Pearl Jam to headline Ride Festival

Weston1283 · June 2016

AceCool said:
Weston, you do realize that the schedule you posted says PJ 7-11, correct? I have not found anything anywhere that says otherwise.

Yes, I am trying to agree that I have seen nothing that speaks of a 7-9 schedule.

Everything they have been saying for months now has been "3.5-4 hour set for PJ" and then a couple of weeks ago, the 7-11 time slot was announced.

cutz · June 2016

I'd be more then shocked if they play anywhere close to a 4 hour show. But, I HOPE they do though.

UtahBolt · June 2016

There was another schedule put out on the The Ride FB page earlier today that showed PJ from 7-9. I was shocked but had to run out before I could dig into it and now I don't see it anywhere. Maybe a mistake? Hopefully a mistake....

Weston1283 · June 2016

I don't think anyone really expects a 4 hour show. But, listing it as a 7-11 implies were getting a normal length show (28-32 songs) like we got all April. All the spring shows were ticketed 7 PM show time, but didn't start til 8:30.

Listing it as 2 hours implies were getting a 20 song setlist like at Bonnaroo

Weston1283 · June 2016

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This ones from March 6th, so way back 3 months ago. I don't see how they could edit the schedule when they've been selling tickets for this long with people expecting a full PJ set

butterjam · June 2016

I have an extra weekend pass if anyone still has yet to buy one. Gonna be one helluva show. Thanks.

Ando · June 2016

for those who wanted the image from FB

weddingparade · June 2016

wow so it's true. but still imo there is no way they will start at 7 and finish at 9. having a festival end at 9pm on a sat night...when everyone knows the curfew is at least 11 is gonna leave a lot of people wondering why pearl jam even showed up! i just hope pj don't keep everyone waiting for 2 hours after the band before them is finished before they start. that would be painful. regardless of anything its still an incredible place to see any band play!

Weston1283 · June 2016

No one is asking for anything special. But we expect at the least a normal set, similar to any other show in the spring.

If they advertise a 4 hour set for 3+ months and then play a 20 song Bonnaroo set, that will be very frustrating considering the cost of this festival. And why was this just changed now? The Ride festival said on facebook back in MARCH that PJ would play 7-11 PM... MARCH!!

Ando · June 2016

I feel bad if it is a shorter set and people made the decision to travel far based on the 4 hour set advertisement. Im guessing PJ doesnt want a 4 hour slot advertised so they dropped it. But now when they play almost 3 hours people will be stoked.

weddingparade · June 2016

Ando said:
Im guessing PJ doesnt want a 4 hour slot advertised so they dropped it. But now when they play almost 3 hours people will be stoked.

totally agree with this. it makes sense to lower peoples expectations and then pull off a longer show than advertised(2 hours)

PJNB · June 2016

Weston1283 said:
No one is asking for anything special. But we expect at the least a normal set, similar to any other show in the spring.

If they advertise a 4 hour set for 3+ months and then play a 20 song Bonnaroo set, that will be very frustrating considering the cost of this festival. And why was this just changed now? The Ride festival said on facebook back in MARCH that PJ would play 7-11 PM... MARCH!!

Read through this thread and the other Rde thread and there are plenty of people expecting something special.

guacamolejoe · June 2016

Read through this thread and the other Rde thread and there are plenty of people expecting something special.

There are plenty of people here that ALWAYS expect something special from a PJ show, lol.

bootlegger10 · June 2016

I'm excited to be in Telluride. The bonus is Pearl Jam is playing for at least several minutes.

PJNB · June 2016

guacamolejoe said:

Read through this thread and the other Rde thread and there are plenty of people expecting something special.

There are plenty of people here that ALWAYS expect something special from a PJ show, lol.

Haha true. It just sucks for those that hyped this up to an unachievable place. I just hope that everyone that goes has a blast and isn't disappointed.

AceCool · June 2016

I am going no matter what and I'm sure I will have a blast. I am just irked at these people for sending out an email with a schedule on it last week that looked like an awesome treat only to have it quietly revised back to something that is about average.

