Soundgarden European Tour??
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The new Wembley Arena setup has excellent sound, actually. It was designed for live music.
The old setup was poor though.Wembley 2000 • Reading 2006 • Paris 2006 • Wembley 2007 • Shepherds Bush 2009 • Manchester 2009 • O2 Arena 2009 • Hyde Park 2010 • Arras 2010 • Manchester 2012 • Manchester II 2012 • Leeds 2014 • Milton Keynes 2014 • Amsterdam 2018 • Amsterdam II 2018 • London 2018 • London II 2018 • Hyde Park II 2022
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Olivavu wrote:The new Wembley Arena setup has excellent sound, actually. It was designed for live music.
The old setup was poor though.
I was there at the end of November, it's improved, but it's still not brilliant.
I think they could play Wembley, they can seal off sections if the gig doesn't quite sell out, that's what they did when I saw Alter Bridge there, the back wall was partitioned off. For what it's worth, I'd put my money on Hammersmith or Brixton though.0 -
Olivavu wrote:The new Wembley Arena setup has excellent sound, actually. It was designed for live music.
The old setup was poor though.
Really? I haven't been for quite a few years, but every time I did go the sound was always really poor. The O2 however has awesome sound for a venue of that size! I don't know if SG could fill the O2 though?!0 -
Neil Bruce wrote:Olivavu wrote:The new Wembley Arena setup has excellent sound, actually. It was designed for live music.
The old setup was poor though.
Really? I haven't been for quite a few years, but every time I did go the sound was always really poor. The O2 however has awesome sound for a venue of that size! I don't know if SG could fill the O2 though?!
No chance, not even sure if they'd sell out the floor, let alone the seats!!0 -
Shit! Apologies...I was thinking of the o2!
Wembley isn't that great, no.Wembley 2000 • Reading 2006 • Paris 2006 • Wembley 2007 • Shepherds Bush 2009 • Manchester 2009 • O2 Arena 2009 • Hyde Park 2010 • Arras 2010 • Manchester 2012 • Manchester II 2012 • Leeds 2014 • Milton Keynes 2014 • Amsterdam 2018 • Amsterdam II 2018 • London 2018 • London II 2018 • Hyde Park II 2022
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JimNastics wrote:Neil Bruce wrote:Olivavu wrote:The new Wembley Arena setup has excellent sound, actually. It was designed for live music.
The old setup was poor though.
Really? I haven't been for quite a few years, but every time I did go the sound was always really poor. The O2 however has awesome sound for a venue of that size! I don't know if SG could fill the O2 though?!
No chance, not even sure if they'd sell out the floor, let alone the seats!!
What he said!My PJ shows:
London 28/10/96, Las Vegas 11/7/98, London 29/5/00, Nurnburg 11/6/00, Prague 14/6/00, Salzburg 18/6/00, Verona 20/6/00, Milan 22/6/00, Zurich 23/6/00, New York 8-9/7/03, Boston 11/7/03, Reading Festival 27/8/06, Shepards Bush 11/8/09, Berlin 15/8/09, Manchester 17/8/09, London 18/8/09, Dublin 22/6/10, Belfast 23/6/10, London (HRC) 25/6/10, Alpine Valley (PJ20) 3-4/9/11, Manchester 20-21/6/12, Leeds 8/7/14, Milton Keynes 11/7/14 To be continued....0 -
Yeah, there's no way they'd sell enough tickets to fill an arena.
