The Official 2023 Tour Rumor Thread

MyBitterHands76 said:

Been in and out of the thread the last month or so, but where did the Citizens Bank Park rumors start? I mean… the rumor has been off and on since 2018/2019. But what made it pick up traction again? 

I'm not sure it picked up traction, just someone else asked the same question as you so it has been talked about again. I just booked a hotel, refundable, for the first weekend of June just in case. I did notice a lot of hotels were booked pretty solid if not completely, so there's that, haha

So, any chance of Eddie playing Byron Bay Bluesfest, Apr 6-10?

Can i just point out the obvious… there are no “spring tour rumors” other than the Novoselic quote. 

Weirder things have happened, but PJ at Lolla seems more and more like a lock. No sources, no Intel. Just looking at facts, which coincide with the no Wrigley rumor.

1. PJ has not played Lolla Chicago in 15 years.
2. PJ has played multiple other Lolla's over the past 15 years, so it seems like they play nicely with the promoters.
3. Metallica, Green Day, Foo Fighters, Jack White have all played Lolla over the past 2 years, making each less likely to show up in '23.
4. Red Hots and Iggy Pop would seem like solid 2023 touring acts for adding rock credibility to Lolla..However, Iggy is in Poland on 8/4 (not a total Lolla rule out, but not very likely). The Chilis will have just wrapped a European tour on 7/24, after having played AU/NZ/Mexico/CA/US dates earlier in the year. Regardless of their rigorous touring habits, they probably need to break, and break out the Bengay at some point (not a total rule out, but Lolla doesn't seem very likely).
5. Who else is left as a major rock touring act? 3 acts that seem even less likely: Bruce, Paul, and Da Stones.

goblues82 said:

Can i just point out the obvious… there are no “spring tour rumors” other than the Novoselic quote. 

Speculating on what you want to happen or an arena having having open dates isn’t a “rumored” tour. A rumor is hearing from building ops that dates have been held, etc. not the name of a hot dog stand across the street from where a photo was taken. 

We're just having fun to pass the time, man. No need to be salty😘

3days said:

Weirder things have happened, but PJ at Lolla seems more and more like a lock. No sources, no Intel. Just looking at facts, which coincide with the no Wrigley rumor.

1. PJ has not played Lolla Chicago in 15 years.
2. PJ has played multiple other Lolla's over the past 15 years, so it seems like they play nicely with the promoters.
3. Metallica, Green Day, Foo Fighters, Jack White have all played Lolla over the past 2 years, making each less likely to show up in '23.
4. Red Hots and Iggy Pop would seem like solid 2023 touring acts for adding rock credibility to Lolla..However, Iggy is in Poland on 8/4 (not a total Lolla rule out, but not very likely). The Chilis will have just wrapped a European tour on 7/24, after having played AU/NZ/Mexico/CA/US dates earlier in the year. Regardless of their rigorous touring habits, they probably need to break, and break out the Bengay at some point (not a total rule out, but Lolla doesn't seem very likely).
5. Who else is left as a major rock touring act? 3 acts that seem even less likely: Bruce, Paul, and Da Stones.

RHCP are heavily rumored for Lolla Chicago this year unfortunately. 

SandyRavage said:

New Orleans Jazzfest lineup is coming out this Friday they announced on Instagram... That means we can do all this again on Friday

I'm not going to lie... I like the Jazz fest idea.  Lines up with the April/May timeframe (aka Novoselic's Leak) and it's in the south.  I like the south idea for the spring.  I'm on board with this one!

Go Animal said:

Side note: I always factored PJ for Sat or Sun at Sonic Temple. My gut still says Sat.

Go Animal said:

GlowGirl said:

GB281198 said:

New Sonic Temple tease starts with what looks like a red moon 

Like perhaps a Superblood Wolfmoon?

90% chance the boys are locked in for Sonic Temple. Just a matter of which day...

when you call sonic temple a “90% lock” based off nothing? 🤣🤪 

the only salt here is the pillars upon which your rumors are based… 

goblues82 said:

"when you call sonic temple a “90% lock” based off nothing? 🤣🤪 

the only salt here is the pillars upon which your rumors are based…"

Hey, I admit I got Sonic Temple wrong. But two social media posts that hinted at PJ was worth talking about.

Which is what we're doing here. Just talking.

You're TRYING to get one over on me, or hoping for a dopamine rush from a heavily-workshopped zinger (bet it took you 3 hrs minimum to come up with "pillars of salt" as a comeback).

BUT here's a secret, and I'm gonna whisper it as not to disturb our boardmates...

"I don't give a s**t. Not about youuuu, or what you think."

:pats head: now... run along, sport!🥱

on2legs said:

goblues82 said:

Go Animal said:

Side note: I always factored PJ for Sat or Sun at Sonic Temple. My gut still says Sat.

Go Animal said:

GlowGirl said:

GB281198 said:

New Sonic Temple tease starts with what looks like a red moon 

Like perhaps a Superblood Wolfmoon?

90% chance the boys are locked in for Sonic Temple. Just a matter of which day...

when you call sonic temple a “90% lock” based off nothing? 🤣🤪 

the only salt here is the pillars upon which your rumors are based… 

The Sonic Temple social media hints weren’t “nothing”.   They were worth posting here and seemed promising.  

Regardless, Go Animal is helping to keep us all engaged and generate some enthusiasm as we wait for information on the tour.  There’s no trolling going on here… it’s all good speculative fun and I really appreciate the effort he puts in on these threads! 

Agreed.  If we waited around for "actual rumors" - this thread would be buried in page 37 of The Porch.  A social media hint, especially for a related venue or festival (promotor relations, bands history, etc) is as good as its going to get for the most part these days.  They tend to play the same kinds of festivals and tour in very predictable patterns, so educated guesses can often be made.  Appreciate the work everyone puts in to finding these clues, even if wrong.