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When, oh when will they play Seattle Again?

cuyler41cuyler41 Posts: 383
edited December 2008 in The Porch
Its been a long time since the boys played a regular show in Seattle. Yah, they did the Gorge but thats not a true Seattle show, and the small venue shows are impossible to get tickets for.

I'd even take a mistake laden warm up show at this point!
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  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
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  • idratherbeidratherbe Posts: 367
    I know, what could be easier? Play a gig, then go home to your own bed.

    *sigh*

    I'm not losing the faith!!! :)

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  • O_G_DO_G_D Posts: 542
    weird how Seattle has been neglected. Whenever they do play there again you can bet it will be very special.
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  • darthvedderdarthvedder Posts: 2,560
    Do you think it's because of a lack of suitable venues? I've heard bits and pieces about the Key Arena dispute with the Sonics. Do you think Pearl Jam is not playing there because of political reasons? When they played the Key in 2002, Eddie thanked the city of Seattle for "handing them the keys to the Key." Does this mean they have to get permission from the city council?
  • EddieWouldKnowEddieWouldKnow Posts: 771
    I'd bet serious money that the "April Fools Tour" has something to do with Seattle on the 1st.
    C'mon.....you cant have an April fools tour with no april fools right????? How awesome would it be for PJ to kick off Eddies tour at home.

    Showbox is still open on April 1 among a few other venues
    There's only a few days to go if it's the case :D

    I arrive on the 31st ;) just in case!

    fingers crossed :)
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  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    EddieWouldKnow wrote:
    I'd bet serious money that the "April Fools Tour" has something to do with Seattle on the 1st.
    C'mon.....you cant have an April fools tour with no april fools right????? How awesome would it be for PJ to kick off Eddies tour at home.

    Showbox is still open on April 1 among a few other venues
    There's only a few days to go if it's the case :D

    I arrive on the 31st ;) just in case!

    fingers crossed :)

    you know,
    there is NO proof or evidence for this,
    but i GOTTA agree,
    how the Fuck can you have "april fools" with out a fuckin april fools?

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  • swallowedwordsswallowedwords Posts: 1,093
    I'm from NYC, but I'm hoping they play a show or a few shows in Seattle. I visited Seattle for the first time last year, and fell in love with the city. I plan on going back this year, and it would be great if I could go there and see a show or two while I'm there.

    I guarantee they will play there...hopefully in the early fall. :)
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  • EddieWouldKnowEddieWouldKnow Posts: 771
    DriftingByTheStorm wrote:
    you know,
    there is NO proof or evidence for this,
    but i GOTTA agree,
    how the Fuck can you have "april fools" with out a fuckin april fools?

    :D

    RIGHT????? WTF:eek:

    I have no proof either......HOWEVER.....the old "secret warm up show" that they announce 48 hours before it actually happens seems fitting :)

    After Blaisdell and the Vic I wouldnt put it past them. :D
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  • restlesssoulrestlesssoul Posts: 6,951
    EddieWouldKnow wrote:
    I'd bet serious money that the "April Fools Tour" has something to do with Seattle on the 1st.
    C'mon.....you cant have an April fools tour with no april fools right????? How awesome would it be for PJ to kick off Eddies tour at home.

    Showbox is still open on April 1 among a few other venues
    There's only a few days to go if it's the case :D

    I arrive on the 31st ;) just in case!

    fingers crossed :)

    i booked a hotel in seattle for this night...i thought the addition of the vancouver show, made this secret show impossible, but you never know, i have tickets to blind melon that night in seattle, but if something comes up, im already in seattle and ready to go
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  • jeffbrjeffbr Posts: 7,177
    Sombody else asked the question earlier today:
    http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=277361


    It would be nice, but I've long given up hope. They played a couple of Key Arena warmup shows at the end of 2002, but haven't played Seattle as part of a tour since 2000.

    That's a long fuckin' drought for the hometown crowd.
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  • aNiMaLaNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    idratherbe wrote:

    I'm not losing the faith!!! :)

    ~peace~
    I am starting to. :(

    I haven't posted anything on here since the east coast tour was announced, because i just don't have anything positive to say. I am losing hope fast.

    I guess I just figured the only reason why Ed would have skipped his hometown on his special little solo tour (while actually being here) was because the band as a whole had plans to take care of their hometown region (whether that be the Gorge or the Key) and play something really special for us. I had convinced myself that that was going to be part of the announcement last week. When all that was announced was a short run east coast tour only, I was (and still am) very crushed. Sorry, but I feel absolutely no excitement for Boston, NY, or NJ.

    Between Ed skipping Seattle and the whole band skipping the entire west coast - I am losing faith.

    And by this point, if Ed does play a secret show in Seattle on 4/1, that would still be pretty fucked up because no one has time to plan to go to a show - or basically get the same advanced warning that everyone else got. I mean, 4/1 is 8 days away and we've heard nothing.

    If Pearl Jam didn't mean so much to me, if i haven't been in the 10C for 14 years and following their career for almost 18 years - then this wouldn't matter to me.
  • MagnusonPark82MagnusonPark82 Posts: 180
    I'm guessing that since they have such a huge, global fanbase, it's gotten harder and harder for them to do special shows here in their hometown. Nevertheless, this is where they started out and got the intial support that helped them to get to where they are now. Not to sound ungrateful, I'd like to think that would count for something. But if they can't play here in the near future, I'll just keep patiently waiting for them and continue to give them my support.
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  • aNiMaLaNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    Please play somewhere in the Puget Sound, Pearl Jam!!! We miss you guys together on stage oh so much.

    From The Tacoma Dome to the Everett Arena and everywhere in between - we all miss you guys and love you and really really really want you to play somewhere here in the Puget Sound region SOOOON!!!


    Yes, i just bumped all three "Play Seattle" threads. So what!! :D
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,561
    It would be funny if they had a policy of this - every time someone mentions 'play place x' they delay it by a year.
  • aNiMaLaNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    I BrisK I wrote:
    It would be funny if they had a policy of this - every time someone mentions 'play place x' they delay it by a year.
    Oh that would suck. I would have just doomed us like for four more years. :D
  • patrickredeyespatrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    aNiMaL wrote:
    Oh that would suck. I would have just doomed us like for four more years. :D


    I've so doomed Alpine Valley. lol :)
  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 3,965
    Well, I'm more than ready! Anywhere in the PNW would thrill me for sure. :)
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  • slightofjeffslightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    patrickredeyes wrote:
    I've so doomed Alpine Valley. lol :)

    Hell, if this is the case, they ain't EVER playing the South ...
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
  • Back_PedalBack_Pedal Posts: 1,171
    They'll play Seattle again when Soundgarden reforms and they have someone to co-headline with.
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