Billboard: Pearl Jam: 'Back' To The Future

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  • The Rock
    The Rock Posts: 1,439
    I wonder, will the virtual vault be available to international customers? I presume Target has a website?
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  • aNiMaL
    aNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    Great, great, terrific article!!! So many golden nuggets in there that I would have to copy and paste the whole thing....and i am not going to do that.

    But yeah, great read!!! :mrgreen:
  • SkeeterB
    SkeeterB If I knew where it was, I would take you there... Posts: 423
    SM300890 wrote:
    PittsburghPJ wrote:
    Does this mean if we only buy the 10C version we can't download the shows?

    I was wondering the same thing. The Target version seems packed full of goodies and I don't know if I should preorder through 10C just for special packaging. I would imagine they throw in some extras for us though


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  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,343
    SM300890 wrote:
    PittsburghPJ wrote:
    Does this mean if we only buy the 10C version we can't download the shows?

    I was wondering the same thing. The Target version seems packed full of goodies and I don't know if I should preorder through 10C just for special packaging. I would imagine they throw in some extras for us though

    Pretty sure I'll be getting the Target version! :D
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 13,066
    so do you have to buy it at Target to get the vault downloads - what about the buying from the Ten Club?
  • andrewb
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    Can we all just admit that it is a great time to be a PJ fan. Maybe even more than ever?!
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  • pjhawk
    pjhawk Posts: 20
    I think many of us just need to calm the fuck down about the Vault thing. There should be some trust credits built up right about now. (Not saying that everyone is all worked up, but I just feel it tensing up a bit, it's going to be okay, and even though it's not a promise I can really make, I'm going to. It's going to be okay, I promise.)
  • hopethatuchoke
    hopethatuchoke Posts: 2,927
    "The group remains a huge touring draw and A-list festival headliner, having grossed nearly $42 million from 51 shows reported to Billboard Boxscore from 2006 to 2008."


    I am really curious as to how the apologists who defend the high ticket prices will respond to that glaring statistic.

    A bunch of cool news in there. I can't wait for the vault.
  • BeerBaron
    BeerBaron Toronto-ish Posts: 4,100
    All of the people who bashed the band on here when news of the Target deal broke are eating crow now. Goes to show you that you shouldn't jump to conclusions until you have ALL OF THE FACTS!!!

    Releasing the album simply through Pearl Jam's Ten Club fan organization was out of the question, according to Curtis and Anthony, simply because of logistics. Target ultimately got the nod because, Anthony says, "in our discussions with the big-box retailers, they were really the only one that understood the band's philosophy and the need to take care of the Ten Club and the indies and hit other distribution platforms."

    Curtis concurs. "I got a call from someone at Best Buy after the Target deal was announced, saying, 'Why did we not get this?' " he says. "And it was because they would not even entertain the thought of taking care of these other platforms."
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  • JessicaTwoFeetThick
    JessicaTwoFeetThick Posts: 38
    The first person to send me a private message gets an actual physical copy of Pearl Jam on the cover of Billboard magazine with this story inside.
  • Gremmie03
    Gremmie03 Posts: 507
    The band will also create an organic cotton T-shirt to be sold at Target

    I knew it, hope its a cool design
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  • Bulldog88
    Bulldog88 Posts: 380
    The Target discs will link to a virtual "vault" of 11 concerts spanning Pearl Jam's career, from which fans can choose two. The band will also create an organic cotton T-shirt to be sold at Target, with proceeds earmarked for the hunger relief charity Feeding America.

    This just keeps getting better!!! I'm thrilled!!! Beyond Excited!! :mrgreen:
  • Bulldog88
    Bulldog88 Posts: 380
    pjny12289 wrote:
    Can we all just admit that it is a great time to be a PJ fan.

    +1
  • potnik
    potnik Posts: 463
    seems like it is going to be a busy couple of months with information coming out.

    http://kotaku.com/5327483/pearl-jams-ba ... nd-release

    and this is what it says.

