The Official 2025 Tour Rumor Thread

RatherStarved

I don’t see this at all.  

BloodMeridian80

I’m all for wish-casting, but I’d definitely put money on ‘not happening’.

HailHailVitalogy

Remember when this band used to announce shows 8 weeks in advance? No doubt in my mind something happens later this year. 

Ryan

HailHailVitalogy said:

Remember when this band used to announce shows 8 weeks in advance? No doubt in my mind something happens later this year. 

Yes - 2006 leg 1, 2009 September shows (Vancouver, Portland), 2010 US all got announced with relatively short notice.  The concert industry tends to give more heads up however nowadays.

This Soldier Field thing I’m not buying.  A show of this scale would have all kinds of leaks by now and I would have thought this would get announced with tons of lead time to sell that many tickets.  Shows three years in a row in Chicago also doesn’t add up. 

tylermoore

Williston said:

tylermoore said:

Williston said:

demetrios said:

RatherStarved said:

Get_Right said:

For people that buy merch, where is the apparel made? It should say so on the label. If it is China, Mexico or Canada it could impact costs for a US tour. 

Nobody who spends what people spend on merch is going to fret about a surcharge.  

That's true.

Will August 26th be a good day for PJ?

What’s August 26th?

It’s bottom of page 183

They aren’t playing soldier field this year. 

I’ve been wrong many times before, but it just wouldn’t make sense. UC to Wrigley to Soldier? 3 consecutive years. I know Chicago is a huge HUGE market for them, but with zero actual intel, only 4 months out, that’s a huge ask to fill that stadium. The amount of Wrigley tickets available around show date was shocking. You couldn’t give them away. 

enddem

tylermoore said:

Williston said:

tylermoore said:

Williston said:

demetrios said:

RatherStarved said:

Get_Right said:

For people that buy merch, where is the apparel made? It should say so on the label. If it is China, Mexico or Canada it could impact costs for a US tour. 

Nobody who spends what people spend on merch is going to fret about a surcharge.  

That's true.

Will August 26th be a good day for PJ?

What’s August 26th?

It’s bottom of page 183

They aren’t playing soldier field this year. 

I’ve been wrong many times before, but it just wouldn’t make sense. UC to Wrigley to Soldier? 3 consecutive years. I know Chicago is a huge HUGE market for them, but with zero actual intel, only 4 months out, that’s a huge ask to fill that stadium. The amount of Wrigley tickets available around show date was shocking. You couldn’t give them away. 

I had advanced a similar point earlier. Soldier Field is a nice thought, but not one bit of it adds up. 

RatherStarved

enddem said:

tylermoore said:

Williston said:

tylermoore said:

Williston said:

demetrios said:

RatherStarved said:

Get_Right said:

For people that buy merch, where is the apparel made? It should say so on the label. If it is China, Mexico or Canada it could impact costs for a US tour. 

Nobody who spends what people spend on merch is going to fret about a surcharge.  

That's true.

Will August 26th be a good day for PJ?

What’s August 26th?

It’s bottom of page 183

They aren’t playing soldier field this year. 

I’ve been wrong many times before, but it just wouldn’t make sense. UC to Wrigley to Soldier? 3 consecutive years. I know Chicago is a huge HUGE market for them, but with zero actual intel, only 4 months out, that’s a huge ask to fill that stadium. The amount of Wrigley tickets available around show date was shocking. You couldn’t give them away. 

I had advanced a similar point earlier. Soldier Field is a nice thought, but not one bit of it adds up. 

It’s not really a nice thought either.  

given2fly23

tylermoore said:

Williston said:

tylermoore said:

Williston said:

demetrios said:

RatherStarved said:

Get_Right said:

For people that buy merch, where is the apparel made? It should say so on the label. If it is China, Mexico or Canada it could impact costs for a US tour. 

Nobody who spends what people spend on merch is going to fret about a surcharge.  

That's true.

Will August 26th be a good day for PJ?

What’s August 26th?

It’s bottom of page 183

They aren’t playing soldier field this year. 

I’ve been wrong many times before, but it just wouldn’t make sense. UC to Wrigley to Soldier? 3 consecutive years. I know Chicago is a huge HUGE market for them, but with zero actual intel, only 4 months out, that’s a huge ask to fill that stadium. The amount of Wrigley tickets available around show date was shocking. You couldn’t give them away. 

I doubt it too, but if it is happening, it has nothing to do with the Chicago market--it would be PJ35, a destination event in a central location for fans from all over.  PJ20 was hardly just a Chicago/Wisconsin event.

Lost In Ohio

HughFreakingDillon said:

they never announce shows via the newsletter

It won't stop people from thinking so.

If the May 10th newsletter comes and we still don't have any solid leaks (sorry to the "I feel it" crowd) OR we still don't have a "make sure your info is current" tease, I think that's it.

Hopefully this means they've been busy recording.

Y'all want a hot take? What if...they drop a new live song on this 2025 tour and/or...over the next 8-10 weeks tease an upcoming album ? It wouldn't be the first time they've used a tour as a tease and we know they've been recording and writing.

Of course we know what happens with the set lists. They're written the day of the show and the setlist that gets taped to the stage may not necessarily 100% be what's played.

enddem

RatherStarved said:

enddem said:

tylermoore said:

Williston said:

tylermoore said:

Williston said:

demetrios said:

RatherStarved said:

Get_Right said:

For people that buy merch, where is the apparel made? It should say so on the label. If it is China, Mexico or Canada it could impact costs for a US tour. 

Nobody who spends what people spend on merch is going to fret about a surcharge.  

