THE RIDE FESTIVAL?!?!

Weston1283

Weston1283

It is rather fishy. This was also posted on their website and on their facebook, and now both appear to be missing....

This was also emailed a couple of weeks ago..... would be great to get a clarification

my2hands

there is no way Pearl Jam wants their official set time to be listed as 4 hours, meaning people will obviously expect a 4 hour performance... even if they planned on playing that long they would not want to set such a high expectation... that advertisement definitely makes it look like they are playing a 4 hour set

Weston1283

In my mind, it makes it seem like they're playing a normal full length show, nothing special.

Almost all the shows this tour had start times as 7 pm on the ticket, and curfew is usually assumed to be 11 pm.

This makes me believe we get the 28-32 songs we usually see at a gig, and makes me feel comfortable to NOT expect a 20 song bonnaroo show.

my2hands

Weston1283 said:

In my mind, it makes it seem like they're playing a normal full length show, nothing special.

Almost all the shows this tour had start times as 7 pm on the ticket, and curfew is usually assumed to be 11 pm.

This makes me believe we get the 28-32 songs we usually see at a gig, and makes me feel comfortable to NOT expect a 20 song bonnaroo show.

I think you have reasonable expectations...

should be one hell of a show

weddingparade

Ando said:

Ride Festival on FB just posted a schedule showing 7-9??I hope we were not misled

you have posted this same info in both threads and are perhaps the only one who saw this info. how sure are you??? because i highly doubt this festival ends at 9pm on a saturday night! LOL

Ando

I'm positive. I tried to post a comment on the FB thread but it wouldn't let me so that was fishy as well

UtahBolt

I saw it...for sure. As stated in the other Ride thread. It said 7-9 but I can't find it anywhere now.

AceCool

I think everything is going to be just fine. No need to stress out. They are the main headliner. No way they get limited to a two hour time slot.

WhatYouTaughtMe

AceCool said:

I think everything is going to be just fine. No need to stress out. They are the main headliner. No way they get limited to a two hour time slot.

I agree. Curfew is 11 and nobody is scheduled after PJ. My guess is PJ camp asked them to stop advertising a 4 hour slot.

Ando

I am not worried about it i just was surprised after they have been showing a 4 hour slot for a few weeks why all of a sudden they would knock it down to 2 with a 9 o'clock end time. Was wondering who else caught that. The website is a little lacking for a festival of this size being 5 years old. Good call on the no festivals end at 9 on a Saturday too im sure this will be a full 28+ song set!

my2hands

Info page says festival will end 11pm saturday and 10pm Sunday

I have never seen a 4 hour slot advertised for any band at any festival... I'm sure PJ doesn't want people expecting a 4 hour performance...

Weston1283

They just posted a revised schedule, saying Pearl Jam 7-9 PM.

Truly an insane move if you ask me. How are you going to do this after you have advertised a 7-11 PM set time for over 3 months now?

Noload

Weston1283 said:

They just posted a revised schedule, saying Pearl Jam 7-9 PM.

Truly an insane move if you ask me. How are you going to do this after you have advertised a 7-11 PM set time for over 3 months now?

That's awful if true. I was hoping for at least a traditional show length within the 4 hour slot.

Weston1283

Noload said:

Weston1283 said:

They just posted a revised schedule, saying Pearl Jam 7-9 PM.

Truly an insane move if you ask me. How are you going to do this after you have advertised a 7-11 PM set time for over 3 months now?

That's awful if true. I was hoping for at least a traditional show length within the 4 hour slot.

If we still get a normal show, and they didn't want to be misleading, I am okay with it.

I dont expect any special acoustic set, or any other special stuff. Just give me the normal show that was seen all through April 2016 tour and there can be no complaints.

But.... advertise a 4 hour show and then give me a 20 song Bonnaroo setlist? Yeah, I am going to be mad.

Noload

Weston1283 said:

They just posted a revised schedule, saying Pearl Jam 7-9 PM.

Truly an insane move if you ask me. How are you going to do this after you have advertised a 7-11 PM set time for over 3 months now?

Hopefully just to lower expectations..maybe because no sell out? That's not sweetening the deal for any PJ folks who have been on the fence. I'm already locked in to this expensive journey or I would probably tap out (as cool as the area looks).

