The Official 2023 Tour Rumor Thread

aisleseats

rey said:

RatherStarved said:

aisleseats said:

JimmyV said:

RatherStarved said:

aisleseats said:

Based on the very limited info any of us seem to have, my best guess would be the announcement of a small, 7-city tour that includes an appearance at Ohana tomorrow. As for Philly? I honestly don't know anymore. Perhaps they just included that skyline slide because they were making the video the day of the PJ Flyers game. But they fact that they went out of their way to say "hope to see you all again soon!" in the newsletter feels like another hint.

Regardless, if it turns out that we only get the Ohana lineup tomorrow, and there's no further tour announcement this week, I'm honestly gonna be a bit pissed that they jerked us around like this so prematurely.

Nobody responded to my theory on Philly last week so I’ll try again - the Phillies are in Milwaukee on Sept. 3.  

The premium sales office at Citizens Bank Park acknowledged last week there are no Pearl Jam concerts there this year. 

Edit: Am I misunderstanding your theory?

Perhaps it was me who misunderstood, which is probably the case. lol

Aisle seats had it right.  My theory is a Milwaukee show.  It’s a reach, but it would at least have something to do with Philly, and Milwaukee would have been a 2020 second leg city.  And if other rumors are correct it would sort of fit geographically.  But it’s based on nothing.  Just trying to come up with something that makes sense based on the Philly image, as Philly doesn’t.  

So the theory is that the clip of the Philly skyline was hinting at a PJ show in Milwaukee???  That feels like a real stretch but so far we don't have confirmation of the meaning of any of the clips, so I guess anything is possible.  

Hey man, don't jinx it!

PJNB

aisleseats said:

And, if PJ isn't playing Ohana, I don't see how a PJ tour elsewhere in the country would have much of an impact on ticket sales for a fest with a shit-ton of other bands, plus Eddie Vedder solo in southern California. 

True and it’s odd the Ohana announcement is 10am Central time which is the time zone of all of the rumoured shows. I always thought it was 10am pacific time for ohana. 

Pottsy199

Lost In Ohio said:

bobasfeet said:

Doug87 said:

bobasfeet said:

Doug87 said:

YoullseeDragons said:

MMRBQ is Shinedown, not Pearl Jam.

Talk about a let down.

Shinedown is beneath the tier I was thinking even (maybe like Disturbed, etc.)

MMRBBQ: we’ve got something really epic for you guys 

annnnnnnnnnnd it’s RC cola 

RC > Pepsi. I'll die on that hill.

  love the commitment to it

Thanks. We all know who is on top of that hill tho...

I'd like to buy the world a Coke

And lie here naked with my girl

(Flickerstick)

I was talking about Flickerstick and "Band on the Run" yesterday. Best "reality" show there ever was. I got to know Flickerstick a little bit and have a few demo albums from my college radio days back then. The demo version of "Smile" is infinitely better than the album version. Cool dudes.

Ryan

RatherStarved said:

walkunafraid said:

wsimon74 said:

release00 said:

vedpunk said:

Ugh based on past history, don’t they wait until Ohana has sold out before announcing a full tour?  

This

Doesn’t it usually take quite a while for OHana to sell out, if it does at all? Correct me if I’m wrong,  but I seem to remember getting promotional emails from Ohana well into august with tickets still available in past years. Seems like an awfully long time to wait to announce a tour they they seem to have already intimated with the video and early “newsletter.”

Yes, Ohana has never sold out right away, even when Pearl Jam played. Whether the full band is playing this year or just Eddie, it seems highly unlikely that any tour announcement would be put on hold until the festival sells out. As someone else said above, Ohana is an entirely different animal than other fests with all their radius clauses and other requirements. 

Yes, but in 2020, Ohana and SHN were announced on a Monday morning.  The rest of leg 2 was never announced because that same Monday evening PJ called off the tour, two days before the rest of the world followed.  Which is to say, the one and only past time that PJ played Ohana, the Ohana announcement was first.  Nobody knows how long they would have waited to announce the rest of leg 2.  In a sense, they still haven’t.  

I think I remember hearing Gigaton leg 2 in 2020 was supposed to be announced the day after the Apollo Theater show.  

aisleseats

PJNB said:

aisleseats said:

And, if PJ isn't playing Ohana, I don't see how a PJ tour elsewhere in the country would have much of an impact on ticket sales for a fest with a shit-ton of other bands, plus Eddie Vedder solo in southern California. 

True and it’s odd the Ohana announcement is 10am Central time which is the time zone of all of the rumoured shows. I always thought it was 10am pacific time for ohana. 

I like the way you think too.

fall by the wayside

wsimon74

given2fly23 said:

They’re not gonna wait for Ohana to sell out, just to let it sell for a week or two. 

