a musician wants as many people as possible to hear his/her music - why gig can you get a world wide audience of 100,000,000?
That’s a chance to have people listen to you across genres, which can lead to more sales of your albums etc.
in fact I am pretty sure any non-famous musician would play the SuperBowl without a second thought if offered the gig, why wouldn’t PJ accept?
They worked with another Sports League (MLB) to release an exclusive concert so why not play to 100m people and possible obtain new fans?
The Super Bowl game may be 100,000,000 people, but the halftime show is 80,000,000 people flushing the toilet at the same time, then getting something to eat while the dipshits who didn't know any better play music while we are on the shitter.
Eh why not a medley of lukin > bugs > bushleaguer > yellow Ledbetter would be sweet!!!
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a musician wants as many people as possible to hear his/her music - why gig can you get a world wide audience of 100,000,000?
That’s a chance to have people listen to you across genres, which can lead to more sales of your albums etc.
in fact I am pretty sure any non-famous musician would play the SuperBowl without a second thought if offered the gig, why wouldn’t PJ accept?
They worked with another Sports League (MLB) to release an exclusive concert so why not play to 100m people and possible obtain new fans?
Yes non-famous musicians might love to play it for the exposure, but Pearl Jam are one of the most successful rock bands still around. They can do whatever they want. If they want to sell out baseball stadiums, they play baseball stadiums. If they wanted to do a small theatre tour or play smaller venues like Red Rocks, they'd do it.
They don't need the exposure to 100 million people, and some fans would find it kind of lame.
What else do you want them to do? Do you want to see them play the Grammys now that they have a new album? I'm sure they'll do a few late night shows which is cool and normal, but the Super Bowl is a ridiculous production with medleys and costume changes. It's meant for the Britney Spears pop stars, not incredibly talented rock and roll musicians (with all due respect to Prince and the handful of others that had watchable performances).
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a musician wants as many people as possible to hear his/her music - why gig can you get a world wide audience of 100,000,000?
That’s a chance to have people listen to you across genres, which can lead to more sales of your albums etc.
in fact I am pretty sure any non-famous musician would play the SuperBowl without a second thought if offered the gig, why wouldn’t PJ accept?
They worked with another Sports League (MLB) to release an exclusive concert so why not play to 100m people and possible obtain new fans?
This is a good point, to which I will add, do you know what helps gain even MORE exposure? Controversy. Imagine it - they're up there playing Even Flow, or Alive, or whatever, the song transitions, Left Shark comes out, banging on a cowbell. Eddie grabs the mic, screams, "And now you want me to breeeeath!" He rips open his button down shirt right in front of the camera, revealing an "I'm with Kap" shirt.
"I'm a lucky man, to count on both hands the [shows I've done]. Some folks just have one, others they got none..."
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The only good thing to come out of it would be when Ed forgets a line and the piped in sound fixes it for him. Sorry, I'm not interested in Pearl Jam trying to be Milli Vanilli.
If you want to know how many real musicians want to play the Super Bowl, just look at who is playing this years Super Bowl. J-Lo and Shakira. Neither of which have any musical talent. The committee had to be on rejection number 879 before they ended up with this tandem.
Flat wrong about Jenny's talent -- she has many talents. Marrying A-Roid is the latest in a line of funny choices, though.
Went to the Superb Owl when Niners Ravens played and Beyonce was playing at half. Best part about that was that the beer lines were short. Because of all of the festivities pre-game and wanting to enjoy the start (awful first half, good second half once the lights came back on) we had been a few hours w/o any beers. A very large number of the fans stayed in their seats for halftime -- first time I had ever been to a game where this was the case.
Popped down some beers & hit the head in the intermission and was good for the second half. This can be a struggle to do in time at some games, depending on the stadium and how they are set up.
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10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
Out of those 3, I would say Green Day would be the best. They are very good live and have great energy. The last Metallica show that played locally at a Stadium was an embarrassment. Crowd was jacked for Volbeat, but after about 5 Metallica songs, a third of the Stadium was empty. The "PIT" was sad. Like 100 people scattered about with room to play corn hole between them.
