Would love to see PJ tour in India, South Africa, Russia, China, etc...

broloco
broloco Posts: 1,237
edited July 2019 in The Porch
What country would you want them to play that they have not been to yet? I am wondering why a big band like Pearl Jam avoids touring certain parts of the world? Is it just financially not feasible to play India, South Africa, Russia, China, etc? Is it no interest? (find that hard to believe). 

I really admire how Metallica have been explorers. (Kind of the opposite of someone like Grateful Dead who really didn't travel off the beaten path - well, with the exception of Egypt - that was cool ;)) 

If you were in a band wouldn't you want to play the world?!?
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  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,536
    God bless the dork with a number on his hand trying to cut a bunch of Russians in a GA line
  • on2legs
    on2legs Posts: 15,969
    I’d love to see them come back to the US some day. 
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  • jimjam1982
    jimjam1982 AZ Posts: 1,471
    Russia and China are not free countries.  You have to watch what you say. You can't go in there just spouting off about whatever you want. I wouldn't want to be censored if I had a platform like that. Obviously, I am not a PJ spokesman but I would venture a guess it has something to do with that.  Not sure about South Africa or India (maybe a lack of fans?)

    Metallica doesn't really get into a lot of dialogue they just play music with a little bit of chatter between some songs to interact but nothing like what Eddie does.
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    pjl44 said:
    God bless the dork with a number on his hand trying to cut a bunch of Russians in a GA line
    I agree with jimjam, but this is hilarious.
  • broloco
    broloco Posts: 1,237
    on2legs said:
    I’d love to see them come back to the US some day. 
    lol  =)
  • broloco
    broloco Posts: 1,237
    jimjam1982 said:
    Russia and China are not free countries.  You have to watch what you say. You can't go in there just spouting off about whatever you want. I wouldn't want to be censored if I had a platform like that. Obviously, I am not a PJ spokesman but I would venture a guess it has something to do with that.  Not sure about South Africa or India (maybe a lack of fans?)

    Metallica doesn't really get into a lot of dialogue they just play music with a little bit of chatter between some songs to interact but nothing like what Eddie does.
    Thanks... I did have the lack of fans thing in my head, but the censorship thing is a great theory! I do love his in between banter - what he says makes me proud to be a fan. 
  • JT167846
    JT167846 Posts: 996
    They could play some of the countries you mentioned with the exception of China. Seriously doubt they'd be let in there let alone play due to having played the Tibetan Freedom Concert multiple times.
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  • broloco
    broloco Posts: 1,237
    JT167846 said:
    They could play some of the countries you mentioned with the exception of China. Seriously doubt they'd be let in there let alone play due to having played the Tibetan Freedom Concert multiple times.
    That’s right...I was actually at that ‘98 show!
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,123
    on2legs said:
    I’d love to see them come back to the US some day. 
    there's the right answer.
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