That makes sense

RatherStarved

Ryan said:

RatherStarved said:

walkunafraid said:

wsimon74 said:

release00 said:

vedpunk said:

Ugh based on past history, don’t they wait until Ohana has sold out before announcing a full tour?  

This

Doesn’t it usually take quite a while for OHana to sell out, if it does at all? Correct me if I’m wrong,  but I seem to remember getting promotional emails from Ohana well into august with tickets still available in past years. Seems like an awfully long time to wait to announce a tour they they seem to have already intimated with the video and early “newsletter.”

Yes, Ohana has never sold out right away, even when Pearl Jam played. Whether the full band is playing this year or just Eddie, it seems highly unlikely that any tour announcement would be put on hold until the festival sells out. As someone else said above, Ohana is an entirely different animal than other fests with all their radius clauses and other requirements. 

Yes, but in 2020, Ohana and SHN were announced on a Monday morning.  The rest of leg 2 was never announced because that same Monday evening PJ called off the tour, two days before the rest of the world followed.  Which is to say, the one and only past time that PJ played Ohana, the Ohana announcement was first.  Nobody knows how long they would have waited to announce the rest of leg 2.  In a sense, they still haven’t.  

I think I remember hearing Gigaton leg 2 in 2020 was supposed to be announced the day after the Apollo Theater show.  

If so that would have been a 2-3 week gap.  Gosh, I hope we get tour news before that.  

RatherStarved

rey said:

RatherStarved said:

aisleseats said:

JimmyV said:

RatherStarved said:

aisleseats said:

Based on the very limited info any of us seem to have, my best guess would be the announcement of a small, 7-city tour that includes an appearance at Ohana tomorrow. As for Philly? I honestly don't know anymore. Perhaps they just included that skyline slide because they were making the video the day of the PJ Flyers game. But they fact that they went out of their way to say "hope to see you all again soon!" in the newsletter feels like another hint.

Regardless, if it turns out that we only get the Ohana lineup tomorrow, and there's no further tour announcement this week, I'm honestly gonna be a bit pissed that they jerked us around like this so prematurely.

Nobody responded to my theory on Philly last week so I’ll try again - the Phillies are in Milwaukee on Sept. 3.  

The premium sales office at Citizens Bank Park acknowledged last week there are no Pearl Jam concerts there this year. 

Edit: Am I misunderstanding your theory?

Perhaps it was me who misunderstood, which is probably the case. lol

Aisle seats had it right.  My theory is a Milwaukee show.  It’s a reach, but it would at least have something to do with Philly, and Milwaukee would have been a 2020 second leg city.  And if other rumors are correct it would sort of fit geographically.  But it’s based on nothing.  Just trying to come up with something that makes sense based on the Philly image, as Philly doesn’t.  

So the theory is that the clip of the Philly skyline was hinting at a PJ show in Milwaukee???  That feels like a real stretch but so far we don't have confirmation of the meaning of any of the clips, so I guess anything is possible.  

That’s the theory.  Would I wager as much as 5 cents on it? No, but it just doesn’t make sense for them to go to Philly.  

RatherStarved

aisleseats said:

And, if PJ isn't playing Ohana, I don't see how a PJ tour elsewhere in the country would have much of an impact on ticket sales for a fest with a shit-ton of other bands, plus Eddie Vedder solo in southern California. 

I agree with this - let it be no PJ at Ohana, tour news at 10am CT tomorrow.  Only thing is, Severed Hand was played in the Ohana tease.  

Merkin Baller

RatherStarved said:

rey said:

RatherStarved said:

aisleseats said:

JimmyV said:

RatherStarved said:

aisleseats said:

Based on the very limited info any of us seem to have, my best guess would be the announcement of a small, 7-city tour that includes an appearance at Ohana tomorrow. As for Philly? I honestly don't know anymore. Perhaps they just included that skyline slide because they were making the video the day of the PJ Flyers game. But they fact that they went out of their way to say "hope to see you all again soon!" in the newsletter feels like another hint.

Regardless, if it turns out that we only get the Ohana lineup tomorrow, and there's no further tour announcement this week, I'm honestly gonna be a bit pissed that they jerked us around like this so prematurely.

Nobody responded to my theory on Philly last week so I’ll try again - the Phillies are in Milwaukee on Sept. 3.  

The premium sales office at Citizens Bank Park acknowledged last week there are no Pearl Jam concerts there this year. 

Edit: Am I misunderstanding your theory?

Perhaps it was me who misunderstood, which is probably the case. lol

Aisle seats had it right.  My theory is a Milwaukee show.  It’s a reach, but it would at least have something to do with Philly, and Milwaukee would have been a 2020 second leg city.  And if other rumors are correct it would sort of fit geographically.  But it’s based on nothing.  Just trying to come up with something that makes sense based on the Philly image, as Philly doesn’t.  

