Leg 2 NA 2022 Pearl Jam Posters

CantKeepmedown

I can probably count on one hand the amount of things that I'd wait in line 6 hours for.  Probably wouldn't even need all the fingers lol. Pearl jam merchandise is not even sniffing that list.  

However......about 5-6 years ago, I once waited in line 2 hours for a special beer release so I should not be judging. People waiting in line has zero effect on my life so have at it!

OceansJenny

CarryTheZero said:

In Nashville, I looked at my son and put the question to him. Wait in line or not? He chose not to wait. We did some sightseeing plus TMR tour. So, I resigned myself to not waiting and possibly missing out on the Klausen poster. We lined up at 5:30 on a side entrance. Got in right at 6, and scored a poster! I repeated this at St. Louis and was able to get what I needed. I may be done with the merch lines! 5 hours is too much.

Yes! This is the way! So no go outside merch lines!

OceansJenny

JojoRice said:

The reason I waited nearly 6 hours in line in Nashville is because I didn't want to pay the ridiculous ebay prices and I didn't want to hold merch during the show either.  At one of the LA shows back in May I waited and bought merch inside the venue. Was able to get everything I wanted.  Then during the show there was 2 different people sitting around me that spilled their drinks and my stuff was almost ruined. It's a damned if you do and damned if you don't scenario. 

I hear you here. When they started outside merch I thought it was great bc I could avoid holding/watching it during the show. But once I realized I was blowing the whole day in those outside merch lines, I reverted back to just getting merch at the show when doors opened. I put it on my seat in a bag and periodically check on it and I haven’t had an issue in 15+ shows. Before the 2010s they didn’t allow or give you tubes so I would roll and put in plastic newspaper bags. Still no problem. Definitely avoid putting your merch on the floor as people spill. 

If someone spilled on your bag on the seat I would consider that very unlucky. Probably need to switch to holding it if you see sloshers behind you. Kind of annoying but to me better than 6+ hours in line. Or bring some plastic bags and wrap your stuff a few times in it.

I waited in NYC February weather outside the Beacon to make sure I got the N2 Earthings poster. My hands and toes were numb when I left and the energy drained out of me. When I went back for the actual show the poster would have been easy to get. Waste of my time and energy earlier in the day.

Same with Fenway 18 - stood in a lot of outside merch lines (early!) to make sure I got my posters. When the gates opened for the actual show I could have gotten them easily. Another waste.

tdawe

CantKeepmedown said:

 I once waited in line 2 hours for a special beer release

I don’t think I’d be able to hold it that long. 

AlaG

I don’t think there’s enough talk about the relationship between high ticket prices (especially for MSG), the band encouraging folks to travel to see them through some combination of serving very specific markets/not playing many shows in said markets and going out of their way to provide a different experience each night, and the tendency of fans to flip merch AND tickets if they can for insane prices.

I’m not sure what can really be done about it at this stage. But a lot of the merch and ticket scalping that occurred as MSG had to, to some extent, be related to folks doing whatever they could to make ends meet after going above their means to afford being in attendance that night.

drfox

AlaG said:

I don’t think there’s enough talk about the relationship between high ticket prices (especially for MSG), the band encouraging folks to travel to see them through some combination of serving very specific markets/not playing many shows in said markets and going out of their way to provide a different experience each night, and the tendency of fans to flip merch AND tickets if they can for insane prices.

I’m not sure what can really be done about it at this stage. But a lot of the merch and ticket scalping that occurred as MSG had to, to some extent, be related to folks doing whatever they could to make ends meet after going above their means to afford being in attendance that night.

Tend to agree with some of these points. The band plays so few shows compared to others and you are forced to travel. Eg here in the U.K. we got only 2 shows (compared say to the Killers who did 12) so it meant many of us travelled to Amsterdam, Berlin etc to see them. Turns into quite a costly activity 

DE4173

https://twitter.com/mrtsurt/status/1572903962722078721?t=-Yx80luaP0df4ZXlC1mxOQ&s=19

Kearn5y

Nice shirt but not a fan of the poster

OceansJenny

People were flipping merch to “fund shows” when PJ played 60 shows a year and tickets were $60. It’s not a new concept unfortunately. Where there’s a buck to be made, someone will take advantage.

mpedone

I do wonder if Nashville and St Louis were worse because they were Friday and Sunday in the US (MSG was going to be crazy anyway, but that was also a Sunday). So, more people took the entire day off on Friday than they would on a day mid-week. Haven't seen anything about the OKC merch being crazy. Curious to hear how Denver goes today.

Weston1283

I thought someone was trolling when I saw that on FB.  

That is a top 3 worst PJ poster of all time.  I can’t even think of one that’s worse at the moment.  

I wouldn’t even take one for free, not worth the space in my portfolio.

CROJAM95

the face on that poster, who the fuck would want to see that more than once....nevermind on your wall for all time

jeez

Sarava

DE4173 said:

https://twitter.com/mrtsurt/status/1572903962722078721?t=-Yx80luaP0df4ZXlC1mxOQ&s=19

This is right up there with the Fresno horse poster for worst poster of the tour. There was a good run of top notch posters. Excluding the festival show, Camden, Nashville, St. Louis and OKC was a great run of 4 straight top notch posters.

