thing. If that makes any sense!
There is not a chance that they'll do an arena like Wembley. They're not popular or big enough.
Pretty much the same set, yeah. Friends have seen them at multiple festivals and won't bother any more.
That's ridiculously cheap for a flight! The "special" in the announcement I think is probably putting a limit on what they can announce, i.e. once day tickets are sold above a certain percentage they can announce a night at Hammersmith, Brixton or Wembley (can't see it being anywhere other than those three). So not exclusivity but keeping it to seeming like a one-off type thing. If that makes any sense!
There is not a chance that they'll do an arena like Wembley. They're not popular or big enough.
Yep I was thinking that the other day, what choice of venues has SG got? Our arenas are too big for them. Brixton Academy and Hammersmith Apollo though are 5000 capacity... just about right I reckon? They're playing Le Zenith in Paris which is 6000.
I reckon they'll do a gig at Brixton Academy. The calendar for June is blank on their website, so I reckon they'll do a night there either before or after Download Festival.
I won't see them at a festival. It's too expensive these days and the sets are way too short.
I've been to Reading twelve times, Glastonbury once, Sonisphere once, Download twice and V once before. The prices have just gone silly and I won't keep paying it.
Pretty much the same set, yeah. Friends have seen them at multiple festivals and won't bother any more.
That's ridiculously cheap for a flight! The "special" in the announcement I think is probably putting a limit on what they can announce, i.e. once day tickets are sold above a certain percentage they can announce a night at Hammersmith, Brixton or Wembley (can't see it being anywhere other than those three). So not exclusivity but keeping it to seeming like a one-off type thing. If that makes any sense!
There is not a chance that they'll do an arena like Wembley. They're not popular or big enough.
Yep I was thinking that the other day, what choice of venues has SG got? Our arenas are too big for them. Brixton Academy and Hammersmith Apollo though are 5000 capacity... just about right I reckon? They're playing Le Zenith in Paris which is 6000.
I wouldn't want to see them in Wembley as the sound is usually pretty shit! They seem to be playing similar sized places to their 96 European tour...i.e. they played Le Zenith...So As they're playing Le Zenith this time surely they could do Brixton too?
The new Wembley Arena setup has excellent sound, actually. It was designed for live music.
The old setup was poor though.
I was there at the end of November, it's improved, but it's still not brilliant.
I think they could play Wembley, they can seal off sections if the gig doesn't quite sell out, that's what they did when I saw Alter Bridge there, the back wall was partitioned off. For what it's worth, I'd put my money on Hammersmith or Brixton though.
The new Wembley Arena setup has excellent sound, actually. It was designed for live music.
The old setup was poor though.
Really? I haven't been for quite a few years, but every time I did go the sound was always really poor. The O2 however has awesome sound for a venue of that size! I don't know if SG could fill the O2 though?!
The new Wembley Arena setup has excellent sound, actually. It was designed for live music.
The old setup was poor though.
Really? I haven't been for quite a few years, but every time I did go the sound was always really poor. The O2 however has awesome sound for a venue of that size! I don't know if SG could fill the O2 though?!
No chance, not even sure if they'd sell out the floor, let alone the seats!!
The new Wembley Arena setup has excellent sound, actually. It was designed for live music.
The old setup was poor though.
Really? I haven't been for quite a few years, but every time I did go the sound was always really poor. The O2 however has awesome sound for a venue of that size! I don't know if SG could fill the O2 though?!
No chance, not even sure if they'd sell out the floor, let alone the seats!!
What he said!
My PJ shows:
London 28/10/96, Las Vegas 11/7/98, London 29/5/00, Nurnburg 11/6/00, Prague 14/6/00, Salzburg 18/6/00, Verona 20/6/00, Milan 22/6/00, Zurich 23/6/00, New York 8-9/7/03, Boston 11/7/03, Reading Festival 27/8/06, Shepards Bush 11/8/09, Berlin 15/8/09, Manchester 17/8/09, London 18/8/09, Dublin 22/6/10, Belfast 23/6/10, London (HRC) 25/6/10, Alpine Valley (PJ20) 3-4/9/11, Manchester 20-21/6/12, Leeds 8/7/14, Milton Keynes 11/7/14 To be continued....
Wow, I've never heard of a band playing Luxembourg!
