in all seriousness though, AWOLNATION. thats 40 minutes no one on this board is prepared for. Everyone would walk away smiling, something that seems really hard to do these days around here....
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No, almost every opening band they choose sucks. Only way to top the level of suck they’ve approached wools be have some of the acts mentioned so far, like Gaslight Anthem.
Isbell and Sturgill are so far beyond this it would have to almost be co-headlining.
At least in the Northeast, Isbell and Sturgill are nowhere near Pearl Jam's level yet. The last time each came through on their own, Isbell played a 3500 capacity pavilion and Sturgill a 2500 theater. Isbell has played 7500 seats twice but as a coheadliner with Brandi Carlile or Frank Turner. I love both of those guys but they have a ways to go before they're co-headlining with Pearl Jam.
I wasn’t trying to say they were as big as PJ. Just that they can pull off their own high profile tours and it would have little benefit downgrading from the the headline spot.
No, almost every opening band they choose sucks. Only way to top the level of suck they’ve approached wools be have some of the acts mentioned so far, like Gaslight Anthem.
Isbell and Sturgill are so far beyond this it would have to almost be co-headlining.
At least in the Northeast, Isbell and Sturgill are nowhere near Pearl Jam's level yet. The last time each came through on their own, Isbell played a 3500 capacity pavilion and Sturgill a 2500 theater. Isbell has played 7500 seats twice but as a coheadliner with Brandi Carlile or Frank Turner. I love both of those guys but they have a ways to go before they're co-headlining with Pearl Jam.
I wasn’t trying to say they were as big as PJ. Just that they can pull off their own high profile tours and it would have little benefit downgrading from the the headline spot.
You said they should be co-headlining with Pearl Jam.
On this new point, I can sorta see that with Isbell. Sturgill, though, is right at the level of many PJ openers I've seen...MMJ, Band of Horses, etc. I don't know that either of those guys is headlining 18k seats+ anytime soon. Seems to me there is plenty of benefit to getting in front of potential new fans in arenas and amphitheaters. I'm sure a lot goes into those tour decisions, so who knows.
No, almost every opening band they choose sucks. Only way to top the level of suck they’ve approached wools be have some of the acts mentioned so far, like Gaslight Anthem.
Isbell and Sturgill are so far beyond this it would have to almost be co-headlining.
At least in the Northeast, Isbell and Sturgill are nowhere near Pearl Jam's level yet. The last time each came through on their own, Isbell played a 3500 capacity pavilion and Sturgill a 2500 theater. Isbell has played 7500 seats twice but as a coheadliner with Brandi Carlile or Frank Turner. I love both of those guys but they have a ways to go before they're co-headlining with Pearl Jam.
I wasn’t trying to say they were as big as PJ. Just that they can pull off their own high profile tours and it would have little benefit downgrading from the the headline spot.
You said they should be co-headlining with Pearl Jam.
On this new point, I can sorta see that with Isbell. Sturgill, though, is right at the level of many PJ openers I've seen...MMJ, Band of Horses, etc. I don't know that either of those guys is headlining 18k seats+ anytime soon. Seems to me there is plenty of benefit to getting in front of potential new fans in arenas and amphitheaters. I'm sure a lot goes into those tour decisions, so who knows.
I put “almost coheadlining” meaning that clearly PJ would be the headliner in a hypothetical tour.
I think Isbell and Sturgill are both well beyond BoH at their most popular and 2006 MMJ.
They don’t need that bump to get from 2500 cap venues to 7500 cap venues.
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No, almost every opening band they choose sucks. Only way to top the level of suck they’ve approached wools be have some of the acts mentioned so far, like Gaslight Anthem.
Isbell and Sturgill are so far beyond this it would have to almost be co-headlining.
At least in the Northeast, Isbell and Sturgill are nowhere near Pearl Jam's level yet. The last time each came through on their own, Isbell played a 3500 capacity pavilion and Sturgill a 2500 theater. Isbell has played 7500 seats twice but as a coheadliner with Brandi Carlile or Frank Turner. I love both of those guys but they have a ways to go before they're co-headlining with Pearl Jam.
