Detroit Rock City

mr_canada · October 2013

jlaustin wrote:

jason_94 wrote:

I was at Joe Louis Arena last night. While sitting in there watching some hockey, I couldn't help but imagine Pearl Jam playing there. Don't get me wrong (and no offence to anyone from Detroit), the place is not the best or nicest of venues out there. And that's putting it very mildly.

I have seen a few other shows there and they were a lot of fun. Just like everyone else in this thread, I just want to see them come back to Detroit. I guess, even with the current conditions & poor quality of The Joe, I would rather see them there than way out in the middle of nowhere and nowhere remotely close to downtown like The Palace and Pine Knob.

The Fox Theater would be great but I think we can all agree that it would be a slim chance of them playing at that small of a venue at this point. Maybe they can play a 5 or 6 night in a row event there to make up for lost time.

Also, just to throw it out there, Toledo is less than an hour drive south and we have a very nice and new 8k-10k seat arena right in the middle of downtown with several bars & restaurants surrounding the arena.

Agree with everything you posted, Jason. Detroit needs to build the new arena for hockey ASAP, so we can have a nice downtown venue for concerts. I hate going to the Palace - terrible traffic in the middle of nowhere! Same problem with Pine Knob/DTE Energy Music theater.

However, the beautifully remodeled 12,693 seat Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, would be perfect for a spring/summer tour stop! Pearl Jam would be the best band to break it in music-wise! Lots of fun things to do here in A2!

I still remember seeing PJ for the first time at Crisler Center in 1994...great show!!!

Spankey's Popp · October 2013

mcatake wrote:

I live in metro Detroit and would love to have them back...but I'm not holding my breath. I'd be shocked if they ever played here again actually The crowds at the last few shows here weren't that great. The Palace in 2006 - not sold out (the upper corners were empty) and people were leaving before the end of the show. It was ridiculous seeing all the people that left when they had the house lights on for YL. It was a Monday night....but suck it up. The 2003 shows at DTE didn't go so well either with the bullshit season ticket holder seating having priority over ten club. Those crowds sucked because of it. I'm just glad they still play so many places within a 5 hour drive.

I traveled to the '06 show from Chicago. Haven't seen nearly as many shows as most (ten plus two EV including the Fox Theater show), but the Palace '06 show is my absolute FAVORITE!

Kick out the Jams was the fucking greatest thing I've seen yet. They killed it. I thought the Detroit crowd was great.

I would definitely go back. Would rather take the drive if they ever do play that way again.

TheLuckyOnes · October 2013

i'll just say simply that we need a Detroit stop in '14. I'd really like that.

Understatement, yeah....that'll get it done.

cheers

jonsey30 · October 2013

This thread title just reminded me: saw Alice In Chains at DTE this summer, and they started to play Detroit Rock City but stopped and said they couldn't. But seeing how packed it was for them and how into it the crowd was, I can't imagine Pearl Jam couldn't tear that place down. Have seen a lot of good shows there too, and the hill is just so much fun.

I'll always go to Pitt now if they play there. I loved the city, and wish I had more time to explore before we went to buffalo. Buffalo sucks as a city, by the way.

AO253126 · October 2013

mr_canada wrote:

jlaustin wrote:

jason_94 wrote:

I was at Joe Louis Arena last night. While sitting in there watching some hockey, I couldn't help but imagine Pearl Jam playing there. Don't get me wrong (and no offence to anyone from Detroit), the place is not the best or nicest of venues out there. And that's putting it very mildly.

I have seen a few other shows there and they were a lot of fun. Just like everyone else in this thread, I just want to see them come back to Detroit. I guess, even with the current conditions & poor quality of The Joe, I would rather see them there than way out in the middle of nowhere and nowhere remotely close to downtown like The Palace and Pine Knob.

The Fox Theater would be great but I think we can all agree that it would be a slim chance of them playing at that small of a venue at this point. Maybe they can play a 5 or 6 night in a row event there to make up for lost time.

Also, just to throw it out there, Toledo is less than an hour drive south and we have a very nice and new 8k-10k seat arena right in the middle of downtown with several bars & restaurants surrounding the arena.

Agree with everything you posted, Jason. Detroit needs to build the new arena for hockey ASAP, so we can have a nice downtown venue for concerts. I hate going to the Palace - terrible traffic in the middle of nowhere! Same problem with Pine Knob/DTE Energy Music theater.

However, the beautifully remodeled 12,693 seat Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, would be perfect for a spring/summer tour stop! Pearl Jam would be the best band to break it in music-wise! Lots of fun things to do here in A2!

I still remember seeing PJ for the first time at Crisler Center in 1994...great show!!!

Funny, that was my first PJ show too and my last one until Wrigley. I'd love to have a local show next year and I agree that the new Crisler Center would be a great choice. Failing that, the Joe's not bad either but outside of that and the Palace, that's about it around here.

Or how about headlining one day of the Orion Music Festival next year?

shortstack · October 2013

detroit, auburn hills, grand rapids, ann arbor, lansing, toledo, windsor, london, hamilton .... it's all good.

Spartanacus · October 2013

mr_canada wrote:

No love for Detroit in a LONG time. EV had to be dragged to Detroit by Chris C to play a solo show. Wonder what happened that made PJ and EV want to diss Detroit every tour.

Why do you think I moved to San Diego??? The weather?

GO DETROIT & GO SPARTANS!!!

DR252979 · October 2013

Forget the Palace and the suburbs, play downtown. The D is in NEED!!!!!!

PjWingsfan · May 2014

This could be the day?!

Ryan · May 2014

Red Wings fan from Winnipeg, MB here. This show is very tempting for me to try and attend. Is there any chance the Wings play the day before or after, or is there more likely at least a day in between? I know the NHL schedule isn't usually out until July.

PjWingsfan · May 2014

They have had special events in the past year (WWE Raw, Stars on Ice, etc) where a Wings game was to be played the following day. So while the schedule isn't out yet, there is still a possibility that the Wings could play the day before or after!

pjsteelerfan · May 2014

Is the Robocop statue up yet? That is what I really want to see in Detroit.

JWPearl · May 2014

Shhh its more fun not asking/saying anything but just waiting after all we could just about guess already where the shows will be its not like pj is unreliable or untrustworthy...