My PJ shows:
London 28/10/96, Las Vegas 11/7/98, London 29/5/00, Nurnburg 11/6/00, Prague 14/6/00, Salzburg 18/6/00, Verona 20/6/00, Milan 22/6/00, Zurich 23/6/00, New York 8-9/7/03, Boston 11/7/03, Reading Festival 27/8/06, Shepards Bush 11/8/09, Berlin 15/8/09, Manchester 17/8/09, London 18/8/09, Dublin 22/6/10, Belfast 23/6/10, London (HRC) 25/6/10, Alpine Valley (PJ20) 3-4/9/11, Manchester 20-21/6/12, Leeds 8/7/14, Milton Keynes 11/7/14 To be continued....
Pretty much the same set, yeah. Friends have seen them at multiple festivals and won't bother any more.
That's ridiculously cheap for a flight! The "special" in the announcement I think is probably putting a limit on what they can announce, i.e. once day tickets are sold above a certain percentage they can announce a night at Hammersmith, Brixton or Wembley (can't see it being anywhere other than those three). So not exclusivity but keeping it to seeming like a one-off type thing. If that makes any sense!
There is not a chance that they'll do an arena like Wembley. They're not popular or big enough.
Yep I was thinking that the other day, what choice of venues has SG got? Our arenas are too big for them. Brixton Academy and Hammersmith Apollo though are 5000 capacity... just about right I reckon? They're playing Le Zenith in Paris which is 6000.
Mid-sized venues, just like Tool. Depending on where they play, maybe 8,000 to 10,000. We saw Soundgarden in Toronto last summer on the opening night of the tour, and they sold out the 16,000+ Molson Amphitheater (the same place Pearl Jam and many other big acts have played.) Soundgarden did very well in many of the major cities like Toronto, Vancouver, San Francisco, LA and Seattle; definitely putting more than 6,000 in the seats in the bigger cities.
Kelly Curtis is the new tour manager for Soundgarden, and he is working the same formula with them as he does when booking shows for Pearl Jam, in the major markets.
I prefer Soundgarden in the mid-sized venues, but that Toronto show was the show of the summer as they blew the doors off that bigger venue; they played with tremendous intensity. We went to the two PJ shows at the ACC last year as well, but those two shows paled in comparison to that Soundgarden show.
8/25/98 - Pittsburgh
5/20/06 - Cleveland
6/23/06 - Pittsburgh
6/22/08 - Washington DC
5/06/10 - Columbus 7/02/11 - Soundgarden Toronto
9/11/11 - Toronto
9/12/11 - Toronto 5/12/13 - Soundgarden Pittsburgh
10/11/13 - Pittsburgh 7/27/14 - Soundgarden Toronto
11/04/16 - Temple of the Dog - Upper Darby, PA
Soundgarden are an American band - not a European one.
They have no chance of selling out a place like the o2 or Wembley Arena.
I dunno, a one off date at Wembley wouldn't be completely ridiculous, it's not that big. If acts like Frank Turner, Alter Bridge and Dream Theatre can play there I don't see why Soundgarden couldn't. The O2 is out of the question though at the moment.
Soundgarden are an American band - not a European one.
They have no chance of selling out a place like the o2 or Wembley Arena.
I dunno, a one off date at Wembley wouldn't be completely ridiculous, it's not that big. If acts like Frank Turner, Alter Bridge and Dream Theatre can play there I don't see why Soundgarden couldn't. The O2 is out of the question though at the moment.
I agree. And to my last recollection, Soundgarden is way more in demand than acts like Alter Bridge and Dream Theatre.
8/25/98 - Pittsburgh
5/20/06 - Cleveland
6/23/06 - Pittsburgh
6/22/08 - Washington DC
5/06/10 - Columbus 7/02/11 - Soundgarden Toronto
9/11/11 - Toronto
9/12/11 - Toronto 5/12/13 - Soundgarden Pittsburgh
10/11/13 - Pittsburgh 7/27/14 - Soundgarden Toronto
11/04/16 - Temple of the Dog - Upper Darby, PA
Soundgarden are an American band - not a European one.
They have no chance of selling out a place like the o2 or Wembley Arena.
Your point is apples and oranges to me
Example, we have been to 10 Pearl Jam shows to date, going back to the Yield tour in 1998, and out of those 10 shows, they sold out 3 of them. And during the Riot Act tour, they were playing to half empty arenas, yet Pearl Jam is an American band.