I am a patriot

Keeping with the Gigaton theme from the postponed shows, the Gods are angry and the world is burning. I like this one more than the llamas he did a few years back for S. America.

Looks like it won't be a problem to snag one down the line.

SHZA

Interested to see if it sells out at the venue. My money would be on no, but PJ fans surprise me sometimes 

mpedone

CROJAM95 said:

the face on that poster, who the fuck would want to see that more than once....nevermind on your wall for all time

jeez

I mean, I'm no cultural expert, but that seems like a fairly common face in Asian artwork. It's not my cup of tea, but I don't have to stretch to believe that others might be into it.

opsopcopolis

hard pass for me on that poster… guess it’s nice to not have to get in line early 

CROJAM95

mpedone said:

CROJAM95 said:

the face on that poster, who the fuck would want to see that more than once....nevermind on your wall for all time

jeez

I mean, I'm no cultural expert, but that seems like a fairly common face in Asian artwork. It's not my cup of tea, but I don't have to stretch to believe that others might be into it.

the color of the thing too.....

JeBurkhardt

Can't access social media, can someone post a picture?

RK50065

Weston1283 said:

I thought someone was trolling when I saw that on FB.  

That is a top 3 worst PJ poster of all time.  I can’t even think of one that’s worse at the moment.  

I wouldn’t even take one for free, not worth the space in my portfolio.

Vancouver 2011...

mpedone

JeBurkhardt said:

Can't access social media, can someone post a picture?

Weston1283

RK50065 said:

Weston1283 said:

I thought someone was trolling when I saw that on FB.  

That is a top 3 worst PJ poster of all time.  I can’t even think of one that’s worse at the moment.  

I wouldn’t even take one for free, not worth the space in my portfolio.

Vancouver 2011...

I think this is worse 

mpedone

RK50065 said:

Weston1283 said:

I thought someone was trolling when I saw that on FB.  

That is a top 3 worst PJ poster of all time.  I can’t even think of one that’s worse at the moment.  

I wouldn’t even take one for free, not worth the space in my portfolio.

Vancouver 2011...

Shuss Seattle 2018

(Honestly, I kinda like Vancouver 2011 - feels like something straight outta the mid-90s. Not sure I'd put it on a wall that a lot of visitors to my house would see, but maybe in my workshop.)

droptheleash9

Do we know who gets final say over what the poster looks like? Do artists get full discretion or does someone at PJ/TC have to green light the final product? I'm assuming it is the former given that we occasionally get a Vancouver Wolfmanpig and today's Denver poster but was curious if anyone knows.

JeBurkhardt

mpedone said:

JeBurkhardt said:

Can't access social media, can someone post a picture?

Thanks, it is different for sure.

OceansJenny

mpedone said:

JeBurkhardt said:

Can't access social media, can someone post a picture?

What is going on here? Something Hindu inspired attacks fire truck?

oh right maybe it’s climate change that we have no power to stop.

mpedone

droptheleash9 said:

Do we know who gets final say over what the poster looks like? Do artists get full discretion or does someone at PJ/TC have to green light the final product? I'm assuming it is the former given that we occasionally get a Vancouver Wolfmanpig and today's Denver poster but was curious if anyone knows.

Apparently the band/tsurt (unclear) approve the initial concept, but not necessarily the final poster, per Mr. Brad Klausen: https://community.pearljam.com/discussion/comment/7525536#Comment_7525536

iwasatpj20

Weston1283 said:

RK50065 said:

Weston1283 said:

I thought someone was trolling when I saw that on FB.  

That is a top 3 worst PJ poster of all time.  I can’t even think of one that’s worse at the moment.  

I wouldn’t even take one for free, not worth the space in my portfolio.

Vancouver 2011...

I think this is worse 

Jacksonville 2016, Hampton 2016, or Vegas 2022 are as bad

droptheleash9

mpedone said:

droptheleash9 said:

Do we know who gets final say over what the poster looks like? Do artists get full discretion or does someone at PJ/TC have to green light the final product? I'm assuming it is the former given that we occasionally get a Vancouver Wolfmanpig and today's Denver poster but was curious if anyone knows.

Apparently the band/tsurt (unclear) approve the initial concept, but not necessarily the final poster, per Mr. Brad Klausen: https://community.pearljam.com/discussion/comment/7525536#Comment_7525536

Thanks for passing this along. Always interested to hear about the inner workings of posters/art!

tempo_n_groove

CROJAM95 said:

mpedone said:

CROJAM95 said:

the face on that poster, who the fuck would want to see that more than once....nevermind on your wall for all time

jeez

I mean, I'm no cultural expert, but that seems like a fairly common face in Asian artwork. It's not my cup of tea, but I don't have to stretch to believe that others might be into it.

the color of the thing too.....

TY!  Mustard or Brown on a poster is bad.