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GetRight7

My friend and I traveled from Boston down to the show.....def worth the trip...the setlist was amazing the guys were right on!! I thought the crowd SUCKED!!! Of course I sat on the lawn cause I didnt get my tenclub tickets for this show...but the crowd was so terrible...I NEVER seen a drunker crowd...I have never been scared for my safety at a PJ concert until Camden...My friend had to go to the bathroom during the show and I didnt want to be left alone and didnt want her going alone.....we were both that nervous!! No one within a 50+ foot radious (sp) knew any of the song (besides the wicked popular ones) NO ONE knew what the hell Present Tense was...that pisses me off for some reason....but it was a great show.....I was just SOOOOO dissapointed in the crowd!!....I will have to listen back to the boot to see how the closer crowd was....hopefully better than the damn lawn! Camden is a shit hole though....and I am not sure if I will be heading back there anytime soon :(

redvedder

I had one of the best weekends of my life this past weekend. Pearl Jam fans really know how to put on a parking lot party!!!!!!!!! The boys ROCKED both nights and hearing LEASH live for the first time was amazing. All I kept thinking the rest of the night was "I can't believe I heard Leash!".
I wish we could all do it again this weekend...

T-Bone 82

Manofthepresenttense wrote:

dude you suckered him, i would not call it a fight, more like a cheapshot, since you ran away

It may have been somewhat of a sucker punch, I'll admit that. But we did stare at each other for a good couple of seconds and he had plenty of time to make a move if he wanted to.

I was telling my story of the night, not trying to celebrate my manhood on a message board.

Inhidingbert

in response to the person who said the fans sucked when he was on the lawn...The fans on the lawn are always not going to be as good as the fans up front...you gotta think that most of the people with lawn tix arent the biggest fans plus its hard to really see the show when you are on the lawn, thus making it harder to get into. The fans up front were all rocking out pretty hard as well as the people next to me! The lawn seats are kind of like people with really bad seats during an arean show, they just arent going to be as into it as people in the pit....plan and simple.

alex_sc

We had a great time. Not much to add but this: Camden I was my second show ever, with Philly 05 being the first. Last year at the Wachovia center I sat next to a guy who was pretty cool...couldn't believe my eyes when he showed up at Camden right next to me again! Pretty crazy -- crazier still because I've come up from South Carolina for both shows. We must have 10c numbers one apart from each other or something.

Anyway, Luke, if you're out there it was a blast and it was good to meet you (twice). Hope you had a good time the second night.


alex

lukins fridge

the show/set was awesome. a little greatest-hitty, but they were taking requests from their stage guests i think. i love that this band loves to come to philly.

and yes, during leash that place looked like it was going to explode. it really is a great song; it's always been one of my favs even before this "movement" started.

all that being said, i absolutely hate that venue and will not be returning (probably not). it is not set up to get people in and out, there are rather scary people in the parking lot (camden was recently voted america's most dangerous city), they have like two bathrooms for all those people, and the sound is terrible. i've seen pj twice there, the white stripes, pixies, radiohead, beastie boys, the strokes...same thing everytime.


cheers!

Deep_Oceans

I had a great time in section 202, row P. most people around me were so into it. 8th time seeing them and they only seem to get better. New songs sound great live. only complaint is the annoying drunk girl behind me singing so bad at the top of her lungs. couldn't even hear Eddie. someone finally told her to shut the F up. and to the guy with your little kid, yes, i'm gonna drink and smoke, it isn't Barney on ice.

RiotAct1112

I think that my experience was a bit jaded in that this was my first PJ concert, but I had a great time. I have been a fan for about 10 years, but the fates always seemed to conspire against me. I never had enough money or couldn't get anyone to go with me, but this felt like it was well worth the wait.

The tailgating was awesome, so many cool people. We rolled right up into the lot and didn't have a problem parking at all. We kept the T-tops off and let the radio play loud while we kicked back a couple of Yuenglings. When we finally went in and heard Eddie come out and play "Gone" before MMJ, I could have gone home happy at that point. I unfortunately had lawn tickets, so I really did notice that not everyone there was such a hardcore fan. Lots of drunken Frat guys and such. No one even seemed to notice my "Citizen Dick" T-shirt which I though was really really cool (especially considering all the Ten and VS that got played). They all went nuts for "Jeremy", but I was the only one I could see jumping up and down for "Leash". The best part though was that I got to hear my all time favorite "Corduroy". I could have died a happy man.

