*** V-Fest Calgary, AB Fanviews Here 8/8/09 ***
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August 8th, 2009 Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Canada Olympic Park - V-Fest
Set List: Why Go, All Night, Dissident, The Fixer, Got Some, Severed Hand, Sad, Unemployable, Even Flow, Rats, Save You, Given To Fly, Daughter/(W.M.A), Down, Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town, Do The Evolution, Alive
1st encore: Better Man, Brother, Black, Spin The Black Circle
2nd encore: Crazy Mary (Victoria Williams), The Real Me (Pete Townshend), Yellow Ledbetter
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Set List: Why Go, All Night, Dissident, The Fixer, Got Some, Severed Hand, Sad, Unemployable, Even Flow, Rats, Save You, Given To Fly, Daughter/(W.M.A), Down, Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town, Do The Evolution, Alive
1st encore: Better Man, Brother, Black, Spin The Black Circle
2nd encore: Crazy Mary (Victoria Williams), The Real Me (Pete Townshend), Yellow Ledbetter
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Some crowd shots
All I can say is . . . wow :shock: :?
What an amazing show! Front row Mike's side. Got to hang with our friend Scott the relayer who btw missed a family wedding reception to be there.
Lot's of great highlights...
The Fixer and Got Some especially Got Some = really good
During Rats and Ben the two of us... Ed did a shoulder to shoulder cross over his heart
Spin the Black Circle was nuts!!!
The Real Me = unexpected... Ed mentioned when he was a teen that song was played as a closer at his first show
Lot's of crowd surfing moshing Douche bags
My spine will never be the same but worth it!
We'll post some more pics on http://twitter.com/RedLightning
Got some shots of Ed climbing the truss
Being front row tonight was a once in a lifetime experience for me...fingers crossed for a lottery to experience it again.
Thanks for coming back to calgary PJ!
Oh and I got a Mike Pic! Yay!!!
Good Night!
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
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1. Venue was a the bottom of a small-ish ski hill, parking was at the top. You can do the math:)
2. About 3 songs in Ed says (might be missing a few words), "So usually we keep these things a surprise, but we're feeling pretty good tonight so we'll just tell you. We're gonna play a song we've never played live before, and a couple of songs that are old enough to drive. This is a newborn." Cue The Fixer.
2. WMA tag in Daughter: Ed sings "White Male CANADIAN"
3. Ed quote: "We picked a flight to Europe with a stop over in Calgary because we were told there would be a festival of Virgins. Virgin Fest and not a Jonas Brother in sight."
4. First encore Ed comes out and says, "We're at Olympic Park, and I have to say that we'd give you a gold medal for this evening. No, actually, we'd give you an Olympic Platinum" - causing me and anyone who has ever heard that song to link his first comments about a song they've never played live before.
5. Instead they played Brother and everything was right in the world:)
6. Ed comes on after the second encore and tells the crowd that they've been told they can break curfew and play the songs the way they want to play 'em.
7. PJ rips out The Real Me and totally kicks its ass.
Brother sounded great, Rats was a nice surprise, and the new tunes are awesome.
All in all a great night! Thanks to BeerBaron for uploading the pics and texts.
Enjoy the tour!!
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
well the guy above says they were awesome
I gotta say I'm delighted Ledbetter is back as a closer. Hope it's. A staple for the tour. Was it tagged?
http://www.calgarysun.com/entertainment ... 1-sun.html
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Grunge legends in fine form
Pearl Jam fans treated to powerful performance
By LISA WILTON
Last Updated: 9th August 2009, 1:49am
There was only one reason why Trevor Bowen was at Canada Olympic Park yesterday afternoon.
"Pearl Jam," he said enthusiastically.
"I've been waiting 10 years to see these guys," said the 32-year-old super fan.
Eighteen-year-old David Charlton was also eager to see the veteran Seattle group, although he admitted he had only been a fan for a matter of months.
