2020 Tour Posters: Rank 'Em

jjflash

So the poster you bought or were gonna buy doesn't commemorate the great time you had in that city, or conjure memories of the setlist for a show that became an instant classic. Even moreso than normal tour posters, one might argue, the 2020 posters are artwork: capsules of strange days and what might have been. There are some great looking posters from this "tour". Do you agree? How would you rank 'em? How does your list compare with the best sellers? Does Ames' Baltimore design hint of a full album performance of Gigaton? Would Sperry's have topped them all? Ok, I'll start....

1. San Diego
2. Ottawa
3. Quebec City
4. NYC 1 (Williams)
5. St. Louis
6. Baltimore
7. NYC 2 (Mumford)
8. Toronto
9. Nashville
10. Hamilton
11. Phoenix
12. Oklahoma City
13. Denver
14. Oakland 1

SHZA

Balt
STL 
NYC 1
OKC 
Ottawa 
NYC2
Hamilton 
PHX/Nash
Toronto 
Tied for last: Denver OAK1 San Diego Quebec 

Sanders19

1. NYC 1 - Williams
2. Baltimore 
3. Quebec City
4. Ottawa 
5. OKC
6. San Diego
7. St Louis
8. Toronto 
9. NYC - Mumford
10. Phoenix 
11.Nashville 
12. Oakland
13. Hamilton 
14. Denver

...I am sure some will change after a while. But my ranking so far

Crew

Toronto
Baltimore
NYC Mumford
St. Louis
Klausen (both)

The rest in no particular order.

tdawe

I said a version of this in the Lost Dogs thread, but to me the NYC Williams is the best because it works best as, like you said, a “capsule of strange days and what might have been.” While many of the other posters work off the theme of climate change, NYC1 really jumps out to me as capturing the convergence of what should have been the launch of Pearl Jam’s US tour and the outbreak of global mayhem, both colliding in New York at roughly the same time. To me it seems so on-point that it’s almost hard to believe it was designed pre-COVID (though I think that about several lines/songs on Gigaton too so I guess it’s appropriate).

But after I made other post I looked again and realized that it doesn’t actually say “2020” anywhere on it which is a bit of a drawback.

jjflash

tdawe said:

I said a version of this in the Lost Dogs thread, but to me the NYC Williams is the best because it works best as, like you said, a “capsule of strange days and what might have been.” While many of the other posters work off the theme of climate change, NYC1 really jumps out to me as capturing the convergence of what should have been the launch of Pearl Jam’s US tour and the outbreak of global mayhem, both colliding in New York at roughly the same time. To me it seems so on-point that it’s almost hard to believe it was designed pre-COVID (though I think that about several lines/songs on Gigaton too so I guess it’s appropriate).

But after I made other post I looked again and realized that it doesn’t actually say “2020” anywhere on it which is a bit of a drawback.

No doubt and well said, my friend. Clairvoyant in a way similar to some of the lyrics/tracks on RTJ4.

On a similar note, interesting the Apollo poster was piggybacked onto the 3/30 MSG show poster. Williams, IMO, seized the opportunity to elevate his poster design, but still kinda surprising that Apollo didn't get it's own print 

huntersthompson

Did the Williams poster already go on sale here and I missed it?  Checking for a friend....

elwayvedder

@jjflash
you missed the poster for the secret fundraiser show that PJ was doing a few days before their NY trip down here in South Jersey for Operation Yellow Ribbon to benefit our never ending growing expensive care package shipping expenses.  Shh don't tell anyone but the BK/Emek/Sperry/Munk One collaboration for this poster would have been the best!

demetrios

elwayvedder said:

@jjflash
you missed the poster for the secret fundraiser show that PJ was doing a few days before their NY trip down here in South Jersey for Operation Yellow Ribbon to benefit our never ending growing expensive care package shipping expenses.  Shh don't tell anyone but the BK/Emek/Sperry/Munk One collaboration for this poster would have been the best!

Zod

I'm not digging the Oak1 poster, which I think is a good thing, because if had been a beautiful poster, I would of felt more bad about the show getting postponed.

I am still curious if we'll see an Oak2 poster out of this?

huntersthompson

Zod said:

I'm not digging the Oak1 poster, which I think is a good thing, because if had been a beautiful poster, I would of felt more bad about the show getting postponed.

I am still curious if we'll see an Oak2 poster out of this?

I am pretty sure that it has been revealed that Chuck Sperry was designated to do Oak2, but that it wasn't produced and, therefore, won't show up here-or anywhere for that matter.  I love Sperry posters and will be forever gutted  depressed if he isn't re-enlisted to do the make up show down the line....

DE4173

OKC
Toronto
NYC 2 (Mumford)
Ottawa
Quebec
Hamilton
St Louis
Baltimore
Nashville/Phoenix
San Diego
NYC 1 (Williams)
Denver
Oakland 1

jjflash

elwayvedder said:

@jjflash
you missed the poster for the secret fundraiser show that PJ was doing a few days before their NY trip down here in South Jersey for Operation Yellow Ribbon to benefit our never ending growing expensive care package shipping expenses.  Shh don't tell anyone but the BK/Emek/Sperry/Munk One collaboration for this poster would have been the best!

