Pearl Jam not playing BDO

Dmcneice
Dmcneice Posts: 24
edited September 2011 in The Porch
Thanks for the below post and i trusted a damn site.

http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/tournew ... t-2012.htm
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  • threefish10
    threefish10 Posts: 7,392
    Dmcneice wrote:
    Was hoping the circulating rumor turned out to be false, but turns out its true:
    http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/big-day-o ... med-bands/

    Hopefully they do side shows, i refuse to go to that shithouse festival


    It is fulse. Unless they are not headlining, but the official BDO Facebook page has stated no headliner starts with P.
    condescending and sarcastic since 1980
  • veddertown
    veddertown Scotland Posts: 5,260
    What's the deal with this festival that so many people don't like it? I see the line-up each year and it seems to always attract big names. Is it just a shit venue or is it organised badly? :?
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  • the_great_dean
    the_great_dean Posts: 62
    It's the people at the festival. It's full of drunk/drugged up 15 year olds. It isn't about the music as much as it used to be
  • threefish10
    threefish10 Posts: 7,392
    the_great_dean wrote:
    It's the people at the festival. It's full of drunk/drugged up 15 year olds. It isn't about the music as much as it used to be


    And drunk bogans, and drunk idiots in their 30s-40s who still think they are 16 being dickheads. The festival regularly sells out, and I'm sure it would sell out even before a single band was announced. It would seem most just go to get shit faced and be dickheads.
    condescending and sarcastic since 1980
  • Spencer
    Spencer Posts: 867
    threefish10 wrote:
    the_great_dean wrote:
    It's the people at the festival. It's full of drunk/drugged up 15 year olds. It isn't about the music as much as it used to be


    And drunk bogans, and drunk idiots in their 30s-40s who still think they are 16 being dickheads. The festival regularly sells out, and I'm sure it would sell out even before a single band was announced. It would seem most just go to get shit faced and be dickheads.
    This exactly.
  • veddertown
    veddertown Scotland Posts: 5,260
    threefish10 wrote:
    the_great_dean wrote:
    It's the people at the festival. It's full of drunk/drugged up 15 year olds. It isn't about the music as much as it used to be


    And drunk bogans, and drunk idiots in their 30s-40s who still think they are 16 being dickheads. The festival regularly sells out, and I'm sure it would sell out even before a single band was announced. It would seem most just go to get shit faced and be dickheads.
    Shame.... I think festivals are an excellent day out if you get the right balance but yeah, it's generally drunkeness that ruins things.
    Like a book among the many on a shelf...

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  • ilockyer
    ilockyer Posts: 2,272
    veddertown wrote:
    Shame.... I think festivals are an excellent day out if you get the right balance but yeah, it's generally drunkeness that ruins things.

    Festivals are excellent, especially if the headliner is allowed to play what would be a full set! :D
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  • Spencer
    Spencer Posts: 867
    ilockyer wrote:
    Festivals are excellent
    I don't think the festivals you guys get in the UK or Europe are really comparable to the shitstorm that is a Big Day Out.

    Nobody knows which bands are playing, the shows sell out immediately purely because nobody gives a toss about which bands are playing - it's just an excuse for a bunch of bogans to get shitfaced (with some music playing in the background).

    I went to Soundwave this year for Iron Maiden/Queens/Melvins and it was like night and day - I know Soundwave has a reputation as being poorly organised but it was so much better than ANY BDO I've been to. It's the crowd that made all the difference - guys who are into metal are generally at least passionate about the music they're going to see, they're not there just to celebrate being a gigantic tool.
  • SH17171
    SH17171 Posts: 425
    Spencer wrote:
    ilockyer wrote:
    Festivals are excellent
    I don't think the festivals you guys get in the UK or Europe are really comparable to the shitstorm that is a Big Day Out.

    Nobody knows which bands are playing, the shows sell out immediately purely because nobody gives a toss about which bands are playing - it's just an excuse for a bunch of bogans to get shitfaced (with some music playing in the background).

    I went to Soundwave this year for Iron Maiden/Queens/Melvins and it was like night and day - I know Soundwave has a reputation as being poorly organised but it was so much better than ANY BDO I've been to. It's the crowd that made all the difference - guys who are into metal are generally at least passionate about the music they're going to see, they're not there just to celebrate being a gigantic tool.