"My brother has a bunch of their older CDs and I just started listening to them," said Charlton, who was sporting a Pearl Jam T-shirt.
Bowen and Charlton were among 15,000 people who made their way to COP for the second annual Calgary Virgin Music Festival, which boasted one of Pearl Jam's first outdoor festival performances of the year.
The legendary group took the stage as clouds rolled in after a hot afternoon and were greeted by an appreciative roar and the chants of "Pearl Jam!"
They were in fine form, although perhaps not at the top of their game. However, Eddie Vedder and the boys didn't disappoint with their solid two-hour set.
Swigging from a bottle of wine, singer Vedder suffered a few bum notes, but for the most part his vocal chords were in great shape as he belted out some of Pearl Jam's best-loved hits, including Why Go and Even Flow in his inimitable tremulous, pleading style.
The first part of the set was heavy with lesser known tracks and more recent songs, which went over well, but they just whet the crowd's appetite for the big hits.
Vedder was laid back, almost spacey, and tried to be a calming influence on the heaving moshpit near the front.
Pearl Jam was obviously the biggest draw of the day -- if not the entire weekend -- and I'm perplexed as to why some fans think it's acceptable to throw assorted junk at the stage.
It's completely disrespectful to the band and makes Calgary concertgoers look like a bunch of buffoons.
It was also disappointing to witness the apathy of a significant portion of the crowd towards the rest of yesterday's lineup.
Sure, most of the opening acts are in Calgary at least once or twice a year, but they still deserved a better reception.
[end PJ related stuff - edited by me, check the link if you want to read the rest
While the change in location from Fort Calgary last year to Canada Olympic Park allowed for more room to roam, there wasn't much in terms of great atmosphere.
Straw laid down to cover any muddy areas made it feel as if you were in the middle of a farm and the incline of the hill made it a little difficult to stand for an extended length of time.
Still, the festival was generally well organized with bands taking the stage like clockwork.
The 2009 Virgin Music Festival wraps up today with sets by Canadian acts Tokyo Police Club, Metric and Billy Talent and more.
Visit http://www.virginfest.ca for more info and the schedule.
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PEARL JAM
At Virgin Fest
Rating: 4 out of 5
ATTENDANCE
15,000
“If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.
looks like a great set, fixer, got some, the real me, brother!!! toronto and chicago cant come soon enough
Agreed. Setlist is awsome!
2007 ░▒▓ London, Dusseldorf, Copenhagen, Nijmegen
2009 ░▒▓ Manchester, London
2010 ░▒▓ Hyde Park
*§* Music is all the juice i'll need *§*
Berlin - 35 songs
I actually woke up at 4am and checked the goods section for the Calgary boot..... :?
Nice crowd surfer-ette pose.
Scott thank you very much for relaying last night! You rock
Mansfield 1 08
Eddie Boston 1 08
Toronto 09
Philly 3 09
Buffalo 2010
MSG 2 2010
Hamilton 2011
Buffalo 2013
"I saw Pearl Jam" that's awesome.
It sure is! Mama mia!!!
<Ed looking at pushing, surging crowd> "We're going to be here a while so I'd like to establish some ground rules. Everything looks good here. You in the back look good, you in the middle, you're good to. But it's this little pocket right here (points to middle front) that I'm worried about. We need to establish some communication, okay? <Nothing from crowd, Ed looks at them again with a bit of a smile> OKAY? <Crowd yells back okay>. Perfect. Now watch out for each other."
A few songs later some people were moving barricades and he pointed to the area and asked, "Everything okay there? You're moving some big barricades there - that's a lot of metal on a lot of flesh (or something). Can I get a thumbs up?"
After that things chilled out. I wouldn't say that the forgetting lyrics thing was really something to note. I have more than a few mid-tour boots where there were fewer words remembered:)
To those who were asking about Mike's microphone - he sang back-up on numerous tunes.
"Me knowing the truth, I can not concur."
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