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"Record Breaking" Fenway performances?

mikerlmikerl Posts: 580
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The 10c newsletter spoke of the record breaking performances. Which record(s) were broken? Capacity? Sell out time? The amount of goddamn merch we bought?

Just curious... Place was packed.. Could be attendance record.
Hartford 1996, Hartford 1998, Mansfield 1 1998, Mansfield 1 2000, Mansfield 2 2000, Albany 2003, MSG 2 2003, Mansfield 3 2003, Boston 2 2004, Albany 2006, Boston 2 2006, Mansfield 2 2008, Boston 2010, Worcester 1 2013, Worcester 2 2013

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  • dmbolpdmbolp Posts: 1,287
    http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/258475/attendance-numbers-for-fenway#latest
  • mikerlmikerl Posts: 580
    Lol... Mine is better!
    Hartford 1996, Hartford 1998, Mansfield 1 1998, Mansfield 1 2000, Mansfield 2 2000, Albany 2003, MSG 2 2003, Mansfield 3 2003, Boston 2 2004, Albany 2006, Boston 2 2006, Mansfield 2 2008, Boston 2010, Worcester 1 2013, Worcester 2 2013
  • dmbolpdmbolp Posts: 1,287
    Your's is great :smiley: but really linked to answer your question:

    single show attendance record

    2 night stand attendance record
  • mikerlmikerl Posts: 580
    Amazing that they can beat out the stones, McCartney, Bruce, the police, dmb, phish, Billie Joel... The list goes on.
    Hartford 1996, Hartford 1998, Mansfield 1 1998, Mansfield 1 2000, Mansfield 2 2000, Albany 2003, MSG 2 2003, Mansfield 3 2003, Boston 2 2004, Albany 2006, Boston 2 2006, Mansfield 2 2008, Boston 2010, Worcester 1 2013, Worcester 2 2013
  • Redrumh2oRedrumh2o Posts: 296
    Probably a merch and poster record for Fenway too....
  • JimmyVJimmyV Posts: 19,129
    People seriously thought they couldn't sell out Fenway. They couldn't have been more wrong.
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  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance Posts: 23,243
    JimmyV said:

    People seriously thought they couldn't sell out Fenway. They couldn't have been more wrong.

    Who said that?
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  • JimmyVJimmyV Posts: 19,129
    2-feign-reluctance said:

    JimmyV said:

    People seriously thought they couldn't sell out Fenway. They couldn't have been more wrong.

    Who said that?
    It was one of the main arguments against the Fenway shows ever happening. We talked about the these shows potentially happening for years and there would invariably be someone trying to argue they couldn't sell Fenway out.
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  • pjpitt89pjpitt89 Posts: 1,845
    Where does it say anything about record breaking? I didn't see it in the newsletter?
    9/1/00, 4/28/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/12/03, 10/1/04, 9/28/05, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 6/1/06, 6/27/08, 6/30/08, 8/7/08 (EV), 6/12/09 (EV), 10/27/09, 10/28/09,10/30/09, 10/31/09, 5/21/10, 6/15/11 (EV), 9/2/12, 7/19/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 10/27/13, 4/28/16, 4/29/16, 8/7/16, 11/4/16 (TOTD), 8/18/18, 8/20/18, 9/24/21 (EV&Earthlings), 9/26/21, 9/11/2022, 9/14/2022, 9/7/2024, 9/9/2024, 9/12/2024
  • mikerlmikerl Posts: 580
    pjpitt89 said:

    Where does it say anything about record breaking? I didn't see it in the newsletter?

    In the paragraph about the $$ from the Vitalogy foundation.
    Hartford 1996, Hartford 1998, Mansfield 1 1998, Mansfield 1 2000, Mansfield 2 2000, Albany 2003, MSG 2 2003, Mansfield 3 2003, Boston 2 2004, Albany 2006, Boston 2 2006, Mansfield 2 2008, Boston 2010, Worcester 1 2013, Worcester 2 2013
  • pjalive21pjalive21 Posts: 2,818
    edited August 2016
    JimmyV said:

    People seriously thought they couldn't sell out Fenway. They couldn't have been more wrong.

    2 days at that.....Pearl Jam seems to get bigger and bigger in fan base every year...they truly have hit legendary status

    when you have people hating on you on blabbermouth, rolling stone, spin, and all other music sites that mention them you definitely have gotten somewhere ha

  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,549
    JimmyV said:

    2-feign-reluctance said:

    JimmyV said:

    People seriously thought they couldn't sell out Fenway. They couldn't have been more wrong.

