Opening band for the Seattle shows?

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  • tschav
    tschav Posts: 2,900
    I'd be interested if they took some of their side projects as Seattle "openers" - get 2-3 songs in and have the guest appearances done early before rolling into a proper PJ set.
  • SomethingCreative
    SomethingCreative Kazoo, MI Posts: 3,413
    Ever since I discovered My Morning Jacket through an opening set, I support openers at shows.  However I do feel that they got pretty lazy with finding good openers in the years since.

    personally I’d love to see The National open for them, though I don’t think these stadiums shows are the venue for it 
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  • lolobugg
    lolobugg BLUE RDGE MTNS Posts: 8,195

    I would love if "Sunny Day Real Estate" opened the hometown show.

    even though I can't make it to Seattle, I think that would be really cool.

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  • SomethingCreative
    SomethingCreative Kazoo, MI Posts: 3,413
    lolobugg said:

    I would love if "Sunny Day Real Estate" opened the hometown show.

    even though I can't make it to Seattle, I think that would be really cool.

    Shit yeah it would.
    "Well, I think this band is incapable of sucking."
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  • lolobugg
    lolobugg BLUE RDGE MTNS Posts: 8,195
    edited January 2018
    SomethingCreative said:
    lolobugg said:

    I would love if "Sunny Day Real Estate" opened the hometown show.

    even though I can't make it to Seattle, I think that would be really cool.

    Shit yeah it would.


    there might be a chance since Sup Pop is celebrating their anniversary around that time.


    EDIT: I just checked pollstar and the Foo Fighters don't have any shows scheduled for those dates. hmmmmm

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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,859
    edited January 2018
    tschav said:
    I'd be interested if they took some of their side projects as Seattle "openers" - get 2-3 songs in and have the guest appearances done early before rolling into a proper PJ set.
    I think that would have a very high chance of falling flat. I really can't imagine that, say, Jeff performing While My Heart Beats or Matt Cameron playing from his new solo album, or even RNDM or Brad or someone playing a baseball stadium would work very well. Anyone playing a ballpark needs to have a sound that actually fills a ballpark sound and energy wise, and, as much as I love some of those projects (especially RNDM), I don't really think any of their side projects would carry over to that big a venue well. If they're going to have an opener at that venue, it better be an act with a lot of performance power.
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  • KW6232
    KW6232 Posts: 383
    How about Shawn Smith just him and his piano or keyboard. 
  • kramer73
    kramer73 Posts: 2,636
    Mudhoney for sure, unless they are on tour.
  • derbydave
    derbydave Columbus, OH Posts: 11,254

    lolobugg said:

    I would love if "Sunny Day Real Estate" opened the hometown show.

    even though I can't make it to Seattle, I think that would be really cool.


    SDRE would be GREAT...
    or even a Jeremy Enigk solo set,
    he has a new album out now!!

    I'd throw in another one of my favorite Seattle bands...
    Minus The Bear.
    These guys are really good and they also have a "newish" album out.

    I also think Car Seat Headrest or Greta Van Fleet would be a good choice,
    if PJ wanted to give some exposure to some excellent up and coming bands!!

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  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    If Sunny Day was announced i would go to these shows 100%.  Life changing band right there 
  • derbydave
    derbydave Columbus, OH Posts: 11,254
    edited January 2018


    cp3iverson said:
    If Sunny Day was announced i would go to these shows 100%.  Life changing band right there 

    You should definitely check out Jeremy's new solo record...
    It's INCREDIBLE!!!

    https://jeremyenigk.bandcamp.com/album/ghosts



    Post edited by derbydave on
    '96: Seattle: Key Arena
    '98: Seattle: Memorial Stadium 1 & 2
    '00: Columbus: Polaris
    '03: Columbus: Germain
    '10: Columbus: Nationwide Arena
    '11: East Troy: Alpine Valley - PJ20 1 & 2 + EV Detroit
    '12: Missoula + EV Jacksonville 1 & 2
    '13: Chicago / Pittsburgh / Buffalo / Seattle
    '14: Cincinnati / St. Louis / Tulsa / Lincoln / Memphis / Detroit / Moline
    '15: New York City - Global Citizen Festival
    '16: Greenville / Hampton / Raleigh / Columbia / Lexington / Ottawa / Toronto 1 & 2 / Wrigley 1 & 2
    '17: Brooklyn - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
    '18: London 1 & 2 / Seattle 1 & 2 / Missoula / Wrigley 1
    '22: Nashville / St. Louis


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  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    ^^^ Been meaning to!  He’s amazing 

    i know people love “an evening with pj” but opening bands have always raised the excitement for me.  Saw some great ones with PJ
  • timdwilli
    timdwilli Posts: 297
    Talk of a Smashing Pumpkins tour this summer that includes James Iha...does Corgan still have beef with Eddie or are they cool now?

  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    Billy said they shot the breeze a few months ago
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,859
    Billy is into Alex Jones now - has appeared on his show recently. No thanks to that nut.
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  • ZeldaZonk
    ZeldaZonk Seattle Posts: 614
    edited January 2018
    I personally like Mudhoney, but I guess that's the Seattle in me. If there is an opener, it would make perfect sense that it's Mudhoney especially since they're releasing a new album this year. I suppose it's likely that there will be an opener at the show since it says "Headlining" and wasn't billed as "An Evening With....", but I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens in August. Either way it will be an epic couple of shows that we've been craving here in Seattle for too long!
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  • antelope
    antelope Posts: 55
    With the announcement artwork being a direct homage to the "Drop in the Park" show, I wonder if that hints at an eclectic mix of multiple opening acts across both shows - although that could require an early start-time for each. 

    Here's who supported that show: Pete Droge, Lazy Susan, Cypress Hill, Shawn Smith, Seaweed, Jim Rose

    Or it could be they just really liked that artwork and wanted to recycle it. :) 
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,937
    Hahaha.  Right, Logan...but better if Mudhoney turned the volume up to 11 to cover Parachutes

    Honestly, my rear end makes better noise than that after a + ten vodka rocks night.  
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  • Patrick_Sea3
    Patrick_Sea3 West Seattle Posts: 935
    ZeldaZonk said:
    I personally like Mudhoney, but I guess that's the Seattle in me. If there is an opener, it would make perfect sense that it's Mudhoney especially since they're releasing a new album this year. I suppose it's likely that there will be an opener at the show since it says "Headlining" and wasn't billed as "An Evening With....", but I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens in August. Either way it will be an epic couple of shows that we've been craving here in Seattle for too long!
    I hope it's Mudhoney as well.
  • iwasatpj20
    iwasatpj20 Rockford, IL Posts: 3,473
    No openers
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