It was the 3rd time I had seen them and I remember leaving the show thinking it was the best thing I had ever seen in my life. I had been to what I thought was some pretty good shows over the years prior to that.....but this show was on another level. They had hit their peak with Yield and this show from this tour was them at their best. Such an amazing show.
I was there too, I wonder if I have my ticket stub still? I definitely still have a Breath sign somewhere in storage, along with the poster, because I was one of many people the Breath Campaign organizers coordinated for xeroxing signs at my job to bring to the show.
I had very so-so seats, so I KNOW this show was next level because I still walked out with my mind blown! And when Ed started his rampage, about how hard the band works and how they give and give and we still ask for more (Breath), and then said "Fuck you, we're going to play it!" I just burst into youful tears and my whole section went nuts, it was very very fun!
I was there too, I wonder if I have my ticket stub still? I definitely still have a Breath sign somewhere in storage, along with the poster, because I was one of many people the Breath Campaign organizers coordinated for xeroxing signs at my job to bring to the show.
I had very so-so seats, so I KNOW this show was next level because I still walked out with my mind blown! And when Ed started his rampage, about how hard the band works and how they give and give and we still ask for more (Breath), and then said "Fuck you, we're going to play it!" I just burst into youful tears and my whole section went nuts, it was very very fun!
I still have my breath signs from the shows!! They survived college too!! Lol
Thanks for starting this thread. Like most Americans 9/11 has taken on a whole different meaning since that epic night in September 1998 and I think back to 9/11/01 and still don't believe it happened. But it did and life goes on and I don't want to derail this thread too much so here is a brief summary of what I can remember from 9/11/98.
My first live PJ shows were Randall's Island 1996 and they were great but let's be honest...the venue and the sound at the venue wasn't so great. Camden 98 shows also great. But again it was an outdoor amphitheater (not the Spectrum).
So the 2 MSG 98 shows are what really got me hooked on live PJ. It was the Garden. Acoustics were great. Set lists were great. Crowd both nights was great. I was on the floor for MSG 2 and Baba was off the charts. So was Alive as the closer (which reminds me I wouldn't mind seeing Alive as a closer again).
I remember walking off the floor after the show and my ears were literally ringing. The crowd was unreal. It was a natural high. I don't think I drank a single beer before or after the show. The energy was just off the charts and I remember thinking as I walked off the floor I need to experience that kind of feeling again. The live Pearl Jam experience that (IMO) can only be captured in a small venue or indoor arena (sorry to all the amphitheater fans).
You hear the cliche that "the crowd was electric" or "the venue was electric". That night it absolutely was. I was also at MSG 03, MSG 08, and MSG 10 and all amazing shows but nothing will top MSG 98 2 IMO.
Oh and after the show walking out of the arena floor onto the concourse there was a merch table with a stack of the Ames posters so I bought one for $10.
While I do have that poster, there are so many posters I'd now do terrible things to have that did NOT survive college! To think I just put them up with masking tape, then took them down, then back up again... corners ripped, holes in them... We just did NOT know poster etiquette when I was in college!
I tried frantically to win tickets through K-Rock and didn't win.
Reading 2004
Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016 Fenway 2, 2018 MSG 2022 St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
I was at this show! We thought we bought Ticketmaster tickets for night 1 but when they came in the mail it was for night 2. Got lucky on that one.
I remember buying the video tape of it off the message board. I mailed in a money order to a random address and hoped for the best. About 9 months later it randomly showed up in the mail.
I was at this show! We thought we bought Ticketmaster tickets for night 1 but when they came in the mail it was for night 2. Got lucky on that one.
I remember buying the video tape of it off the message board. I mailed in a money order to a random address and hoped for the best. About 9 months later it randomly showed up in the mail.
Wait, what? There's a video floating around out there!
I for one was not at this show and didn’t even get with the program to see PJ until 2006 however I was lucky enough to hear this show yesterday on Sirius radio. I’d heard just Breath from here on Sirius a number times, that is a FANTASTIC story with all the signs and Eddie’s “tirade”. This may be a dumb question but is the bootleg of this show available?
There's a decent sounding bootleg out there, but nothing official. And there's a video as well, which is also pretty rough looking/sounding. Although they did capture Ed climbing up the mic cord (draped over the lighting rig) during Alive, so that was pretty cool. Much like we discussed in the 7/11/03 acoustic set thread, these guys are probably sitting on a ton of great footage from these legendary shows that will hopefully see the light of day at some point.
