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Would anything surprise you anymore?

StardogChamp79StardogChamp79 Posts: 1,022
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We have been so fortunate and so blessed by this band! We have had surprise shows, surprise guests at shows, surprise full album shows, a fantastic new album, countless b-sides, cameos, soundtracks, collaborations, curated festivals, etc. So my question is would anything surprise you anymore from this band or what would they do unexpectedly to surprise you anymore? I personally am continually blow away by how this band keeps staying relevant and seems to find the right song(s) to add to the soundtrack of my life and it is clear they still have much more music left in them. 
Alpine Valley Music Theatre East Troy, Wisconsin (September 03, 2011); Alpine Valley Music Theatre East Troy, Wisconsin (September 04, 2011); Deluna Fest Pensacola, FL (September 21, 2012); Wrigley Field (July 19, 2013); Milwaukee, WI (October 20, 2014); Wrigley Field I (August 20, 2016); Wrigley Field II (August 22, 2016); Home Shows Seattle Night 1 (August 08, 2018), Home Shows Seattle Night 2 (August 10, 2018), Apollo Theater (September 10, 2022), Madison Square Garden (September 11, 2022), Bourbon & Beyond Louisville (September 17th, 2022). 

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  • tschavtschav Posts: 2,860
    Very things that would be surprising and unlikely:
    1. Surprise album drop (new material, not a vault)
    2. A 10c-only tour of small clubs
    3. Releasing the PJ20 shows

    I was going to say something along the lines of repeating the PJ20, but Ohana seems to have a similar vibe.
  • Tuta23Tuta23 Posts: 115
    [Reviews my checklist]

    The boys still need 1) a unified full-blown concept album, and 2) a proper double album of all-new material.

    That's all I show still undone.   :)
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  • mookeywrenchmookeywrench Posts: 5,895
    Album drop within 2 years of the previous album.
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  • Tjm007Tjm007 Posts: 185
    To play a 25 song set list and not waste a pick on a Petty/Who/Young cover version….
  • HoccapukHoccapuk Posts: 532
    Wrigley 2013 deluxe box with vinyl, CD (4k/blu-ray maybe) and other cool things like mini posters, ivy stickers, backstage pass replicas etc...
  • joseph33joseph33 Posts: 1,247
    Being at a show where Eddie said that this was the last show the band ever performed and meant it.
  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 9,466
    edited May 6
    If mike stone & jeff switched instruments for the first or second set...even whole show.
    Need Ed singing Matt drumming. Would be tough not hearing MM on lead. 

    What combos? 
    Heck maybe EV can drum and sing a bit. 
    Keep the mic away from Jeff :/ 

    The crowd would likely be pis.ed.
    Could bring them back to the more pure rock punk form that I tend to miss.

    Fun to think about


    Post edited by Loujoe on
  • lastexitlondonlastexitlondon Posts: 13,872
    If they all stood in different positions on stage!
    brixton 93
    astoria 06
    albany 06
    hartford 06
    reading 06
    barcelona 06
    paris 06
    wembley 07
    dusseldorf 07
    nijmegen 07