    BDO in the 90s early 00s were great punters going to hear/see bands that they were in to, now it is just drunken yobs Soundwave is now the BDO of the 90s 2 years ago Janes Addition played only songs off the first 3 albums and the punters dug it do that at the BDO these days no chance
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  • Spencer
    Spencer Posts: 867
    Oh, for sure - I'm definitely referring to what the BDO has (d)evolved into over the last decade or so.
  • joewalshdc
    joewalshdc Posts: 948
    Spencer wrote:
    ilockyer wrote:
    Festivals are excellent
    I don't think the festivals you guys get in the UK or Europe are really comparable to the shitstorm that is a Big Day Out.

    Nobody knows which bands are playing, the shows sell out immediately purely because nobody gives a toss about which bands are playing - it's just an excuse for a bunch of bogans to get shitfaced (with some music playing in the background).

    I went to Soundwave this year for Iron Maiden/Queens/Melvins and it was like night and day - I know Soundwave has a reputation as being poorly organised but it was so much better than ANY BDO I've been to. It's the crowd that made all the difference - guys who are into metal are generally at least passionate about the music they're going to see, they're not there just to celebrate being a gigantic tool.

    100% right. Im an Irishman who now lives in NZ.
    European festivals are amazing. BDO is a big heap of shit. Ive had free tickets 2 years in a row and refuse to go back. Its horrible. No 'music' atmosphere. Its basically sell as many tickets to kids as they can. Horrible.

    Pearl Jam would be the only band I would ever go back to see here but most certainly wouldnt travel to all the BDO's to see PJ like I would if PJ did their own multi city tour of Aus and NZ.

    Please dont let it be true.
  • Jen07
    Jen07 Posts: 116
    I never thought I'd be happy to hear that PJ are NOT coming here. I sooooo didn't want to go to BDO but would just have to if PJ were involved in any way. Phew!! Fingers crossed for a PJ tour around this time next year though - they're about due again by then. That way I can enjoy it with all the true fans and not the BDO morons.
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  • Eraserhead
    Eraserhead Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 2,986
    threefish10 wrote:
    the_great_dean wrote:
    It's the people at the festival. It's full of drunk/drugged up 15 year olds. It isn't about the music as much as it used to be


    And drunk bogans, and drunk idiots in their 30s-40s who still think they are 16 being dickheads. The festival regularly sells out, and I'm sure it would sell out even before a single band was announced. It would seem most just go to get shit faced and be dickheads.

    So pretty much what we had @ Hyde Park in London last year.

    Indoor arenas > festivals
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  • joely_91
    joely_91 Posts: 795
    Eraserhead wrote:
    threefish10 wrote:
    the_great_dean wrote:
    It's the people at the festival. It's full of drunk/drugged up 15 year olds. It isn't about the music as much as it used to be


    And drunk bogans, and drunk idiots in their 30s-40s who still think they are 16 being dickheads. The festival regularly sells out, and I'm sure it would sell out even before a single band was announced. It would seem most just go to get shit faced and be dickheads.

    So pretty much what we had @ Hyde Park in London last year.

    Indoor arenas > festivals

    Problem with Hyde Park was that it was the only stage for major acts and it was more like normal show with just 2-3 more opening bands
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  • dottles
    dottles Posts: 9,221
    Eraserhead wrote:
    threefish10 wrote:
    the_great_dean wrote:
    It's the people at the festival. It's full of drunk/drugged up 15 year olds. It isn't about the music as much as it used to be


    And drunk bogans, and drunk idiots in their 30s-40s who still think they are 16 being dickheads. The festival regularly sells out, and I'm sure it would sell out even before a single band was announced. It would seem most just go to get shit faced and be dickheads.

    So pretty much what we had @ Hyde Park in London last year.

    Indoor arenas > festivals

    I had an amazing gig in Hyde Park last year, the description above certainly wasn't my experience, we had a blast, a huge group of PJ fans, other people around us bemused but who got into it and joined in with the dancing, singing etc...
    I didn't see any very drunk and aggressive people, the prices were too expensive! :D:lol:

    I hope Oz does get some shows, maybe that will increase the chance of a visit to Europe! :D
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