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I was there both nights. We had a blast on night 1 and then got blown away night 2. Breath... Ed climbing the mic cord. Epic!
1996: Randall's Island 2 1998: East Rutherford | MSG 1 & 2 2000: Cincinnati | Columbus | Jones Beach 1, 2, & 3 | Boston 1 | Camden 1 & 2 2003: Philadelphia | Uniondale | MSG 1 & 2 | Holmdel 2005: Atlantic City 1 2006: Camden 1 | East Rutherford 1 & 2 2008: Camden 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 | Newark (EV) 2009: Philadelphia 1, 2 & 4 2010: Newark | MSG 1 & 2 2011: Toronto 1 2013: Wrigley Field | Brooklyn 2 | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore 2015: Central Park 2016: Philadelphia 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 | Fenway Park 2 | MSG (TOTD) 2017: Brooklyn (RnR HOF) 2020: MSG | Asbury Park2021: Asbury Park 2022: MSG | Camden | Nashville 2024: MSG 1 & 2 (#50) | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore
“You fucking cocksuckers. [shakes head] You fucking bitch! You know, we come up here as a collective band and we give and we give and you just fucking want more … and you know what? You deserve it. This is like some kind of organized religion here; I’ve never seen anything like it. Do you see what’s happening? … the third night in a row, right? [applause] Well, fuck you. We’re gonna play it!”
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96)Randalls Island I,II
98)NJ,MSG I,II
00) Virginia Beach Jones Beach I,II,III Saratoga Springs Seattle I
03)Nassau Camden I MSG I,II NJ
04)Boston I,II Reading
05)Montreal Ottawa Toronto Borgata I,II Philly
06) Irving plaza Albany Hartford Camden I,II NJ I,II LA I,II Gorge I,II
07)Lolla
08)Roo Camden I,II MSG I,II Hartford Beacon
09)Chicago I,II Philly II,III,IV
10)Hartford Newark MSG I,II
11)PJ20 I,II
13)Wrigley Brooklyn I,II Hartford
14)Moline,milwaukee
15)Central Park
16)MSG I,II
17)Wrigley I,II
18)Wrigley I,II
22)MSG,Camden
It was the 3rd time I had seen them and I remember leaving the show thinking it was the best thing I had ever seen in my life. I had been to what I thought was some pretty good shows over the years prior to that.....but this show was on another level. They had hit their peak with Yield and this show from this tour was them at their best. Such an amazing show.
cue breath.
Wetlands 91
CBGB 91
Roseland 91
and many, many more
I had very so-so seats, so I KNOW this show was next level because I still walked out with my mind blown! And when Ed started his rampage, about how hard the band works and how they give and give and we still ask for more (Breath), and then said "Fuck you, we're going to play it!" I just burst into youful tears and my whole section went nuts, it was very very fun!
greatest PJ show ever
My first live PJ shows were Randall's Island 1996 and they were great but let's be honest...the venue and the sound at the venue wasn't so great. Camden 98 shows also great. But again it was an outdoor amphitheater (not the Spectrum).
So the 2 MSG 98 shows are what really got me hooked on live PJ. It was the Garden. Acoustics were great. Set lists were great. Crowd both nights was great. I was on the floor for MSG 2 and Baba was off the charts. So was Alive as the closer (which reminds me I wouldn't mind seeing Alive as a closer again).
I remember walking off the floor after the show and my ears were literally ringing. The crowd was unreal. It was a natural high. I don't think I drank a single beer before or after the show. The energy was just off the charts and I remember thinking as I walked off the floor I need to experience that kind of feeling again. The live Pearl Jam experience that (IMO) can only be captured in a small venue or indoor arena (sorry to all the amphitheater fans).
You hear the cliche that "the crowd was electric" or "the venue was electric". That night it absolutely was. I was also at MSG 03, MSG 08, and MSG 10 and all amazing shows but nothing will top MSG 98 2 IMO.
Oh and after the show walking out of the arena floor onto the concourse there was a merch table with a stack of the Ames posters so I bought one for $10.
That Breath sign is great. Wish I kept that. Found out later, the 4/11/94 show was my wife’s first show (and only until we met).
Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
Fenway 2, 2018
MSG 2022
St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
I remember buying the video tape of it off the message board. I mailed in a money order to a random address and hoped for the best. About 9 months later it randomly showed up in the mail.
IMO any 94 show with Dave on drums is just a different planet.