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  • DeLukinDeLukin Posts: 2,757
    edited May 6
    Honestly, after seeing Metallica's cover of "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding' a PJ album of covers might be very cool.
    Edit: Also, maybe an another album of B-Sides since Lost Dogs.
    Post edited by DeLukin on
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  • droptheleash9droptheleash9 Posts: 1,435
    I'd be surprised if they went back to 28-33 songs. Anything else is fair game.
  • pjhawkspjhawks Posts: 12,529
    Open a show with Yellow Ledbetter
    Bring Dave A out for a song or two
    Residency in Philly (ok this one should happen)
  • cincybearcatcincybearcat Posts: 16,445
    Being able to pre-order gig posters and gig specific merch for ticket holders would surprise me...
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  • Disco PortlandDisco Portland Posts: 1,036
    Lost Dogs 2 with all the unused songs from the last 20 years.
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    1997: Oakland, CA - (Rolling Stones)
    1998: Portland, OR. & Seattle, WA.
    2009: Portland, OR.
    2011: East Troy, WI. 1 & 2 - PJ20 & Portland, OR. - Ed Solo
    2012: Dallas, TX. - Ed Solo
    2013: Dallas, TX. Oklahoma City, OK. & Portland, OR.
    2014: Tulsa, OK
    2015: Seattle WA. - Mad Season
    2016: Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Miami, FL. & Chicago, IL - Wrigley 1
    2017: Dana Point - Ohana Fest - Ed Solo
    2018: Seattle WA. 1 & 2 - Safeco
    2021: Dana Point - Ohana Fest & Night 1 & 2 - Ed Solo,
    2022: Louisville, St Louis
    2024: Portland, OR
  • BSullyBSully Posts: 1,213
    It would honestly surprise me if they sold tickets to a show without using Ticketmaster anymore.
    1998: Noblesville, IN 08-17
    2000: Noblesville, IN 08-18
    2003: Noblesville, IN 06-22
    2006: Cincinnati, OH 06-24
    2010: Noblesville, IN 05-07
    2016: Lexington, KY 04-26, Wrigley Field 2 08-22
    2018: Wrigley Field 1 08-18, Wrigley Field 2 08-20
    2022: St. Louis, MO 09-18
    2024: Noblesville, IN 08-26, Wrigley Field 1 08-29, Wrigley Field 2 08-31
  • Merkin BallerMerkin Baller Posts: 11,451
    droptheleash9 said:
    I'd be surprised if they went back to 28-33 songs. Anything else is fair game.
    pjhawks said:
    Bring Dave A out for a song or two
    cincybearcat said:
    Being able to pre-order gig posters and gig specific merch for ticket holders would surprise me...
    All of these. 
  • SpunkieSpunkie Posts: 6,672
    Tjm007 said:
    To play a 25 song set list and not waste a pick on a Petty/Who/Young cover version….
    I like the puppy he picked ☺️
    Bet the little red guy was happy 
  • We All BelieveWe All Believe Posts: 590
    Dave A playing a song or two at a show would shock me, because you would think that enough time has passed, and everyone is enough of an adult now, that it would have happened at this point, but the fact that it hasn't happened yet makes me think that it will never happen, which would make it the shock of all shocks if it did finally happen.

    That's the end of my incredibly long sentence lol.
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  • opsopcopolisopsopcopolis Posts: 1,197
    tschav said:
    Very things that would be surprising and unlikely:
    1. Surprise album drop (new material, not a vault)
    2. A 10c-only tour of small clubs
    3. Releasing the PJ20 shows

    I was going to say something along the lines of repeating the PJ20, but Ohana seems to have a similar vibe.
    If we're talking positive surprises, this would basically be my list (just add/swap in Wrigley 2013 release)
    2006: Hartford
    2008: Camden 2, Hartford
    2010: Hartford
    2013: Wrigley, Worcester x2, Hartford
    2015: NYC
    2016: Philly 2, MSG x2, Boston 2, (TOTD Philly 2, MSG)
    2018: Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Boston x2
    2022: San Diego, Sacramento, Las Vegas
  • GibsonGibson Posts: 2,646
    edited May 6
    New reels for my gigaton viewfinder would be a nice surprise.
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  • Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 8,076
    A small venue tour would surprise me. Nothing else will. 
  • Vedd HeddVedd Hedd Posts: 4,598
    A double album would be surprising.  
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  • TunnelThroughDenialTunnelThroughDenial Posts: 769
    edited May 6
    Write an album of new material but record and release in only as a live album with an accompanying film.  Basically the original concept of Get Back. 
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  • ZodZod Posts: 10,588
    Special guest Dave Abbruzze? :). I would the shocked and floored.  I dont expect that to ever happen :)
  • ceskaceska Posts: 1,120
    Yes, a surprise album release, with no leadup. Especially if they did it Monkeywrech Radio style.
  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Posts: 11,600
    ceska said:
    Yes, a surprise album release, with no leadup. Especially if they did it Monkeywrech Radio style.
    Yeah like a quick follow-up album of new songs that just don't sound like the Dark Matter songs. Kind of like Thank Your Lucky Stars by Beach House following Depression Cherry.

    I'd love the Lost Dogs 2 album (Stray Cats? I think that name is taken) - but I wouldn't call that a surprise.
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  • DC29940DC29940 Posts: 664
    Tjm007 said:
    To play a 25 song set list and not waste a pick on a Petty/Who/Young cover version….
    So Comfortably Numb it is!
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  • gotthebottlegotthebottle Posts: 2,752
    cincybearcat said:
    Being able to pre-order gig posters and gig specific merch for ticket holders would surprise me...
    +1000000
  • evenflow82evenflow82 Posts: 3,891
    Dave A's return on drums.
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  • jimjam1982jimjam1982 Posts: 1,429
    edited May 7
    Going 0/2 on waiting for Stevie surprised me. Like actually kind of shocked it wasn't the closer at the end. 
  • MikeDigsMikeDigs Posts: 1,499
    jimjam1982 said:
    Going 0/2 on waiting for Stevie surprised me. Like actually kind of shocked it wasn't the closer at the end. 
    x2.  Also surprised at how many songs were repeated.  At most I've seen 2 maybe 3 tops.  But in Vancouver there were many repeats in night 2
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