I wasn’t trying to say they were as big as PJ. Just that they can pull off their own high profile tours and it would have little benefit downgrading from the the headline spot.
You said they should be co-headlining with Pearl Jam.
On this new point, I can sorta see that with Isbell. Sturgill, though, is right at the level of many PJ openers I've seen...MMJ, Band of Horses, etc. I don't know that either of those guys is headlining 18k seats+ anytime soon. Seems to me there is plenty of benefit to getting in front of potential new fans in arenas and amphitheaters. I'm sure a lot goes into those tour decisions, so who knows.
I put “almost coheadlining” meaning that clearly PJ would be the headliner in a hypothetical tour.
If only there was a word for when two bands go on tour but they're not co-headlining and one band is the clear headliner...
Yea. Korn and Alice In Chains seems like a weird tour. I liked the first three Korn albums but haven’t listened to them in years to see how they hold up. And yes, while the new AIC is good, they will never be Layne good so I would miss that tour too
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For Pearl Jam to have an opening band
They have to go out on tour.
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im kidding.
in all seriousness though, AWOLNATION. thats 40 minutes no one on this board is prepared for. Everyone would walk away smiling, something that seems really hard to do these days around here....
also, the current guitarist, not the one pictured here, is Zack Irons. I dont know what else to say but that this should have happened years ago
1994 - Bridge School Benefit, Shoreline Mountain View CA
*** 1995 - 2015 High School, College, Broke, Having Kids***
2016 - Temple of the Dog, Bill Graham Civic Center Auditorium, San Francisco CA
2017 - Eddie Vedder, Bourbon and Beyond, Louisville KY
2018 - The Home Shows, Show 2, Seattle WA
2019 - Eddie Vedder, Ohana Fest, Dana Point CA
2020- Oakland Nights 1 and 2
2020 - Ohana Fest
2021 - Ohana Fest
2022 - Oakland 1 and 2
"Watch out for music. It should come with a health warning. It can be dangerous. It can make you feel so alive, so connected to the people around you, and connected to what you really are inside. And it can make you think that the world should, and could, be a much better place. And just occasionally, it can make you very, very happy." -Peter Gabriel
Maybe im in the minority but give me a great opening band and 29 PJ songs vs no opening band and 35 PJ songs.
I wasn’t trying to say they were as big as PJ. Just that they can pull off their own high profile tours and it would have little benefit downgrading from the the headline spot.
On this new point, I can sorta see that with Isbell. Sturgill, though, is right at the level of many PJ openers I've seen...MMJ, Band of Horses, etc. I don't know that either of those guys is headlining 18k seats+ anytime soon. Seems to me there is plenty of benefit to getting in front of potential new fans in arenas and amphitheaters. I'm sure a lot goes into those tour decisions, so who knows.
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
But Sturgill, Isbell, Carlie would expose them to a new bigger audience and I would love to see them.
I think Isbell and Sturgill are both well beyond BoH at their most popular and 2006 MMJ.
They don’t need that bump to get from 2500 cap venues to 7500 cap venues.
6/18/03 Chicago-United Center
5/17/06 Chicago-United Center
7/19/13 Chicago-Wrigley Field
10/11/13 Pittsburgh-Consol Energy Center
10/17/14 Moline-IWireless Center (No Code)
10/20/14 Milwaukee-Bradley center (Yield)
4/26/16 Lexington-Rupp Arena
8/20/16 Chicago-Wrigley Field
8/22/16 Chicago-Wrigley Field
8/18/18 Chicago-Wrigley Field
8/20/18 Chicago-Wrigley Field
9/5/23 Chicago-United Center
9/7/23 Chicago-United Center
8/29/23 Chicago-Wrigley Field
8/31/23 Chicago-Wrigley Field
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
co-headers are for bands that are fading fandom wise. pJ can still sell out pretty much any venue.
out a 50 show arena tour.
(Read: I hope so)
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
Would be a good co-headlining tour.
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