Ed Solo Show Seattle Fanview 10/30/14

TunnelThroughDenial · October 2014

I had the great privilege to attend the secret solo show tonight in Seattle. Before the setlist and fanview, if you haven't already please watch the video on EB and consider donating. Quite a worthy cause!
http://causethewave.org/

Setlist:

Trouble
Dead Man Walking
Girl From the North Country (Dylan)
Soon Forget (by request - Ed: "So we're making requests now? Oh well, fuck it! But if I screw it up it's your fault")
Can't Keep
Sleeping By Myself
Without You
Needle and The Damage Done (Young)
The End
Far Behind
Setting Forth
Guaranteed
Rise
Take it With Me (Waits) (Ed says it's the 1st time he's ever performed this one)
Betterman (alternate version)
Immortality
Ukulele Anthem (Palmer)
Porch
Hard Sun
Imagine (Lennon)
Rockin In The Free World (Young)

This show was incredibly good. The audience was 90 people in a small production studio. The stage was setup like an Ed solo show. He had the bat wings on his amp, the reel to reel, the kick pedal and box, etc.and wore the white hat I think he was wearing at Bridge School. The audience were seated in 9 rows of folding chairs. I was back row which put me maybe 20 feet from Ed. At one point Ed had one of his sidekicks pour wine for people. My buddy got some accidently poured on his head so he got to keep the bottle. Ed mentioned that you could ask Bono or Bruce about playing for a room of 50,000 people and they'd say it's no problem but if you put them in a room with 90 people they'd be totally nervous. Ukulele Anthem was really funny and sung to a girl who got to sit on stage and got the uke he had used after the song was over. The 10C winner was also announced and stood up.

We all got a gift and mine was the Danny Clinch book autographed by Danny and all of Pearl Jam. Alex Silver, the chairman of the EB research partnership was there hanging in the reception area before the show as was Ed's wife. On the way in we each got a bandage to wear around our wrists to remind us of what these people go through. You could really tell how important this cause was for those folks. I met some really cool people before the show and just had a great time.

mtbr03 · October 2014

I had the incredible privilege of being there as well. Can only echo the review above which is very well written in saying that it was one of the most special nights I will ever have musically.

Special thanks to EB Research for doing great work, and Ed's wife for making the rounds to very eloquently come speak to many of us regarding the cause.

All I can say is it was a great night for a great cause, and one I feel incredibly fortunate to have been a part of.

bosshogg18 · October 2014

Awesome. Thanks for sharing your amazing experience.

High Fidelity 2000 · October 2014

Wow I can picture how great Take It With Me could be with Ed singing it... that's awesome! Hope it makes it into some of his solo sets next tour!

elwayvedder · October 2014

Thank you for sharing and bringing more awareness to hopefully end EB

moses562 · October 2014

Nice! Sounds memorable!

EJE201 · October 2014

Pics of the poster? 8-} Jk sounds like a once in a lifetime experience. Thanks for the review.

100 Pacer · October 2014

Did this take place at Studio Litho?

TunnelThroughDenial · October 2014

100 Pacer said:
Did this take place at Studio Litho?

No

JA52531 · October 2014

Thanks for the review -- sounds like a great show! I bid on a ticket and didn't win (probably better off since I don't live anywhere near Seattle!!), but I'm glad to hear that it went so well...and it's exciting that funds were raised for such a great cause!

my2hands · October 2014

What an amazing experience that had to be...

logan5ive · October 2014

very cool.

ComeToTX · October 2014

Rolling Stone has a good write up on it.

Leezestarr313 · October 2014

That sounds really like wonderful experience. Congrats. I hope us mere mortals will get some Ed solo lovin soon as well

Runawaysoul · October 2014

Would be great if he could put this show out on CD or download like he did with Imagine. Many people would buy it and proceeds could go to Heal EB research, so it would be for a good cause and make us fans happy too.

Maybe we should start a petition thread for that, I remember there was one for Imagine back then.

1vs5 · October 2014

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/live-reviews/eddie-vedder-live-washington-gig-20141031

JTH · October 2014

Only 20 songs? Pfffft. Lame.

Kidding. Sounds like a great experience. I would have loved to have been there, even though it would have been one huge logistical nightmare for me.

Definitely glad I entered the contest by donating to the cause.

ComeToTX · October 2014

Runawaysoul said:
Would be great if he could put this show out on CD or download like he did with Imagine. Many people would buy it and proceeds could go to Heal EB research, so it would be for a good cause and make us fans happy too.
Maybe we should start a petition thread for that, I remember there was one for Imagine back then.

Pretty easy way to raise money for a great cause. Do it!

BrainofBGA · October 2014

ComeToTX said:

Runawaysoul said:
Would be great if he could put this show out on CD or download like he did with Imagine. Many people would buy it and proceeds could go to Heal EB research, so it would be for a good cause and make us fans happy too.
Maybe we should start a petition thread for that, I remember there was one for Imagine back then.
Pretty easy way to raise money for a great cause. Do it!

Sounds like a no brainer to me.

alizmi · October 2014

I donated...hoping for the long shot, but still felt good giving to a cause that Ed cared deeply for. Must have been an incredible experience. Thank you for the description.

deadendp · October 2014

So glad that you were able to experience that and that you were kind enough to share the scoop with all of us on the outside.

VedHead · October 2014

Still curious... How did people get tickets (other than the 1 winner via the $10 donation to EB)?

Air23 · October 2014

ComeToTX said:

Runawaysoul said:
Would be great if he could put this show out on CD or download like he did with Imagine. Many people would buy it and proceeds could go to Heal EB research, so it would be for a good cause and make us fans happy too.
Maybe we should start a petition thread for that, I remember there was one for Imagine back then.
Pretty easy way to raise money for a great cause. Do it!

Yeah...do it!

I'llridethewave · October 2014

VedHead said:
Still curious... How did people get tickets (other than the 1 winner via the $10 donation to EB)?

I believe Microsoft employees got to bid on them...

bootlegger10 · November 2014

Was it strange at all with only 90 in the room and one guy playing music for 2 hours? Did he leave for an encore?

TunnelThroughDenial · November 2014

Every year Microsoft has a thing called the give campaign where the company matches employee donations. Ed's charity was one you could donate to and seats were up for an employee auction. I know how much some people paid and lets just say as a group Microsoft raised several hundred thousand dollars for EB.

It wasn't strange with only 90 people since we were a loud and excited group. Ed didn't leave before the encore, he just kept on playing...