Will we get live PJ shows, as we knew them, in 2021?
Title says it all. I’m not talking about half capacity, masked or distanced shows. I’m talking about sold out arenas, sheds and stadium shows as we knew them pre-Covid.
Will we get live PJ shows, as we knew them, in 2021? 226 votes
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House money says no.
I'm thinking at least 3-4 months between the announcement and the first show, right? We could be well into June or July before "regular people" are eligible for the vaccines.
At a "best-case scenario" I'm thinking it could be October and we get a tour.
At this point, I'm hoping they're sharing ideas virtually. They don't all need to be together to record their own parts. I'm not optimistic, but why not tour two albums together?
Beyond what's already booked, I can see touring in general being scattershot out of the gate. It probably won't feel like a traditional Pearl Jam (or whoever) tour, but I think shows will happen. I can't wait to see one again.
- Even when vaccinated will people immediately be ready to go back to shows?
- Will indoor shows suffer more than outdoor?
- Due to itchiness and financial reasons will there be a higher than usual number of bands looking to tour at once?
- Will higher supply, lower demand, and number of available venues result in bands playing smaller rooms than you might expect?
For the sake of the artists, I hope there is a ton of pent up demand and most concertgoers feel like I do. But I don't think anyone has a clue. You can make a convincing hypocritical argument from any angle. If there is a general skiddishness, I'm more than ready to see Pearl Jam in a theater, etc.
Pearl Jam could sell 25,000 tickets in Timbuktu to fans of six different countries in other hemispheres.
What would help is if they announced many countries at the same time. People would be more likely to stay closer to home. If they sell tickets to seven different countries in Europe at the same time as they sold tickets to Canada, the USA and five different countries south of Mexico, people in Europe wouldn't be as likely to buy tickets to Brazil, Argentina and Canada.
But that's not their game plan.
It is going to be a total epic clusterf once things get back online. There's teams that need venues, plus seasonal acts, plus touring acts.
It could damn well be late 2022 until we see normalcy with bands touring again.
Gutted: London 2 2018, Sacramento 2022, Noblesville 2023
Not a chance.
Bands in reduced capacity, smaller venues: fall 2021 (depending on the state)
1996: Ft Lauderdale
1998: Birmingham
2000: Charlotte, Tampa
2003: Tampa, Atlanta, Phoenix
2004: Kissimmee
2008: West Palm Beach, Bonnaroo, Columbia
2010: MSG2
2012: Music Midtown
2014: Memphis
2018: Wrigley 1, Fenway 1
2022: Nashville
2023: Ft. Worth II