We are opening a new it's not a tour rumor thread

buck502000

Alright folks, it's that time again.

Rumor has it that the final event at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit will be a PJ show in 2017. Detroit Red Wings radio broadcaster announced it over the air during a game, and Chelios has said he cannot confirm or deny that and listen to what Eddie said during the 2014 Detroit show.

iwasatpj20

Make the show poster similar to the wings Stanley cup banners. Play Seattle again for Hank and myself (dream for me to see PJ in Seattle once before the band calls it quits at some point).

Sprunkn7

Oh Geezzz, I'm still searching for a Friday Fenway ticket!

I hope PJ gives love to Seattle AND or The Gorge in 2017. I would head out for that!

mcgruff10

oh wow! sounds like i'm going to detroit! lol

buck502000

^^^Drinks are on me

Big Bank Hank

It fucking sucks being a Pearl Jam fan in Seattle, it use to be the shit, I am sure a lot of it has to do with ticket & media requests, because it is probably 10 times worse than any other place they play, so then play the fucking Gorge! 2014 was my last show, and I had to travel to Memphis to see it, and Memphis is not an easy back and forth with no direct flights. Sincerely, Showless in Seattle

buck502000

East Coast is where the $$$ is.....

Big Bank Hank

buck502000 said:

East Coast is where the $$$ is.....

that's funny cause shit sure is hella expensive here, and it is not like they can't go sleep in their own beds before and after the show, so the much lower expenses has to offset a lot of that, also it's not like they can't just play 3 shows here whenever they want, even if they aren't touring

mcgruff10

buck502000 said:

^^^Drinks are on me

Oh hell yeah!!

RiotAct10

I probably won't go to the Detroit show, but if they are coming to the Midwest that is good news!

my2hands

iwasatpj20 said:

Make the show poster similar to the wings Stanley cup banners. Play Seattle again for Hank and myself (dream for me to see PJ in Seattle once before the band calls it quits at some point).

you're better off going to see them in Philly... Seattle shows/crowds are notoriously underwhelming

unless we are talking about the gorge, which is awesome, but a few hours from seattle

my2hands

Pearl Jam have become the official American historic arena closing specialists! lol

iwasatpj20

my2hands said:

iwasatpj20 said:

Make the show poster similar to the wings Stanley cup banners. Play Seattle again for Hank and myself (dream for me to see PJ in Seattle once before the band calls it quits at some point).

you're better off going to see them in Philly... Seattle shows/crowds are notoriously underwhelming

unless we are talking about the gorge, which is awesome, but a few hours from seattle

my2hands said:

Pearl Jam have become the official American historic arena closing specialists! lol

If I had more vacation time, would've gone to the Philadelphia shows. I want to see a west coast show at least once.

Yes, they know how to close out arenas.

The Akkus

Rumor has it, they are doing a 10 show gig here in Louisville

buck502000

my2hands said:

Pearl Jam have become the official American historic arena closing specialists! lol

mcgruff10

my2hands said:

iwasatpj20 said:

Make the show poster similar to the wings Stanley cup banners. Play Seattle again for Hank and myself (dream for me to see PJ in Seattle once before the band calls it quits at some point).

you're better off going to see them in Philly... Seattle shows/crowds are notoriously underwhelming

unless we are talking about the gorge, which is awesome, but a few hours from seattle

Man you are like the fifth person I heard that from in the past few days. Seattle is that bad?

Big Bank Hank

mcgruff10 said:

my2hands said:

iwasatpj20 said:

Make the show poster similar to the wings Stanley cup banners. Play Seattle again for Hank and myself (dream for me to see PJ in Seattle once before the band calls it quits at some point).

you're better off going to see them in Philly... Seattle shows/crowds are notoriously underwhelming

unless we are talking about the gorge, which is awesome, but a few hours from seattle

Man you are like the fifth person I heard that from in the past few days. Seattle is that bad?

The Gorge is just better, Key Arena kind of sucks, Benaroya Hall which I see all the time, is an awesome venue, but way small, what would be awesome is 2 shows at Benaroya Hall then 2 a few days later at The Gorge

JojoRice

Hope they make a slight detour and hit Atlanta. The Bonnaroo festival screwed us Georgia folks.
Greenville was awesome though!

Zod

mcgruff10 said:

Man you are like the fifth person I heard that from in the past few days. Seattle is that bad?

