Pearl Jam at Fenway

dlymnfld
dlymnfld CT Posts: 923
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Greg Hill on WEEI just announced that Pearl Jam will be playing at Fenway this summer. Paraphrasing but he said “word on the street” and when questioned he said he has his “sources”. He is on a sport station but definitely has many connections in the music industry. He also wouldn’t realize he would be giving out super Pearl Jam secrets as he’s just some fifty something year old dude with a lot of money that likes music. 
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  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,920
    He's on sports radio now (for last 4 years) but before that spent nearly 30 years doing mornings on WAAF so he has more than a few music industry connections.
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  • dlymnfld
    dlymnfld CT Posts: 923
    edited November 2023
    I said “many” not “few” so I agree.  He just could care less if he was “leaking” valuable information. 
    Post edited by dlymnfld on
    Springfield 4/6/94, Boston 4/6/94, Hartford 10/2/96, New York 9/11/98, Hartford 9/13/98, Mansfield 8/30/00, Boston 9/28/04, Reading 10/1/04, Quebec City 9/20/05, Boston 5/24/06, Hartford 5/13/06, New York 6/25/08, Hartford 6/27/08 Philadelphia 10/31/09, Hartford 10/15/10,
    Boston 10/17/10, East Troy 9/3/11, East Troy 9/4/11, Missoula 9/30/12, Worcester 10/15/13, Hartford 10/25/13, Charlottesville 10/29/13,
    St. Paul 10/19/14, New York 9/26/15, Quebec City 5/5/16, Boston 8/5/16, Boston 9/2/18, Boston 9/4/18, Quebec City 9/1/22, Camden 9/14/22, Oklahoma City 9/20/22 
  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,818
    I heard this info from a source I trust over a month ago... Greg Hill can suck eggs, as he's a shit human being, but I do believe his info is good.  
  • KN219077
    KN219077 Montana Posts: 1,201
    Home and away shows pt 2 this summer 
  • Jadler
    Jadler Posts: 777
    Wonder if announcement is closer than we think 
  • droptheleash9
    droptheleash9 Posts: 1,468
    Hillman is definitely connected and in-the-know in terms of the Boston music scene. Believe he was also at the shows in 2016 and 2018. Happy to (hopefully) have a hometown show or two!
  • smile6680
    smile6680 Posts: 437
    I was hoping for anywhere other than Fenway. Oh well. 
  • mrz200
    mrz200 Posts: 80
    Sox have a home game on Weds 9/12, and then on the road until 9/20.  I am going to guess Fenway shows are Sat 9/14 & Mon 9/16.  or maybe even Sun 9/15 & Tues 9/17.  They seem to shy away from Saturday shows, to the degree it almost feels intentional?

    and yes I agree PJ Fenway is a little been there done that, but I'd still take it 100% over Mansfield or Foxboro, the only other realistic places they'd play.  And since a Fenway show 99% rules out a Hartford/Gilford/Bangor/SPAC then I guess I'll see at the ball park!
  • on2legs
    on2legs Posts: 16,020
    Fenway would be great especially if its not over Labor Day weekend.
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  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,604
    Travel in the spring, home shows in the fall. 

    I like Fenway for shows. So much easier to get in and out of if you are coming from MetroWest. 

    TD Garden and Mansfield are both a pain in the ass to get to, and Gillette sucks for shows. 
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  • WindowPaine
    WindowPaine Chicopee, MA Posts: 539
    they need to stop with the ballpark shows...sound is terrible

    how about 5 night stand at the new MGM Theater next to fenway? seeing a band in a stadium is just...lame. 

    realistically do it at the garden. arena shows are 1000x better than any stadium show. 
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  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,517
    Correct me if I'm wrong but Fenway is always reserved seating.
  • steven87
    steven87 Posts: 1,735
    Bentleyspop said:
    Correct me if I'm wrong but Fenway is always reserved seating.
    Correct. At least last time around, there was no GA. I’m assuming it’ll be the same thing this time. 
  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,818
    When was the last time they played somewhere as big as Gillette in the US? 

    I can't imagine them playing anywhere besides the Garden, Fenway or Mansfield (& I would hope for either of the first two over the last one) 
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,460
    WindowPaine said:
    they need to stop with the ballpark shows...sound is terrible

    how about 5 night stand at the new MGM Theater next to fenway? seeing a band in a stadium is just...lame. 

    realistically do it at the garden. arena shows are 1000x better than any stadium show. 
    yeah I don't like them either...especially at Fenway
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  • Hagrid7575
    Hagrid7575 Posts: 188
    Greg Hill, the discoverer of Godsmack
  • spankyMP
    spankyMP NY to NC to NH Posts: 2,020
    woohoo!
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  • CantKeepmedown
    CantKeepmedown Portland, Maine Posts: 3,121
    Exciting that they are coming back to MA but was really hoping for an arena show (is there still hope for CT?).  Someone here recently said that the 2018 shows were a little underwhelming and I kinda of agree. I think in the moment it was great. But the expectations were super high following the 2016 shows and they didn't really live up to it. Probably my fault. I know coming on stage much later than expected seemed to be some of the cause. For me at least. Also being labor day weekend. 

    Anyways, would love to get a leak of the dates so we can jump on some lodging if necessary.  And my kids will be off to college so no worries about scheduling at least lol. 
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,920
    Bentleyspop said:
    Correct me if I'm wrong but Fenway is always reserved seating.
    steven87 said:
    Bentleyspop said:
    Correct me if I'm wrong but Fenway is always reserved seating.
    Correct. At least last time around, there was no GA. I’m assuming it’ll be the same thing this time. 
    Both times at Fenway PJ has done all reserved seating. But many other acts have had GA at Fenway, so not sure why PJ hasn't (but not complaining, in fact just the opposite as I had 4th row for both shows in 2016 and 5th row for both in 2018). 
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  • smile6680
    smile6680 Posts: 437
    Gern Blansten said:
    WindowPaine said:
    they need to stop with the ballpark shows...sound is terrible

    how about 5 night stand at the new MGM Theater next to fenway? seeing a band in a stadium is just...lame. 

    realistically do it at the garden. arena shows are 1000x better than any stadium show. 
    yeah I don't like them either...especially at Fenway
    Agreed.

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