2020 Tour Rumor Thread

lowbudgetlush said:

Alice in chains touring with Korn. Ughhhh.....I cant do it.

Same here.  I might suck it up and buy a cheap ticket and leave after AIC's set though since I'm guessing Korn will play last.  I havn't decided yet. 

PSUS2H said:

JojoRice said:

lowbudgetlush said:

Alice in chains touring with Korn. Ughhhh.....I cant do it.

Same here.  I might suck it up and buy a cheap ticket and leave after AIC's set though since I'm guessing Korn will play last.  I havn't decided yet. 

I hear ya, but Korn puts on a good live show.  Still....I'd rather another club run from AiC. 

This is true  like them or not, you’ll be entertained. 

JojoRice said:

lowbudgetlush said:

Alice in chains touring with Korn. Ughhhh.....I cant do it.

Same here.  I might suck it up and buy a cheap ticket and leave after AIC's set though since I'm guessing Korn will play last.  I havn't decided yet. 

The only band on the planet I am willing to sit nose bleeds  for begins with a P and ends with an m.


(Jeez i almost typed J there)

If Wrigley, can we do a weekend that is not late August?    Every damn time its the same night as the first day of school haha. 

I would love for Wrigley every August to become a thing.  

Sure you can say it would get old, but at this point,  having 2-3 guaranteed shows every year would be awesome.  

my2hands said:

Old and dusty rock band with an old and dusty catalog

They used to be the best band on the planet... it's a shame they aren't interested in being that any more... they have just become a group of guys that get together once in a while to cash in and play songs they recorded 20+ years ago

Oh well, nothing lasts forever 

I've posted a few times about the band's lack of productivity over the last several years.  I've been highly critical of them, feeling like they may be keeping the "Pearl Jam machine" alive simply for the $$$.  As with most things, there's a ton of different ways to look at it. 

For one, you can say it's their band and they can do whatever the hell they want.  Fair enough.  Obviously that's what's happening   If this band was keeping the "machine" alive just for the money, I guess there are still positives.  It's still fun to see them live (though I think it's like seeing a nostalgia act with shitloads of merch rather than an inspiring night seeing a driven artist with something to prove).  They raise a lot of money for terrific causes.  Uhhh... crap, I think I'm running out of positives.

I remember during the Lightning Bolt interviews, Stone said the time between albums was probably going to be more of the new normal (in response to a Steve Gleason question).  That seems now like a rare moment of truth-telling.  The time between albums probably has some reasons that are clear (in their 50's, families, other outlets, etc.) and some that are not so clear (ex: the PJ creative force is just plain dead).  For me, I just wish there was transparency with their operation.  Ed saying something at the Hall of Fame induction about being about "halfway there" in terms of earning that recognition... that's such bullshit.  Most of us are wondering if and when we'll get one more album, let alone ten more if you're "halfway there".  "Can't Deny Me" being from the "forthcoming album" was weird too.  If it's truly from a future album, jesus, it's like showing a movie trailer 2 years before the movie opens... an average trailer at that... how many of you are with me, thinking that song would've been suitable for a holiday 45 that they're wayyyyyy behind on?

From a purely fan vantage point, focusing on legacy, I admire bands like the Beatles and Led Zeppelin that completely skipped out on the whole nostalgia thing.  They gave you a decade of greatness and were gone.  And at least those bands waited until they were done to start emptying out the vaults and re-releasing their old shit.  The PJ productivity has slowed to a crawl, the shows are in huge ballparks worthy of a Stones show... and like my2hands mentioned, the overwhelming majority of songs played are from 20+ years ago.  What is that if not nostagia?  Or a money grab?  And the fan club shit from the last few years, i.e. not delivering on what you've promised, is absolute bullshit and goes against everything this band ever said about being fan friendly.  How'd that song go, is it better to fade away than to burn out?

I would do Fenway and Wrigley again because I would go just about anywhere int he US to see them at this point...
But could you maybe do all different songs if your going to do the same thing every year?

Having the same songs repeat 2 nights in a row is shit too.

When else can they they get out of playing them venues again. Why not the gorge or something. Unless it's a new lp it's pointless.  

pledgeagrievance said:

RS65573 said:

I would do Fenway and Wrigley again because I would go just about anywhere int he US to see them at this point...
But could you maybe do all different songs if your going to do the same thing every year?

Having the same songs repeat 2 nights in a row is shit too.

Thats a big frustration for me too: why do they repeat songs when they play a venue 2 nights in a row 

As critical as I've been with this band, this is one argument I don't get.  Pearl Jam does as good, if not better, than every band out there in changing up the setlist.  What specific shows are you talking about?

You have to realize not the same people go to both shows.  And even if you're at both shows, how many are they repeating?  My guess is 8 or less... can't be more than 25%, is it?  When PJ opened for Petty in 2006, PJ had an enormously different setlists both nights while Petty might've changed one song.