Just too strange they continue walking out to this. The band is secretive enough, they could just walk away from it all at the end of the tour.
Honestly, I've been thinking that since about a week after they announced the tour, even more now. Seems like they're doing all the big/special/important cities where they've had some memorable shows, then a break, then Fenway and Wrigley with two shows each. Where do they go after that?
25 years seems like a good number. And two shows at Wrigley seems like a pretty good book end.
I've also never bought into these theories before, but this tour has a different feel. Guess we'll see.
I swear, I had the same thought you did when the tour announced and I saw the venues BUT I keep telling myself that it's a PJ25 Tour even though it isn't billed as that .. Plus, remember they only played 1 North American date last year - this year more than makes up for it!
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Just to clear up the farewell thing. Eddie is talking about a report that was issued recently that said due to global warming, certain areas of the country will be affected by rising water levels. So farewell to Jacksonville was goodbye to the Florida leg of the tour and a reminder about global warming. I obviously am not living in Eddie's head, so that is what it meant to me.
Not sure many of you know that I am a licensed therapist - and have endured a client suicide before. Sorry for the buzz kill, suicide just isn't funny. Carry on.
Highly doubt it. They haven't played West Coast since 2013. Whoever said they will go out on their own terms, they have been on their own terms forever. There would be no point to officially saying "its over" etc. They only play a few shows a year as it is. Its not like they need a cash grab by announcing a "farewell tour". Its feasible to think that for the next 10 years, things will stay the same, unless someone has health related issues.
Just to clear up the farewell thing. Eddie is talking about a report that was issued recently that said due to global warming, certain areas of the country will be affected by rising water levels. So farewell to Jacksonville was goodbye to the Florida leg of the tour and a reminder about global warming. I obviously am not living in Eddie's head, so that is what it meant to me.
understood - but still made my heart stop for a sec when he said the words "farewell tour" last night... certain things you just don't want to ever hear, in jest or not ... lol
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Just to clear up the farewell thing. Eddie is talking about a report that was issued recently that said due to global warming, certain areas of the country will be affected by rising water levels. So farewell to Jacksonville was goodbye to the Florida leg of the tour and a reminder about global warming. I obviously am not living in Eddie's head, so that is what it meant to me.
understood - but still made my heart stop for a sec when he said the words "farewell tour" last night... certain things you just don't want to ever hear, in jest or not ... lol
Just to clear up the farewell thing. Eddie is talking about a report that was issued recently that said due to global warming, certain areas of the country will be affected by rising water levels. So farewell to Jacksonville was goodbye to the Florida leg of the tour and a reminder about global warming. I obviously am not living in Eddie's head, so that is what it meant to me.
Highly doubt it. They haven't played West Coast since 2013. Whoever said they will go out on their own terms, they have been on their own terms forever. There would be no point to officially saying "its over" etc. They only play a few shows a year as it is. Its not like they need a cash grab by announcing a "farewell tour". Its feasible to think that for the next 10 years, things will stay the same, unless someone has health related issues.
I don;t think they like the west coast...especially Seattle. If they 'go out' without playing Seattle again, I wouldn't be surprised.
The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.
Not sure many of you know that I am a licensed therapist - and have endured a client suicide before. Sorry for the buzz kill, suicide just isn't funny. Carry on.
Yes, buzz kill. This whole thread. Dude... Stop analyzing please. Just kidding.
Pearl Jam is not breaking up any time soon. They have figured out the formula.
Play 10-25 three hour shows a year. Switch up the set lists. Release cool merch. Blow our minds. Rinse and repeat.
Agreed... Could be Matt farting on a snare drum for 3 hours and I would be there! Lmao
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If our only "evidence" is the walkout song they picked for this tour, let's assume that the band DID pick it because they decided before the tour that this was going to be it. Don't think that's an extremely strange way to do it?
There's a reason relationships don't end with the couple immediately going on a vacation together.
...to which someone might respond "but the guys don't hate each other."
Right, which would only make it all the more strange that they would still enjoy working together but conspire to (1) end their lucrative professional relationship, but (2) only after touring together for four plus months while also (3) picking some song as a "hint" of said ending relationship, the only deducers of said hint being their thousands of soon-to-be heartbroken fans (whom for some reason, they thought it appropriate to torture with said hint). Whew. Weird.
They don't have to break up or be done or announce a thing. PJ could exist via this webpage or via random show announcements when they feel like playing, various catalog releases, album reduxes etc etc etc ad infinitum you know I'm right. They could - for all intents and purposes - "quit" and we'd never know it. They work four months a year now, and it could be two months a year going forward, and they make millions doing it. Just by having the band still "exist."
So, could they break up? Of course.
Will they any time soon? Nope.
And if they were going to, would they doing it by dropping a "hint" like this? Nope again.
Did I just ask myself questions and then answer them? Yep.
Bottom line: you're reading too much into something that's not there. Go see Pearl Jam before it's too late.
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If our only "evidence" is the walkout song they picked for this tour, let's assume that the band DID pick it because they decided before the tour that this was going to be it. Don't think that's an extremely strange way to do it?
There's a reason relationships don't end with the couple immediately going on a vacation together.
...to which someone might respond "but the guys don't hate each other."