So the theory is that the clip of the Philly skyline was hinting at a PJ show in Milwaukee???  That feels like a real stretch but so far we don't have confirmation of the meaning of any of the clips, so I guess anything is possible.  

That’s the theory.  Would I wager as much as 5 cents on it? No, but it just doesn’t make sense for them to go to Philly.  

I get that you're just trying to make sense of it, but I'm going to lean towards either the images being arbitrary or this just being an April Fools joke over the Philly skyline meaning Milwaukee. 

I had suggested Citizens Bank as well, but as someone pointed out to me, that's a long way to go & a lot of work to set up for only one or two shows, which is why MIA makes sense... there's already going to be a stage there... I'm sure it's a lot easier to do a festival appearance than your own headlining concert. 

JimmyV

Nothing rumored about this tour makes sense on its own. 

evenflow82

Festivals are a huge payday for a shorter set. I wouldn't be surprised if it was a festival show of some sort. Maybe a fan club show at an intimate venue?

aisleseats

RatherStarved said:

aisleseats said:

And, if PJ isn't playing Ohana, I don't see how a PJ tour elsewhere in the country would have much of an impact on ticket sales for a fest with a shit-ton of other bands, plus Eddie Vedder solo in southern California. 

I agree with this - let it be no PJ at Ohana, tour news at 10am CT tomorrow.  Only thing is, Severed Hand was played in the Ohana tease.  

I don't think a PJ tour elsewhere would have much impact on ticket sales for a small-ish festival in SoCal with PJ as the headliner either. The point being, I don't think Ohana would be a roadblock either way. I still think they're playing, and I still think we're getting a full announcement tomorrow. But I've been proven a fool many times before.

Bunting10

It would be nice to get another hint today at least.  I have been checking this stuff way too much for apparently no reason haha.  Will I stop though? Nope

kmcmanus

JimmyV said:

Nothing rumored about this tour makes sense on its own. 

I want to believe that’s because we don’t have all the info and they will surprise us with something bigger than what’s rumored. But those suggestions seem to get doused in cold water pretty quick so it looks like it’ll be exactly what’s rumored: a handful of Midwest dates and one or maybe 2 fests. I don’t get it, but I expect that’s what it’ll be.

JimmyV

kmcmanus said:

JimmyV said:

Nothing rumored about this tour makes sense on its own. 

I want to believe that’s because we don’t have all the info and they will surprise us with something bigger than what’s rumored. But those suggestions seem to get doused in cold water pretty quick so it looks like it’ll be exactly what’s rumored: a handful of Midwest dates and one or maybe 2 fests. I don’t get it, but I expect that’s what it’ll be.

I am right there with you. It feels like there has to be SOMETHING more, but if there is it has remained a total secret. 

Lost In Ohio

Pottsy199 said:

Lost In Ohio said:

bobasfeet said:

Doug87 said:

bobasfeet said:

Doug87 said:

YoullseeDragons said:

MMRBQ is Shinedown, not Pearl Jam.

Talk about a let down.

Shinedown is beneath the tier I was thinking even (maybe like Disturbed, etc.)

MMRBBQ: we’ve got something really epic for you guys 

annnnnnnnnnnd it’s RC cola 

RC > Pepsi. I'll die on that hill.

  love the commitment to it

Thanks. We all know who is on top of that hill tho...

I'd like to buy the world a Coke

And lie here naked with my girl

(Flickerstick)

I was talking about Flickerstick and "Band on the Run" yesterday. Best "reality" show there ever was. I got to know Flickerstick a little bit and have a few demo albums from my college radio days back then. The demo version of "Smile" is infinitely better than the album version. Cool dudes.

If you're on FB, they have a "Flickerstick -- Official" group where many current/past members are active.

aisleseats

JimmyV said:

kmcmanus said:

JimmyV said:

Nothing rumored about this tour makes sense on its own. 

I want to believe that’s because we don’t have all the info and they will surprise us with something bigger than what’s rumored. But those suggestions seem to get doused in cold water pretty quick so it looks like it’ll be exactly what’s rumored: a handful of Midwest dates and one or maybe 2 fests. I don’t get it, but I expect that’s what it’ll be.

I am right there with you. It feels like there has to be SOMETHING more, but if there is it has remained a total secret. 

My theory, based on the "big things" comment, is that there'll be more to come, including an album. This is merely an appetizer. But I'll still be licking my plate.

washed in black

This seems like stretch as well, but the (WXPN) Xponential Fest is scheduled for Sept. 22-24 in Camden, NJ. They obviously wouldn't play the small stage in Wiggins Park, but could possibly headline Freedom Mortgage Pavilion (or whatever it's called now) as a separate ticketed event. Prob not, but I'm not sure Made in America makes much sense either.