Out of those 3, I would say Green Day would be the best. They are very good live and have great energy. The last Metallica show that played locally at a Stadium was an embarrassment. Crowd was jacked for Volbeat, but after about 5 Metallica songs, a third of the Stadium was empty. The "PIT" was sad. Like 100 people scattered about with room to play corn hole between them.
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
I hate football so not even PJ performing at a football game could get me to watch. This would be a HUGE pass for me.
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a musician wants as many people as possible to hear his/her music - why gig can you get a world wide audience of 100,000,000?
That’s a chance to have people listen to you across genres, which can lead to more sales of your albums etc.
in fact I am pretty sure any non-famous musician would play the SuperBowl without a second thought if offered the gig, why wouldn’t PJ accept?
They worked with another Sports League (MLB) to release an exclusive concert so why not play to 100m people and possible obtain new fans?
Yes non-famous musicians might love to play it for the exposure, but Pearl Jam are one of the most successful rock bands still around. They can do whatever they want. If they want to sell out baseball stadiums, they play baseball stadiums. If they wanted to do a small theatre tour or play smaller venues like Red Rocks, they'd do it.
They don't need the exposure to 100 million people, and some fans would find it kind of lame.
What else do you want them to do? Do you want to see them play the Grammys now that they have a new album? I'm sure they'll do a few late night shows which is cool and normal, but the Super Bowl is a ridiculous production with medleys and costume changes. It's meant for the Britney Spears pop stars, not incredibly talented rock and roll musicians (with all due respect to Prince and the handful of others that had watchable performances).
It was good enough for The Who, Sprinsgsteen, Petty, and McCartney
a musician wants as many people as possible to hear his/her music - why gig can you get a world wide audience of 100,000,000?
That’s a chance to have people listen to you across genres, which can lead to more sales of your albums etc.
in fact I am pretty sure any non-famous musician would play the SuperBowl without a second thought if offered the gig, why wouldn’t PJ accept?
They worked with another Sports League (MLB) to release an exclusive concert so why not play to 100m people and possible obtain new fans?
Yes non-famous musicians might love to play it for the exposure, but Pearl Jam are one of the most successful rock bands still around. They can do whatever they want. If they want to sell out baseball stadiums, they play baseball stadiums. If they wanted to do a small theatre tour or play smaller venues like Red Rocks, they'd do it.
They don't need the exposure to 100 million people, and some fans would find it kind of lame.
What else do you want them to do? Do you want to see them play the Grammys now that they have a new album? I'm sure they'll do a few late night shows which is cool and normal, but the Super Bowl is a ridiculous production with medleys and costume changes. It's meant for the Britney Spears pop stars, not incredibly talented rock and roll musicians (with all due respect to Prince and the handful of others that had watchable performances).
It was good enough for The Who, Sprinsgsteen, Petty, and McCartney
a musician wants as many people as possible to hear his/her music - why gig can you get a world wide audience of 100,000,000?
That’s a chance to have people listen to you across genres, which can lead to more sales of your albums etc.
in fact I am pretty sure any non-famous musician would play the SuperBowl without a second thought if offered the gig, why wouldn’t PJ accept?
They worked with another Sports League (MLB) to release an exclusive concert so why not play to 100m people and possible obtain new fans?
Yes non-famous musicians might love to play it for the exposure, but Pearl Jam are one of the most successful rock bands still around. They can do whatever they want. If they want to sell out baseball stadiums, they play baseball stadiums. If they wanted to do a small theatre tour or play smaller venues like Red Rocks, they'd do it.
They don't need the exposure to 100 million people, and some fans would find it kind of lame.
What else do you want them to do? Do you want to see them play the Grammys now that they have a new album? I'm sure they'll do a few late night shows which is cool and normal, but the Super Bowl is a ridiculous production with medleys and costume changes. It's meant for the Britney Spears pop stars, not incredibly talented rock and roll musicians (with all due respect to Prince and the handful of others that had watchable performances).
It was good enough for The Who, Sprinsgsteen, Petty, and McCartney
Back before it was an embassment. Try getting Springsteen again. That is the biggest waste of 30 minutes in Sports OR Music history. If you give a shit about who plays music at Halftime of the superbowl, then you are part of the reason that it is as big of an embarrasment as it is. Just let them play the stupid game to the billion or so people that are watching for the commercials, and stop trying to make the "evenflow" of the superbowl into something other than a piss break.
