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petrocspetrocs Posts: 4,342
edited May 2009 in The Porch
OK so I just called Wachovia Spectrum on a hunch..I got a guy on the phone and I asked him if Pearl Jam was playing the Spectrum in Septmeber and he said, "What I've heard is the shows are in the process of being worked out but nothing is definate yet." Hmmm....we can all hope its not at the Susquehanna Bank Center
Shows:
9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
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  • PJPJ Posts: 291
    Wow If they did come to Philly i'd be most pleased! I was under the impression it was just the west coast and the south.
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  • HermanBloomHermanBloom Posts: 1,764
    nice
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  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    please, please, please....anything remotely close to NYC, so sure...philly counts ;)......AFTER september 15th! the later in september, the better! or hell, AFTER ACL......cmon back east for our gorgeous autumn weather, you KNOW you want to pearl jam! :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:
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  • a5pja5pj Hershey PA Posts: 3,919
    yeah the sus bank center = cool location by the water, sucky ampitheatre, decent sound...
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  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    If they're playing Phily, they're playing Jersey, maybe DC, definitely NYC area.... and hopefully Virginia! :)
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  • pjsteelerfanpjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,903
    petrocs wrote:
    OK so I just called Wachovia Spectrum on a hunch..I got a guy on the phone and I asked him if Pearl Jam was playing the Spectrum in Septmeber and he said, "What I've heard is the shows are in the process of being worked out but nothing is definate yet." Hmmm....we can all hope its not at the Susquehanna Bank Center

    You don't enjoy shows in the ghetto that is camden?
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  • Ryan_WFCRyan_WFC Posts: 1,350
    CJMST3K wrote:
    If they're playing Phily, they're playing Jersey, maybe DC, definitely NYC area.... and hopefully Virginia! :)

    Not necessarily. It wouldn't surprise me if Philly is a one-off in 2009 for the northeast, a special show(s) because of the Spectrum closing down.
    "They said ... timing was everything
    made him ... want to be everywhere
    there's a ... lot to be said for nowhere."
  • Ryan_WFCRyan_WFC Posts: 1,350
    pjsteelerfan wrote:
    petrocs wrote:
    OK so I just called Wachovia Spectrum on a hunch..I got a guy on the phone and I asked him if Pearl Jam was playing the Spectrum in Septmeber and he said, "What I've heard is the shows are in the process of being worked out but nothing is definate yet." Hmmm....we can all hope its not at the Susquehanna Bank Center

    You don't enjoy shows in the ghetto that is camden?

    I think the vast majority of fans who've attended the Camden shows would say they had a blast.

    But a Philly proper show would be real cool as well...
    "They said ... timing was everything
    made him ... want to be everywhere
    there's a ... lot to be said for nowhere."
  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    Ryan_WFC wrote:
    pjsteelerfan wrote:
    petrocs wrote:
    OK so I just called Wachovia Spectrum on a hunch..I got a guy on the phone and I asked him if Pearl Jam was playing the Spectrum in Septmeber and he said, "What I've heard is the shows are in the process of being worked out but nothing is definate yet." Hmmm....we can all hope its not at the Susquehanna Bank Center

    You don't enjoy shows in the ghetto that is camden?

    I think the vast majority of fans who've attended the Camden shows would say they had a blast.

    But a Philly proper show would be real cool as well...


    I enjoyed the cop telling me not to expect my car to be there when I got back from the show.
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    *Jones Beach 8/23/00 *Jones Beach 8/24/00 *Jones Beach 8/25/00
    *Mansfield 8/29/00 *Mansfield 8/30/00 *Nassau 4/30/03 *Nissan VA 7/1/03
    *Borgata 10/1/05 *Camden 5/27/06 *Camden 5/28/06 *DC 5/30/06
    *VA Beach 6/17/08 *DC 6/22/08 *MSG 6/24/08 (backstage) *MSG 6/25/08
    *EV DC 8/17/08 *EV Baltimore 6/15/09 *Philly 10/31/09
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  • pjsteelerfanpjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,903
    Ryan_WFC wrote:
    pjsteelerfan wrote:
    petrocs wrote:
    OK so I just called Wachovia Spectrum on a hunch..I got a guy on the phone and I asked him if Pearl Jam was playing the Spectrum in Septmeber and he said, "What I've heard is the shows are in the process of being worked out but nothing is definate yet." Hmmm....we can all hope its not at the Susquehanna Bank Center

    You don't enjoy shows in the ghetto that is camden?

    I think the vast majority of fans who've attended the Camden shows would say they had a blast.

    But a Philly proper show would be real cool as well...

    I know, I have been to most of the shows there - the camden comment was meant as sarcasm. It is a Beautiful city ;) I used to have a fun interactive map where you could pull up all the homicides there. I grew up in Jersey. I am hoping for spectrum shows as well.
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  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    Ryan_WFC wrote:
    CJMST3K wrote:
    If they're playing Phily, they're playing Jersey, maybe DC, definitely NYC area.... and hopefully Virginia! :)

    Not necessarily. It wouldn't surprise me if Philly is a one-off in 2009 for the northeast, a special show(s) because of the Spectrum closing down.