It's not like they're Pearl Jam or anything
Wembley 2000 • Reading 2006 • Paris 2006 • Wembley 2007 • Shepherds Bush 2009 • Manchester 2009 • O2 Arena 2009 • Hyde Park 2010 • Arras 2010 • Manchester 2012 • Manchester II 2012 • Leeds 2014 • Milton Keynes 2014 • Amsterdam 2018 • Amsterdam II 2018 • London 2018 • London II 2018 • Hyde Park II 2022
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SOUNDGARDEN IN LUXEMBOURG
SOUNDGARDEN IS SCHEDULED TO PERFORM AT ROCKHAL MAIN HALL IN ESCH-ALZETTE, LUXEMBOURG ON MAY 28TH, 2012. TICKETS ARE ON SALE FRIDAY, JANUARY 27TH AT 10AM LOCAL VENUE TIME. FOR TICKETS AND ADDITIONAL INFO, PLEASE VISIT [url=HTTP://WWW.ROCKHAL.LU/AGENDA/METAL-HEAVY/SHOW/DETAIL/SOUNDGARDEN/]HTTP://WWW.ROCKHAL.LU/AGENDA/METAL-HEAV ... UNDGARDEN/[/url]Wembley 2000 • Reading 2006 • Paris 2006 • Wembley 2007 • Shepherds Bush 2009 • Manchester 2009 • O2 Arena 2009 • Hyde Park 2010 • Arras 2010 • Manchester 2012 • Manchester II 2012 • Leeds 2014 • Milton Keynes 2014 • Amsterdam 2018 • Amsterdam II 2018 • London 2018 • London II 2018 • Hyde Park II 2022
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Olivavu wrote:SOUNDGARDEN IN LUXEMBOURG
SOUNDGARDEN IS SCHEDULED TO PERFORM AT ROCKHAL MAIN HALL IN ESCH-ALZETTE, LUXEMBOURG ON MAY 28TH, 2012. TICKETS ARE ON SALE FRIDAY, JANUARY 27TH AT 10AM LOCAL VENUE TIME. FOR TICKETS AND ADDITIONAL INFO, PLEASE VISIT [url=HTTP://WWW.ROCKHAL.LU/AGENDA/METAL-HEAVY/SHOW/DETAIL/SOUNDGARDEN/]HTTP://WWW.ROCKHAL.LU/AGENDA/METAL-HEAV ... UNDGARDEN/[/url]
Wow, I've never heard of a band playing Luxembourg!My PJ shows:
London 28/10/96, Las Vegas 11/7/98, London 29/5/00, Nurnburg 11/6/00, Prague 14/6/00, Salzburg 18/6/00, Verona 20/6/00, Milan 22/6/00, Zurich 23/6/00, New York 8-9/7/03, Boston 11/7/03, Reading Festival 27/8/06, Shepards Bush 11/8/09, Berlin 15/8/09, Manchester 17/8/09, London 18/8/09, Dublin 22/6/10, Belfast 23/6/10, London (HRC) 25/6/10, Alpine Valley (PJ20) 3-4/9/11, Manchester 20-21/6/12, Leeds 8/7/14, Milton Keynes 11/7/14 To be continued....0 -
JimNastics wrote:Olivavu wrote:ilockyer wrote:
Pretty much the same set, yeah. Friends have seen them at multiple festivals and won't bother any more.
That's ridiculously cheap for a flight! The "special" in the announcement I think is probably putting a limit on what they can announce, i.e. once day tickets are sold above a certain percentage they can announce a night at Hammersmith, Brixton or Wembley (can't see it being anywhere other than those three). So not exclusivity but keeping it to seeming like a one-off type thing. If that makes any sense!
There is not a chance that they'll do an arena like Wembley. They're not popular or big enough.
Yep I was thinking that the other day, what choice of venues has SG got? Our arenas are too big for them. Brixton Academy and Hammersmith Apollo though are 5000 capacity... just about right I reckon? They're playing Le Zenith in Paris which is 6000.
Mid-sized venues, just like Tool. Depending on where they play, maybe 8,000 to 10,000. We saw Soundgarden in Toronto last summer on the opening night of the tour, and they sold out the 16,000+ Molson Amphitheater (the same place Pearl Jam and many other big acts have played.) Soundgarden did very well in many of the major cities like Toronto, Vancouver, San Francisco, LA and Seattle; definitely putting more than 6,000 in the seats in the bigger cities.
Kelly Curtis is the new tour manager for Soundgarden, and he is working the same formula with them as he does when booking shows for Pearl Jam, in the major markets.
I prefer Soundgarden in the mid-sized venues, but that Toronto show was the show of the summer as they blew the doors off that bigger venue; they played with tremendous intensity. We went to the two PJ shows at the ACC last year as well, but those two shows paled in comparison to that Soundgarden show.8/25/98 - Pittsburgh
5/20/06 - Cleveland
6/23/06 - Pittsburgh
6/22/08 - Washington DC
5/06/10 - Columbus
7/02/11 - Soundgarden Toronto
9/11/11 - Toronto
9/12/11 - Toronto
5/12/13 - Soundgarden Pittsburgh
10/11/13 - Pittsburgh
7/27/14 - Soundgarden Toronto
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Soundgarden are an American band - not a European one.
They have no chance of selling out a place like the o2 or Wembley Arena.Wembley 2000 • Reading 2006 • Paris 2006 • Wembley 2007 • Shepherds Bush 2009 • Manchester 2009 • O2 Arena 2009 • Hyde Park 2010 • Arras 2010 • Manchester 2012 • Manchester II 2012 • Leeds 2014 • Milton Keynes 2014 • Amsterdam 2018 • Amsterdam II 2018 • London 2018 • London II 2018 • Hyde Park II 2022
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Olivavu wrote:Soundgarden are an American band - not a European one.
They have no chance of selling out a place like the o2 or Wembley Arena.
I dunno, a one off date at Wembley wouldn't be completely ridiculous, it's not that big. If acts like Frank Turner, Alter Bridge and Dream Theatre can play there I don't see why Soundgarden couldn't. The O2 is out of the question though at the moment.0 -
facepollution wrote:Olivavu wrote:Soundgarden are an American band - not a European one.
