2020 Tour Rumor Thread

verceman

D-Rod said:

Playing PNC park in Pittsburgh on August 15th.

@D-Rod
you guessing or have intel?

pjsteelerfan

verceman said:

D-Rod said:

Playing PNC park in Pittsburgh on August 15th.

@D-Rod
you guessing or have intel?

That's the green day show. Confused me too at first. 

jwhjr17

chiefnjk said:

Aug. 8 & 10 (Saturday/Monday) at Wrigley looks like a pretty good guess.

Maybe US/Can arenas in April-May (primarily west coast); Euro dates/fests in June-July; US/Can stadiums in August-September. Basically 3 legs of about 10 shows each, with roughly 3-4 week breaks in between legs.

It seems unlikely that PJ would follow the exact same routing as those GD/FOB/Weezer stadium shows, but at the same time don't these stadiums usually try to bunch some shows together since they have the stage setup? If you look at just the August dates of that GD/FOB/Weezer tour (starting in mid-August), they are all midwest/east coast dates. We know Target Field has been rumored for PJ, Wrigley and Fenway are all but givens, etc. So it's at least possible there could be some overlap there. Probably more likely that PJ would spread its stadium shows out a bit like they did in 2018. Something like Target Field (MN), Wrigley (x2), Toronto, Boston (x2), NYC (x2), Philly (x2).

And somewhere way back in this thread a few weeks ago I alluded to some info I had been given related to a meeting in MN regarding PJ...

darwinstheory

verceman said:

D-Rod said:

Playing PNC park in Pittsburgh on August 15th.

@D-Rod
you guessing or have intel?

@D-Rod

Weston1283

JimmyV said:

RP112579 said:

If the trend is PJ playing shows, then so be it. Just play shows. Anywhere.

Yep. 

^^^

JimmyV

jwhjr17 said:

chiefnjk said:

Aug. 8 & 10 (Saturday/Monday) at Wrigley looks like a pretty good guess.

Maybe US/Can arenas in April-May (primarily west coast); Euro dates/fests in June-July; US/Can stadiums in August-September. Basically 3 legs of about 10 shows each, with roughly 3-4 week breaks in between legs.

It seems unlikely that PJ would follow the exact same routing as those GD/FOB/Weezer stadium shows, but at the same time don't these stadiums usually try to bunch some shows together since they have the stage setup? If you look at just the August dates of that GD/FOB/Weezer tour (starting in mid-August), they are all midwest/east coast dates. We know Target Field has been rumored for PJ, Wrigley and Fenway are all but givens, etc. So it's at least possible there could be some overlap there. Probably more likely that PJ would spread its stadium shows out a bit like they did in 2018. Something like Target Field (MN), Wrigley (x2), Toronto, Boston (x2), NYC (x2), Philly (x2).

And somewhere way back in this thread a few weeks ago I alluded to some info I had been given related to a meeting in MN regarding PJ...

I'll admit...I hope this had something to do with the album more than a show.

ComeToTX

The night off between shows makes travel much more expensive. 

D-Rod

darwinstheory said:

verceman said:

D-Rod said:

Playing PNC park in Pittsburgh on August 15th.

@D-Rod
you guessing or have intel?

@D-Rod

Sorry for the confusion,  It was the Green Day show.   Ever since I was referenced on Alt Nation i have been inundated with autographs and interview requests.  My head is swelling up to the point where it won't fit through my front door.   

JimmyV

ComeToTX said:

The night off between shows makes travel much more expensive. 

Yeah it does. We ended up only doing Seattle 2 in part for that reason.

LizJ

chiefnjk said:

Aug. 8 & 10 (Saturday/Monday) at Wrigley looks like a pretty good guess.

Maybe US/Can arenas in April-May (primarily west coast); Euro dates/fests in June-July; US/Can stadiums in August-September. Basically 3 legs of about 10 shows each, with roughly 3-4 week breaks in between legs.

It seems unlikely that PJ would follow the exact same routing as those GD/FOB/Weezer stadium shows, but at the same time don't these stadiums usually try to bunch some shows together since they have the stage setup? If you look at just the August dates of that GD/FOB/Weezer tour (starting in mid-August), they are all midwest/east coast dates. We know Target Field has been rumored for PJ, Wrigley and Fenway are all but givens, etc. So it's at least possible there could be some overlap there. Probably more likely that PJ would spread its stadium shows out a bit like they did in 2018. Something like Target Field (MN), Wrigley (x2), Toronto, Boston (x2), NYC (x2), Philly (x2).

