What’s up with Fresno?

ClownofThorns

pearljammr78 said:

ClownofThorns said:

JZ280705 said:

It just amazes me the availability of tickets in California - Fresno especially.  PJ should have played the East coast and saved the real fans the hassle and cost of flying.  $850 flight alone.

Real fans booked their flights before they got so expensive. 

I’m such a real fan I booked my flights before they even announced the tour. 😎😎

Daaaaamn. 

OceansJenny

ClownofThorns said:

OceansJenny said:

I have a friend that moved to Fresno. She is 15 min from the arena. Fresno natives are not your typical PJ demographic. And to get to Fresno from SF is a pain in the ass, it was like a 3-3.5 hr drive. The same as driving NYC to Baltimore. But to go to Fresno. There is really no reason to go to Fresno as a tourist. It’s a farming town.

Even though my friend lives there, I’m not going to the Fresno show. Too much of a pain in the ass to get there. It’s in the middle of nowhere.

Man, I wish had these problems. If a show is within a 3-3.5 hr drive from me, I'm 100% going. When OKC showed up on the list for 2020, I was ecstatic: 3:25 from my house? Woohoo!! Even St. Louis (5+ hours) is a no-brainer for me. 

To clarify I live in NY so 6 hour flight… then 4 hr drive! Pass.

OceansJenny

PJNB said:

Best way to get to San Francisco the day after the Fresno show would be the Amtrak correct? 

SF -> Fresno feels like the slowest train ride on earth. God bless.

OceansJenny

cutz said:

JR86440 said:

I'm staying at Hilton one mile away. Guessing it is safe enough to walk back after show? Wouldn't want to do that in LA that's for sure..

I'm staying at the Holiday Inn and it's a little less then a mile away and I HOPE to be able to walk it too. Good question: Is it a safe walk?

Also staying about a mile away from The Forum and I'll be walking, along with others.

In Fresno you’ll be walking next to major roads. Not a pleasant stroll.

OceansJenny

OfThePearl said:

Enough about bad hotels.

Where's the good pizza in Fresno? 

  please don’t waste a meal on Fresno pizza, stick to Mexican

PJNB

Going to call you buzzkillerJenny if you keep this up lol. 

OceansJenny

Ha - is my love for Fresno showing? 😂 sorry folks, as you were.

Edit: wait one more - we were stuck in traffic near the Fresno arena due to Monster Jam. Monster. Jam. Get to the arena early folks.

PJNB

OceansJenny said:

Ha - is my love for Fresno showing? 😂 sorry folks, as you were.

Edit: wait one more - we were stuck in traffic near the Fresno arena due to Monster Jam. Monster. Jam. Get to the arena early folks.

Would love to hear your thoughts on University Inn lol

JeBurkhardt

Growing up in San Jose we used to dump on Fresno all the time. The usual stuff "Bakersfield without the charm", "cowboys and meth". I am sure it had nothing to do with FSU annually beating the Spartans in football. 

JZ280705

JeBurkhardt said:

Growing up in San Jose we used to dump on Fresno all the time. The usual stuff "Bakersfield without the charm", "cowboys and meth". I am sure it had nothing to do with FSU annually beating the Spartans in football. 

I lived in Bakersfield my freshman college summer 40 years ago working at El Torito.  Worst summer of my life 😂 

JZ280705

JZ280705 said:

It just amazes me the availability of tickets in California - Fresno especially.  PJ should have played the East coast and saved the real fans the hassle and cost of flying.  $850 flight alone.

My point on this comment was there isn’t a ticket to found outside of California which you’d think would be sellouts given the population.  I mean Nashville is sold out.

Red Mosqito

JZ280705 said:

It just amazes me the availability of tickets in California - Fresno especially.  PJ should have played the East coast and saved the real fans the hassle and cost of flying.  $850 flight alone.

Um, I think it was a bunch of “real fans” from the East & Central regions giving up their tickets for other newly added shows that caused all this availability. 

100 Pacer

Booked at the Hyatt Place Fresno. 

riley540

My wife and I are staying in Best Western. About 2 miles from the arena. We are flying into LA next Friday for a fun weekend there, then we are renting a car and driving to Fresno on Sunday evening. Then back to LA to fly home Tuesday night. Should be a fun mini vacation! 

JimmyV

Red Mosqito said:

JZ280705 said:

It just amazes me the availability of tickets in California - Fresno especially.  PJ should have played the East coast and saved the real fans the hassle and cost of flying.  $850 flight alone.

Um, I think it was a bunch of “real fans” from the East & Central regions giving up their tickets for other newly added shows that caused all this availability. 

The concept of "real fans" is dumb but what newly added shows are these that people gave up their California tickets for? The two in California or the one in Nevada?

LaFleur

PJNB said:

100 Pacer said:

^^^probably the best reserved seats available.

And somehow I upgraded. Fresno being Fresno I guess lol! 



 

are you sitting in Boom's lap now?

Poncier

LaFleur said:

PJNB said:

100 Pacer said:

^^^probably the best reserved seats available.

And somehow I upgraded. Fresno being Fresno I guess lol! 



 

are you sitting in Boom's lap now?

Talking about the first thing that comes up.

JimmyV

Fresno has the excuse of not everyone knowing it is the American Paris. Los Angeles, meanwhile, has no such excuse. A Friday night show in one of the biggest cities in the country being this undersold day of is an embarrassment. 

EDIT: I guess most of it is fan 2 fan, which isn't that unusual given there are always tickets on stubhub day of. Carry on. 

pearljammr78

I’m pretty sure it’s safe to say, this will be the last time to ever see Pearl Jam in Fresno. All hail the lucky ones, those who get to leave and never come back. 

iOnlyownMymind

pearljammr78 said:

I’m pretty sure it’s safe to say, this will be the last time to ever see Pearl Jam in Fresno. All hail the lucky ones, those who get to leave and never come back.