Ok, I'll be that guy. Poster is....hmmmm....ok...I guess. Sutton had 2 years and this is what he came up with?! Kudos for it being better than the 2020 poster, but this is one of those "if it's still available when I get to the show, I'll buy it. If not, I'm not going to lose any sleep".
I think it's great, although I'm not sure what connection there is between Batman and San Diego.
I’m going to say Batman is a homage to EV home show
Comic-Con too perhaps?
That would be my guess. If so, still a very weak connection.
Does their have to be a connection?
It helps in the case when something is visually weak. At least you feel like something makes sense, even at the expense of art that looks like more effort could have been put into it. I don't know. To each their own. I'm just glad it isn't the poster for the Oakland show, though I ain't holding my breath for that one!
The best prints have a connection to the city, where the show is being played, etc... Seems to me as if Pearl Jam poster artists create artwork that brings in something about the city, band, venue far less than other bands. That's part of the reason people lose their minds when there is a halfway decent poster that does have a connection (Wrigley Cracker Jack or Emek Rome, come to mind). I've found that Eddie Vedder solo posters typically have that "connection" element far more frequently than PJ posters (why? I'm not sure).
If we're doing this (meaning obvious all-time great PJ posters)--What's the connection for:
Houston Green Lady '92 Emek's Charlotte '96 Rome Sutton 96 Istanbul '96 Portugal and Spain '96 Vegas '98 Barrie '98 Noblesville '98 (green monster head in jar) Raleigh '98 (tres monkeys) St. Louis '98 (is the plane in homage to something St. L?) Santa Barbara '03 Cincinnati '03 NYC Donkey Kong '10 NYC Transformers '15
Probably Charles Lindbergh and his plane, the Spirit of St. Louis?
Ok, I'll be that guy. Poster is....hmmmm....ok...I guess. Sutton had 2 years and this is what he came up with?! Kudos for it being better than the 2020 poster, but this is one of those "if it's still available when I get to the show, I'll buy it. If not, I'm not going to lose any sleep".
I think it's great, although I'm not sure what connection there is between Batman and San Diego.
I’m going to say Batman is a homage to EV home show
Comic-Con too perhaps?
That would be my guess. If so, still a very weak connection.
Does their have to be a connection?
It helps in the case when something is visually weak. At least you feel like something makes sense, even at the expense of art that looks like more effort could have been put into it. I don't know. To each their own. I'm just glad it isn't the poster for the Oakland show, though I ain't holding my breath for that one!
The best prints have a connection to the city, where the show is being played, etc... Seems to me as if Pearl Jam poster artists create artwork that brings in something about the city, band, venue far less than other bands. That's part of the reason people lose their minds when there is a halfway decent poster that does have a connection (Wrigley Cracker Jack or Emek Rome, come to mind). I've found that Eddie Vedder solo posters typically have that "connection" element far more frequently than PJ posters (why? I'm not sure).
If we're doing this (meaning obvious all-time great PJ posters)--What's the connection for:
Houston Green Lady '92 Emek's Charlotte '96 Rome Sutton 96 Istanbul '96 Portugal and Spain '96 Vegas '98 Barrie '98 Noblesville '98 (green monster head in jar) Raleigh '98 (tres monkeys) St. Louis '98 (is the plane in homage to something St. L?) Santa Barbara '03 Cincinnati '03 NYC Donkey Kong '10 NYC Transformers '15
Point taken… however King Kong did climb the Empire State Building.
Also the woman mario is going to save has crown/torch of statue of liberty. Mario is jumping taxi cabs and buses. NYC!
Aaah yes, I guess I never really looked closely at the Kong print, even though I once owned it. Also, I guess the Transformers is supposed to be the band?
Still, an iconic poster is iconic because it's great--not because it's tied to a venue, city, or even necessarily the band. Emek's peace hand is now synonymous with PJ, yet originally, I struggled to see it as anything other than a throwback to old gig posters.
Line inside the venue was 20 minutes tops. Line for pizza was longer.
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Been collecting posters for 20 years (dmb mostly). Saw PJ in AZ at Lallapalooza 92, then EV solo 2012? & PJ in 2013 (last AZ show).
I wasn’t a 10C member before, but have been for a few years now. Does the 10C do member poster sales day of show (dmb club members with tix get an email day of for posters sometimes). I worry with the booth being outside the venue, that non ticket holders (flippers) will snap up all the prints. I am free on show day so I am planning on going early to secure a print, then come home & get ready for show and wait for wife to get off work before heading out. If the booth opens at 1, would arriving by noon be sufficient to get a poster? Do they check that you have a ticket to buy limited stuff? It’s been 9 years since my last PJ show so I can’t remember.
If there’s anyone going to AZ that wants to be poster buddies, let me know. Dmb fans often pair up so if someone misses them, their buddy can secure one. I hate supporting flippers and just want a copy.
Been collecting posters for 20 years (dmb mostly). Saw PJ in AZ at Lallapalooza 92, then EV solo 2012? & PJ in 2013 (last AZ show).
I wasn’t a 10C member before, but have been for a few years now. Does the 10C do member poster sales day of show (dmb club members with tix get an email day of for posters sometimes). I worry with the booth being outside the venue, that non ticket holders (flippers) will snap up all the prints. I am free on show day so I am planning on going early to secure a print, then come home & get ready for show and wait for wife to get off work before heading out. If the booth opens at 1, would arriving by noon be sufficient to get a poster? Do they check that you have a ticket to buy limited stuff? It’s been 9 years since my last PJ show so I can’t remember.
If there’s anyone going to AZ that wants to be poster buddies, let me know. Dmb fans often pair up so if someone misses them, their buddy can secure one. I hate supporting flippers and just want a copy.