    Who said that?
    It was one of the main arguments against the Fenway shows ever happening. We talked about the these shows potentially happening for years and there would invariably be someone trying to argue they couldn't sell Fenway out.
    exactly..the thing is they saw laot of times pj is iundoors arena and they cant understanf how HUGE is theband..
    san siro -milan was sold out 65k plus..63k sao paulo 15..62 santiago..mexico aropund 55k..the band is HUGE
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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,549
    same think was at 2013 or wrigley..alot was sayhing pj cant sold out wrigley..yeah right..they sold out and broke sold out record as the faster ever..
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  • Foriginal SinForiginal Sin Posts: 1,771
    The funniest thing were the fools on the boards thinking they wouldn't sell out the Monday show at Wrigley. 11 minutes later and both shows were gone
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  • ckravitzckravitz Posts: 1,668
    And when they start playing stadiums (football) people will say those won't sell out either and they'll be wrong (again). I know, I know we don't want them to play play football stadiums, but it seems inevitable at this point. Plus, the fan club tix will still be fairly close and most likely there will be more of them.
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,549
    ckravitz said:

    And when they start playing stadiums (football) people will say those won't sell out either and they'll be wrong (again). I know, I know we don't want them to play play football stadiums, but it seems inevitable at this point. Plus, the fan club tix will still be fairly close and most likely there will be more of them.

    san siro milan,,65k plus tickes.,.sold out 4 months before day of the show..
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  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 Posts: 28,403
    I honestly didn't think they could sell out both shows. I couldn't have been more wrong.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • P34RL J4MM3RP34RL J4MM3R Posts: 1,320
    Problem is, I truly believe they could do this EVERY YEAR for the next 4-5 years. IF they did 4 to 10ish stadium shows a summer they would all sell out. Safeco field in Seattle, Nationals park in DC, Wrigley, Fenway, Yankee Stadium and Mets stadium, any of the MLB stadiums would sell out....Easily
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  • OnWis97OnWis97 Posts: 4,989
    P34RL J4MM3R said:

    Problem is, I truly believe they could do this EVERY YEAR for the next 4-5 years. IF they did 4 to 10ish stadium shows a summer they would all sell out. Safeco field in Seattle, Nationals park in DC, Wrigley, Fenway, Yankee Stadium and Mets stadium, any of the MLB stadiums would sell out....Easily

    If they were doing more stadium shows, I am not certain they'd all sell out. Wrigley/Fenway are two great summer destinations. Anyone west of Illinois did not have much chance to go to a show in 2016. Throw 'em in at Safeco, Dodger, NYC, and a couple of others, it may temper the travel.
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  • ckravitzckravitz Posts: 1,668
    dimitrispearljam said:

    ckravitz said:

    And when they start playing stadiums (football) people will say those won't sell out either and they'll be wrong (again). I know, I know we don't want them to play play football stadiums, but it seems inevitable at this point. Plus, the fan club tix will still be fairly close and most likely there will be more of them.

    san siro milan,,65k plus tickes.,.sold out 4 months before day of the show..
    Yep not surprising, they are literally one of the hottest tickets in music at this point.

    Met Life stadium in NJ holds 82k. Figure you lose some seats because of the stage but gain some because of the field, so call it a wash. If they ever play there I say they would easily sell two nights.
  • BastardsInTheBalconyBastardsInTheBalcony Posts: 107
    Gosh I hope they don't do football stadiums in America, so many other awesome venues. And yes while both of these shows were sold out and I love that I can brag about pj breaking records, there certainly was no lack of available tickets before both shows I wonder how they count attendance. Is it by tickets sold or are going by tickets scanned at the gates? Guess it doesn't really matter, I'm just curious
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  • pjalive21pjalive21 Posts: 2,818
    im in agreeance with the fact that if they did more than these two iconic stadiums they would not sell the shows out...PJ is good at one thing and this is timing and limiting over exposure..i think they learned their lesson with an over extensive tour a few years ago that left some shows with some empty seats
  • mickcaseymickcasey Posts: 96
    Why not Stadiums in Seattle,Dodger Stadium,Yankee Stadium,etc? A baseball stadium tour?
  • ckravitzckravitz Posts: 1,668
    mickcasey said:

    Why not Stadiums in Seattle,Dodger Stadium,Yankee Stadium,etc? A baseball stadium tour?

    If they all have the sound quality of Fenway, I don't see why the heck not. The only downer about stadiums is the weather risk but if the choice is a stadium tour or nothing, it's a no brainer.
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