Should PJ Go Back To Having an Opening Band

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  • stuckinline
    stuckinline Posts: 3,407
    NO!
  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,824
    Yes... any of these would be cool to see:

    RNDM
    a Stone Bayleaf/Moonlander set
    a Matt Wellwater/Cavedweller set
    Flight From Mars/The Rockfords

    I think you can see where I’m headed with this...

    ...or Mark Lanegan  =)
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  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,498
    No. Every opening band I've seen for Pearl Jam, with the exception of Ted Leo, has sucked.  Sonic Youth wasn't even Sonic Youth by the time I saw them, and I never really liked them anyway. Sparta sucked. My Morning Jacket I guess was ok but I was glad when their set was over.  Sleater Kinney is just god damn awful.  I don't even remember The Buzzcocks.
    In fact, it's very rare at any concert that an opening band is any good. I'm usually just suffering through the motions to get to the show I came to see.
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  • raindog80
    raindog80 Reggio Emilia, Italy Posts: 1,193
    edited August 2019
    The answer is absolutely FUCKIN' YES!
    My wishlist for next PJ tour opening bands would be:

    REIGNWOLF (!!!)
    Sleater-Kinney
    Filthy Friends
    Orville Peck 
    Father John Misty
    Anywhere
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  • raindog80
    raindog80 Reggio Emilia, Italy Posts: 1,193
    on2legs said:
    Yes if the opening band is The Gaslight Anthem.  No if it’s anyone else.  
    I really love TGA. 
    "I like beautiful melodies telling me terrible things" - Tom Waits
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  • Steverthebeliever
    Steverthebeliever Posts: 164
    Yes, they should. 
  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,599
    raindog80 said:
    Father John Misty
    That would be a dream come true. The fanviews on here would be amazing, trying to figure out what to make of him.
  • EB218946
    EB218946 Posts: 4,015
    raindog80 said:
    on2legs said:
    Yes if the opening band is The Gaslight Anthem.  No if it’s anyone else.  
    I really love TGA. 
    Same!  Love opening acts.  Have seen so many cool bands through the years.  
  • pearljammr78
    pearljammr78 Posts: 1,613
    I grew to really like Sonic Youth seeing them open for PJ so many times. I fucking love Sleater-Kinney so to say they suck is blasphemous. I was listening to PJ Radio and they were replaying the last show from “the Experiment”. PJ acoustic opening for PJ would be awesome too. 
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  • raindog80
    raindog80 Reggio Emilia, Italy Posts: 1,193
    pjl44 said:
    raindog80 said:
    Father John Misty
    That would be a dream come true. The fanviews on here would be amazing, trying to figure out what to make of him.
    +1.
    "I like beautiful melodies telling me terrible things" - Tom Waits
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  • RhinoJam
    RhinoJam Raleighwood Posts: 596
    No, just go back to playing arenas!
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  • Lerxst1992
    Lerxst1992 Posts: 8,135
    Loujoe said:
    Liked band of horses in 2010...was great when played hunger strike at msg. 
    That being said...

    No to opening band.

    Special guests...Danny Clinch, Sting, dude from aerosmith, cheap trick guy...I think that is great...

    Except for the dirty frank tease that devolved into dirty water.



    Multiple cover songs are far worse than an opening band. Especially when it involves special guests.

    After 25 shows over 3 and a half years and alot of inactivity, I am going to enjoy sitting thru those six gentlemen playing sting or cheap trick songs? Seriously?
  • Abe Froman
    Abe Froman Posts: 5,384
    No need for Pearl Jam to have an opening band.
    Pearl Jam cover songs are awesome.
    Definitely no need to shorten Pearl Jam shows.

    That is all.
  • Lowlight
    Lowlight Plymouth, MA Posts: 101
    Abe Froman said:
    No need for Pearl Jam to have an opening band.
    Pearl Jam cover songs are awesome.
    Definitely no need to shorten Pearl Jam shows.

    That is all.
    The sausage king of Chicago here knows his stuff.  Fully agreed.
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  • buck502000
    buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    Be cool to watch Cage the Elephant eviscerating the crowd before the old men played 
  • Lerxst1992
    Lerxst1992 Posts: 8,135
    buck502000 said:
    Be cool to watch Cage the Elephant eviscerating the crowd before the old men played 

    Talk about what's wrong with Rock these days with just 3 words 
  • no code
    no code Posts: 110
    I'm fine with just the Pearl Jam show. No opening act for me.
    We are all just waiting for the main event.
    Wolfmother at Arnhem 2006 was very nice though. But I'm there for PJ and no other than PJ
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  • buck502000
    buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    Lerxst1992 said:
    buck502000 said:
    Be cool to watch Cage the Elephant eviscerating the crowd before the old men played 

    Talk about what's wrong with Rock these days with just 3 words 
    please go on....
  • Renfield
    Renfield NYC NY Posts: 1,054
    edited August 2019
    What if Ed opens for PJ?
    What if it is 2 albums; 1 by PJ, 1 Ed solo? That certainly qualifies for “getting our minds blown”
    See the latest guesses 
  • PD239757
    PD239757 Posts: 3
    Yes they should.l!! B) My experiences are with crap ticketing (UK) systems means delays getting into the venue a la 90 mins = missing 10-15 mins of the start 
    Unbelievable 

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