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The last time they played in Australia was for the Big Day Out festivals in January 2014, in the middle of our summer. Right now I couldn’t care where they played, as long as I get to see them again!
As far as Euro festivals are concerned, their set at Reading in 2006 was outstanding.
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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.
Exactly this, the dates PJ were in Europe coincided with some festivals. Makes sense. I am not sure the ins and out of how booking the line up works though. I presume the festival organisers get i contact with band management/booking agent and ask if they want to play. It would be silly to turn them down if they were going to be in Europe anyway.
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The last time they played in Australia was for the Big Day Out festivals in January 2014, in the middle of our summer. Right now I couldn’t care where they played, as long as I get to see them again!
As far as Euro festivals are concerned, their set at Reading in 2006 was outstanding.
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The last time they played in Australia was for the Big Day Out festivals in January 2014, in the middle of our summer. Right now I couldn’t care where they played, as long as I get to see them again!
As far as Euro festivals are concerned, their set at Reading in 2006 was outstanding.
I always think the issue with an Australia tour is that larger countries like U.K., Germany, Brazil etc only get two shows. Population wise that would translate to 1 in Australia (similar to Poland, Czech Republic etc). Though you are so far away it isn’t going to make sense unless they could do 5-6 dates. I assume they would fill that number of shows but I’m not sure. It’s just so far away for people from Europe and the US to travel, so would be reliant to people from Aus/NZ. I know if they did a proper 5-6 show U.K. tour or German tour it would sell out, though not sure about an Australian tour
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.
Exactly this, the dates PJ were in Europe coincided with some festivals. Makes sense. I am not sure the ins and out of how booking the line up works though. I presume the festival organisers get i contact with band management/booking agent and ask if they want to play. It would be silly to turn them down if they were going to be in Europe anyway.
I always imagined they planned the tour around the festivals rather than the other way round but who knows, i have no problem with festivals or anything as long as it means live Pearl Jam
Or just let people who live near said festivals continue to enjoy the opportunity. No one makes a person book an expensive trip overseas to see a band they can see much closer to home. The world doesn't revolve around you. Be grateful for gravity, otherwise your lofty expectations would spin outward towards a frigid and airless expanse.
The last time they played in Australia was for the Big Day Out festivals in January 2014, in the middle of our summer. Right now I couldn’t care where they played, as long as I get to see them again!
As far as Euro festivals are concerned, their set at Reading in 2006 was outstanding.
I always think the issue with an Australia tour is that larger countries like U.K., Germany, Brazil etc only get two shows. Population wise that would translate to 1 in Australia (similar to Poland, Czech Republic etc). Though you are so far away it isn’t going to make sense unless they could do 5-6 dates. I assume they would fill that number of shows but I’m not sure. It’s just so far away for people from Europe and the US to travel, so would be reliant to people from Aus/NZ. I know if they did a proper 5-6 show U.K. tour or German tour it would sell out, though not sure about an Australian tour
They are free to combine it with a few asian dates too
"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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As far as Euro festivals are concerned, their set at Reading in 2006 was outstanding.
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
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