Pearl Jam just started following SNL on Twitter

verceman

Obviously this could be completely random and mean nothing, but I found this interesting and curious.

Just saw this on Twitter:

RS151862

Looks like they’ll be covering The Boxer on SNL. 

verceman

Why else would these artists start following SNL, besides that they will soon be announced as Musical Guests?

PB11041

verceman said:

Why else would these artists start following SNL, besides that they will soon be announced as Musical Guests?

because the person who handles their twitter account clicked follow.

cp3iverson

Sitting through 35 minutes of stale jokes is a small price to pay to see PJ

CW55354

Every year for I don’t know how long, I have put in for SNL tickets and have never gotten picked. Maybe this season the stars will align and I will get tickets and get to see Pearl Jam perform. 

SandyRavage

PB11041 said:

verceman said:

Why else would these artists start following SNL, besides that they will soon be announced as Musical Guests?

because the person who handles their twitter account clicked follow.

Social media handles are run by 3rd party accounts (i.e. Ed or Stone isn't sitting there on twitter saying "Oh! SNL, we played that a couple times. lemme give it a follow.") ...but you knew that.  

Rather, the people that run the accounts follow things like SNL to make the interaction between each other easier. For instance, if i were to try and tag SNL in a post by not following them, there's a chance it won't won't come up with a link to their account, BUT if I follow them and try to tag them, there's a better chance they will come up. You have to think like a 40-50something running this account. Because thats exactly who is running these accounts.

PB11041

SandyRavage said:

PB11041 said:

verceman said:

Why else would these artists start following SNL, besides that they will soon be announced as Musical Guests?

because the person who handles their twitter account clicked follow.

Social media handles are run by 3rd party accounts (i.e. Ed or Stone isn't sitting there on twitter saying "Oh! SNL, we played that a couple times. lemme give it a follow.") ...but you knew that.  

Rather, the people that run the accounts follow things like SNL to make the interaction between each other easier. For instance, if i were to try and tag SNL in a post by not following them, there's a chance it won't won't come up with a link to their account, BUT if I follow them and try to tag them, there's a better chance they will come up. You have to think like a 40-50something running this account. Because thats exactly who is running these accounts.

if you don't follow someone it just wont auto populate, it does nothing to prevent you from tagging them. the auto pop feature just assures you know the tag is correct.

mookieblalock

CW55354 said:

Every year for I don’t know how long, I have put in for SNL tickets and have never gotten picked. Maybe this season the stars will align and I will get tickets and get to see Pearl Jam perform. 

Same. Been praying to get picked for the Eddie Murphy Christmas episode. Couldn’t imagine that being paired with PJ.

bootlegger10

This is what we are resorting to?  Twitter following?  Come on PJ.  Announce something!

mookieblalock

bootlegger10 said:

This is what we are resorting to?  Twitter following?  Come on PJ.  Announce something!

Yes. Next step below this is someone posted that they saw two clouds in the sky that formed a ‘P and a ‘J’ so it means Pearl Jam must be getting to play their city.

verceman

mookieblalock said:

bootlegger10 said:

This is what we are resorting to?  Twitter following?  Come on PJ.  Announce something!

Yes. Next step below this is someone posted that they saw two clouds in the sky that formed a ‘P and a ‘J’ so it means Pearl Jam must be getting to play their city.

PB11041 said:

SandyRavage said:

PB11041 said:

verceman said:

Why else would these artists start following SNL, besides that they will soon be announced as Musical Guests?

because the person who handles their twitter account clicked follow.

Social media handles are run by 3rd party accounts (i.e. Ed or Stone isn't sitting there on twitter saying "Oh! SNL, we played that a couple times. lemme give it a follow.") ...but you knew that.  

Rather, the people that run the accounts follow things like SNL to make the interaction between each other easier. For instance, if i were to try and tag SNL in a post by not following them, there's a chance it won't won't come up with a link to their account, BUT if I follow them and try to tag them, there's a better chance they will come up. You have to think like a 40-50something running this account. Because thats exactly who is running these accounts.

if you don't follow someone it just wont auto populate, it does nothing to prevent you from tagging them. the auto pop feature just assures you know the tag is correct.

My thinking was that whoever is managing Pearl Jam's social media is following SNL so when SNL posts that Pearl Jam is playing an upcoming episode, Pearl Jam will be able to quickly retweet.  I am thinking the scheduling happens in bunches, hence Paul Simon's team followed SNL the same day as PJ, for the same reason.   Paul Simon is an odd booking for 2019/2020 though... Maybe there is some highlight special coming up or something, featuring old performances by Pearl Jam, Paul Simon and others... Can't be just a total coincidence.

