Crowdfunded Pearl Jam! Yes!

shep

pdalowsky said:

shep said:

pdalowsky said:

Seems most folk here agree that it would be better to sit back and let the band make their own plans, you know like they always have.

Paul, I don't know if that's meant to be a snide comment or an honest one... but I will say this:

How would you feel if someone was planning your life and business for you? (apart from your wife )

Oh no not remotely snide, deadly serious. Im firmly on the train that we should let the band plan their own commitments, and take them as they come. We can hope and request shows freely on the boards, but to start a fund to try and coerce one is im my mind going way too far.

we're on the same page. Sorry. it's hard to interpret sarcasm in the typed form when people use it discreetly.

you know... like 95% of the people posting in this thread...

bgirl59

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

Well dammed.
Let me get my check book!

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weddingparade

asking anything from a band that already gives us so much is not cool. IMO
song requests not included )

callen

derbydave said:

I'd DEFINITEY be in for shows at BOTH MSG & The Gorge...
Hell, throw in Red Rocks while we're talking about hypothetical shows!!!
Bottom line for me is The Gorge is the most BEAUTIFUL venue I've ever seen,
and if there's a Pearl Jam show or destination weekend scheduled there,
I'll do whatever it takes to attend that event!!
If outdoor shows in nature and camping out under the stars with your friends isn't for you,
That's good, but this would be pure heaven for me!!

With you Dave.

Oh and gorge is a must do. And there are hotels and bathrooms. October perfect time.

weddingparade

i wuz thinking of getting a new kitchen but i can't make a decision on the colors

jamburger

weddingparade said:

i wuz thinking of getting a new kitchen but i can't make a decision on the colors

Talk to the guy on the left...

my2hands

i think a crowdfunded EV solo show would be much more attainable...

zero chance PJ ever does this

josevolution

That's the problem i have with these types of fans never satisfied that the band does tour and gives us the chance at tickets before the general public nope not good enough ...
Now it comes to this fans dictating when & where they want the band to put on a show as if what they have been doing for 20plus yrs is just not sufficient to me this reeks of entitlement which i wan't no part of ......

bootlegger10

josevolution said:

That's the problem i have with these types of fans never satisfied that the band does tour and gives us the chance at tickets before the general public nope not good enough ...
Now it comes to this fans dictating when & where they want the band to put on a show as if what they have been doing for 20plus yrs is just not sufficient to me this reeks of entitlement which i wan't no part of ......

I agree on the entitlement.

Although Pearl Jam doesn't sell merch, tour, or release music for free so I do think they are a company and we are customers as long as both sides want to keep that relationship going. Granted PJ has a monopoly so we have less sway as customers.

josevolution

bootlegger10 said:

josevolution said:

That's the problem i have with these types of fans never satisfied that the band does tour and gives us the chance at tickets before the general public nope not good enough ...
Now it comes to this fans dictating when & where they want the band to put on a show as if what they have been doing for 20plus yrs is just not sufficient to me this reeks of entitlement which i wan't no part of ......

I agree on the entitlement.

Although Pearl Jam doesn't sell merch, tour, or release music for free so I do think they are a company and we are customers as long as both sides want to keep that relationship going. Granted PJ has a monopoly so we have less sway as customers.

yes they are incorporated no doubt ...

Tuolumne Mama

While I love seeing PJ in NYC, this is not my idea of a great or even good venue. First of all, as someone mentioned it's in Queens, parking is tight and a 30 minute subway ride. Secondly there are no indoor facilities only porta potties and usually not enough for the crowd and no running water. The worst for me is there are no seats only concrete and metal benches with no back and without numbers. It is divided in sections but how many people do you seat on a bleacher seat? If you leave your section or ga to eat or go to the bathroom you cannot get back in.the sound is not good either as it is all metal and concrete and since it really is a tennis court, the stage setup and lighting often obstruct your view. IMO a place like this sounds much worse than the outdoors of the gorge which is rather like Alpine Valley. Bottom line, to pull something like this off you are going to need a whole heck of a lot more than a million dollars. I don't know what the band charges but they and the crew aren't going to be expected to stay at the Hotel Q on Queens Blvd and hotels in Manhattan, particularly five star are not cheap. Doesn't even touch security, venue, printing, promotion, etc that comes with pulling a show like this off if not planned completely and thoroughly before it's even announced. Not to be a Debbie downer but it just isn't realistic to pull this off without using some type of professional show producer.

derbydave

callen said:

derbydave said:

I'd DEFINITEY be in for shows at BOTH MSG & The Gorge...
Hell, throw in Red Rocks while we're talking about hypothetical shows!!!
Bottom line for me is The Gorge is the most BEAUTIFUL venue I've ever seen,
and if there's a Pearl Jam show or destination weekend scheduled there,
I'll do whatever it takes to attend that event!!
If outdoor shows in nature and camping out under the stars with your friends isn't for you,
That's good, but this would be pure heaven for me!!

With you Dave.

Oh and gorge is a must do. And there are hotels and bathrooms. October perfect time.

A definite MUST-DO for me anyway!!
Plenty of hotels close-by in Cle Elum, Ellensburg & Moses Lake...
but I'd love to camp or maybe even rent an RV & hang out with friends from my days in Seattle!!!
A Pearl Jam weekend at The Gorge is #1 on my bucket list :-bd

badbrains

derbydave said:

callen said:

derbydave said:

I'd DEFINITEY be in for shows at BOTH MSG & The Gorge...
Hell, throw in Red Rocks while we're talking about hypothetical shows!!!
Bottom line for me is The Gorge is the most BEAUTIFUL venue I've ever seen,
and if there's a Pearl Jam show or destination weekend scheduled there,
I'll do whatever it takes to attend that event!!
If outdoor shows in nature and camping out under the stars with your friends isn't for you,
That's good, but this would be pure heaven for me!!

