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

bootlegger10

This is a Pearl Jam thread but U2 puts on an amazing show and have so many great songs.  I think U2 would be fine following Pearl Jam.  Let's not kid ourselves.

tylermoore

buck502000 said:

Still holding out hope for Joe Louis arena....
I believe in miracles

https://youtu.be/GJuilgWKp1s

It's ok to dream a little. I believed in this for so long. Hopefully it happens. 

disilluzion

helplessdancer said:

leaving a petty show early is just super weird to me

When you see 4 in a row and it's the same setlist, it doesn't seem weird to me! It didn't then and doesn't looking back either. Zero regrets on that one, and I'm a Petty fan.

That was a while ago, but I'm fairly certain quite a few people left after PJ. Not a lot, but enough to be noticeable. 

Zod

I've only ever left one show early.   Jerry Cantrell had a solo bar show the same night AC/DC was playing.   AC/DC's setlists/encores at the time were somewhat short (about two songs).   We skipped the encore to catch most of Cantrell's show (arrived about 5 songs in).     I felt guilty about leaving a concert early.  The horrible looks you get from people... lol.    I made up for it by seeing AC/DC again a few years later.

If I'm so bored of the setlists/band that I would want to leave early (which out the reason of there being another show to go to), then I wouldn't buy the tickets.   I like concerts so much I stop drinking before the show so I don't need any breaks    Ducking out early seems like blasphemy to me

In regards to U2.  I've seen them 5 times.   3/5 were pretty solid.  2/5 were just ok.   They can be great live, but I'm not sure they make my top 5.  They sometimes lack consistency (even though they play similar sets every night).    The last tour (the one 2 years ago) where the played a big chunk of the show in metal cage.   We couldn't seem them playing (nor could a large part of the audience).   After that one I decided maybe 5's enough, and I'd take a break from the U2 live show for while.

derbydave

I left in the middle of a Bob Dylan set...

It was one of the Americanarama shows & we went to see My Morning Jacket & Wilco!!

Stayed until Tangled Up In Blues, but couldn't handle his mumbling anymore!!

mcgruff10

I once left a who show early.  the second set was all tommy and I got bored.

mwplum

2014 was the first time I was really able to follow PJ on multiple consecutive dates. I was shocked to see people leaving for Yellow Led, Baba, or RITFW. I get that people may have seen those songs many many times, and I'm not judging those people, but I would never leave a PJ show early. There's so much down time now between tours (where I spend countless hours in threads like this hoping/wishing for more shows) that any chance to see even one more song is (to me) so precious. I just don't get the impulse to try and save a few more minutes by "beating the crowd" out of the building. 

disilluzion

Not at all trying to speak ill of the dead, but I left Soundgarden early at Northern Invasion this year. Quite a lot of people left early, maybe half? Cornell was just really off that night.

I also fell asleep during Marcy Playground back in '98.

And there have been a LOT of shows where I left after the opening band because that's who I went to see and didn't give a crap about the headliner.

rlonergan44

mwplum said:

2014 was the first time I was really able to follow PJ on multiple consecutive dates. I was shocked to see people leaving for Yellow Led, Baba, or RITFW. I get that people may have seen those songs many many times, and I'm not judging those people, but I would never leave a PJ show early. There's so much down time now between tours (where I spend countless hours in threads like this hoping/wishing for more shows) that any chance to see even one more song is (to me) so precious. I just don't get the impulse to try and save a few more minutes by "beating the crowd" out of the building. 
There's only one venue I've been to that I leave early. Xfinity Center in Mansfield. Parking lot is an absolute nightmare there.

on2legs

mwplum said:

2014 was the first time I was really able to follow PJ on multiple consecutive dates. I was shocked to see people leaving for Yellow Led, Baba, or RITFW. I get that people may have seen those songs many many times, and I'm not judging those people, but I would never leave a PJ show early. There's so much down time now between tours (where I spend countless hours in threads like this hoping/wishing for more shows) that any chance to see even one more song is (to me) so precious. I just don't get the impulse to try and save a few more minutes by "beating the crowd" out of the building. 

