EDDIE VEDDER ANNOUNCES AUSTRALIAN SOLO TOUR

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  • ZiggyStar
    ZiggyStar Posts: 14,328
    As far as I can see, none of you are doing a thing to get a NZ tour noticed. Yes, you've got your petition. That's cool. But a couple of hundred virtual signatures isn't going to work. "Ed we want you to come to NZ so bad that we spent 5 minutes setting up an online petition".

    Do something crazy. Get noticed. Get your tits out. Get 100 of you bungy jumping with "EV NZ 2011" signs. Start a street walk in Wellington ala The Hobbit. Paint yourself blue from head to toe and film yourself walking the streets getting signatures. Get some kiwi bands involved....news....radio....street press.

    Yes, my ideas are stupid but you can see what I'm talking about. GET fucking NOTICED!

    There's a reason he left you off, whether it's money, time constaints or his restraining order on doompony. ;) If you try hard, he may change his mind and override that reason. Right now, no one is trying hard.
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  • doompony
    doompony Wellington, NZ Posts: 4,501
    sorry but most nz bands will never make it to the stage where they make money. so yes i can say that they do it for the love of it. my friends band has been together since 1996, has number 1 singles, won all the music awards, toured extensively, moved to australia... all while holding down day jobs so they could continue to make music together because they love playing together.
  • doompony
    doompony Wellington, NZ Posts: 4,501
    anyway, this argument is clearly pointless. i know kiwi musos do it for the art and thrill of playing live. ed probably does too but gets to collect a nice pay cheque so not much point comparing them.

    i think it's bullshit that he's not coming here. really do.
  • Spencer
    Spencer Posts: 867
    Yeah, exactly. It's not as if Ed just plain forgot that New Zealand exists - it's either financially not worth the trouble or Ed just doesn't want to do more shows than he's already committed to.

    It's not as though Ed has any kind of obligation to tour New Zealand and he's somehow lessened by deciding not to, whether that decision was made for financial and personal reasons. Plenty of artists only play Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne so he's already going above and beyond by playing Newcastle, Canberra, Adelaide and (now) Perth.

    Nobody's entitled to an Ed solo show, I'm with Zig. If you want it, either make some noise about it or else accept that for whatever reason Ed isn't coming and either travel or just be happy for those who can make it.
  • Spencer
    Spencer Posts: 867
    doompony wrote:
    i know kiwi musos do it for the art and thrill of playing live. ed probably does too but gets to collect a nice pay cheque so not much point comparing them.
    Oh come on.
  • Spencer
    Spencer Posts: 867
    edited December 2010
    doompony wrote:
    all while holding down day jobs so they could continue to make music together because they love playing together.
    ...and there it is. It's easy to play music purely for the love of it if you have a day job. Music is Ed's day job, same as for any professional musician, that's where he makes the money to pay his bills, send his kids to school, etc.

    We have no idea whether or not the decision not to come to NZ is financially motivated, but I don't think an explanation is owed in any case. It is what it is, you can't please all the people all of the time.

    I'm very lucky that Ed's coming to Adelaide and I know it. If he wasn't, I'd either travel to Melbourne or just accept that I'd be sitting this tour out. I don't think it's fair to expect that Ed should play anywhere, y'know?
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  • ZiggyStar
    ZiggyStar Posts: 14,328
    edited December 2010
    Pony, I know you're smart enough to get a decent petition going. YOU know it too. Team that with your artistic ability and it could be an awesome campaign!

    So why don't you? What is holding you back from fighting for it?
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  • doompony
    doompony Wellington, NZ Posts: 4,501
    missing the point. they have the day jobs because if they didn't they wouldn't eat. if they had the choice they'd be full time musos but it's not a reality.

    and i've already said it's pointless to compare. pointless. which is why i said it was pointless.
  • doompony
    doompony Wellington, NZ Posts: 4,501
    ZiggyStar wrote:
    Pony, I know you're smart enough to get a decent petition going. YOU know it too. Team that with your artistic ability and it could be an awesome campaign!

