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Will shows still go on if a band member has Covid? Obviously if it is Eddie they can’t but what about someone like Matt or mike, etc? 
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  • DEGBTIDEGBTI san diego Posts: 989
    seriously? getting old
  • edoconedocon Posts: 333
    You think they can replace Mike or Matt on short notice, huh? 
  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 28,170
    edocon said:
    You think they can replace Mike or Matt on short notice, huh? 
    Josh could probably step in for Mike
    I miss igotid88
  • evenflow82evenflow82 Posts: 3,892
    Power trio. Mike, Jeff and Matt. I would actually love to hear that.
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  • NEweatherNEweather Posts: 524
     Just want Mike
  • PJammin'PJammin' Posts: 1,902
    To be brief…no. 
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  • RatherStarvedRatherStarved Posts: 5,255
    Most of the Phoenix setlist didn’t have Boom or Josh playing so those guys could probably miss.  The original 5 are another story.  
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  • JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,335
    igotid88 said:
    edocon said:
    You think they can replace Mike or Matt on short notice, huh? 
    Josh could probably step in for Mike
    No, he could not. 100% no.

    There is no Pearl Jam without Mike McCready's guitar. 
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  • mpedonempedone 540xxx - Manchester, NH Posts: 1,961
    JimmyV said:
    igotid88 said:
    edocon said:
    You think they can replace Mike or Matt on short notice, huh? 
    Josh could probably step in for Mike
    No, he could not. 100% no.

    There is no Pearl Jam without Mike McCready's guitar. 
    Pretty sure "Earthling" proved this. I love the album, but it's not Pearl Jam.
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  • elwayvedderelwayvedder South Jersey Posts: 9,141
    i think mike had covid so hopefully he's clear for a few months with immunity
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  • PP193448PP193448 Here Posts: 4,282
    elwayvedder said:
    i think mike had covid so hopefully he's clear for a few months with immunity
    Dave, don’t get all scientific with natural immunity talk… he might need like a booster shot before each show??? 🤪
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  • PJNBPJNB Posts: 13,594
    elwayvedder said:
    i think mike had covid so hopefully he's clear for a few months with immunity
    Did not now that

    Knew about Eddie and Josh
  • Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 8,555
    edited May 2022
    igotid88 said:
    edocon said:
    You think they can replace Mike or Matt on short notice, huh? 
    Josh 
    If its a last minute thing, this is exactly whats gonna happen. We know Josh is a multi instrumentalist, he can hold it down for a show or 2. Ed is the only one he wouldn't step in for, but we know Ed had it before the Earthlings tour. 

    Post edited by Tim Simmons on
  • Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 8,555
    edited May 2022
    I know everyone has a set idea of what PJ is, but thats more a you issue than anything. PJ would go on without Matt, Jeff, Mike or Stone when you have Josh in your pocket, if its a day of thing. 

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  • DM282158DM282158 Beverly, MA Posts: 578
    edited May 2022
    I know Josh plays some Gigaton parts, but maybe there’s another reason he’s touring/playing with them…..

    Big money for a cancelled show. 
    Post edited by DM282158 on
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  • JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,335
    Is it better to have your show postponed or have your show played without the full band? Tough call. I might answer one way for a local show and another way for a show I traveled to. 

    One thing though...it is not Eddie and the Pearl Jams. The guys with him on stage are not interchangeable. 
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  • elcazador83elcazador83 Posts: 105
    Dave Matthews last year played without his band for a few shows at Red Rocks. Did solo acoustic stuff. Had some other friends step in. I can see PJ pulling it off.
  • Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 8,555
    I know you feel that way, but a time may come where that could very well be the case. Best to not hold onto that so tight. 
  • jazzbo26jazzbo26 Framingham, MA Posts: 722
    If someone in the band tests positive, shows over. Even if there’s positives in the crew it probably won’t happen.
  • Cropduster-80Cropduster-80 Posts: 2,034
    edited May 2022
    elcazador83 said:
    Dave Matthews last year played without his band for a few shows at Red Rocks. Did solo acoustic stuff. Had some other friends step in. I can see PJ pulling it off.
    It was the gorge. A bit different as you already had people camping for 3 days. They really didn’t have a choice.

    that said the shows were pretty cool and unique after losing their rhythm section 
    Post edited by Cropduster-80 on
  • WindowPaineWindowPaine Chicopee, MA Posts: 532
    i doubt they'd play without one member. they've only done it once if i recall..2002 they played without Stone but i can't remember why. 
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  • JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,335
    Cropduster-80 said:
    elcazador83 said:
    Dave Matthews last year played without his band for a few shows at Red Rocks. Did solo acoustic stuff. Had some other friends step in. I can see PJ pulling it off.
    It was the gorge. A bit different as you already had people camping for 3 days. They really didn’t have a choice.