I left Fenway 2 during the last song because I needed to get a cab back to the hotel.  Otherwise I've never left early.

mcgruff10

mwplum said:

2014 was the first time I was really able to follow PJ on multiple consecutive dates. I was shocked to see people leaving for Yellow Led, Baba, or RITFW. I get that people may have seen those songs many many times, and I'm not judging those people, but I would never leave a PJ show early. There's so much down time now between tours (where I spend countless hours in threads like this hoping/wishing for more shows) that any chance to see even one more song is (to me) so precious. I just don't get the impulse to try and save a few more minutes by "beating the crowd" out of the building. 

I've left a pj show during the last song several times in order to avoid traffic.  

bootlegger10

I've left a few Pearl Jam shows early to save 30-60 minutes in a parking lot or cab line.    From the moment that the first notes to Alive are struck I'm mentally ready to go anyway because I have heard what comes next about 80-100 times now (unfortunate downside to seeing lots of shows). 

Sprunkn7

Well At least Mike answered what we already know.   Whats going on with PJ music right now?  Nothing.......

CantKeepmedown

mcgruff10 said:

mwplum said:

2014 was the first time I was really able to follow PJ on multiple consecutive dates. I was shocked to see people leaving for Yellow Led, Baba, or RITFW. I get that people may have seen those songs many many times, and I'm not judging those people, but I would never leave a PJ show early. There's so much down time now between tours (where I spend countless hours in threads like this hoping/wishing for more shows) that any chance to see even one more song is (to me) so precious. I just don't get the impulse to try and save a few more minutes by "beating the crowd" out of the building. 

I've left a pj show during the last song several times in order to avoid traffic.  

Yeah, I don't think you can criticize that.  Especially at the aforementioned venue in Mansfield.  Literally, depending on where you park, you sit in the lot for a minimum 2 hours.  After tailgating for 3-4 hours and rocking out for another 3hrs, that's the last thing you want to do.  We started to pony up for the VIP parking after a few episodes of that.

nycrats

i saw 25 new posts on here and was skeptical but hopeful of something

ugh, please rename the thread "u2 and when to leave a show early discussion"  

mcgruff10

CantKeepmedown said:

mcgruff10 said:

mwplum said:

2014 was the first time I was really able to follow PJ on multiple consecutive dates. I was shocked to see people leaving for Yellow Led, Baba, or RITFW. I get that people may have seen those songs many many times, and I'm not judging those people, but I would never leave a PJ show early. There's so much down time now between tours (where I spend countless hours in threads like this hoping/wishing for more shows) that any chance to see even one more song is (to me) so precious. I just don't get the impulse to try and save a few more minutes by "beating the crowd" out of the building. 

I've left a pj show during the last song several times in order to avoid traffic.  

Yeah, I don't think you can criticize that.  Especially at the aforementioned venue in Mansfield.  Literally, depending on where you park, you sit in the lot for a minimum 2 hours.  After tailgating for 3-4 hours and rocking out for another 3hrs, that's the last thing you want to do.  We started to pony up for the VIP parking after a few episodes of that.

I've left msg a few times in order to catch a train back  home.  Nothing like missing your train by two minutes and then sitting in penn for the next hour.

PJNB

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-locks-in-grand-final-entertainment-nrl-close-to-confirming-its-entertainment/news-story/2c845b963f7fe866ea86506544158faa

Aussie's any chance this site knows what it is talking about? It says PJ in October in Australia. 

mcgruff10

very very interesting:

Meanwhile, it’s understood Pearl Jam is at the top of the queue to play at the NRL grand final on October 1.

The iconic grunge band, which was formed in Seattle 27 years ago, was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by comedian David Letterman.

bootlegger10

Can't read Australian.

would book this Aussie trip in a heartbeat.

buck502000

I'd imagine surfing would be good in Australia during the fall season....