    ANYthing is possible at this point......... :P
    seriously tho, we have mike saying a 'little thing in the states'....jeff saying more europe.....ed saying no shows in 2010.....but cmon, they are putting out a NEW ALBUM! there MUST be a good # of shows in support of that, no? i just can't imagine it. so i am thinking/hoping......4 shows europe, august.......SF.....west coast, september.....ACL ......east coast/south, october...........and then.....wherever outside the US they're thinking. personally, i'd have thought SA or oz, due to weather, but perhaps it will be europe, who knows? so i still am thinking a good # of shows 2009 and very early 2010......then a long break spring/summer......perhaps pick it up again late 2010.
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  • CHANGEinWAVESCHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    Oh goodie! This is just what I needed today :D
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  • Ryan_WFCRyan_WFC Posts: 1,350
    CJMST3K wrote:
    I enjoyed the cop telling me not to expect my car to be there when I got back from the show.

    Oh. What did you end up buying to replace it?
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    made him ... want to be everywhere
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  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    Ryan_WFC wrote:
    CJMST3K wrote:
    If they're playing Phily, they're playing Jersey, maybe DC, definitely NYC area.... and hopefully Virginia! :)

    Not necessarily. It wouldn't surprise me if Philly is a one-off in 2009 for the northeast, a special show(s) because of the Spectrum closing down.


    Could be... but with the expense to ship their gear, have Rock It Cargo handle it and get it on trucks and to a venue... to hit a number of stops while they're at it seems more logical. But if they just HAVE to play the venue before it's gone, then they may just pay the price, or simply have local sound instead of Rat sound, and local lights instead of their tour lighting company. PJ just always seems to use specific companies for their productions, and it seems it would be a lot of effort to get all their band gear and tour gear for one gig. Then again, they did Borgata and the arena as just 3 shows, so who knows. :)
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    *MSG 9/10/98 (backstage) *MSG 9/11/98 (backstage)
    *Jones Beach 8/23/00 *Jones Beach 8/24/00 *Jones Beach 8/25/00
    *Mansfield 8/29/00 *Mansfield 8/30/00 *Nassau 4/30/03 *Nissan VA 7/1/03
    *Borgata 10/1/05 *Camden 5/27/06 *Camden 5/28/06 *DC 5/30/06
    *VA Beach 6/17/08 *DC 6/22/08 *MSG 6/24/08 (backstage) *MSG 6/25/08
    *EV DC 8/17/08 *EV Baltimore 6/15/09 *Philly 10/31/09
    *Bristow VA 5/13/10 *MSG 5/20/10 *MSG 5/21/10
  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    Ryan_WFC wrote:
    CJMST3K wrote:
    I enjoyed the cop telling me not to expect my car to be there when I got back from the show.

    Oh. What did you end up buying to replace it?


    There was a parking spot right outside of the fenced "paid" parking. Right next to a bar or small restaurant or something. I asked the cop who was watching the crowd if I could park there and this is his response, almost verbatim:

    Me: "That sign says it's ok to park there, is that right?"
    Cop: "Do you know where you are? Do YOU know where YOU ARE?!?"
    Me: "um..."
    Cop: "You are in the CRIME CAPITOL of the United States!"
    Me: "oh, I'll go move my..."
    Cop: "Oh you can leave your car there. Don't let me change your mind. I just can't guarantee it'll be there when you get back".


    If this is how their policemen describe their OWN city, that's a strong indication that it's not the best neighborhood. ...plus with all the scrap iron yards every-other block, it looked too much like the Terminator movie in real life.
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    *Jones Beach 8/23/00 *Jones Beach 8/24/00 *Jones Beach 8/25/00
    *Mansfield 8/29/00 *Mansfield 8/30/00 *Nassau 4/30/03 *Nissan VA 7/1/03
    *Borgata 10/1/05 *Camden 5/27/06 *Camden 5/28/06 *DC 5/30/06
    *VA Beach 6/17/08 *DC 6/22/08 *MSG 6/24/08 (backstage) *MSG 6/25/08
    *EV DC 8/17/08 *EV Baltimore 6/15/09 *Philly 10/31/09
    *Bristow VA 5/13/10 *MSG 5/20/10 *MSG 5/21/10
  • CranMalReignCranMalReign Posts: 1,928
    petrocs wrote:
    OK so I just called Wachovia Spectrum on a hunch..I got a guy on the phone and I asked him if Pearl Jam was playing the Spectrum in Septmeber and he said, "What I've heard is the shows are in the process of being worked out but nothing is definate yet." Hmmm....we can all hope its not at the Susquehanna Bank Center

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  • HOLT9900HOLT9900 Posts: 27
    Does anyone know when the spectrum is actually being demolished? Cant seem to find this info anywhere.
  • Ryan_WFCRyan_WFC Posts: 1,350
    HOLT9900 wrote:
    Does anyone know when the spectrum is actually being demolished? Cant seem to find this info anywhere.

