*** Ed solo Philly 1 Fanviews Here 6/11/09 ***
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June 11, 2009, Philadelphia, PA, Tower Theatre
Ed solo tour - opening: Liam Finn
Set list (unconfirmed): Walking the Cow, (Brain Damage intro) Sometimes, Around the Bend, I Am Mine, I'm Open, Man of the Hour, Far Behind, No Ceiling, Guaranteed, Rise, Driftin', You've Gotta Hide Your Love Away, (Story Time), The Kids are Alright, Last Kiss, Atlantic City, Lukin, Porch
Encore: Society, Throw Your Arms Around Me, Forever Young, ARC, Hard Sun
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Ed solo tour - opening: Liam Finn
Set list (unconfirmed): Walking the Cow, (Brain Damage intro) Sometimes, Around the Bend, I Am Mine, I'm Open, Man of the Hour, Far Behind, No Ceiling, Guaranteed, Rise, Driftin', You've Gotta Hide Your Love Away, (Story Time), The Kids are Alright, Last Kiss, Atlantic City, Lukin, Porch
Encore: Society, Throw Your Arms Around Me, Forever Young, ARC, Hard Sun
Please share your experiences of the show here...the Fanview threads are preserved on the board.
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Amazing show. I'm so grateful for the good fortune that allowed me to be there. Ed truly did not disappoint and since it was all good, I can't really pinpoint a highlight, although ARC filled the place with a wonderful sound.
Knowledge is not wisdom.
Wisdom is not truth.
Truth is not beauty.
Beauty is not love.
Love is not music.
Music is the best."
~ FZ ~
amazing show. i didn't realize how much i missed that singing until i heard it again tonight! nice cover of 'atlantic city'...loved the jack nicholson impersonation. one thing i did NOT like is that he mentioned the spectrum and said he didn't know that they'd get back there, so say goodbye to it for him. i'm going to assume he's just trying to throw us off track.
Eddie was extremely pissed off at the getgo at something. He blasted through the set. The tempo was sped up through the slow songs. The harder songs had a tougher edge because he was pissed. It seemed like there were issues with him and the crew and the equipment. Even the encore break was brief. Not a lot of candor with the crowd. It was good though because there werent a lot of quiet spots/chances for yellers to get started.
Jack Nicholson 'story time' was classic.
Very quick show. A hell of a lot of fuck ups too. a good 4 songs were messed up real good. His mind wasnt into it.
Atlantic City was near perfect. a little hiccup at the end and no harmonica, but he nailed it.
Its always a hell of a show, but it was an off night for Eddie. For whatever reason(s) he didnt seem into it and seemed to want out of there.
In the 10th row at the center aisle at the Tower (like, seriously?), I watched Eddie Vedder throw it down with fury and delicacy. For the final song, "Hard Sun," the crowd stormed the stage. My cousin and I were 10 feet from the legend, and in the final moment, with eye contact, he flung his pic toward me, but it whizzed by my hand by three inches. (I actually saw it and felt a light helicopter breeze.) A scramble ensued, and just as I had the pic in sight and crashed to the ground for it, other hands won out milliseconds before mine.
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During arc the bass-noise was out of control. It was really overbearing and making a vibratory noise. He was trying to control it himself and couldnt, then gestured to the side as if asking someone to turn something down. Then the noise got worse and he gave the most frustrated-looking grimace.
He seemed to be really fighting the elements tonight.
As far as the Spectrum comments go. Him speaking about the place and getting the crowd excited, then asking everyone to say bye IMO doesnt mean they arent planning on playing there. He gave that glimmer of a look that he could be fucking with everyone.
Also a surprisingly tame/cool crowd!
made him ... want to be everywhere
there's a ... lot to be said for nowhere."
The yellers didnt have much of a chance because he would just roll right into each song... plus it seems like it is much bigger/cavernous of a venue. (except the guy near me who kept yelling 'ghostbusters!'). The guy who yelled 6-3 Phillies was in good taste though and Eddie got a kick out of it. But once these shows turn to sports they always get a little out of control.
He announced it is his daughter's 5th birthday today and he was sad they werent there and he dedicated 'forever young' to her.
I agree with Ryan up there about the Spectrum comment...as soon as he said it I thought to myself, "yeah, this totally confirms it."
Yeah, I might have gotten carried away. I loved all three that I saw!
made him ... want to be everywhere
there's a ... lot to be said for nowhere."
Tomorrow can't possibly top tonight with my own personal experience, but I'm still looking forward to it!!!
That's awesome!
setting us up for a spectrum annoucement... thought we were gonna get it right there... maybe tomorrows crowd will hear the news.
Let's go Phillies... let's fucking win it again!
*waits for what those things!
hope you have an amazing time tonight!
Life doesn't get much better then that! Totally cool!
Show was great, I started with seats in the V row and ended up in the A row thanks to some fellow 10C peeps. Gotta say it was a very good show but the sound was a little off. As far as Eddies voice though no problems at all(I know some people got a little worried from the Tonight Show performance). Oh and as stated above me I didn't hate Last Kiss. I am just glad I was able to snag some tickets for this show and I was happy just to be there and hear the music that I love.
Hey if anyone is going tomorrow night and they have the new Klausen poster(Evel Knievel) can you grab me one? I will shoot you the money via paypal if its not to much bother.
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damn that was you... I tried for it but it was just over my head.. congrats
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yeah I guess it wouldnt be the venue then. It seemed he was frustrated with quite a few things though, and that was a common denominator I could think of (I dont hail from Philly/have much knowledge of the Tower.)
was it my imagination? Did anyone else sense some frustration on Eddie's part?
Dont get me wrong though. The show was an incredible treat, and I would experience it again at the same price 50 times over again.
Ill never get sick of 'I Am Mine' and 'Man of the Hour' in that setting.
You have to read my take, bro'. Great find. I swear that pic was coming my way. My account's on the first page. Nice grab!
Whatever you are, be a good one --Lincoln
Really great to hear that!
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Sorry to hear that! There's always that element unfortunately, but the rows around me were great, and I was scared the crowd would be SCREAMING at Ed the whole show, which didn't happen.
made him ... want to be everywhere
there's a ... lot to be said for nowhere."