PB11041

The latter seems more likely that SNL will do some best of the 2010's performances rundown that would include Paul Simon and Pearl Jam

verceman

PB11041 said:

The latter seems more likely that SNL will do some best of the 2010's performances rundown that would include Paul Simon and Pearl Jam

PJ gets in just under the wire in that case since they last played SNL in 2010.  Paul Simon was as recent as 2018

igotid88

verceman said:

mookieblalock said:

bootlegger10 said:

This is what we are resorting to?  Twitter following?  Come on PJ.  Announce something!

Yes. Next step below this is someone posted that they saw two clouds in the sky that formed a ‘P and a ‘J’ so it means Pearl Jam must be getting to play their city.

PB11041 said:

SandyRavage said:

PB11041 said:

verceman said:

Why else would these artists start following SNL, besides that they will soon be announced as Musical Guests?

because the person who handles their twitter account clicked follow.

Social media handles are run by 3rd party accounts (i.e. Ed or Stone isn't sitting there on twitter saying "Oh! SNL, we played that a couple times. lemme give it a follow.") ...but you knew that.  

Rather, the people that run the accounts follow things like SNL to make the interaction between each other easier. For instance, if i were to try and tag SNL in a post by not following them, there's a chance it won't won't come up with a link to their account, BUT if I follow them and try to tag them, there's a better chance they will come up. You have to think like a 40-50something running this account. Because thats exactly who is running these accounts.

if you don't follow someone it just wont auto populate, it does nothing to prevent you from tagging them. the auto pop feature just assures you know the tag is correct.

My thinking was that whoever is managing Pearl Jam's social media is following SNL so when SNL posts that Pearl Jam is playing an upcoming episode, Pearl Jam will be able to quickly retweet.  I am thinking the scheduling happens in bunches, hence Paul Simon's team followed SNL the same day as PJ, for the same reason.   Paul Simon is an odd booking for 2019/2020 though... Maybe there is some highlight special coming up or something, featuring old performances by Pearl Jam, Paul Simon and others... Can't be just a total coincidence.

Paul Simon is a friend of Lorne's. So he will get a spot if he asked. 

NewJPage

PB11041 said:

The latter seems more likely that SNL will do some best of the 2010's performances rundown that would include Paul Simon and Pearl Jam

Whatever 3rd party runs pj social media also runs Paul Simon? None of that is done in house 

Abe Froman

bootlegger10 said:

This is what we are resorting to?  Twitter following?  Come on PJ.  Announce something!

Seriously. Fans are desperately reading into anything looking for any signs of new PJ or a tour. 🙄

igotid88

NewJPage said:

PB11041 said:

The latter seems more likely that SNL will do some best of the 2010's performances rundown that would include Paul Simon and Pearl Jam

Whatever 3rd party runs pj social media also runs Paul Simon? None of that is done in house 

I'm sure each band or artist hires someone to run their social media. I don't think they all use one company

PB11041

NewJPage said:

PB11041 said:

The latter seems more likely that SNL will do some best of the 2010's performances rundown that would include Paul Simon and Pearl Jam

Whatever 3rd party runs pj social media also runs Paul Simon? None of that is done in house 

No.  I am just saying, it seems unlikely that this coincidence is about Pearl Jam appearing on SNL at some point in the spring of 2020. Yes.  I could be wrong, but it feels more likely that it could be about something less bombastic as an appearance announcement because they happened to follow the account. 

verceman

My rumor was valid enough for alt nation to run with LOL!

PB11041

Man.  That guys is just sad.  I could not imagine copying the stuff we gab about and culling it together as "news".

I mean sure, given the topic, he could be like the proverbial monkeys at a typewriter, but...

YourDirtisMyfood

If they appear in March, we should be learning about it soon.

YourDirtisMyfood

Doesn't appear they will be on in March.  Dua Lipa was just announced for March 28th as the musical guest with John Krasinski hosting.

igotid88

YourDirtisMyfood said:

If they appear in March, we should be learning about it soon.

This would be the week to do it. Will be difficult after next Saturday. They would need Thursday and Saturday off. And they will be in Canada. So I doubt they would want to travel back and forth in a short amount of time. 
Best chance is late April

YourDirtisMyfood

Yep not March see above.

igotid88

Well not this month as Dua Lipa is the musical guest on the 28th

mpedone

bootlegger10 said:

This is what we are resorting to?  Twitter following?  Come on PJ.  Announce something!

Did you all the hype for Old Navy's t-shirt that almost quoted "Better Man"? Some of that was more on FB than her , but still... 

mpedone

cp3iverson said:

Sitting through 35 minutes of stale jokes is a small price to pay to see PJ

Or just waiting until Sunday morning and watching on YouTube. 

washed in black

CW55354 said:

Every year for I don’t know how long, I have put in for SNL tickets and have never gotten picked. Maybe this season the stars will align and I will get tickets and get to see Pearl Jam perform. 

Same. Every August I send in the email. Nothing to show for it, yet....