    The last thing I heard was September, but there was recently talk of pushing that back a bit. I'd guess October/November.
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  • chromiamchromiam Posts: 4,114
    HOLT9900 wrote:
    Does anyone know when the spectrum is actually being demolished? Cant seem to find this info anywhere.

    There was talk about waiting till NYE and do the demo then... but most likely late fall/early winter. They cut the ice up yesterday and I'm sure it will take a few months to prep the building for final demo.
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  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,434
    I believe PJ will tour the US in between August and October (duh), maybe even through Nov.
    They are not going to do those festivals without other US dates, count on it (the record will be out by then me thinks), there is no question that will include Boston and Philadelphia, and two nights at the spectrum in September sounds just about right

    of course this is just masturbatory speculation

    and I really hope they play stubbs at ACL!
  • ZosoZoso Posts: 6,425
    the only thing about this that it would possibly be the only stop in the region meaning all fans from NY, DC, MA etc will be trying for tickets and would be almost impossible to get anything... I highly doubt PJ will play in the Philyl area again this year anyway. The south and west are overdue before philly.
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  • Vedd HeddVedd Hedd Posts: 4,614
    I'll never see a show at the Susquehanna Bank center again.

    Night 1 we parked, and it took up 3 hours to get out of our parking space. Not the lot....just the parking space. It took another few to get back to the hotel.

    Then next night, we decided it wasnt worth it to bring the car to that hellhole, so we took the ferry. they had ONE ferry for the entire population. It took us the same amount of time to get back to the hotel.

    It was such a post-concert buzzkill, I will never go there again.

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  • ZosoZoso Posts: 6,425
    Vedd Hedd wrote:
    I'll never see a show at the Susquehanna Bank center again.

    Night 1 we parked, and it took up 3 hours to get out of our parking space. Not the lot....just the parking space. It took another few to get back to the hotel.

    Then next night, we decided it wasnt worth it to bring the car to that hellhole, so we took the ferry. they had ONE ferry for the entire population. It took us the same amount of time to get back to the hotel.

    It was such a post-concert buzzkill, I will never go there again.

    rant over.

    you could always take the patco train over the bridge and walk through camden downtown to the waterfront :D
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  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 30,474
    I would have to believe that maybe some spectrum shows but that's about it for east coast i'm hoping for some west coast dates .......
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  • woundedorganwoundedorgan Posts: 607
    PJ will play the Spectrum before it is destroyed...

    My wish is that PJ plays the Electric Factory...I would probably never go see another show after that because nothing else would compare. It is perhaps the best place to see a show in the greater Philly-NJ region.
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  • Vedd HeddVedd Hedd Posts: 4,614
    Zoso wrote:

    you could always take the patco train over the bridge and walk through camden downtown to the waterfront :D

    :D I'll pass.
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  • Vedder_Girl77Vedder_Girl77 Posts: 4,335
    Get_Right wrote:
    I believe PJ will tour the US in between August and October (duh), maybe even through Nov.
    They are not going to do those festivals without other US dates, count on it (the record will be out by then me thinks), there is no question that will include Boston and Philadelphia, and two nights at the spectrum in September sounds just about right

    of course this is just masturbatory speculation

    and I really hope they play stubbs at ACL!

    That would be sweet if they snuck in at least one Boston show. Otherwise everyone who lives in New England and New York and New Jersey are going to be trying for those Philly tickets and it will sell out super fast.
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  • CHANGEinWAVESCHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    CranMalReign wrote:
    petrocs wrote:
    OK so I just called Wachovia Spectrum on a hunch..I got a guy on the phone and I asked him if Pearl Jam was playing the Spectrum in Septmeber and he said, "What I've heard is the shows are in the process of being worked out but nothing is definate yet." Hmmm....we can all hope its not at the Susquehanna Bank Center

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  • CHANGEinWAVESCHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    woundedorgan wrote:
    PJ will play the Spectrum before it is destroyed...

    My wish is that PJ plays the Electric Factory...I would probably never go see another show after that because nothing else would compare. It is perhaps the best place to see a show in the greater Philly-NJ region.
    i think the TLA is, but there's no WAY PJ would ever play there.... way too small.
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  • petrocspetrocs Posts: 4,342
    one of my very close girlfriends worked for the Flyers/Phantoms up until 3 weeks ago..I talked to her last night and she said they've been talking about shows for Pearl Jam at the spectrum for close to 4 months now. Apparently the venue is desperately trying to get as much money out of the old building as possible before slamming the door. They asked U2, Bruce, PJ, Bob Dylan, The Dead, Billy Joel, all the old acts that played there so many times. Some bit some didnt. She said U2 was trying to fit it in but their promo tour didnt allow it. It was never going to be able to happen on their world tour. It was going to be a stop on the promo circuit a few weeks ago. Bruce is playing it, The Dead are, so lets hope PJ does it
    Shows:
    9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
    10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
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