The Official 2026 Tour Rumor Thread

MB30816

mr bungle said:

MB30816 said:

mcgruff10 said:

Paul i could also care less who the next drummer is.  Also bring back seats on the floor, sell behind the stage and play some shows!!!

Now you're speaking my language. The seats behind the stage are honestly great seats and they definitely bring a different energy than the screen does.

Let's go back to seats on the floor. In my ideal world, each person would get to pick one show where they get priority for tickets. Among the fans whose names are drawn in the lottery for that show, a second lottery determines who sits in the first 5 rows, then seating goes by seniority after that. It would allow people who otherwise never get the opportunity to get close to have a chance to be up front. And being able to declare one show as your priority would mean that people are less likely to get shut out completely for 10C ticketing.

The biggest problem with 10c tix purchasing is  so many members are putting in for shows that they have no intention of attending.  Only to use as trade assets to upgrade for other shows or take care of friends.

meanwhile the poor 10c member in citie-x that just wants to go to their home town show probably gets fucked.

This is what each member declaring one show as their priority would help with--it would reduce the likelihood that the 10c member who just wants to go to a show in their hometown gets shut out. Obviously it wouldn't be a guarantee, but I think it would help.

MB30816

jsilsby said:

MB30816 said:

GlowGirl said:

MB30816 said:

mcgruff10 said:

Paul i could also care less who the next drummer is.  Also bring back seats on the floor, sell behind the stage and play some shows!!!

Now you're speaking my language. The seats behind the stage are honestly great seats and they definitely bring a different energy than the screen does.

Let's go back to seats on the floor. In my ideal world, each person would get to pick one show where they get priority for tickets. Among the fans whose names are drawn in the lottery for that show, a second lottery determines who sits in the first 5 rows, then seating goes by seniority after that. It would allow people who otherwise never get the opportunity to get close to have a chance to be up front. And being able to declare one show as your priority would mean that people are less likely to get shut out completely for 10C ticketing.

There are already seats on the floor. They are just behind the pit. The pit is way too much fun to get rid of. 

I am talking about the pit--I would prefer that it be seats instead. It might be fun for you, but it is not fun or even feasible for everyone.

Careful or the rail mafia will make sure you sleep with fishes next to Luca Brasi…

I have no effs left to give at this point lol

on2legs

We can keep GA.  Just make it GA or P2 seating with zero transfers.  That would solve all the problems.  

Vedd Hedd

MB30816 said:

mcgruff10 said:

GlowGirl said:

MB30816 said:

mcgruff10 said:

Paul i could also care less who the next drummer is.  Also bring back seats on the floor, sell behind the stage and play some shows!!!

Now you're speaking my language. The seats behind the stage are honestly great seats and they definitely bring a different energy than the screen does.

Let's go back to seats on the floor. In my ideal world, each person would get to pick one show where they get priority for tickets. Among the fans whose names are drawn in the lottery for that show, a second lottery determines who sits in the first 5 rows, then seating goes by seniority after that. It would allow people who otherwise never get the opportunity to get close to have a chance to be up front. And being able to declare one show as your priority would mean that people are less likely to get shut out completely for 10C ticketing.

There are already seats on the floor. They are just behind the pit. The pit is way too much fun to get rid of. 

Seats on the floor were fun as hell.  I would say there was more energy at the seated shows. Probably because people weren’t tired from lining up for days    

This is what I miss about it.

Count me in as someone who would prefer seats instead of GA pit. I would love to end up with first few rows and not have to lineup at 6pm the night before, hold my urine until I vomit all to have someone try to push their way past me as soon as the band takes the stage. I have more show energy this way. 

nicknyr15

aisleseats said:

Abe Froman said:

nicknyr15 said:

just_one said:

im more interested if they are gonna continue to shuffle the setlists like they used to with matt but my gut feeling say eddie wont allow for them to become boring and the setlists will continue to shuffle

I know I’m prob in the minority but the DM tour was my least favorite ever. Shame because the album is incredible. The setlists were overly formulaic to me and I couldn’t stand the video screen. It was awful with terrible graphics. I’ll always prefer them surrounded by fans. If the sets get even more static than the DM tour, it will be very upsetting. 