They have no chance of selling out a place like the o2 or Wembley Arena.
I dunno, a one off date at Wembley wouldn't be completely ridiculous, it's not that big. If acts like Frank Turner, Alter Bridge and Dream Theatre can play there I don't see why Soundgarden couldn't. The O2 is out of the question though at the moment.
I agree. And to my last recollection, Soundgarden is way more in demand than acts like Alter Bridge and Dream Theatre.8/25/98 - Pittsburgh
5/20/06 - Cleveland
6/23/06 - Pittsburgh
6/22/08 - Washington DC
5/06/10 - Columbus
7/02/11 - Soundgarden Toronto
9/11/11 - Toronto
9/12/11 - Toronto
5/12/13 - Soundgarden Pittsburgh
10/11/13 - Pittsburgh
7/27/14 - Soundgarden Toronto
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Olivavu wrote:Soundgarden are an American band - not a European one.
They have no chance of selling out a place like the o2 or Wembley Arena.
Your point is apples and oranges to me
Example, we have been to 10 Pearl Jam shows to date, going back to the Yield tour in 1998, and out of those 10 shows, they sold out 3 of them. And during the Riot Act tour, they were playing to half empty arenas, yet Pearl Jam is an American band.
We can agree that Soundgarden is a mid-venue band, but bands such as Tool are as well.8/25/98 - Pittsburgh
5/20/06 - Cleveland
6/23/06 - Pittsburgh
6/22/08 - Washington DC
5/06/10 - Columbus
7/02/11 - Soundgarden Toronto
9/11/11 - Toronto
9/12/11 - Toronto
5/12/13 - Soundgarden Pittsburgh
10/11/13 - Pittsburgh
7/27/14 - Soundgarden Toronto
11/04/16 - Temple of the Dog - Upper Darby, PA0 -
Going to Paris, for the 5th time. And this time it's for Soundgarden. They were shit when I saw them in Oz in 1994 and 1997. Third time's the charm? Fingers crossed!My Pearl Jam shows: 1 in 1995, 2 in 1998, 20 in 2003, 13 in 2006, 3 in 2007, 8 in 2008, 5 in 2009, 4 in 2010, 5 in 2012. EV: 8 in 2011, 1 in 2012. Brad: 1 in 1998, 1 in 2002.0
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An old friend of mine chose to see Foster the People play instead of Soundgarden at this years Big Day Out Festival. :shock:Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/20140
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randallanddarcy wrote:Going to Paris, for the 5th time. And this time it's for Soundgarden. They were shit when I saw them in Oz in 1994 and 1997. Third time's the charm? Fingers crossed!
Were they really that bad? I never listen to later boots, always stick to pre-92. But they sound great on Live on I-5 (1996), I thought...0 -
SOUNDGARDEN IN MADRID
SOUNDGARDEN IS SCHEDULED TO PERFORM AT SONISPHERE IN MADRID, SPAIN ON MAY 25TH, 2012. TICKETS AND INFO: [url=HTTP://SONISPHERE.CO.UK/]HTTP://SONISPHERE.CO.UK/[/url]Wembley 2000 • Reading 2006 • Paris 2006 • Wembley 2007 • Shepherds Bush 2009 • Manchester 2009 • O2 Arena 2009 • Hyde Park 2010 • Arras 2010 • Manchester 2012 • Manchester II 2012 • Leeds 2014 • Milton Keynes 2014 • Amsterdam 2018 • Amsterdam II 2018 • London 2018 • London II 2018 • Hyde Park II 2022
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Olivavu wrote:SOUNDGARDEN IN MADRID
SOUNDGARDEN IS SCHEDULED TO PERFORM AT SONISPHERE IN MADRID, SPAIN ON MAY 25TH, 2012. TICKETS AND INFO: [url=HTTP://SONISPHERE.CO.UK/]HTTP://SONISPHERE.CO.UK/[/url]
Does that mean they'll play the UK Sonisphere too?0 -
Neil Bruce wrote:Olivavu wrote:SOUNDGARDEN IN MADRID
SOUNDGARDEN IS SCHEDULED TO PERFORM AT SONISPHERE IN MADRID, SPAIN ON MAY 25TH, 2012. TICKETS AND INFO: [url=HTTP://SONISPHERE.CO.UK/]HTTP://SONISPHERE.CO.UK/[/url]
Does that mean they'll play the UK Sonisphere too?
No. Pearl Jam are touring while Sonisphere UK is on.Wembley 2000 • Reading 2006 • Paris 2006 • Wembley 2007 • Shepherds Bush 2009 • Manchester 2009 • O2 Arena 2009 • Hyde Park 2010 • Arras 2010 • Manchester 2012 • Manchester II 2012 • Leeds 2014 • Milton Keynes 2014 • Amsterdam 2018 • Amsterdam II 2018 • London 2018 • London II 2018 • Hyde Park II 2022
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