That's true.

Will August 26th be a good day for PJ?

What’s August 26th?

It’s bottom of page 183

They aren’t playing soldier field this year. 

I’ve been wrong many times before, but it just wouldn’t make sense. UC to Wrigley to Soldier? 3 consecutive years. I know Chicago is a huge HUGE market for them, but with zero actual intel, only 4 months out, that’s a huge ask to fill that stadium. The amount of Wrigley tickets available around show date was shocking. You couldn’t give them away. 

I had advanced a similar point earlier. Soldier Field is a nice thought, but not one bit of it adds up. 

It’s not really a nice thought either.  

The idea of any show is, in the abstract, a nice thought. Beyond that I agree.

tylermoore

given2fly23 said:

tylermoore said:

Williston said:

tylermoore said:

Williston said:

demetrios said:

RatherStarved said:

Get_Right said:

For people that buy merch, where is the apparel made? It should say so on the label. If it is China, Mexico or Canada it could impact costs for a US tour. 

Nobody who spends what people spend on merch is going to fret about a surcharge.  

That's true.

Will August 26th be a good day for PJ?

What’s August 26th?

It’s bottom of page 183

They aren’t playing soldier field this year. 

I’ve been wrong many times before, but it just wouldn’t make sense. UC to Wrigley to Soldier? 3 consecutive years. I know Chicago is a huge HUGE market for them, but with zero actual intel, only 4 months out, that’s a huge ask to fill that stadium. The amount of Wrigley tickets available around show date was shocking. You couldn’t give them away. 

I doubt it too, but if it is happening, it has nothing to do with the Chicago market--it would be PJ35, a destination event in a central location for fans from all over.  PJ20 was hardly just a Chicago/Wisconsin event.

But did they play 4 shows in wisconsin/chicago the two years prior? No 
the closest they played the year before was Indy, and the year before that they were nowhere close. All east coast if I remember 

You don’t think they did all that on purpose knowing where PJ20 was going to be….cmon now!
I still don’t get why this PJ35 thing has any steam either. Not trying to be Debbie Downer. Just Richie Realistic I guess 

matt84

I don’t get the whole 35 years either. They celebrated 20 years (as lots of bands do). Why would they have a 35th anniversary event?

THEROLMAN

What about Europe 2025? They just played a handful of shows and had to cancel due to illness. Berlin? UK? Or some shows in Italy or Scandinavia? 

just_one

THEROLMAN said:

What about Europe 2025? They just played a handful of shows and had to cancel due to illness. Berlin? UK? Or some shows in Italy or Scandinavia? 

Unfortunally it all seems no europe in 2025.

Somehow since 2006 they only come to europe in the summer so its too late to announce anything.

Hopefully they return in 2026

Haijay

They most definitely will return in 2026. The UK “leg” for the tour was a complete joke. I guess they felt pressed for time, somehow🤷‍♂️, and only decided to do what they did. Which was a lil bit insane, really. Late announcement, so few shows, and completely out of this world prices, led to some egg on their face, without a doubt. 

It’s pretty bush league to have done what they did, and i sincerely hope it opened their eyes. How they agreed to charge that we’ll never know. 

I hope they don't pull that sh*t in SA, or they will be playing to empty venues 

bootlegger10

Haijay said:

They most definitely will return in 2026. The UK “leg” for the tour was a complete joke. I guess they felt pressed for time, somehow🤷‍♂️, and only decided to do what they did. Which was a lil bit insane, really. Late announcement, so few shows, and completely out of this world prices, led to some egg on their face, without a doubt. 

It’s pretty bush league to have done what they did, and i sincerely hope it opened their eyes. How they agreed to charge that we’ll never know. 

I hope they don't pull that sh*t in SA, or they will be playing to empty venues 

The size of their tour for 2024’s Euro shows fits with their current style of touring.  Short legs.  They went all the way to Australia/NZ to play 7 shows.  

Williston

matt84 said:

I don’t get the whole 35 years either. They celebrated 20 years (as lots of bands do). Why would they have a 35th anniversary event?

They are riding on the wave of a new album that has been widely received. Why wait 5 years for a 40th, when we they may not even be around then. Plus the band said to expect something special towards the end of year.

BF25394

matt84 said:

I don’t get the whole 35 years either. They celebrated 20 years (as lots of bands do). Why would they have a 35th anniversary event?

There's a well-meaning relatively-new-to-the-board poster who tries to wishcast things into existence that are never going to happen, and he started relentlessly referencing PJ35, and then others picked it up. He also posted every day for months trying to get the band to play the hidden track at the end of Yield. That didn't happen either.

Shaindli1

Williston said:

matt84 said:

I don’t get the whole 35 years either. They celebrated 20 years (as lots of bands do). Why would they have a 35th anniversary event?

They are riding on the wave of a new album that has been widely received. Why wait 5 years for a 40th, when we they may not even be around then. Plus the band said to expect something special towards the end of year.

When did they say that?

tylermoore

Williston said:

matt84 said:

I don’t get the whole 35 years either. They celebrated 20 years (as lots of bands do). Why would they have a 35th anniversary event?

They are riding on the wave of a new album that has been widely received. Why wait 5 years for a 40th, when we they may not even be around then. Plus the band said to expect something special towards the end of year.

There’s nothing significant about 35 tho. I think that’s what you’re missing. Not that that’s not hard to do, but what’s to celebrate about that number specifically. 

It’s divisible by 5 is all I got as far as significance. 

Twenty made sense. 40 makes sense. The “who knows what will happen” argument still doesn’t add any significance to the number 35.