Overall though, I don't think I could have asked for a better show (except maybe actual seats and not grass, which I saved a little bit of by the way.).

P.S. If anyone knows where I can get a copy of that version of "Gone", I would be eternally grateful to them.

pearljamnewf

Well after the Boston double header this was a tough show to try to compete. The 2nd encore saved the show. Awesome second encore. I was in the pit on Mike's side and the huge moron sitting next to me was so out of it he couldn't even stand up. That caused me to not enjoy the show as much as I should have cause Mike was hammin it up for us. He is the man!! SOLAT, Blood, EvenFlow with eddie introducing the song "mike wants to play", then Comatose (which is absolutely incredible, that was the most jumping I did the whole show), then Leash (amazing live) and RITFW....third show in a row, it never gets old glad we got Baba night 2 though.

My first amphitheatre experience and being right down front I can tell you it wasn't overly loud. The crowd noise just doesn't funnell down to the stage like it should. No doubt the 26,000 people there were loud however an arena gets much louder.

Come Back was great, and Gone as the preset was amazing. Being down front I was almost deaf the speakers were kicking. I was directly in front of the huge stacks hanging from the ceiling. My ears are still ringing 5 days later, but that's how I love it.

eddiez74

RiotAct1112 wrote:

I think that my experience was a bit jaded in that this was my first PJ concert, but I had a great time. I have been a fan for about 10 years, but the fates always seemed to conspire against me. I never had enough money or couldn't get anyone to go with me, but this felt like it was well worth the wait.

The tailgating was awesome, so many cool people. We rolled right up into the lot and didn't have a problem parking at all. We kept the T-tops off and let the radio play loud while we kicked back a couple of Yuenglings. When we finally went in and heard Eddie come out and play "Gone" before MMJ, I could have gone home happy at that point. I unfortunately had lawn tickets, so I really did notice that not everyone there was such a hardcore fan. Lots of drunken Frat guys and such. No one even seemed to notice my "Citizen Dick" T-shirt which I though was really really cool (especially considering all the Ten and VS that got played). They all went nuts for "Jeremy", but I was the only one I could see jumping up and down for "Leash". The best part though was that I got to hear my all time favorite "Corduroy". I could have died a happy man.

Overall though, I don't think I could have asked for a better show (except maybe actual seats and not grass, which I saved a little bit of by the way.).

P.S. If anyone knows where I can get a copy of that version of "Gone", I would be eternally grateful to them.

If it makes you feel any better, my buddy noticed a guy with a Citizen Dick t-shirt on. We were section 104, row M so if you were in that area, we saw it and highly enjoyed it!

RiotAct1112

Thanks, it does a little. haha. I wanted to wear the band's T-shirt without being "that guy", I though it was clever. I wonder if they would have played "Touch me I'm dick". It probably wasn't me though, I was on the lawn, probably about 50 feet back from the beginning.

ami

I always enjoy the shows. Camden 1 just sucked on a people level in general.
For every cool PJ fan there were 3 ugly(not physically) frat. boys and drunk tweener grrls being held up and the place was trashed with so much garbage.. human and and throw away alike. wow. So different from any other show I've been to , even last time Pj played Tweeter it wasn't That bad. Cops were lienient though , maybe to much, so seeing how ugly things got. Respect for others was alittle low. sad. I tried to just concentrate on the beatiful sound coming from the band when all I wanted to do was stuff a tennis ball down the j#offs mouth behind me. Sigh ,enough rant..

VVVFF

My friend Linda and I arrived about 5:30 PM, and were directed to a parking lot that seemed already full. Finally found the one spot next to the port-a potties (My car seemed ok after the show, so I guess if people leaned on it all night, they were gentle). We walked to the venue, quickly got our tickets, and joined the entrance lines. We noticed the guy in the 'Citizen Dick' shirt outside. Inside, we went to our seats--front row-- and got our armband. A girl I had seen before at State College was next to us. One of her friends came over too. Turns out at Camden, they gave the first and second row armbands...and told the second row to feel free to go anywhere on the rail. I really wanted to keep my rail spot, but it all was good. The people that came up behind us were great fans. Eddie gave a tambourine to the girl behind us. The rail got a little tight, but not bad.

I really like most of the new songs...except Gone, Unemployable, and Comatose. Comatose is really starting to become part of me now. It's so great live. Gone is nice live...but I still skip it on the CD.

I couldn't breathe for a moment when I realized they were doing LEASH!! I never thought I'd hear that live. I LOVE Severed Hand...Life Wasted...

