Pearl Jam 2003-2005

Big Bank Hank

in my opinion some of the most underrated concerts the band has ever played, I really enjoy the shows from these years, the Riot Act Tour, The Vote For Change Tour and the Canada/South America Tour, so many outstanding shows, 128 shows, it is a shame the band doesn't tour like this anymore

Brisbane, Australia 02-08-2003
Brisbane, Australia 02-09-2003
Sydney, Australia 02-11-2003
Sydney, Australia 02-13-2003
Sydney, Australia 02-14-2003
Adelaide, Australia 02-16-2003
Melbourne, Australia 02-18-2003
Melbourne, Australia 02-19-2003
Melbourne, Australia 02-20-2003
Perth, Australia 02-23-2003
Sendai, Japan 02-28-2003
Yokohama, Japan 03-01-2003
Tokyo, Japan 03-03-2003
Osaka, Japan 03-04-2003
Nagoya, Japan 03-06-2003
Denver, Colorado 04-01-2003
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 04-03-2003
San Antonio, Texas 04-05-2003
The Woodlands, Texas 04-06-2003
New Orleans, Louisiana 04-08-2003
Birmingham, Alabama 04-09-2003
West Palm Beach, Florida 04-11-2003
Orlando, Florida 04-12-2003
Tampa, Florida 04-13-2003
Raleigh, North Carolina 04-15-2003
Charlotte, North Carolina 04-16-2003
Nashville, Tennessee 04-18-2003
Atlanta, Georgia 04-19-2003
Lexington, Kentucky 04-21-2003
St. Louis, Missouri 04-22-2003
Champaign, Illinois 04-23-2003
Cleveland, Ohio 04-25-2003
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 04-26-2003
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 04-28-2003
Albany, New York 04-29-2003
Uniondale, New York 04-30-2003
Buffalo, New York 05-02-2003
State College, Pennsylvania 05-03-2003
Missoula, Montana 05-28-2003
Vancouver, British Columbia 05-30-2003
Mountain View, California 06-01-2003
Irvine, California 06-02-2003
Irvine, California 06-03-2003
San Diego, California 06-05-2003
Las Vegas, Nevada 06-06-2003
Phoenix, Arizona 06-07-2003
Dallas, Texas 06-09-2003
Little Rock, Arkansas 06-10-2003
Bonner Springs, Kansas 06-12-2003
Council Bluffs, Iowa 06-13-2003
Fargo, North Dakota 06-15-2003
St. Paul, Minnesota 06-16-2003
Chicago, Illinois 06-18-2003
East Troy, Wisconsin 06-21-2003
Noblesville, Indiana 06-22-2003
Columbus, Ohio 06-24-2003
Clarkston, Michigan 06-25-2003
Clarkston, Michigan 06-26-2003
Toronto, Ontario 06-28-2003
Montreal, Quebec 06-29-2003
Bristow, Virginia 07-01-2003
Mansfield, Massachusetts 07-02-2003
Mansfield, Massachusetts 07-03-2003
Camden, New Jersey 07-05-2003
Camden, New Jersey 07-06-2003
New York, New York 07-08-2003
New York, New York 07-09-2003
Mansfield, Massachusetts 07-11-2003
Hershey, Pennsylvania 07-12-2003
Holmdel, New Jersey 07-14-2003
Mexico City, Mexico 07-17-2003
Mexico City, Mexico 07-18-2003
Mexico City, Mexico 07-19-2003
Seattle, Washington 10-22-2003
Mountain View, California 10-25-2003
Mountain View, California 10-26-2003
Santa Barbara, California 10-28-2003
Seattle, Washington 09-24-2004
Boston, Massachusetts 09-28-2004
Boston, Massachusetts 09-29-2004
New York, New York 09-30-2004
Reading, Pennsylvania 10-01-2004
Toledo, Ohio 10-02-2004
Grand Rapids, Michigan 10-03-2004
St. Louis, Missouri 10-05-2004
Asheville, North Carolina 10-06-2004
Kissimmee, Florida 10-08-2004
Washington, DC 10-11-2004
Mountain View, California 10-23-2004
Mountain View, California 10-24-2004
Seattle, Washington 03-18-2005
Seattle, Washington 04-29-2005
New York, New York 06-25-2005
Missoula, Montana 08-29-2005
George, Washington 09-01-2005
Vancouver, British Columbia 09-02-2005
Calgary, Alberta 09-04-2005
Edmonton, Alberta 09-05-2005
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 09-07-2005
Winnipeg, Manitoba 09-08-2005
Thunder Bay, Ontario 09-09-2005
Kitchener, Ontario 09-11-2005
London, Ontario 09-12-2005
Hamilton, Ontario 09-13-2005
Montreal, Quebec 09-15-2005
Ottawa, Ontario 09-16-2005
Toronto, Ontario 09-19-2005
Quebec City, Quebec 09-20-2005
Halifax, Nova Scotia 09-22-2005
St. Johns, Newfoundland 09-24-2005
St. Johns, Newfoundland 09-25-2005
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 09-28-2005
Atlantic City, New Jersey 09-30-2005
Atlantic City, New Jersey 10-01-2005
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10-03-2005
Chicago, Illinois 10-05-2005
Santiago, Chile 11-22-2005
Santiago, Chile 11-23-2005
Buenos Aires, Argentina 11-25-2005
Buenos Aires, Argentina 11-26-2005
Porto Allegre, Brazil 11-28-2005
Curitiba, Brazil 11-30-2005
Sao Paolo, Brazil 12-02-2005
Sao Paolo, Brazil 12-03-2005
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 12-04-2005
Monterrey, Mexico 12-07-2005
Mexico City, Mexico 12-09-2005
Mexico City, Mexico 12-10-2005