Ando

Very messed up and shame on them for not having their shit together. However im sure its still going to be 2 and half hour set+. Why end Saturday at 9 and Sunday at 10 that goes against the laws of curfew common sense. The only reason I can think of ending early is promoting NightRide?

weddingparade

my nightride sat show doesnt start till 1130! still it's weird they moved it from 7-11 to 7-9. makes no sense other than to say to people don't expect a 4 hour show. i get that
but to end at 9 on a sat night just doesn't make any sense at all. why not say 10? LOL

Ando

just to make things more confusing, taken directly of the FAQ section:

What are festival hours?

On Saturday, gates open at 10:00a.m., with showtime 11:00a.m., ending at 11:00p.m. On Sunday, gates open at 10:00a.m., with showtime at 11:00a.m., ending at 10:00 p.m

Eswartz99

I've been on the fence the whole time. The official email from June 10th said 7-11 time slot for PJ. However as of now it says 7-9 on their website. Their communication has been great and i emailed this morning. Ill let you know what they say. I was ready to buy the ticket for a 4 hour show, knowing fully that it would be more like 3 hours but at least it would be a full set. 28-32 songs.

UmphreysJam34

http://m.telluridenews.com/news/article_6304f480-e263-11e5-afce-6bf023b00699.html?mode=jqm

The organizers even campaigned to get the curfew extended a half hour. So I believe the curfew is 1130 Saturday. Regardless of all this, I'm expecting a regular 2.5 hour-3 hour show. We are know they aren't playing a 4 hour show. Especially at this altitude. This is going to be amazing no matter what.

my2hands

sounds like the festival has lower than expected sales and therefore wasn't able to add more acts to fill all the slots, so now they are scrambling...

and it also wouldn't shock me if pearl jam agreed to headline and the festival just took it upon themselves to schedule a 4 hour slot for them since they couldn't fill the schedule... and now that the PJ camp has noticed they gave them a phone call and said don't expect or advertise a 4 hour performance

CantKeepmedown

my2hands said:

sounds like the festival has lower than expected sales and therefore wasn't able to add more acts to fill all the slots, so now they are scrambling...

and it also wouldn't shock me if pearl jam agreed to headline and the festival just took it upon themselves to schedule a 4 hour slot for them since they couldn't fill the schedule... and now that the PJ camp has noticed they gave them a phone call and said don't expect or advertise a 4 hour performance

This sounds about right. I would expect a 7:30-8:00 start time and they'll play to 10:30 or so. I think it will be a typical 25-30 song set. No need to panic.

bootlegger10

I wonder how attendance will be during the day. I would much rather spend time around the area than watching 6 bands I've never heard of.

my2hands

bootlegger10 said:

I wonder how attendance will be during the day. I would much rather spend time around the area than watching 6 bands I've never heard of.

I have a feeling it would be empty... although you may need to enter early if you want merchandise

bb4packers

I got this message from the festival:

The schedule we posted was incorrect as it looked as if Pearl Jam was expected to play for 4 hours. They prefer to show a shorter scheduled time with an allowance to play as long as they would like. They have until 11pm if they so desire. Sorry for the confusion.

weddingparade

my2hands said:

bootlegger10 said:

I wonder how attendance will be during the day. I would much rather spend time around the area than watching 6 bands I've never heard of.

I have a feeling it would be empty... although you may need to enter early if you want merchandise

you can come and go as you please during the day. so go ahead and get there for early for merch and then leave and do whatever. we are staying downtown so it's easy to zip in and out of the fest to see any band play anytime

pjsteelerfan

bb4packers said:

I got this message from the festival:

The schedule we posted was incorrect as it looked as if Pearl Jam was expected to play for 4 hours. They prefer to show a shorter scheduled time with an allowance to play as long as they would like. They have until 11pm if they so desire. Sorry for the confusion.

Hope this means the PJ fans will put the pitchforks down now and the venue does not have to worry about being torched for an alleged 2 hour time slot.

my2hands

weddingparade said:

my2hands said:

bootlegger10 said:

I wonder how attendance will be during the day. I would much rather spend time around the area than watching 6 bands I've never heard of.

I have a feeling it would be empty... although you may need to enter early if you want merchandise

you can come and go as you please during the day. so go ahead and get there for early for merch and then leave and do whatever. we are staying downtown so it's easy to zip in and out of the fest to see any band play anytime

That is very cool

Eswartz99

Here is the response from my email this morning, and the response from a email earlier this week based on reentry. You may leave and reenter the festival grounds as often as you’d like.
The schedule we posted was incorrect as it looked as if Pearl Jam was expected to play for 4 hours. They prefer to show a shorter scheduled time with an allowance to play as long as they would like. They have until 11pm if they so desire. Sorry for the confusion.

I feel the festival is handling inquires rather well.