Spring Tour Postponed - Letter from the Band

Can't lie... I'm pretty disappointed about the postponement.

colors blend said:

Obviously bummed, but it was the right thing to do. Nice to see tickets will be honored when the shows are rescheduled.  My only question is whether or not there will be an option to have tickets refunded.  I have some life changes coming up and may not be able to attend a show out of town in the future.  

Usually you are able to pick that opttion

While extremely disappointed about the postponement, I kinda felt like it was coming.  It is the combination of postponements, cancellations, and some family health issues that have me quite concerned and depressed all at the same time.  I understand completely, and yet I still think this piece part cancellations and changes aren't really going to do much overall.  The virus is here, it will spread.  It may not spread as fast to a large group all at one time by canceling these types of events...which does help the health care system. 

I purchased two first class tickets from DFW to STL for the show using miles and a web special - all non-refundable.  Just got off the phone with American and they are reinstating all my miles!  So happy.  The hotel was booked through American with half miles/half cash.  They will NOT reimburse.  However, they said not to cancel the hotel and sit tight.  If things change with travel bans, I might have a chance.  I hate losing money, but I knew I was taking a risk with non-refundable reservations.  This was a special trip and I was going all out.

I don’t understand how anyone can be critical of these cancellations. There has already been an instance where a Coronavirus carrier was publicly linked to attending a Tool concert (down to the exact area of his seat). So PJ goes through with these shows, a carrier inevitably attends, we learn that an outbreak has taken place in a specific city, and we learn that a carrier potentially exposed others at the show. Some people get very sick and/or die. Is that worth having on the conscience of the band? It’s just not worth the risk, at least not until the medical community gets a bigger picture of what we’re dealing with. I love PJ, I have tickets to three postponed shows (two in GA), but I’m not selfish enough to think they’re making the wrong decision. I’ll see them when this blows over. And if it doesn’t blow over, we all have bigger problems to worry about. 

The only decision I support is the decision to honor current ticketholders.

KN219077 said:

I’m glad they made the decision for people, especially since many are not healthy enough to justify the risk of the concert environment. It’s the responsible thing to do. 

So many good posts on here. Thank you Pearl Jam. We respect your decision. 

tbergs said:

Administrations fuck up the response to major issues all the time, this isn't new. Who cares if they (Ed and PJ) mentioned what is the truth right now. Are you the same people who defended the lack of response to Katrina? There are definitive steps and actions that can be taken prior to an all out pandemic. While the health of the stock market is important, it shouldn't be more important than the actual health of real people. This admin seems to be focusing on the effect instead of the cause and hoping it all just goes away when the weather warms up. Fucking stupid.

This is terrible for everyone. It's not like this isn't a huge hit financially for Pearl Jam. Months of planning, logistics and labor involved to get this tour up and now, all for naught. Sure, they can probably eat the cost better than a lot of their fan base, but there is an impact.

yeah, this has got to be a big loss and not an easy decision to make, obviously. it seems as this is the way things are going to be for the next while with everything, so buckle down and turn on the turn table folks!

coreypjfan said:

You don't need to agree with everything the band says and represents, there will always be disagreements when it comes to politics(especially). For me personally, their beliefs and messages make their music that much better. This band has some of the most passionate fans I have ever seen, and they show gratitude for that in so many different ways. They care about your "average joe," even after all these years. If your'e saying things like "F*** Eddie" or "I'm done with this band", you truly do not belong in the 10c or care what this band has ever been about. Go listen to NickleBack. Hell, Dave Matthew's is touring. Break out the cargo shorts and drop your 10C membership. Good riddance.

Why you gotta rip on cargo shorts man? 

MC185899 said:

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JimmyV said:

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JimmyV said:

Not surprising but quite telling that so many attacking this decision are coming at it from the "HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT ABOUT OUR GOVERNMENT! YOU MUST WATCH CNN!" angle. It's a default position for too many nowadays. Absolute blindness that they too are guilty of making this a political issue.

No Jimmy.  The Band(er...Eddie) made this a political issue.  And for no reason.  This administration stopped travel with China months ago when they were roundly mocked for it. This probably saved many lives in the process.  There is no playbook for an outbreak like this.   I think our government has done pretty well considering all the variables involved.   

And you are free to think that. They are free to watch the bizarre statements our President continues to make and conclude exactly what was stated in the letter. It was a political issue long before yesterday and immediately rushing in to defend your tribe contributes to that. 

I don’t think it was political(and never should have been political).  Nothing was going to stop this thing from spreading as long as people were traveling all over the world on planes, cruises etc....  The political party in charge wasn’t going to change any of that.  Not to mention that China was slow to report the truth.  This thing could have been here months ago for all we know.  But blame our politicians for that.  Don’t blame China for trying to keep it under wraps.  👍🏻 

If you don't think this was political before yesterday then you either haven't been paying attention or are simply not being honest. Again, defending your tribe from any and all criticisms contributes to politicization. 

It definitely IS political.  It just didn’t need to be.  Politicizing it doesn’t help make anyone safer.  We should all be coming together to help get through it.  Not sniping at the President in order to score political points.  

it's not scoring political points. it's calling it as they see it. he's a fucking idiot that is doing nothing but hurting this effort. he is spreading misinformation and conspiracy theories about a real fucking threat to his 30M followers, many of whom believe every turd that drops out of his mouth. 

No.  He’s not spreading misinformation.  He’s doing the best he can in a situation that nobody saw coming. How about giving him credit for stopping travel with China when most were mocking that decision?  He saved countless lives with that move.  He’s not trying to misinform anyone.  That’s pure spin. 

the dude literally posts that the coronavirus is a dem hoax and you call that spin?