Im not sure you are in the minority.  I couldnt agree more with everything you said.  Indy was my least favorite show ive attended (by a million miles).  I am very interested in seeing who the drummer is because I think it has a huge factor on what this band is moving forward.  

To be fair, they couldn't have been surrounded by fans there anyway because it's an amphitheater. But yeah, for some reason, that wasn't my favorite show either. Which sucked, because I was really pumped about that one in particular. I know a lot of people raved about how awesome the visuals were on the DM tour. But I never thought they were really that great compared to a lot of bands I see. And I think a big part of the problem with the formulaic sets stems from the shorter setlists. When you're trying to promote a new album and play all your standards, it doesn't leave a lot of room for much else. And I've said this before, but we definitely don't need RITFW or Baba at every fucking show.

It felt more like it lacked that any song could be played feel. The song pool they pulled from seemed small. Theres so many songs that you just know weren’t gonna be touched. Which is a shame 

JG242853

Its hard for me to believe people are advocating for no pit but each to their own.  The pit experience is far more lively, with a much more intense experience. Especially up front.  And yes, the payment is you need to stand for a while. You need stamina to handle it. It's not for everyone. Whenever I get pit I feel blessed. 

I was at the  Slide Away festival in Brooklyn a few weeks back.  The band I was there to see was Hum, and they came on at 11:15!  I'm used to Pearl Jam where that signals the end of the night. Plus, I'm a Dad of two so there's no sleeping in for me the next morning on weekends to rest up.  But I was so energized by the GA crowd, and they were refreshingly mostly quite young. It reminded me of what a great GA crowd can add to the show, and the band really fed off the energy.  

pjl44

JG242853 said:

Its hard for me to believe people are advocating for no pit but each to their own.  The pit experience is far more lively, with a much more intense experience. Especially up front.  And yes, the payment is you need to stand for a while. You need stamina to handle it. It's not for everyone. Whenever I get pit I feel blessed. 

I was at the  Slide Away festival in Brooklyn a few weeks back.  The band I was there to see was Hum, and they came on at 11:15!  I'm used to Pearl Jam where that signals the end of the night. Plus, I'm a Dad of two so there's no sleeping in for me the next morning on weekends to rest up.  But I was so energized by the GA crowd, and they were refreshingly mostly quite young. It reminded me of what a great GA crowd can add to the show, and the band really fed off the energy.  

Seats are nice because you can come and go without jockeying for position or having to get back to your spot if you're up close. I like GA fine too but definite pluses and minuses to both.

cincybearcat

pjl44 said:

JG242853 said:

Its hard for me to believe people are advocating for no pit but each to their own.  The pit experience is far more lively, with a much more intense experience. Especially up front.  And yes, the payment is you need to stand for a while. You need stamina to handle it. It's not for everyone. Whenever I get pit I feel blessed. 

I was at the  Slide Away festival in Brooklyn a few weeks back.  The band I was there to see was Hum, and they came on at 11:15!  I'm used to Pearl Jam where that signals the end of the night. Plus, I'm a Dad of two so there's no sleeping in for me the next morning on weekends to rest up.  But I was so energized by the GA crowd, and they were refreshingly mostly quite young. It reminded me of what a great GA crowd can add to the show, and the band really fed off the energy.  

Seats are nice because you can come and go without jockeying for position or having to get back to your spot if you're up close. I like GA fine too but definite pluses and minuses to both.

I like the Pit. The shows I have been there have been great.  That said, if there was a show every now and then with seats instead of a pit, I'd like that as well, for different reasons.  No reason to be in line all day, the stress of getting back if you ever have to leave for crazy things like drinks or the bathroom (though before the show the crowd is pretty good).  Seats are stress free (on your body and your mind)!

Either way, there are pluses...and you are still at a PJ show, so that's pretty great.

gotthebottle

Not everyone who gets GA stands in line, alot of us are happy roaming the back and sides. I'll take GA every time just to be able to move around. Y'all can have the line, been there done that for other bands....

Zod

I also like the pit.  In Vancouver we had first row behind the pit, and it was ok, but it was like being row 20 if it was a seated floor.  If I can be in the pit, my next favourite preference is being a few rows up in the first section in the wings or side stage.  You're pretty close for a good view, but the seat inclines let you see over top of everyone (even at 6'2, it starts to get harder to see the stage at around row 20 of a seated floor).

