This is the second time seeing EV, the first being last year DC 1, and the crowd was by far better than the DC crowd. In DC 1, Eddie had to keep telling the crowd to shut up. This time it was only at the beginning and then later he joked about being a a**hole telling people to shut up, be loud, stand up, sit down.
I got 12th row 10c tickets (Row L), which is the closest I've ever been. It was great, some songs were perfect and some he was just human on. As far as Arc goes, it sounded off, that's why he stopped it. Personally, I'm glad he did, since I like to see the human side of him and not hear the same tunes that he's played for every audience. Liam Finn was also much better this time than in DC 1 and I liked his performance; I actually thought he (and EJ) were terrible in DC.
Prior to the show, I had seen the tour buses and knew I was heading there after the show. After a 2+ hour wait along with some of the PJ family, he came out and shook hands and conversed with a bunch of us. Hannon came out earlier and signed some guy's guitar
I have pics here in this thread http://forums.pearljam.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=101205 of him meeting us.
Only two things I have to complain about, 1) the prices of the merchandise. A $35 poster? Really?? Long gone are the days of the anti-ticketmaster $16 tickets. and 2) more of an annoyance, but people who think that the audience isn't there to SEE Eddie but only to HEAR him, one person in particular in front of us was annoying by doing things to block our view and then argued with us when we politely asked them to stop.
All in all, it was the BEST concert experience I've had and have been in 7th heaven since I met EV. Also thanks to the people I met while waiting outside that kept that long wait for EV bearable. I only got one person's name, Lance, but there were a few other people around (tall 6'5" guy and the woman he was with, etc).
This was a great show. I feel lucky to have gone and shared the experience with my brother and wife. It was a powerful night and Atlantic City and Patriot were the highlights for me.
I wish you could get boots of these concerts. I gotten copies of everyshow I've been to. It kills me not to have one for this show. He could raise a lot of money of charities if they would release them.
You guys are truly lucky to experience such an amazing setlist. Santa Cruz must have been amazing.
Yeah probably as amazing as the night that he first played it in santa cruz......ah who am i kidding, nothing was better than that night! excuse me i'm just a little jealous.
I wasn't in the 10c but the balcony. Still great from up there. I saw some guy near me recording so there is a recording out there somewhere. Atlantic City was definitely the highlight for me.
If ther is a recording, it hasn't shown up yet. Still holding out hope, it does.
Maybe its just me, but during Arc it seemed like he was thrown off by all the shouting from people... even after he asked a few times for them to stop. I particularly refer to the girl directly in front of me who everyone in close proximity could not stand her by the end of the show.
Non the less, hell of a show. Acoustics are perfect in that pace.
My 17 y.o. son and I have mixed feelings about the show. On one hand, Eddie clearly came prepared to share a genuine connection with his fans. I think his performance was the best I have experienced by any musician, and I could've listened for days. I'm convinced that he will be around a long time, along the lines of Dylan. He's just incredible. I was near tears during Guaranteed... The PROBLEM with the show was that a good number of audience members were simply assholes. The number of times someone yelled unintelligibly and interrupted the flow of the show was outrageous. Eddie tried his best to get the crowd re-focused but some idiots just didn't know when to shut the hell up. Eddie tried to use humor to make the point by saying something like "when you yell like that all I hear is 'I'm drunk and I'm an asshole.' It annoys me and it annoys everyone around you." He even said "Now would be a good time to shut up." And people just acted like Eddie was an Ipod instead of the incredible musician and human being he is. Eddie did not have a "freak out"--- he seemed beyond frustrated because he wasn't allowed to give us the show he wanted to. I can't tell you how important it was for me and especially my son to have a good experience at this show. It has been a really hard year, and PJ and Eddie's music is something that helps pull us through. What a shame that some selfish assholes only care about hearing their own rotting voices instead of sharing an experience with one of the most spiritually powerful human beings of our time.
I normally don't post...in fact I usually just jump on and read everyone else's posts, but after having experienced Bal-1 last night....I just can't help but add to the statements of sheer bliss....
Awesome show last night....and the closest I've ever been to the stage. Was 3rd row, dead center! Never been that close in the 11 years I've been going to Pj shows, lol. I realize how stupid this will sound, but will add it anyway....
So after the 2nd encore, the first 3-5 rows rushed towards the stage.....right? So my wife and I are right there, dead center with the rest....Ed went into Santa Cruz. I was singing my heart out to every word and about the time I looked up at Ed (or so it seemed) he and I locked eyes for what felt like a minute and then he nodded at me. :oops:
I'm sure the 30 other ppl around me in that section are telling the same story tonight, but man it feels nice to think that, lol. Great show. Great group of ppl....and Great setlist. I thought he played and sang beautifully.
My love goes out to 10Club for the seats. Thank you for a beautiful experience!