Everone around me was moving, singing, just rocking out. Everyone watched out for each other.

The men Eddie introduced, who had been freed due to new DNA evidence, were so happy. Their joy was contageous.

I did twist my ankle before the night was over, which made the walk to the parking lot a little tricky. We must have sat an hour in the lot before we even attempted to leave. We had a downtown hotel, but had decided to drive. The traffic leaving was still horrendous. But, we made it to the hotel...with no accidents...just great memories.

reachdown12

Two weeks..and it has truly sunk in; an overwhelming wave of beauty..this night was such a mystifying, monumental time of my life. As this was my first Pearl Jam show. We arrived around 6 and got our seats..I was quite impressed with My Morning Jacket. Definitely a great opener and i would love to see more of them. But before them..i had been wiating and then i just froze as i watched Ed walk out onto the stage and went into the Gone preset..hearing those first chords..a searing moment in my memory. I jumped up, still in disbelief that i was even there..witnessing this..and thinking of what would happen as the night wore on.

When the boys came out for the first time..i swear it still catches breath in my throat. Unbelievable. The Wasted Reprise into Life Wasted was so great. Phenomenal opener. Then blazing into the hardhitters of WWS, DTE, Animal, Severed Hand, Corduroy. I was blown away. And let me say this..hearing Marker in the Sand live..i swear it is almost a religious experience. as was the entire show to me. The crowd was so loud..the energy just reverberating and shaken me to the core of my soul. Unemployable, Given to Fly, Lukin into Not For You(modern girl tag was great), daughter..all of it, just so overpowering. And the crowd singing on Jeremy and Present Tense..with over 27,000 strong..that was one of the most incredible moments..just hat connecting, it was almost overwhelming in every possible sense. Why Go was such a great one live, and the slowed intro to Porch, and that jam Mikey did, good lord do I looove it so.

First encore..Betterman, because of someone around me in my life, it suited them a little too well..that was an unbelievable moment the energy was dead on during this song. and OMG when Come Back was played..that was a spiritual uplifting in its own sense. Beautiful. And hearing Alive..knowing that was one of the first songs that made me pick up guitar, not to mention the first PJ song I ever learned on it..it was truly a sight to see, hear and feel.

Second Encore..the *holy shit* energy moment of the show. I could not believe what the boys were whipping out. The force was immpeccable. State of Love and Trust and Blood back to back was so..sometimes there just aren't enough words in the english language to describe such a moment. Just the rocking factor...so far up..then Evenflow. I don't care how many people complain about this being a staple and overplayed, etc. I fuckin looved it as well as the rest. Mikey, not to mention the rest of that band are so moving in ways unto them..one really should reckon its force. and i was so completely thrown back by Comatose and Leash. Unfuckingbelievable live. I also found it quite amusing, how right after Comatose, someone a few rows over from me screamed 'drop the leash' and i screamed 'get outta my fuckin' face' and not two seconds later seeing and hearing the boys rip into a version of Leash that hadn't been played in Philly in over 10 years. suuuch an incredible moment. Then Rockin' in the Free World and Yellow Ledbetter..i can't even wrap my head around how beautiful YL can be.

This night...and all that happened has truly moved me so much more than i can even begin to comprehend. And i am just so grateful every time that i got to experience what i did, and the beauty of what this band does. They awakened me in so many ways spiritually, mentally, emotionally, and more..it's an endless sense of thanks and gratitude i send to this band and all they have done. I love them so dearly. Also to add another moving moment that evening. There was a woman behind me, probably in her late 50's or a little older, and she graced a Green Disease shirt. I had turned to her earlier on in the show and told her how much respect i placed in her for being there within all the energy and loving it as so. I then turned back thinking nothing more..but at the end of the show i felt someone tug at my shirt and turned to see her. What she said..telling me thank you for expressing my passion for their music and 'giving hope for the future of youth' when it came to the music and love and told me to take care and thanks again for all i had done and said..i'm not going to deny, i was completely floored. i'm a hard one to accept such compliments..but she moved me so much by what had said..i just hugged her and said thank you for your words so much and to please take care and hope to see of her again..i was just so overwhelmed..so moved by that moment..i can't say enough..of the beauty that PJ fans have. Unbelievable what i have experienced with them. the friendships..the bonds..all of it, through the music they have given us. I thank so much to them. to give me what they have. they have no idea..all i can say is that. And when they come around again..i'll be ready yet again..for the love and energy given and received.