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i think PJ will be in Europe again next year.

dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
edited August 2008 in The Porch
reasons:

1. The festivals are big money spinners and attract new audiences as well as bumping up cd sales.

2. as above with the added flavour of webcasts and TV channels showing highlights to further expand their audience.

3. they like it over here as by and large its a liberal sorta part of the world with no North v's South moaning and all that accompanying political shit

4. We have GA which i think excites the band more rather than watching the low numbered 10c members rock out in their seating area. GA is a bit more, ehhh, exciting to watch.

5. The threads on here lately about the general poor drunken frat behaviour, albeit a small minority, of the US crowds wont have gone unnoticed by the band or certainly by Ed in his solo tour.


i'm normally 93.6% right about this stuff.... the other 9.3% is just me wildly guessing.
oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
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    finnanniefinnannie Posts: 1,186
    I hope you're right ;)
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    release30release30 Posts: 2,051
    If it happens it looks like I will be taking my first trip overseas!!!
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    StaffanStaffan Posts: 606
    I for one are keeping my fingers crossed..........
    Have only seem them once, dying to relive the pure magic of a PJ show.

    However, I would really like to see them in an indoor arena next time...

    Let's keep the faith fellow Europeans :)

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    petrocspetrocs Posts: 4,342
    thats great...cause Im getting married in October of next year and I'm going to Europe for my honeymoon :)
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    gordon189gordon189 Houston, TX Posts: 60
    If it happens, I just hope they announce it early enough for me to plan my two work trips to the UK around it!!
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    burtschipsburtschips Posts: 734
    dunkman wrote:
    reasons:

    1. The festivals are big money spinners and attract new audiences as well as bumping up cd sales.

    2. as above with the added flavour of webcasts and TV channels showing highlights to further expand their audience.

    3. they like it over here as by and large its a liberal sorta part of the world with no North v's South moaning and all that accompanying political shit

    4. We have GA which i think excites the band more rather than watching the low numbered 10c members rock out in their seating area. GA is a bit more, ehhh, exciting to watch.

    5. The threads on here lately about the general poor drunken frat behaviour, albeit a small minority, of the US crowds wont have gone unnoticed by the band or certainly by Ed in his solo tour.


    i'm normally 93.6% right about this stuff.... the other 9.3% is just me wildly guessing.

    with respect to point 3. shut up you tight fisted northern wart. SNP my ARSE. all the rest i agree with.

    ;)

    they are coming to europe for sure. it's a sure thing, surely shirley.

    Please play the SOUTH..... east..... east anglia.... please.
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    dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    burtschips wrote:
    with respect to point 3. shut up you tight fisted northern wart. SNP my ARSE. all the rest i agree with.

    ;)

    they are coming to europe for sure. it's a sure thing, surely shirley.

    Please play the SOUTH..... east..... east anglia.... please.

    east angular?!?! isnt that like abroad.

    SNP rule ok!!! technically thats true as well as being a bit of the old youth speak. :cool:
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
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    IGotShit76IGotShit76 Posts: 768
    dunkman wrote:


    i'm normally 93.6% right about this stuff.... the other 9.3% is just me wildly guessing.

    Damnit ... those 9.3% guessing are way too much ;)

    Hope you're 100% right ... except that I would prefer if they don't play festivals !
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    LeatherMosquitoManLeatherMosquitoMan Posts: 4,034
    dunkman wrote:
    i'm normally 93.6% right about this stuff.... the other 9.3% is just me wildly guessing.

    They have schools over there in Ireland?

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    dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    LeatherMosquitoMan wrote:
    They have schools over there in Ireland?

    ;)


    nope, just pubs ;)
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
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    pdalowskypdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 14,740
    and your fogetting Vedders recent comments that europe is very enticing these days due to the strong pound against the dollar.

    and its my 30th birthday and they really want to get over here and help me celebrate.
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    ChazzChazz Somerset, UK Posts: 1,096
    burtschips wrote:

    Please play the SOUTH..... east..... east anglia.... please.

    Please play the SOUTH WEST..........(however I will travel anywhere in Europe to see them probably).....

    Didn't Stone (or it might be Mike) at the Rock Honours say to someone they may be back in Europe next year ?? :)
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    burtschipsburtschips Posts: 734
    dunkman wrote:
    east angular?!?! isnt that like abroad.