We can agree that Soundgarden is a mid-venue band, but bands such as Tool are as well.
8/25/98 - Pittsburgh
5/20/06 - Cleveland
6/23/06 - Pittsburgh
6/22/08 - Washington DC
5/06/10 - Columbus 7/02/11 - Soundgarden Toronto
9/11/11 - Toronto
9/12/11 - Toronto 5/12/13 - Soundgarden Pittsburgh
10/11/13 - Pittsburgh 7/27/14 - Soundgarden Toronto
11/04/16 - Temple of the Dog - Upper Darby, PA
Going to Paris, for the 5th time. And this time it's for Soundgarden. They were shit when I saw them in Oz in 1994 and 1997. Third time's the charm? Fingers crossed!
My Pearl Jam shows: 1 in 1995, 2 in 1998, 20 in 2003, 13 in 2006, 3 in 2007, 8 in 2008, 5 in 2009, 4 in 2010, 5 in 2012. EV: 8 in 2011, 1 in 2012. Brad: 1 in 1998, 1 in 2002.
Going to Paris, for the 5th time. And this time it's for Soundgarden. They were shit when I saw them in Oz in 1994 and 1997. Third time's the charm? Fingers crossed!
Were they really that bad? I never listen to later boots, always stick to pre-92. But they sound great on Live on I-5 (1996), I thought...
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Yeah I can understand why they're doing it from their point of view...But just to do a festival date after a 16 year absence would be lame!
The Prodigy couldn't pack out the second stage in 2009.
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May 27
Pinkpop Festival
Heerlen
May 29
Le Zenith de Paris
Paris
May 31
Zitadelle
Berlin
June 1
Rock Am Ring
Nürburg
June 3
Rock Im Park
Nuremberg
June 4
Arena Concerti Fiera Milano
Milan
June 7
Sweden Rock Festival
Sölvesborg
June 10
Donington Park
Derby
If they're going to do an arena or club show, they'll have to do it on either 9th June or after Download. I reckon they will. It's the only way I'll see them anyway.
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There is not a chance that they'll do an arena like Wembley. They're not popular or big enough.
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Yep I was thinking that the other day, what choice of venues has SG got? Our arenas are too big for them. Brixton Academy and Hammersmith Apollo though are 5000 capacity... just about right I reckon? They're playing Le Zenith in Paris which is 6000.
I won't see them at a festival. It's too expensive these days and the sets are way too short.
I've been to Reading twelve times, Glastonbury once, Sonisphere once, Download twice and V once before. The prices have just gone silly and I won't keep paying it.
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I wouldn't want to see them in Wembley as the sound is usually pretty shit! They seem to be playing similar sized places to their 96 European tour...i.e. they played Le Zenith...So As they're playing Le Zenith this time surely they could do Brixton too?
The old setup was poor though.
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I was there at the end of November, it's improved, but it's still not brilliant.
I think they could play Wembley, they can seal off sections if the gig doesn't quite sell out, that's what they did when I saw Alter Bridge there, the back wall was partitioned off. For what it's worth, I'd put my money on Hammersmith or Brixton though.
Really? I haven't been for quite a few years, but every time I did go the sound was always really poor. The O2 however has awesome sound for a venue of that size! I don't know if SG could fill the O2 though?!
No chance, not even sure if they'd sell out the floor, let alone the seats!!
Wembley isn't that great, no.
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What he said!
London 28/10/96, Las Vegas 11/7/98, London 29/5/00, Nurnburg 11/6/00, Prague 14/6/00, Salzburg 18/6/00, Verona 20/6/00, Milan 22/6/00, Zurich 23/6/00, New York 8-9/7/03, Boston 11/7/03, Reading Festival 27/8/06, Shepards Bush 11/8/09, Berlin 15/8/09, Manchester 17/8/09, London 18/8/09, Dublin 22/6/10, Belfast 23/6/10, London (HRC) 25/6/10, Alpine Valley (PJ20) 3-4/9/11, Manchester 20-21/6/12, Leeds 8/7/14, Milton Keynes 11/7/14 To be continued....