Planet of Sound

1. Phoenix 8/10
2. Nashville 7.5/10
3. Quebec 7/10
4. San Diego 7/10

5. OKC 5/10
6. NYC1 (Williams) 5/10
7. Toronto 4/10

8. Baltimore 3/10
9. St Louis 3/10

10. Hamilton 2/10
11. Ottawa 2/10

12. NYC2 (Mumford) 1.5/10

13. Denver 1/10
14. Oakland 1/10

cardoso

STL
NYC - Ian
BALTIMORE
OKC
NYC - Dan

KUHL2009

Tier 1:
1. Quebec
2. Ottawa
3. Williams NYC

Tier 2:
4. Toronto
5. St. Louis
6. OKC
7. Mumford New York

Tier 3:
8. Denver
9. Nashville
10. Phoenix
11. Hamilton
12. Baltimore
13. San Diego
14. Oakland

ST66483

Ottawa
Toronto 
OKC
Hamilton
NYC Mumford
Phoenix 
Nashville
Quebec
Baltimore
Denver
St. Louis
Oakland
NYC Williams 
San Diego 

Lots of close choices in there for sure and some that may flip spots in time or after seeing them in person.  Overall a strong poster year and strong showing by old and new artists.

Santos L. Halper

jjflash said:

So the poster you bought or were gonna buy doesn't commemorate the great time you had in that city, or conjure memories of the setlist for a show that became an instant classic. Even moreso than normal tour posters, one might argue, the 2020 posters are artwork: capsules of strange days and what might have been. There are some great looking posters from this "tour". Do you agree? How would you rank 'em? How does your list compare with the best sellers? Does Ames' Baltimore design hint of a full album performance of Gigaton? Would Sperry's have topped them all? Ok, I'll start....

1. San Diego
2. Ottawa
3. Quebec City
4. NYC 1 (Williams)
5. St. Louis
6. Baltimore
7. NYC 2 (Mumford)
8. Toronto
9. Nashville
10. Hamilton
11. Phoenix
12. Oklahoma City
13. Denver
14. Oakland 1

Don't sleep on the Oakland poster based on a lo res image

bigbiggzy

Lol

rbandhb

1- San Diego 
2- PHX
3- OKC 
4- Nashville
5-,Mumford MSG 
6- Baltimore Ames

always so tough to tell without seeing them in person. 

Also looking for a St Louis as we were going to that show if anyone has one they’d part with/regret buying etc. 

ceska

My favorites
Baltimore
NYC-Mumford MSG
Hamilton
Toronto
NYC-Williams Apollo (Didn't care for this at first but I am coming around to it. Glad I snagged one after all!)
Don't care for the rest.

A friend of mine suggested that Baltimore could be improved if it said Pearl Jam in large letters at the very top and the subheader was The Fabulous Gigaton Experience. I agree.

drfox

Oklahoma 
St Louis
Hamilton
Ottawa
Baltimore
MSG
Apollo
———
Toronto
Phoenix
Nashville
———
Denver
Quebec
San Diego
Oakland

Air23

Ottawa
Baltimore
OKC
STL
PHX
Nashville
Toronto
Quebec
Oakland
MSG
Hamilton
San Diego
Denver

cp3iverson

To critique art by artists way better than me....

1. Quebec
2. Ottawa
3.  OKC

and then everything else.  So far i’ve only purchased Baltimore. 

jjflash

Santos L. Halper said:

Don't sleep on the Oakland poster based on a lo res image

Duly noted Looking forward to seeing it....lotta visuals happening in it!

BF89905

New York - Mumford
Ottawa
Toronto
Nashville
OKC

demetrios

Santos L. Halper said:

jjflash said:

14. Oakland 1

Don't sleep on the Oakland poster based on a lo res image

Got a high res image? 

fl247556

Oklahoma 
Phoenix
Baltimore
St Louis
Ottawa
Toronto
Quebec
MSG Apollo
Nashville
Hamilton
Denver
San Diego
Oakland

payling

Santos L. Halper said:

jjflash said:

So the poster you bought or were gonna buy doesn't commemorate the great time you had in that city, or conjure memories of the setlist for a show that became an instant classic. Even moreso than normal tour posters, one might argue, the 2020 posters are artwork: capsules of strange days and what might have been. There are some great looking posters from this "tour". Do you agree? How would you rank 'em? How does your list compare with the best sellers? Does Ames' Baltimore design hint of a full album performance of Gigaton? Would Sperry's have topped them all? Ok, I'll start....

1. San Diego
2. Ottawa
3. Quebec City
4. NYC 1 (Williams)
5. St. Louis
6. Baltimore
7. NYC 2 (Mumford)
8. Toronto
9. Nashville
10. Hamilton
11. Phoenix
12. Oklahoma City
13. Denver
14. Oakland 1

Don't sleep on the Oakland poster based on a lo res image

Yes! 

AmishGuy91

1. OKC
2+:  take your pick

wbutler29

OKC is awesome.  Had tix, would've buy in a second if I didn't make the agreement w/the wife of no posters to shows I don't attend.  house is running out of wall space.  Had Denver tix as well.  Not getting a lot of love on the board.  Stiff competition this year for sure.