Love to all....
ps...The End felt and sounded exactly like it's title...perhaps a hint of what's to come. Extremely beautiful...
I think my boyfriend and I were sitting on the right of you guys. I asked him what he was drinking. LOL And he said "moderately". I know everyone hates how people yell out, but i HAD to do it...last year at the Newark, NJ show I asked him what he was drinking and he went off on this tangent....He said, "The question was what are you drinking...I wont tell you what I'm drinking, but I'll tell you how much I'm drinking....and I'm not drinking as much as I was last night....And I ended up having a great night drinking last night....I had such a great night and so many thoughts in my head, there was no way I was going to sleep and I'll take you back to where I was and what I was doing at about 5 in the morning....cause I'm going to play till 5 in the morning...it doesnt make complete sense and it's a piece of fruit that I guess I'm pulling off the tree before it's ripe, but we'll see what it tastes like."
(I have the recording from some site....AMAZING AMAZING show!!!) He was much more talkative on last year's leg.
And yes, I felt him lock eyes with me a few times! Maybe it was my "I love Eddie Vedder" trucker hat and tank top I had....LOL He was probably like, wow this girl is a stalker!!
Shows: * Jones Beach Music Theatre - Aug 24, 2000 * Madison Square Garden - Jul 09, 2003 * PNC Bank Arts Center - Jul 14, 2003 * Continental Arena - Jun 01, 2006 * Susquehanna Bank Center - Jun 20, 2008 * Madison Square Garden - Jun 25, 2008 * Philadelphia Spectrum - Oct 27, 2009 * Philadelphia Spectrum - Oct 28, 2009 * Philadelphia Spectrum - Oct 30, 2009 * Philadelphia Spectrum - Oct 31, 2009 * The Prudential Center - May 18, 2010 * Madison Square Garden - May 20, 2010 * Madison Square Garden - May 21, 2010 * Philadelphia, PA Made in America Sept 2, 2012 * Barclays Center - Oct 19, 2013 * Barclays Center - Oct 20, 2013
EV Solo Shows: * NJPAC Newark, New Jersey - 08/07/2008 * Tower Theater Upper Darby, Pennsylvania - 06/12/2009 * Lyric Opera House, Baltimore, Maryland - 06/14/2009 * Beacon Theatre, New York, New York - 6/21/2011 * Beacon Theatre, New York, New York - 6/22/2011 * Tower Theater Upper Darby, Pennsylvania - 6/25/2011 *
Hi everybody, it took me a little while, but I wrote up a review of both of Eddie's Baltimore shows (6/14/09 and 6/15/09) and posted the article on the internet in case anyone's interested in reading it. Aside from trying to describe the feel of the shows as best I could, I also tried to get into some detail about what is so powerful about Eddie's performances and how the Eddie solo shows offer a window into what is so great about Pearl Jam in general and why the band continues to endure and inspire. I also included some pictures I took of a show that Pearl Jam did at Wembley Stadium in London a couple years ago (which I used for the article since cameras were not allowed into the Baltimore show).
The article is posted at: http://web.me.com/chiefobrien/David_OBr ... certs.html
Regards,
Dave
TumblingDice66
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June 14, 2009, Baltimore, MD, Lyric Opera House
Ed solo tour - opening: Liam Finn
Set list (unconfirmed): Walking the Cow, (Brain Damage intro) Sometimes, Don't Be Shy, I Am Mine, I'm Open, Man of the Hour, Gone, Far Behind, No Ceiling, Guaranteed, Rise, Broken Hearted, Soon Forget, Atlantic City, Driftin', You've Got to Hide Your Love Away, Small Town, Porch
1st Encore: Society (with Jerry Hannan), Golden State (with Eliza), New Song, Arc (stopped), I am a Patriot
2nd Encore: Santa Cruz (with Liam Finn), Hard Sun (with Liam Finn)
Please share your experiences of the show here...the Fanview threads are preserved on the board.
Please try to keep the thread for Fanviews....
What was the new song? I was there but I don't remember which one from BS it is. And I believe it was after he prematurely stopped Arc as a "sorry, here ya go" replacement. Anyone remember? ...or have something better than a memory for me to review?
ADD 5,200 to the post count you see, thank you.
