The Official 2024 TOUR Thread

GlowGirl

JojoRice said:

6 Gigaton shows here....Never got Retrograde which is one of my favorites on the album.  Managed to get Buckle Up 3 times though 

Between 2022 and 2023 I saw 12 Gigaton shows. I got all songs but Comes Then Goes. Retrograde is amazing live. I hope you get to hear it.

Jamer196

Kwieneke said:

JojoRice said:

6 Gigaton shows here....Never got Retrograde which is one of my favorites on the album.  Managed to get Buckle Up 3 times though 

Retrograde in chicago blew my mind 

8 Gigaton shows and still missing Take the Long Way and the never played live Comes Then Goes

BF25394

JimmyV said:

BF25394 said:

Now that we know the title, I am comfortable sharing that the proposed title I was told by Josh K. in June was Eclipse. He also mentioned that it was also discussed that they could do a show in or near Niagara Falls or Buffalo in connection with the solar eclipse on April 8, as that area is in the path of totality. He had the album artwork he suggested in connection with the title on his phone.

Oddly enough, I was on my way to an astronomy lecture when I ran into him. We talked a bit about astronomy. It turns out they went in a different astronomical direction.

This is would have been cool. Also understand now why you were vague. 

I was vague for two reasons. First, I didn't know that this was actually going to be the title and, whatever the title ended up being, it's the band's news to announce when they are ready to do so. Second, I didn't want people to book flights and hotel rooms on the basis of a very speculative comment. Maybe that's three reasons?

BF25394

HailHailVitalogy said:

Just hoping we don’t get 5-7 new songs on a 24 song set. 3 new songs is fine. Some of the 2022 shows were so gigaton and ten heavy. 2023 was perfect

I feel exactly opposite to this. Give me at least eight new songs in a 24-song set.

JimmyV

BF25394 said:

JimmyV said:

BF25394 said:

Now that we know the title, I am comfortable sharing that the proposed title I was told by Josh K. in June was Eclipse. He also mentioned that it was also discussed that they could do a show in or near Niagara Falls or Buffalo in connection with the solar eclipse on April 8, as that area is in the path of totality. He had the album artwork he suggested in connection with the title on his phone.

Oddly enough, I was on my way to an astronomy lecture when I ran into him. We talked a bit about astronomy. It turns out they went in a different astronomical direction.

This is would have been cool. Also understand now why you were vague. 

I was vague for two reasons. First, I didn't know that this was actually going to be the title and, whatever the title ended up being, it's the band's news to announce when they are ready to do so. Second, I didn't want people to book flights and hotel rooms on the basis of a very speculative comment. Maybe that's three reasons?

All valid and fair. 

BF25394

aisleseats said:

JimmyV said:

HailHailVitalogy said:

Just hoping we don’t get 5-7 new songs on a 24 song set. 3 new songs is fine. Some of the 2022 shows were so gigaton and ten heavy. 2023 was perfect

I am in the opposite camp. Saw three Gigaton shows between 2022 and 2023, but only got to hear five tracks combined from the album. That was disappointing. Love the old stuff, but I do still want to hear the new stuff.

I was really looking forward to them when the album came out. And I ended up getting all of them except for Comes Then Goes. But I got a lot of them repeatedly (8 times for DOTC). So it got to the point where I dreaded it every time they'd start to play one, especially with the shorter setlists. That just meant one less chance for a rarity.

Rarity is a matter of perspective. These songs do not stay in the set list for long because the audience is so resistant to anything new, so they may not seem rare when they're being played almost every night on the Gigaton tour, but they will become rare when they disappear from the live set once the next album comes around. Think of the songs from Pearl Jam, Backspacer and Lightning Bolt that were played on those tours and never heard again. If you were seeing a bunch of shows in 2006 and thinking, when they played, say, "Marker in the Sand"-- "this again?"-- it might have helped to remember that, in 2024, there will be people praying for them to play that now-rarity.

100 Pacer

JojoRice said:

6 Gigaton shows here....Never got Retrograde which is one of my favorites on the album.  Managed to get Buckle Up 3 times though 

While I’ve seen Retrograde live three times and Buckle Up only once. You just never know. 😜 

kmcmanus

JimmyV said:

aisleseats said:

JimmyV said:

HailHailVitalogy said:

Just hoping we don’t get 5-7 new songs on a 24 song set. 3 new songs is fine. Some of the 2022 shows were so gigaton and ten heavy. 2023 was perfect

I am in the opposite camp. Saw three Gigaton shows between 2022 and 2023, but only got to hear five tracks combined from the album. That was disappointing. Love the old stuff, but I do still want to hear the new stuff.

I was really looking forward to them when the album came out. And I ended up getting all of them except for Comes Then Goes. But I got a lot of them repeatedly (8 times for DOTC). So it got to the point where I dreaded it every time they'd start to play one, especially with the shorter setlists. That just meant one less chance for a rarity.

I hear you. Repeats were an issue. By luck of the draw I got Who Ever Said, DOTC and Seven O'clock all more than once. 

Still hoping to hear Retrograde in particular and some of the others.

