EDDIE VEDDER ANNOUNCES AUSTRALIAN SOLO TOUR

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  • morello
    morello Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 6,217
    YAY! FLIGHTS BOOKED !!!!!!!!!!!! YAYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!

    Now to book accomm.... Got something for Newcastle, can anyone give me any ideas of backpackers close to the venue in Canberra?
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  • Easties
    Easties Posts: 479
    morello wrote:
    YAY! FLIGHTS BOOKED !!!!!!!!!!!! YAYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!

    Now to book accomm.... Got something for Newcastle, can anyone give me any ideas of backpackers close to the venue in Canberra?

    The YHA in Canberra is right around the corner from the Venue.

    You doing Backpackers in Sydney? My best Mate just opened a brand new one up. Shoot me a message if need be and I'll make sure he looks after the International PJ Guests : )
  • morello
    morello Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 6,217
    PM sent. :D

    + accom in Canberra sorted! :D YAY! Thanks for that suggestion.
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  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,791
    DonlovesEd wrote:
    No Perth show.....
    :cry:
    Check the last line of the first post again...
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  • gecko
    gecko Posts: 1,712
    goldrush wrote:
    DonlovesEd wrote:
    No Perth show.....
    :cry:
    Check the last line of the first post again...
    :o
  • lostrocker815
    lostrocker815 Posts: 354
    So the Perth petition worked? Thats great! good work!

    Now join mine

    Please

    http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/eddieveddernz

    Bring Ed to NZ!!!!!!!!!
    Pearl Jam Pearl Jam Pearl Jam!

    I'm looking to buy a single ticket to Ed's Sydney Opera House show, PM me if you've got a spare! I don't care where the seat is! :D
  • pn262980
    pn262980 Posts: 67
    Just a heads up for those wanting to stay in Melbourne- it is also the Grand Prix that week- so accommodation is becoming scarce or at a premium $. A lot of places close by are already booked out. I think there are a few rooms left at the Crest on Barkly & Redan apartments

    http://www.ozhotels.com.au/st-kilda.php

    Cheers
  • doompony
    doompony Wellington, NZ Posts: 4,501
    COME ON! there's no way it could cost less to get to Perth than it would to get to NZ!
  • doompony
    doompony Wellington, NZ Posts: 4,501
    Chugg said Vedder wanted to convey to the people of WA that it was always his intention to come to Perth, but no dates had been finalised before the tour announcement.

    Chugg said Vedder "acknowledged that WA has always been good to him and the band, and he knows how loyal his WA fans are".

    Chugg said there was no need to continue petitions as it was "always the plan" to bring the show to Perth.










    I see. So there was always going to be a Perth show. And since the 10C have been telling Scott that there is definitely no NZ show, this nice turn of events won't happen for us.

    Nice Ed. Nice.
  • lostrocker815
    lostrocker815 Posts: 354
    doompony wrote:
    Chugg said Vedder wanted to convey to the people of WA that it was always his intention to come to Perth, but no dates had been finalised before the tour announcement.

    Chugg said Vedder "acknowledged that WA has always been good to him and the band, and he knows how loyal his WA fans are".

    What about the LOYAL NEW ZEALAND FANS?

    I havent been a fan long but I know alot of you guys stayed fans throughout the 11.5 years of waiting for them to come here. Now THATS loyalty. And Pearl Jam are always the band with the most songs voted into the Rock 1000 countdown
    Pearl Jam Pearl Jam Pearl Jam!

    I'm looking to buy a single ticket to Ed's Sydney Opera House show, PM me if you've got a spare! I don't care where the seat is! :D
  • doompony
    doompony Wellington, NZ Posts: 4,501
    i'm 30 and i've been on this train since I was 14.
  • Spencer
    Spencer Posts: 867
    doompony wrote:
    COME ON! there's no way it could cost less to get to Perth than it would to get to NZ!
    I'm not sure of the logistics, but I wouldn't be so sure about that. It's not as if it's only Ed and his guitar case travelling, there's crew/staff, the stage/PA, etc. Getting all of that over the ocean to NZ might end up being much more costly than just getting from Adelaide to Perth.