I am hoping for Europe. But someone on the board mentioned that Eddie said on his last European Tour that he wants to be home on Olivia’s 16 th Birthday. I think that’s in June. So my guess is that they won’t be that far away from home around June.

vedpunk

Does anyone have any actual reliable intel or are we just “guessing” that it will be another ballpark tour?  People are really reaching here with all this noise.  

JimmyV

vedpunk said:

Does anyone have any actual reliable intel or are we just “guessing” that it will be another ballpark tour?  People are really reaching here with all this noise.  

That's what we do here. But, earlier there were some Chicago radio DJ's pretty convinced Wrigley was a go for 2020. 

vedpunk

I know but don’t kill my “arena tour buzz”

SandyRavage

I think it would be very different if they did a full ball park tour. The Cubs and Red Sox, great teams,  great franchises. But theres 30 major ballparks in the U.S./Canada alone, and of course all of them are in major cities.....

Instead, it sounds like Fenway and Wrigley will be every other summer until the band just fades away..."Oh Pearl Jam just announced a 'tour', see you in Boston and Chicago............ again." Not even the Grateful Dead kept it that bland....

Lerxst1992

JP218404 said:

The Anti Trump tour. They will be playing swing states and more throughout 2020.  New record/ song  in November. 

Promise a show to any state that voted Trump in 2016 that turns blue this time if Trump is voted out.

This could help Ed keep the on stage politicking to a minimum since its results based. 

JimmyV

Lerxst1992 said:

JP218404 said:

The Anti Trump tour. They will be playing swing states and more throughout 2020.  New record/ song  in November. 

Promise a show to any state that voted Trump that turns blue this time if Trump is voted out.

This could help Ed keep the on stage politicking to a minimum. 

This I could get behind.

Lerxst1992

100 Pacer said:

Never understood the hate for ballpark shows. Everyone involved has a great time and there are always plenty of surprises. Not to mention the city overrun with more PJ fans than you’d typically see. They’ll be plenty of options next year but stadiums every couple of years is a niche this band thrives in.

It's a decent idea if they build up a good stadium light show with much much larger color screens spread throughout the venue. Also if they do stadiums again they should have a random ticket draw comparable to GA shows (if they play no GA venues again like fenway).

And of course avoid obstructed view ancient stadia 

Lerxst1992

JimmyV said:

Noload said:

JimmyV said:

Meh. States that can't get their shit together well enough not to vote for Trump shouldn't be rewarded. 

They have fans that didn't vote for Trump in every state. If they want to screen their destinations based on red/blue, that's their choice obviously, but I give them more credit than to make that the litmus for show locations.  

I don't disagree at all. I guess I should have said, "States that can't get their shit together well enough not to vote for Trump shouldn't be rewarded because of that."

The band is going to play where the band is going to play, and I doubt red/blue is really much of a consideration. 

The country has changed drastically since 2013/14 (the last full tour) and I wonder if progressives like some in this band are starting to feel honestly uncomfortable in solid red states. For example open carry laws do make some of us blue staters VERY uncomfortable. 

(BTW the above comment is not about politics)

Vedd Hedd

Lerxst1992 said:

JimmyV said:

Noload said:

JimmyV said:

Meh. States that can't get their shit together well enough not to vote for Trump shouldn't be rewarded. 

They have fans that didn't vote for Trump in every state. If they want to screen their destinations based on red/blue, that's their choice obviously, but I give them more credit than to make that the litmus for show locations.  

I don't disagree at all. I guess I should have said, "States that can't get their shit together well enough not to vote for Trump shouldn't be rewarded because of that."

The band is going to play where the band is going to play, and I doubt red/blue is really much of a consideration. 

The country has changed drastically since 2013/14 (the last full tour) and I wonder if progressives like some in this band are starting to feel honestly uncomfortable in solid red states. For example open carry laws do make some of us blue staters VERY uncomfortable. 

(BTW the above comment is not about politics)

The last time I saw a show in Nashville (2003), there was a delay in getting into the venue. I asked a cop if he knew why there was a delay, and the guy said, "Well that sonofabitch singer was killing a doll of the president on stage during his last show, so now there is a bomb threat."

SteffyLou

Ugh, I go back to school/work August 10. So knowing my luck, this will be the show (it has happened almost every time they played Wrgley)