*NYC 9/28/96 *NYC 9/29/96 *NJ 9/8/98 (front row "may i play drums with you")
*MSG 9/10/98 (backstage) *MSG 9/11/98 (backstage)
*Jones Beach 8/23/00 *Jones Beach 8/24/00 *Jones Beach 8/25/00
*Mansfield 8/29/00 *Mansfield 8/30/00 *Nassau 4/30/03 *Nissan VA 7/1/03
*Borgata 10/1/05 *Camden 5/27/06 *Camden 5/28/06 *DC 5/30/06
*VA Beach 6/17/08 *DC 6/22/08 *MSG 6/24/08 (backstage) *MSG 6/25/08
*EV DC 8/17/08 *EV Baltimore 6/15/09 *Philly 10/31/09
*Bristow VA 5/13/10 *MSG 5/20/10 *MSG 5/21/10
Comments
I got 12th row 10c tickets (Row L), which is the closest I've ever been. It was great, some songs were perfect and some he was just human on. As far as Arc goes, it sounded off, that's why he stopped it. Personally, I'm glad he did, since I like to see the human side of him and not hear the same tunes that he's played for every audience. Liam Finn was also much better this time than in DC 1 and I liked his performance; I actually thought he (and EJ) were terrible in DC.
Prior to the show, I had seen the tour buses and knew I was heading there after the show. After a 2+ hour wait along with some of the PJ family, he came out and shook hands and conversed with a bunch of us. Hannon came out earlier and signed some guy's guitar
I have pics here in this thread http://forums.pearljam.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=101205 of him meeting us.
Only two things I have to complain about, 1) the prices of the merchandise. A $35 poster? Really?? Long gone are the days of the anti-ticketmaster $16 tickets. and 2) more of an annoyance, but people who think that the audience isn't there to SEE Eddie but only to HEAR him, one person in particular in front of us was annoying by doing things to block our view and then argued with us when we politely asked them to stop.
All in all, it was the BEST concert experience I've had and have been in 7th heaven since I met EV. Also thanks to the people I met while waiting outside that kept that long wait for EV bearable. I only got one person's name, Lance, but there were a few other people around (tall 6'5" guy and the woman he was with, etc).
I wish you could get boots of these concerts. I gotten copies of everyshow I've been to. It kills me not to have one for this show. He could raise a lot of money of charities if they would release them.
Let's hope for some stops in PA this fall.
Yeah probably as amazing as the night that he first played it in santa cruz......ah who am i kidding, nothing was better than that night!
If ther is a recording, it hasn't shown up yet. Still holding out hope, it does.
i know someone who has a recording from the right up front....
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Non the less, hell of a show. Acoustics are perfect in that pace.
I think my boyfriend and I were sitting on the right of you guys. I asked him what he was drinking. LOL And he said "moderately". I know everyone hates how people yell out, but i HAD to do it...last year at the Newark, NJ show I asked him what he was drinking and he went off on this tangent....He said, "The question was what are you drinking...I wont tell you what I'm drinking, but I'll tell you how much I'm drinking....and I'm not drinking as much as I was last night....And I ended up having a great night drinking last night....I had such a great night and so many thoughts in my head, there was no way I was going to sleep and I'll take you back to where I was and what I was doing at about 5 in the morning....cause I'm going to play till 5 in the morning...it doesnt make complete sense and it's a piece of fruit that I guess I'm pulling off the tree before it's ripe, but we'll see what it tastes like."
(I have the recording from some site....AMAZING AMAZING show!!!) He was much more talkative on last year's leg.
And yes, I felt him lock eyes with me a few times! Maybe it was my "I love Eddie Vedder" trucker hat and tank top I had....LOL He was probably like, wow this girl is a stalker!!
EV Solo Shows: * NJPAC Newark, New Jersey - 08/07/2008 * Tower Theater Upper Darby, Pennsylvania - 06/12/2009 * Lyric Opera House, Baltimore, Maryland - 06/14/2009 * Beacon Theatre, New York, New York - 6/21/2011 * Beacon Theatre, New York, New York - 6/22/2011 * Tower Theater Upper Darby, Pennsylvania - 6/25/2011 *
The article is posted at:
http://web.me.com/chiefobrien/David_OBr ... certs.html
Regards,
Dave
TumblingDice66
Posts: 5
Joined: 13 Sep 2005 15:05
Location: Washington, DC area
What was the new song? I was there but I don't remember which one from BS it is. And I believe it was after he prematurely stopped Arc as a "sorry, here ya go" replacement. Anyone remember? ...or have something better than a memory for me to review?
*NYC 9/28/96 *NYC 9/29/96 *NJ 9/8/98 (front row "may i play drums with you")
*MSG 9/10/98 (backstage) *MSG 9/11/98 (backstage)
*Jones Beach 8/23/00 *Jones Beach 8/24/00 *Jones Beach 8/25/00
*Mansfield 8/29/00 *Mansfield 8/30/00 *Nassau 4/30/03 *Nissan VA 7/1/03
*Borgata 10/1/05 *Camden 5/27/06 *Camden 5/28/06 *DC 5/30/06
*VA Beach 6/17/08 *DC 6/22/08 *MSG 6/24/08 (backstage) *MSG 6/25/08
*EV DC 8/17/08 *EV Baltimore 6/15/09 *Philly 10/31/09
*Bristow VA 5/13/10 *MSG 5/20/10 *MSG 5/21/10