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!
The annual Thursday night clash between the jags and Titans would work too.
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).
Tom Petty, Bruce, The Who, i.e., the band's heroes have all played the Super Bowl halftime show
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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).
Tom Petty, Bruce, The Who, i.e., the band's heroes have all played the Super Bowl halftime show
Yep.
I don't really care to see this happen, but a lot of the arguments against it sound like people want the band to feel about the Super Bowl Halftime Show they way they feel about the Super Bowl Halftime Show.
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.
oh i agree about it being a waste and don't want or expect PJ to ever do it, BUT let's not pretend PJ is too good for it. Some of the world's biggest Rock and Roll Legends have played the Super Bowl.
I think your petition is gonna be a few signatures short....Actually, you may be the only one on it. That's a BIG no from me. Can we start a petition for them to NEVER play the Super Bowl halftime show This would be a disaster!
You guys are being unreasonable, PJ’s hero’s have all played the Super Bowl (the cover their songs for crying out loud). Also, the list of rock bands/acts below fits PJ doing it:
Prince
Paul McCartney
U2
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
The Who
The Rolling Stones
Aerosmith
Sting
No Doubt
Coldplay
Red Hot Chili Peppers
I believe it will happen now with PJ working with MLB, just a matter of time. Great exposure to new fans and I am sure everyone on this board will see it.
Eddie Vedder and company are accustomed to playing in stadiums, albeit for a different sport. The avid baseball fans have performed at Chicago’s Wrigley Field, Seattle’s Safeco Field and Boston’s Fenway Park. Still, transitioning from the diamond to the football field wouldn’t be difficult for one of the biggest bands in America. With nearly 30 years of material to work with, the band could easily compile an entertaining and compelling set. They've announced the long-awaited 'Gigaton' album, meaning Pearl Jam will also have something new to promote prior to a future performance. They joined forces with the Seattle Seahawks in 2018 for a pair of charity performances, meaning a collaboration with the NFL isn’t completely off the table.
I guess I don't see why it matters. It's not like I can get tickets to it. How would it be enjoyable for me as a fan to see a pre-taped medley of Alive, Evenflow, Elderly Woman, Given to Fly, The Fixer and DotC?
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RED ROCKS 6-19-95
AUGUSTA 9-26-96
MANSFIELD 9-15-98
BOSTON 9-29-04
BOSTON 5-25-06
MANSFIELD 6-30-08
EV SOLO BOSTON 8-01-08
BOSTON 5-17-10
EV SOLO BOSTON 6-16-11
PJ20 9-3-11
PJ20 9-4-11
WRIGLEY 7-19-13
WORCESTER 10-15-13
WORCESTER 10-16-13
HARTFORD 10-25-13
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You guys are being unreasonable, PJ’s hero’s have all played the Super Bowl (the cover their songs for crying out loud). Also, the list of rock bands/acts below fits PJ doing it:
I believe it will happen now with PJ working with MLB, just a matter of time. Great exposure to new fans and I am sure everyone on this board will see it.
Guess I’m not the only one with this idea:
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/super-bowl-halftime-show-2020/
Pearl Jam
Eddie Vedder and company are accustomed to playing in stadiums, albeit for a different sport. The avid baseball fans have performed at Chicago’s Wrigley Field, Seattle’s Safeco Field and Boston’s Fenway Park. Still, transitioning from the diamond to the football field wouldn’t be difficult for one of the biggest bands in America. With nearly 30 years of material to work with, the band could easily compile an entertaining and compelling set. They've announced the long-awaited 'Gigaton' album, meaning Pearl Jam will also have something new to promote prior to a future performance. They joined forces with the Seattle Seahawks in 2018 for a pair of charity performances, meaning a collaboration with the NFL isn’t completely off the table.
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