Right, which would only make it all the more strange that they would still enjoy working together but conspire to (1) end their lucrative professional relationship, but (2) only after touring together for four plus months while also (3) picking some song as a "hint" of said ending relationship, the only deducers of said hint being their thousands of soon-to-be heartbroken fans (whom for some reason, they thought it appropriate to torture with said hint). Whew. Weird.
They don't have to break up or be done or announce a thing. PJ could exist via this webpage or via random show announcements when they feel like playing, various catalog releases, album reduxes etc etc etc ad infinitum you know I'm right. They could - for all intents and purposes - "quit" and we'd never know it. They work four months a year now, and it could be two months a year going forward, and they make millions doing it. Just by having the band still "exist."
So, could they break up? Of course.
Will they any time soon? Nope.
And if they were going to, would they doing it by dropping a "hint" like this? Nope again.
Did I just ask myself questions and then answer them? Yep.
Bottom line: you're reading too much into something that's not there. Go see Pearl Jam before it's too late.
Completely agree with this. Just because Ed sings on this song and he decided to cover it the day REM retired means that the song is the official song of retirement?
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If our only "evidence" is the walkout song they picked for this tour, let's assume that the band DID pick it because they decided before the tour that this was going to be it. Don't think that's an extremely strange way to do it?
There's a reason relationships don't end with the couple immediately going on a vacation together.
...to which someone might respond "but the guys don't hate each other."
Right, which would only make it all the more strange that they would still enjoy working together but conspire to (1) end their lucrative professional relationship, but (2) only after touring together for four plus months while also (3) picking some song as a "hint" of said ending relationship, the only deducers of said hint being their thousands of soon-to-be heartbroken fans (whom for some reason, they thought it appropriate to torture with said hint). Whew. Weird.
They don't have to break up or be done or announce a thing. PJ could exist via this webpage or via random show announcements when they feel like playing, various catalog releases, album reduxes etc etc etc ad infinitum you know I'm right. They could - for all intents and purposes - "quit" and we'd never know it. They work four months a year now, and it could be two months a year going forward, and they make millions doing it. Just by having the band still "exist."
So, could they break up? Of course.
Will they any time soon? Nope.
And if they were going to, would they doing it by dropping a "hint" like this? Nope again.
Did I just ask myself questions and then answer them? Yep.
Bottom line: you're reading too much into something that's not there. Go see Pearl Jam before it's too late.
Thanks for bringing sense to this thread.
I know I was born and I know that I'll die. The in between is mine.
If our only "evidence" is the walkout song they picked for this tour, let's assume that the band DID pick it because they decided before the tour that this was going to be it. Don't think that's an extremely strange way to do it?
There's a reason relationships don't end with the couple immediately going on a vacation together.
...to which someone might respond "but the guys don't hate each other."
Right, which would only make it all the more strange that they would still enjoy working together but conspire to (1) end their lucrative professional relationship, but (2) only after touring together for four plus months while also (3) picking some song as a "hint" of said ending relationship, the only deducers of said hint being their thousands of soon-to-be heartbroken fans (whom for some reason, they thought it appropriate to torture with said hint). Whew. Weird.
They don't have to break up or be done or announce a thing. PJ could exist via this webpage or via random show announcements when they feel like playing, various catalog releases, album reduxes etc etc etc ad infinitum you know I'm right. They could - for all intents and purposes - "quit" and we'd never know it. They work four months a year now, and it could be two months a year going forward, and they make millions doing it. Just by having the band still "exist."
So, could they break up? Of course.
Will they any time soon? Nope.
And if they were going to, would they doing it by dropping a "hint" like this? Nope again.
Did I just ask myself questions and then answer them? Yep.
Bottom line: you're reading too much into something that's not there. Go see Pearl Jam before it's too late.
Great response! To all the others - you're stating the obvious when you say I'm reading into it. Glad we could have this chat though! Haha!!
It Happened Today. Anyone recall the CAN cover the day REM called it quits? Is the band done after this tour?
Yeah. Just like Binaural ending with a song called "Parting Ways" was the end. And just like Backspacer ending with a song called "The End" was the end.
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Winter - West Coast for 10 shows + - (after Cubs season)... then if things calm down in Europe.. Spring shows over there...
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There's a reason relationships don't end with the couple immediately going on a vacation together.
...to which someone might respond "but the guys don't hate each other."
Right, which would only make it all the more strange that they would still enjoy working together but conspire to (1) end their lucrative professional relationship, but (2) only after touring together for four plus months while also (3) picking some song as a "hint" of said ending relationship, the only deducers of said hint being their thousands of soon-to-be heartbroken fans (whom for some reason, they thought it appropriate to torture with said hint). Whew. Weird.
They don't have to break up or be done or announce a thing. PJ could exist via this webpage or via random show announcements when they feel like playing, various catalog releases, album reduxes etc etc etc ad infinitum you know I'm right. They could - for all intents and purposes - "quit" and we'd never know it. They work four months a year now, and it could be two months a year going forward, and they make millions doing it. Just by having the band still "exist."
So, could they break up? Of course.
Will they any time soon? Nope.
And if they were going to, would they doing it by dropping a "hint" like this? Nope again.
Did I just ask myself questions and then answer them? Yep.
Bottom line: you're reading too much into something that's not there. Go see Pearl Jam before it's too late.
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