Cancellation Notice For Vienna, Austria

rahjiim

Zootrum said:

Of course, that's clear, although personally that would have been a comfort to me.

But I'll stick with it: The cancellation came very (too) late. And I also find the prompt cancellation a pity instead of at least sounding out an alternative date (despite the logistics). This was obviously not even considered.

I don't think that's obvious. They probably considered their options since Monday and communicated their decision when they were sure. 

It obviously was not easy. 

KM73780

lowbudgetlush said:

KM73780 said:

lowbudgetlush said:

I have to say it. The Gigaton album & tour sure seems cursed. They should have just scraped it from the get-go, recorded a new album and toured that in 2022. Sorry for all the fans that were supposed to go to the show tonight.

As someone posted earlier Ed's voice is probably shot hence the shorter sets this tour. If that is indeed true how stupid is it that they added that Bourbon and beyond festival date that has them play 3 shows in a row. Dumb Dumb Dumb. Id be worried if I was St. Louis.

good lord, people. For supposedly being “fans”, you people are awfully harsh. This band can’t do anything right as far as you guys are concerned. Guess they should consult the forum for all major decisions. 

Give me a break! Relax! My comment was meant as a joke. The St. Louis part of my comment was serious. 3 shows in a row is dicey any way you look it.

I’m sure they’ll check with you next time so they don’t over extend themselves since you’ve already decided that Ed’s voice is shot 

Zod

With the all out cancellation of the last NA shows and this one.. it does feel like they're not wanting to have owed shows over their head anymore.   Probably hoping to be playing all these postpone shows so they catch up and start anew.

I feel bad for the fans that travelled.   It feels like a hard call to not announce it sooner.    They were probably hoping Eddie would be ok and waited right to the wire hoping the situation would improve, then it seemingly didn't.   Hard to cancel something earlier, if there's a chance it could proceed.

minki2011

Considering all the bullshit that can happen nowadays (COVID related cancellations or you yourself get it and can't attend the show, peolple getting their flights cancellled left and right, especially during the summer months), I guess more and more people will stop traveling to shows over time. At some point it just isn't worth it anymore.

dr_rock

Eddie! If you need a voice expert in Vienna:

Get well soon!

given2fly23

minki2011 said:

Considering all the bullshit that can happen nowadays (COVID related cancellations or you yourself get it and can't attend the show, peolple getting their flights cancellled left and right, especially during the summer months), I guess more and more people will stop traveling to shows over time. At some point it just isn't worth it anymore.

We pulled the plug on Europe this year for this exact reason (especially after trying to do the whole May tour and the pure chaos/uncertainty of it). Traveling in Europe is much harder than having United/American flights here.  But it won't deter me from traveling once COVID is no longer grounds for cancellation.

Weston1283

The 3 day run in September will likely affect him the most after it’s conclusion.  OKC and DEN are the fall shows most at risk, and it’s not close.

Gern Blansten

Honestly with COVID starting to spike again we might see a lot more cancellations if not a full tour cancellation

JimmyV

Everything sucks. 

Weston1283

Gern Blansten said:

Honestly with COVID starting to spike again we might see a lot more cancellations if not a full tour cancellation

I don’t think Covid numbers will cancel anything.  The only risk that Covid poses at this point is if a band member gets it

But yeah, traveling to see shows is incredibly high risk at the moment.

Don’t book with airlines that don’t offer travel credits if canceled, and don’t book non refundable hotels.  Those rules should always be followed when traveling for shows, no matter what.

mcgruff10

Gern Blansten said:

Honestly with COVID starting to spike again we might see a lot more cancellations if not a full tour cancellation

Stop with this.  Full tours are not going to get canceled because of Covid.  

given2fly23

Weston1283 said:

The 3 day run in September will likely affect him the most after it’s conclusion.  OKC and DEN are the fall shows most at risk, and it’s not close.

