What was the first Seattle band you saw in concert at a Seattle venue?

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  • helplessdancer
    helplessdancer Posts: 5,293
    i'm pearl jam obsessed
  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,909
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    looking at a map it looks to me like it serves several communities, so I wouldn't personally attribute it to seattle exclusively. 
    I would agree with that, but Seattle would be the primary market, because all the other cities that surround the gorge area are fairly small in comparison.

    Anyways....

    For those that thing the gorge serves george, wa which has a population of 501 people, then my first seattle band a seattle venue would be Pearl Jam at Memorial Coliseum on July 22 1998.
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,585
    all I'm saying is, we also have a venue like that (or we did-it didn't last more than one year). it's located near a beach an hour north of Winnipeg. Winnipeg is definitely the closest biggest market, but I still wouldn't call it a Winnipeg venue. 

    just a matter of personal perspective I guess. 
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  • mr bungle
    mr bungle Posts: 1,424
    In all fairness.  While the Gorge is not Seattle.  Big bands that are touring late spring to early fall either play Seattle, or the Gorge. Not both.  So i think promoters and tour managers consider it a Seattle stop.  I've seen bands do the Gorge+Vancouver WA/Portland.  And Gorge+Vancouver B.C.   But rarely Gorge+Seattle.  Make any sense?
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,585
    mr bungle said:
    In all fairness.  While the Gorge is not Seattle.  Big bands that are touring late spring to early fall either play Seattle, or the Gorge. Not both.  So i think promoters and tour managers consider it a Seattle stop.  I've seen bands do the Gorge+Vancouver WA/Portland.  And Gorge+Vancouver B.C.   But rarely Gorge+Seattle.  Make any sense?
    on one tour, The Tragically Hip inexplicably played Brandon, a city 1/10 the size of Winnipeg, and 3 hours away, but not Winnipeg. I'm sure most of that crowd was made up of Winnipeggers. Does that make the Brandon Keystone Centre a Winnipeg venue?
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  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,909
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    mr bungle said:
    In all fairness.  While the Gorge is not Seattle.  Big bands that are touring late spring to early fall either play Seattle, or the Gorge. Not both.  So i think promoters and tour managers consider it a Seattle stop.  I've seen bands do the Gorge+Vancouver WA/Portland.  And Gorge+Vancouver B.C.   But rarely Gorge+Seattle.  Make any sense?
    on one tour, The Tragically Hip inexplicably played Brandon, a city 1/10 the size of Winnipeg, and 3 hours away, but not Winnipeg. I'm sure most of that crowd was made up of Winnipeggers. Does that make the Brandon Keystone Centre a Winnipeg venue?

    Technically it was the same when PJ played the Pemberton festival a few years ago.  Obviously it was in Pemberton, but Pemberton only has a population of a few thousand.  So physically it's in Pemberton, but in spirit it's a Vancouver show.

    I still can't believe a lot of 10c'ers didn't go that show because "it wasn't in vancouver".   I fucking loved that show :)
  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    Zod said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    mr bungle said:
    In all fairness.  While the Gorge is not Seattle.  Big bands that are touring late spring to early fall either play Seattle, or the Gorge. Not both.  So i think promoters and tour managers consider it a Seattle stop.  I've seen bands do the Gorge+Vancouver WA/Portland.  And Gorge+Vancouver B.C.   But rarely Gorge+Seattle.  Make any sense?
    on one tour, The Tragically Hip inexplicably played Brandon, a city 1/10 the size of Winnipeg, and 3 hours away, but not Winnipeg. I'm sure most of that crowd was made up of Winnipeggers. Does that make the Brandon Keystone Centre a Winnipeg venue?

    Technically it was the same when PJ played the Pemberton festival a few years ago.  Obviously it was in Pemberton, but Pemberton only has a population of a few thousand.  So physically it's in Pemberton, but in spirit it's a Vancouver show.

    I still can't believe a lot of 10c'ers didn't go that show because "it wasn't in vancouver".   I fucking loved that show :)
    Last time I looked the concert poster said Pemberton not Vancouver. 
    A concert location is its physical location, not where it is “in spirit”. How the hell would you find the venue? 😂
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,585
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    Zod said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    mr bungle said:
    In all fairness.  While the Gorge is not Seattle.  Big bands that are touring late spring to early fall either play Seattle, or the Gorge. Not both.  So i think promoters and tour managers consider it a Seattle stop.  I've seen bands do the Gorge+Vancouver WA/Portland.  And Gorge+Vancouver B.C.   But rarely Gorge+Seattle.  Make any sense?
    on one tour, The Tragically Hip inexplicably played Brandon, a city 1/10 the size of Winnipeg, and 3 hours away, but not Winnipeg. I'm sure most of that crowd was made up of Winnipeggers. Does that make the Brandon Keystone Centre a Winnipeg venue?

    Technically it was the same when PJ played the Pemberton festival a few years ago.  Obviously it was in Pemberton, but Pemberton only has a population of a few thousand.  So physically it's in Pemberton, but in spirit it's a Vancouver show.

    I still can't believe a lot of 10c'ers didn't go that show because "it wasn't in vancouver".   I fucking loved that show :)
    Last time I looked the concert poster said Pemberton not Vancouver. 
    A concert location is its physical location, not where it is “in spirit”. How the hell would you find the venue? 😂
    hey siri, open google spirit location and find "pearl jam concert". 
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  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    edited April 2021
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    Zod said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    mr bungle said:
    In all fairness.  While the Gorge is not Seattle.  Big bands that are touring late spring to early fall either play Seattle, or the Gorge. Not both.  So i think promoters and tour managers consider it a Seattle stop.  I've seen bands do the Gorge+Vancouver WA/Portland.  And Gorge+Vancouver B.C.   But rarely Gorge+Seattle.  Make any sense?
    on one tour, The Tragically Hip inexplicably played Brandon, a city 1/10 the size of Winnipeg, and 3 hours away, but not Winnipeg. I'm sure most of that crowd was made up of Winnipeggers. Does that make the Brandon Keystone Centre a Winnipeg venue?

    Technically it was the same when PJ played the Pemberton festival a few years ago.  Obviously it was in Pemberton, but Pemberton only has a population of a few thousand.  So physically it's in Pemberton, but in spirit it's a Vancouver show.

    I still can't believe a lot of 10c'ers didn't go that show because "it wasn't in vancouver".   I fucking loved that show :)
    Last time I looked the concert poster said Pemberton not Vancouver. 
    A concert location is its physical location, not where it is “in spirit”. How the hell would you find the venue? 😂
    hey siri, open google spirit location and find "pearl jam concert". 
    Haha.
    Zod’s point is not completely without merit. Pearl Jam isn’t playing Smithers, BC for example. The promoters need to know there is a population area close by that will ensure enough people attend to make it profitable. 

    However, I still believe the show is its physical location. Small towns like Pemberton and George WA are in many ways put on the map with these large events. If we don’t recognize those locations, they lose some of the fringe benefits and esteem that recognition provides. As a small-town boy most of my life, it was always very cool when people remembered the town(s) I grew up in. Often it was due to a concert or some other large event. 

    Let’s not take that away from those folks 😎
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,585
    of course; it's all a matter of perspective/opinion. I understand what he's saying, for sure. 
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