Dear Pearl Jam , Stop doing festivals in Europe in the Summer!!

just_one

With what happened this tour i think its the safe route to go ,  just stop playing festivals please!

a lot of people finance´s got hurt badly with an accident(that could have been also very bad for the bands future aswell as eddie´s health) that could easily be avoided if they tour europe in autumn/winter like they used to do in 2006 or before.

JPPJ84

So if they Tour in winter and Mike slips on some ice, will you say “Stop touring Europe in winter!!!”? 

Seriously, this is ridiculous 
plus, by your logic they’re not allowed to tour anywhere during summer?! 

C2V3N

I think this is a fair comment. Summer in Europe is nuts. It is hot as hell, traveling is expensive, trains and planes are busy and unpredictable. I think that late summer and early autumn like in 2006 is much better option.

edgesr

Not sure this is the solution. Would you be happier if they never played outdoor shows again? That is the cause of the problem, not touring in summer. It was a particularly dry and dusty summer here in Europe which didn't help. 

In the winter you are more likely to be run down with colds, it is harder to warm up vocally and there are various other hazards to put up with.

Spags

Normally I'd strongly disagree with this, but it was even hot as balls in the UK this year.

Eraserhead

The 2013 West Coast leg was amazing - ice cold winter, all indoor shows, Ed singing Mr Plow in Calgary!  

winter would be great for a UK/Euro tour. unless we get just ONE flake of snow and the country closes down...

PJNB

They make huge money off of the festival season and play arena shows around them. Sure they could just do an arena run but as a business does that make sense?

Spiritual_Chaos

The summer have the festivals. Ofc they will tour in the summer. 

And not playing festivals? Has there been an epidemic of artists loosing their voice from
playing festivals?

just_one

PJNB said:

They make huge money off of the festival season and play arena shows around them. Sure they could just do an arena run but as a business does that make sense?

that would be a great alternative , just do indoor shows in the summer

Spiritual_Chaos

What they should do is a Gothenburg x3 run where it is a bit colder, the people have a strong social democratic backbone and we have mooses. 

Throw in a Reykavik and a Helsinki show too. 

LETS GO. 

JPPJ84

Spiritual_Chaos said:

What they should do is a Gothenburg x3 run where it is a bit colder, the people have a strong social democratic backbone and we have mooses. 

Throw in a Reykavik and a Helsinki show too. 

LETS GO. 

I’m in 😉

just_one

On a more serious note and keep the threat serious, many are right about summer issue but to fight that at least stop doing festivals shows.

Just do indoor shows

rahjiim

Please tour whenever and where ever you can and as much as possible. 

rahjiim

Plus, even if it's hot, I prefer to wait for hours outside an arena in the summer. 

RatherStarved

rahjiim said:

Please tour whenever and where ever you can and as much as possible. 

This ^

PP193448

Please just tour more often.  Anywhere, anytime…

drfox

I would prefer they just tour whenever they can whenever they can. Though an Autumn Euro tour would be cool 

pdalowsky

rahjiim said:

Please tour whenever and where ever you can and as much as possible. 

I’m also with this guy/gal

id like the band to tour whenever and whenever  it works best for them

alrhiugh I’d pay triple the price to see them back at Leeds arena here in the Uk. Probably even more 

JeBurkhardt

Spags said:

Normally I'd strongly disagree with this, but it was even hot as balls in the UK this year.

Sorry, I think we brought the hot weather with us from the US. 

TO42596

I had an absolute blast at the Lollapalooza Stockholm show and weather conditions were perfect there, so no need to ban festivals from my perspective!

RatherStarved

Hyde Park was basically a festival and it was great.  

ilockyer

They could stop doing festivals here every 2 years or so. They only pull an average of about $2 million for each of these. These are what make the tours cost effective and probably offset the reality that they charge us below the market rate for a 10c ticket. 

Add the losses from no festivals onto arena prices so they are paid the same and watch the complaints roll in.

aurelgugus

Hyde park was really great, above Berlin IMO

PeArLgOoNeR

aurelgugus said:

Hyde park was really great, above Berlin IMO

The curfew really affected the Berlin experience IMO

1ThoughtKnown

RatherStarved said:

Hyde Park was basically a festival and it was great.  

Agreed. It was a blast and I also got to see other standout acts like Cat Power, the Pixies, Johnny Marr and the Petrol Girls.

I doubt any of the 65,000+ at BST would agree with this. 

BC62528

I think the other alternative would be for people to make a choice and pick spots that work best for them.  If you don't want to see a show in a festival environment - than don't.  I personally avoid them.  I understand those in countries outside of the US might be limited in their options to see this band, so I get it, but we all have the final decision on how and where we spend our money.  It might just be that the band really likes playing festivals to attract a broader fanbase or that they get to visit places with their families during the summer time and see other bands of interest - or maybe it also has to do with financial reasons - that's ok as well - it is the band's prerogative.

JimmyV

I'm still hoping we get a summer tour of the U.S. in the near future. But, I do agree with those that are just happy they are still touring at all. Feels like that might be where we are right now. 

HughFreakingDillon

please tour canada in the middle of winter so I can teach Boom how to ride a moose down a mountain. 

or, on the prairies...sit on a moose. 

timbo1972

RatherStarved said:

Hyde Park was basically a festival and it was great.  

And 130,000 ish over two nights making for a cracking atmosphere for each show:)

RatherStarved

Also about Hyde Park, the “ten club” viewing area made it possible to get there late in the day and still have a good spot.  It was like having a VIP ticket but not for a VIP price.  

evenflow82

Festivals are a big payday and the band probably has a hard time saying no to the proposition.