2016 PJ25 Tour Rumors

FoxyRedLa

This rumored list is beautiful! Wish I could grab some of those southern days but can't afford multiple flights like that. Oooo the possibilities! How will I choose??? Like Ed said, a good problem to have.

AS1487

Lost_And_No_Guide said:

pjradio said:

just tried to book Lexington Hotel....got this response "The hotel is not available for your requested travel dates. It is either sold out or not yet open for reservations."

some hotels don't allow booking until <6 months from the reservation date, so that could be the issue you're running into there</p>

The Hyatt Regency Lexington has rooms available but requires a minimum two night stay, and at the moment requires full payment, which is non-refundable. I wouldn't book this before the tour is officially announced.

Weston1283

Luckily my old roomate lives in Cincy, so Lexington show is a no brainer for me if its true

buck502000

you guys are going to be so disappointed when nothing happens, all they are doing is making a new album for late 2016 release and tour the South in 2017, duh.

SVRDhand13

Imagine if they play the same set list every night lol

pjsteelerfan

SVRDhand13 said:

Imagine if they play the same set list every night lol

Or there are no posters and city specific merch this tour. Only plain white tees with "Pearl Jam" written in black on them and tour dates on the back.

SVRDhand13

pjsteelerfan said:

SVRDhand13 said:

Imagine if they play the same set list every night lol

Or there are no posters and city specific merch this tour. Only plain white tees with "Pearl Jam" written in black on them and tour dates on the back.

I'd be fine with that haha

shep

nicknyr15 said:

shep said:

pjsteelerfan said:

As always, its not a PJ board discussion without people jumping all over someone for stating their opinion.

Welcome to the internet... Where people come to spew hate for no apparent reason and to watch billions of hours of free porn.

nicknyr15 said:

Booked in Toronto. My goal
Both NY
Both PH
Pitt
Hartford or Albany
Both Toronto.

So, I do not mean this in a snarky way, but I have to ask...

What do you do for a living/family life tat this is even a remote possibility? I have a good job, a wife, no kids yet, and a mortgage... I don't have that much free time, vacation, or disposable income that 8 shows is even a remote possibility....

Spending time on these boards makes me lose touch with reality sometimes..

Again, no wonder this band sells out tours... with people hitting 8 shows and spending days following them around I'm starting to wish PJ was a stock traded on the NYSE....

I have a good job, but not rich. No mortgage as I rent. But it's still rent. Married but no kids which is a big factor. Wife works as well,average income, she will be by my side for the whole adventure. I have Wednesday's off. So In reality this whole thing will cost me 3 vacation days. NY, PH and Hartford will be traveling home after each show , which is 5 shows. PITT and Toronto will require 3 vacation days. And I save enough money to make sure I could do this. If they toured like this every year it wouldn't be possible. A whole year off from NA allowed more time to save. In reality, it will cost around $2000. Which, relatively speaking is nothing compared to people who travel abroad or your average vacation.

dottles said:

shep said:

pjsteelerfan said:

As always, its not a PJ board discussion without people jumping all over someone for stating their opinion.

Welcome to the internet... Where people come to spew hate for no apparent reason and to watch billions of hours of free porn.

nicknyr15 said:

Booked in Toronto. My goal
Both NY
Both PH
Pitt
Hartford or Albany
Both Toronto.

So, I do not mean this in a snarky way, but I have to ask...

What do you do for a living/family life tat this is even a remote possibility? I have a good job, a wife, no kids yet, and a mortgage... I don't have that much free time, vacation, or disposable income that 8 shows is even a remote possibility....

Spending time on these boards makes me lose touch with reality sometimes..

Again, no wonder this band sells out tours... with people hitting 8 shows and spending days following them around I'm starting to wish PJ was a stock traded on the NYSE....

I'm intruding in the conversation, but find this interesting.
Since 2010, in any Euro tour/2011 PJ20 and Canada the fewest shows I have done in one tour is 5.
I plan my holidays around the shows, I go to the shows then have time to explore the cities and its environs. Tours have taken me all over Europe and a bit of Canada and to cities I have fallen in love with.
In Europe we seem to get more annual leave than in the USA, I get 32 days plus 10 days public holidays and because of where I work - up to 20 additional days flexi leave (if time owed).
So, that is how I do it!

Fair enough, on both accounts. I spent far more than $2k on a trip to Europe this summer for holidays, so it's all about where my priorities lie these days...

I think my biggest issue is that I don't get enough vacation to accommodate doing stuff like this. 15 days annual leave is just not enough.

My wife will go to a show (or maybe two) with me, but that's about her tolerance level for it. Anymore and she's not interested... and I have to accommodate her vacation/travel wishes as well... (and for the record she also works and earns a good salary).

I just remember going to buffalo in 2013 and standing in line for a poster, listening to the lady in front of me talking about how they were in pittsburgh last night, buffalo now, and were only going to miss 1 date of the entire east coast tour, and that she doesn't work and her husband gets "months" upon months of vacation... and the amount of credit card debt this was going to rack up...

Two or 3 shows on a tour if more than enough to feed my appetite these days for me I guess... I don't have the hunger anymore...

my2hands said:

shep said:

pjsteelerfan said:

As always, its not a PJ board discussion without people jumping all over someone for stating their opinion.

Welcome to the internet... Where people come to spew hate for no apparent reason and to watch billions of hours of free porn.

nicknyr15 said:

Booked in Toronto. My goal
Both NY
Both PH
Pitt
Hartford or Albany
Both Toronto.

So, I do not mean this in a snarky way, but I have to ask...

What do you do for a living/family life tat this is even a remote possibility? I have a good job, a wife, no kids yet, and a mortgage... I don't have that much free time, vacation, or disposable income that 8 shows is even a remote possibility....

