The Official 2025 Tour Rumor Thread

Zen23

Both had people behind the stage.

PJNB

BlueLedbetter said:

drfox said:

just_one said:

njhaley1 said:

Zen23 said:

Tickets for Bruce in Europe are currently on sale. Tickets for Germany have started at 76 €. In Italy at 69 €. In the Czech Republic at 54 €. I sincerely hope that both those responsible for the Pearl Jam company and those who have defended 175 € as a uniform standard price for a concert in Europe with the words "inflation" and "perfectly normal for a band of this size" have learned something from the year 2024.

Don't forget "the backdrop screens cut out 1/4 of potential audience" excuse.

thats bullshit for europe shows.

we dont have people behind the stage , that only happens in the US

Not correct. People are behind the stage at London O2 (they were in 2018). Manchester Co-Op also has seating behind the stage as well

Prague or krakow had behind stage can't remember which

Both in 2018

2022 not sure either sold well enough to have them available 

Haijay

Haijay

Krakow⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️

demetrios

Oh how I WISH that Pearl Jam play a summer again in the USA & Canada.

A New England & Atlantic Canadian Tour would be lovely anytime during the months of July & August.

HailHailVitalogy said:

What should happen:
Houston - New Orleans - Miami - Orlando - Jacksonville - Atlanta - Raleigh - DC - Pittsburgh - Cleveland - Detroit - Toronto - Montreal - Halifax - Portland - Albany - Hartford

What’s probably gonna happen
Jazz Fest - Miami x2 - Orlando x2 - Lovin’ Life - Sonic Temple - Toronto x2 - Boston x2 (TD)

seanclax

Spiritual_Chaos said:

pdalowsky said:

kaw753 said:

2 nights in Barcelona because it is super easy to get great tickets in a small arena?

In all honesty that place is not small !! I was very surprised when I got inside

Small the second night when half of the arena was closed off

Yet the crowd was even louder than the first night, go figure.
Those barca shows were immense

seanclax

drfox said:

just_one said:

njhaley1 said:

Zen23 said:

Tickets for Bruce in Europe are currently on sale. Tickets for Germany have started at 76 €. In Italy at 69 €. In the Czech Republic at 54 €. I sincerely hope that both those responsible for the Pearl Jam company and those who have defended 175 € as a uniform standard price for a concert in Europe with the words "inflation" and "perfectly normal for a band of this size" have learned something from the year 2024.

Don't forget "the backdrop screens cut out 1/4 of potential audience" excuse.

thats bullshit for europe shows.

we dont have people behind the stage , that only happens in the US

Not correct. People are behind the stage at London O2 (they were in 2018). Manchester Co-Op also has seating behind the stage as well

There was no seating for pearl jam behind the stage in Manchester 

drfox

seanclax said:

drfox said:

just_one said:

njhaley1 said:

Zen23 said:

Tickets for Bruce in Europe are currently on sale. Tickets for Germany have started at 76 €. In Italy at 69 €. In the Czech Republic at 54 €. I sincerely hope that both those responsible for the Pearl Jam company and those who have defended 175 € as a uniform standard price for a concert in Europe with the words "inflation" and "perfectly normal for a band of this size" have learned something from the year 2024.

Don't forget "the backdrop screens cut out 1/4 of potential audience" excuse.

thats bullshit for europe shows.

we dont have people behind the stage , that only happens in the US

Not correct. People are behind the stage at London O2 (they were in 2018). Manchester Co-Op also has seating behind the stage as well

There was no seating for pearl jam behind the stage in Manchester 

Yep but that was because of the screen (without the screen there is seating, a bit like the O2 in 2018)

Zen23

seanclax said:

drfox said:

just_one said:

njhaley1 said:

Zen23 said:

Tickets for Bruce in Europe are currently on sale. Tickets for Germany have started at 76 €. In Italy at 69 €. In the Czech Republic at 54 €. I sincerely hope that both those responsible for the Pearl Jam company and those who have defended 175 € as a uniform standard price for a concert in Europe with the words "inflation" and "perfectly normal for a band of this size" have learned something from the year 2024.

