The Official 2023 Tour Rumor Thread

Douglas12373

BrainofBGA said:

When Noveselic dropped a tasty little
hint that Matt was busy with PJ in the Spring, did he actually refer to a ‘tour’? Could Matt’s PJ commitments in the late winter/spring have been recording and album related? From memory it wasn’t a specific tour related comment. However I think everyone inferred that it was. Correct me if I’m wrong! 

I asked the same question and he definitely referred to a tour

BrainofBGA

Douglas12373 said:

BrainofBGA said:

When Noveselic dropped a tasty little
hint that Matt was busy with PJ in the Spring, did he actually refer to a ‘tour’? Could Matt’s PJ commitments in the late winter/spring have been recording and album related? From memory it wasn’t a specific tour related comment. However I think everyone inferred that it was. Correct me if I’m wrong! 

I asked the same question and he definitely referred to a tour

👍

drfox

Wouldn’t be surprised if they are recording. Band has been quiet. A window of time now to work on it before Andrew Watt is busy with Iggy Pop shows at end April.

nc_jammer1

Ok,  Springsteen just announced fall dates , Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary,...    come on boys let the cat out of the bag FFS !!  

iOnlyownMymind

mcgruff10 said:

Weston1283 said:

mcgruff10 said:

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. 

When was the last great tour for pj, 2006?

2013/2014 was epic

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_Bolt_Tour

64 shows over two years.  Meh

Pretty safe bet we're never getting an '06 ever again.

Weston1283

Bruce is literally playing Baltimore twice in 6 months and PJ can't make up the show....

josevolution

Weston1283 said:

Bruce is literally playing Baltimore twice in 6 months and PJ can't make up the show....

lol no doubt and he’s playing the tri-state area multiple times close to ten 

iwasatpj20

With no new PJ dates announced, I’m planning on seeing a bunch of jam bands this year:  Lotus, Goose, Greensky Bluegrass, Phish (maybe in Seattle), and String Cheese Incident.

Everyone have a fun time at concerts in the spring and summer.

YourDirtisMyfood

Just got my DMB tickets today for Mansfield and NH.  Also seeing Taylor Swift, Matchbox 20 and Madonna this summer (yes, quite the eclectic group).  Bruce will sellout these football stadiums this fall, but you don't think PJ will open some of them, do you?

JimmyV

YourDirtisMyfood said:

Just got my DMB tickets today for Mansfield and NH.  Also seeing Taylor Swift, Matchbox 20 and Madonna this summer (yes, quite the eclectic group).  Bruce will sellout these football stadiums this fall, but you don't think PJ will open some of them, do you?

I do not. 

SandyRavage

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.

It's February. 

Lost In Ohio

drfox said:

Weston1283 said:

mcgruff10 said:

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. 

When was the last great tour for pj, 2006?

2013/2014 was epic

Agree - that was the last proper worldwide tour and it covered North and South America, Europe and Australia, with a strong selection of cities 

If COVID didn't happen, who the hell knows what could have been.

Spring and summer 2020 were known.
Fall 2020 was all but known.
No doubt South America and other places in 2021.

(Writing and recording in 2022 with maybe a few Earthlings/EV solo shows?)


What would have been epic:
2020: We know those dates.
2021: Big Day Out and other stuff down under, then USA in May, European festivals mid year and then maybe visit South and/or Central America in November?
2022: EV solo stuff, band takes time off to rest/recover/write.
2023: Album production, release, new tour.

OR

2021: Australia, NZ, USA/Mex/CAN
2022: Europe, South America.

devonfz

Currently listening to timeless melody on SiriusXM now there’s a song so good

aisleseats

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. 

Yeah, I spent $1600 on dmb tix this morning. And all the while I kept thinking, 'I wish this was going to PJ instead.'

RK50065

JimmyV said:

23 more Phish shows, 7 of them at MSG.

https://twitter.com/phish/status/1625572195987558400

By August, PJ will have played 22 shows in North America in the last 5 years. Phish will have played 15 shows just at MSG in the last 16 months...

rey

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.

It's February. 

He's also 30 years old.

raindog80

Lost In Ohio said:

If COVID didn't happen, who the hell knows what could have been.

Spring and summer 2020 were known.
Fall 2020 was all but known.
No doubt South America and other places in 2021.

(Writing and recording in 2022 with maybe a few Earthlings/EV solo shows?)


What would have been epic:
2020: We know those dates.
2021: Big Day Out and other stuff down under, then USA in May, European festivals mid year and then maybe visit South and/or Central America in November?
2022: EV solo stuff, band takes time off to rest/recover/write.
2023: Album production, release, new tour.

OR

2021: Australia, NZ, USA/Mex/CAN
2022: Europe, South America.

Spring 2020: USA
Summer 2020: Europe
Fall 2020: USA
Spring 2021: South America
Fall 2021: Australia/ NZ
Summer 2022: USA (Stadiums Tour)
2023/2024 Off (Album production, etc)
2025: New LP + USA & Europe 

No Earthling by EV. 

mcgruff10

RK50065 said:

JimmyV said:

23 more Phish shows, 7 of them at MSG.

https://twitter.com/phish/status/1625572195987558400

By August, PJ will have played 22 shows in North America in the last 5 years. Phish will have played 15 shows just at MSG in the last 16 months...

So jealous of Phish fans.  Come on PJ get it together!

JimmyV

aisleseats said:

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. 

Yeah, I spent $1600 on dmb tix this morning. And all the while I kept thinking, 'I wish this was going to PJ instead.'

The Hartford and Mansfield shows are both on Saturday nights a week apart, rather than the usual Friday-Saturday double-shot. One of those plus Bruce at Gillette in August will eat up a lot of my summer concert budget.  

Go Animal

Not attacking anyone, but just wanted to point out that if we're still getting ANY show from a band that started in the 70's (Bruce/E-Street),

80's (Phish, U2),

or 90's (PJ, DMB, etc.)

we're lucky.

Every show is a gift (not a free gift lol, but a gift).

I never got to see Soundgarden (or Temple). Always thought after 2012, they'd be around long after everyone else tapped out, seeing as they had already broken up once. I was wrong.

Our heroes are, at the end of the day, still just mortal men & women. And everyone of them is different. Different lives, different commitments, different batteries.

Before this year, I only saw Bruce once (and that was a Solomon's choice, because I had to choose between Bruce, REM & John FOGERTY, vs. PJ & DCFC - I stand by said choice).

This year, I've already seen Bruce TWICE, and will see him again at MSG. While the majority of his friends/contemporaries are either retired, not speaking, or in the ground/in the sky. He even does a song that reflects all that with "Last Man Standing"

When it comes to Seattle & the grunge era, PJ are the last ones standing that are still essentially the same bunch of guys who were playing around in 1990 (hell, we had Dave K. in Fresno last year!!)

AiC is great. Love 'em. Go see 'em, when you can. But it's just a little different for obvious reasons. 

3rd Secret is awesome. But don't go expecting a Soundgarden, or Nirvana show. Same for Foo Fighters (who deserve a mountain of praise for still soldiering on themselves).

It's 2023. I never even dreamed the band would still be around this long after 1995, let alone Roskilde.

We can hope for more shows, and in our favorite cities, but at this point, it's a marathon, not a race.

Whenever they decide to finish, I hope it's on their terms. In the meantime, I'm just glad they're still around.

(Just ditch the Official Platinum/PJ Premium bullshit, lol)💙