Spending time on these boards makes me lose touch with reality sometimes..

Again, no wonder this band sells out tours... with people hitting 8 shows and spending days following them around I'm starting to wish PJ was a stock traded on the NYSE....

Do you take vacation? For some people going on the road to see PJ is a vacation, I know it is for me

Fair enough. It is for me too, but I don't let it control my vacation anymore. A weekend sure, but other than that, no. Sure wish the band would travel to see me than me traveling to see them... a 2 night stand in Houston would be pretty awesome, but I'm not gonna hold my breath.

my2hands

pjsteelerfan said:

SVRDhand13 said:

Imagine if they play the same set list every night lol

Or there are no posters and city specific merch this tour. Only plain white tees with "Pearl Jam" written in black on them and tour dates on the back.

I would have no problem with that... but we all know that's never happening

bootlegger10

I get 22 days a year of paid time off. About 5 months out of the year is the peak time and I can't take any time off, but the other 7 months I can pretty much control my schedule. I can also work from the road so can squeeze in a day's work over the period of a weeklong vacation.

AS1487

AS1487 said:

Lost_And_No_Guide said:

pjradio said:

just tried to book Lexington Hotel....got this response "The hotel is not available for your requested travel dates. It is either sold out or not yet open for reservations."

some hotels don't allow booking until <6 months from the reservation date, so that could be the issue you're running into there</p>

The Hyatt Regency Lexington has rooms available but requires a minimum two night stay, and at the moment requires full payment, which is non-refundable. I wouldn't book this before the tour is officially announced.

The Hilton Lexington/Downtown has rooms available for a two-night stay. The AAA rate is $227 per night, a bit high, but it is cancelable.

FoxyRedLa

Shep - would be sweeeet if they'd do a Pitt/Buff run again!

I hear what you mean about the credit cards. I just work overtime when it's offered and I try to pay for my hotels before I stay that way once the tour starts I only have to budget food, gas, and usually just grab a shirt or 2.

If I could get 4 shows this tour if there's a tour I'd be ecstatic!

Weston1283

I go to any show I can drive to and from same day (usually 4 hours is my max) (and I dont drink at shows so I dont have to worry about driving) or ill fly to a city if It's a city where I have a good friend living so I can stay for free. If the rumors are true, I would likely go to Atlanta, nashville, Pitts, Buffalo, and Toronto

SVRDhand13

My plan includes 6 shows, just 2 or 3 nights of hotels (and a few nights crashing with friends), one round trip flight and 4 vacation days (I have 2 left from this year that I don't plan on using and rolling over). Not bad when all is said and done. Plus my flight will be my 30th bday celebration weekend too.

Of course, this is assuming these are the real dates. No tour or tour schedule changed I'll have to re-think things.

BRAIN0FJAY

Weston1283 said:

The more I look at the rumored dates, the more I feel there has to be a show in Charleston or Columbus in between Lexington and Pittsburgh depending on which route they take...

I like your way of thinking...especially if it were Charleston!

on2legs

I get 41 days off per year at my job right now and they are pretty flexible with allowing me to change my time off at the last minute. That makes it easier to put in for time off based on Internet rumors and change it later if it doesn't pan out.

I have 4 kids though so it definitely makes traveling to shows tougher. We try to make any travel include lots of stuff for the kids to do. That way everybody is happy and gets something out of the trip. Plus I end up with enough time off to take the kids to Disney or other places that's all about them.

Bentleyspop

There are people on this site who are old enough to.....

A. Be financially secure
B. No wife/husband and or kids
C. Own their own homes (no mortgage or rent)
D. Live within their means
E. Live a debt free lifestyle
F. Save for travel

Therefore travelling to multiple shows on multiple cities is not a financial strain.

nicknyr15

on2legs said:

I get 41 days off per year at my job right now and they are pretty flexible with allowing me to change my time off at the last minute. That makes it easier to put in for time off based on Internet rumors and change it later if it doesn't pan out.

I have 4 kids though so it definitely makes traveling to shows tougher. We try to make any travel include lots of stuff for the kids to do. That way everybody is happy and gets something out of the trip. Plus I end up with enough time off to take the kids to Disney or other places that's all about them.

Are they hiring? Lol. 41 days!!!! Holy shit. I'd take off the summer so I could surf all day

nycrats

re: vacation time and seeing lots of pj

if these dates are legit, im very lucky in that regard. as a new yorker i can see 2 shows here, zero days off work, 2 shows in philly either taking one day off work or commuting on amtrak/getting a ride, hartford without missing a day of work, or maybe leaving at 3pm that day, and toronto is on a weekend and that would be a flight, no time off work, maybe a half day -(id actually take that day off tho because i have a bad history with flying to toronto for concerts day of- got skunked twice.)

but thats 7 shows, 1 very short flight, and max 2 days off work- could feasibly be zero days off if i was willing to push it. i have a kid, but also have a super understanding wife. i dont go on golf trips, or hit vegas with the boys, etc, i go see as much pj as i can. wow, i hope those dates are legit.

i feel like a lot of other people are in similar boats as there is a massive fanbase an hour any direction of nyc..

SVRDhand13

on2legs said:

I get 41 days off per year at my job right now and they are pretty flexible with allowing me to change my time off at the last minute. That makes it easier to put in for time off based on Internet rumors and change it later if it doesn't pan out.

I have 4 kids though so it definitely makes traveling to shows tougher. We try to make any travel include lots of stuff for the kids to do. That way everybody is happy and gets something out of the trip. Plus I end up with enough time off to take the kids to Disney or other places that's all about them.

8 weeks off!?! I envy you.