Any possibility of PJ at Ottawa Bluesfest?

I lived in Ottawa for a few years and attended a bunch of shows, big and small. While I never got to see Pearl Jam there I have to say that the crowd at the last Nine Inch Nails show was one of the worst I have ever been a part of. Dead quiet...almost silent. I personally thought the band put on an amazing show, but it was uncomfortably quiet the whole show.

I thought maybe that was just how Ottawa crowds were, but then I went to see Metallica there and the crowd was insane.

Bluesfest lineup is being announced tomorrow. This is very unusual as it gets announced every year the first week in April. I never thought that they would play Bluesfest but, this news makes me think maybe.

I think so too and for me that's probably ok as I did score stubs to London, but I was thinking maybe. Rush, Kiss, Black Sabbath w Ozzy, Tom Petty and of course Pearl Jam are the biggest rumours that I've heard. Announcement at 0630 tomorrow morning.

Edge34 wrote:

So I guess nobody else thinks this is a possibility. Oh well.

It was discussed a bit in this thread after a Quebec City paper speculated that Pearl Jam might play there:

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=204265

The festivals apparently share promoters; maybe they'll play both. Some posters mentioned the Sarnia Bayfest but it has been cancelled.

Maybe there is still a chance for the festival in Quebec City... :?

besides 2011 bluesfest mostly sucks every year, last year was mostly electronic music, and this year the only big bands is rush, and bb king that is any good imo, fuck these other bands like skrillex, dixie chicks and all that nonsense, this festival is probably lucky it gets anyone anymore since the 2011 cheap trick stage collapse. ottawa is a really bad town for concerts, even though the pearl jam show in 2005 in ottawa was super good, and the 93 vitalogy show in hull quebec was awesome too

what about pearl jam play the ny state fairgrounds, during the ny state fair or another time, its a huge venue all ga for concerts, can hold 50,000 easily

Forever the pessimist, I have this odd/bad feeling that PJ might never come back here . . . based on the attendance and crowd intensity of the show in 2011 . . . the crowd sucked for the most part (even fans in the 10C section on the floor were fairly laid back) and Eddie tried really hard to get the crowd into it and we (well, most of the crowd) wouldn't bite . . . he seemed frustrated that the crowd was subdued.

It's like that for a lot of shows here in Ottawa . . . we are a pretty laid back bunch when it comes to these sorts of things. Not a lot of letting loose here, unfortunately.

Plus (and I am probably reading into this waaaaay too much), during YL in Ottawa in 2011, Eddie's lyrics went like this: "I don't ever have to come here again" and "I'd like to wish this all away, and I tried...." and "I don't wanna stay" (when he often says "I wish I could stay").... and Mikey gave us a really shorty solo. A sign perhaps of their frustration with this city?

So while I, personally would LOVE PJ to play Bluesfest, I don't think they ever will . . . .

Lots of artists hit Montreal and Toronto . . skipping over little old Ottawa. That should tell you something.

qontheboard wrote:

guitar101 wrote:

http://ottawabluesfest.ca/

lineup announced today and unfortunately no pearl jam.

They only announced 70 or so bands out of 200... full line-up will be announced in April. They did the early announcement because the Ottawa Jazz Festival is kicking their ass, and they need to compete. I normally buy a full Bluesfest pass, but last year I purchased a full Jazzfest pass instead.

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Also, bands have to approach Bluesfest with an interest to play . . . Bluesfest doesn't approach acts outside of the Ottawa area (from what I read online somewhere). So it's up to PJ and their management to decide for themselves if they want to play it.

That 2011 show was a strange one....the crowd just never got into it and there were still empty seats in the back. So much of the crowd just never got into it, no matter how hard Eddie tried. I guess it was a weeknight show in what is traditionally a low-key kind of town. There were also very few 10 Clubbers that attended the show compared to the other Canadian stops.

I agree Ottawa is not the best place to see a live show, but when I saw Neil Young here a few months ago, the place was really into it! That was a weekend show.

I hope they come back, but I kind of agree, Eddie did not seem to be feeling it. We need to redeem ourselves!