tweet tweet = april fools

McJuicy

i'm willing to bet my ass these shows are just eddie, people are flying in from all corners of the world to see eddie solo, i'd be pretty pissed if i traveled thousands of miles for a solo session and it turned out to be pearl jam, which i've seen before, and wouldn't consider spending big bucks and traveling such great distance for more of the same, these tickets were sold through ticketmaster to eddie vedder, it's eddie vedder, nonetheless, it'd be pretty sweet to see the rest of the guys as a 'backing'

Gather No Moss

mjb wrote:

good point. Considering I am going to 3 shows, I would be ecstatic - but...I can't even let myself get excited about this...it is too crazy. And why even tweet it? Isn't the point of April Fools, to actually make a joke on April 1st?

I'm going to the last five shows. I would be ecstatic too if members of PJ were present.. I would really rather just see EV solo and that's why I'm going.. It will be so different and fun.. I just think there is going to be a big April Fools suprise. They had to name the tour that for a reason.. I never said the tweet would mention the April Fools tour though.. I think it will be something else.. Like you said, you can't reveal an April Fools joke in March...

Gather No Moss

McJuicy wrote:

i'm willing to bet my ass these shows are just eddie, people are flying in from all corners of the world to see eddie solo, i'd be pretty pissed if i traveled thousands of miles for a solo session and it turned out to be pearl jam, which i've seen before, and wouldn't consider spending big bucks and traveling such great distance for more of the same, these tickets were sold through ticketmaster to eddie vedder, it's eddie vedder, nonetheless, it'd be pretty sweet to see the rest of the guys as a 'backing'

I agree the odds are it will just be Ed... but.. I don't see how anyone could be upset if other members of PJ were to show up and they play together.. You can't like EV and not PJ...

Eliot Rosewater

ThrowUrArmsAroundMe wrote:

Thinking along these lines...could be possible that Ed's backing band is the rest of the guys, and it ends up being a small PJ tour?

Can you even begin to imagine the bitching that will take place by the people who weren't willing to see just Ed and now can't see Pearl Jam in April? Holy shit, talk about crashing their servers....

McJuicy

Gather No Moss wrote:

I agree the odds are it will just be Ed... but.. I don't see how anyone could be upset if other members of PJ were to show up and they play together.. You can't like EV and not PJ...

i wouldn't be upset if other members showed up and played together, but the anticipation is for a mostly acoustic set with eddie solo, so if we got a full-fledged, rocked out pearl jam set, that isn't really the expectation and i would understand if members of the audience were disappointed to a certain degree

STLJOE

I don't recall there being a "tweet" before the announcement of the west coast EV dates. Maybe I'm wrong.

Gather No Moss

Eliot Rosewater wrote:

Can you even begin to imagine the bitching that will take place by the people who weren't willing to see just Ed and now can't see Pearl Jam in April? Holy shit, talk about crashing their servers....

Exactly.. they would only have themselves to blame though..

Gather No Moss

McJuicy wrote:

i wouldn't be upset if other members showed up and played together, but the anticipation is for a mostly acoustic set with eddie solo, so if we got a full-fledged, rocked out pearl jam set, that isn't really the expectation and i would understand if members of the audience were disappointed to a certain degree

Who ever said anything about this being a mostly acoustic set? No one know what he is going to do..hence, April Fools...

McJuicy

in my opinion, i've seen pearl jam 13 times, i know what i'm getting from them on a night to night basis, it's an incredible performance that i will travel near and far to see. that being said, for this particular tour, i'm traveling thousands of miles to see eddie solo, and that is what i want to see, eddie solo - so yes, i would be disappointed if it were, as i put it in my most recent post, a full-fledged, rocked out pearl jam concert - at this point it's clear i want to see eddie show off his solo talent, and i feel very fortunate that one, i was able to secure tickets via ten club, and two, i am able to travel cross country for what is sure to be an incredible weekend, see everyone in la!

