Does anyone travel to other bands like they do PJ??

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  • weddingparade
    weddingparade Posts: 1,179
    Zod said:

    What distinction does everyone else make in terms of a show being in your area vs. being far enough away to be considered travel?

    For me it's anything in 5 hours driving distance from the ferry. Vancouver, Seattle, and the Gorge pretty much. I know the East Coast is more popular for travel between shows because there's more cities and they're all closer together.

    Driving/Ferry/Driving takes me about 3 to 3.5 hours to get to Vancouver, 5ish to Seattle and almost 8 to the Gorge. If that counts as travelling then I pretty much travel to everything PJ or non PJ :)

    i would say any show that i have to get to that i have to stay over nite as a result of the long distance is a show traveled to. longest i will drive home after a show is 3hours
  • rssesq
    rssesq Fairfield County Posts: 3,299
    yessir! on stage is one hellofa way to see a show
    jjflash said:

    rssesq said:

    de la soul. Goin to Amsterdam in a few weeks to see them. albeit the weed is a draw as well

    Didn't you get the VIP Kickstarter De La package? If you ever need a +1 for a southeastern US show holla! Hope you have a great time in Amsterdam :plus_one:
  • Jbarker
    Jbarker Alberta Posts: 560
    Zod said:

    What distinction does everyone else make in terms of a show being in your area vs. being far enough away to be considered travel?

    For me it's anything in 5 hours driving distance from the ferry. Vancouver, Seattle, and the Gorge pretty much. I know the East Coast is more popular for travel between shows because there's more cities and they're all closer together.

    Driving/Ferry/Driving takes me about 3 to 3.5 hours to get to Vancouver, 5ish to Seattle and almost 8 to the Gorge. If that counts as travelling then I pretty much travel to everything PJ or non PJ :)

    Same situation. I call Edmonton and Calgary "local" but I have to drive 5hrs & 8hrs respectively. I think out of province counts as travelling, however, I've popped over to Van for quick weekends.
  • JAnderson12
    JAnderson12 Queens, NY Posts: 156
    I've traveled round trip 12 hrs on a Tuesday for a show in worcster MA , I think anything out of your city or round trip 3+ hours is traveling . I'm from NYC so it's a lil different cuz cities are closer but those 12 hrs to Massachusetts were well worth it for the 3 minutes of "fatal"

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  • joseph33
    joseph33 Washington DC Posts: 1,344
    Tool
  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    Tool plays like 90 minutes... love them but not worth traveling imo
  • glennb2112
    glennb2112 memphis Posts: 248
    I drove from Memphis to Dallas and back the same day for RUSH...and the same for Atlanta.
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Posts: 41,250
    PJ_Soul said:

    I can't afford it (not for PJ usually either), but if I could, there are a few other bands/artists I'd probably be into travelling for. Jack White, QOTSA, Neil Young... (and others if it's only a trip down to Seattle or something).

    saw the White Stripes at the Orpheum in Vancouver in 2005. It was such a lucky break. we were already there for a wedding, so it really doesn't count as travelling just for a band, and the venue was a block away from our hotel, and we scored 5th row on the floor. it was amazing.
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  • AceCool
    AceCool Texas Posts: 455
    I followed the Grateful Dead religiously. I have traveled pretty extensively to see Black Crowes, Rush and Iron Maiden. PJ are my main travel gig now.
  • AceCool
    AceCool Texas Posts: 455
    Basically, if I like a band enough I'll come up with an excuse to go see them play. My latest thing though is to look for multi-show runs in great venues or just the killer venue. If a band I like plays a place like The Beacon Theatre in NYC, I'm there. If they play somewhere that has built in enticements like a great nightlife then I'll go.
  • jdopj
    jdopj Posts: 775
    Live in Milwaukee. Chicago doesn't count I assume.
    I have got on a plane for Tool, Radiohead and U2, but nothing like PJ
  • Chasing Footsteps
    Chasing Footsteps Posts: 315
    PJ or bust
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  • tunodamai
    tunodamai Posts: 74
    The only consistent bands I travel for are PJ and Tragically Hip.
    It makes much more sense to live......in the present tense.
  • halloweenhead95
    halloweenhead95 Croatia Posts: 255
    Well, majority of my favourite bands skip Croatia on their Europe tour, so my only choice is to travel to other countries. :)
    Good thing about Pearl Jam is that they seem to really like Italia, which is pretty close to Croatia - Trieste is little more than 200km from where I live (in fact I watched PJ there in 2014).
    I also went to Foo Fighters in Italia in 2012.
    Biggest trip was Paul McCartney this year in Munich, Germany.
    + we have a great little company called "Art Travel" which organises trips to concerts all around the world!
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  • PSUS2H
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  • rylan
    rylan Posts: 230
    I live in Thunder Bay, I travel for almost every show I see........this is why I have no money haha
  • gotthebottle
    gotthebottle San Diego Posts: 4,040
    Bentleyspop said:

    I used to for Springsteen and U2

    Now just PJ

    I still do Springsteen....3rd trip to Australia coming up...and used to do U2 (NZ, Irleand, etc)...but bored with U2 now
  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    Dave Matthews Band is the only other band I go out of my way to see.
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  • weddingparade
    weddingparade Posts: 1,179
    AceCool said:

    Basically, if I like a band enough I'll come up with an excuse to go see them play. My latest thing though is to look for multi-show runs in great venues or just the killer venue. If a band I like plays a place like The Beacon Theatre in NYC, I'm there. If they play somewhere that has built in enticements like a great nightlife then I'll go.

    +1
  • weddingparade
    weddingparade Posts: 1,179
    AceCool said:

    I followed the Grateful Dead religiously.

    +1

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