***THIS IS COMPLETELY UNCONFIRMED GOSSIP***
I'm hearing a lot of talk about an offer being made and accepted by Pearl Jam to headline the second night of Coachella 2006.
Hmmm. This sounds very plausible. They have a new record coming out this spring on J Records, a new label for them. They have mass appeal and can ensure a sold out day. This could provide them with some excellent exposure and revive their ever strinking, but extremely faithful and large, audience....
I was under the impression that PJ won't play non-seated venues now (since the Roskilde incident).
Posted by: Quinn | December 13, 2005 at 01:04 PM
Agreed, they were really impacted hard by Roskilde and it's hard to imagine them doing another large festival.
Posted by: Telex | December 13, 2005 at 02:28 PM
while true, they don't like to play non-seated shows anymore, they just completed a South American tour (their first ever) which was all GA as far as i'm aware. so maybe they've loosened up on their fear of playing GA shows again?
i always thought it'd be great for them to play stuff like Coachella or Bonnaroo, hope it's true.
Posted by: solace | December 13, 2005 at 02:56 PM
They played a GA show at the Borgata in AC this fall, as well as PNC Park in Pittsburgh opening for the stones that had GA seating up front. This could cause my first pigrimmage to Coachella if true.
Posted by: tom | December 13, 2005 at 03:04 PM
Puke, I hope not. They had one decent album, and it's the one that they've forsaken. Yawn.
Posted by: Bort | December 13, 2005 at 05:05 PM
you mean No Code? you're right, they don't play enough off it.
if you mean Ten (sadly i'm guessing you do), they still play TONS of shit off of it.
Posted by: solace | December 13, 2005 at 07:42 PM
Solace, u took the words out of my mouth. No Code is the most underated album of this generation and I say that without Hyperbole. As for them playing GA shows such as at the Borgata, that is much different than festival style shows.
Posted by: Telex | December 13, 2005 at 07:50 PM
PS- Where are you hearing this? There is NO talk of this at the PJ Message Pit.
Posted by: none | December 13, 2005 at 08:13 PM
no talk on the message pit? that because it sucks. we all know where the
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Posted by: snagglettooth | December 14, 2005 at 08:36 AM
This is bogus. PJ won't play big open air festivals, and if they ever did, I really don't think it would be Coachella. I know Bonnaroo promoters have expressed interest in getting them, but again, PJ has no plans of big festival shows.
Posted by: Erik | December 14, 2005 at 12:41 PM
UGH. NO NO NO NO NO.
I vote for a Smashing Pumpkins reunion over this.
Posted by: nora | December 14, 2005 at 01:03 PM