I think Seattle is Bi-Polar. Sometimes they bring it, sometimes they don't. The band is similar. The 2009 shows were ok, but nothing crazy. They cloned a number of things both nights (bring in extra musicians for just breathe/the end, the real me in the encore etc..). They barely passed 2 hours in length (ie it felt like the band did the bare minimum). As much as it feels like we have a Bi-Polar crowd in Seattle, sometimes it feels like we have a Bi-Polar band. You have to wonder how crazy the crowd would get in Seattle if they tried the stuff they do out East. The experiment, albums front to back to etc... They played the gorge with an acoustic set and epic setlist and the crowd went apeshit.

If you go to a Seattle show the first thing you'll probably notice is how many fans aren't from Seattle. It's a well travelled show and has a huge population of die hard fans. I think the band really has to bring it in Seattle. When they have (Seattle II '98, Seattle II '00, and Gorge '05 come to mind) they can tear the roof down. I was really shocked when they played a single show in 2013. They hadn't done a single show at Key Arena since as far back as I can remember. Especially when the venue wasn't being used the next day and the show sold out in 6 seconds.

HughFreakingDillon

Seattle and Vancouver can be lame crowds because the fans have seen them there so many damn times over the years. I don't blame the band for taking a break from Seattle so they can build up demand again.

Big Bank Hank

HughFreakingDillon said:

Seattle and Vancouver can be lame crowds because the fans have seen them there so many damn times over the years. I don't blame the band for taking a break from Seattle so they can build up demand again.

I think 1 show since 2009 is enough of a fucking break!

mcgruff10

Wow I had no clue seattle was that bad. That sucks

intodeep

JojoRice said:

Hope they make a slight detour and hit Atlanta. The Bonnaroo festival screwed us Georgia folks.
Greenville was awesome though!

That would be great.
Music Midtown in 2012..... the last actual pearl jam show was 2003

nicknyr15

mcgruff10 said:

oh wow! sounds like i'm going to detroit! lol

Highly recommended. 2014 was worth the long drive. Amazing show and there's so much history in that building.

Big Bank Hank

mcgruff10 said:

Wow I had no clue seattle was that bad. That sucks

well they can still play The Gorge, don't fuck over Pearl Jam fans who live here, most of the bands from here play local shows or The Gorge on a regular basis, Pearl Jam use to.......

Weston1283

There better be a Cleveland 2017 rumor to go along with the Detroit 2017 rumor

Just sayin

my2hands

full disclosure: i have never seen PJ in the city of Seattle... but over the years I have heard the same theme, PJ in Seattle isn't all that amazing as you would think, especially the crowds... maybe people out west think they are too cool to show passion or emote?

but, when we went out to Seattle in 2005 for the gorge show I was shocked by the lack of locals interest in Pearl Jam... literally everyone we talked to was just like "yeah, I loved Ten in high school" or just looked at us like we were losers when we mentioned we came out to see the band... everyone just seemed very indifferent... and when we arrived at the gorge I asked about 100 random people where they were from and ZERO were from the pacific northwest, let alone Seattle...

long story short, I have zero interest in seeing them in Seattle... the gorge is another story, which has everything to do with the venue and visiting the wonderful city of Seattle while out there, and nothing to do with PJ playing in the Seattle area

Wma31394

I went to the riot act shows at the key and they crowd was so lame. I figured it was since no alcohol was being served at the band request. I couldn't believe it. If I would have known prior I never would have gone.

HesCalledDyer

Weston1283 said:

There better be a Cleveland 2017 rumor to go along with the Detroit 2017 rumor

Just sayin

I'd love to hit Cleveland again!

Wma31394

Big Bank Hank said:

It fucking sucks being a Pearl Jam fan in Seattle, it use to be the shit, I am sure a lot of it has to do with ticket & media requests, because it is probably 10 times worse than any other place they play, so then play the fucking Gorge! 2014 was my last show, and I had to travel to Memphis to see it, and Memphis is not an easy back and forth with no direct flights. Sincerely, Showless in Seattle

Who gives a shit about pj playing in Seattle when you can buy strands of sour diesel on your lunch break!!

3days

Saw PJ in Seattle in 2013... Great long show! The crowd was okay. Not the best I've ever seen, but a far cry from the worst. A lot was made about EV having to encourage the crowd to sing at one point. I didn't see the big deal, as this has happened at plenty of other shows.
Sometimes I wonder if the expectations for Seattle shows are too high just because it's Seattle.