***Official Please Play The South Petition***

stoneg wrote:

I was thining of another meetup.This time in Orlando.Maybe the end of November 25th or 26th.Please let me know.

Getting into holiday season now... might be hard... am anxiously awaiting a coverband to come to orlando hard rock - husband saw them last year and said they were great.

SPALMA wrote:

Getting into holiday season now... might be hard... am anxiously awaiting a coverband to come to orlando hard rock - husband saw them last year and said they were great.

A PJ coverband in Orlando, or anywhere close, would be awesome, but I don't see anything coming up. Can't make it to Jacksonville this Friday, but I wish I could, I have never seen a PJ coverband before.

Yeah, another south thread, you could see by the title what it was so if you have a problem with another South thread you shouldn't have clicked on it. I just want to say to the band that this is BS if you totally ignore all of your loyal fans in the south just because you don't sell out 18,000 seaters like you do in the northeast or west coast. So you don't have as many fans down here, so what? So a lot of the people down here have bad taste in music and listen to Toby Kieth and Usher, so what? You still got a ton of fans here that would make it worthwhile to do the gigs. The simple solution is play fewer shows in smaller venues. You don't have to play small clubs, but there are such places that hold between 1,000 and 8,000 people, that would be perfect. And instead of thinking you have to play Little Rock and San Antonio and Oklahoma City and every other dinky small southern city, play 6 to 8 shows in the big cities and call it a leg. Phoenix, Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, Nashville or Memphis, Nola, ....places like that that will attract people from all over. When you skipped Dallas in 95 I drove to Austin and would do it again. Please, take two weeks out of your spring to show us some love. Come, rock us. You are amazing and we love you.

I have planted 4 trees in my backyard in honor of Pearl Jam playing the south. with the proper love and care i will be cutting them down and smoking them in a few months to ease the pain of PJ not coming to florida.

mookie9999 wrote:

What If:

A. It's Not Cost Efficient
I wouldn't accept this as a reason. A major headlining act like PJ can play to sold out mid-sized venues that will make it cost efficient for them to play there. Bands make adjustments for smaller tours/gigs. It balances out, they spend less when they travel to fewer cities.


B. They Want To Take A deserved Break
Then by all means surf and play your ukelele for a few months in Maui and get back to us in April. I appreciate PJ for the touring they have done, but even this world tour's schedule does not rank high on the list of greuling tours I can recall. Think U2 (older dudes) and the amount of shows they do, and think of younger bands trying to get things started and playing twice the amount of shows with much fewer breaks. I'm not saying PJ busts their ass, but you can take a break and still come play a few shows down here.

C. They Hate The South And Don't Know How Else To Say It
Then I couldn't argue, but when you don't tell the truth you should expect more prodding.

A. It's Not Cost Efficient
I wouldn't accept this as a reason. A major headlining act like PJ can play to sold out mid-sized venues that will make it cost efficient for them to play there. Bands make adjustments for smaller tours/gigs. It balances out, they spend less when they travel to fewer cities.


B. They Want To Take A deserved Break
Then by all means surf and play your ukelele for a few months in Maui and get back to us in April. I appreciate PJ for the touring they have done, but even this world tour's schedule does not rank high on the list of greuling tours I can recall. Think U2 (older dudes) and the amount of shows they do, and think of younger bands trying to get things started and playing twice the amount of shows with much fewer breaks. I'm not saying PJ busts their ass, but you can take a break and still come play a few shows down here.

C. They Hate The South And Don't Know How Else To Say It
Then I couldn't argue, but when you don't tell the truth you should expect more prodding.

NCBRI wrote:

The Not For You Tour keeps on trucking. Ah, the memories.

nice one.........Not for You tour.......:D

Addicted wrote:

I have planted 4 trees in my backyard in honor of Pearl Jam playing the south. with the proper love and care i will be cutting them down and smoking them in a few months to ease the pain of PJ not coming to florida.

If you need any help with that, please let me know. More than happy to do my part.

stoneg wrote:

I bought tickets for the Evenflow show in Jacksonville on Friday.But I can't make it.They are really good.And the lead singer Steve Lopez looks alot like Ed.

Why aren't you guys going? You've seen them before I take it.......?

tybird wrote:

Dollpartz with the natural hat trick............Yeah!!!! throws hat out onto the ice.

not bad, eh?

Before getting all bitter, read about the people in Jordan, Russia, Asia, etc. who have never been not will never (likely) be able to go to a show.

Simply put, it's economics. The same reason they are not going to China is the same reason they aren't going to the South. It has nothing to do with fan loyalty or any other notions that have been tossed out on this board.

It sucks, but you can't argue with the decision. It leaves you with the decision of whether or not to pony up the dough to make a trip North next tour. Which, I might add, is a decision that those in Jordan, China, etc. do not have the option to make.