Don't forget "the backdrop screens cut out 1/4 of potential audience" excuse.

thats bullshit for europe shows.

we dont have people behind the stage , that only happens in the US

Not correct. People are behind the stage at London O2 (they were in 2018). Manchester Co-Op also has seating behind the stage as well

There was no seating for pearl jam behind the stage in Manchester 

He never claimed that. Only that there are seats behind the stage. 

RatherStarved

seanclax said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

pdalowsky said:

kaw753 said:

2 nights in Barcelona because it is super easy to get great tickets in a small arena?

In all honesty that place is not small !! I was very surprised when I got inside

Small the second night when half of the arena was closed off

Yet the crowd was even louder than the first night, go figure.
Those barca shows were immense

Barca 2 I think was the night the crowd started either a chant or some clapping and Ed improvised some music to mirror it back.  

dottles

Zen23 said:

Tickets for Bruce in Europe are currently on sale. Tickets for Germany have started at 76 €. In Italy at 69 €. In the Czech Republic at 54 €. I sincerely hope that both those responsible for the Pearl Jam company and those who have defended 175 € as a uniform standard price for a concert in Europe with the words "inflation" and "perfectly normal for a band of this size" have learned something from the year 2024.

I’m not sure how many actually paid that price, and for what seats/view you’d get. 

We certainly paid more for Gelsenkirchen and Manchester! 

Plus the Bruce shows are generally to bigger audiences than PJ (bar the bizarre attempt in London last tour). 

At the presale today for Manchester many tickets were far in excess of £250, with some at £400. I dread to think of the prices for general sale tomorrow and I’m glad we won’t be in the quagmire trying to get them!  

I completely agree that the prices PJ asked for last tour were ridiculous in Europe, as they saw in terms of sales. However; let’s not pretend that others aren’t also making money in this market. 

dottles

I would love more European shows next year, and you know what it doesn’t have to be early summer. 

2009 was a short run in August - announced in the spring (and they did come back in 2010). 

If not then I best keep an eye on flight prices lol 

RatherStarved

Just throwing this out there with no actual knowledge but if insurance settlements for cancellations are a thing that require a waiting period before a new show in a given place then it is more likely to get Amsterdam, Prague, Vienna next year than London, Berlin.  

Zen23

dottles said:

Zen23 said:

Tickets for Bruce in Europe are currently on sale. Tickets for Germany have started at 76 €. In Italy at 69 €. In the Czech Republic at 54 €. I sincerely hope that both those responsible for the Pearl Jam company and those who have defended 175 € as a uniform standard price for a concert in Europe with the words "inflation" and "perfectly normal for a band of this size" have learned something from the year 2024.

I’m not sure how many actually paid that price, and for what seats/view you’d get. 

(...) 

I completely agree that the prices PJ asked for last tour were ridiculous in Europe, as they saw in terms of sales. However; let’s not pretend that others aren’t also making money in this market. 

Absolutely right. Both are out of the question.

For the cheapest ticket category, you will be seated at the back of the upper tier. But at least you're there. Even if you don't have that much money, you at least get the opportunity right from the start of the presale. As someone who took part in the presale, I can confirm first-hand that I was able to choose freely from all five standard seating categories. From around 80 to 190 €. In Berlin, for example, you could get good seats slightly to the side of the stage in the lower rows of the upper tier for around 110 €. If you wanted to go to the lower tier, you of course had to pay 150 € or more.

With the comparison to Bruce, I didn't want to give the impression that other artists are merciful, generous people who don't care about money at all. But to stay with the Bruce example, two things are different. Firstly, he openly admits that he wants to supplement his pension with the sometimes hefty ticket prices. Secondly, all the artists I know offer seats at a staggered price based on the value of the seat. Even as a Pearl Jam fan, you have to be honest with yourself and admit that Mr. Vedder's explanation that you have to charge a standard unit price of 175 € to go on tour at all just doesn't fit.

OceanSoul71

I think it'll be London, Berlin, Amsterdam, Vienna and Prague for sure on the next European leg to recover the cancelled shows. I would def. go to Amsterdam and Vienna, seen PJ in the other cities already. 

