2022 North American rumour thread

Did the TX shows sell out? I mean - they play blue states... they play red states.  Tennessee, Missouri, Oklahoma - all on the schedule for 2020.  No chance all 17,000-37,000 attendees at shows all voted alike.  Maybe tickets didn’t go as quickly as hoped and they did Lincoln, OKC instead. 

DM282158 said:

Did the TX shows sell out? I mean - they play blue states... they play red states.  Tennessee, Missouri, Oklahoma - all on the schedule for 2020.  No chance all 17,000-37,000 attendees at shows all voted alike.  Maybe tickets didn’t go as quickly as hoped and they did Lincoln, OKC instead. 

When you play one arena show in a massive state in a dozen years it’s gonna sell out. 

JimmyV said:

I couldn't tell you why they skip certain cities and states but I would bet politics is not the reason. 

I remember reading an interview from one of the band members (I think it was Ed) that the only reason they played Vegas was because Kelly Curtis liked to go there.

If they really want to, the band could EASILY sell out arena shows in Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio (or Austin).  And if they actually put some effort into promoting it...let' say "The Pearl Jam; Come and Take It Tour" or "Pearl Jam: Back in Texas to Restore Order Tour"...they would sell out multiple stops at these cities on the same tour. Their choice. 

Watching the years tick by with so few shows in general doesn't bode well for very many areas besides the "go to's". Just kinda sad how the last 10 years have gone from a touring stand point.  Hope Ed's voice still holds up strong for 2022 and beyond. 

They played a reasonable number of shows in 16 and 18 and would have played a bunch in 20 if not for the plague.  

Weston1283 said:

iOnlyownMymind said:

Watching the years tick by with so few shows in general doesn't bode well for very many areas besides the "go to's". Just kinda sad how the last 10 years have gone from a touring stand point.  Hope Ed's voice still holds up strong for 2022 and beyond. 

I would say more like last 6-7 years

2013 was an incredible Pearl Jam year - new album, tons of shows, two destination events middle of the year.  They then followed up with the 2014 Tour which was another good one

But as soon as that 2014 USA tour finished, something happened and it’s never been the same since 

RatherStarved said:

They played a reasonable number of shows in 16 and 18 and would have played a bunch in 20 if not for the plague.  

I agree with RatherStarved.

2015 and 2017 were weird years with Global Citizen being the only USA (global?) show that year and Chris dying in what probably would have been a big year for Soundgarden. If Soundgarden has that big year, 2017 is understood as lost for Pearl Jam stuff.

Remember that album that Can't Deny Me was supposed to be on? It was teased in early 2018. Let's assume that the album was being written throughout much of the later part of 2017...but that might be bad thinking due to the comments made at Fenway about not touring for a while and "back to the studio" and all that. I still strongly believe that they had something almost ready to go for a late 2018 release and a huge tour in 2019, similar to what happened with Riot Act...but then the reset button was smashed hard.


Here's my guess about what could have happened, if not for fate. Events not necessarily in order. Predictions for the last two years are more blurry than predictions for the earlier years.

2017:
Mike releases his book.
Eddie solo tour through Europe.
Soundgarden has a big year.
The members of Pearl Jam take a year off from each other.
Maybe some Jeff side project stuff.

2018:
South American tour

JimmyV said:

What happened to the forthcoming album produced by Brendan O'Brien and containing Can't Deny Me is a fascinating question that we will likely never get an answer to. 

100000%

Now we know why they didn't add any shows this year around the festivals.....They just released the Pearl Jam Funk Pop! Figure set instead.  

mfc2006 said:

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ComeToTX said:

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RT85129 said:

Atlanta deserves a tour stop in 2022.  Not sure if there's another metropolitan area which has been passed over more.  One tour stop in last twenty years....and it was a festival. 

Houston says hold my beer. 

Seriously. Texas as a whole has been ignored. Three festival sets and one arena show since 2003?

Kind of crazy . . . Houston is tailor-made for PJ fan base.  4th largest city in the US.  two major, international airports within 45 minutes of a 20,000 seat NBA arena and a 20,000+ outdoor amphitheater. Tough to play in the summer, but from Sept-May pretty decent weather.  I understand the bush-era resentment, but Houston is changing slowly but surely.

BINGO.

I would love to have a reason to visit Texas in 2022 and PJ will be a valid reason lol