Why hasn't PJ done the Mexico destination thing like so many other bands?

P-Town-P-Jam-Fan
P-Town-P-Jam-Fan Posts: 930
edited January 2023 in The Porch
My other favorite band is the Grateful Dead.  I just recently came home from Playing In The Sand - Dead & Company's Cancun, Mexico destination concert event.  It was the most fun I've ever had.  4 nights of music on the beach along with day time poolside concerts, spontaneous jam sessions, amazing community vibes, etc.  Yes, it was very expensive but worth every penny.  I can see why all of these events sell out - Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds, Luke Bryan, Phish, Widespread Panic, D&C, etc.  While I was there, I couldn't help but daydream about Pearl Jam hosting such an event.  They have the traveling fan base to sell it out no problem.  So why hasn't PJ embraced the destination concert vacation?  Could this be the year? 

The bands all stay offsite with their families.  Seems perfect - they can all head to Mexico for a week, hang with their families all day at the pool and play a few shows at night.  What could be better?
Gorge
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  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 98,323
    Maybe someday it'll happen.

    The last time I got to see Pearl Jam play 4 nights @ the same venue was Philly '09.
    It was an amazing week.

  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 13,134
    P-Town-P-Jam-Fan said:
    My other favorite band is the Grateful Dead.  I just recently came home from Playing In The Sand - Dead & Company's Cancun, Mexico destination concert event.  It was the most fun I've ever had.  4 nights of music on the beach along with day time poolside concerts, spontaneous jam sessions, amazing community vibes, etc.  Yes, it was very expensive but worth every penny.  I can see why all of these events sell out - Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds, Luke Bryan, Phish, Widespread Panic, D&C, etc.  While I was there, I couldn't help but daydream about Pearl Jam hosting such an event.  They have the traveling fan base to sell it out no problem.  So why hasn't PJ embraced the destination concert vacation?  Could this be the year? 

    The bands all stay offsite with their families.  Seems perfect - they can all head to Mexico for a week, hang with their families all day at the pool and play a few shows at night.  What could be better?
    My brother and his wife have done Dead and Company twice including this year and they say how incredible it is.  It would be expensive as hell but I’d do it at least once for PJ.  
  • ComeToTX
    ComeToTX Austin Posts: 8,113
    I did MMJ’s a few years ago and it was amazing. The demand for something like that would be insane for PJ. 
    This show, another show, a show here and a show there.
  • evilution
    evilution Posts: 67
    They’re not like other bands.
  • YourDirtisMyfood
    YourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,668
    Dave Matthews Band will be playing there in 2023 (separate shows from Dave and Tim).
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,615
    Personally I would rather them do a Vegas residency. 
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  • CROJAM95
    CROJAM95 NEW YORK Posts: 11,370
    Ohana 21 was pretty fun w/ encore

    chill beach vibe, I understand not completely similar but that part of the country not too shabby 
  • thomascbullock
    thomascbullock Posts: 431
    CROJAM95 said:
    Ohana 21 was pretty fun w/ encore

    chill beach vibe, I understand not completely similar but that part of the country not too shabby 
    An amazing couple of days. Loved every second.
  • P-Town-P-Jam-Fan
    P-Town-P-Jam-Fan Posts: 930
    I’ve done Ohana and while it was a ton of fun and I enjoyed it, it didn’t compare to me to Cancun.  You have to factor in the all inclusive aspect.  Beers and liquor dispensers in the room, bars and food everywhere, room service, etc all included in the price.  Wake up at whatever hour, grab a bloody and get the day started again.  It was definitely a marathon and my ass was kicked by the end.  The PJ crowd would be great and so fun.
    Gorge
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,720
    Does’t sound rock. Sounds like where rockbands go to die. 

    Like a Jamily Cruise
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • trees
    trees Columbus OHIO Posts: 2,089
    demetrios said:
    Maybe someday it'll happen.

    The last time I got to see Pearl Jam play 4 nights @ the same venue was Philly '09.
    It was an amazing week.

    Yes that was a barrel of monkeys fun


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  • trees
    trees Columbus OHIO Posts: 2,089
    evilution said:
    They’re not like other bands.
    That's is correct .and I wish they would just play red rocks or the gorge again. 


    PJ Cuyahoga Flalls OH 8/26/1998
    PJ Noblesviile IN 8/18/2000
    PJ Cincinnatti OH 8/20/2000
    PJ Columbus OH 8/21/2000
    PJ Columbus OH 6/24/2003
    PJ Hamilton Ontario 9/13/2005
    PJ Phiadelphia PA 10/3/2005
    PJ Cleveland OH 5/20/2006
    PJ Columbia SC 6/16/2008.....
    e.V Chicago IL 8/21/2008
    e.V Philly PA 6/11/2009
    e.V Bailtimore MD 6/14/2009...
    PJ Chicago IL 8/23/2009
    .PJ...Philly PA 10/27/2009 PJ.Philadephia PA 10/28/2009.
    PJ Columbus OH 5/6/2010
    PJ Cleveland OH 5/9/2010.
    BRAD Columbus OH 10/5/2010
    e.V St.Louis MO 7/1/2011
    .PJ.. East Troy WI 9/3/2011..PJ..East Troy WI 9/4/2011
    Neil Young & Crazy Horse Cleveland OH 10/8/2012
    RNDM Chicago IL11/13/2012
    Alice In Chains/SoundGarden Columbus OH 5/19/2013
    AIC Fort Wayne IN 5/21/2013
    PJ Pittsburgh PA 10/11/2013
    AIC Cincinnati OH 5/17/2014
    AIC Cleveland OH 5/19/2014
    AIC Indianapolis IN 8/19/2014
    PJ Cincinnati OH 10/1/2014
    AIC Cincinnati OH 8/06/2015
    RNDM Chicago IL 3/15/2016
    PJ Columbia SC 4\21\2016
    PJ Lexington KY 4/26/2016
    PJ Chicago IL 8/20/2016
    Soundgarden Columbus OH 5/20/2017 Canceled RIP Chris
    AIC Columbus OH 5/18/2018 
    PJ Chicago IL 8/18/2018 PJ Chicago IL 8/20/2018
    PJ St Louis Missouri 9/18/2022
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  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,985
    This doesn't really sound like something Pearl Jam would do?  They don't do cruises either?  I mean their getting older and the continually evolve/change, but it really seem like something this band wouldn't do?
  • demetrios
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    trees said:
    evilution said:
    They’re not like other bands.
    That's is correct .and I wish they would just play red rocks or the gorge again. 

    I'm so shocked they haven't been back to Red Rocks, since 1995!


  • Haijay
    Haijay Posts: 456
    Cause it’s cheesy as hell
  • Douglas12373
    Douglas12373 Posts: 388
    To each their own, but I went to the Phish Mexico shows in 2022 and it was an incredible experience. You think seeing your favorite band no a gorgeous beach next to the ocean would be cheesy? Trust me, it is not. It's fucking amazing.

    That said, I don't think PJ would ever do this. It's a pretty bougie experience, which is to say it costs a fortune and most could not do it, and it feels to me like they wouldn't be into that.  

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