Chad Smith Indicates More EV and the Earthlings Shows

pleatherman

Taken from a recent Rolling Stone interview. 

How did you end up playing with Eddie Vedder on his new solo album and live at the Ohana Fest?
I work a lot with the producer/musician Andrew Watt. He’s amazing. We did a couple of songs for Ed, and then it turned out great and we just ended up doing a whole record, which is excellent. I’ve known him forever. We took Pearl Jam on that first tour in 1991 way back when, and you know, obviously he’s an amazing musician and so fun to connect with on a musical level. We’ve played together but we’ve never recorded or done any shows. It was really fun. Easy, fast. You didn’t hear it from me, but Ed’s talking about doing [more solo tour] dates.

tschav

  

gus stills

Can’t wait!

curleybarney

Let's goooooo 

CROJAM95

Let’s put on our big boy pants & go 🤠

1ThoughtKnown

LFG!

jgmoch

Cant wait to hear the album.

JojoRice

Wonder when these shows will happen since Chad has the Chili Peppers world tour coming next year. 

CROJAM95

Chili’s ticket prices 🤣

I just looked @ met life tix… wow

so nobody ever ever complain bout PJ tix please

easily biggest bargain in music

cp3iverson

CROJAM95 said:

Chili’s ticket prices 🤣

I just looked @ met life tix… wow

so nobody ever ever complain bout PJ tix please

easily biggest bargain in music

I don’t want to look.  We’d really like to take our daughter but I heard it’s “3 day festival” like prices. 

My only time seeing them was for free in a tiny club.  I can’t top that memory. 

PJNB

Ohana 2022 and 2023 Euro tour or an actual US tour I wonder?  

CROJAM95

cp3iverson said:

CROJAM95 said:

Chili’s ticket prices 🤣

I just looked @ met life tix… wow

so nobody ever ever complain bout PJ tix please

easily biggest bargain in music

I don’t want to look.  We’d really like to take our daughter but I heard it’s “3 day festival” like prices. 

My only time seeing them was for free in a tiny club.  I can’t top that memory. 

day of there will be a ton for prob 1/2 off....I love the Chillis, but cmon

raindog80

I think that if PJs don't reschedule their 2020 US concerts for the spring of 2022, I believe there is a very good chance for an 2022 US Spring tour of Eddie Vedder & The Earthlings. Just my 2 cents. 

bbiggs

raindog80 said:

I think that if PJs don't reschedule their 2020 US concerts for the spring of 2022, I believe there is a very good chance for an 2022 US Spring tour of Eddie Vedder & The Earthlings. Just my 2 cents. 

This would be a slap in the face to everyone holding PJ tickets for 2+ years.  If EV can play indoor shows, why not PJ?  I don't see this happening.

mfc2006

I think the EV shows happen after PJ.

That being said, The Earthlings sounded great that weekend and it would be a blast to hear them play live again.

JojoRice

How about EV shows in Jan/Feb followed by the rescheduled PJ shows in March/April? 

jjflash

Great news! Thanks for sharing, OP. The collective energy of Eddie and The Earthlings at Ohana was fantastic, and I'd be stoked to see them play those songs - along w/ the rest of the album - again live

Get_Right

mfc2006 said:

I think the EV shows happen after PJ.

That being said, The Earthlings sounded great that weekend and it would be a blast to hear them play live again.

Highlight of the weekend for me, mini supergroup that just ROCKED.  What a great surprise.

kingofthedisco

I enjoyed Ed's sets at Ohana, but if we get Earthlings show dates before Pearl Jam rescheduled dates I am going to be pretty frustrated. 

BB162610

Kick that Watt dude out of the Earthlings and I am in.  Chad was a lot of fun to watch at Ohana.  

Indifference

bbiggs said:

raindog80 said:

I think that if PJs don't reschedule their 2020 US concerts for the spring of 2022, I believe there is a very good chance for an 2022 US Spring tour of Eddie Vedder & The Earthlings. Just my 2 cents. 

