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vaggar99vaggar99 Posts: 3,427
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It's the 4th largest and approximately the 4th best city in the country. Why does PJ not come to the Bayou City very often?
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  • tbergstbergs Posts: 9,622
    Killer show there on the 2000 tour. Love that bootleg.
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,412
    great question. I'm proud to say that I'm from Houston...awesome city & the most diverse city in the country. (it's true, you can look it up)

    I've seen them several times there & have no idea why they continue to skip Houston.
    I LOVE MUSIC.
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  • red mosred mos Posts: 4,953
    They had a potential date booked that said pending at Toyota Center last year. Obviously fell through. It's been almost 14 yrs since Houston has gotten a show. Would love for them to come back here.
    PJ: 10/14/00 06/09/03 10/4/09 11/15/13 11/16/13 10/08/14
    EV Solo: 7/11/11 11/12/12 11/13/12
  • vaggar99vaggar99 Posts: 3,427
    mfc2006 said:

    great question. I'm proud to say that I'm from Houston...awesome city & the most diverse city in the country. (it's true, you can look it up)

    I've seen them several times there & have no idea why they continue to skip Houston.

    probably true. we're a blue city here. nothing like Dallas. only thing we share is a governor.
  • vaggar99vaggar99 Posts: 3,427
    Bruce Springsteen has played close to 150 shows in California, but never once in San Diego, the nation's 7th largest city. Strange
  • my2handsmy2hands Posts: 17,117
    vaggar99 said:

    Bruce Springsteen has played close to 150 shows in California, but never once in San Diego, the nation's 7th largest city. Strange

    Well thst is definitely odd
  • vaggar99vaggar99 Posts: 3,427
    my2hands said:

    vaggar99 said:

    Bruce Springsteen has played close to 150 shows in California, but never once in San Diego, the nation's 7th largest city. Strange

    Well thst is definitely odd
    sorry, got my facts wrong. he hadnt played with the E street band there since 1981. he's done a couple solo shows over the years too
  • EM194007EM194007 Posts: 2,827
    vaggar99 said:

    Bruce Springsteen has played close to 150 shows in California, but never once in San Diego, the nation's 7th largest city. Strange

    Better do your homework before making that statement. Because he has played San Diego.

    http://sandiegotroubadour.com/2014/01/for-your-information/
  • jarkkonieminenjarkkonieminen Posts: 126
    vaggar99 said:

    Bruce Springsteen has played close to 150 shows in California, but never once in San Diego, the nation's 7th largest city. Strange

    Bruce played San Diego in Sept 1981

    Pearl Jam
    1995: Melbourne #3
    1998: Melbourne 1,2 & 3
    2003: Sydney #1, Adelaide, Melbourne 1, 2 & 3
    2006: Melbourne #1
    2009: Melbourne
    2012: Missoula
    2013: Charlotte, Phoenix
    2014: Melbourne, Cincinnati, Memphis, Denver
    2016: Hampton, Columbia
    2018: Seattle 1 & 2
    EV
    2011: Brisbane #2
    2014: Melbourne 2 & 3
  • vaggar99vaggar99 Posts: 3,427
    EM194007 said:

    vaggar99 said:

    Bruce Springsteen has played close to 150 shows in California, but never once in San Diego, the nation's 7th largest city. Strange

    Better do your homework before making that statement. Because he has played San Diego.

    http://sandiegotroubadour.com/2014/01/for-your-information/
    i knew someone was probably already fact checking me. i was going off of memory from a local radio DJ from years ago...guess that's why history needs to be recorded in text not memories
  • vaggar99vaggar99 Posts: 3,427
    anyway, we digress. the reason Bruce, McCartney rarely make it to San Diego is likely due to it's proximity to Los Angeles and Orange County. Houston is almost twice the size of San Diego and has no other major cities close by. Pearl Jam has played San Diego on every tour since the beginning of the band.

    Come to Houston Pearl Jam. We'll take you to NASA. Oh and wait till you the Energy Corridor. It's amazing what they can do with steel and glass these days. Oh and our people are fucking cool!!!
  • wbutler29wbutler29 Posts: 944
    Have played Dallas, Austin many times, but Alas no love for Houston. From the activity on this board of several PJ fans, two awesome venues, one indoor/outdoor, two airports for easy access. I'm begging for a show the easy two-night sellout outside of NYC and philly. Hoping the wishful thinking of a '17 west coast run starts in the lone star state.
  • AceCoolAceCool Posts: 455
    I was born in Houston if that makes any difference.
  • BentleyspopBentleyspop Posts: 10,686
    Too humid
    Messes with Eddies hair
  • timbo1972timbo1972 Posts: 321
    Lived in Houston for three years. Went to see PJ in what was a lull for me in 2000, reignited the passion and a show I'll never forget...friends, music and japes. Play again and give me an excuse to come back to the republic (small "r"), to hit Goode Co., drink me some Shiner and hit all the nooks and crannies that a great southern city has to offer. Ta. Oh, and see Pearl Jam... ;) chin chin
    14.10.2000 Houston, 09.09.2006 Marseilles, 11.09.2006 Paris, 18.06.2007 London, 17.08.2009 Manchester, 18.08.2009 London, 22.06.2010 Dublin, 23.06.2010 Belfast, 25.06.2010 London
  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 Posts: 28,403
    They played two shows in Houston 2000 correct? I believe the venue was called the woodlands?
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • vaggar99vaggar99 Posts: 3,427
    yeah and one in 2003. i lived in San Diego in those years and actually never seen the band here in my hometown.
  • themrpearljamthemrpearljam Posts: 309
    At Houston 03
    Eddie said he lived here for only about
    6 months or something and was about 6 or so and all he could remember was standing in a bed of fire ants and screaming from the pain
    And yes would love to see the band again it's been awhile and the city deserves it
  • vaggar99vaggar99 Posts: 3,427
    ^^^hahah...that happened a lot in those days. i don't think the fire ants are as bad anymore. at least i don't see too many beds in our neighborhood.
  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,412
    timbo1972 said:

    Lived in Houston for three years. Went to see PJ in what was a lull for me in 2000, reignited the passion and a show I'll never forget...friends, music and japes. Play again and give me an excuse to come back to the republic (small "r"), to hit Goode Co., drink me some Shiner and hit all the nooks and crannies that a great southern city has to offer. Ta. Oh, and see Pearl Jam... ;) chin chin

    Goode Company is awesome
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • ComeToTXComeToTX Posts: 7,765
    Where's shep?

    It's laughable how they keep skipping Houston.
    This show, another show, a show here and a show there.
  • wbutler29wbutler29 Posts: 944
    ComeToTX said:

    Where's shep?

    It's laughable how they keep skipping Houston.

    Supposedly had a hold on the Toyota center for the 2016 tour, couple of things must have obviously fell through. Hoping get a slot in the possible west coast 2017 run.
  • vaggar99vaggar99 Posts: 3,427
    ^^^Toyota center. no! how bout my backyard instead?
  • red mosred mos Posts: 4,953
    mfc2006 said:

    timbo1972 said:

    Lived in Houston for three years. Went to see PJ in what was a lull for me in 2000, reignited the passion and a show I'll never forget...friends, music and japes. Play again and give me an excuse to come back to the republic (small "r"), to hit Goode Co., drink me some Shiner and hit all the nooks and crannies that a great southern city has to offer. Ta. Oh, and see Pearl Jam... ;) chin chin

    Goode Company is awesome
    Goode company BBQ is amazing. They have an awesome chocolate moose pie too for dessert.
    PJ: 10/14/00 06/09/03 10/4/09 11/15/13 11/16/13 10/08/14
    EV Solo: 7/11/11 11/12/12 11/13/12
  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,412
    red mos said:

    mfc2006 said:

    timbo1972 said:

    Lived in Houston for three years. Went to see PJ in what was a lull for me in 2000, reignited the passion and a show I'll never forget...friends, music and japes. Play again and give me an excuse to come back to the republic (small "r"), to hit Goode Co., drink me some Shiner and hit all the nooks and crannies that a great southern city has to offer. Ta. Oh, and see Pearl Jam... ;) chin chin

    Goode Company is awesome
    Goode company BBQ is amazing. They have an awesome chocolate moose pie too for dessert.
    Love their seafood place on I-10 as well. The Texas Shrimp are awesome.
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • RoleModelsinBlood31RoleModelsinBlood31 Posts: 6,152
    Awwww man please don't talk about BBQ. Had BBQ yesterday from a pace in Lockhart and got food poisoning, been shitting for a solid 20 hours straight now. And it's green. Green disease?
    I'm like an opening band for your mom.
  • pj8pj8 Posts: 408
    RoleModelsinBlood31 said:

    Awwww man please don't talk about BBQ. Had BBQ yesterday from a pace in Lockhart and got food poisoning, been shitting for a solid 20 hours straight now. And it's green. Green disease?

    What BBQ joint? Blacks?
  • RoleModelsinBlood31RoleModelsinBlood31 Posts: 6,152
    pj8 said:

    RoleModelsinBlood31 said:

    Awwww man please don't talk about BBQ. Had BBQ yesterday from a pace in Lockhart and got food poisoning, been shitting for a solid 20 hours straight now. And it's green. Green disease?

    What BBQ joint? Blacks?
    No, I had a lacrosse tourney this weekend there, Simon Saturday I had blacks (no problem) then Sunday I had smittys and kreuz. Kreuz won the battle was by far better than the other two, smittys gave me and my lady the fp though :(
    I'm like an opening band for your mom.
  • ComeToTXComeToTX Posts: 7,765
    Smitty's has gone way down hill the last few years, imo.
    This show, another show, a show here and a show there.
  • RoleModelsinBlood31RoleModelsinBlood31 Posts: 6,152
    ComeToTX said:

    Smitty's has gone way down hill the last few years, imo.

    Yeah, I'll never go there again lol, sure learned my lesson, as I sit here drinking pedialyte and eating white rice and toast.
    I'm like an opening band for your mom.
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