    that said the shows were pretty cool and unique after losing their rhythm section 
    They made the best of a tough situation. 
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  • hihobibohihobibo Tampa, FL Posts: 1,116
    edited May 2022
    Would you be more disappointed if you traveled to a show (flights/hotel, etc) and they canceled, or if you showed up and instead they had someone like Duff McKagan and Jack White playing with them, and it was mainly a cover band show for 2.5 hours? I would prefer the show to go on if I already took the trip. Otherwise, I'll be selling the tickets for the makeup show and not have seen anything at all. 
  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,847
    edited May 2022
    mpedone said:
    JimmyV said:
    igotid88 said:
    edocon said:
    You think they can replace Mike or Matt on short notice, huh? 
    Josh could probably step in for Mike
    No, he could not. 100% no.

    There is no Pearl Jam without Mike McCready's guitar. 
    Pretty sure "Earthling" proved this. I love the album, but it's not Pearl Jam.
    Pretty sure "Earthling" proved that a concert can be had and played through without Mike McCready. 98% of the crowd wouldn't know the difference when exiting. 

    If they had to go through with a show. 

    Matt Camerons drumtech could step in. Like Peter Criss drumtech did for Criss in 97:

    https://youtu.be/JWUP3qHSgnQ

    But I can not see them doing anything but cancel.
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  • RiotAct10RiotAct10 Ohio Posts: 1,633
    DM282158 said:
    I know Josh plays some Gigaton parts, but maybe there’s another reason he’s touring/playing with them…..

    Big money for a cancelled show. 
    Josh was going to be do this on the original Gigaton tour, before Covid shut it down, so I don't think that has anything to do with him being a part of it. With that said, I honestly believe Josh could step in to any of the instrument roles, and they could put on a concert. I am not sure they would do that, but it seems to be they definitely could based on his playing and what has been said in interviews.
    words seem so out of place.

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  • JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,335
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    mpedone said:
    JimmyV said:
    igotid88 said:
    edocon said:
    You think they can replace Mike or Matt on short notice, huh? 
    Josh could probably step in for Mike
    No, he could not. 100% no.

    There is no Pearl Jam without Mike McCready's guitar. 
    Pretty sure "Earthling" proved this. I love the album, but it's not Pearl Jam.
    Pretty sure "Earthling" proved that a concert can be had and played through without Mike McCready. 98% of the crowd wouldn't know the difference when exiting. 

    If they had to go through with a show. 

    Matt Camerons drumtech could step in. Like Peter Criss drumtech did for Criss in 97:

    https://youtu.be/JWUP3qHSgnQ

    But I can not see them doing anything but cancel.
    The Earthling tour that many of us skipped, that had $25 tickets in Chicago and 100 giveaways in Los Angeles? I don't think Earthling proved what you think it proved. 
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  • Cropduster-80Cropduster-80 Posts: 2,034
    JimmyV said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    mpedone said:
    JimmyV said:
    igotid88 said:
    edocon said:
    You think they can replace Mike or Matt on short notice, huh? 
    Josh could probably step in for Mike
    No, he could not. 100% no.

    There is no Pearl Jam without Mike McCready's guitar. 
    Pretty sure "Earthling" proved this. I love the album, but it's not Pearl Jam.
    Pretty sure "Earthling" proved that a concert can be had and played through without Mike McCready. 98% of the crowd wouldn't know the difference when exiting. 

    If they had to go through with a show. 

    Matt Camerons drumtech could step in. Like Peter Criss drumtech did for Criss in 97:

    https://youtu.be/JWUP3qHSgnQ

    But I can not see them doing anything but cancel.
    The Earthling tour that many of us skipped, that had $25 tickets in Chicago and 100 giveaways in Los Angeles? I don't think Earthling proved what you think it proved. 
    That was weird.

    if Ed decided to read a book out loud for two hours in a small venue close to me I would probably go.  

    Why this happened for the Earthling tour I can’t understand 
  • Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 8,555
    Agreed, can't understand why people would be wishy washy about attending an indoor concert immediately on the heels of another surge, of which several band members fell ill during.

  • Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 8,555
    edited May 2022
    This is a perfect thread to dovetail with the "play the hits" thread.

    I know this doesn't need to be said, but the band is bigger than just the hardcores. People do show up for the hits. People won't care if a member has to miss a show that isn't ed. WE know its not the Eddie Vedder show, but to most people, he is the face of the band. I think we get lost in the minutiae of the band, its music and the details around all of that. Most people who go to see PJ don't care. 


  • Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 8,555
    Its gonna be OK if the band does have to perform without Matt, Mike Stone or Jeff. 

    Its gonna be OK if you have to hear Even Flow again with only 24 other songs.

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