Should PJ Go Back To Having an Opening Band

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  • OnWis97
    OnWis97 St. Paul, MN Posts: 5,642
    40 minutes from an opener, 50 minutes to set up, and two hours from Pearl Jam Vs. 2:45 to three hours of Pearl Jam.  I’m surprised anyone prefers the former.
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  • OnWis97
    OnWis97 St. Paul, MN Posts: 5,642
    What has happened to make everyone say next year is gonna happen?
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  • willbarclay
    willbarclay Ottawa, Canada Posts: 3,298
    OnWis97 said:
    What has happened to make everyone say next year is gonna happen?

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  • MKSNYC
    MKSNYC NYC Posts: 367
    “An Evening with” for me please!
  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,599
    OnWis97 said:
    What has happened to make everyone say next year is gonna happen?
    Hard to see two straight years of no shows
  • pearldavidson
    pearldavidson Posts: 1,703
    A Sturgill Simpson and PJ collab would be fucken sick.
  • Sarava
    Sarava Naperville, IL Posts: 2,061
    Nah, cause then it would mean shorter shows.
  • NO203984
    NO203984 Posts: 25
    Only if the opening bands starts at 7pm promptly and is done by 730 
  • pearljammr78
    pearljammr78 Posts: 1,613
    pearldavidson said:
    A Sturgill Simpson and PJ collab would be fucken sick.
    Yes it would!!!
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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,692
    If they do more than 30 dates maybe.
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  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 9,947
    I definitely agree with those who say not if it means less PJ.
    But I’ve seen shows that were 3:00 back when they had openers, so I don’t think that would be the case. Ben Harper was great, would love to see him again, among many others.
    And to those who complain about the wait time it adds, have you not been a night with show? They tell us to arrive promptly at 7:00, not to take the stage until 8:00 anyway. We’ll be waiting around either way, may as well listen to some music.
  • mwplum
    mwplum Posts: 1,544
    Hard No for me, especially if it means cutting down on more PJ (which it would inevitably do as a result of venue curfews). Hard, if not impossible to pull off something like Denver 2014 (which I believe was just over 4hrs), when you've got an opener.

    In past experiences, I would have preferred to see the opener on their own at a smaller venue performing a full setlist. I love Ben Harper's music, but seeing a 6-8 song setlist just left me wanting for more. Same can be said for just about every opener I've even seen.  And in response to the claim that it exposes us to new music, I'd just say that (for me) In 25+ years of going to concerts, I could probably count the number of bands I've "discovered" for the first time as a result of being openers.


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  • SomethingCreative
    SomethingCreative Kazoo, MI Posts: 3,413
    edited August 2019
    mwplum said:
    .  And in response to the claim that it exposes us to new music, I'd just say that (for me) In 25+ years of going to concerts, I could probably count the number of bands I've "discovered" for the first time as a result of being openers.


    Yeah same here, but I still discovered them that way and its a moment I'll cherish forever.  I really don't think any counting stats are gonna matter to the folks who wouldn't mind an opener.
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  • thebuilder
    thebuilder Rifle, CO Posts: 174
    I’d rather have the opening band play outside the venue while ten club people wait in line... the festival atmosphere for Missoula 18 was awesome. Of course that was a special occasion but I could see that being a positive way to spend time and raise awareness for various issues.
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  • lexicondevil
    lexicondevil Posts: 2,259
    No. No. Nope.
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  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,605
    thebuilder said:
    I’d rather have the opening band play outside the venue while ten club people wait in line... the festival atmosphere for Missoula 18 was awesome. Of course that was a special occasion but I could see that being a positive way to spend time and raise awareness for various issues.
    This I could get behind. Particularly if they go back to playing sheds in summer. Those parking lots are perfect for this.
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  • pledgeagrievance
    pledgeagrievance Posts: 2,874
    edited August 2019
    It depends on the opener. I enjoy a good opener: MMJ, Band of Horses, KOL, Ben Harper, Black keys. But if it’s a band that I’m not into, than yeah just bring out who I came to see.
  • Foriginal Sin
    Foriginal Sin Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 1,876
    No, they don’t need an opening act. 
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  • NB283405
    NB283405 Posts: 74
    If they get onstage close to the ticketed start time, I'm OK with no opener.  However, if they're going to wait 60 to 90 minutes like they did at Fenway last year, they might as well have another band fill that time.    
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  • Deadman
    Deadman Posts: 795
    I’d like the openers to return.  Also - heavier bands like Baroness, Torche and Big Business.

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