This would be a slap in the face to everyone holding PJ tickets for 2+ years.  If EV can play indoor shows, why not PJ?  I don't see this happening.

Because EV is one member maybe someone else in PJ doesn't want to play indoors yet.....

LastStopOnTheWestCoastLine

BB162610 said:

Kick that Watt dude out of the Earthlings and I am in. 

Preach!

RatherStarved

CROJAM95 said:

Chili’s ticket prices 🤣

I just looked @ met life tix… wow

so nobody ever ever complain bout PJ tix please

easily biggest bargain in music

+1.  Am interested in RHCP tix but not at these prices, at least not this far in advance.  I have also found in the past that you’re lucky to get 90 minutes out of RHCP whereas we complain if PJ does less than 150.  

BB162610

LastStopOnTheWestCoastLine said:

BB162610 said:

Kick that Watt dude out of the Earthlings and I am in. 

Preach!

Dude is a total cheese ball

pleatherman

JojoRice said:

Wonder when these shows will happen since Chad has the Chili Peppers world tour coming next year. 

Logistically, it might be tricky to schedule an Earthlings tour.  I doubt Eddie will want any indoor shows in the coming months due to the same safety concerns that prevent Pearl Jam from performing arenas for the time being.  

That takes us to next year.  Jeff has stated PJ plans to record in the winter but they are not the type of band that holes up in a studio for months on end.  That can leave some time for Ed to play some shows with his solo band before gearing up to finally launch the Gigaton tour (hopefully) in the spring.  Then there is always the possibility more Earthling shows could take place after those rescheduled U.S. dates and before RHCP shifts into high gear.  

Pearl Jam also has a summer European tour and more U.S. shows in the fall (again, hopefully).  Though he has performed solo shows immediately following a PJ tour, the bigger dilemma is finding an appropriate time for all the Earthling musicians to be available.  

On a positive note, Ed tends to hold his cards close to his chest, so if he talked to Chad about playing more shows, he probably has every intention on making that happen.

RiotAct10

pleatherman said:

Jeff has stated PJ plans to record in the winter but they are not the type of band that holes up in a studio for months on end.  

Where or when did Jeff say this?

CROJAM95

BB162610 said:

LastStopOnTheWestCoastLine said:

BB162610 said:

Kick that Watt dude out of the Earthlings and I am in. 

Preach!

Dude is a total cheese ball

Dude prob has people eating cheese off his balls you prob mean

one of the most sought after producers, hes good

mcgruff10

@pleatherman where did Jeff say they would be recording this winter?  Thanks in advance.  

JPPJ84

Was it in a podcast? I definitely read about Jeff saying that 

pleatherman

RiotAct10 said:

pleatherman said:

Jeff has stated PJ plans to record in the winter but they are not the type of band that holes up in a studio for months on end.  

Where or when did Jeff say this?

mcgruff10 said:

@pleatherman where did Jeff say they would be recording this winter?  Thanks in advance.  

Great question.  In a typical nonchalant manner, Jeff mentions it at about the 27 minute mark on the "McGonigal’s Chronicles: Making Montana Connections" podcast.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mcgonigals-chronicles-jeff-ament/id1560904197?i=1000532558562

RiotAct10

pleatherman said:

RiotAct10 said:

pleatherman said:

Jeff has stated PJ plans to record in the winter but they are not the type of band that holes up in a studio for months on end.  

Where or when did Jeff say this?

mcgruff10 said:

@pleatherman where did Jeff say they would be recording this winter?  Thanks in advance.  

Great question.  In a typical nonchalant manner, Jeff mentions it at about the 27 minute mark on the "McGonigal’s Chronicles: Making Montana Connections" podcast.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mcgonigals-chronicles-jeff-ament/id1560904197?i=1000532558562

Wow. Thanks for sharing. I won't hold my breath as they say things some times that don't pan out, but cool that recording more new music soon seems to be something they are planning on right now.