    So why don't you? What is holding you back from fighting for it?

    because i know that in reality it won't make a difference. ask scott.
  • doompony
    doompony Wellington, NZ Posts: 4,501
    anyways, i've wasted enough time. but i'd like to say that i resent the implication that i begrudge the australians the solo tour.
  • ZiggyStar
    ZiggyStar Posts: 14,328
    doompony wrote:
    ZiggyStar wrote:
    Pony, I know you're smart enough to get a decent petition going. YOU know it too. Team that with your artistic ability and it could be an awesome campaign!

    So why don't you? What is holding you back from fighting for it?

    because i know that in reality it won't make a difference. ask scott.

    Who the fuck is Scott?

    Why are you so sure it won't make a difference? Perth has had previous petitions that worked. Newcastle too.

    Fuck I hate defeatists. :x
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  • ZiggyStar
    ZiggyStar Posts: 14,328
    doompony wrote:
    anyways, i've wasted enough time. but i'd like to say that i resent the implication that i begrudge the australians the solo tour.

    You don't begrudge it....I think we all know that.

    But no offence, I can handle 3 months of whinging if you're fighting for it....I can't handle 3 months of whinging if none of you are doing a thing to help the situation. I already feel like shit talking excitedly about it in front of you....reading your constant misery isn't helping.
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  • JK109224
    JK109224 Posts: 644
    I like the passion here - people want to see Ed - but Ed doesn't have to do gigs anywhere.

    When Ed did Seven Worlds Collide, which was priceless, why didn't they come over and do some shows in Sydney? It wouldn't have been very hard and they would have made shiteloads of cash.

    Why didn't Pearl Jam play a big oval in Canberra in 2009 like they did in 1995?

    With all due respect, New Zealand got a Pearl Jam tour in 2009. Think about people in, say, South Africa. There would be fans there that are as big a fan as any of us. They get nothin'.

    No one is "owed" a show. It's disappointing, and I think Ed should get over to NZ for a show or two. All I know is, I sure wasn't expecting an Eddie solo show 12 months after the band came here.

    But it's easy for me to say because I'm seeing him. Good luck with whatever you can do to get Ed over. FWIW, NZ to Melbourne flights are cheap as.
    Come to send, not condescend...
  • E.K
    E.K New South Wales, Australia Posts: 7,726
    Sorry but I have to agree with Ziggy. I've been thinking the same thing but was too scared to say it.

    I just checked the NZ petition and there is only 139 signatures on there.

    Everyone needs to try harder.

    Keep bumping my NZ thread too.

    :)
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  • JK109224
    JK109224 Posts: 644
    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. 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.

    FWIW, it costs a fair bit to play in 2 different countries as opposed to 1. Ed would be making a fair bit on the tour - relatively speaking - but it's basically a surfing holiday with some solo shows.
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  • doompony
    doompony Wellington, NZ Posts: 4,501
    well then. i'll pack up my troubles in this here bindle and mosey on outta here.








    *can be heard humming the nz national anthem as the smoke clears*
  • ZiggyStar
    ZiggyStar Posts: 14,328
    doompony wrote:
    well then. i'll pack up my troubles in this here bindle and mosey on outta here.

    *can be heard humming the nz national anthem as the smoke clears*

    pony, come back and stop being a dick....you know that's not what I was saying.




    But if I hear you whinging in here, I'm going to headbutt you.... ;):lol:
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  • E.K
    E.K New South Wales, Australia Posts: 7,726
    ZiggyStar wrote:
    doompony wrote:
    well then. i'll pack up my troubles in this here bindle and mosey on outta here.

    *can be heard humming the nz national anthem as the smoke clears*

    pony, come back and stop being a dick....you know that's not what I was saying.




    But if I hear you whinging in here, I'm going to headbutt you.... ;):lol:

    hee hee
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  • E.K
    E.K New South Wales, Australia Posts: 7,726
    viewtopic.php?f=4&t=144814&start=45

    Maybe all New Zealand talk should be on this thread so as to keep it bumped up?

    :)
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  • ZiggyStar
    ZiggyStar Posts: 14,328
    Nahhh....they can talk about NZ in this thread....or wherever they want.

    I'll help bump though. :thumbup:
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