PEARL JAM | Irving Plaza Show, Tix

When a band can sell out Roseland and want to play a surprise set, they usually play the Mercury Lounge. When a band can play Hammerstein, they do their surprise sets at the Bowery Ballroom. And bands that can sell out Madison Square garden do their surprise shows at Irving Plaza.

Three days before the Red Hot Chili Peppers do a "surprise club show", Pearl Jam play Irving Plaza on May 5th. Here's the details (via BV):

"Come to Tower Records (4th & Broadway) for a special Pearl Jam Midnight Sale on Monday May 1 and receive one ticket with purchase of the new Pearl Jam CD to a Pearl Jam Super Secret NYC Club Show. Pearl Jam Super Secret NYC Club Show will be held on May 5. Details of show to be announced at time of purchase. Limit 1 per customer, while supplies last"

Notice the push Pearl Jam are doing for this record? J Records seems to be pushing these grungesters crazy hard.....

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS | Irving Plaza
PEARL JAM | Surprise Set Following Letterman

Comments

[Anonymous]

I'd like to modify your theory and say in terms of secret shows:

Roseland = Bowery (i.e. Snow Patrol, Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
Hammerstein = Irving Plaza (i.e. The Strokes)
Madison Square Garden = Roseland (i.e. Madonna, Dave Matthews Band)

But I hope your theory is accurate when Radiohead comes to town because Irving Plaza beats the hell out of Roseland.