The Official 2023 Tour Rumor Thread

Gern Blansten said:

Doug87 said:

kmcmanus said:

nicknyr15 said:

PJNB said:

I think people need to pump the brakes on expectations this tour. If the rumours are accurate and no shows are added there are going to be a lot of disappointed people here. 

5 cities? Can you even call
that a tour? I think the disappointment would finally be justified if this happens. 

It was probably a mistake to say “big things are coming” in the email unless actual big things are indeed coming. 5 Midwest cities plus a handful of festivals is not big. Hopefully there’s more to it somehow but the rumors are what they are.

Big things doesn’t have be related to a tour.

Big things can easily be a new album before the end of the year with a large tour to follow in 2024 that may not be announced in 2023.

That would be my guess....new album coming

Kind of odd to tour before a release but they have done that before as well

Maybe looking to give Gigaton it’s due before turning the page given COVID and all the related implications?

Doug87 said:

BeerBaron said:

Doug87 said:

Bunting10 said:

So I'm thinking the United Center is pretty close to Alpine.  So I don't think 4 is Alpine.  There were rumors about Boston and then Mansfield. Is it the Xfinity center?  I wish zooming in can show me a couple or Red Sox hats or something, but I can't make them out.  It has a feel for the Xfinity Center though, no?  

That’s an interesting thought. Maybe. Certainly was rumored. I’m not familiar enough with the venue to even assess but even so it was hard to tell.

looking like maybe

Minnesota 2 shows 

would be 12-14 shows or so total and a month worth of touring

It's very unlikely that Minneapolis gets 2 shows.

I’d normally agree, just found it odd that Lost in Ohio said multiple cities getting 2 nights.

Outside of Chicago, not many cities in that clip that I’d imagine getting two nights so I don’t know.

I agree but multiple likely means 2 or 3 given that this is a 12-13 show tour max.  We know Chicago is one of them.  Philly is likely another if they are playing arena shows there.  Who knows what the 3rd could be, if there is one.  

Don't think we get an announcement until next week. 

Kwieneke said:

I’m being patient because I believe it’s coming soon but I am starting to wonder if something major happened or changed behind the scenes

I don't think anything happened...........isn't this pretty much standard procedure?

Yeah, expectations are extremely tempered. But the fact is, we are getting shows this year which is a good thing. None that I will be going to (I assume). But new shows means new bootlegs and new youtube videos and maybe even new songs. That's a good thing. If they make it northeast of Hartford then that's just icing on the cake. 

Merkin Baller said:

JimmyV said:

Merkin Baller said:

#TeamDisappointed 

Trying to stay optimistic but as it looks eventually I'll be right there with you. 

I'm just having fun... I'm enjoying this thread, and the prospect of a tour being announced, but after the last few years, it doesn't matter as much to me as it used to. 

I'll either see Pearl Jam this year, or I won't. 

I'm kind of in the same boat. I was so happy to see them in OKC last year because it was drivable. That's what I'm looking for here as well. Most of the shows I've seen were in 98, 2000 or 2003. I didn't see them again until 2009 - I tend to take long breaks from seeing them because life happens. In the meantime, we've seen a ton of other bands that come to where we live. PJ is still easily one of my top 3 all time bands, but the days of me flying or driving all over the country to see them are behind me.

Would love to see them again, but if it's not doable...maybe next year.

I also agree that the "big things coming" could be an album before the end of the year.

All of that being said, the fact that these guys are still writing, recording and touring is amazing. We're a very lucky bunch.

I am looking forward to more information (from 10C)