It's not like they're Pearl Jam or anything
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SOUNDGARDEN IS SCHEDULED TO PERFORM AT ROCKHAL MAIN HALL IN ESCH-ALZETTE, LUXEMBOURG ON MAY 28TH, 2012. TICKETS ARE ON SALE FRIDAY, JANUARY 27TH AT 10AM LOCAL VENUE TIME. FOR TICKETS AND ADDITIONAL INFO, PLEASE VISIT [url=HTTP://WWW.ROCKHAL.LU/AGENDA/METAL-HEAVY/SHOW/DETAIL/SOUNDGARDEN/]HTTP://WWW.ROCKHAL.LU/AGENDA/METAL-HEAV ... UNDGARDEN/[/url]
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Wow, I've never heard of a band playing Luxembourg!
London 28/10/96, Las Vegas 11/7/98, London 29/5/00, Nurnburg 11/6/00, Prague 14/6/00, Salzburg 18/6/00, Verona 20/6/00, Milan 22/6/00, Zurich 23/6/00, New York 8-9/7/03, Boston 11/7/03, Reading Festival 27/8/06, Shepards Bush 11/8/09, Berlin 15/8/09, Manchester 17/8/09, London 18/8/09, Dublin 22/6/10, Belfast 23/6/10, London (HRC) 25/6/10, Alpine Valley (PJ20) 3-4/9/11, Manchester 20-21/6/12, Leeds 8/7/14, Milton Keynes 11/7/14 To be continued....
Mid-sized venues, just like Tool. Depending on where they play, maybe 8,000 to 10,000. We saw Soundgarden in Toronto last summer on the opening night of the tour, and they sold out the 16,000+ Molson Amphitheater (the same place Pearl Jam and many other big acts have played.) Soundgarden did very well in many of the major cities like Toronto, Vancouver, San Francisco, LA and Seattle; definitely putting more than 6,000 in the seats in the bigger cities.
Kelly Curtis is the new tour manager for Soundgarden, and he is working the same formula with them as he does when booking shows for Pearl Jam, in the major markets.
I prefer Soundgarden in the mid-sized venues, but that Toronto show was the show of the summer as they blew the doors off that bigger venue; they played with tremendous intensity. We went to the two PJ shows at the ACC last year as well, but those two shows paled in comparison to that Soundgarden show.
5/20/06 - Cleveland
6/23/06 - Pittsburgh
6/22/08 - Washington DC
5/06/10 - Columbus
7/02/11 - Soundgarden Toronto
9/11/11 - Toronto
9/12/11 - Toronto
5/12/13 - Soundgarden Pittsburgh
10/11/13 - Pittsburgh
7/27/14 - Soundgarden Toronto
11/04/16 - Temple of the Dog - Upper Darby, PA
They have no chance of selling out a place like the o2 or Wembley Arena.
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I dunno, a one off date at Wembley wouldn't be completely ridiculous, it's not that big. If acts like Frank Turner, Alter Bridge and Dream Theatre can play there I don't see why Soundgarden couldn't. The O2 is out of the question though at the moment.
I agree. And to my last recollection, Soundgarden is way more in demand than acts like Alter Bridge and Dream Theatre.
5/20/06 - Cleveland
6/23/06 - Pittsburgh
6/22/08 - Washington DC
5/06/10 - Columbus
7/02/11 - Soundgarden Toronto
9/11/11 - Toronto
9/12/11 - Toronto
5/12/13 - Soundgarden Pittsburgh
10/11/13 - Pittsburgh
7/27/14 - Soundgarden Toronto
11/04/16 - Temple of the Dog - Upper Darby, PA
Your point is apples and oranges to me
Example, we have been to 10 Pearl Jam shows to date, going back to the Yield tour in 1998, and out of those 10 shows, they sold out 3 of them. And during the Riot Act tour, they were playing to half empty arenas, yet Pearl Jam is an American band.
We can agree that Soundgarden is a mid-venue band, but bands such as Tool are as well.
5/20/06 - Cleveland
6/23/06 - Pittsburgh
6/22/08 - Washington DC
5/06/10 - Columbus
7/02/11 - Soundgarden Toronto
9/11/11 - Toronto
9/12/11 - Toronto
5/12/13 - Soundgarden Pittsburgh
10/11/13 - Pittsburgh
7/27/14 - Soundgarden Toronto
11/04/16 - Temple of the Dog - Upper Darby, PA
Were they really that bad? I never listen to later boots, always stick to pre-92. But they sound great on Live on I-5 (1996), I thought...
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Does that mean they'll play the UK Sonisphere too?
No. Pearl Jam are touring while Sonisphere UK is on.
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