I think he can handle 3 nights in a row one time in a tour at these abbreviated lengths.  I think the smoke and heat in Paris are what really did the damage here.  I thought the outdoor shows would help them get through this tour--turns out it was an outdoor event that caused this.  They can't catch a break.

DEGBTI

Gern Blansten said:

Honestly with COVID starting to spike again we might see a lot more cancellations if not a full tour cancellation

dude, put down the panic pipe. This is like yelling fire in a movie theater at this point. Very dangerous comment and uneducated. Read up on covid and get some facts. Its here to stay but not anything like where it was even 6 months ago. Life is actually going forward even with covid and all the other viruses we are subject too.

Gern Blansten

DEGBTI said:

Gern Blansten said:

Honestly with COVID starting to spike again we might see a lot more cancellations if not a full tour cancellation

dude, put down the panic pipe. This is like yelling fire in a movie theater at this point. Very dangerous comment and uneducated. Read up on covid and get some facts. Its here to stay but not anything like where it was even 6 months ago. Life is actually going forward even with covid and all the other viruses we are subject too.

uh...they already cancelled a few shows due to covid. If infection rates continue to climb it will happen. 

edwho

Get well soon Ed Vedder. We love you and need you!

Those affected by cancellation I feel your pain. Happened to me with Pearl Jam and a few others. Possibly the best tasting morsel ever on the way in and just like that it simple vanishes. Big suck. You will survive.

nicknyr15

Worst tour ever. 

RatherStarved

dr_rock said:

Eddie! If you need a voice expert in Vienna:

Get well soon!

Best post ever 

devonvallmont

Get well soon Eddie! Vienna is beautiful so we will do the best with our time. Hope to see you on Sunday in Amsterdam 

Chaos7theory

Well it's definitely a major gut check moment as a "since the beginning" follower of this band; 2+years in the making, planning an entire Austria trip around this event, landing amazing tickets only to be turned around by a random fan at 1645 local time.

No words can describe how it feels, especially given my previous show experiences, but not the time and place for those experiences. 

That said, I absolutely stand by how this went down, sucks, yeah, but I mean if you follow this band you know EV especially gives heart and soul for the fans/followers/listeners. They all do. 

I had a bad vibe with the press coming out of the Paris sbow, and had this sneaking suspicion something wasn't right. 

So I hope EV gets better, and Stone (happy birthday), McCready, Cameron, Ament and company find a solid footing to resume either performances and/or especially continuing this creative journey. Not many bands like them, so shit happens, we don't own anything, chance can be both a plus or a minus in human terms. 

I'll get my money back, have had a phenomenal two week trip in Austria, and will have another opportunity. 

Still stings like a mad hornet though, travel, money, planning, expectations etc Its that old saying (I'm getting it wrong): Stress/Pain amplifies when one's expectations are vastly different than ones actually reality.

Tschuss. 

Cal.PJ.C

RK50065 said:

Gern Blansten said:

Zootrum said:

JackD. said:

Zootrum said:

This is a great disappointment. I'm heartbroken, all the more so because there seems to have been no effort at all to find an alternate date. 

According to local media, Eddie was still waving from the hotel at six, so it must have been clear by then that there was no show today. It's nice that people still had to wait and shop for hours in the sweltering heat at the merch for a show that they had probably long since guessed would probably not be able to take place. 

Probably my disappointment and sadness comes out here more than anything else, but at that second I'm really a little irritated at the timing of the communication as well. 

Anyway, all the best Eddie.

Probably Prague will burst as well.

I guess they were still hoping to play at 6. No way they let people queue in the unknown for an hour. He probably had a last check up from doctors who pulled the plug.

Probably, but in my disappointment say, cynically you could say, the cancellation came when the Outside Merch was sold out.

They moved the inside merch to the outside booth after cancelling. To sell it.

wait...this is true?!

100% true....after making us wait in the inside of the venue but not the floor...for an hour...with no water...the security guy was pretty much like shows cancelled but you can still get merch outside LOL