Generally I don't seem to have outgrown wanting to be up front with the die hards at pretty much any concert. It's where the most energy is, it's where you can see the band the best, I love being in the pit.   My body now aches from standing so long, but always worth it

MB30816

JG242853 said:

Its hard for me to believe people are advocating for no pit but each to their own.  The pit experience is far more lively, with a much more intense experience. Especially up front.  And yes, the payment is you need to stand for a while. You need stamina to handle it. It's not for everyone. Whenever I get pit I feel blessed. 

I was at the  Slide Away festival in Brooklyn a few weeks back.  The band I was there to see was Hum, and they came on at 11:15!  I'm used to Pearl Jam where that signals the end of the night. Plus, I'm a Dad of two so there's no sleeping in for me the next morning on weekends to rest up.  But I was so energized by the GA crowd, and they were refreshingly mostly quite young. It reminded me of what a great GA crowd can add to the show, and the band really fed off the energy.  

It's quite common for people to be physically unable to attend a PJ show in the pit for a wide variety of reasons. It's quite obvious that many of you have never thought about it from this perspective, so I encourage you to consider other opinions.

Vedd Hedd

I think a seated front and GA back of the floor would be cool. Freedom for those in back to get a better view.

But yeah, I like being able to go to the bathroom without fear of losing my spot. And the push messes with my claustrophobia 

Fredrick Goldberg

Since the formula now seems to be two shows per city why not split it up. Night 1 seats and night 2 ga. This would make everyone happy at least half the time.

ally12

Fredrick Goldberg said:

Since the formula now seems to be two shows per city why not split it up. Night 1 seats and night 2 ga. This would make everyone happy at least half the time.

Not every city gets 2 shows. Most Canadian cities only get 1 night. Toronno gets 2 usually to accommodate the overflow from border states. 

spankyMP

My best experience at a concert (Charlottesville 2013) was not the best concert I have been to. Being in the pit second from the rail in front of Stone and having Ed fake a stage dive into us AND Mike playing part of the solo to Alive right in our faces is incomparable. Easily makes that show one of my favorites.

I am not built for the pit any more, but if I get the ticket I will power through and deal with the soreness later. It really does up the experience.

The band feels the energy is better with GA up front and even though they are seeing many of the same faces in GA each night, they seem happier with that then having the same seated faces each night

bootlegger10

I would like general admission by row.  Everyone gets assigned a row, but the seats in that row are not reserved and are general admission.  This is truly the best of both worlds.  

If you want that aisle seat you gotta line up for it.   I am envisioning a separate GA line for each row outside the venue.

aisleseats

bootlegger10 said:

I would like general admission by row.  Everyone gets assigned a row, but the seats in that row are not reserved and are general admission.  This is truly the best of both worlds.  

If you want that aisle seat you gotta line up for it.   I am envisioning a separate GA line for each row outside the venue.

   

on2legs

GA in theory is a good idea.  The shenanigans the regulars engage in to be at the front is embarrassing. 

TenDays

on2legs said:

GA in theory is a good idea.  The shenanigans the regulars engage in to be at the front is embarrassing. 

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TenDays

MB30816 said:

JG242853 said:

Its hard for me to believe people are advocating for no pit but each to their own.  The pit experience is far more lively, with a much more intense experience. Especially up front.  And yes, the payment is you need to stand for a while. You need stamina to handle it. It's not for everyone. Whenever I get pit I feel blessed. 

I was at the  Slide Away festival in Brooklyn a few weeks back.  The band I was there to see was Hum, and they came on at 11:15!  I'm used to Pearl Jam where that signals the end of the night. Plus, I'm a Dad of two so there's no sleeping in for me the next morning on weekends to rest up.  But I was so energized by the GA crowd, and they were refreshingly mostly quite young. It reminded me of what a great GA crowd can add to the show, and the band really fed off the energy.  

It's quite common for people to be physically unable to attend a PJ show in the pit for a wide variety of reasons. It's quite obvious that many of you have never thought about it from this perspective, so I encourage you to consider other opinions.

It would be cool if it was half and half, like left side is seated and right side is standing, so both choices have an opportunity for the front.