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Petition- Please come back to Hartford CT

DB15740DB15740 Posts: 72
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My first post and it's a f'ing petition!!

I've been reading the fan views, and the set lists look fantastic! It sounds like some great shows have been had, and I have to admit I'm a little envious, but I'm happy for the folks that have been there, and it's good to hear the band is still ripping it up!

So Hartford has been my home base for PJ shows over the years. It sucked not being on the bill this time around! The only Hartford show I missed was '96 (broke college kid), '98 might've had pepper spray but was cut short, '06 was very cold for May, but the best 10c I've ever had, and '08, '10, and ''13" were f'ing magic!!!

As most know, Hartford is a shit hole of a city, but it's a great place for a PJ show!!! Easy access in and out of the city, all of the highways and byways lead right there, there's plenty of parking for tailgating and to do whatever. Also a lot of bars and restaurants in the civic center area (but not near the amphitheater), and plenty of places to stay in/outside the city at reasonable rates.

Long story short, it's easier to navigate than any of the big cities in the northeast, it's a lot more cost effective, and it's smack dab in the center of southern New England, right in between Boston, Providence, and NYC.

I'm still holding hope there's a way to get the boys back up to Hartford in '16. Can someone call Jim Koplik and make this happen? It looks like there's still time on the calendar, but I know it's probably just a pipe dream at this point...

Come back....

-Berbs


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Springfield MA 4/6/94; Hartford CT 9/13/98; Saratoga Springs NY 8/27/00;
Albany NY 4/29/03; Mansfield MA 7/2/03; Mansfield MA 7/11/03; Boston MA 9/28/04;
Hartford CT 5/13/06; Hartford CT 6/27/08; Hartford CT 5/15/10; Worcester MA 10/16/13; Hartford CT 10/25/13;
Fenway I 8/5/16; Fenway II 8/7/16; Fenway I  9/2/18; Fenway II  9/4/18; Fenway I 9/15/24

Comments

  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 Posts: 28,403
    Man hartford crowds are amazing! I endorse this petition
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • Daron OshayDaron Oshay Posts: 2,551
    There's no way they won't be back
  • Merkin BallerMerkin Baller Posts: 11,142
    3 of my 16 shows were Hartford. '10 is in my top 5 shows, and '13 is probably my favorite show ever. Something amazing happened that night.

    I fully endorse this petition!
  • ckravitzckravitz Posts: 1,668
    Was there in '10 and '13. Hartford Pearl Jam shows are awesome in every way. The shows have been great, the pre-show atmosphere around town is one big party, the hotel is freaking connected to the XL Center, the interstate is 10 feet from the XL Center, etc, etc. It's like the town was designed for Pearl Jam concerts.

    SIGNED!
  • nothingman44nothingman44 Posts: 1,495
    I'm all in for another Hartford show but I'm hoping for a Providence show at some point in my life.
  • FlameryFlamery Posts: 258
    Signed
  • SmallestOceansSmallestOceans Posts: 13,542
    Signed
    Worcester1 13, Worcester2 13, Hartford 13, San Diego 13, Los Angeles1 13, Los Angeles2 13
    Trieste 14, Vienna 14, Gdynia 14, Leeds 14, Milton Keynes 14, Denver 14
    Central Park 15
    Fort Lauderdale 16, Miami 16, Tampa 16, Jacksonville 16, Greenville 16, Hampton 16, Columbia 16, Lexington 16, Philly1 16, Philly2 16, NYC1 16, NYC2 16, Quebec City 16, Ottawa 16, Toronto1 16, Toronto2 16, Fenway1 16, Fenway2 16, Wrigley1 16, Wrigley2 16


