A question for those.....

[iOnlyownMymind]

who have seen PJ 30, 40, 60, 100 times.....is the magic still there whenever you see a show or does it ever feel like you've seen about all you can see from the band and that it's maybe more about seeing old friends and such that you've met over the years. Just curious since I haven't had the luxury of seeing that many shows.

[dimitrispearljam]

bummer..saw them 29 times here..ill answer you in a few months

[GratefulJam]

When those lights go down its gets more awesome everytime!!

[Jamminonthe1]

Well, I've only seen them half of 30 times, but I think since you can't catch them nearly as often as you used to be able to, it's definitely extremely exciting, especially in the Northeast because it's a fact that they step up their game when they come here. We're very lucky and spoiled when it comes to that.

[Bathgate66]

35 times,
it never gets old.

[jason]

I have not seen them as many as others either, but including Vedder shows, maybe 20ish. And I agree, once those lights go down its like the first time but better. I love it when they play sing-a-long songs where you know your part is coming up. I have gone back to back a couple times, and each time the show is different where I saw U2 a few years ago back to back and it was still awesome, but it was the EXACT same show and not as exciting. There is something magical about these guys. I listen to them all the time at the gym, car, work, etc.... and never gets old. Then to hear Alive, its like I have never heard it before. I don't think it can get old. Going to work the next day is the sucky part!!!

Agreed about the NE too. I have seen them in NY and Philly and the crowds just ROCK, especially compared to the crew here in MN and the west coast.

[foodboy]

its still exciting but what i'm finding that although each show is different it's not different enough. what i mean by that is i went to three shows in a row. the core of the set list was heard 2 and three times at each venue. yes there were some different songs and the odd rarity but because the core is mostly the same it is losing something for me. when i saw them back to back at the gte centre (pine knob) in i believe 03 they played 61 songs over the two nights and the guys on the radio were even in awe that only one of them was the same. i would like to see more of that practice vs playing some different ones from a set core of songs. so as i say in three nights on the third night other than the songs not played previously it can get a little predictable and makes them more like other touring bands. but they still change it up more than any other band but just not as much as they used to. where as with springsteen who used to play different set lists every night when i first saw him in 78 even through 81 now if you are lucky he changes maybe 5 songs per night and 75 percent of the show is the same and it gets very boring unless you are the fanatic where every note is amazing.

[terrym08]

no matter how many times you see them it's always "on like donkey-kong"

[Get_Right]

Never gets old.

[Final Bow]

saw them nearly 50 times and the fire is still burning

[bionicamy]

I've said this before..... The shows are like Christmas to me
The excitement and anticipation counting down the months, weeks, days till the show! Oh how I love it!

I'm giddy thinking about the possibility of a new tour

My mom asked me many many years ago why I spend so much money seeing the same band over and over?
My reply... " For the memories "
I've been so very lucky to have so many great ones and I hope many many more are to come.

[Brisk.]

It's so hard to give a general answer, you gotta see what each people think but personally I can't stand hearing Betterman, Jeremy Evenflow etc. EF and Alive aren't SO bad because of the jamming cos it's always different etc but the more common structured songs like just breathe are boring as hell. Or that might be down to me hearing many many bootlegs. Their setlists have more of a spine in recent years.

yes yes you may think don't go to the shows if its boring etc etc blahblah but it's not THAT bad obviously.

[KC48939]

I haven't quite gotten to the numbers you mentioned - I've seen the band 24 times, and solo and side projects maybe 10 times on top of that - but I'm answering you anyway.

Within a few months in 2003 I went to 14 shows in two countries, which was a lot for me. No, it did not get old. Each shows is about the crowds, the people you meet, the lights, the space, the venue, the banter, the camaraderie between the band members, the possibility that they might play some rare song.

I've walked out of shows and heard people saying, "Wow, that was the most amazing concert I've ever seen," right after hearing someone saying, "Wow that sucked." A show is about what you bring into it and what you come out with. A concert, any concert, can change you, and that remains as true for me now as it was 15 years ago.

I saw them in Missoula in 2012 and it was my first Pearl Jam concert since 2006 and as soon as they walked out on stage... Wow I'd missed that. It had been far too long. And I'm saving up to go on the next tour, as many shows as I can afford.

[the wolf]

My mom asked me many many years ago why I spend so much money seeing the same band over and over?
My reply... " For the memories "
I've been so very lucky to have so many great ones and I hope many many more are to come.

Awesome reply.

[on2legs]

My mom asked me many many years ago why I spend so much money seeing the same band over and over?
My reply... " For the memories "
I've been so very lucky to have so many great ones and I hope many many more are to come.

Awesome reply.

I'm the opposite. The memories are great but I want to re-experience that wave of energy as often as possible. I don't want to have to rely on memories so I try to see as them as many times as possible.