OceanSoul71

dottles said:

Zen23 said:

Tickets for Bruce in Europe are currently on sale. Tickets for Germany have started at 76 €. In Italy at 69 €. In the Czech Republic at 54 €. I sincerely hope that both those responsible for the Pearl Jam company and those who have defended 175 € as a uniform standard price for a concert in Europe with the words "inflation" and "perfectly normal for a band of this size" have learned something from the year 2024.

I’m not sure how many actually paid that price, and for what seats/view you’d get. 

We certainly paid more for Gelsenkirchen and Manchester! 

Plus the Bruce shows are generally to bigger audiences than PJ (bar the bizarre attempt in London last tour). 

At the presale today for Manchester many tickets were far in excess of £250, with some at £400. I dread to think of the prices for general sale tomorrow and I’m glad we won’t be in the quagmire trying to get them!  

I completely agree that the prices PJ asked for last tour were ridiculous in Europe, as they saw in terms of sales. However; let’s not pretend that others aren’t also making money in this market. 

Yes I agree, Tottenham Spur stadium was very strange. 2 shows at O2 arena would have been much more fun,
and better logistics.

OceanSoul71

In Manchester before the show I was chatting with a guy who was a sound engineer having a day off and his friend worked in the audio visual industry and said there's a project they're working on for a "large curved screen" for PJ. That can only be one place. Again, these are stories we hear from someone who knows someone, but it sounded very credible with the technical details he was sharing. Time will tell if they'll actually get a residency at the Sphere or not. That being said, I would definitely go if it happens.

seanclax

OceanSoul71 said:

I think it'll be London, Berlin, Amsterdam, Vienna and Prague for sure on the next European leg to recover the cancelled shows. I would def. go to Amsterdam and Vienna, seen PJ in the other cities already. 

Prague and Amsterdam sounds fun.
Especially if Amsterdam has 2 nights.
I'd go to London to

just_one

seanclax said:

OceanSoul71 said:

I think it'll be London, Berlin, Amsterdam, Vienna and Prague for sure on the next European leg to recover the cancelled shows. I would def. go to Amsterdam and Vienna, seen PJ in the other cities already. 

Prague and Amsterdam sounds fun.
Especially if Amsterdam has 2 nights.
I'd go to London to

two nights being friday/saturday , saturday/sunday would be ideal for me in europe but sometimes u dont always get what u want

Lerxst1992

Zen23 said:

dottles said:

Zen23 said:

Tickets for Bruce in Europe are currently on sale. Tickets for Germany have started at 76 €. In Italy at 69 €. In the Czech Republic at 54 €. I sincerely hope that both those responsible for the Pearl Jam company and those who have defended 175 € as a uniform standard price for a concert in Europe with the words "inflation" and "perfectly normal for a band of this size" have learned something from the year 2024.

I’m not sure how many actually paid that price, and for what seats/view you’d get. 

(...) 

I completely agree that the prices PJ asked for last tour were ridiculous in Europe, as they saw in terms of sales. However; let’s not pretend that others aren’t also making money in this market. 

Absolutely right. Both are out of the question.

For the cheapest ticket category, you will be seated at the back of the upper tier. But at least you're there. Even if you don't have that much money, you at least get the opportunity right from the start of the presale. As someone who took part in the presale, I can confirm first-hand that I was able to choose freely from all five standard seating categories. From around 80 to 190 €. In Berlin, for example, you could get good seats slightly to the side of the stage in the lower rows of the upper tier for around 110 €. If you wanted to go to the lower tier, you of course had to pay 150 € or more.

With the comparison to Bruce, I didn't want to give the impression that other artists are merciful, generous people who don't care about money at all. But to stay with the Bruce example, two things are different. Firstly, he openly admits that he wants to supplement his pension with the sometimes hefty ticket prices. Secondly, all the artists I know offer seats at a staggered price based on the value of the seat. Even as a Pearl Jam fan, you have to be honest with yourself and admit that Mr. Vedder's explanation that you have to charge a standard unit price of 175 € to go on tour at all just doesn't fit.

The issue with PJ shows, as opposed to Bruce, is Mr Vedder wants to dictate who sits where. Tiered  pricing with much  cheaper tickets gets in the way of that.