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Glorified G
Glorified G Posts: 8
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Does anyone know why PJ hasn't played the Gorge since '06?  
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  • MikeDigs
    MikeDigs Santa Monica, CA Posts: 1,680
    Not sure.  This question can be applied to several cities.  If you check out the 2025 Tour Rumor thread, a lot "Pearl Jam hasn't played in <insert city> in <insert year number> many years" posts.  But I'm not sure we know the answers as to why this is the case.  Would have to ask the band.
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  • Ryan
    Ryan Posts: 1,223
    Glorified G said:
    Does anyone know why PJ hasn't played the Gorge since '06?  
    In 2005/06 people were wondering why they weren’t playing Seattle!

    It’s out of the way, bit of a hassle to get to for accommodations, lodging.
    2003 - June 15 Fargo
    2005 - Sept 1 George, Sept 8 Winnipeg
    2006 - May 9/10 Toronto, June 26/27 St. Paul, July 22/23 George, Oct 21/22 Mountain View
    2007 - Aug 2/5 Chicago
    2008 - June 22 Washington, June 24/25 New York
    2009 - Aug 21 Toronto, Aug 23/24 Chicago, Sept 21/22 Seattle, Oct 27/28/30/31 Philadelphia
    2010 - May 15 Hartford, May 17 Boston, Oct 23/24 Mountain View
    2011 - Sept 3/4 Alpine Valley, Sept 11/12 Toronto, Sept 17 Winnipeg, Sept 19 Saskatoon
    2012 - Sept 30 Missoula
    2013 - July 16 London, July 19 Chicago, Oct 12 Buffalo, Dec 2 Calgary, Dec 4 Vancouver, Dec 6 Seattle
    2014 - Oct 16 Detroit, Oct 19 St. Paul, Oct 20 Milwaukee
    2015 - Sept 23 (Colbert)/Sept 26, New York
    2016 - Apr 28/29 Philadelphia, May 10/12 Toronto, Aug 20/22 Chicago
  • mookeywrench
    mookeywrench Posts: 6,075
    To add to the inconvenience: unpredictable weather.

    Majority of the fanbase has also likely aged out of camping.
  • Glorified G
    Glorified G Posts: 8
    I guess, it was an epic trip for me back in the day. Tent in backpack, flew in, found a ride on this site, too beautiful to experience only once but i guess that's what makes it even more beautiful. Thanks all!
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  • MikeDigs
    MikeDigs Santa Monica, CA Posts: 1,680
    mookeywrench said:
    To add to the inconvenience: unpredictable weather.

    Majority of the fanbase has also likely aged out of camping.
    The Dave Matthews Band was founded in 1991, so the fans are about the same age as Pearl Jam fans.
    DMB just recently played 3 shows at the Gorge last year:  08/30/2024, 08/31/2024, and  09/01/2024
    If those fans can do it, then surely the Pearl Jam fans can pull it off.
    My neighbors are in their 50s and love to go camping.
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  • njhaley1
    njhaley1 Valley of the Sun Posts: 877
    MikeDigs said:
    mookeywrench said:
    To add to the inconvenience: unpredictable weather.

    Majority of the fanbase has also likely aged out of camping.
    The Dave Matthews Band was founded in 1991, so the fans are about the same age as Pearl Jam fans.
    DMB just recently played 3 shows at the Gorge last year:  08/30/2024, 08/31/2024, and  09/01/2024
    If those fans can do it, then surely the Pearl Jam fans can pull it off.
    My neighbors are in their 50s and love to go camping.
    You know what sucks about camping at the Gorge? Waiting in 2-3hrs of traffic to get into the damn place. 

    Once you're in, it's not so bad. 
  • MikeDigs
    MikeDigs Santa Monica, CA Posts: 1,680
    njhaley1 said:
    MikeDigs said:
    mookeywrench said:
    To add to the inconvenience: unpredictable weather.

    Majority of the fanbase has also likely aged out of camping.
    The Dave Matthews Band was founded in 1991, so the fans are about the same age as Pearl Jam fans.
    DMB just recently played 3 shows at the Gorge last year:  08/30/2024, 08/31/2024, and  09/01/2024
    If those fans can do it, then surely the Pearl Jam fans can pull it off.
    My neighbors are in their 50s and love to go camping.
    You know what sucks about camping at the Gorge? Waiting in 2-3hrs of traffic to get into the damn place. 

    Once you're in, it's not so bad. 
    2-3 hours isn't too too bad.  I remember Burning Man wait time was about 6-7 hours.  That was really difficult.
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  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,907
    It's close enough to Seattle, I consider it in the general area.  There's also small towns within an hour drive on either side, so the last times I went to the gorge we hotel'd it (Which is way better in the hot summer). 

    Last time I was at the Gorge was for Tom Petty in 2014.  I would love a reason to go back.  It's a mission to get there form here, but well worth it.

    I figured PJ would play it once and a while due to being in the Seattle market, but I guess not.  Of course this sparks arguments about whether or not it's in the Seattle Market, but Seattle is the closest major population centre to it :)
  • Glorified G
    Glorified G Posts: 8
    Yeah, I mean, I'm in Ontario Canada and would make that trip again in a heartbeat! 
    I'm going to Lukin's
  • tschav
    tschav Posts: 2,900
    I'm gonna go with a completely sarcastic conspiracy theory:
    Alpine Valley, Gorge, etc. are too far a drive to sell all that sweet merch for multiple days in advance of a show.

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