Weston1283 · June 2016

Yeah, the thing that bugs me the most is how the festival can just change something that major, this late in the game

weddingparade · June 2016

PJNB said:

Read through this thread and the other Rde thread and there are plenty of people expecting something special.

ever been to telluride? if the band plays 5 songs it will still be special. it's one of the best places to see live music anywhere i've been

weddingparade · June 2016

Weston1283 said:
Yeah, the thing that bugs me the most is how the festival can just change something that major, this late in the game

i've thought about it and man did we get hit with the advertising game
officially state the band has 4 hours to play to get as many PJ fans to come as possible. then when the reality hits adjust accordingly

but like i said just having the band play there is good enough for me. any venue that has a view of a waterfall(bridal falls) from the venue field is stellar+

PJNB · June 2016

weddingparade said:

PJNB said:

Read through this thread and the other Rde thread and there are plenty of people expecting something special.
ever been to telluride? if the band plays 5 songs it will still be special. it's one of the best places to see live music anywhere i've been

I wish I was going. I actually priced it and it would have been $3000 CAD to go for the two of us lol. I have no doubt this is a special place to play. My comment was more directed towards those that expected PJ to play above and beyond there normal 3 hour set which they still might do. We won't know till showtime.

rustneversleeps · June 2016

everything will be ok...

3 WEEKS

my2hands · June 2016

Can't imagine a better place for an opening acoustic set

I hate missing this

my2hands · June 2016

PJNB said:

weddingparade said:

PJNB said:

Read through this thread and the other Rde thread and there are plenty of people expecting something special.
ever been to telluride? if the band plays 5 songs it will still be special. it's one of the best places to see live music anywhere i've been
I wish I was going. I actually priced it and it would have been $3000 CAD to go for the two of us lol. I have no doubt this is a special place to play. My comment was more directed towards those that expected PJ to play above and beyond there normal 3 hour set which they still might do. We won't know till showtime.

That's about what priced it out for us as well...

PorchgirlCO · June 2016

So when is everyone arriving? It think it would be fun to get a group of us all camping together in the same spot in Town Park. I'm thinkng about heading down on Thursday am.

rustneversleeps said:
everything will be ok...

3 WEEKS

Yes it will!

BS44325 · June 2016

They may not go on at 7 but there is no way they stop at 9:00 on a Saturday.

WhatYouTaughtMe · June 2016

BS44325 said:
They may not go on at 7 but there is no way they stop at 9:00 on a Saturday.

Yeah. Ride fest responded to someone saying the band would rather be listed 7-9 with the freedom to play until whenever.

CantKeepmedown · June 2016

Scheduling then for a 4hr time frame really painted the band into a corner, so I can understand why they would request to have that removed. I can see 1 of 2 situations happening here. If the band before them finishes at 6pm as scheduled, then there's a chance there will be a 90min-2hr lull before PJ comes on. However, if they do come out and play close to 7:00, they'll get a bunch of shit for not playing until the curfew. They are in a no-win situation.

With the surroundings, the hype is in full effect. I have no doubt the band will deliver. But I also expect the normal bitching that comes with a lot of shows.

boxer or the bag · June 2016

PorchgirlCO said:
So when is everyone arriving? It think it would be fun to get a group of us all camping together in the same spot in Town Park. I'm thinkng about heading down on Thursday am.
rustneversleeps said:
everything will be ok...

3 WEEKS
Yes it will!

Three of us are getting into Denver 7:30 AM on Thursday and driving to T-ride. Hope to be there by 4 or so. We hope to be able to camp in Town Park Thursday night but it depends if they relax the rules on capacity. But it would be great to have a PJ "compound".

Ando · June 2016

Can we camp in Town Park Thursday night? I was under the impression that it opened up Friday morning

boxer or the bag · June 2016

Ando said:
Can we camp in Town Park Thursday night? I was under the impression that it opened up Friday morning

From the website:

Can I camp at the campground prior to the start of the festival?
Yes! Camping at Telluride Town Park is on a first-come, first-served basis prior to the start of the festival. Campers may arrive early and pay per day according to Town Park Camping Guidelines.

There's only about 33 sites and some of them are RV so I don't know how early people will be arriving or how strict they will be with rules. We've scouted out a few places outside of town in jsut in case.

Pearl Jam to headline Ride Festival

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