Reminder: Ed solo shows taping/camera policy

petesaccount

I've been to a number of EV gigs and there has been announcements around photography/filming to which I don't mind as long as it doesn't bother my experience of the night.

I am there to be in the moment not fussing over a camera.

I personally find idiots heckling/whistling/yelling out eddies name like he doesn't know his own name far, far more annoying and would be happy to see a policy to eradicate that.

That said the simplest thing for EV to do is to release the gigs on bootleg and it negates the whole issue of recording. EV gigs are after all, experiences worth sharing, even for those who weren't there, or perhaps were, but want a memento.

SJD3232

I agree that bootlegs would be great but that will never happen. Can you imagine the number of idiots screaming "funny" song requests or asking for EV to play YL? This number would increase simply so people could purchase the boot and say "that was me!" Just my 2 cents.

E.K

At the Chris Cornell solo show I attended in Brisbane Australia last week Chris asked why people weren't taking photos.

doompony

Last time Cornell played they were REALLY strict about no photos. But this time there were no such warnings. I guess people were reluctant to take pics if they remembered the time before, and doubley so if he played the same venue! I took pics. Muahahahaha.

parintachin73

benjs said:

thefin190 wrote:

I remember in Seattle, there were light flashes going off everywhere in the beginning, even though the policy said camera type devices were banned. So much so that Ed acknowledged it, and then played it off as well as he could, saying "alright, get it over with now". He then posed for the pictures (holding up a middle finger, then two middle fingers). One of my regrets was not bringing a suitable device where I could've taken a picture of him doing the double middle fingers. Even if I did, I would be too scared since security was walking up and down the aisles.

That being said, I really wish Ed would release official bootlegs. Alot of fans would be willing to pay a fair price for them. I think the fact that he doesn't, it encourages people to record and trade them illegally. The best way to reduce or eliminate these sort of recording devices is is offering a better alternative, rather than double down on enforcing the policy.

I agree about that ending statement. When I saw the Who during their Endless Wire tour, they offered DVDs of the show, professionally filmed and edited (albeit quite simply), for $25. Since an Eddie Vedder show is a solo affair, why he couldn't have someone at the back of the venue with a tripod-mounted camcorder recording the show, leave it entirely unedited - just a one-angle end product - is a bit beyond me. This is an untapped market so ripe with opportunity for profit for him. Charge $10-15 for an easy-to-produce, easy-to-distribute MP4 file on a DVD-R, and people would absolutely buy these. I've seen EV four times on his own now, and I would absolutely buy at least one.

I loved that The Who did that dvd/cd release thing on that tour. Even cooler though was when I saw the Pixies in ‘06 or ‘07 and you could buy a recording of the show as soon as it was over. I totally get that Ed wants to maintain the intimacy of these shows but he really should think about an option for releasing them. I’ve thought maybe it’s because with the solo shows mistakes and forgotten lyrics are much more front and center. But I’ve got a million PJ bootlegs with performance flubs and I love them, it often adds charm imo. And besides these shows have a full band so it’s less pressure on Ed. Anyway, who knows? I’m sure he has his reasons and we all just need to respect them. 

rjbinney

Was just coming here to see if there were boots - saw him at Benaroya and would love a copy of "Give Blood" (and Chad's guitar solo on "Free World"). I supposed official boots would mean having to clear publishing rights/royalties on all the covers - PJ songs, included.

Not having to watch a show through everyone else's phone's LCD screens is a bonus.