The Official 2023 Tour Rumor Thread

Scot Conant

Yes, I am very thankful for the amazing Pearl Jam experiences we have had over the decades.

Yes, I am jealous of fan bases who continue to get more experiences than we do because bands like DMB and Phish live on the road.

Both of those things can be true.

thomascbullock

bbiggs said:

We all know they're on the back 9 of their career.  It feels like we're on hole 17 though, which is a shame because they still have a few peak years left in them.  The window is closing though and they don't seem to have the desire to play many shows while it's still open.  Oh well.  The ride has been fun and life will go on.

Yeah. I’m bummed I didn’t catch them for the first time until Ohana Encore, but that’s my problem rather than theirs. I’m glad for all the great recordings of past shows.

JimmyV

Based on the timeline of years past, we are getting late in the calendar for ballparks to be announced. 

jimjam1982

54 new posts.  I was flying high for about 15 seconds. No rumors was just the crash I needed to keep me on earth.

vedpunk

It was fun while it lasted, actually it was a blast. No regrets. On to the next. 

tylermoore

JimmyV said:

Based on the timeline of years past, we are getting late in the calendar for ballparks to be announced. 

Ballparks aren’t happening this year. Too many people are involved when it comes to those ballpark shows, we would’ve 100% known something by now. 

RatherStarved

tylermoore said:

JimmyV said:

Based on the timeline of years past, we are getting late in the calendar for ballparks to be announced. 

Ballparks aren’t happening this year. Too many people are involved when it comes to those ballpark shows, we would’ve 100% known something by now. 

I think it is true that past ballpark shows were announced in January of the year.  So sadly you are probably right.  Of course it’s only sad if no ballparks means no shows at all.  Non-ballpark shows are better.  

RK50065

vedpunk said:

It was fun while it lasted, actually it was a blast. No regrets. On to the next. 

 

what you mean?! 

Go Animal

^he's just talking about the chances of a Spring tour & getting us to accept it.

I'll admit, the chances have severely dwindled, but I hold out a sliver of hope for some May shows.

If nada, then I think we're all gonna be a lot happier come September...

devonfz

Best case scenario they are recording and that’s why they haven’t announced shows


Also logistically to go on tour and make money they’ve got to do at least 10 to 14 shells for a leg and then get the crew together all that stuff I’m sure everybody else has other jobs

DM282158

Do we know if promoters are still making it a pain in the ass to tour with Covid restrictions and all that? 

I wouldn’t want to have to adhere to sitting in my hotel room for hours every day over multiple weeks. 

cypressdrive

I'd love to see an acoustic tour. Smaller venues make tickets harder to come by but maybe a couple nights in each city.

euchrid

cypressdrive said:

I'd love to see an acoustic tour. Smaller venues make tickets harder to come by but maybe a couple nights in each city.

I was thinking the same thing... theatre venue (like Apollo) and do multiple nights...and create special vinyl releases for them. The remodelled Massey Hall in Toronto would be a good place to start

Vedd Hedd

Springsteen just announced a few ballpark shows. Shows in August.  Still time, but yeah, running out soon. 

JimmyV

Spring has sprung but there is still time for summer. 

RatherStarved

RK50065 said:

vedpunk said:

It was fun while it lasted, actually it was a blast. No regrets. On to the next. 

 

what you mean?! 

He’s probably just trolling.  

aisleseats

Why would they need to tour, when you guys gobble up every piece of bs merch they throw at you like it's a Honus Wagner card?

JimmyV

aisleseats said:

Why would they need to tour, when you guys gobble up every piece of bs merch they throw at you like it's a Honus Wagner card?

It's a fair point. The speed with which those posters sold today was incredible. Santos says "psst" and the race is on.

Go Beavers

aisleseats said:

Why would they need to tour, when you guys gobble up every piece of bs merch they throw at you like it's a Honus Wagner card?

They don’t need to tour, when they do tour, they want to, which makes a big difference. 

RatherStarved

I think they have enough cash not to tour regardless of whether people buy the merch.  

trees

JimmyV said:

I am thankful for what we have gotten over the years, but it's hard not to be jealous as these other tour announcements go by. 

Right on you said it .the good way thanks .iam thankful to have seen them 

Weston1283

We’re not on the back 9, we’re on the 18th hole

EV and the Earthlings is just getting started however 

trees

SandyRavage said:

Billy Strings has 64 dates on his rider for this year after announcing his summer tour, as well as 2 appearances for that Leslie Jordan Benefit and Willie Nelson birthday bash. Only 2 of those 64 dates are festivals, and most cities are getting multiple night runs. During August, he literally goes from Newport Folk Fest to Germany to play 3 shows there, then immediately turn around to come back to the US to play Knoxville. Most of his shows recently have been streaming on Nugs in real time, or they're always live on Mixlr if there is no Nugs stream. 

Oh, and he has still yet to announce his fall tour.

Wow

HailHailVitalogy

Holding out hope for that United Center rumor in September, because it leads to other dates. If it was Wrigley, I wouldn’t be sure about more dates.

Zod

aisleseats said:

Why would they need to tour, when you guys gobble up every piece of bs merch they throw at you like it's a Honus Wagner card?

lol, I think they make more from playing a single show, between tickets and merch, then do on the limit edition stuff they sell on the website every year.    Usually the limited stuff is so limited, the overall amount they make on it can't be that huge.   Doing a stadium show probably makes then more money than a few years of selling limited edition merch.

The thing about limited edition merch is they only release so many year and the amount they sell is limited.

sigh eternally

HailHailVitalogy said:

Holding out hope for that United Center rumor in September, because it leads to other dates. If it was Wrigley, I wouldn’t be sure about more dates.

I wouldn’t be shocked if they came to Chicago to do a surprise show at the Metro for the venue’s 40 anniversary this year, given how much each institution has meant to each other. Fun fact: if you go into the GMan tavern next door, you’ll see a customized black baseball bat behind the bar from Pearl Jam to Joe Shanahan, the owner of both venues. Given that Metro has already had huge acts like Metallica, Green Day, and Fallout Boy do surprise shows, it wouldn’t be surprising. Actually, makes those United Center shows make more sense.

Lost In Ohio

HailHailVitalogy said:

Holding out hope for that United Center rumor in September, because it leads to other dates. If it was Wrigley, I wouldn’t be sure about more dates.

My guess...the spring tour (and maybe a fall tour) was scrapped in favor of a new album and definitely fall tour.

darthvedder

There's too much side project activity to suggest that the band is working on an album. Painted Shield and now The Rockfords.

RatherStarved

darthvedder said:

There's too much side project activity to suggest that the band is working on an album. Painted Shield and now The Rockfords.

Amazing username! 

JimmyV

On one hand it feels too soon for a new album. On the other it has been three years.