I only made it to 1 Gigaton show (woulda been 2 but Indy…) and those are the exact 3 I got. I hope QE and Retrograde survive to the next tour because those were the 2 I was really hoping for.

tylermoore

Kwieneke said:

JojoRice said:

6 Gigaton shows here....Never got Retrograde which is one of my favorites on the album.  Managed to get Buckle Up 3 times though 

Retrograde in chicago blew my mind 

My favorite Gigaton song live. 

deb1211

Kwieneke said:

JojoRice said:

6 Gigaton shows here....Never got Retrograde which is one of my favorites on the album.  Managed to get Buckle Up 3 times though 

Retrograde in chicago blew my mind 

Retrograde in St Louis was so good

washed in black

5 Gigaton shows, never got Buckle Up or Alright. 

Definitely want to hear new material.

OceanSoul71

100 Pacer said:

Surprised by the lack of hotel options in downtown Portland. Just booked the Crowne Plaza which looks to be a 10 minute walk from the venue. Should fill up pretty quickly once announced.

Yeah I live in the area and still probably will get a room, there will be some adult beverages consumed and 30mins in Uber back home at midnight doesn't feel like much fun ...

coco butter

deb1211 said:

Kwieneke said:

JojoRice said:

6 Gigaton shows here....Never got Retrograde which is one of my favorites on the album.  Managed to get Buckle Up 3 times though 

Retrograde in chicago blew my mind 

Retrograde in St Louis was so good

Retrograde in St Louis was by far my favorite song of the show! When they stood up from sitting in the chairs and the lights came up half way through the song... so amazing! 

100 Pacer

OceanSoul71 said:

100 Pacer said:

Surprised by the lack of hotel options in downtown Portland. Just booked the Crowne Plaza which looks to be a 10 minute walk from the venue. Should fill up pretty quickly once announced.

Yeah I live in the area and still probably will get a room, there will be some adult beverages consumed and 30mins in Uber back home at midnight doesn't feel like much fun ...

Is an Uber ride from the airport to the downtown core reasonable?

djjazzy276

OceanSoul71 said:

100 Pacer said:

Surprised by the lack of hotel options in downtown Portland. Just booked the Crowne Plaza which looks to be a 10 minute walk from the venue. Should fill up pretty quickly once announced.

Yeah I live in the area and still probably will get a room, there will be some adult beverages consumed and 30mins in Uber back home at midnight doesn't feel like much fun ...

That sounds like a good time and part of me wants to do it that way, but I'm likely going to bring my 8 year old (his first show!) which will be getting STARTED after his usual bedtime so it'll be a sober night and trip straight back to the house for us. At least the rumored date is a Friday. I'm sure the high of experiencing a Pearl Jam show through his eyes and ears will be all I need.

RatherStarved

Dead and Co/PJ in sane city at same time.  Amazing world we live in even if “last tour” was a little misleading.  I never did get to hear touch of grey.  

deb1211

coco butter said:

deb1211 said:

Kwieneke said:

JojoRice said:

6 Gigaton shows here....Never got Retrograde which is one of my favorites on the album.  Managed to get Buckle Up 3 times though 

Retrograde in chicago blew my mind 

Retrograde in St Louis was so good

Retrograde in St Louis was by far my favorite song of the show! When they stood up from sitting in the chairs and the lights came up half way through the song... so amazing! 

It was amazing and very memorable but my fave will always be Sad 

darwinstheory

deb1211 said:

coco butter said:

deb1211 said:

Kwieneke said:

JojoRice said:

6 Gigaton shows here....Never got Retrograde which is one of my favorites on the album.  Managed to get Buckle Up 3 times though 

Retrograde in chicago blew my mind 

Retrograde in St Louis was so good

Retrograde in St Louis was by far my favorite song of the show! When they stood up from sitting in the chairs and the lights came up half way through the song... so amazing! 

It was amazing and very memorable but my fave will always be Sad 

And for good reason. It was for you! 

Gern Blansten

kmcmanus said:

JimmyV said:

aisleseats said:

JimmyV said:

HailHailVitalogy said:

Just hoping we don’t get 5-7 new songs on a 24 song set. 3 new songs is fine. Some of the 2022 shows were so gigaton and ten heavy. 2023 was perfect

I am in the opposite camp. Saw three Gigaton shows between 2022 and 2023, but only got to hear five tracks combined from the album. That was disappointing. Love the old stuff, but I do still want to hear the new stuff.

I was really looking forward to them when the album came out. And I ended up getting all of them except for Comes Then Goes. But I got a lot of them repeatedly (8 times for DOTC). So it got to the point where I dreaded it every time they'd start to play one, especially with the shorter setlists. That just meant one less chance for a rarity.

I hear you. Repeats were an issue. By luck of the draw I got Who Ever Said, DOTC and Seven O'clock all more than once. 

Still hoping to hear Retrograde in particular and some of the others.

I only made it to 1 Gigaton show (woulda been 2 but Indy…) and those are the exact 3 I got. I hope QE and Retrograde survive to the next tour because those were the 2 I was really hoping for.

I'm probably the odd man out on QE...it just doesn't do much for me. Retrograde is great. 

marcPJfan

Airbnb booked May 16-19