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Empty Glass

Hamilton 2005. Outstanding show. Great week in Canada for vacation

Kimmiebyrom

Dallas 2003 was particularly special for me because it was my first PJ show ever. It was a great, high energy show for a Monday night filled with hits and dotted with the usual suspects. However, I read some reviews from that show where it was said the guys called it in and were combative with the crowd. Maybe the GA were being aholes, I don't know. I personally did not get that from the band, but there's always dissenters. Looking forward to my 2nd show ever: WRIGLEY!!

Big Bank Hank

if you look at the places they played, a lot of places they won't play now, and it is a shame, because I thinks shows in places like Kansas, Iowa , North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland would be awesome shows, 2003 alone they played 77 shows

reedrothchild

Canada 2005 was that last really great tour the band has done. Great setlists and the playing was top notch. The VFC shows were fun with cool setlists albeit pretty sloppy. Especially the two Boston shows I saw.

JimmyV

I do hope we get some vault releases of the 2004 shows someday.

Zod

For 2003 I saw the Seattle '02 shows and Vancouver '03 show. They were decent, but I thought the '05 Gorge/Vancouver shows were much better.

Therefore the 2005 tour was better than the 2003 tour IMHO

LukinFan

the 2004 Kissimmee VFC show is my favorite of all time. What an awesome show.

Edved007

Cleveland, Ohio 04-25-2003

This was the only show I was able to catch in 03' because of an insane travel schedule with work...but it was incredible. I drove from Milwaukee for this show amd remember thinking "Cleveland, Oh...at the Gund...this isn't going to be like an Alpine show or a home town UC show in Chicago" but I was way off. Great set, crazy energey, Ed drank WAY too much wine and actually fell off the stage during RITFW. I remeber seeing the other guys keep jammin' and looking at each other like "uh..should we keep going..is he ok?.." but he popped back up, refused help from security and kept on going.

Awesome show!

Given2Fly-Fish

Nice post! Its funny I was just thinking about the 2003 tour. West Palm Beach, Mansfield (all three), Albany were all amazing and The Boston Experiment stands alone...

Last, 2005 saw Philly and House of Blues (PJ and Robert Plant in a teeny venue) were ridiculous shows as well!!!

stickfig13

Who knew that was the start of the end to major tours....

Red Mosqito

Ah 2003, what a fun year that tour was! Met some great people waiting in the 10c line for tickets both in Mountain View, CA and the Las Vegas show that year that I still keep in contact with to this very day! Las Vegas '03 was also the first (and only) time I've ever had front row tickets for a PJ show since joining the fan club back in 2002...such an unreal night!! And if it ends up being the only time I ever get front row then I sure made the most of it by being lucky enough to score a tambourine that Ed tossed to me during RITFW!

RM

Faithful_1

There are some amazing boots out there from that era. It was a lean time to be a European Pearl Jam fan though; 2006 and the subsequent tours more than made up for that though. Though, if i were being ultra critical I could complain that the sets have become very predictable, though they're still able thrown in a few surprises.

Nevermind90

smooth tho I hate I was a young & poor European fan back then...

http://stateofloveandtrust.blogg.se/?tmp=273545

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YLed2

Council Bluffs fuckin Iowa.....they opened with Arc. Nuff said.

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BALLBOY

The first two Sydney shows in 2003 were actually quite a let down after their first two tours here in Oz. 11/2/03 was my first show with Ten Club tickets & quite simply they are nothing compared to anything i had seen before or since. 1995 & 1998 were unreal as the band was tight & the crowds played it's part but 03 the band seemed to be alot looser & the crowds were very lame. Ed flubbed alot of lyrics & the crowd just didnt get in to any of the newer material from Binaural & Riot Act. Also the policy of seats on the floor instead of GA put the crowds in a place where they had not been before as Aussie crowds are pretty full. You can sense this on the boots. With these shows being the first with songs from RA being played live maybe the band hadn't got the songs where they wanted them to be in a live situation.