    Especially given these are such small shows, the profit would likely be much smaller than with a full-blown Pearl Jam tour in bigger venues and it's probably just not feasible. It sucks but I can understand it.
  • doompony
    doompony Wellington, NZ Posts: 4,501
    you think he's going to drive to perth? there's less distance to cover by plane to nz than there is to perth is all i'm saying. and he wouldn't have a stage - the venues would. It's not like the pearl jam tour where they took all that stuff to be set up in otherwise-used sports stadiums. he's playing at venues that are already equipped.
  • Spencer
    Spencer Posts: 867
    doompony wrote:
    you think he's going to drive to perth? there's less distance to cover by plane to nz than there is to perth is all i'm saying.
    Oh yeah, without a doubt, but what I'm trying to say is that Ed's travel expenses are only a small fraction of the overall costs of putting on the show.
  • doompony
    doompony Wellington, NZ Posts: 4,501
    i just don't think it would be a costly affair for him to transport his gear. and loads of bands with less money than the pearl jam machine come down to nz all the time - full bands with full band gear. i think if this is just about the money then it's really really sad.
  • Spencer
    Spencer Posts: 867
    doompony wrote:
    i just don't think it would be a costly affair for him to transport his gear. and loads of bands with less money than the pearl jam machine come down to nz all the time - full bands with full band gear. i think if this is just about the money then it's really really sad.
    Yeah, but touring is always about the money. If the promoter and/or Ed is going to be worse off at the end of the day, then they won't do it.

    Believe me, I'm not trying to gloat or make you feel any worse about Ed not playing any shows over there. My Dad's a Kiwi and I've got loads of family over there, I'd love if Ed stopped over but I guess I'm trying to see the other side of that argument as well.

    And after all of that, it may not even be a financial decision - it might just be that Ed just plain doesn't want to do more shows.
  • doompony
    doompony Wellington, NZ Posts: 4,501
    touring might be all about the money for bands with money but it's not for most normal bands who do it because they love doing it. that's why i think it's sad. i have friends in successful nz bands who still tour even though it costs them money.
  • Spencer
    Spencer Posts: 867
    Yeah, but you can't realistically expect any musician to tour if they're going to lose money. Being a musician is still a job and there's no point going to work if you're going to end up more out of pocket than when you left.

    You can't compare Ed's situation to that of a band trying to build a reputation, as even if they might lose money on one tour there might be a hope that the next time they tour they might draw a bigger audience on the basis of that first show and end up seeing an eventual profit. Nobody plays music professionally for the love of music alone - sure that's part of it, but you still need to be smart about the business side of things. People still have bills to pay and staff and crew to pay, etc.
  • ZiggyStar
    ZiggyStar Posts: 14,328
    doompony wrote:
    touring might be all about the money for bands with money but it's not for most normal bands who do it because they love doing it. that's why i think it's sad. i have friends in successful nz bands who still tour even though it costs them money.

    Your bands are still trying to make it BIG which is probably why they tour even if it costs them money.

    Ed isn't.
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  • pearl_man
    pearl_man Posts: 35
    Miss Colada wrote:
    pearl_man wrote:
    Hi all, finally had a chance to get on here. Just wanted to say i think i've hit the jackpot for tour tix to the adelaide show. I just got seats in the FIRST 3-4 ROWS!!!

    After buying my TC tix yesterday morning which was lucky enough in itself, i had a call from my uncle saying he might be able to help me out with getting premium tickets that aren't available to the general public.

    I just thought he meant TC tickets, after he explained it a bit more it turns out these tickets are somehow linked direct from the venue or somethin and are garunteed first 3-4 ROWS!! It has something to do with where he works - they get exclusive tickets to everything that comes to adelaide.

    The only catch was that premium tickets come with a premium price $$$ and they needed to be purchased before 12pm 7th December. Sounds like that has to do with the start of the pre-sale.

    So after all that i decided to grab some for me and some friends.

    I wanted to see if anyone on here wants some? I think it would be better to have the real fans up the front than guys in business suits :D

    I'm pretty sure that's through ETC (Exclusive Ticketing Company). Generally you do get better seats though i'm not sure it would be guaranteed rows 3-4 as I use to do some work for ETC and Wendy the owner doesn't guarantee anything! But on the flip side you prob will get better seats that 10C.
    Have fun!


    yeah i think thats who it was through, they said it was family?? in the first row and then these tix where after that.
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