    Harmonix continues to jam as much Pearl Jam into Rock Band as they possibly can, with the band's 9th studio album, Backspacer, available for download on the day it's released.

    Pearl Jam is releasing their 9th album without any major record label assistance on September 20th, but they've got a pretty strong support system in place, which includes Harmonix, MTV Games, and Target. The entire album will be available on Rock Band on the same day the album hits store shelves, with Target offering a special edition that comes with codes to download the tracks for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

    Those tracks include "The Fixer", a song that I'd be hard-pressed to place with a band had I not already known it was Pearl Jam. Nice to see the band changing things up, though I still firmly believe that lead singer Vedder has the craziest eyes in entertainment history.
  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    hopethatuchoke wrote:
    "The group remains a huge touring draw and A-list festival headliner, having grossed nearly $42 million from 51 shows reported to Billboard Boxscore from 2006 to 2008."


    I am really curious as to how the apologists who defend the high ticket prices will respond to that glaring statistic.

    A bunch of cool news in there. I can't wait for the vault.

    I don't think anybody said Pearl Jam was poor. Ticket prices are high because that's the going rate in this day and age.

    That said, grossing $42 million and netting $42 million are two different things. I'd be interested to see how much they actually MADE touring. Obviously, it's considerably less than $42 million.
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
  • Bulldog88
    Bulldog88 Posts: 380
    Flagg wrote:
    2010 Tour - check
    Bootlegs - check
    Vault - check
    Rock Band - check
    A band member and management explaining the Target deal - check
    New shirt (for charity) - check

    What is not to like now?

    OK, now OFFICIALLY excited and in full blown PJ mode. Took me a little while but this article was the final straw. Chicago only 3 weeks away!!!


    Don't forget the awesome decison to do the poster presale - check!! :D
  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    pjhawk wrote:
    I think many of us just need to calm the fuck down about the Vault thing. There should be some trust credits built up right about now. (Not saying that everyone is all worked up, but I just feel it tensing up a bit, it's going to be okay, and even though it's not a promise I can really make, I'm going to. It's going to be okay, I promise.)

    You act like people are freaking out about the vault thing. We're just asking the question. Calmly. Rationally. Inquisitively. Nobody (that I can see) is freaking out.

    Speaking of calming the fuck down ...
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
  • BeerBaron
    BeerBaron Toronto-ish Posts: 4,100
    slightofjeff wrote:
    hopethatuchoke wrote:
    "The group remains a huge touring draw and A-list festival headliner, having grossed nearly $42 million from 51 shows reported to Billboard Boxscore from 2006 to 2008."


    I am really curious as to how the apologists who defend the high ticket prices will respond to that glaring statistic.

    A bunch of cool news in there. I can't wait for the vault.

    I don't think anybody said Pearl Jam was poor. Ticket prices are high because that's the going rate in this day and age.

    That said, grossing $42 million and netting $42 million are two different things. I'd be interested to see how much they actually MADE touring. Obviously, it's considerably less than $42 million.
    Exactly. And everything is divided 5 ways after that (I doubt Boom gets an equal split of touring income).
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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    BeerBaron wrote:
    slightofjeff wrote:
    hopethatuchoke wrote:
    "The group remains a huge touring draw and A-list festival headliner, having grossed nearly $42 million from 51 shows reported to Billboard Boxscore from 2006 to 2008."


    I am really curious as to how the apologists who defend the high ticket prices will respond to that glaring statistic.

    A bunch of cool news in there. I can't wait for the vault.

    I don't think anybody said Pearl Jam was poor. Ticket prices are high because that's the going rate in this day and age.

    That said, grossing $42 million and netting $42 million are two different things. I'd be interested to see how much they actually MADE touring. Obviously, it's considerably less than $42 million.
    Exactly. And everything is divided 5 ways after that (I doubt Boom gets an equal split of touring income).

    plus crew which i assume they pay well
  • tvismyfriend
    tvismyfriend Posts: 2,118
    Matt is really loving that denim jacket.

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