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LC

Saw 9 shows in those 3 years...great times. My 3 favorites:

9-29-04 - Boston VFC - I've Got a Feelin', Alone...Go-Animal opener
9-16-05 - Ottawa - Close to a 3 hour setlist...underrated concert
7-11-03 - Mansfield - Accoustic pre-set pffffff

Big Bank Hank

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Empty Glass wrote:

Hamilton 2005. Outstanding show. Great week in Canada for vacation

First time I spent an extended amount of time in Canada and had a great time. London Hamilton Kitchener, Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal. Wasnt a bad show in the bunch.

NWOntario

I saw...geez...fourteen shows between 2003-05: in 2003, Buffalo, State College, Toronto, Montreal, Hershey; in 2004, Boston x2; in 2005, Thunder Bay through Toronto inclusive. Some of the best nights of my life, chief among them Thunder Bay (hometown show in the building where I learned to skate), Buffalo (best show I've ever seen), State College, Ottawa, Bono joining Pearl Jam on "Rockin' in the Free World" (having seen Eddie sing "Ol' Man River" with U2 two nights prior), and--if we're talking great, underrated shows--Montreal 2003. So many memories.

Big Bank Hank

Pearl Jam 2003 Orlando last 10 songs of opening set
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcFgnORHeiQ

Big Bank Hank

NWOntario wrote:

I saw...geez...fourteen shows between 2003-05: in 2003, Buffalo, State College, Toronto, Montreal, Hershey; in 2004, Boston x2; in 2005, Thunder Bay through Toronto inclusive. Some of the best nights of my life, chief among them Thunder Bay (hometown show in the building where I learned to skate), Buffalo (best show I've ever seen), State College, Ottawa, Bono joining Pearl Jam on "Rockin' in the Free World" (having seen Eddie sing "Ol' Man River" with U2 two nights prior), and--if we're talking great, underrated shows--Montreal 2003. So many memories.

man love to hear these stories, I always see threads for other Tours, because of the type of album No Code was where they weren't really doing any press, it seems like Eddie really went to town on the setlists and band really free wheeled it and some of the best shows I have ever listened to, I can only imagine having been lucky enough to be at so many great shows, of course when the band plays 128 times in 3 years it makes it much easier compared to now

espeidel

Edved007 wrote:

Cleveland, Ohio 04-25-2003

This was the only show I was able to catch in 03' because of an insane travel schedule with work...but it was incredible. I drove from Milwaukee for this show amd remember thinking "Cleveland, Oh...at the Gund...this isn't going to be like an Alpine show or a home town UC show in Chicago" but I was way off. Great set, crazy energey, Ed drank WAY too much wine and actually fell off the stage during RITFW. I remeber seeing the other guys keep jammin' and looking at each other like "uh..should we keep going..is he ok?.." but he popped back up, refused help from security and kept on going.

Awesome show!

I miss the comments sections that used to be available for the individual shows. I was at this show and loved it. There was a discussion about this that brought back some fun memories for me. I liked being able to go back to the individual shows to see other's perspectives.

TamaDrummer91

2003 for me is a tricky tour, I have to be in a correct mood for it. I tend to enjoy the usually well mixed set lists, but at times the guys were pretty sloppy and Ed's voice sounded different that tour. Sometimes it worked sometimes it didn't. Still a worthy tour for one to listen to, especially to hear great versions of Riot Act songs.

2005 on the other hand is one of my personal favorite tours. So much energy with the band always seeming to have a ball. Love Eds voice that tour and the Canadian sets were awesome. London, Thunderbay, Hamilton, Halifax, Montreal, and Calgary are so good.

Big Bank Hank

TamaDrummer91 wrote:

2003 for me is a tricky tour, I have to be in a correct mood for it. I tend to enjoy the usually well mixed set lists, but at times the guys were pretty sloppy and Ed's voice sounded different that tour. Sometimes it worked sometimes it didn't. Still a worthy tour for one to listen to, especially to hear great versions of Riot Act songs.

2005 on the other hand is one of my personal favorite tours. So much energy with the band always seeming to have a ball. Love Eds voice that tour and the Canadian sets were awesome. London, Thunderbay, Hamilton, Halifax, Montreal, and Calgary are so good.

well since you brought up the 2005 Canadian Tour, I am sure at least one person wants to watch the 2005 Touring Van from that Tour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAncnjqw8JQ&list=PL1FUjoCdCskcjp6-ZE089JYf8CdUAagTZ

Big Bank Hank

Big Bank Hank wrote:

well since you brought up the 2005 Canadian Tour, I am sure at least one person wants to watch the 2005 Touring Van from that Tour

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAncnjqw8JQ&list=PL1FUjoCdCskcjp6-ZE089JYf8CdUAagTZ
are any of the people from these videos active forum members here?
it would be kind of disappointing if they aren't