  • OceansJennyOceansJenny Posts: 3,394
    YES Hartford!! 13' show was amazing!!
    DC '03 - Reading '04 - Philly '05 - Camden 1 '06 - DC '06 - E. Rutherford '06 - The Vic '07 - Lollapalooza '07 - DC '08 - EV DC 1 & 2 '08 (Met Ed!!) - EV Baltimore 1 & 2 '09 - EV NYC 1 '11 (Met Ed!) - Hartford '13 - GCF '15 - MSG 2 '16 - TOTD MSG '16 - Boston 1 & 2 '18 - SHN '21 - EV NYC 1 & 2 '22 - MSG '22
  • morgie2morgie2 Posts: 1,065
    I'm in. Signed!
    Boston II 94 Boston II 06 Mansfield I 08 Mansfield II 08 Seattle I 09 Seattle II 09
    Hartford 10 Boston 10 Wrigley 13 Worcester I 13 Worcester II 13 Hartford 13
    NYC I 16 NYC II 16 Fenway I 16 Fenway II 16  Fenway 1 18  Fenway II 18
    E.V. Boston II 08 E.V. Albany II 09 E.V. Providence 11, E.V. Boston 11
    Troubled Souls Unite
  • mpar17mpar17 Posts: 165
    Yes Please
    96 Hartford
    98 Hartford
    10 Hartford
    13 Hartford
    14 Denver
    16 MSG 1+2, Fenway 2
  • Mawky1103Mawky1103 Posts: 310
    Signed
  • MS23098MS23098 Posts: 102
    Haven't been to a Hartford show yet and want to make it a priority next time there is one so I support this
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,152
    I've seen two PJ shows there. 2008 and 2013 were both memorable shows for sure.
    severed hand thirteen
    2006: Gorge 7/23 2008: Hartford 6/27 Beacon 7/1 2009: Spectrum 10/30-31
    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
  • Dowder5167Dowder5167 Posts: 195
    Easy decision to sign this. Been to every Hartford show ever. I remember choking on pepper spray and having to listen from the concession area just to be able to breathe. Every poster framed and on my walls. Hartford has special energy!
  • pjsteelerfanpjsteelerfan Posts: 9,895
    Hartford shows are awesome.

    If they were not playing two shows at Fenway, there would have been a bunch of New England shows, including Hartford I'm sure.

    they will be back, a bunch of cities got skipped this tour.
    ...got a mind full of questions and a teacher in my soul...
  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 12,854
    Still surprised that Hartford was not part of the tour. My hometown. Signed!
  • incidental immortalityincidental immortality Posts: 444
    The XL Center is about 10 minutes from my home. Signed!
    Boston (4/10/94), Hartford (10/2/96), Barre (8/22/98), Hartford (9/13/98), Mansfield (9/15/98 + 9/16/98), Mansfield (8/29/00 + 8/30/00), Mansfield (7/2/03 + 7/11/03), Boston (9/28/04), Hartford (5/13/06), Boston (5/24/06 + 5/25/06), Hartford (6/27/08), Mansfield (6/28/08 + 6/30/08), Philadelphia (10/31/09), Hartford (5/15/10), Worcester (10/15/13 + 10/16/13), Hartford (10/25/13), New York (5/1/16), Boston (8/5/16 + 8/7/16), Boston (9/2/18 + 9/4/18)
  • Lemon Yellow SunLemon Yellow Sun Posts: 1,126
    Signed.
  • JojoRiceJojoRice Posts: 4,226
    Signed..

    Maybe I should start a petition for us here in Atlanta. Havn't had a legit PJ show since 2003! Not counting the music midtown festival in 2012 since it was just a festival.
    "I got memories, I got shit"

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  • seanwonseanwon Posts: 444
    Signed...
    And let's throw Albany in the mix as well. It's been too long.
    1996: 9/29 Randall's Island 2,  10/1 Buffalo                  2000: 8/27 Saratoga Springs
    2003: 4/29 Albany,  5/2 Buffalo,  7/9 MSG 2                   2006: 5/12 Albany,  6/3 East Rutherford 2
    2008: 6/27 Hartford                 2009: 10/27 Philadelphia 1              2010: 5/15 Hartford,   5/21 MSG 2
    2013: 10/15 Worcester 1,  10/25 Hartford                       2014: 10/1 Cincinnati
    2016: 5/2 MSG 2,   8/5 Fenway 1,  11/7 Temple of the Dog MSG
    2018: 9/2 Fenway 1
    2020: 3/30 MSG             2022: 9/11 MSG            2023: 9/10 Noblesville
    2024: 9/3 MSG 1, 9/4 MSG 2 , 9/15 Fenway 1, 9/17 Fenway 2
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