2022 North American rumour thread take 2

uglybabo

If they sell platinum tickets, just wait for the thread where people lose the 10 club lottery where the tickets are $100 and then the equivalent seats are $750 through Ticketmaster. 

rhinomagic

Crew said:

estarr31 said:

The BAL news sucks for that show but this honestly is good news for the tour IMO. Means they're making moves. BAL only getting cancelled b/c that arena is undergoing renovations until Feb 2023. Cancellation is a last resort for them. 

It has zero bearings on a Fall tour as well. They could play in BAL or just skip it and play PHI/NY which is probably the original plan. 

Some of us only had that show, and we don't care about how good it is for news on the rest of the tour.  

It's even more salt in the wound that there's literally been no communication straight from the band yet, with the exception of that news blurb from yesterday that is buried on the site.  There are probably people who still don't know.

JimmyV said:

tdawe said:

I don’t want to be too negative, but I read the straight cancellation of Baltimore without any plan for restitution as a pretty bad sign for the prospects of a broader east coast tour later this year. 

I'm struggling with not being too negative. 

I'm REALLY struggling with not being too negative.  I'm not even mad; it was expected... I'm disappointed with how it was handled.

Everything about this - how the EV tour was prioritized, how there was no updates on rescheduling, and to find out secondhand through the forums / TM that the event was cancelled without any emails or social media update - it all just rubs me the wrong way.  

Also tired of the people saying, "it was completely out of the band's hands; they did everything they could" - while that might be true with regards to the renovation, they could've been FAR more transparent about the how they communicated ANY of it to the fans.  Let us know that you're trying hard to reschedule, but do it *while* you're rescheduling - don't tell us in conjunction with telling us that the show has been cancelled.

I'm with Crew.

This band is still the one I follow most and have the highest interest in, but their organization is also guilty of being occasionally bad with the customer-facing aspect of the relationship.

3-4 years to deliver the final fan club singles.
Cancelling Raleigh with an unfulfilled promise to return when the law was changed.
Infrequency of communication with ticketholders for the past 18-24 months.

I love 'em and I don't stay mad at 'em. Life is way more important than a singular focus on the rock band. Also, all people have flaws. It's just that it can be a downer to feel like your dollars and your dedication don't get met with a reciprocity of sorts.

PJNB

Maybe Raleigh gets the fall treatment... 

2-feign-reluctance

HughFreakingDillon said:

remember there was some crazy good/expensive tickets that Sawyer got back in the day that he was utterly flamed for? it was a festival...PJ20 maybe?

Sawyer, now there’s a platinum level board ban. 

OceansJenny

2-feign-reluctance said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

remember there was some crazy good/expensive tickets that Sawyer got back in the day that he was utterly flamed for? it was a festival...PJ20 maybe?

Sawyer, now there’s a platinum level board ban. 

Please do tell  

100 Pacer

OceansJenny said:

2-feign-reluctance said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

remember there was some crazy good/expensive tickets that Sawyer got back in the day that he was utterly flamed for? it was a festival...PJ20 maybe?

Sawyer, now there’s a platinum level board ban. 

Please do tell  

He secured 5th or 6th row centre directly from the venue for PJ20 then was clever enough to brag about it here. 10C intervened and had the tickets refunded as they weren’t meant to be sold to the public. He went ballistic here and was banned.

OceansJenny

100 Pacer said:

OceansJenny said:

2-feign-reluctance said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

remember there was some crazy good/expensive tickets that Sawyer got back in the day that he was utterly flamed for? it was a festival...PJ20 maybe?

Sawyer, now there’s a platinum level board ban. 

Please do tell  

He secured 5th or 6th row centre directly from the venue for PJ20 then was clever enough to brag about it here. 10C intervened and had the tickets refunded as they weren’t meant to be sold to the public. He went ballistic here and was banned.

Oh wow. I honestly don’t see that happening today (10c intervening). Good story though - will have to find the thread. 

HughFreakingDillon

100 Pacer said:

OceansJenny said:

2-feign-reluctance said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

remember there was some crazy good/expensive tickets that Sawyer got back in the day that he was utterly flamed for? it was a festival...PJ20 maybe?

Sawyer, now there’s a platinum level board ban. 

Please do tell  

He secured 5th or 6th row centre directly from the venue for PJ20 then was clever enough to brag about it here. 10C intervened and had the tickets refunded as they weren’t meant to be sold to the public. He went ballistic here and was banned.

that's what it was. didn't it also include free booze and food or some perks like that?

on2legs

It was epic…

https://community.pearljam.com/discussion/157372/season-ticket-sales-office-miscommunication-for-pj20-weekend/p1

OceansJenny

What a wacky thread. I can’t believe it went on for 17 pages, people reading into it like lawyers. Did he call the Tribune?  

mpedone

darwinstheory said:

Not saying this in a negative light, but: the longer they hold out, the more people refund. The more tickets refunded, the more tickets can be purchased back on ticketmaster for platinum pricing. Double profits for tickets they know will sell.

Some, but I can't imagine they're going to sell 300-level (or even mid-tier) seats as platinum seating unless they come with some really nice perks.

Weston1283

All it takes is a "please ensure your membership info is up to date" in tomorrows newsletter to completely change the course here

mpedone

Keep an eye on social media. Any tour info that is in the newsletter will invariably be posted there well before the emails arrive.

PJNB

Weston1283 said:

All it takes is a "please ensure your membership info is up to date" in tomorrows newsletter to completely change the course here

The only reason they would give that heads up though is if we are getting something new or if they are doing another draw for all of the refunds. Going to be interesting to see how this all plays out! My wish is we get all of 2022 all at once. Very unlikely I know. 

lmckenney24

PJNB said:

Weston1283 said:

All it takes is a "please ensure your membership info is up to date" in tomorrows newsletter to completely change the course here

The only reason they would give that heads up though is if we are getting something new or if they are doing another draw for all of the refunds. Going to be interesting to see how this all plays out! My wish is we get all of 2022 all at once. Very unlikely I know. 

If they do ballparks this year (I think that was mentioned somewhere in this thread), you'd assume that would have to be announced pretty soon.

 So, maybe May run + ballparks for first announcement?

NewfieintheUSA

Weston1283 said:

All it takes is a "please ensure your membership info is up to date" in tomorrows newsletter to completely change the course here

I think we'll get some sort of hint today

JimmyV

I respect and enjoy how optimistic some of you are. 

nicknyr15

JimmyV said:

I respect and enjoy how optimistic some of you are. 

Same here. I just can’t get there. I expect literally nothing from them anymore, except ridiculous merch. 

Ms0331

It's impressive how confidential the tour information is kept and there are no leaks especially if the tour is going to start in May.

JimmyV

One reason why I'm skeptical. This is the Counting Crows announcement from earlier today. Rescheduled dates and cancellations all in one. I feel like if a PJ announcement was imminent Baltimore would have been handled similarly.