VinylGuy wrote:dude, i kinda get that this might be a joke to a lot of you, but when this happens i will be devastated for a long time. Im not sure i will be able to listen to Pearl Jam knowing the band is not there anymore.
It took me a long time to listen to Cornell or Lanegan.
PJ stopping touring doesn't necessarily equate to the band being done, or someone in the band having died -- they could just retire from the road and focus on putting out new music, which (in theory) could be a great ride off into the sunset for them.
It will certainly mark the end of an era when they stop touring, and there will be some sadness to that, but I've only ever been an opportunistic PJ show attendee (i.e. never traveling further than the nearest show, never doing multiples back to back, etc.), so I doubt it will affect me the way it will affect some others -- though PJ tours these days are so short and infrequent (and expensive) that I have to imagine that even the most committed traveling fans have already made some peace with the loss of that "PJ touring life" mindset.