    SNP rule ok!!! technically thats true as well as being a bit of the old youth speak. :cool:

    it is a foreign land alright, best viewed at twilight!
    Salut baloo
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    burtschipsburtschips Posts: 734
    my_small_self wrote:
    Please play the SOUTH WEST..........(however I will travel anywhere in Europe to see them probably).....

    Didn't Stone (or it might be Mike) at the Rock Honours say to someone they may be back in Europe next year ?? :)


    a few people have heard the same... i guess there could be an element of fact and now that dunkman has made his prediction it is a homer if ever there was one!
    Salut baloo
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    strummersstrummers Posts: 2,611
    Hoping and praying for this!!!

    Please guys, skip the UK festivals and just do a few headliners!!

    Newcastle or north east or Scotland, pleeeeeeaaaasssseeee!!!!!

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    demetriosdemetrios Canada Posts: 88,133
    if they play athens again, count me down baby! i'm not gonna miss it this time.
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    strummersstrummers Posts: 2,611
    demetrios wrote:
    if they play athens again, count me down baby! i'm not gonna miss it this time.

    Wherever they play I'm not going to miss it (other than possibly missing the festivals)!! We promised ourselves we'd be at every Euro gig next time around!!!
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    demetriosdemetrios Canada Posts: 88,133
    strummers wrote:
    Wherever they play I'm not going to miss it (other than possibly missing the festivals)!! We promised ourselves we'd be at every Euro gig next time around!!!

    every euro gig? mama mia!! if i can take a full month off (with pay) and tour all of europe (w/pj & friends) that would be a dream come true.

    :)
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    dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    demetrios wrote:
    every euro gig? mama mia!!

    ooooohhh check out the ABBA fan ;)
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
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    henchmanhenchman Posts: 172
    You forgot the most important reason: The powerfull Euro vs the weak dollar

    Most bands are touring in Europe these days for that reason. Festivals pay a lot, but it means a lot more if they get their money in Euros and can change it later to dollars.

    I'm sure they will go to some euro festivals in 2009, it's ok to me if they still do some non-festival shows like last year (Wembley, Dusseldorf,.... were SICK).

    Also I would love an EV solo tour in Europe. I read that the crowds in US are ruining the shows talking during the songs and with silly screams all the time.

    This would never never happen in Europe. I have seen some theater shows recently (NYoung, Tom Waits,..) and the crowds are always respectful.
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    JulienJulien Posts: 2,457
    I'll pray for that to happen !
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    Murderers.Murderers. Posts: 1,382
    Play London pussies!!!!

    Play Italy too!!!

    And France!!!

    And everywhere in Europe ya fuckers1!!

    :D
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    dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    henchman wrote:
    You forgot the most important reason: The powerfull Euro vs the weak dollar

    Most bands are touring in Europe these days for that reason. Festivals pay a lot, but it means a lot more if they get their money in Euros and can change it later to dollars.


    *ahem*
    dunkman wrote:
    1. The festivals are big money spinners

    i said it in my very first point!!!!

    ;):D
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
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    ChazzChazz Somerset, UK Posts: 1,096
    Just reading the title of this thread makes me feel happy :) i'm easily pleased :o
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    Murderers.Murderers. Posts: 1,382
    Yeah. I really wanna tour Europe with PJ next year.
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    henchmanhenchman Posts: 172
    True but you forgot to mention the euro thing. The US festivals are big money spinners too.

    But as you say, it's the main reason. As the big euro festivals fight for the artist ofering more and more money they will come back for sure.

    Maybe Glastonbury, maybe back to leeds/reading, a spanish festival for sure (big fight between them so they pay a lot), but the most important thing is to book some shows in between for us.

    And they should go back to the Heineken thing in Italy. And go back to Verona too.
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    Murderers.Murderers. Posts: 1,382
    I think they'll play Pinkpop and Rock Werchther. How awesome would that be?
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    dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    henchman wrote:
    True but you forgot to mention the euro thing.


    we dont have Euros in the UK.. ergo i didnt mention them... :)
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
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    Murderers.Murderers. Posts: 1,382
    dunkman wrote:
    we dont have Euros in the UK.. ergo i didnt mention them... :)
    We should do though. It would make things so much easier.
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    luxpjamerluxpjamer Posts: 837
    I hope you're right and I pray that that year they'll stop in Luxembourg!!!
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