I gotta admit that I much prefer the wildcard, divisional, and conference championship rounds to the Super Bowl. Maybe they can play during one of those!
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The Super Bowl Halftime Show is a joke.
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"He made the deal with the devil, we get to play with him.
He goes to hell, of course. We're going to heaven."
in fact I am pretty sure any non-famous musician would play the SuperBowl without a second thought if offered the gig, why wouldn’t PJ accept?
The Super Bowl game may be 100,000,000 people, but the halftime show is 80,000,000 people flushing the toilet at the same time, then getting something to eat while the dipshits who didn't know any better play music while we are on the shitter.
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2000: Virginia Beach, VA (8/3), Saratoga Springs, NY (8/27), Mansfield, MA (8/29 and 8/30)
2003: Albany, NY (4/29), Mansfield, MA (7/2 and 7/3), New York, NY (7/8 and 7/9)
2006: Hartford, CT (5/23), Boston, MA (5/24 and 5/25)
2009: Chicago, IL (8/23 and 8/24)
2010: Boston, MA (5/17)
2011: East Troy, WI (9/3 and 9/4)
2013: Worcester, MA (10/15 and 10/16), Hartford, CT (10/25)
2016: Boston, MA (8/5 and 8/7)
2018: Boston, MA (9/2 and 9/4)
2022: Camden, NJ (9/14)
2024: Boston, MA (9/15 and 9/17)
They can do whatever they want. If they want to sell out baseball stadiums, they play baseball stadiums. If they wanted to do a small theatre tour or play smaller venues like Red Rocks, they'd do it.
They don't need the exposure to 100 million people, and some fans would find it kind of lame.
What else do you want them to do? Do you want to see them play the Grammys now that they have a new album?
I'm sure they'll do a few late night shows which is cool and normal, but the Super Bowl is a ridiculous production with medleys and costume changes. It's meant for the Britney Spears pop stars, not incredibly talented rock and roll musicians (with all due respect to Prince and the handful of others that had watchable performances).
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MSG 2020
OKC 2020
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"He made the deal with the devil, we get to play with him.
He goes to hell, of course. We're going to heaven."
But if you do, please play Given to Fly
That said, they want a show, shakira and jlo will put in a show even if you don’t care about the music.
I look forward to the "The entire lower bowl should be 10C!!", "NO GA!?!?!?", and "Just one Super Bowl? Way to screw us over, Pearl Jam!!1!" posts.
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"He made the deal with the devil, we get to play with him.
He goes to hell, of course. We're going to heaven."
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If you want to know how many real musicians want to play the Super Bowl, just look at who is playing this years Super Bowl. J-Lo and Shakira. Neither of which have any musical talent. The committee had to be on rejection number 879 before they ended up with this tandem.
The best hit J-Lo ever had, was marrying A-Roid.
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2022: MSG 9/11 2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
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9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
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Super Bowl is great exposure for any artist
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium - Nov 14, 1997,
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium - Nov 15, 1997, Alpine Valley Music Theatre - Jun 26, 1998, Alpine Valley Music Theatre - Jun 27, 1998, United Center - Jun 29, 1998, Riverport Amphitheatre - Jul 02, 1998, Allstate Arena - Oct 09, 2000, Assembly Hall - Apr 23, 2003
United Center - Jun 18, 2003, Fox Theatre - Oct 05, 2004, United Center - May 16, 2006, United Center - May 17, 2006, United Center - Aug 23, 2009, United Center - Aug 24, 2009, Sprint Center - May 03, 2010, Scottrade Center - May 04, 2010, Alpine Valley Music Theatre - Sep 03, 2011, Alpine Valley Music Theatre - Sep 04, 2011
(Are you f’n kidding me?)
NO (f’n) WAY!!!
However, nah.
Back before it was an embassment. Try getting Springsteen again. That is the biggest waste of 30 minutes in Sports OR Music history. If you give a shit about who plays music at Halftime of the superbowl, then you are part of the reason that it is as big of an embarrasment as it is. Just let them play the stupid game to the billion or so people that are watching for the commercials, and stop trying to make the "evenflow" of the superbowl into something other than a piss break.
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