Pearl Jam is returning to Europe in 2020

PJNB

JPPJ84 said:

PJNB said:

Jammin909 said:

jimjam1982 said:

I'm not one to buy into the doom and gloom scenarios but South Korea has as of today scheduled resumed sports after 4 weeks of shut down. I think the landscape of the world will have an entirely different outlook after this thing peaks in the US in 3 weeks. We are about 10 days behind europe so their peak should be sooner. By May 1 it looks good to go if we isolate and do our parts.

Let's hope you're right. My thinking is life starts to pick back up and become "normal" again in July or August. 

They could always start the tour in Krakow. Tag on whatever they can on the end that was postponed at the start. It is doable but a lot has to happen around the whole world in the next 30-45 days for this to happen. 

Mike‘s festival is on August 7th though, isn’t it? Otherwise that’d be way better than nothing 

It is close and its just a thought on my part. I was optimistic the whole time about the spring tour too though and look where we are now. Another thought I had was not do any of the festivals since the planning and work is so much more in advance for those shows. If they  just went on an arena run would it be worth the trip for them though? I would assume the money is in the festivals. The easiest thing to do is to delay it until 2021 but if there is an opening this summer and we are able to finally get back to something normal I hope they give it a good shot. 

RatherStarved

They don’t have to make a decision for another month or so, but I cannot see a scenario where this summer Europe tour happens as scheduled.  Considering the festival components and other outdoor venues, it feels like it will be a full year postponement as opposed to fall or winter.  I’d love to be wrong and see everyone in Frankfurt in June, and I'm not trying to be negative, but I just can’t see that happening.

jimjam1982

Jammin909 said:

jimjam1982 said:

I'm not one to buy into the doom and gloom scenarios but South Korea has as of today scheduled resumed sports after 4 weeks of shut down. I think the landscape of the world will have an entirely different outlook after this thing peaks in the US in 3 weeks. We are about 10 days behind europe so their peak should be sooner. By May 1 it looks good to go if we isolate and do our parts.

Let's hope you're right. My thinking is life starts to pick back up and become "normal" again in July or August. 

I'm just hoping. We need optimism. 8 to 15 weeks quarantine or social distancing is going to be brutal living alone. Just trying to find positive straws to grasp

CharlieP

I think it would be wise for them to hold off, take a deep breath and watch how things unfold. By May they could make the decision and probably still get the show on the road. There´s a lot of panic right now. Should they cancel/postpone if things are worse by then? Yes. But as of right now, things could be very different by june/july. 

pdalowsky

I could handle a postponement if they pledge to play Leeds arena again for a 3 night stretch instead of hyde park........

There could always be that type of silver lining. 

dresi_4

Nick Cave tour was just postponed. Getting closer and closer to July.

PJNB

dresi_4 said:

Nick Cave tour was just postponed. Getting closer and closer to July.

Start date to that tour is over two months ahead of Pearl Jam's on April 19th. 

dresi_4

PJNB said:

Start date to that tour is over two months ahead of Pearl Jam's on April 19th. 

True. I was focused on the specific date of the Czech concert which is quite close to the start of PJ tour.

PJNB

dresi_4 said:

PJNB said:

Start date to that tour is over two months ahead of Pearl Jam's on April 19th. 

True. I was focused on the specific date of the Czech concert which is quite close to the start of PJ tour.

Ya I did not mean to downplay it and feel it is still noteworthy imo. It is similar to Tool's spring cancelation they just put up a couple of days ago in North America timeline wise. Unless the governments jump way ahead of this I still think we are 2 months out on an announcement one way or the other unless things get even worse in the next month. Italy is projecting to peak on Mar 24th with a lot of other countries 1 week or more behind that.

 Are there any other European tours that you can think of that start in May/June that we should be watching? 

JPPJ84

PJNB said:

dresi_4 said:

PJNB said:

Start date to that tour is over two months ahead of Pearl Jam's on April 19th. 

True. I was focused on the specific date of the Czech concert which is quite close to the start of PJ tour.

Ya I did not mean to downplay it and feel it is still noteworthy imo. It is similar to Tool's spring cancelation they just put up a couple of days ago in North America timeline wise. Unless the governments jump way ahead of this I still think we are 2 months out on an announcement one way or the other unless things get even worse in the next month. Italy is projecting to peak on Mar 24th with a lot of other countries 1 week or more behind that.

 Are there any other European tours that you can think of that start in May/June that we should be watching? 

The Foos play one concert in Berlin on June 10th. So they're probably around for more shows

josevolution

Italy is not gonna be all clear by June July or August, people have to just be realistic..I know I wouldn’t be comfortable being in a crowd even come September I’m sorry but that’s how I see it..

PJNB

josevolution said:

Italy is not gonna be all clear by June July or August, people have to just be realistic..I know I wouldn’t be comfortable being in a crowd even come September I’m sorry but that’s how I see it..

You do not need to be sorry and you speak for yourself and your own comfort level. If they gave the all clear this summer, which I am hopeful they do for everyones sake not just for the sake of seeing a concert, I would have no issues going to a show.

Italy is projected to peak on Mar 24th. If they trend the same way that China does they will have no new cases in or around May 7th. Pearl Jam is scheduled to arrive 2 months after that. Yes it looks bad now and the numbers are terrifying especially the death numbers there but they are expected to start relaxing very soon. 

How will the world respond to the news of no new or very little cases in the warmer months is the question. Will business go back to usual this summer or are we going to keep the large groups and gatherings to a minimum still. No one knows. I think some countries will want to get the money flowing again while others will be wary of a new wave being started. 

josevolution

Haven’t seen Dimmi post at all in this thread in a long while, I hope all is well with him!

JPPJ84

josevolution said:

Haven’t seen Dimmi post at all in this thread in a long while, I hope all is well with him!

He’s very busy on Facebook so I think he’s fine

josevolution

JPPJ84 said:

josevolution said:

Haven’t seen Dimmi post at all in this thread in a long while, I hope all is well with him!

He’s very busy on Facebook so I think he’s fine

Ok great, I’m not on FB pass along our regards..

just_one

Dont be delusional everyone,  there is 0% the euro tour is happenning. Things in europe are absolutly horrible and reality check everyone it will get a lot worse before it gets better (maybe except italy and spain)   

lastexitlondon

^^^ +1
500 a day dying. Its not even a possibility in italy alone.

pdalowsky

just_one said:

Dont be delusional everyone,  there is 0% the euro tour is happenning. Things in europe are absolutly horrible and reality check everyone it will get a lot worse before it gets better (maybe except italy and spain)   

It’s ok to dream and hope 

PJNB

There is absolutely nothing wrong with people being hopeful that a tour can happen. Be prepared for the worse and hope for the best. We all know whats going on in the world and what needs to happen for us to enjoy anything even remotely close to a concert this summer. This is not like the spring tour that I really thought had a chance especially in Canada. This is something that we will be able to telegraph a month out and the band can make a decision then or whenever they decide to. 

Some of us would prefer to remain positive on the situation at hand. That does not make us delusional. 95 days until Germany. If we are still on lockdown at that time a concert is going to be so far away on my list of things I care about it will not even matter to me that it is cancelled. 

JPPJ84