McJuicy

yeah, i'm not sure where i came up with the mostly acoustic set other than my own expectations of a solo session, nevertheless, i expect a bunch of acoustic stuff, perhaps "mostly acoustic" as i put it, but undoubtedly there will be pieces of the non-acoustic variety, all in all it doesn't matter he could sit up there naked, play his flute, and one way or another, i'd likely be satisfied

Gather No Moss

I agree it will be at least half acoustic... Ed just has too much energy to just sit there and do acoustic songs all night is all I'm saying.. I am also traveling and spending lots of hard earned money on these shows and my intention is also to see Ed solo.. I have seen PJ ten times over the last 17 years and I agree that it is pretty much the same every night.. just new songs as time progresses.. I can't wait to listen to him play and talk to us.. It will be a great chance for long-time fans of his to actually get to know him on a more personal level.. I don't care what he does either.. It will put a smile on my face no matter what he does.. The unknown aspect of these shows is what makes them so exciting..

Indifference

Gather No Moss wrote:

I have seen PJ ten times over the last 17 years and I agree that it is pretty much the same every night.. ..

WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

nsmooth78

Jersey to Berkeley no matter what!!!

Gather No Moss

Indifference wrote:

WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice how you took that coment out of context... I'm just saying I personally don't get off seeing them multiple times on the same tour because the shows are relatively similar.. I understand they change up the setlists and the arrangements of the songs and the phasing and all that.. They are more different night to night than anyone since the Grateful Dead... I agreee.. I just have better things to do than spend all my money and time following them around on a tour... I have seen them on pretty much every tour...so don't ever question my enthusiasm or dedication..

I am seeing the last five shows of the April Fools tour because that is guaranteed to be something new... I just get a little bored with PJ sometimes.. there are other bands out there you know.. I like to mix it up a bit...

SomethingCreative

AmentsChick wrote:

I'm hoping the Aprils Fools is that Ed will be ably backed by Stone and Jeff and Drummer Matt Cameron (oh and Mike too). But, then again I'm the queen of wishful thinking.

That's what I'm thinking

Indifference

Gather No Moss wrote:

Nice how you took that coment out of context... I'm just saying I personally don't get off seeing them multiple times on the same tour because the shows are relatively similar.. I understand they change up the setlists and the arrangements of the songs and the phasing and all that.. They are more different night to night than anyone since the Grateful Dead... I agreee.. I just have better things to do than spend all my money and time following them around on a tour... I have seen them on pretty much every tour...so don't ever question my enthusiasm or dedication..

I am seeing the last five shows of the April Fools tour because that is guaranteed to be something new... I just get a little bored with PJ sometimes.. there are other bands out there you know.. I like to mix it up a bit...

To each their own I guess - I've seen many many other bands - but very few I see a lot outside of Pearl Jam - the only other acts I've probably seen more then 10 times is Ben Harper, the Boss and Martin Sexton - they all put on great live shows. I've seen a ton of other acts........nothing beats PJ however IMO.

Gather No Moss

Indifference wrote:

To each their own I guess - I've seen many many other bands - but very few I see a lot outside of Pearl Jam - the only other acts I've probably seen more then 10 times is Ben Harper, the Boss and Martin Sexton - they all put on great live shows. I've seen a ton of other acts........nothing beats PJ however IMO.

I agree that no one beats them live.. I just think the shows would be even more exciting if they mixed it up even more than they do. They don't have THAT MANY albums when you think about how long they have been around.. So maybe doing more covers mixed in with their orginals could make the shows more unpredictable... Kind of like the Grateful Dead did..ya know..Just sayin'....

Gather No Moss

bump..

Mrs.Vedder78

suppafreak wrote:

Except no. Not on this board.

"Waaaa..... I'm going to sue the 10C for fraud. I'm going to sue Pearl Jam and Ed Vedder for lying to us. Waaaa....."

Sadly I think this wouldn't be exaggerating if they announced they are all playing those shows... the whinning and the bitching would be neverending....

SPEEDY MCCREADY

Mrs_Vedder78 wrote:

Sadly I think this wouldn't be exaggerating if they announced they are all playing those shows... the whinning and the bitching would be neverending....

and it would be fucking GREAT!!!!!