2020 Fall North American rumour thread

JM144705 said:

OceansJenny said:

JM144705 said:

The 3 fenway PJ shows have all been a ton of fun, great vibes and a hell of a lot easier and less stress getting tickets.

Agree. Like others though I am excited for some arenas. I don’t think we hate ballpark, it’s just been all that’s offered lately.

Oh I am not mad at all about seeing them in Baltimore in an arena, especially a smaller arena, it's gonna be awesome. Sad I couldn't get MSG tickets but I'll live.

JM144705 said:

The 3 fenway PJ shows have all been a ton of fun, great vibes and a hell of a lot easier and less stress getting tickets.

Discopij said:

I don't care what venue they play as long as it's not a Festival ... shorter sets, a sea of sloppy teenagers on molly, terrible sightlines and sound ... no thanks

cblock4life said:

Discopij said:

I don't care what venue they play as long as it's not a Festival ... shorter sets, a sea of sloppy teenagers on molly, terrible sightlines and sound ... no thanks

I must be the only person who loves festivals. Sitting or standing where you want, most venues allow you to come and go, still getting 30 or more songs from them, seeing how many people don’t really know PJ when they hear something totally off the wall that only diehards know and PJ always throws these into the set list at festivals probably for that very reason. Enough room to dance or being able to get closer than normal. Having them open with Oceans on the beach at DeLuna Fest in Pensacola, Gleason at Voodoo, the good the bad and the ugly walk on music at Midtown Music... and all the other bands like Eminem, Foo Fighters, Drake. Festivals aren’t for everyone but remember PJ 20 was a festival and I never hear anything bad about it. It may be how you approach them. 

erocshifty said:

rhinomagic said:

drakeheuer14 said:

wbutler29 said:

hailhail8 said:

Raleigh would make sense as they canceled in 2016

Carolinas were getting some rumors. Charlotte or Raleigh. Charlotte more centrally located bigger draw from surrounding areas.

Not a big fan of spectrum center concerts. I will still go if PJ decides on it though. Layout isn’t the most convenient and the sound isn’t that great imo. 

The only way I would go to a Charlotte show is if Raleigh, the state of Virginia, and DC were all left off an itinerary.

I lived in Raleigh during the '16 tour. It still feels right that they should plan to go back and make good on their promise.

I'd only ever seen PJ in VA. My favorite times to see the band is on album Tours. Due to the noise/political climate at the time, my gut was telling me "Raleigh isn't going to happen, go to Hampton or Columbia." My bass player, who hadn't yet seen PJ ,lives in G'boro and didn't want to make the drive on a Tuesday. 

When cancellation came it felt like a gut punch. It was too late to switch over to Hampton and I didn't even try to go to Columbia because I thought there'd be a scramble and a weird vibe. Listening to the bootlegs, it sounds like both Hampton and Columbia were tense vibe-wise. Looking back on that Tour, I really should've just went to visit family outside of Lexington and caught that show instead, lol. 

To be completely honest, I'm still a little pissed at that bass player and will NEVER try to catch another show with him again.  I got us tickets to Rush's last tour and he didn't even offer to pay me back. Lesson learned. I'll won't even try to go to a PJ show with anybody other than my wife or ignore my gut again. 

I really hope there's a Charlotte/Raleigh date in the Fall because both venues are much closer to me than anything in VA now. But if Charlottesville or Hampton gets dates, they'll be my first picks. I'd love to visit family and  make it to either St. Louis or Nashville. I'd really love to make the trek to Baltimore. It's doable. I doubt I'll have much of a shot in the Public On Sale tomorrow, but I'm gonna try. 


My Fall plans are to hit 2 shows. Ideally, I'd be able to hit 1 in VA and 1 in NC. Seems like the 10C's numbers are really high nowadays, it seems like it may be tough trying to see even 1 show this year. I just wish there were a few more dates, it would be a little easier to score tickets.  


EDIT: Technically, I'm a new member again. I let my membership lapse a couple of years back. Seniority and my 10 Club # doesn't really matter to me. I've been a fan and have followed the band since Unplugged back in 1992. I love the band and their music and want to hear the new album live. Merch is also pretty irrelevant to me. I do love the 2020 T-shirt, though.

rhinomagic said:

mrussel1 said:

rhinomagic said:

erocshifty said:

 I would think that they'd start with some other cities out West this time and maybe go across the Northern hemisphere. Kicking off in Seattle, Vancouver, Portland, Chicago, Detroit etc., then finishing the leg somewhere like Boston, Philly, NY or DC/Charlottesville? 

 I'm not even expecting anything below Charlottesville until maybe next year to be honest. They could hit a couple of places like Charlotte (if we're lucky) or Atlanta. They hit a lot of the Southern cities in 2016. That's why I'm making sure I see them on this leg. 

+1 for Charlottesville. I lived in Raleigh (and had GA tickets) in '16, so to get a neighborhood show on this tour would be most welcome.

Charlottesville was my favorite show in the last decade.  It was absolutely perfect.  Weather, set, great venue.  I've seen about 15 shows at JPJ and I've loved them all.  Come back!  

definitely a classy venue. Seen some hoops games and a concert at the arena since moving here last year. At the concert, a staffer was surveying guests and asking who JPJ should try and schedule for future concerts. I was more than happy to give my preferred choice to the guy with the clipboard.

cblock4life said:

Discopij said:

I don't care what venue they play as long as it's not a Festival ... shorter sets, a sea of sloppy teenagers on molly, terrible sightlines and sound ... no thanks

I must be the only person who loves festivals. Sitting or standing where you want, most venues allow you to come and go, still getting 30 or more songs from them, seeing how many people don’t really know PJ when they hear something totally off the wall that only diehards know and PJ always throws these into the set list at festivals probably for that very reason. Enough room to dance or being able to get closer than normal. Having them open with Oceans on the beach at DeLuna Fest in Pensacola, Gleason at Voodoo, the good the bad and the ugly walk on music at Midtown Music... and all the other bands like Eminem, Foo Fighters, Drake. Festivals aren’t for everyone but remember PJ 20 was a festival and I never hear anything bad about it. It may be how you approach them. 

erocshifty said:

I have a preference for sheds & arenas. I like smaller stadiums. The sound gets jacked the bigger a place is.