With you Dave.

Oh and gorge is a must do. And there are hotels and bathrooms. October perfect time.

A definite MUST-DO for me anyway!!
Plenty of hotels close-by in Cle Elum, Ellensburg & Moses Lake...
but I'd love to camp or maybe even rent an RV & hang out with friends from my days in Seattle!!!
A Pearl Jam weekend at The Gorge is #1 on my bucket list :-bd

See, I mite be down with getting an rv for this, that's a possibility.

derbydave

badbrains said:

derbydave said:

callen said:

derbydave said:

I'd DEFINITEY be in for shows at BOTH MSG & The Gorge...
Hell, throw in Red Rocks while we're talking about hypothetical shows!!!
Bottom line for me is The Gorge is the most BEAUTIFUL venue I've ever seen,
and if there's a Pearl Jam show or destination weekend scheduled there,
I'll do whatever it takes to attend that event!!
If outdoor shows in nature and camping out under the stars with your friends isn't for you,
That's good, but this would be pure heaven for me!!

With you Dave.

Oh and gorge is a must do. And there are hotels and bathrooms. October perfect time.

A definite MUST-DO for me anyway!!
Plenty of hotels close-by in Cle Elum, Ellensburg & Moses Lake...
but I'd love to camp or maybe even rent an RV & hang out with friends from my days in Seattle!!!
A Pearl Jam weekend at The Gorge is #1 on my bucket list :-bd

See, I mite be down with getting an rv for this, that's a possibility.

You'd be MORE than welcome to hang out in my RV buddy!!!
Let's call it the NOT4U Tour )

badbrains

derbydave said:

badbrains said:

derbydave said:

callen said:

derbydave said:

I'd DEFINITEY be in for shows at BOTH MSG & The Gorge...
Hell, throw in Red Rocks while we're talking about hypothetical shows!!!
Bottom line for me is The Gorge is the most BEAUTIFUL venue I've ever seen,
and if there's a Pearl Jam show or destination weekend scheduled there,
I'll do whatever it takes to attend that event!!
If outdoor shows in nature and camping out under the stars with your friends isn't for you,
That's good, but this would be pure heaven for me!!

With you Dave.

Oh and gorge is a must do. And there are hotels and bathrooms. October perfect time.

A definite MUST-DO for me anyway!!
Plenty of hotels close-by in Cle Elum, Ellensburg & Moses Lake...
but I'd love to camp or maybe even rent an RV & hang out with friends from my days in Seattle!!!
A Pearl Jam weekend at The Gorge is #1 on my bucket list :-bd

See, I mite be down with getting an rv for this, that's a possibility.

You'd be MORE than welcome to hang out in my RV buddy!!!
Let's call it the NOT4U Tour )

Ooooo weeee, I love that song!!! )

ScReaMing LunGs

Pledged $320 for four tickets. ROAD TRIP if this event happens.

Mumford and Drake recently played this venue, so it's certainly a possibility.

bootlegger10

It is funny that the northeast goes a year without a show and they are resorting to crowdfunding. (just a joke)

ckravitz

bootlegger10 said:

It is funny that the northeast goes a year without a show and they are resorting to crowdfunding.

Because all 30 million of us are supporting it? How about the Seattle planned show by Wishlist?

ldent42

Tuolumne Mama said:

While I love seeing PJ in NYC, this is not my idea of a great or even good venue. First of all, as someone mentioned it's in Queens, parking is tight and a 30 minute subway ride. Secondly there are no indoor facilities only porta potties and usually not enough for the crowd and no running water. The worst for me is there are no seats only concrete and metal benches with no back and without numbers. It is divided in sections but how many people do you seat on a bleacher seat? If you leave your section or ga to eat or go to the bathroom you cannot get back in.the sound is not good either as it is all metal and concrete and since it really is a tennis court, the stage setup and lighting often obstruct your view. IMO a place like this sounds much worse than the outdoors of the gorge which is rather like Alpine Valley. Bottom line, to pull something like this off you are going to need a whole heck of a lot more than a million dollars. I don't know what the band charges but they and the crew aren't going to be expected to stay at the Hotel Q on Queens Blvd and hotels in Manhattan, particularly five star are not cheap. Doesn't even touch security, venue, printing, promotion, etc that comes with pulling a show like this off if not planned completely and thoroughly before it's even announced. Not to be a Debbie downer but it just isn't realistic to pull this off without using some type of professional show producer.

Don't be silly the band a crew are obviously going to be staying in one of the hotels by LaGuardia!
/end sarcasm

I'll be happy if they play anywhere in NYC since I ain't going nowhere next year, but I really doubt they will. If they do a 2016 or 2017 fall tour thing I'll go along to as many NE shows as possible.

If the crowdfunding thing works, then good for them. I don't like the idea of it. If they play this Gorge place then a lot of people will be happy. If they play that place in Queens I'll try to get tickets cuz it'd be stupid of me not to.

bootlegger10

ckravitz said:

bootlegger10 said:

It is funny that the northeast goes a year without a show and they are resorting to crowdfunding.

Because all 30 million of us are supporting it? How about the Seattle planned show by Wishlist?

I was being sarcastic. Just a joke.