I think we could see a parallel with Springsteen's Australia/NZ tours in 2013/14.
It was ten years since he'd last visited Australia (2003 Rising Tour) and whilst the performances were good in 2003, the reception was mixed, shows werent sellouts and another tour was considered somewhat of a risk. Bruce abandoned the Aussie market for a decade. When they announced the 2013 tour it was exciting but met with some trepidation.
In the end it was a massive box office success with great crowds, and they very quickly locked him in for another tour in 2014 and another run in 2017.
I don't think PJ will be back as early as 2025, but it won't be long. If the band are willing, there's no way promoters are turning it down. This tour was a box office and critical success. PJ has the current mix of a nostalgia act for people in a financially comfortable demographic, paired with pretty damn good new music. The perfect promoter's combo.
This is spot on and something I was talking to a mate about in Melbourne.
Pearl Jam’s last tour here (Australia) pretty much killed off the Big Day Out festival. They didn’t have the widespread commercial appeal. Just the die hards you could rely on.
Now. 60,000 over 2 nights in Melbourne alone. Planes full of fans flying over. Cities covered in people wearing their merch, having lined up for hours to spend hundreds for some hats and stuff.
Agreed and I think they'll play Perth and Adelaide too.
Would be awesome if they played Wellington and Christchurch too. A lot of Kiwis travelled to Auckland for the two there.
Stars are suns to other people.
Wellington 1998 London 2007 Brisbane 2009 Stockholm 2012
Amsterdam 1 & 2 2014 EV Dublin 2017 Milan 2018 Padova 2018 Boston 2 2018 Auckland 1 & 2 2024
I'm sure I'm not the only one who remembers the freak-out when the internet had them scheduled for Baltimore, only it was a Bruce Pearl thing because Bruce used his last name and the word "jam."
Or maybe the algorithms *do* know something.
My predictions: 1) We don't hear anything until January. 2) People get all excited on the ninth, only to realize the newsletter doesn't have tour info.
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I'm sure I'm not the only one who remembers the freak-out when the internet had them scheduled for Baltimore, only it was a Bruce Pearl thing because Bruce used his last name and the word "jam."
Or maybe the algorithms *do* know something.
My predictions: 1) We don't hear anything until January. 2) People get all excited on the ninth, only to realize the newsletter doesn't have tour info.
Part number 2 here is a guarantee hahaha
No matter what—it seems like there is a warm and fuzzy feeling for shows happening in ‘25 which is great news.
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Wellington 1998
London 2007
Brisbane 2009
Stockholm 2012
EV Dublin 2017
Milan 2018
Padova 2018
Boston 2 2018
Auckland 1 & 2 2024
I'm sure I'm not the only one who remembers the freak-out when the internet had them scheduled for Baltimore, only it was a Bruce Pearl thing because Bruce used his last name and the word "jam."
Or maybe the algorithms *do* know something.
My predictions:
1) We don't hear anything until January.
2) People get all excited on the ninth, only to realize the newsletter doesn't have tour info.
No matter what—it seems like there is a warm and fuzzy feeling for shows happening in ‘25 which is great news.