No, there are no 10 Club exclusive sales. Flippers will be present. There is supposed to be a limit on how many posters you can buy, but that has to actually be enforced by the seller to matter. Even if the merch person IS enforcing it, there's always ways around it. My gut says noon should be plenty early (I don't know if the posters sold out yesterday, though apparently the license plates sold out, at least from the outdoor merch stand). A poster buddy is the way to go; if you both get posters, you can trade/help unfortunate folks who missed out/sell it.
Also, welcome back and enjoy the show!
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Been collecting posters for 20 years (dmb mostly). Saw PJ in AZ at Lallapalooza 92, then EV solo 2012? & PJ in 2013 (last AZ show).
I wasn’t a 10C member before, but have been for a few years now. Does the 10C do member poster sales day of show (dmb club members with tix get an email day of for posters sometimes). I worry with the booth being outside the venue, that non ticket holders (flippers) will snap up all the prints. I am free on show day so I am planning on going early to secure a print, then come home & get ready for show and wait for wife to get off work before heading out. If the booth opens at 1, would arriving by noon be sufficient to get a poster? Do they check that you have a ticket to buy limited stuff? It’s been 9 years since my last PJ show so I can’t remember.
If there’s anyone going to AZ that wants to be poster buddies, let me know. Dmb fans often pair up so if someone misses them, their buddy can secure one. I hate supporting flippers and just want a copy.
Usually they have both the outside and inside Merch tents. Best strategy is either to get there early and queue before the outside Merch opens or alternatively go inside the venue as soon as doors open and go immediately to the inside Merch stand.
Been collecting posters for 20 years (dmb mostly). Saw PJ in AZ at Lallapalooza 92, then EV solo 2012? & PJ in 2013 (last AZ show).
I wasn’t a 10C member before, but have been for a few years now. Does the 10C do member poster sales day of show (dmb club members with tix get an email day of for posters sometimes). I worry with the booth being outside the venue, that non ticket holders (flippers) will snap up all the prints. I am free on show day so I am planning on going early to secure a print, then come home & get ready for show and wait for wife to get off work before heading out. If the booth opens at 1, would arriving by noon be sufficient to get a poster? Do they check that you have a ticket to buy limited stuff? It’s been 9 years since my last PJ show so I can’t remember.
If there’s anyone going to AZ that wants to be poster buddies, let me know. Dmb fans often pair up so if someone misses them, their buddy can secure one. I hate supporting flippers and just want a copy.
Usually they have both the outside and inside Merch tents. Best strategy is either to get there early and queue before the outside Merch opens or alternatively go inside the venue as soon as doors open and go immediately to the inside Merch stand.
Yea. My plan is arrive early for the outdoor booth & hopefully get posters & stuff during the day, then if that doesn’t work we will get into venue as soon as we can. We don’t ever tailgate or anything. Wife & I have been all over the states for dmb shows since 2008 and I’ve gotten posters for all but 2 shows (mgm in Vegas had booth outside venue & hotel staff bought up the posters. We waited 5 hours in line both nights and they sold out like 8 ppl ahead of us. Flippers we’re walking away with 10 posters each. It was infuriating. Then, they immediately tried flipping to fans for $250 each [retail was $35 I think]. I had to resort to eBay because they were very cool prints. Dropped $200 each. I hated doing it). We are pretty good at our concert routines so hopefully won’t be an issue.
I do have the EV glow in the dark AZ poster & both variants of the PJ AZ raven poster (b&w and red&black). I didn’t do posters before like 2003, only shirts so I unfortunately never got the lallapalooza 92 poster. I am gonna get my shirt out of storage though and probably wear it. That was a hell of a show.
I’ve got a pretty solid poster collection. Tons of dmb, DCFC, Radiohead, (and several are signed by band members). I am stoked for the show, have gotten really into PJ since like 2010 or so but unfortunately they rarely play AZ and we just haven’t travelled for much other than dmb.
Again, if there’s anyone heading to AZ & wants to poster buddy, let me know. I really dig the PJ fan base and am glad there’s so many good ppl in it.
Here’s a few pics from the last time I organized my portfolios. The Blackjack Set in frames are the Vegas ones that I mentioned.
Yea. It’s pretty cool. It’s supposed to be styled on Antelope Canyon here in AZ. It was my 2nd Stones show (also did 2005 tour). Great evening for sure and was a few days after my 40th bday.
Yea. It’s pretty cool. It’s supposed to be styled on Antelope Canyon here in AZ. It was my 2nd Stones show (also did 2005 tour). Great evening for sure and was a few days after my 40th bday.
Antelope Canyon was one of the most breathtaking places I have ever been.
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NYC!
Still, an iconic poster is iconic because it's great--not because it's tied to a venue, city, or even necessarily the band. Emek's peace hand is now synonymous with PJ, yet originally, I struggled to see it as anything other than a throwback to old gig posters.
2005.....Hamilton
2011.....Toronto N1, Toronto N2, Hamilton
2013.....London, Buffalo
2014.....Detroit
2016.....Toronto N1 Toronto N2, Boston N1, Boston N2, Chicago N1
2018.....Seattle N1, Seattle N2
2022.....San Diego, Los Angeles N1, Los Angeles N2, Phoenix, Oakland N1, Oakland N2, Quebec City, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto
2023.....Fort Worth N1, Fort Worth N2, Austin N1, Austin N2
2024.....????
Been collecting posters for 20 years (dmb mostly). Saw PJ in AZ at Lallapalooza 92, then EV solo 2012? & PJ in 2013 (last AZ show).
Also, welcome back and enjoy the show!
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ISO 2016 Greenville shirt. Size medium. PM me if you have one for sale/trade.
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if you’re a blink fan it’s unbelievably cool. Sold out in like 2 minutes this morning.