The Official 2024 TOUR Thread

There is definitely a large continent of traveling. Last year in Austin, every bar, brewery, or store I went in had groups of fans in each place. The bartenders were asking about it, and then we even played a game of "are they here for the concert?", which basically every person coming in who was over 40 was. 

dlymnfld said:

According to my FB memories they announced Fenway 8 years ago today for those September shows. I have a pic of the green monster with Pearl Jam on the wall just pop up. Gotta be getting close. 

2016 was in August.
2018 was in September.

nicknyr15 said:

The less people that travel to MSG the better. It’s overrated and the shows never live up to the hype. Stay away 

A lot of times they don't live up to the hype as the hype is way too high.  To help your cause, in all seriousness, I don't think the difference between seeing PJ at MSG or Nashville (for example) is that much at this point.  Years ago when they were playing 33 songs, it could be a different story.  But even the 2008 shows, and 2016 shows, weren't all that special comparatively.  Quebec City 2016 blew MSG out of the water that year.  

Granted, I've only seen four shows at MSG (2008 and 2016), and missed the legendary 2003 and 2010 shows.  But unless PJ starts playing 33 songs again vs. 23 songs, I'm not making any special effort to get to MSG.   

pjl44 said:

Lerxst1992 said:

Many locals going to shows are likely attending straight from work or home, increasing the likelihood traveling fans might not interact with them. R/showerthoughts 

"Everyone I talked to about Pearl Jam on the airplane was coming from out of town"

You don't have to talk to anyone. Just count the poster tubes in carry on.

iOnlyownMymind said:

dlymnfld said:

According to my FB memories they announced Fenway 8 years ago today for those September shows. I have a pic of the green monster with Pearl Jam on the wall just pop up. Gotta be getting close. 

Yep, 3 weeks from today per the rumor sources. 

Good to hear. 👍 

I’ve seen every msg show.  They all sucked.  You definitely should not waste your time trying to get tickets.  Fresno is the new msg.  

HailHailVitalogy said:

bootlegger10 said:

nicknyr15 said:

The less people that travel to MSG the better. It’s overrated and the shows never live up to the hype. Stay away 

A lot of times they don't live up to the hype as the hype is way too high.  To help your cause, in all seriousness, I don't think the difference between seeing PJ at MSG or Nashville (for example) is that much at this point.  Years ago when they were playing 33 songs, it could be a different story.  But even the 2008 shows, and 2016 shows, weren't all that special comparatively.  Quebec City 2016 blew MSG out of the water that year.  

Granted, I've only seen four shows at MSG (2008 and 2016), and missed the legendary 2003 and 2010 shows.  But unless PJ starts playing 33 songs again vs. 23 songs, I'm not making any special effort to get to MSG.   

The point is to make MSG easier for tickets by telling you all it’s overrated 🤣 . You answered your own question, you missed 1998, 2003, 2010, and 2022. You saw the bottom third of MSG shows. That said, the first night of 2016 has one of the best main sets I’ve ever seen…with a killer version of Whipping and Crown.

The only MSG shows I’ve missed are ‘98. It is the best arena to see any band, especially this band. If they played all of Vs. at MSG night 2 in 2016 instead of Greenville, you’d feel different. 

Of the 52 shows I’ve seen in 14 states and 6 countries, there are 4 MSG shows in my top 10 with no bias as a New Yorker. 2022 was all about the crowd, and that’s not a bad thing! 

The entire point of my post was to help the locals be able to get tickets easier because I 100% believe that while MSG shows are likely to be more memorable, I don't think it is a big enough difference from other typical shows at this point in their touring cycle.  

My point was that there is no guarantee that MSG will be one for the record books. It has better odds for sure, but there is more parity when only 23 songs are played and so going forward I especially don't think MSG is something to stress over about going to.  I've seen 117 shows and 4 of them were MSG.  Those four MSG would be in the bottom 30% of my list.  I never think about those shows when I think back.  Charlottesville 2013, Quebec City 2016, MOline 2014, Leeds 2014, Krakow 2018, etc... are all great examples that legendary shows can show up in random spots.   

Honestly though, at 23 songs, I don't think we'll see any more legendary shows as you just can't compare to some of the shows in the past.  Maybe a club show like the Vic, or an album show, or special guests.  Unless they play a ton of rarities, you'll look at the setlist and find a show in 2013 or 2016 where they played those songs plus 10 more.    

I ve Been to every msg show except 2022 (I had Covid).   Three of those shows from opening to closing song were legendary imo (night 2, 98, night one ‘03, and night 2, 2010).   The main set at 2016 night one was the best opening set I ve ever seen pj play however the encores were a bit of a let down.

the rest of the shows were great (night 2, 03, night 1, 2010) and some of them were even as my teenage sons say, just “mid”.   Yeah I m looking at you 2008 both nights and night two in 2016.   

JimmyV said:

DMB Jealousy Day 2024. A shorter run this year means no Hartford, but still nine shows between New Hampshire and Camden.

You DMB fans should think about the show in Bend. That venue is relatively small, and Bend in late August is close to perfect in terms of weather and vibes. 

I think the real test will be seeing how many songs are played at Wrigley and Fenway for future hope of the occasional longer show.